Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of defiance. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/us/trump-black-history-month.html Author : Clyde McGrady Publish date : 2025-02-01 18:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Readers respond to Will Leitch’s column about rock band R.E.M. with quitting stories of their own. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/quitting-leitch-rem-letters/ Author : Letters to the Editor Publish date : 2025-02-01 13:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Ask many of Congress' frequent fliers, and they'll tell you Ronald Reagan National Airport has sent up red flags for years. "I've long been very, very nervous about congestion at Reagan National," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va."The congestion of the airspace around Reagan and D.C. as a whole definitely played a part in this," said Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., a former firefighting pilot. "The sheer number of aircraft in the air is as high as it's ever been.""A lot of aircraft transit up and down the Potomac," said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a former Navy combat pilot and astronaut. "Getting in
He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the first German president in four decades to resign. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/world/europe/germany-horst-kohler-dead.html Author : Lynsey Chutel Publish date : 2025-02-01 17:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
More seasonable this weekend after a warmer week. Back around 60 on Monday. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/02/01/dc-weather-live-updates-cooler-weekend/ Author : Ian Livingston Publish date : 2025-02-01 13:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Actor Anthony Mackie, who stars as Captain America in Marvel's upcoming "Captain America: Brave New World," shot down rumors that Red Hulk, the alter ego of Thaddeus Ross, played by Harrison Ford, was intended to portray President Donald Trump, in an interview with Esquire on Thursday. When asked by Esquire whether fans would make the connection between Red Hulk and Trump, the "Captain America" star told fans to "chill the f*** out"."I hope, as a country, we’re tired of all the political jousting," said Mackie. "Let’s just go to the movies and chill the f*** out. We could’ve made this mother******
Publicly released agreements show the vast wealth of President Trump’s cabinet picks and the uncharacteristically large list of potential conflicts of interest with which they enter office. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/us/politics/ethics-trump-zinke-bondi-lutnick-rfk.html Author : Eric Lipton Publish date : 2025-02-01 15:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The former football star won a Heisman Trophy and a Super Bowl. Next, a studio show and Intercept Wine, a venture for which he is more than just a famous face. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/01/31/charles-woodson-wine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage Author : Publish date : 2025-02-01 17:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Former Princeton football player Ryan Quigley was seriously injured and lost his best friend and fellow teammate, Tiger Bech, in the violent terrorist attack in New Orleans on January 1. But Quigley will have the opportunity to write that tragic story when he returns next weekend as an honorary guest of the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles invited Quigley and Bech’s sister to attend their divisional round game against the Los Angeles Rams last month, but this week they invited him to their training facility with the intention of surprising him with Super Bowl LIX tickets. HOW TO WATCH SUPER BOWL LIX BETWEEN CHIEFS, EAGLES
President Trump has suggested that Gazans should be evacuated from the devastated enclave and taken in by Jordan and Egypt. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/world/middleeast/arab-nations-reject-trump-evacuate-gaza.html Author : Matt Surman and Aaron Boxerman Publish date : 2025-02-01 16:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
This month, check out new historical fiction by Pam Jenoff and a horror novel with an adaptation already in the works. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/02/01/new-books-february/ Author : Becky Meloan Publish date : 2025-02-01 15:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
"Real Time" host Bill Maher closed his show Friday night by lamenting how everything about the government is "broken" and is convinced President Trump won't do a thing to fix it."Can anyone really say our government is not broken, given that every few months it's on the verge of a shutdown?" Maher asked his viewers during his monologue. "Here's what our system has devolved into: We vote to spend money we don't have, spend it and then vote whether to pay the bill. And then one party threatens to crash the economy by not paying so then we vote just
Rohit Chopra, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/business/cfpb-rohit-chopra.html Author : Stacy Cowley Publish date : 2025-02-01 15:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Explore the delicious versatility of meatloaf with these five recipes featuring beef, vegetables, turkey and more. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/02/01/meatloaf-recipes-beef-turkey-vegetarian/ Author : Aaron Hutcherson Publish date : 2025-02-01 15:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The building that formerly housed the "Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser" at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida will be repurposed as office space, the company confirmed to local Orlando media.Reports began swirling at the end of January that the building for the shuttered hotel would get new life as an office space, multiple sources reported.Disney confirmed to WESH 2, an Orlando outlet, that it's "Imagineering" department would be taking up residence in the space, and that the move had been in the works since October.DISNEY CRUISE LINE INCREASES RECOMMENDED GRATUITIESIt is unclear when the renovation work will begin or when
Around the world, other communities are experimenting with ideas that Los Angeles could borrow as it rebuilds from disastrous wildfires. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/climate/los-angeles-rebuild-wildfires.html Author : Somini Sengupta Publish date : 2025-02-01 15:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Starting in March, workers at the top of the pay scale will receive a $1 per hour raise to $30.20, followed by additional $1 raises each year for two years. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/31/costco-wage-hike-teamsters/ Author : Jaclyn Peiser Publish date : 2025-02-01 15:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Contributing to the saturation of wives-focused television series in the 2010s was "Mob Wives," a docu-series following the lives of Italian women married to men serving prison sentences for mob-related crimes.The reality show starred main protagonists Drita D'Avanzo, Carla Facciolo, Karen Gravano and Renee Graziano, daughter of infamous Bonanno crime family consigliere Anthony Graziano, and detailed tumultuous friendships and marriages, chaos and brutal banter."I received a call from a producer," Kelly Gorsky, a specialist in therapy, psychology and anger management, told Fox News Digital. "He said, ‘I have a complicated situation, a complicated potential client. Can you handle a difficult
The Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s longtime paper of record, will publish its final edition on Sunday and become an online-only news outlet. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/nyregion/new-jersey-star-ledger-prints-final-edition.html Author : Tracey Tully Publish date : 2025-02-01 13:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The Learjet 55 went down shortly after takeoff, crashing near a shopping mall in northeast Philadelphia and setting ablaze homes and vehicles, officials said. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/31/philadelphia-plane-crash-child-patient/ Author : Frances Vinall, María Luisa Paúl Publish date : 2025-02-01 05:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Alibaba touts new AI model it says rivals DeepSeek, OpenAI, Meta's top offerings- DeepSeek is the newest front in the AI competition between the US and China- DeepSeek fallout: GOP Sen Josh Hawley seeks to cut off all US-China collaboration on AI developmentHEATING UP: Chinese tech giant Alibaba is flexing its muscles in the global race for artificial intelligence dominance, claiming the latest version of its Qwen 2.5 can take on the top models from rivals both foreign and domestic.NEWEST FRONT: OPINION: DeepSeek's release of a high-profile new AI model underscores a point we at OpenAI have
The hostage handovers appeared to go relatively smoothly, unlike the previous one, which descended into chaos. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/world/israel-hamas-gaza-hostages Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2025-02-01 12:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Panama in his first international trip. Here’s what to know about the Panama Canal and Trump’s claims about it. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/panama-canal-trump-us-shipping-explained/ Author : Maham Javaid, Laris Karklis, Hannah Dormido Publish date : 2025-02-01 11:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Kyle Rudolph left the Minnesota Vikings a couple seasons before they went 14-3 in 2022, when they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Giants.Two seasons later, they had almost a carbon copy of that campaign. This year, they went 13-4 but had another first-round playoff exit."You got to make the plays when it matters most, and they just didn't do it each of those last playoff games," Rudolph told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREENow, the Vikings have to decide whether to keep
On the first day of February, consider a monthly intention-setting ritual, even if you think you don’t have a minute to spare. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/briefing/renewed-resolve.html Author : Melissa Kirsch Publish date : 2025-02-01 11:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.