“For us, we feel like this is what we do: We put on NBA basketball,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on ESPN 10 days ago when asked about the league’s plan to resume its suspended season. “We believe that, for the country, it will be a respite [from] the enormous …
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Gone with the Wind is back on HBO Max with the disclaimer that it ‘denies the horrors of slavery’
gone With the Wind has returned to HBO Max, along with two new videos discussing the historical context and racial stereotypes of the 1939 Civil War epic. The film was removed from the streaming service earlier this month after a written opinion piece. by John Ridley, screenwriter of 12 years …
Read More »State coronavirus travel restrictions ‘not helpful’
Airbus SE A321 aircraft with a livery for Delta Air Lines Inc., left and Spirit Airlines Inc. are seen at the Airbus final assembly line facility in Mobile, Alabama. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | fake pictures A mosaic of government travel restrictions “is not useful” to revitalize the demand for …
Read More »Supreme Court awards victory to Trump in quick deportation case
The Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump 7-2 on Thursday in a case over a federal law that substantially limits the role that courts can play in reviewing deportation decisions in certain cases under a well-known simplified process. as “accelerated removal”. The opinion was written by Judge Samuel Alito, …
Read More »Justice Department Responds to Nadler’s Threat of Barr’s Removal: It’s a “Political Thing”
Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec responded Thursday to a threat from House of Representatives Judiciary Committee President Jerrold Nadler to seek impeachment against Attorney General Bill Barr, criticizing the suggestion as simply “somewhat political. “ Nadler, DN.Y., suggested this week that his committee “could well” initiate impeachment proceedings, amid his …
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