Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Trump Weighs ‘Massive Attack’ as Iran Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal
Iranian officials reportedly said they were not interested in any new deal that left the issue of the Strait unresolved. Butting heads Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visited Tehran on Thursday and was expected to convey the U.S. position after he visited the White House last week. But U.S.-Iran negotiations seem off the table for…
Read MoreHow NATO Is Quietly Reinventing Itself for Trump
Yet a day later, the mood had changed. Trump departed Ankara praising “the love” among the allies. He was seduced by a carefully orchestrated procession of prime ministers and presidents of member countries of the alliance, each in turn swallowing hard and praising his leadership. They were following a script already played to great effect…
Read MoreMeet Me in the Notes App
Our phones, in other words, can augment our memories. Julia Soares, assistant professor of psychology at New Mexico State University, says that devices can become “partners for helping us remember things.” “You’ll find some very heartfelt things that are digital,” she explains, adding that sometimes people don’t think of these “digital scraps or mementos” as…
Read MoreLuxury Beauty Exclusives You Can Only Get During the Nordstrom Sale
The E! Insider Shop editors and writers search the internet to find the best products out there. We interview expert sources, comb through customer reviews, and use our own personal experiences to make shopping easier for our readers. As an editorial team, we independently create content and determine coverage based on research, reporting and what…
Read MoreComptroller Mark Levine’s truth telling could make him the real anti-Mamdani
Someone must’ve slipped truth serum into the Municipal Building’s water, because city Comptroller Mark Levine’s rash of honesty is starting to make him seem like city government’s true anti-Mamdani. Levine, a Democrat who endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor, committed a brazen act of candor Sunday when he blasted New York rent laws for fueling the…
Read MoreThe Case for Investing in Local Government
Local government brought transportation planners and civil engineers, emergency managers and first responders, neighborhood leaders and environmental organizations, parents and business owners to the same table. This led to real-time barricade deployment on dangerous streets, basin-by-basin planning, a platform called WaterWise that brings residents into resilience, and protections and public space that cost less, arrive…
Read MoreSorry, haters, Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is no wimp — but a hero for our times
Was Odysseus, the legendary Greek warrior, actually a wimp? The most trenchant criticisms of Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster movie “The Odyssey” involve how he portrays the hero of the tale. In the original, Odysseus is a clever, multifaceted hero who comes up with the idea for the Trojan horse and then, after the Greeks…
Read MoreNY cops not ruling out another suspect may have been involved in murder-suicide that left grandma, her daughter, 4 grandkids dead
New York cops investigating a murder-suicide that left a grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren dead have not ruled out the theory that the kids’ mom may have been complicit in their deaths. Amy Steadman, 64, Sarah Myers, 44, and Harper Harmon, 13; Hudson Harmon, 11; Gavin Harmon, 10, and Gracelynn Harmon, 10 –…
Read MoreUniversity of Chicago campus shooting leaves two dead inside car: report
Two people were shot and killed inside a vehicle on the University of Chicago campus on Thursday, according to local reports. The victims — a 27-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man — were discovered inside a vehicle on the 5900 block of South Ellis near Midway Plaisance Ice Skating Rink and Harper Quad at around 5:35 p.m.,…
Read MoreWhat Jennifer Lopez Has Shared About Exes Marc Anthony, Ben Affleck and More
And the singer has learned a thing or two from her spins around the block. “If you’re the one who’s being heartbroken, you’re the winner,” she continued. “Because if you go around your life and you’re breaking hearts…you’re the loser.” While Lopez acknowledges she’s “been on both sides,” she feels like she’s grown the most…
Read MoreIran rejects latest cease-fire proposal as Trump considers ‘massive attack’: report
Iran reportedly rejected a new cease-fire deal Thursday that was presented by Iraq’s prime minister on behalf of President Trump. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi – fresh off a White House visit and Oval Office meeting with Trump – brought the proposed deal with him to Tehran and presented it to top Iranian officials, who…
Read MoreWealthy LA reality star plunges to death from 28th floor of hotel as chilling final text revealed
A wealthy Los Angeles reality TV personality plunged 28 stories to his death from a swanky South Florida beachfront resort just moments after texting friends, “I’m coming,” leaving stunned loved ones insisting the fatal fall was no suicide. Yakir Levi, 45, had been set to meet two pals Monday night at the luxe Acqualina Resort…
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