Risk, reward and trigger warnings: Edinburgh fringe chief on his ‘balancing act’ | Edinburgh festival
and others“Edinburgh Arts Festival is a hugely successful, global arts festival,” argues Anthony Alderson, the man behind the city’s annual Fringe festival. “The West End is the source of much of this fast-growing sector of the economy and is vital to the development of much talent.” Yet he feels that the UK does too little […]
NYPD chief wants an apology from councilwoman who drew blood
The NYPD chief who was bitten by a City Council member during a raucous shelter protest in Brooklyn last week is “angry” that the member is acting like he’s the victim, The Washington Post has learned. “I’ve been doing this for 31 years and I’ve never been bitten. I can’t believe someone would bite another […]
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin revokes plea deal for accused 9/11 plotters | September 11 2001
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has revoked plea deals for three men accused of involvement in the 9/11 attacks. According to the memo: It was sent to Susan Escalier, who is overseeing the war tribunal hearings. The short-lived agreement came 16 years after the prosecution of the three began. Escalie announced on Wednesday that […]
UAW chief: Trump has ‘never supported working class people’
Sean Fain of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union slammed former President Trump on Friday, saying he was beholden to billionaires and “has never supported working class people.” In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Fain highlighted the union’s decision to endorse Vice President Harris and the pivotal role the UAW has played in […]
Israeli Mother Confronts UNRWA Chief: ‘UNRWA Kidnapped My Son!’
Ayelet Samerano, whose 21-year-old son was killed by Hamas on October 7 and whose body was brought to Gaza, clashed with Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in a speech on Thursday. Jonathan the son of Sammelano killed According to the Times […]
Former CIA chief: Prisoner swap a 'remarkable display' of 'successful' diplomacy by Biden administration
Former CIA Director John Brennan said Thursday’s prisoner swap that freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was a “remarkable display” of “successful” diplomacy by the Biden administration. “This is an unprecedented deal,” Brennan told host Ali Velshi on MSNBC’s “Deadline: The White House,” “and this is a fantastic demonstration of very effective and successful […]
NATO Ally Turkey Holds March Celebrating Slain Hamas Chief
Thousands of protesters marched in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday in support of Hamas terrorists and to condemn the killing of the Islamic fundamentalist group’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh. killed He was in Iran early Wednesday morning. Turkish protesters I waved. A banner with a photo of Haniya and the words “Martyr Haniya, Jerusalem is our cause, […]
Hamas Military Chief Mohammed Deif Killed in July
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Thursday that an airstrike in July killed Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, along with his deputy, Rafa Salameh. Deif had survived seven previous assassination attempts and Hamas did not immediately acknowledge his death, but there had been growing indications in recent weeks that he had indeed been killed. […]
Israel confirms Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Deif was killed in a July strike
The Israeli military said on Thursday it had confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip in July. The announcement came a day after an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital appeared to kill Hamas’ top political leader. Israel believes Deif, the Hamas military […]
House Dem Campaign Chief Refuses to Use Kamala Harris’s Name 4 Times
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), chair of the House Democratic Campaign Committee, continues to distance herself and vulnerable Democrats from Vice President Kamala Harris. In a six-minute interview with Bloomberg Balance of power On Monday, DelBene Asked DelBene mentioned Harris in four of the five questions he asked, never using her name or the pronouns “she” […]