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Austin Steele/CNN President Joe Biden during the CNN presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta. CNN — With President Joe Biden’s political future hanging in the balance, many in the White House, still reeling from his disastrous performance in last month’s presidential debate, are feeling anxious and uncertain about whether Biden will continue his reelection campaign. Multiple sources inside and outside the White House told CNN the mood has been sour since Biden’s dismal performance in CNN’s presidential debate on June 27. Staffers, from junior aides to veterans, have struggled to understand Biden’s halting speech for more than 90…
Associated Press Cleveland Guardians (56-32, 1st in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (42-48, 4th in the AL Central)Detroit; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPitcher projections: Guardians: Gavin Williams (0-1, 11.25 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, 2 strikeouts), Tigers: Cader Montero (1-2, 6.60 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)BETMGM Sportsbook: Line Guardians -149, Tigers +125; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBottom line: The Detroit Tigers begin a four-game home series against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday.Detroit is 42-48 all-time and 19-22 at home. The Tigers are 30-5 in games in which they have scored five or more points.Cleveland’s record on the road is 26-21 and their…
Jacques Kallis’ South African champions will face Younis Khan’s Pakistani champions on Tuesday, July 9, in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2024. Both teams have had contrasting starts to their campaigns, with South Africa losing all their matches while Pakistan has won all the games they have played. Pakistan Champions vs South African Champions: Fantasy XI Prediction {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} South Africa started the tournament with a nine-wicket defeat to the English champions. They then suffered a heavy defeat of 104 runs to the Australian champions. In their previous match, South Africa lost to the West Indies champions…
Editor’s Note: This is the introduction to Volume 7, Issue 3 of the Texas National Security Review. When I was a young scholar, I was torn between two models of academic writing. I was trained as a historian, but my mentors, research subject, and professional background had exposed me to international relations theory and security studies. These groups displayed different characteristics in their academic scribblings. For the security studies crowd, academic writing was too often crafted like a terse but bold legal brief, with the key points presented in outline form, the argument simple, sharp, and often combative. “The long-held…
Many people repeatedly complain about their jobs and how much stress they cause them. And if your workplace turns out to be a toxic place, this can make you feel even more stressed. So, to reduce this stress, people in China are putting their bosses, colleagues and jobs up for sale on second-hand e-commerce platforms. Yes, that’s right. China: In response to the growing trend, Xianyu said on Weibo that it is illegal to sell them without their consent. (Unsplash) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Chinese young people joke about “selling” their jobs and bosses on Xianyu, Alibaba’s second-hand e-commerce platform,…
Washington – “We are very concerned about the health of our employees,” several House Democratic leaders said Sunday. President Biden His reelection campaign Recent debate performancesMultiple sources told CBS News.”We are committed to protecting the rights of our people,” Reps. Jerry Nadler of New York, Mark Takano of California, Adam Smith of Washington and Joe Morrell of New York said during a Zoom call with House Minority Leader Gregory I. Hakeem Jeffries According to a person on the call and three others familiar with the call, Trump said Biden should drop out of the race. Reps. Jim Himes of Connecticut,…
The final results of France’s surprise parliamentary elections suggest that voters have declared a resolute “no” to Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rally National party.French President Emmanuel Macron, a lifelong gambler, has won the right to continue gambling. Image: BloombergBloomberg Lionel LaurentFrench President Emmanuel Macron, a die-hard gambler, has won the right to continue gambling. The results of France’s hastily organised parliamentary runoff elections showed voters giving a firm “no” to Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rally National party, while giving only hesitant “maybes” to its left-wing and centre rivals. As President Macron prepares to bring together the Greens and Socialists, there…
Last year, Chinese businessman Li Xiaosan and his teenage son traveled 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles) through Central America to reach the United States. In Colombia, they were robbed at gunpoint and lost almost all of their valuables, in Panama they trekked through dangerous jungles and swamps, and in Mexico they made a perilous 12-hour sea journey. During the Chinese New Year, they were video chatting with their family in China, and Li’s son broke down in tears. “Freedom isn’t free,” Li told him. Li and his son are among more than 37,000 Chinese nationals arrested for illegally crossing the U.S.…
Article informationauthor, Faisal Islam & Charlotte Edwardsrole, BBC News8 July 2024 02:03 BSTUpdated 11 minutes agoFinance Minister Rachel Reeves will promise to make driving economic growth a “national mission” in her maiden speech as Treasury Minister.Mr Reeves will later speak to business leaders at the Treasury where he will set out Labour’s economic plans and say “the era of chaos and irresponsibility is over”.She is also expected to announce the reinstatement of mandatory housebuilding targets as part of an overhaul of England’s town planning rules.And she will say that with the political turmoil in France and the US, the UK…
Hyderabad: Kanishka Narayan (33), an Indian-origin man from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, won the UK general election as the Labour candidate for Glamorgan, Wales, against Conservative member Alan Cairns.Kanishka’s uncle and dean of SKJ Law College Jayant Kumar said his nephew Kanishka had made not only Muzaffarpur but the entire country proud.”Kanishka is my younger brother’s son. He quit his job to contest elections. He has always been interested in politics,” Jayant Kumar said.Kanishka was born in Muzaffarpur and studied there up to the third standard.He was previously a civil servant. After the elections were announced, he resigned from his job and…