The Artist Who Made America Look Like a Promised Land
Church’s first important painting, completed in 1846, was “Hooker and Company Journeying Through the Wilderness from Plymouth to Hartford, in 1636,” which depicts early Pilgrims (among…
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Biden promised faster trains, Amtrak delivered slower ones
When Amtrak's new NextGen Acela trains rolled into a station in August, they were gleaming pieces of modern machinery. Source link
Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell multimillion-dollar airline stake as promised
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has not sold off his multimillion-dollar stake in the airline he led since 1999 despite a promise to do so as part of his ethics agreement,…
‘Promised Sky,’ From Director Erige Sehiri, Wins Top Prize at Marrakech Film Festival
Erige Sehiri’s “Promised Sky” won top honors at the Marrakech Film Festival on Saturday, capping a lively year for the Moroccan event, marked by swelling audiences and deeper integration…
The newly elected Virginia and New Jersey governors both promised to lower electricity bills. Here’s how
Across the country, Americans have seen their electricity bills spike this year. Energy prices have been rising faster than inflation, and are expected to just keep rising. In two states…
Trump’s promised 100% tariff on China is escalating the trade war to new, turbulent levels
The trade war between the U.S. and China is heating up: On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Beijing after China said it would tighten control over rare earth mineral…
Trump Promised to End Inflation. He’s Bringing It Back Instead.
The only uncertainty about how much inflation Trump’s tariff policy will create going forward is that we don’t know what Trump’s tariff policy will be from one day to the next. The stock…
Pixar’s ‘Elio’ Looks Completely Different From the Movie Fans Were Initially Promised
Eliois proving to be a strange outlier in Pixar's repertoire. While it's received rave reviews, the animated story of an alien abduction isn't doing that well at the box office, only…
When Jews Sought the Promised Land in Texas
Ezekiel was an exile. Born in the kingdom of Judah, he survived the siege of Jerusalem, in 597 B.C.E., but afterward was banished with his fellow-Jews to Babylon. While there, he had an…
Trump promised to keep spying agencies in check. Then he fired the watchdogs he appointed
President Donald Trump vowed to fight government abuse and introduce more transparency, a stance that might align him with a little-known agency charged with watching over the U.S.’s…
Trump cuts chaotic path in first weeks, bucking laws and norms in pursuit of promised agenda
Standing before a mourning nation following a tragic commercial airline crash that killed nearly 70 people in Washington, D.C., President Trump offered his somber condolences and said…
Opinion: Trump promised to end the Ukraine war, but neither side is ready
Earlier this month, a full moon blocked Mars from view. Historically, some have taken that as a sign for peace as Mars has been the “planet of war and conflict in many cultures, from…
Column: Trump's promised deportations are on a collision course with a California economy built on hypocrisy
This country has always had a hypocritical relationship with the undocumented workers who keep America’s agricultural, construction and hospitality industries humming. On one hand, we…
Nigerian man promised pardon after 10 years on death row for stealing hens
A Nigerian man who has spent 10 years on death row for stealing some hens and eggs has been promised a pardon by the governor of the south-western Osun state. Segun Olowookere was 17 years…
Opinion: Trump promised to raise taxes, but Biden and Congress could tie his hands
Now that Donald Trump will be headed to the White House, it is all but certain that he will pursue significant new taxes on imported goods. Although a widely criticized policy, there is…