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Panama president says port caught in US-China dispute

PANAMA CITY, April 30 - Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said his country maintains a positive relationship with China despite being caught up in a dispute between the Asian superpower and the U.S., and defended Panama's takeover of port contracts held by Hong Kong's CK

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Definition of ’86’ at the Heart of Comey Indictment

A federal indictment against former FBI Director James Comey hinges on the meaning of "86." The Department of Justice said it indicates a threat of physical harm, while the more common dictionary definition is to throw out or get rid of something. The post Definition of ’86’

Premature Evaluation: Kacey Musgraves Middle Of Nowhere

Dairy Queen is a useful scene-setting device. Like John Mellencamp name-checking the Tastee-Freez, songwriters have been dropping DQ into their songs to evoke a small-town milieu for decades. From Alabama and Alan Jackson to Brad Paisley and Luke Combs, country artists often

Education Department caps graduate school loans

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school programs will go into effect July 1. The department said this decision is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the costs of postsecondary education and

Jim Cramer on inflation report: 'These numbers are just bad'

CNBC host Jim Cramer on Thursday slammed the newest inflation report signaling financial gloom for the coming months. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index, which reflects changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the U.S., rose by 0.7 percent

The logic of the racist Supreme Court isn’t adding up

Close watchers of the Supreme Court knew that the conservative supermajority was about to murder what was left of the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday's decision in Louisiana v. Callais took down Section 2 of the law, clearing the way for racist gerrymandering, because it is now

Greene: Lawler 'hated' Trump, 'made fun of him constantly'

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) accused Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) of making fun of President Trump, noting that the New York Republican “hated” the president. “He hated Donald Trump, made fun of him constantly, mimicked him, making fun of his voice,” Greene told

PinkPantheress Met Her Opp At Disney World

If you steal PinkPantheress' style, she might pop up at your place of work and look you right in your gigantic fake eyes. A beloved cartoon character just had to learn that the hard way. The post PinkPantheress Met Her Opp At Disney World appeared first on Stereogum .

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Senate passes 45-day FISA extension

The Senate on Thursday passed a 45-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, rejecting a longer House-backed proposal and teeing up continued debate over how to reform the program. In turning to a 45-day extension, the Senate rebuffed a House package passed