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Alex Majoli / Magnum The United States today does not have so much as an embassy in Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Syria, or Yemen. It demonstrably has little influence over nominal allies such as Pakistan, which has been aiding the Taliban for decades, and Saudi Arabia, which has prolonged the conflict …

Is Trina getting ready to walk down the aisle? On Sept. 9, the rapper revealed during a FaceTime call with life coach Stormy Wellington that someone put a ring on it. She didn’t say who the lucky man is but she showed off the rock, saying, “I had a big …

Locales around the nation are experiencing a real estate boom as home prices nationally continue to soar. In June, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index shared data that showed an 18.6% increase in home prices, which is the biggest gain in more than two decades. Real estate has always provided lucrative …

Nolan StraussPhoto: Malheur County Jail On Thursday, a white Colorado truck driver was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for a hate crime after repeatedly stabbing a Black man in the neck, completely unprovoked. In December 2019, 27-year-old Nolan Strauss ambushed Ronnell Hughes, …

Sally Rooney’s novels have long been criticized as insufficiently political, but reconciling ideology and storytelling has always been a thorny issue for writers. Erik Voake / Getty; Bettmann / Getty; The Atlantic In Sally Rooney’s novels, idealistic college students espouse Marxism despite never having read any of the ideology’s foundational …

Wendy Williams has canceled promo for her talk show after her social media pages indicated she’s experiencing ongoing health issues. The latest post from the @WendyShow Instagram account reads: “Wendy is dealing with some ongoing health issues and is undergoing further evaluations. She will not be able to complete her …

Former President Barack Obama Is helping California Gov. Gavin Newsom by asking residents to reject the recall in a new TV ad released Wednesday. The former president is the latest Democratic politician to back Newsom. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Vice President Kamala Harris have come to the governor’s defense …

Usher onstage at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards, broadcast live on FOX on May 27, 2021.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) “Does the winner get a blue vest?” asked veteran artist and tour manager Dennis De Groot on Twitter, in response to a Thursday announcement that “international education and advocacy organization” …

Impeachment: American Crime Story tells a humanizing story, but misses a bigger point. Tina Thorpe / FX If you’re in the mood for ’90s nostalgia, the first episode of Impeachment: American Crime Story is a scrunchie-wearing, SlimFast-drinking, Jane magazine–reading coast down memory lane. It has shopping malls and step-aerobics classes …

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