You know it’s a bad night for a Democrat in the 21st century when he’s on stage explaining what parts of school busing, exactly, he opposed several decades ago. But there was Joe Biden, telling Kamala Harris that what he opposed was “busing ordered by the Department of Education.” Biden had entered Thursday’s presidential debate …
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The new guidelines, released by the country’s State Council on Sunday, focus heavily on nationalism and the citizen’s duty in “bearing the great responsibility of national rejuvenation.” ### Doing so involves being polite, following traditional Chinese virtues such as doing charity and keeping promises, promoting “positive content” online, and embracing socialist values to “carry forward …
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Click:Electronicon Fuses Currently a couple of hundred miles off the coast of Oman, Tropical Cyclone Kyarr reached peak strength in the past two days, with winds of around 250kph (155mph). ### There are only around 1-2 tropical cyclones per year in the Arabian Sea, but storms this strength are very rare. Kyarr has reached wind …
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LKF, as it’s known locally, is the one of the most popular places to go out in Hong Kong. It’s home to a host of bars, clubs and restaurants that are usually packed on weekends. On Fridays and Saturdays, the road is closed to traffic and revelers regularly spill out onto the street, drinking and …
The settlement of the civil forfeiture case against assets acquired by financier Jho Low and his family using funds allegedly misappropriated from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund was announced by the US Department of Justice on Wednesday. ### The agreement, which covers assets located in the US, UK and Switzerland, represents the biggest ever civil forfeiture by …
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It is unclear what exactly was launched, but South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military “is maintaining its readiness by monitoring relevant movements in preparation for further launches.” ### Japan’s Coast Guard said in a statement “it appears that North Korea has launched a missile” and advised ships to avoid the area. ### …
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But in Hong Kong, where pro-democracy, anti-government protests have stretched on for four months, the mask of the Joker holds greater weight — and reveals a divide between some protesters who see themselves reflected in him, and others who are horrified at the comparison. ### “Joker,” which tells the story of a failed stand-up comedian …
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Potholes are everywhere on Indian roads but soon, you may be able to make money from potholes. Dangling a carrot in front of Mumbaikars to get them to report lax attitude in addressing the crater problem, the BMC will award Rs 500 to citizens who report potholes. But there are riders-the pothole should be at …
I wake up every morning and wonder only one thing, ‘Am I successful?’ The definition of success for each person in this world is different – more money, finding love, gaining authority or power, having a perfect family or climbing the ladder at the workplace.The weight and emphasis on the word ‘success’ is much more than one can imagine. No matter what success means to you, sometimes it will come slowly and not exactly as soon as you thought it would. Unsplash Success follows a series of events. There are big and small achievements, there’s fear, building and shattering confidence and more importantly, disappointment. The hurdles along the way challenge your integrity, stigma, courage and the urge to keep going. Sometimes, you will put …
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If not anything else, at least everyone’s favourite festival – Diwali – blesses us with crazy air pollution levels every year. However, being Delhiites we have a special thing for metro, choley bhature and of course, air pollution. So, as Delhiites it’s our responsibility to channel our self-deprecating humour and bring you some of the …
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