Blinken to return to Middle East to push Gaza ceasefire
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to several Middle Eastern countries early next week to push the ceasefire proposal that would pause and possibly end the Israel–Hamas war. He will travel to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Qatar from next Monday through Wednesday and will meet with regional leaders about the efforts to get Israel […]
BMW explains why its Middle East page doesn’t use pride logo
German car maker BMW has attempted to explain why it has not changed the logo on its Middle East-facing social media pages to the Pride Month rainbow-themed logo it uses on its main page. BMW’s low-effort virtue signaling of using a multicolored version of the BMW logo is an official BMW X page, BMW South […]
Pennsyvlania crossing guard, Kiara Lee, gave middle school students weed, vapes
A school security guard is accused of giving drugs to middle school students in Pennsylvania and also smoking marijuana with at least one of them. Delaware County police arrested 26-year-old Kiara Lee on Tuesday after she allegedly provided e-cigarettes and marijuana edibles to children. Lee, a crossing guard at Pennwood Middle School in Derby, Pennsylvania, […]
Why the US Debt Is Unsustainable and Is Destroying the Middle Class
In a recent tweet, a talented financial analyst and investor stated: “The “debt is unsustainable” narrative has been around for 40 years plus. What’s astonishing to me is how the people who push this narrative never ask themselves, “Why has it been sustainable for so long?”. There is a widespread idea that the fiscal imbalances […]
More than 60 percent of middle class say they’re ‘struggling financially’: poll
More than 60% of middle-class Americans say they are “struggling financially” and don’t expect their situation to get better in the rest of their lives, a survey has found. New poll It was released on Tuesday. A poll commissioned by the National Cost of Living Coalition found that about 65% of Americans considered “middle class” […]
California middle school brawl leads to ‘stampede’ on campus
According to reports, two girls were assaulted at a California middle school, leading to students “rioting” to watch the fight and trampling each other. Shocking footage of the attack at a Sinaloa middle school on Friday shows a female student lying on the ground before being surrounded by three other students, who brutally punched and […]
Actress Cate Blanchett, Worth $95 Million, Calls Herself ‘Middle Class’ at Cannes
A-list actress Cate Blanchett was ridiculed Thursday for claiming she is part of the middle class despite her estimated net worth of $95 million. The 55-year-old Oscar winner faced backlash after blurting out her claims during a panel discussion at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. According to the website Celebrity Net WorthThe Australian is worth […]
Texas middle school student throws teacher against wall during viral classroom brawl
A Texas middle school student violently threw a teacher against a wall on Monday after he attacked a classmate in front of a distraught student body. The teacher tried to break up a fight during an “isolated incident” between classmates at Herschel Antwine Middle School in El Paso. One student threw several punches at a […]
1 person dead, 1 in custody after Florida middle school shooting; police say
One person was killed in a shooting at a Marion County, Florida, middle school Wednesday night during a school awards ceremony, police said. Marion County Sheriff’s Office officials said in a press release that the shooting occurred Wednesday evening at North Marion County Middle School in Citra, Florida, 30 miles south of Gainesville. Authorities said […]
The Middle East is roiling — the death of Iran’s president could push it over the edge
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday along Iran’s mountainous northwest province of West Azerbaijan. Raisi was there that day to complete the construction of a dam on the Aras River. Traveling with the president were Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian, the governor of Iranian East Azerbaijan province, other officials and […]