Category: Nations
The Brutal Beauty of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Blood Meridian’
Wall Street Journal The western by the author who died Tuesday perfectly encapsulates his trademarks: riveting prose, unflinching portrayals of violence and all-too-human reckonings with mortality. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-brutal-beauty-of-cormac-mccarthys-blood-meridian-277652fb
Read More2023’s Most Covetable Way to Entertain? A Backyard Bar
Wall Street Journal The finishing flourish of your outdoor setup, whether for entertaining guests or just yourselves, might be a counter (or even a little cottage) to serve up cocktails. It was for these homeowners. https://www.wsj.com/articles/2023s-most-covetable-way-to-entertain-a-backyard-bar-d3995db9
Read MoreThe Final Fight for Black Sailors Known as the ‘Philadelphia 15’
New York Times Kicked out of the Navy in 1940 for publicly criticizing the racist abuse they suffered on their warship, 15 Black men were posthumously exonerated at the Pentagon on Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/us/racism-navy-philadelphia-15.html
Read MoreCorrections & Amplifications
Wall Street Journal Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of June 17-18, 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/corrections-amplifications-5c5f58ef
Read MoreMaine lobstermen catch big court victory against Biden administration’s ‘egregious’ regulations
Fox News A group of Maine lobstermen won a big legal victory in court Friday in their lawsuit against the Biden administration over regulations they said threatened their livelihood. Last year, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) sued the Biden administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for its new rule that the government said was aimed…
Read MoreHunter Biden deposed in Arkansas child support case over 4-year-old daughter
Fox News Hunter Biden, the 53-year-old son of President Joe Biden, was deposed in his fiery child support case in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Friday. Lunden Roberts, mother of 4-year-old Navy Joan Roberts, had made an agreement with the president’s son regarding paternity and child support payments in 2020. Roberts gave birth to Navy in…
Read MoreA Day for Liberty
Wall Street Journal Juneteenth and the making of a national holiday. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-day-for-liberty-c170dca5
Read MorePower cut in Sevastopol as substation was out of service
Pravda Ukraine The power supply in Russian-occupied Sevastopol was cut off on the evening of 16 June as the automation of the Sevastopol electricity substation was disabled. Source: Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Kremlin-appointed puppet leader of Sevastopol; RIA Novosti, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet Quote from Razvozhayev: “According to preliminary information, the automation at the Sevastopol…
Read MoreAmid fentanyl crisis, Biden says Mexican president is asking US to stop sending guns
Fox News President Biden on Friday said that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been asking him to stop the U.S. from sending guns to Mexico — even as the U.S. is tackling a massive fentanyl crisis that has primarily come into the country from its southern neighbor. “You know what I get when…
Read MoreThe Score: Carnival, Disney, Nvidia and More Stocks That Defined the Week
Wall Street Journal Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-score-carnival-disney-nvidia-unitedhealth-illumina-cava-nasdaq-29e8083
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