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Prince Andrew’s ‘MeToo’ Accuser A judge has given the green light to a lawsuit by an American woman who says Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17. … U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected an argument by Andrew’s lawyers that Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit should be thrown out at an early stage because… Read more.
We were promised a Black woman on the $20 bill … The writer and poet Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to have her likeness depicted on the quarter, the first in a series of coins commemorating pioneering American women that began shipping this week, the U.S. Mint announced Monday. … The coin… Read more.
The following CNN recap this morning of last night’s game says it all: _________ Kirby Smart, Stetson Bennett and the Georgia Bulldogs turned back their demons and turned away Alabama, defeating the reigning national champions to capture the school’s first title since 1980. Smart — who had previously been 0-4 when facing his mentor Nick… Read more.
Episode 60: Famous People Used to ‘Die in Threes.’ Now They’re Dying in Droves... Related commentaries: Corrupt Zuma, captured Ramaphosa… Listen.
Never before in the history of American politics has a politician seem to revel in debasing himself quite like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas does. My commentary “Lyin’ Ted Cruz Is Even Worse Than Trump Said,” February 20, 2021, probably said it all. But I’d be remiss not to comment on this: Senator Ted Cruz… Read more.
Here is how the BBC updated this unfolding international farce today: __________ The Serb star remains in immigration detention [at a hotel] in Melbourne after being denied entry on Wednesday. A court challenge is due on Monday, a week before the Australian Open begins. … Djokovic, who has said he is opposed to vaccination, had… Read more.
Many Americans are marking this first anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection by making much ado about the 725 arrests the FBI has made. Except this is rather like passengers making much ado about the many buckets of water the crew were bailing from the Titanic … No doubt, given those arrests, Americans should be… Read more.
I was exceedingly happy when Mexicans elected López Obrador as president in 2018. Here in part is how I commented in “Mexicans Voted for López Obrador to Confront Donald Trump,” July 2, 2018: _________ Obrador has been running for president as a socialist godsend for 18 years, to no avail. … But the (orange) elephant in the… Read more.
Here in part is what I predicted over two years ago in “Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself! This, Despite Prevailing Suspicions of Foul Play,” August 15, 2019: ________ Jeffrey Epstein was arguably the most notorious sex-trafficker and serial rapist in US history. His victims were too numerous to count and invariably too young. Even worse, he… Read more.
