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Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended, says US State Department

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension to a temporary ceasefire agreement between the two countries amid the Iran war, according to the State Department. Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced in a statement on Friday afternoon that U.S. officials hosted

Bb Trickz – “Le Le”

Bb Trickz has signed to a major, but her new single sounds indie. “Le Le,” the Spanish rapper’s first release for Columbia in the US, is laced with a casually rolling guitar-based loop. It sounds like a sample, but the track was actually produced by Hudson Mohawke, which was

Quaker principles line up quite well with modern...

Quaker principles line up quite well with modern parenting research . “Infused in all of these practices is the conviction that children are not lesser proto-adults, but fellow beings worthy of respect and agency regardless of their behavior.”

Rearming Japan: Ambition, constraints, and limits

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. In barely half a year, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pushed Japan’s defense policy into unfamiliar territory. The FY2026 main defense budget has reached ¥9.04 trillion (approximately $58

Asia

Pageantry over policy: Takeaways from Trump's China trip

WASHINGTON, May 15 - U.S. President Donald Trump's two-day state visit to Beijing featured wide-ranging talks on Taiwan, Iran and trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping but yielded few concrete outcomes on the issues dividing the world's two largest economies.

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Wife of US soldier released from ICE custody

The wife of a U.S. Army soldier has been released from federal custody after spending a month in an immigration detention center. Deisy Rivera Ortega, married to Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano, was arrested at an immigration office in El Paso, Texas, on April 14. Sen. Tammy

The 5 Best Songs Of The Week

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded

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The Revolt Against the Girl Bosses…...

The Revolt Against the Girl Bosses… “Empowerment won’t fix the mess we’re in. Women know it now. They’re mad as hell. Anyone trying to sell them advice instead of a way to use that anger to build a better world for women deserves to be fired.”