Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Israel eliminates Hamas deputy who commanded terrorist raids on Oct. 7
A Hamas deputy who spearheaded terrorist raids on Israel during the October 7 massacre has been eliminated, the Jewish State’s defense forces announced Friday. Imad Hassan Hussein Aslim, the commander of the Zeitoun Battalion in Hamas’ military wing, was killed in a joint airstrike involving the Israel Defense Forces and the state’s security agency Shin…
Read MoreArtists Withdraw From Semiquincentennial Concerts
TIME has reached out to Freedom 250 for comment. It’s not the first time Trump has caused backlash from the artistic community. Several artists, including Sabrina Carpenter, have previously pushed back against the Administration’s use of their songs to advance its political agenda on social media. Who’s out? Country singer-songwriter Martina McBride, in a Thursday…
Read MoreJealousy Is Not a Moral Failure
—MirageC—Getty Images Jealousy may be the most condemned emotion in modern life. We treat it as evidence of insecurity, bitterness, or emotional immaturity—something evolved adults should rise above. But jealousy is not a moral failure. More often, it is information: a painful but clarifying signal about what we long for, what we fear losing, and…
Read MoreAll the Tragedy That Has Led to Belief in a Kennedy Family Curse
The son known familiarly to the whole country as Bobby Kennedy married Ethel Skakel on June 17, 1950. They went on to have 11 children: Kathleen, Joseph II, Robert Jr., David, Courtney, Michael, Kerry, Christopher, Maxwell, Douglas and Rory. Ethel was pregnant with Rory when Bobby was fatally shot on June 6, 1968, shortly after…
Read MoreAmtrak train catches fire, 2 seriously injured as Penn Station service is disrupted
An Amtrak work train broke out in flames near New York’s Penn Station on Friday morning, injuring five people and disrupting rail service into midtown for thousands of commuters. The two-alarm blaze erupted at around 1:30 a.m. when the FDNY received reports of an Amtrak work train car on fire on track 11 in one…
Read MoreWoman dead after being swept away by swift water during flash flooding in Tennessee
Tragedy has unfolded in Tennessee, where persistent wet weather and flooding have resulted in the death of a woman on Thursday. According to officials, a 64-year-old woman died outside her home after strong, swift water conditions took her downstream. Members of the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office said the woman was outside her home and was close…
Read MoreTreasury Prepares to Put Trump on a $250 Bill
The President is also slated to appear on a number of coins, including a commemorative 24-karat gold coin and a $1 coin that will reportedly circulate as currency. In March, the design of the gold coin was unanimously approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were appointed by Trump earlier this year.…
Read MoreTim Walz pardons illegal alien convicted of armed robbery before ICE deportation to Laos
Minnesota’s Democratic governor on Wednesday pardoned an illegal alien previously convicted of armed robbery before he could be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Jai Vang, an illegal alien from Laos, was convicted of aiding and abetting and armed robbery in Hennepin County in 1994, according to FOX 9. The incident occurred when he was 18…
Read MoreWhy the Cast of Calabasas Confidential Sounds Familiar: Meet the Celebrity Kids, Influencers & More
Calabasas has more than just the Kardashians to keep up with. Sure, the family helped put the Southern California city on the map, with people from all over the world knowing the Los Angeles-area enclave primarily as the Kards’ home base. But it’s a crowded zip code—91302, FYI—and the new Netflix reality series Calabasas Confidential,…
Read MoreCalifornia teen wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in dramatic lightning-round tiebreaker
Shrey Parikh felt his body shake from nerves and doubts every time he walked to the microphone at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the final test of a six-year competitive spelling career marked by triumph and heartbreak that he knew could end at any moment. Then he listened to pronouncer Jacques Bailly, and his dour…
Read MoreEx-NHLer Brendan Lemieux opens up after dad Claude’s tragic death
The children of four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux opened up on Thursday night following their father’s tragic death. Lemieux died of an apparent suicide after he was found in the showroom of a furniture store he and his wife own in Lake Park, Fla., earlier Thursday morning. His son, Brendan, who is currently playing…
Read MoreMamdani backs DSA-endorsed congressional candidate over longtime incumbent Adriano Espaillat
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday threw his support behind a far-left candidate and fellow Israel basher with radical positions who’s looking to knock off five-term incumbent House Rep. Adriano Espaillat. Hizzoner endorsed firebrand Darializa Avila Chevalier in the tightening Democratic primary that covers parts of upper Manhattan and the Bronx, lauding her as a congressional…
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