This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page was a day like any other day – the sun came up and Donald Trump was hit with at least three nationwide injunctions by federal district court judges That’s just the way it goes if you are a president who wants to take back America from the entrenched left-wing bureaucracy and restore common sense to government before it is too late The danger of the bureaucracy was predicted by Julien Benda in his 1927 book “The Treason of the Clerks,” which warned of the danger of the intellectual class adopting political passions that had previously been the sole domain of the masses We see this most distinctly today in the federal bureaucracy which I dare say has the greatest concentration of degree-holders from Harvard Columbia (and the like) of any sector in the nation other than the incestuous universities themselves The treason that Benda described was the loss of independence of thought and dispassionate reason by intellectuals, and the accompanying subservience of intellect to political passions. During Trump’s first term, I wrote a column describing the danger that Benda had foreseen: Benda wrote at the beginning of the age of mass communication and yet he already saw that “political passions have attained a universality never before known … Thanks to the progress of communication and it is clear that the holders of the same political hatred now form a compact impassioned mass every individual of which feels himself in touch with the infinite number of others whereas a century ago such people were comparatively out of touch with each other and hated in a ‘scattered’ way” … It seems that we are now living out Benda’s worst nightmare — an age of manipulation of the masses by those who think they know better — whether you call them the “deep state,” the “opposition party,” “the national elite,” “the entrenched bureaucracy,” or just “the establishment.” they have turned their hatred on Donald Trump they fight him on every reform and arm themselves with invented scandal and fake news we see that the bureaucracy has a close ally in the judiciary – not one judge but multitudes that aim to preserve the status quo of liberal governance If that wasn’t clear before April 24 there was no room for doubt after the day was filled with one court ruling after another telling Trump to “stand back and stand by” rather than to exercise his lawful power as president Here’s what tumbled out of the judicial branch that day: – A federal district court judge in California blocked Trump’s executive order that would have denied federal funds to so-called sanctuary cities that limit or forbid cooperation with federal immigration authorities judge blocked the Trump administration from following through on the president’s executive order requiring that voters in federal elections show proof of citizenship when registering – A district judge in New Hampshire blocked efforts to defund public schools that utilize diversity giving added protection to one of the least popular programs ever shoved down the throat of American citizens those were the latest of more than a dozen nationwide injunctions issued by unelected federal judges who appeared more interested in preserving and protecting left-wing shibboleths than the Constitution Also in courts across the nation that week were attempts by judges to reject Trump’s authority as commander in chief to ban transgender participation in the military to deny Trump the right to strip security clearances from law firms that he says put national security interests second to political partisanship and stop the administration’s efforts to eliminate federal news services such as Voice of America that engage in anti-American propaganda Those are all in addition to the several injunctions issued relative to Trump’s promised reform of the immigration system to expedite deportation of illegal immigrants especially those who have a criminal history or are members of international gangs If that seems normal, it isn’t. There were only six nationwide injunctions during the eight years of the George W That increased to 14 under President Biden which was surpassed by President Trump in the first nine weeks of his second term when 15 such injunctions were issued Trump should be accustomed to such judicial abuse there were 64 injunctions against his policies a staggering 92.2% issued by Democrat-appointed judges Julien Benda would have clearly recognized the “political passions” that had supplanted the disinterested intellectual rigor we once expected of our judges Yet because of our habituated respect for the separation of powers none dare call it the treason of the judiciary That of course is a reference to the 1960s tract “None Dare Call It Treason” by John A Stormer took on the country’s intellectual elites blaming them for working against the interests of the nation by tolerating or quietly promoting communism The left-wing elites of the day laughed it off as another right-wing conspiracy theory but as time has passed it’s become clear that there was indeed a long-range effort to corrupt our institutions with Communism 101 – reducing social acceptance of religion and infiltrating government with the intelligentsia that thinks American values are outdated we can see the fruit of the corrupt tree sprouting in our court system where judges help illegal immigrants escape through the back door of the courtroom where other judges demand the return of deported gang members or halt the deportation of antisemitic radicals and where every effort to put America first is ruled unconstitutional Fighting back against the overreach of the judiciary must be Donald Trump’s No 1 priority as he seeks to restore sanity to the federal government Because the most important principle of constitutional law that is being decided in the next few months is whether the president is truly the chief executive or whether he serves at the pleasure of left-wing judges who put political passion ahead of national interests the case must be decided by nine men and women in black robes the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States The fate of the nation’s future hinges on whether they will seek justice impartially or be swayed by partisan rancor Frank Miele, the retired editor of the Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell, Mont., is a columnist for RealClearPolitics. His book “The Media Matrix: What If Everything You Know Is Fake” is available from his Amazon author page. Visit him at HeartlandDiaryUSA.com or follow him on Facebook @HeartlandDiaryUSA and on X/Gettr @HeartlandDiary The dark prog-pop band’s second album Stygian Wavs is confirmation they’re a band in their own right even if they quickly abandoned attempts to work together in the same room Lifeson and ex Coney Hatch bassist Andy Curran invite Prog for a dip in their dark progressive-pop waters welcoming the muse and embracing a set of very different musical challenges Alex Lifeson’s eyes are sparkling with pride and they’re matched by a smile so warm that it could melt the snow piled up outside his home studio in Toronto Hanging on the wall are just a small selection of the guitars with which he made his name and in his hand is a steaming mug of coffee that befits this mid-morning hour he’s recalling the tipping point when Envy Of None – the electronica- industrial- influenced outfit featuring vocalist Maiah Wynne ex Coney Hatch bassist Andy Curran and second multi-instrumentalist Alfio Annibalini – went from being a project to a band “The first time I listened to the whole of Stygian Wavz mastered we’re a band; a good band!’” Lifeson says “The first album was a project to me I guess it was the way we worked; we were more connected and I was happy with that.” the confirmed change in woring status came through a moment of levity “I secretly asked graphic artist Brian Walsby to draw us as Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds,” he says “I showed them this poster that said ‘Envy Of None Are Go!’ Alex said ‘That should be the album cover!’ and that was when I knew we were a band.” Should anybody still be in any doubt over their sincerity, Lifeson stresses that he’s experiencing the same level of excitement over the release of Stygian Wavz as he has at any point since Rush released their self-titled debut album back in 1974 “We’re so excited,” he says “It’s been a year and a half of our lives working on this record from the spring of 2023.” “And you still get that thrill hearing it on the radio,” adds Curran It’s difficult not to share their fervour; the record is infused with a sense of urgency immediacy and accessibility that takes their music several strides forward with a confidence that oozes from its pores As heralded by the singles that preceded its release – the filthy electro groove of Not Dead Yet and the textured pop-rock of Under The Stars – the album finds Envy Of None painting from a broader palette with bolder brush strokes Lifeson says there was never any doubt that a second record would happen “We started maybe a half hour after we released the first album We had bits and pieces floating around; more material started to flow in It really was a concerted effort on all our parts.” Following a steady exchange of ideas and working up bed tracks they properly hit their stride in the summer of 2024 Such was the level of commitment that they jettisoned their original modus operandi of layering up the music via remote recording and actually convened in a studio to work face-to-face But they lasted just seven days before reverting “I think we were far more efficient working individually in our studios,” says Curran “Maiah didn’t have three guys pumping opinions into her while she was recording That’s what we enjoy about working individually – there’s no one piping in our ears I got the impression she was much happier working on her own.” “I think there’s a vibe when you’re in the room together it’s difficult not to get distracted by the comments and activity Everybody gets excited and has an idea of what to throw in the pot I totally get that – with Rush we were all super-active in all our parts This snowball effect is brilliant with all these ideas developing and barrelling forward “But I find that when I’m working at home in this great little studio of mine I’m not distracted and I dive into it I get into a flow; it’s more efficient and I work quicker I think we’re all skilled enough to work alone and submit our parts while everybody gets it and everybody feels it We keep building a pyramid by sending back files.” Lifeson believes remote working frees Wynne to experiment with any number of vocal melodies and harmonies which inspire the guitarist to come up with new ideas that in turn inspire her further “Often I’d do a scratch guitar on something that Andy and Alf sent and send that to Maiah,” says Lifeson “She’d do a basic scratch vocal and that would come back to me I’d get so much information from her vocal and I’d get inspired to go to other places with my guitar parts This snowball effect is brilliant with all these ideas developing and barrelling forward.” He goes on to praise the singer’s contribution “Maiah is the centre of Envy Of None; we surround her Her vocal arrangements are the centre of what it is I’m serving the song; that’s who I am and who I want to be It’s different for me now and I embrace and absolutely adore that She thinks about music very similarly to the way I do We’re really connected despite the 50-year-or-so age difference; we really do walk the same path quite often the result is a dance that we do between the guitar parts and the vocal parts I think Rush wrote some great songs and we wrote some crazy songs and maybe a couple of duffers We started working with her when she was 19 and we’ve had a really cool era with her as she’s grown as a vocalist and as a person.” One cynical view of an established musicians’ side-projects is that it serves as an ego massage or a vehicle for music that was laughed out of the day-job studio. Although they’ve just released the career-spanning Rush 50 Lifeson is no longer bound by his former band – the only group he’d ever played in bar a few guest slots That offers him a whole new musical route to explore Envy Of None make absolutely no reference to either Rush or Coney Hatch This is music that’s made on its own terms to stand on its own legs None of the band would have it any other way “I’m super-proud of my past and everything that Rush accomplished,” states Lifeson “I think we wrote some great songs and we wrote some crazy songs and maybe a couple of duffers but it’s what I did and I’ve sort of moved on I’m so happy and excited with my life now as one of the folks in Envy Of None.” Stygian Wavz features more guitar solos in comparison to its predecessor – and that’s partly because Lifeson’s initial trepidation in how to approach them turned into a pleasurable experience I didn’t want it to be too Alex Lifeson-like… I have to step back and celebrate the amazing vocalist in this band “I didn’t want it to be too Alex Lifeson-like,” he says have never been this flashy thing; solos are an integral part of a song I like to think that my solos connect very closely with what the song is about It’s part of the main body of the song and it doesn’t stand out as this singular moment.” I have to be more delicate at times; and I have to step back and acknowledge and celebrate the amazing vocalist in this band.” Curren elaborates: “In the early stages of songwriting when we’re throwing around ideas I watch the song develop The solos Alex has added usually come after Maiah’s scratch vocals where it feels like it needs to go somewhere The solo punctuates the song and it’s right there I don’t ever get the impression that Alex has popped something in so that he could shred or show off It’s always about the song and taking it to a level.” He adds: “The courtesy that we show each other and the amount of rope we give each other is great I’ve been in bands where there’s been a lot of turmoil and turf wars – there’s nothing bad in Envy Of None.” and with two albums and an EP under their collective belt “We would love to,” Lifeson replies “It would really be a great show with the right lighting adding more musicians for a live presentation Playing these songs live with Maiah as the focus would be really fabulous.” But caveats apply: “Everybody is busy; everybody’s got stuff and it’s difficult for me to plan something like that I wouldn’t write the idea off – it’s a possibility if all things can align.” But one thing that can be counted on is another album I think we have a few ideas left over from the last one,” says Lifeson with a broad grin Julian MarszalekJulian Marszalek is the former Reviews Editor of The Blues Magazine As the Deputy Online News Editor at Xfm he revealed exclusively that Nick Cave’s second novel was on the way he’s interviewed the likes of Keith Richards He’s also in the select group of music journalists to have actually got on with Lou Reed Marszalek taught music journalism at Middlesex University and co-ran the genre-fluid Stow Festival in Walthamstow for six years he had it in his head that he was going to finish it when he got home I guess we owed it to him”: Tim Smith’s Cardiacs story will end with final album LSD “The biggest challenge was not to come off like Tenacious D It could easily be interpreted as some form of parody”: How Primus made an album about goblins and rainbows while trying not to mention goblins and rainbows Meet Gore.: the metalcore group featuring a NASA space walk engineer and aiming for the stars So Sam Mendes has cast his Beatles tetralogy I’ve just invented the Beatles Cinematic Universe I’m sorry to say, however, that Sam has almost entirely ignored the casting suggestions that I made in February last year Harry Melling as Ringo and Barry Keoghan as John (though Barry got Ringo in the end) But I like to think that Sam Mendes and his producer Pippa Harris were thinking on more or less the same lines as me there are no American actors doing Brit accents – just the kind of well-trained British or Irish actors who can fabricate perfect American accents for American roles elsewhere Without wishing to get stuck into an identity politics controversy concurrent four-film special to run alongside this tetralogy (surely Apple or Netflix can pay for it) which Sam can direct in his spare time all about four people from the Beatles Cinematic Universe Stephen Graham. Photograph: Gavin Bond/The ObserverThere can hardly be a more respected actor anywhere in the world right now than Stephen Graham father of Paul and Mike (this could be Chris Mason from TV’s Riverdale) a formidable and demanding personality who loved music This standalone film will show his early manhood playing in a jazz band with Paul’s uncle Jack (played by Paul McGann) his meet-cute with nurse Mary (I’m thinking Amelia Warner) and his encouragement of young Paul – also big scenes such as meeting Princess Margaret (played here by Liverpool actor Emily Fairn) at the premiere of A Hard Day’s Night Jodie Comer in The Bikeriders Photograph: Courtesy of Focus Features/APJodie Comer can pull out the stops here the convent school-educated manicurist and hairdresser who was a Beatles fan from the Cavern days before she was a Beatles spouse – getting into face-clawing scraps with other jealous Beatles fans She gets pregnant at 18 and Brian Epstein (a crossover cameo for David Morrissey) arranges for Ringo and Mo to get married There’s a scene in which Frank Sinatra (played here by Ian Hart) records a special version of The Lady Is a Tramp for Mo’s birthday Brian Epstein Photograph: Mirrorpix/Getty ImagesMorrissey can play Brian Epstein starting in Liverpool where the family had a music shop – and where Jim McCartney once bought a piano (Stephen Graham can have a crossover cameo here) drops out of Rada and finally moves into the music business where he discovers the Beatles and shows his inner steel by sacking Pete Best and finally we see Epstein’s terrible loneliness and depression The Beatles with Ed Sullivan. Photograph: Universal History Archive/Universal Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesLiverpool-born Peter Serafinowicz can portray the American legend Ed Sullivan who was a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist before he invented his top-rated TV show and it was his destiny to be for ever associated with the Beatles as the man who introduced them to the American public and gave them global fame a car crash and hospitalisation had meant that he had missed out on introducing Elvis personally on his show and so he was determined to be associated with the Beatles The movie would show his somewhat Trumpian temper and grudges against other bands such as Buddy Holly and the Crickets but also his sentimental attachment to the Fab Four Texas — A pickup truck was destroyed by fire in Fayette County on Wednesday afternoon The Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call around 4:45 p.m reporting a truck fire on State Highway 95 north of Burke Road in the Flatonia area The Flatonia Fire Department and a deputy responded to the scene where they found a 2000 Dodge blue pickup truck heavily engulfed in flames ALSO | Crews quickly extinguish multiple brush fires near highway Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. The owner told officials he saw flames coming from under the hood before calling 911. The truck was declared a total loss. No injuries were reported in the incident. The main threats are large hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rains with an isolated tornado also possible. FORECASTSHARE PHOTOS & VIDEOPolice seek hit-and-run driver after SUV injures motorcyclist on Southeast Sideby SBG San Antonio Staff Reports SAN ANTONIO - Police are looking for the driver involved in a hit-and-run that left one man in the hospital Sunday along Southeast Military Drive near South New Braunfels Avenue Police say a man on a motorcycle was hit by an SUV The driver of the SUV did not stop to help The man on the motorcycle is expected to be okay If you're holding out hope that Joann stores will reopen like many Big Lots locations are it doesn't look like it's going to happen you may see a familiar store moving into some of the recently closed Joann stores (due to bankruptcy) READ MORE: Historic retailer closing its remaining stores in NJ, NY, PA Just got word from Retail Dive that New Jersey-based discount retailer, Burlington, which used to be known as Burlington Coat Factory, "will assume the leases of 45 Joann store locations." according to a recent court filing The new Burlington locations will be in over 20 U.S. states none of the new Burlington stores are in New Jersey or Pennsylvania To see the complete list of takeover spots, click here All Joann stores are due to be shut down by the end of this month Many have already closed over the last few weeks Burlington did the same thing with many former Bed Bath & Beyond stores after they shut down like the location in Hamilton Marketplace in Hamilton Township This move to convert the old Joann's stores to Burlington stores will start happening this month and in June, with most leases being taken over on June 1 Other Joann locations will be taken over by other retailers like Hobby Lobby Joann filed for bankruptcy protection back in January, making that the second time in a year.  READ MORE: Big Lots announces 13 PA stores reopening The craft company cited inflation and customer's changing habits for its struggles For more information, click here Most leases are being taken over June 1.\nRead More READ MORE: Historic retailer closing its remaining stores in NJ, NY, PA Just got word from Retail Dive that New Jersey-based discount retailer, Burlington, which used to be known as Burlington Coat Factory, "will assume the leases of 45 Joann store locations." according to a recent court filing The new Burlington locations will be in over 20 U.S. states To see the complete list of takeover spots, click here Burlington did the same thing with many former Bed Bath & Beyond stores after they shut down This move to convert the old Joann's stores to Burlington stores will start happening this month and in June, with most leases being taken over on June 1 Joann filed for bankruptcy protection back in January, making that the second time in a year.  READ MORE: Big Lots announces 13 PA stores reopening For more information, click here By Fred Knapp Senior Reporter/Producer Nebraska Public Media Colorado landowners are fighting back against Nebraska’s threat to condemn their land to build the Perkins County Canal – which would bring water to Nebraska Fred Knapp of Nebraska Public Media News went to Colorado to talk to some of the people who own the land Nebraska wants JJ Parker drives his pickup down Sedgwick County Road 28 about five miles south of the Nebraska border JJ is in the fourth generation of Parkers to live on the land signed by Theodore Roosevelt,” Parker tells him Parker points to a meadow where he grows hay to feed his cattle and to sell It's never been anything – it's never been broke up I still have all the stuff – still have all the horse-drawn equipment,” he says But this generation of Parkers may be the last to work the meadow Parker said the state of Nebraska wants to acquire about 38 acres of his land outright to divert water from the South Platte River and begin the Perkins County Canal That’s a project to bring water from Colorado to Nebraska A century-old agreement between the states gives Nebraska the right to get land for the canal in Colorado Parker got a letter giving him 90 days to accept an offer for his land or face the possibility of Nebraska using eminent domain to condemn the land Parker also did not feel Nebraska offered him a reasonable price a lot of us – this going to put us out of the farming business anyway,” he says When asked how he would characterize the way the state of Nebraska has dealt with him “Have you ever been condemned before?" he asked "That's not the greatest thing ever.” He objects to how Nebraska is trying to get land even before it's gotten the environmental permits that it will need for the canal “Taking land from families that have had 100 years on that land when you don't have the key elements of being able to build your project… seems premature and pretty devastating to that family,” Kross says None of them want to sell to Nebraska,” he says and we've hired what we consider to be – and is considered by many people to be – the best attorney in Colorado to fight condemnation and that's what we're intending to do We'll do whatever it takes to fight condemnation.” The deadline to accept Nebraska’s offer or face possible eminent domain proceedings was April 17 I guess we're just – it's kind of a waiting game We don't know what Nebraska is going to do so I guess we'll just wait and see,” he said The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources declined an interview request to talk about where things stand with its land acquisition efforts it said “The Department of Natural Resources is currently in the negotiation phase on a number of property acquisitions related to the Perkins County Canal Project We will not be commenting until such transactions are complete.” another landowner who said Nebraska has talked to him about using his land said the states need to look for a win-win solution "Nebraska and Colorado need to be happy with the end result and there might be more efficient ways to provide Nebraska with water it needs And the gold standard today may not be a canal but it may not be viable in 2025,” he said But Lasater added he doesn’t see any movement in that direction yet “Maybe both sides aren't ready to sit down and carve out Maybe we're still posturing,” he said Nebraska Department of Natural Resources official says Colorado landowners seem uninterested in canal negotiations Train of bills temporarily sidetracked, Perkins diversion heard Colorado official threatens legal action over Perkins County Canal Nebraska seeks Colorado canal land, school choice fight resumes Nebraska moving ahead with Perkins County Canal plans despite Colorado’s concerns Colorado wary of Nebraska’s plans for Perkins County Canal Pillen: 'I'll abandon Perkins Canal if legal costs get too high' Nebraska begins buying Colorado land for Perkins County Canal Get the latest from around Nebraska delivered to your inbox online and mobile platforms.Your support is essential Your support helps make our show possible and unlocks access to our sponsor-free feed National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during a television interview at the White House Mike Waltz is out as President Trump's National Security Adviser it's the first major departure for the Trump White House since the start of his second term young Democrats are expressing dissatisfaction with their party and making moves: primarying sitting incumbent lawmakers in the House of Representatives This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon _______________________________________________________The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger and edited by Casey Morell. 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And you can Support the Rag here. Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Love the ” Ruthless Advice” column. Makes me smile every time! Makes me smile every time too!!! You can catch Ruthless Comedy Hour TONIGHT!!!!!! 7:30pm NY Comedy Club 236 W 78th St. They’ve got some super special guests joining them as well!!! I plan to check Webster’s for the definition of chivalry…..as I truly appreciate it when someone holds the door for me. I believe I did when I was 40, or 50 and certainly once my carpal tunnel, trigger thumb (look it up, it’s a real thing that a surgeon fixed) and general decrepitude set in. The doors on Target, oh, gosh, thank heavens for the buttons! The doors on that bakery I ought not visit anyway, I figure I’ve burned enough calories opening their door twice to earn the almond croissant. I hold doors for any person with a walker or stroller, and hope it’s not my elderly (oh, gosh, did I admit to belonging to that adjective) appearance that encourages others to do the same occasionally for me, but seems a nice way to give anyone a little bit of kindness in their day. You two make me smile. Haven’t seen such lovely humor since W nixed the Dutchess’ column a long time ago. Hoping for a book some day! P.S. Outdoor seating including sheds is slowly coming back! The w69th to w72nd area is ready for summer dining. I thought the sheds were no longer legal. No permanent roofs. Has to be open air. No solid walls. They have to comply with city approved design but they are not illegal. I miss the old outdoor dining as well – there is way less outdoor dining & sheds that have come back are smaller, more flimsy and way uglier than the ones that got knocked down due to the new guidelines. 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FORECASTSHARE PHOTOS & VIDEOWoman in critical condition boyfriend being questioned after shooting on Northwest Sideby SBG San Antonio Staff Reports SAN ANTONIO - A woman is in critical condition after being shot in the head on the Northwest Side The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m Monday off Spring Park Street not far from Lackland Air Force Base Police said the woman had a fight with her boyfriend Investigators don't know if she shot herself or if her boyfriend did There are countless measures of elevated U.S but the deep gulf in forecasts for Federal Reserve interest rates paints a particularly messy picture Few if any expect the Fed to cut its main policy rate this week despite relentless demands from President Donald Trump and his team for lower borrowing rates central bank officials have stressed routinely the fog over what happens next for the economy and inflation is just too thick at this juncture But what happens after this week looks like a crapshoot the median expectation of the year-end Fed policy rate from more than 100 forecasters polled by Reuters last month appears routine for a time with such febrile trade The consensus was for two quarter-percentage-point cuts pushing the Fed’s policy rate to the 3.75-4.00% range That’s basically the median for where Fed policymakers put it in March and it’s a bit stingier than the 85 basis points in cuts futures markets have been betting on even after Friday’s relatively robust U.S But much like the views of Fed officials themselves that median masks big differences of opinion - and not just among the odd outliers Some 125 basis points separates the highest from the lowest forecasts a gap of that size may simply reflect the usual smorgasbord of views that make up a market But the fact that 20% of those polled saw no Fed easing whatsoever for the rest of the year is pretty extraordinary when markets are priced for three to four cuts Seven forecasters saw as many as four cuts for the year with two - Citi and Wells Fargo - opting for five Morgan Stanley strategists expect that the Fed will remain on hold all year explaining that the shock from Trump’s import tariffs could create tension between the U.S central bank’s dual mandates for jobs and inflation by lifting both prices and unemployment But they expect the Fed will likely lean in the direction of price stability “We continue to project no rate cuts in 2025 if the economy avoids a recession as we currently expect,” they wrote last week we don’t see much incentive for the Fed to rule-in or rule-out action in June but we think risks tilt in the direction of the Fed saying that getting clarity to act will likely take time - several months or more.” That certainly tallies with what many Fed policymakers have been saying about the next few months anxious as they are about the potential for sharp import price rises when inflation remains above target especially because this may seep into longer-term inflation expectations and behavior But it remains a big call to rule out a cut for the whole year They do nuance it slightly by saying markets are underpricing the chance of deeper rate cuts next year And any seeming conviction in any of these forecasts belies the scale of uncertainty regarding tariffs - where they will end up also takes a hawkish view of the central bank’s deliberations and speeches but he argues that market pricing of a relatively high 40% chance of a cut as soon as the June 17-18 policy meeting is based on lingering fears of a “sudden stop” in activity between now and then “This would be consistent with our ‘zero-or-50’ call on June “If the data deteriorates so quickly that the Fed needs to adjust its guidance between now and June and that’s typically when a 50-bp (basis point cut) comes into play.” The resilience in the April payrolls may cause that sort of contingency pricing to be rolled back to some degree But there’s an even less tangible consideration at the margin Fed officials may well be inclined to lean hawkish to signal distance from the political pressure being heaped on them as allowing that perception to take hold could help de-anchor inflation expectations over time But the pressure from the administration to ease just keeps coming even after Trump dismissed speculation that he intended to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell whose term as central bank chief expires next year Renewing his criticism of Powell as “a guy in the Fed that I’m not a huge fan of,” Trump said last week: “He should reduce interest rates I think I understand interest a lot better than him.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent chimed in “We are seeing that two-year rates are now below fed funds rates so that’s a market signal that they think the Fed should be cutting,” he said What the Fed should do and what it will do may be different things the certainty of the administration is not shared by the forecasting community Be smart with your money. 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located just opposite Harvard Yard I catch a glimpse of NBA basketball on a bar TV — a promising sign It is typically crowded for a Friday night but patrons are surely not here to watch basketball but far from the affordable dive bar grub I am searching for a two-top right next to the live music band Rather than craning my neck to see the sheet on the wall I find myself watching Jayson Tatum and company on the reflection of a bald guest’s head a popular pub for students submerged under Winthrop Park I inquire with the bouncer about the ability to sports-watch I haven’t even succeeded in entering the building Such is the struggle for a Harvard Square sports bar much of the land this side of the Charles finds dedicated sports bars to be few and far between searching for greener pastures in Somerville I find what I am looking for: Parlor Sports an “events bar” that has operated in Inman Square since 2011 a manager and bartender at Parlor from its opening assures me that I am not the only one frustrated with the lack of sports bars in the area “Parlor opened in 2011 in response to there being a void of places to watch big sporting events in the area,” he says “We decided to turn into a sports bar after the Celtics’ 2010 Finals run but it was a slow process getting a good group of people.” but Solomon tells me that the bar enjoys patronage for events spanning from the Super Bowl and the World Cup to live episodes of The Bachelor The space is tightly lined with televisions and charming memorabilia including a letterboard listing the “featured events” of the week For the few sports bars on this side of the river located just steps from the Central Square T station is the host for Boston’s legion of Liverpool FC supporters a role that has earned it the third-place spot in Thrillist’s list of “America's best soccer bars.” On Sunday when the Reds clinched the Premier League championship fans packed the bar’s cozy interior well before kick-off relying not on one rabid fan base but on consistency but number one has been our community and how supportive they’ve been even through the years and even through Covid,” Solomon explains and you know that person is going to be there and they are going to know your drink and know your order It’s not as commonplace as it used to be.” I catch a glance of that night’s Celtics game playing in a dorm window despite the lack of “sports bars” in Harvard Square Solomon argues this is what makes a place like Parlor so necessary “There are people that still love football and Tufts are no different than anybody else.” President Donald Trump arrives to speak on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been marked by his on-again-off-again approach to tariffs he has given automakers a break on the tariffs he put in place hoping to drive more auto manufacturing to the United States White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben and national political correspondent Don Gonyea FORECASTSHARE PHOTOS & VIDEONew vote collection procedure sparks concern among poll workers as traffic worsensby Phil Sterling | SBG San Antonio Staff SAN ANTONIO — A change in the voting process led to a long line of cars at the Bexar County Elections Department Saturday night The new system requires poll workers to deliver poll results on thumb drives to a central location rather than multiple sites across the county as done previously an Alternate Election Judge for Bexar County "Everyone that's in this line has been working for 15 hours today I don't think I'm ever gonna do this again." staff from the elections department claimed this was the fastest result turnout in 18 years Reporters have reached out to the elections department for a response to these conflicting reports President Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk's son X Æ A-Xii on the South Lawn of the White House President Trump has said he wants to be the "fertilization president," urging American couples to have more babies as birth rates decline in the U.S This stance has also been adopted by right-wing activists that call themselves "pronatalists." What is this movement and how is the Trump administration responding and power and influence reporter Lisa Hagen FORECASTSHARE PHOTOS & VIDEO5.3 magnitude earthquake rattles west Texas and southern New Mexico, no injuries reportedby CNN Newsource | USGS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook southern New Mexico on Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was located approximately 15 miles north of New Mexico's border with Texas and originated at a depth of about four miles. Despite the notable shaking felt by many residents, there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage resulting from the quake. UPDATE: As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, the sinkhole has been repaired. Travelers may still see delays as the site is cleared. SAN ANTONIO - A water main break caused a sinkhole that swallowed a vehicle near a local high school. On Saturday, a 12-inch water main broke near the corner of Wilson Blvd. and Meredeth Drive, not far from Jefferson High School. This break led to a sinkhole forming in the street, which swallowed a vehicle passing through the intersection. According to the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), crews responded quickly to the scene, removing the vehicle from the sinkhole and beginning repair work on the line. Water service was restored to the surrounding area within a couple of hours, according to a SAWS representative. Nobody was injured in the incident, and SAWS says they've been in contact with the owner of the affected vehicle. the Arizona Cardinals wasted no time giving their new additions their jersey numbers The team announced the new assignments on April 30 we have jersey numbers,” the team’s official Instagram said After a masterful showing at the 2025 NFL Draft The magnificent seven new rookies—Walter Nolen III Jarden Conner and Kitan Crawford—all got their numbers And the newly signed free agents got theirs none of the rookies got to carry over the numbers they wore in college That can be a good or a bad thing: if you wore a number while winning the national college football championship you’d want to carry that luck and momentum into the NFL And if you’ve worn that number for most of your football career So while none of the incoming rookie class will get to wear their college numbers (and you’ll find out why) The Cardinals’ first-round draft pick gets No 97 (which we all hope is his inaugural Madden rating) 2 while playing for Ole Miss in 2024 and No The only reason Nolen can’t sport either of his college numbers is the NFL rule saying that interior defensive linemen cannot wear single-digit numbers. Defensive end Anthony Goodlow had the number before but the team has reassigned it to Nolen while giving No Will Johnson is the second Cardinals player to sport the No the wide receiver who played a single game with Arizona in 2023 With Pascal now playing for the New York Giants the digit was up for grabs—here’s hoping it brings Johnson better luck the number currently worn by linebacker Mack Wilson Sr It seems to be working out for Mack—he put up 75 tackles last season before transferring to Oregon (where he wore No While he could technically wear a single digit both of Burch’s college numbers are in use taking the number he wore when he played for Ohio State That currently belongs to quarterback Kyler Murray Cody Simon wore two numbers during his tenure at Ohio State: first Where you go in the NFL Draft matters: Will Johnson got No who signed with the Cardinals’ practice squad in 2024 (before signing a reserved/future contract at the start of 2025) Okay, okay, okay—this is a bit of a technicality. Yes, Denzel Burke technically wore No 29 while playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes The cornerback played his final three seasons with the team including the 2024 national championship run Josh Sweat will wear the No. 10 when the former Philadelphia Eagle suits up with the Cardinals this season. If Burke makes me eat my words this season I will get his jersey and make 29 my new lucky number 76 during his tenure with the Texas Longhorns The offensive lineman could have worn it again it seems the Cardinals are saving the number for Will Hernandez The former New York Giants offensive lineman signed a one-year deal with Arizona in 2022 and a two-year contract extension in ’23 starting every game that season as a right guard and the Cardinals' decision not to give Conner the No 76 hints that the team hopes Hernandez will re-sign 32 (his college number) after Tyran Mathieu left the season shifting to the single-digit in 2021 after Tay Gowan began tweeting he’d be No (No. 32 is currently used by Joey Blount. If Baker wanted to resume the number, he’d have to buy up all the No. 3 jerseys for sale, like he did when he shifted to No. 3 (per AZCardinals.com) Budda has been a massive part of the Cardinals’ defense some of that mojo rubs off in the number when Crawford dons No © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER A post shared by Arizona Cardinals (@azcardinals) The Cardinals’ first-round draft pick gets No The only reason Nolen can’t sport either of his college numbers is the NFL rule saying that interior defensive linemen cannot wear single-digit numbers. Defensive end Anthony Goodlow had the number before Will Johnson is the second Cardinals player to sport the No Okay, okay, okay—this is a bit of a technicality. Yes, Denzel Burke technically wore No Josh Sweat will wear the No. 10 when the former Philadelphia Eagle suits up with the Cardinals this season. If Burke makes me eat my words this season (No. 32 is currently used by Joey Blount. If Baker wanted to resume the number, he’d have to buy up all the No. 3 jerseys for sale, like he did when he shifted to No. 3 (per AZCardinals.com) Budda has been a massive part of the Cardinals’ defense, leading the league in tackles in 2019. Hopefully, some of that mojo rubs off in the number when Crawford dons No. 36. Currently, wide receiver Greg Dortch sports the No. 4. And cornerback Garret Williams has No. 21. The seven players the Arizona Cardinals picked in the 2025 NFL Draft will don new numbers when they suit up. There's a reason for that. 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Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times I cannot overstate how out of character this was after five years of juggling tiny children with writing and a full-time university job our upturned faces bathed in the green and gold trails across the sky I sent out a reminder the week before and another the day before not wanting to seem too desperate or too casual I made brownies and wrapped them in tinfoil and endlessly refreshed the weather app on my phone Waking up on the morning of the party, I found the first text waiting. ‘I’m so sorry, I’ve got the flu.’ ‘Oh poor you!’ It was only one out of the 25 who’d said yes There were work deadlines and childcare glitches But what could be more humiliating than ditching your own birthday party because no one was going to come the rucksack of wine and brownies shamefully heavy on my back and none were people I had known that long I was so grateful they had made the effort – but there was no denying the awkwardness We joked about the awfulness of friends not showing up and wondered if perhaps an outside party in November hadn’t been the best plan The ‘flaky friend’ is a modern scourge – at least according to magazine columnists and online blogs it is becoming more common to cancel at the last minute In my 20s – when playing Snake was the most exciting thing you could do on your phone – and even in my 30s I endlessly bailed on my friends it was because a better offer – or a boy – had come along Occasionally it was because I was dreading the event in question But mostly it was due to the general air of chaos that surrounded me in those years only to be woken by an irritated phone call asking whether I still planned to come to the brunch/walk/gallery trip (my fake coughing fooling no one) Or I would arrive for dinner in time for pudding flustered and blathering about getting lost or being stuck at work I was disorganised around family events and work but friends – because we are not obliged to keep our commitments to them in quite the same way – bore the brunt My worst flake was failing to show at a friend’s wedding had found nowhere to stay and had nothing to wear It wasn’t until the morning of the actual wedding that I finally emailed (emailed!) saying I was ill and couldn’t make it wondering why I couldn’t live as other people did What once passed for charmingly absent-minded had become downright rude I avoided the friend in question for years after that Only the illness of a mutual friend gave me the chance to show I could do better even if both of us have politely skirted all mention of my terrible behaviour since Tiffany Watt Smith: ‘My worst flake was failing to show at a friend’s wedding’ People have always warned about friends like me the Italian writer Boncompagno da Signa created a whole taxonomy of bad friends who betrayed including unreliable types who failed to show up when needed even as we complain that flakiness is on the rise recognising that in a world of endless virtual social encounters our capacity for real-world interactions is shrinking The conversations around social anxiety and neurodiversity also show that what can seem like casual ‘flaking’ might have involved hours But then there are the self-appointed social media ‘experts’ who frame ditching friends as noble ‘self-care’ it is partly due to their normalising this behaviour – a dangerous step in an age when we are more lonely than ever I conducted interviews with dozens of strangers about friendship and heard less easily told stories There was the 52-year-old man who suspected his friend cared less about their friendship than he did – a thought he found humiliating mentally ‘downgrading’ her flaky friend: the relationship eventually fizzled out Without legal contracts of marriage or obligations of blood ties holding them together it’s surprisingly easy for friendships to drift away ‘I have lost friends,’ wrote Virginia Woolf in her 1931 novel The Waves ‘some by death… others through sheer inability to cross the street.’ I will forever love the people who made it to Primrose Hill that night bringing cake and mulled wine in old milk cartons as I stared out over the city below: that I would never I like to think I’ve become a more reliable friend even amid work deadlines and childcare crunches I am more careful who I make arrangements with And I am more honest about declining social invitations I will regret (rather than bailing at the last minute) I don’t know if my friends still think of me as unreliable But I can say giving up flaking has made me feel closer to them more mindful of the fragile skein of trust that holds us together flaking isn’t ‘self-care’; building trusting friendships is only a natural disaster would keep me from my friends – the best and most precious people I know Bad Friend: A Century Of Revolutionary Friendships by Tiffany Watt Smith is published by Faber & Faber go to mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3176 2937 The comments below have not been moderated By posting your comment you agree to our house rules Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline To 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Israel has launched Operation "Port City," striking concrete plants and cargo docks at the Houthi-controlled port in coordination with.. The Diplomatic-Security Cabinet has approved a wide-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip dubbed "Gideon’s Chariots," aimed at defeating Hamas.. The plan includes conquering the Gaza Strip and holding territory moving the civilian population southward for its protection Analysis  Archaeology Blogpost Business & Finance Culture Exclusive Explainer Environment Features Health In Brief Jewish World Judea and Samaria Lifestyle Cyber & Internet Sports Diplomacy  Iran & The Gulf Gaza Strip Politics Shopping Terms of use Privacy Policy Submissions Contact Us The first issue of Israel Hayom appeared on July 30 Israel Hayom was founded on the belief that the Israeli public deserves better more balanced and more accurate journalism [contact-form-7 id=”508379″ html_id=”isrh_form_Newsletter_en” title=”newsletter_subscribe”] BREAKING: Berkshire Shares Slide On News Of Buffett Exit If you want to make money on popular ETFs this year, there's one key strategy — avoid the S&P 500 All 10 of the largest ETFs with positive year-to-date returns, including Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets (VEA), iShares Core MSCI EAFE (IEFA) and Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) S&P 500-focused ETFs dominated in terms of size and performance for years The broadening out is forcing investors to reconsider what it means to be diversified in the age of Trump administration tariffs U.S. investors used to think just owning the S&P 500 was all they needed. And it's hard to fault them. Returns definitely rewarded a U.S. bias — until President Donald Trump's first 100 days, which are the worst since the second Nixon administration The giant $605 billion-in-assets Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned 15.3% annually in the past five years That demolishes the 11.1% annualized five-year return of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets which owns shares of companies in developed countries except the U.S The Vanguard FTSE Developed Market ETF returned 11.2% this year the Vanguard S&P 500 is down 5.1% on a total return basis IEMG has returned 3.6% this year while VWO is up 2.6% "There is strong growth potential in markets like China India and Taiwan but the risks remain elevated," Rosenbluth said "Adding exposure through ETFs like IEMG and VWO in moderate doses could make sense for some but not all investors." Given the massive unpredictability in the market it's not surprising to see investors cling to popular ETFs for safety There's actually a bull market raging in gold ETFs, a refuge for investors worried about inflation and sluggish economic growth. The largest gold ETF, the $100.6 billion-in-assets SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) is up 26.4% this year That's a significant rally as it's pushing gold's longer term returns past the S&P 500 The SPDR Gold Shares ETF returned more than 20% annualized in the past three years That tops the 12.1% three-year annualized return of the S&P 500 And while global bonds are outperforming U.S. debt this year, large bond funds with heavy exposures to U.S. Treasuries are still standouts among large funds. The $124 billion-in-assets iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) returned 3.3% this year so far "Fixed income ETFs like AGG and BND provide a different level of diversification due to their ownership of U.S government bonds and investment grade corporate bonds that offer stable income," Rosenbluth said "Bonds typically provide ballast to a portfolio." investors continue to pile into the S&P 500 waiting for a recovery "Vanguard 500 has approximately $50 billion of net inflows this year," Rosenbluth said many investors are using the sell-off in U.S stocks as a buying opportunity via this ETF." Nvidia Slides As AI Giant Touts Blackwell Momentum, But Margin Worries Hit Stock Tesla Stock Keeps Falling. Last-Ditch Support Nears. Forget Nvidia. The Real Magnificent Seven Drama Is With Tesla. Find The Next Palantir Or Hot IPO Stock With This Tool Identify Bases And Buy Points With MarketSurge Trade war perils are swirling around ocean shippers and the ports that serve them Get instant access to exclusive stock lists expert market analysis and powerful tools with 2 months of IBD Digital for only $20 Learn how you can make more money with IBD's investing tools Real-time quote and/or trade prices are not sourced from all markets Ownership data provided by LSEG and Estimate data provided by FactSet MarketSurge and other marks are trademarks owned by Investor's Business Daily Panic at the airport: A rocket was launched Sunday morning toward the area of Ben-Gurion Airport sparking alarm among many people in the vicinity ahead of departures and arrivals After landings and takeoffs were suspended the Airports Authority announced a return to normal operations The attempted interception was carried out by the THAAD system and the Arrow missile defense system The IDF Spokesperson instructed the public to follow Home Front Command guidelines Officers cordoned off the impact site of a fragment of a munition component and are scanning the area for additional remnants or items in order to eliminate further risk to the public Magen David Adom medics and paramedics provided medical treatment and evacuated casualties to Shamir–Assaf Harofeh and Sheba–Tel Hashomer hospitals A man in his 50s was in light to moderate condition and a 54-year-old woman sustained light injuries from the blast A 32-year-old woman was injured while making her way to a shelter and five others sustained similar injuries Two people suffering from anxiety were being treated at the scene MDA teams were dispatched to scan the area where suspected rocket fragments were reported to have fallen Senior Houthi official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told Arab media that "the strike on Ben-Gurion Airport is proof of our ability to target fortified sites inside Israel We have demonstrated our capacity to strike at the military prestige of the US There are no red lines in our confrontation with the Zionist entity '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/until-they-return-none-of-us-are-free\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=fW3LY2CIUvSAzlu7t101LLTKvRibq_8G0nSTweARCkA-1746485458-1.0.1.1-mXdhCt36ex8k5IfwwBUivlFlmgNbmsreF3_IZZprh20" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); By Liam Karr | Yale Ford Critical Threats Project Contributors: Nick Markiewicz and Nicholas Carl To receive the weekly Africa File and/or the daily Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky Read a one-page Executive Summary of the Report Here The Critical Threats Project’s Africa File provides regular analysis and assessments of major developments regarding state and nonstate actors’ activities in Africa that undermine regional stability and threaten US personnel and interests Key Takeaway: Uganda is working with actors on multiple sides of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to hedge and strengthen its sphere of influence Uganda has developed a security partnership with the DRC in recent years Uganda also maintains ties to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel movement and has activated its own rebel proxies in the eastern DRC Uganda is using these relationships to counterbalance Rwandan influence in the eastern DRC and unilaterally influence Congolese affairs Ugandan meddling perpetuates conflict in the eastern DRC by proliferating the number of armed actors injecting regional competition into local conflicts Uganda Deploys to Eastern DRC to Counter CODECO respectively—plus half of the district capitals across the two provinces after a major offensive in early 2025 Source: Yale Ford; Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute This proxy competition proliferates armed actors in the eastern DRC and adds regional interests to already complex local conflicts [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59337953 [4] https://docs.un.org/s/2024/432; https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/24/dr-congo-deadly-militia-raid-ituris-displaced; https://www.africanews.com/2022/01/17/drc-more-people-killed-in-two-militia-attacks-in-ituri [6] https://monusco.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/s-2025-176_in_english.pdf; https://www.theeastafrican.co dot ke/tea/news/east-africa/codeco-militia-adds-to-congo-peace-bid-woes-4770030 [7] https://x.com/ChrisOMagezi/status/1903131622200811985 [9] https://www.updf.go dot 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Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa (PublicAffairs [38] https://africanarguments.org/2017/12/frenemies-for-life-has-the-love-gone-between-uganda-and-rwanda [40] https://www.theeastafrican dot co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/belgium-seeks-museveni-s-hand-to-mend-relations-with-rwanda-5018334 [43] https://x.com/mkainerugaba/status/1915918891710058508; https://x.com/mkainerugaba/status/1916009154004635752 [45] https://docs.un.org/en/s/2024/969; https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20250312-rdc-ce-que-l-on-sait-du-mouvement-politico-militaire-de-thomas-lubanga [46] https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1674085/politique/10-choses-a-savoir-sur-thomas-lubanga-leternel-rebelle-congolais [51] https://docs.un.org/en/s/2024/432; https://taz.de/Neue-Rebellenallianz-fuer-Kongo/!5980593 [52] https://theconversation.com/uganda-and-the-drc-conflict-the-interests-driving-kampalas-involvement-236339; 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a charm for Rush’s Alex Lifeson as he returns with a new album alongside his collaborators in Envy Of None The last time Classic Rock chatted with Andy Curran and Alex Lifeson about the future of their new musical venture the bassist and guitarist were non-committal and the affirmation that they’d created something special was just around the corner dreamy self-titled debut album hit some serious milestones among them No.1 in Billboard’s New Artist and Alternative Artist lists the four-piece had certainly found an appreciative audience Leaping forward to 2025, Envy Of None are now releasing album number two, Stygian Wavz a record in keeping with its predecessor’s gothic-rock imaging dreamy sonic picture now expanded psychedelically And Lifeson tells us the plan fell into place quickly “I think we started working on the record about twenty minutes after the release of the first,” he says on a video call with Classic Rock and EON vocalist Maiah Wynne “We had little bits of ideas lingering But once we committed to doing a second LP we threw those aside and started with fresher because we’d had this great time making [the debut] as Wynne completed her introspective solo album on which the 28-year-old confronted childhood trauma and mental health issues Envy Of None bandmates Lifeson and Alf Annibalini “I think a lot of us were also going through personal kind of journeys,” Wynne says the years after the first [EON] album release were really challenging I was going through a lot of growth and difficult moments “In some ways I think the music was a way for us to channel that “The first album’s lyrics have a lot of self-reflection But then there’s a lot of hope and a feeling of movement I put a lot of my personal self into these lyrics.” Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock Curran met Wynne when she won a radio talent contest in 2016 Part of her prize was a mentorship with him via Zoom His head turned by an industrial-style song she had Curran encouraged Wynne to keep up what she was doing to meet more musicians and to develop herself offering vocals for a song he had in a similar industrial She was soon told that Rush guitarist Lifeson was on board Working with Lifeson was an important step for Wynne “My parents had been to a few Rush concerts together,” she says “Having this association was really special for me because I think it’s every parent’s worst nightmare when your child pursues music as a career [laughs] It was a really great turning point for me and special to be able to connect with them in that way But they didn’t believe me at all when I first told them Today Lifeson is keen to cheerlead for Wynne telling Classic Rock: “I found her delivery voice and the thoughtfulness that went into her arrangements really impressive “I seldom really commit to developing a song fully because I’m waiting to hear what Maiah does and this informs me so much about where I can take the guitar,” he says of their ‘process’ “I weave in and out of what she’s created harmonically and the symbiotic result is that we sort of dance together There’s something about her that’s really affected me and the way I produce music.” “a lot of the material is coming from Andy “I love to enhance somebody else’s music because quite often it’s not what people expect to hear from me They think it’s the guy from Rush and he’s going to do this but I usually end up doing something that’s not recognisable as ‘Alex Lifeson’ creating guitar sounds that don’t sound like guitar colour and all of this emotional content.” Wynne worked on “little projects here and there” “I’ve been working on an animated feature film studying some online classes in production… and I did a month-long trip to India.” You can hear that spiritual influence in Stygian Wavz “My family are from Serbia,” Lifeson says “That music was always playing when I was growing up This next phase of Envy Of None makes Wynne beam “I’m doing something exciting with my career but beyond that I have a large amount of respect for my Envy Of None brothers I’ve loved becoming friends with them And I honestly woke up this morning and I was like: ‘I’m so excited I get to see Alex again!’ It’s such a joy getting to work with them.” “When I finally listened to the mastered record from top to bottom I felt: ‘This is a band,’” he says “The first record was a union of four musicians writing music to create an album but with this second one we really connected as bandmates.” Jo KendallSocial Links NavigationJo is a journalist event host and music industry lecturer with 23 years in music magazines since joining Kerrang But before that Jo had 10 years as a London-based gig promoter and DJ also working in various vintage record shops and for the UK arm of the Sub Pop label as a warehouse and press assistant touched Ian Anderson's favourite flute (!) asked Suzi Quatro what one wears under a leather catsuit and invented several ridiculous editorial ideas such as the regular celebrity cooking column for Prog After being Deputy Editor for Prog for five years and Managing Editor of Classic Rock for three where she's been since its inception in 2009 She continues to spread the experimental and psychedelic music-based word amid unsuspecting students at BIMM Institute London prog and indie creators and appreciators.  “A handy surrogate for anyone craving the feel of Yes’ glory days… and how did they beat Jon Anderson to the title?” The Flower Kings’ Love is a fully-achieved ambition “I’m super-proud of everything Rush accomplished I’m excited to be one of the folks in Envy Of None”: Alex Lifeson loves working alone in his home studio – and he’s even brought the guitar solos back I’m going to join them”: The man who was asked to replace James Hetfield as singer in Metallica – and turned it down Pakistan's UN envoy on Friday warned that growing tensions with India could lead to a dangerous conflict urging the world to help prevent escalation and support a neutral investigation of the April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad criticized India's "unjustified actions and unilateral measures" following the Pahalgam attack saying they have heightened tensions and threaten regional peace New Delhi has claimed the attack had "cross-border links," which Islamabad denied and demanded a joint investigation into the incident Both countries have taken diplomatic measures at each other including cancelling visas for each other’s citizens and recalling diplomatic staff India has also suspended its participation in the Indus Waters Treaty a 1960 water use and distribution agreement with Pakistan Islamabad says any attempt to divert or stop the flow of water will be considered an "act of war." the armies of the two South Asian countries have also exchanged small arms fire across the disputed Kashmir border — the Line of Control Stressing that Pakistan is "fully prepared to defend" its sovereignty and territorial integrity Ahmad said: "Should India resort to aggression Pakistan will exercise its inherent and legitimate right to self-defense that's a region which is home to close to 2 billion people It is time for sanity to prevail and to allow dialog and diplomacy to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control," the Pakistani envoy stressed "India's conduct marked by a disregard for international law and regional stability is incendiary and dangerous with the potential for far-reaching and disastrous consequences," he said Criticizing India for politicizing the issue of terrorism he said: "The point is that India has used while Pakistan itself is the biggest victim of terrorism actually -- to promote certain political objectives." He also claimed that India's rhetoric and actions are part of a broader strategy to divert attention from the Kashmir dispute "This is now a familiar template aimed at diverting attention from India's inability to suppress the inalienable right of the Kashmiri people to self-determination," he said Responding to Anadolu's question on global reactions to Pakistan's call for an international investigation he said: "I think what we have said in terms of a demand for credible neutral and independent investigation of this incident Arguing that India "often seen as acting as a judge and the jury," he said that "immediately following this incident they were pointing fingers towards Pakistan putting the blame out on Pakistan while there was no evidence while there was not even a proper investigation that had been initiated." He said Pakistan's call for "an independent neutral investigation" did not receive a positive response from the Indian authorities Ahmad said support from the US and other major powers is crucial "We believe it (the US) has an instrumental role to play but also in resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute … The permanent members of the Security Council A ballistic missile launched Sunday by the Houthis from Yemen have impacted Ben-Gurion Airport moderately to lightly wounding several people The incident led to a temporary halt of takeoffs and landings for about an hour Numerous international airlines are seeking clarification about the recent incident and expressing hesitation about flying to Israel Air India has canceled its flights through May 6 which had to circle in the air during a missile alert Azerbaijan Airlines canceled tonight's flight but is expected to resume service tomorrow Delta's flight from New York tonight has been canceled along with tomorrow morning's flight from Israel to New York Italy's ITA Airways has canceled all flights through May 6 including flights AZ809 and AZ815 on May 7 The Lufthansa Group—which includes Lufthansa and Eurowings—has suspended all flights to and from Israel through May 6 British Airways has also canceled flights through Tuesday Air France passengers were removed from a plane in Paris Wizz Air has suspended all flights until Tuesday morning announced it is continuing to operate flights to Israel as usual Following the missle hit on Ben-Gurion Airport The British airline cited aircraft shortage as the reason for canceling flights to Israel While Europe is filled with museums that remind visitors of the atrocities some of its nations committed against the Jews,.. steps down from the podium after announcing his candidacy for the presidential election at the National Assembly in Yeouido brief the press on the outcome of the trade talks with the United States at the Korean Embassy in Washington Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok leaves the chamber following the passage of the supplementary budget for 2025 during a plenary session at the National Assembly in Yeouido We’ve received two dozen queries as to what to do if you drive a Tesla besides all the people who work at Tesla and Twitter on the hood backwards so people can read it in their rearview mirrors and then go about your business of doing the right thing re: climate change unless you have one of those trucks that look like a three-year-old drew the blueprints and then you might send a search party for your heart I work in a casual office and have a friendly relationship with a young woman who sits next to me We are in different departments and never work together I recently noticed that she has a tattoo of a bunny on her arm I asked her about it and she said some of her friends call her Bunny I’ve always been fond of giving people nicknames I find they often lead to a more personal relationship A female friend of mine (my age) thinks it’s not fine CINDY: No one cares what you are fond of doing with regard to people’s names is not your “friend.” Women have been putting up with men calling them infantilizing and sexualizing nicknames since the dawn of time “it’s fine,” is code for “You’re giving me the Ick.” I was invited to a wedding by the daughter of a dear old friend They registered for cash for their honeymoon and I used the link that the registry provided I didn’t receive a thank you from the couple I’m less concerned about the etiquette than I am about whether they received the gift I don’t want to embarrass anyone and I really am not hung up on thank you notes KAREN: I would tell the parents “I’m doing a research project to find out who among my friends has taught their kids about thank you notes.” CINDY: If you truly don’t care about thank you notes then you should have already checked your bank account or credit card statement or Venmo or Paypal to see if there is a record of the gift is often remarking on the size of female relatives at family get-togethers using derogatory names like Fatty and Mama Cass KAREN: Tell him that defining people by their size is cruel and that he’s no longer invited to your gatherings but you’ll be happy to eat his portion CINDY: Despite the fact that I abhor name calling of any kind sometimes a taste of one’s own medicine is called for Come up with your own series of monikers and see how he likes it I started to watch White Lotus on the plane What would be my best course of action here Sometimes being considerate of others at the expense of our own personal liberties seems pathetic You can always fast forward through the naughty scenes or change the channel Part of the pleasure of watching scenes like this is being alone while doing it Why waste a perfectly good oral sex scene on a crowded plane Subscribe to West Side Rag’s FREE email newsletter here. And you can Support the Rag here Ruthless has knocked it out of the ballpark again with this column I saw neighborhood treasure Gary Greengrass is a guest along with Marina Franklin and Corey Kahaney at their upcoming show March 25 7:30pm New York Comedy Club 236 W 78th St! Better to teach seatmates about good sex than all the violence my seatmate watched calling the woman “Bunny” with her okay is fine Said someone sensitive about girls’ sensitivity People tell other people when they want them to use their nickname The colleague who said it was “fine” for you to use her nickname was likely caught off-guard and being polite Your own words evidence your clumsy and creepy strategy of using the nickname in furtherance of establishing an intimate relationship with her “We’ve received two dozen queries as to what to do if you drive a Tesla Anyone paying attention to Musk over the last 8 years anyone paying attention to battery powered cars knew long ago that Tesla cars are unsafe for a variety of reasons — many Tesla specific and they are built in factories that are much less safe than those of other car makers The cars — and this is true of all modern battery powered cars — are also useless adjacent in cold weather — like that frequently found just a 150 miles north of NYC in the winter Below 15 degrees F the range massively decreases Great advice here and fun reading — thank you again © 2025 West Side Rag | All rights reserved © 2025 West Side Rag | All rights reserved While this essay will be posted the night of the election and emailed to subscribers the morning after and we seek writers and essays that take time and reflection so we’re not quick to report on the events of the day and it may be that we might not for several days say if the election depends on mail-in ballots yet to be counted in Pennsylvania I don’t know if the Electoral College tally is undetermined as some have predicted and others threatened The final days and weeks of the campaign have been rancorous a sitting president apparently responding in kind mockery of the intelligence and character of candidates Politics is a hard business, of course, and always has been: it’s not as if the early days of the republic saw cheerful and respectful exchanges of views. The contest between Jefferson and Adams was notoriously vicious Dirty tricks and insults did not appear for the first time only in recent campaigns but we can mourn the current tone and mood without succumbing to nostalgia for some idyllic past Too many of our political elites appear to have contempt for entire swaths of the populace The political class does not seem to produce especially serious people as if this or that stunt or verbal mistake mattered—when it did not matter at all—even as we appeared unwilling or unable to soberly deliberate about the debt A serious and self-respecting people require more than we received during the campaign Although far too many citizens themselves seem unserious as they give way to histrionics about “the most important election in history” or the “threats to democracy” supposedly posed by both parties My expectations of our political class are rather low. To borrow from while altering Wordsworth: “Lincoln thou shouldst be living at this hour: America hath need of thee.” We would do well to discover statesmen in our halls of power Well, put not your trust in princes, says the Psalmist, and it’s good counsel. I wish that this morning we heard our leaders evoke the spirit of Lincoln from his Second Inaugural Address although I don’t anticipate that wish coming true:  With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations Whatever the outcome; whether today you are waiting in keeping with our station and responsibilities If our media and political elites are unwilling there is no reason why you and I cannot be patient and act in ways keeping with the responsibility of self-governance for the commonweal If today we are tempted to gloat or despair it would be far better for ourselves and our children to quietly pray or study or work in the garage: all the things that a self-reliant Image by Taya and licensed via Adobe Stock Lincoln’s Order of Retaliation—a command to kill Confederate prisoners as punishment for the South’s massacre… A Review of Clark Forsythe’s Politics for the Greatest Good there will be tremendous temptations to go still further in taking the… Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Current News, Marvel Comics | Tagged: , Fantastic Four #31 and One World Under Doom Spoilers.. Doctor Doom has finally cured Ben Grimm of being The Thing Just at the time that he takes over the world and Ben Grimm sees that maybe he should be The Thing again. Tomorrow's Fantastic Four #31 by Ryan North and Cory Smith entails a trip across the Multiverse to try and expose Ben Grimm to the same cosmic rays that caused his accident in the very first place seeing a number of other Fantastic Fours at play… another with a Wolverine Fantastic and an Invisible Thor… … one where Skrulls has already taken over the Earth and another where we had land-dwelling Fantastic Sharks have the cosmic radiation specific to Ben Grimm's needs So maybe something far naughtier is needed… Fantastic Four #31 by Ryan North and Cory Smith is published by Marvel Comics tomorrow For the 11th year, the IT and personal security service SafeWise has conducted a data study to determine the safest cities in The Buckeye State violent crime rates and other statistics to determine their rankings did tap three Central Ohio cities in their top 20 (the list was made up of 20 total cities) including Madison Township in Franklin County (11) Out of the 20 cities that made the SafeWise list Want to read more? 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Learn where you can find free copies of our newest issues here Subscribe to stay up-to-date on things to do Log in to comment on videos and join in on the fun Watch the live stream of Fox News and full episodes Reduce eye strain and focus on the content that matters in front of a roaring crowd of fans at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals NHRA President Glen Cromwell presented "Big Daddy" Don Garlits with a recreation of the first Top Fuel trophy he earned back in 1963 — a symbol of a career that helped build the very foundation of NHRA drag racing this was a moment they'd never witnessed: Don Garlits receiving a trophy A living legend celebrated not just for what he built a consummate drag racing historian himself lost the original 1963 Top Fuel trophy in a natural disaster NHRA recognized that gap in history today — and with heartfelt emotion "[Today] was better [than receiving the trophy in 1963] I am old enough to appreciate some of the wonderful things that NHRA has contributed to to our great sport Plus we did not have the fan base we have now! we posted me and the trophy on our Facebook page nothing like that was ever imagined in 1963 I am having the time of my life!!"--Don Garlits While "Big Daddy" invented many things that forever changed the sport — rear-engine dragsters game-changing aerodynamics — the winners circle wasn't his invention.He just perfected it and accompained up on stage by John Force Racing's Jack Beckman today served as a reminder:Legends aren't born Your moment today was 62 years in the making — and it was worth every second AUG 18-19 Lucas Oil Series Divisional Event