Posts by Sophie Clearwater
What to Know About Palestinian Authority’s Scheduled Elections
Due to ongoing Israeli military occupation and settlement expansion, however, the PA has remained as an administrative body with limited sovereignty. The PA has nominal authority over the Palestinian Territories, but in reality it exercises only partial civil control over parts of the West Bank. It has not controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007 when…
Read MoreExclusive | Inside the word-of-mouth wellness club Manhattan moms are flocking to — with their daughters
It’s the pink mommy club of the Upper East Side. But only the well-connected seem to know it’s there. The Pearl — part fitness studio, part social club, part multigenerational event space for personal development programming and bachelorette parties alike — sits in a building like any other on a street like any other on…
Read MoreThe Secret Weapon Behind Dwayne Johnson’s Moana Transformation
And while he could lasso the sun and harness the breeze, he needed a bit of help to let Maui’s hair down. With the faux locks in place, “the first time they saw me as Maui, they were like, ‘Oh,’” Johnson acknowledged of daughters Simone, 24, (with ex Dany Garcia) Jasmine, 10 and Tiana, 8 (with wife…
Read MorePolitical Candidates Have An Opening on Clean Energy
For Democrats, the winning message is not complicated. Americans want more energy of all kinds, delivered fast, at lower cost, on a reliable grid that can handle a hotter climate, a more electrified economy, and rising demand from technologies like AI. The candidate who says, “I’m for building more power and bringing your costs down,”…
Read MoreHow the Iran War Worsens the Climate Crisis
All this is unfolding during the “great aid recession,” with eight of the ten largest humanitarian donors having cut funding since 2022. The result is populations ever more vulnerable to tensions over water, energy, and food access, tensions that risk stoking displacement, particularly among the more vulnerable groups: refugees, farmers, and women. Wars and greenhouse…
Read MoreCarolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon ripped for engraving entire family’s names on Stanley Cup
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon is facing backlash for engraving the names of his wife and children on the Stanley Cup as hockey fans blasted the decision as “disrespectful and shameful.” Dundon’s name, along with his wife, Verushka, and their five children – Caden, Dax, Drew, Blake and Tagan – take up the first two…
Read MoreTrump says Democrats replacing Graham Platner is ‘very hard for them to do’
President Trump remarked that congressional Democrats would have a hard time replacing former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after the embattled candidate suspended his campaign Wednesday. “It’s very hard for them to do. It’s really a question of whether or not you believe the woman. A lot of people say big falsehoods. It’s … he’s in…
Read MoreSee How Far You’ll Go With These Moana Secrets
4. An initial research trip to the Pacific Islands changed the production team’s course. “We really spent time with people, sitting in villages with the elders, children, and academics, and going out sailing as well,” producer Osnat Shurer shared with Canada’s Tribute magazine in 2017. “We came back with such a deep appreciation for the culture,…
Read MoreBlack bear breaks into Alaskan mall, eats a peach and relieves itself on floor before leaving: video
Can bearly believe it! A black bear was caught on camera seemingly running errands at a local shopping mall in Anchorage, Alaska over the weekend. A black bear in Alaska strolled through the automatic doors of the commissary mall on the military base on Sunday. Kory Godbout The bear entered the commissary mall at Joint…
Read MoreAir Force revokes 135 promotions after grading error in test: ‘Hard for everyone’
More than 100 Air Force airmen had their promotions revoked after a scoring blunder on a required exam upended this year’s process — as officials warned the mistake will be “hard for everyone impacted.” Air Force officials discovered that an outdated answer key was mistakenly used to score the Specialty Knowledge Test, an exam used…
Read MoreTrump terminates remaining members of Election Assistance Commission after landmark Supreme Court ruling expanded his powers
President Trump on Thursday terminated the remaining members of a federal panel that assists election administration officials nationwide after a landmark Supreme Court ruling granted him more power to fire members of independent agencies. Thomas Hicks and Christy McCormick, who were appointed to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) by former President Barack Obama, were fired…
Read MoreFurious Boyle Heights residents clash with Karen Bass over response to warehouse fire: ‘Who can yell the loudest’
Boyle Heights residents shouted down Mayor Karen Bass and blasted Lineage Logistics executives Thursday night as weeks of an unbearable stench from a burned-out warehouse boiled over into a furious community meeting. More than three weeks after the June 17 fire tore through Lineage Logistics’ nearly 500,000-square-foot cold-storage warehouse, hundreds of frustrated residents packed Stevenson…
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