Washington — American farmers are having a tough year, in no small part because of President Donald Trump’s trade war. Now, the White House is gearing up to extend them a multi-billion-dollar bailout, sources tell CNN. Surging costs and foreign retaliation from tariffs have hurt the US agriculture industry — as have immigration-related labor shortages and plummeting commodity prices. Farm …
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American Airlines is making a big change to its carry-on baggage rules from Monday —and you’re likely to benefit
They’re not going to check your carry-on. American Airlines is removing metal bag sizers at its boarding gates across the US this coming Monday, with fliers no longer required to squeeze their suitcases inside the contraption to make sure it meets size requirements. The news was first reported by View From The Wing, which obtained an internal memo sent to …
Read More »Balin Miller: American climber dies aged 23 while climbing El Capitan
American climber Balin Miller has died at the age of 23 while climbing at Yosemite National Park, his mother confirmed on Thursday. Miller was attempting to summit El Capitan, Yosemite’s iconic wall soaring 3,000 feet from the valley floor, via the “Sea of Dreams” route when the accident occurred, Jeanine Moorman – Miller’s mother – wrote in a blog post …
Read More »37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. “I’ve been on military bases for a good portion of my life,” said Darrell Ballard, who lives in the building next door. “And the activity I saw – it was an invasion.” Ballard recalled seeing …
Read More »Chicago apartment ICE raid: Tenants detained for hours and American kids separated from parents
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. “I’ve been on military bases for a good portion of my life,” said Darrell Ballard, who lives in the building next door. “And the activity I saw – it was an invasion.” Ballard recalled seeing …
Read More »American Soldiers in American Cities – The New York Times
American Soldiers in American Cities The New York Times ‘Come-to-Jesus meeting’: Military community reacts to Hegseth’s get fit, get in line or get out speech Fox News What Women Heard in Hegseth’s Remarks About Physical Standards The New York Times The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay The Atlantic Female vets fire back at Hegseth over claims of lowered military standards Axios Source link
Read More »Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters
And that makes perfect sense, because when you reduce hunters’ choices to simple math using what’s called the prey choice model (more on that below), these long-lost species offered bigger returns for the effort of hunting. In other words, giant sloths are extinct because they were delicious and made of meat. Yup, it’s humanity’s fault—again As the last Ice Age …
Read More »At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline – The New York Times
At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline The New York Times Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us” The Hollywood Reporter U.S. comic Tim Dillon says Saudi Arabia fired him from comedy festival over jokes about slavery CBS News Marc Maron, Human Rights Watch and others slam Saudi comedy festival NPR Full List of Comedians …
Read More »Cat Stevens postpones North American tour, cites visa issues
Legendary singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, also known as Yusuf, announced that his upcoming North American book tour will be postponed due to unspecified visa issues. The “Morning Has Broken” singer took to Instagram to share the news on Monday, saying his “Cat on the Road to Findout” book tour won’t be going ahead as scheduled next month. The book will be released …
Read More »Interior Unleashes American Coal Power in Bold Move to Advance Trump Administration Priorities
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the opening of 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leasing, tripling the benchmarks set by the landmark One Big Beautiful Bill Act and delivering on President Donald J. Trump’s directive to restore American Energy Dominance. This decisive action will help strengthen our domestic supply chains and secure reliable energy. …
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