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Book review: Margaret Thatcher, A Life and Legacy
David Cannadine has produced an excellent, concise and incisive biography.
Margaret Thatcher has been the most commented on, researched, and written about prime minister since Churchill. Dozens of books have been produced about her, many of them are partisan. The two best sets of biographies are by John Campbell and, as yet uncompleted, most recently by Charles Moore.#
This biography is unusual in that it is a mere 33,000 words or one hundred and thirty six pages. Professor Sir David Cannadine is a distinguished academic who has written widely in cultural and political affairs. He is now the General Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and two years ago his colleagues suggested he should contribute the entry on Margaret Thatcher – it would be the largest entry for any twentieth-century prime minister since Churchill. It was then decided that the entry would be published as a short stand-alone volume.
Cannadine has produced an excellent concise and incisive biography which sets in a wider context “the dominant British public figure of her generation”. He was aware that public reaction to her was divisive, and this would help judge any biography. In writing this biography Cannadine sought to be as even-handed as possible, viewing her with what he regarded as a necessary and deserving combination of sympathy and detachment.
It is based upon published sources and would not claim to have discovered new, original ones, but rather has an interesting assessment which makes the reader think. One of the greatest strengths of the Cannadine book is his appreciation of Thatcher’s feminine qualities as well as her negative ones. It is hard for us today to recognise just how difficult it was for a woman to succeed in any career or profession even forty years ago.
Quite rightly, he emphasises her fortune in being married to Denis who provided her with both physical and financial support which enabled her to concentrate on her political career. Cannadine shows that leadership in politics or businesses often has a ten year cycle, and if you survive longer than that then hubris overtakes you and mistakes are made. Her downfall was brought about as much by her own mistakes and character as by the machinations of a mutinous parliamentary party.
As a historian Cannadine in his appraisal is able to put Thatcher’s life and role into context. She was an outsider like Disraeli, Lloyd George, Bonar Law, Macdonald, Callaghan and Major. But Thatcher enjoyed two large advantages – an Oxford education and a wealthy spouse. In a strange way her early adoption as a parliamentary candidate meant she had more in common with Heath and Wilson – not that either of them could welcome that comparison.
Cannadine concludes that throughout her premierships she was the dominant figure in British public life, and she not only made the political weather, but went some way towards changing the political climate, too. There was no one – until the premiership of Theresa May – who she could be compared with. But as Cannadine shows she was neither the first nor the only long serving female prime minister in the twentieth century – Indira Gandhi, Gold Meir and Benazir Bhutto. But Thatcher didn’t just dominate domestic UK politics but, increasingly, international politics.
In Britain the shift from a northern-based industrial economy, with a manual, unionised working class, to a consumer-orientated, white-collar service economy increasingly concentrated in the south east of England might very well have occurred whoever was prime minister. But she changed the weather.
Cannadine concludes that even after her death in 2013, British politics on both the right and the left was largely played out in her shadow. A large part of the electoral success of Tony Blair was due to the fact that he abandoned many of the old Labour/TUC strengths and weaknesses and embraced what had become called “Thatcherism”; which was a political phenomenon rather than a coherent philosophy.
After her downfall she haunted the Tory Party and spent years travelling the world and seeking the adoration of her admirers. As Peregrine Worsthorne observed, she sought to make the world safe for the Victorian values of her father, yet she actually made it safer for the more suspect ethics of her son.
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help everybody. another factor, the national guard and reservists who have been carrying so much of the load in our recent battles, their suicide rate i believe reservists are taking their life at a 40% higher rate than active duty. >> bill: it is really important stuff. check it out this weekend on fox reports at 6:00 eastern time. we'll run it throughout the week as well. great to see you. jon scott. we have to run. smitty, great to be with you at 1:00. here is dagen in today for harris. bye-bye. >> this fox news alert. the situation at our southern border spinning out of control. blue states are finally feeling the heat. this is "the faulkner focus" and i'm dagen mcdowell in for harris. massachusetts now moving illegal migrants sent there to a shelter set up on joint base cape cod. they are expected to arrive
later this hour after republican governor sent a clear message all week. texas governor greg abbott dropping off bus loads of migrant right at kamala harris's doorstep after she said the border was secure. desantis sent migrants to martha's vineyard. they are loud and proud sanctuary en klaifshs. democrats now blasting the governors. the president and white house doubling down on border security. >> we agree the border is secure but there is still more work to be done. i've been very clear. it is a political stunt. that's what we're seeing from governors, republican governors in particular. republicans -- their colleagues should be calling out the cruel way that they are playing and what they are doing with their cruel political games.
and again, these are families that are including children, all right? >> republicans are playing politics with human beings using them as props. what they're doing is simply wrong, unamerican, reckless. >> any comments on the migrants dropped off? >> the border czar refusing to respond to desantis's shot across the bow. governor abbott with this just a moment ago. >> we have small communities of about 25,000 people who have thousands of illegal immigrants dumped into their community and so they were begging for relief. plus we have a president who has refused to go see the chaos he has created on the border and a border czar who has refused to see what's going ong at the border. if they won't go to the border we're taking the border to them. >> bill melugin is live at the border in eagle pass, texas. bill. >> good morning to you. i can tell you there are folks
here in texas who are rolling their eyes at the idea of martha's vineyard being overwhelmed by the arrival of just 50 migrants. i can tell you we have already seen well over 500 illegal crossings this morning in just a couple of hours so far. the day is still young here in eagle pass. we'll show you some of what we've seen. take a look. this is the brand-new fox news nighttime flying drone with thermal imaging capabilities. we're debuting it today for the first time. we were flying it in the middle of the night last night as we saw a large group of well over 100 migrants crossing illegally. some in the water, some coming up the riverbank and a large group crosses illegally to a private orchard in eagle pass. it is the number one spot along the border for these large groups. they get more of them than anywhere else along our southern border. sometimes the del rio sector gets upwards of 2,000 illegal crossings in a single day. this was only one of three huge
groups we have already seen so far this morning. it is not even noon yet out here. look at the second group we saw. another group of about 200 who crossed illegally and started walking along a local highway out here. this is how it is in eagle pass. you can be driving down the road and you will see large groups of several hundred migrants walking down the highway waiting to be apprehended by border patrol. highway 277 and we see migrants on it almost every day out here predominantly single adults from venezuela out here in the sector. while that was going on we had a third group crossing at the same time. look at this video from our drone team on the other side of town in eagle pass. another group of 200 to 300 migrants who also crossed illegally at the same time. this sector has had more than 450,000 illegal crossings so far this year. that's double the number it was at this same time last year. the records keep getting broken. the del rio sector, it's
sucking up border patrol resources. last weekend alone they had more than 700 known gotaways just in this sector alone. bringing it to arizona, imagine or fentanyl bust. look at the photos here. cbp agents seizing 276,000 fentanyl pills which were being smuggled in a vehicle's spare trier trying to get into the u.s. 146,000 of those pills were the new rainbow colored fentanyl pills designed to look like candy which has the d.e.a. concerned. it could be more attractive to young people. back here live border patrol in arizona reported their own fentanyl bust. they arrested a 15-year-old u.s. citizen who had five pounds of fentanyl strapped to his body on a shuttle bus trying to get through a border patrol checkpoint. a 15-year-old had that on him and was arrested which border patrol.
>> when was fox news first at the border covering it daily? last march, not this year but the last year? >> it would be february or march of 2021. we've been out here non-stop well over a year and a half now. >> how fast other members of the media wound up on martha's vineyard because that's the tragedy and scandal. thank you for what you and the crew do every single day. border officials facing some 6,000 encounters per day and as bill melugin mentioned, that's not including those gotaways that slip past agents. del rio, texas saw more encounters in july than its own population. democrats absolutely outraged, however, that governor desantis sent 50 migrants to martha's vineyard. new york and washington so far getting what agents at the border see over several hours.
but massachusetts democrats already calling their situation a humanitarian crisis. ron desantis calling out that hypocrisy. >> biden would fly people in the middle of the night, dump them all across this country. there was no warning on any of this. they are doing it and farming people out all around. the minute even a small fraction of what those border towns deal with every day is brought to their front door, they all of a sudden go berserk and so upset this is happening. it just shows you, you know, their virtue signaling is a fraud. >> republican congresswoman, a member of the house homeland security committee is here. what do you make of this hypocrisy? the migrant flights coming in in the middle of the night into new york state and westchester county, no one would have known about those instead of the
reporting of the "new york post." >> the height of hypocrisy. you think about the 78 flights alone that came into jacksonville, florida in the dead of the night that took a freedom of information request by members of congress to get that from the biden administration. yet 50 illegals get flown into the playground of the rich and famous, home of barack obama, all of sudden they're outraged. obama was the author of the kids in cages. now they're on their front doorstep and oh my goodness, we have to get the military involved. i have a nod to governor desantis for his shrewd acumen and the courage to take the fight to those on the left and those that choose to ignore and virtue signal but also to you and the entire fox team you guys are the only network covering this epic crisis that we have been facing.
no other network has touched it. they don't want to acknowledge the $2 million that el paso has allocated and the 25 charter buses they are sending to sanctuary cities. it is only when governor abbott and desaptis that it -- same on the biden administration for ignoring the public health, humanitarian and national security crisis that he has created at our southwest border. >> the "new york post" has a couple of op-eds with headlines like this. with martha's vineyard meltdown maybe dems will finally understand illegal immigration problems and also this. dems are upset that desantis has made them look in the mirror on migration. and the fact that just to use one example of many, the press secretary calls moving migrants to other places in the united
states cruel. what's cruel is laying a foundation where human traffickers and drug traffickers profit from human misery and suffering and even death, whether it's the hundreds, as the united states and governor greg abbott mentioned this. the united nations said our southern border is the most deadly in the world. hundred of migrants have died. 51 who died trapped in a tractor trailer. then also the thousands upon thousands, tens of thousands of americans who die from fentanyl poisoning. where is the outrage from the left? >> they live in an alternate reality. they don't see the cruelty at the southwest border because they refuse to go there. they want to live in the alternate reality where their open border policy is somehow humane. it is inhumane. i can tell you firsthand having
been there five times that is what's inhumane are the cartels that viciously gang rape young girls as young as 9 years old. i have seen it myself. the human trafficking, the over 100,000 families that have lost loved ones because of the fentanyl that has been peddled and trafficked across the border. the only thing that is inhumane and cruel is the biden administration's open border policies and that's what is going to change. americans will never forget the open border poll seals that have simultaneously created a public health crisis, humanitarian crisis and national security crisis allowing members of the international terrorist watch list to come across this border and gang members, drugs have destroyed our national security in that respect. we will not let them forget it. >> before we go, california governor gavin newsom is also calling out ron desantis and governor abbott calling on the department of justice to
consider kidnapping charges. he tweeted this. i'm formally requesting the d.o.j. begin an immediate investigation into these inhumane efforts to use kids as political pawns. it seems like that gavin newsom tends to wake up to these issues when he can use it as a political weapon. but not before. >> it's kind of concerning, the obsession that california governor newsom has with florida governor ron desantis. i think there is maybe a hint of jealousy in the fact we are oef the freest state in the nation and our education is top in the nation and they are falling at the bottom of every bad list, california is. it's a very strange dynamic. he should even talk to his own in laws who fled to the free state of florida. i think governor newsom would be best focusing on the issues in his backyard, homelessness, drug crisis, people fleeing so much so he has to run ads in
other states telling people to come home. he has to focus on his own issues before he comes at my governor ron desantis. >> i'll also point out at least one county, i believe it's santa clara county in northern california, is distributing narcan in all the high schools because of the fear and danger related to fentanyl overdoses in our high schools among teenagers. >> absolutely heartbreaking. as a parent i can't even imagine having my high schooler come home and say i got narcan today. heartbreaking. >> florida congresswoman, thank you for being here. top democrat senator with a dire warning for his own party. chuck schumer reportedly overheard making grim predictions for the mid-terms and his house counterpart nancy pelosi. marc thiessen in "focus" next. critics say biden the uniter is pulling the country apart. playing politics as americans
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the crowd at the white house loudly booed. that gathering to celebrate the so-called inflation reduction act the same day we learned inflation barely budged and picked up steam if you look at core inflation excluding food and energy. voters with these thoughts on the president. >> he is not uniting the country at all. >> he doesn't love this country the way he should. >> the country was already divided. biden didn't really help and he made it worse. >> marc thiessen. now it's antipathy for the vast majority of americans suffering because of this runaway inflation. >> 100%. in the speech at independence hall he said i'm not talking about the majority of
republicans. just about the election deniers and people who disrespect the rule of law. then he says everyone who is pro-life is a mega republican. every republican has had that. maga republicans, if you support tax cuts like every public since ronald reagan you're a maga republican and the attack on rick scott using the plan that the "washington post" fact checker gave him three pinocchios for using the plan to tar the rest of the party because there is no support for this plan. saying they want to take away your social security. in 2012 they ran the ad with paul ryan pushing a lady over the cliff while mitt romney sang america the beautiful.
it's lies and it is the same tactic the democrats have been doing every time they've been desperate. >> 48% of registered voters call biden's rhetoric heated and healthy. 42% call it overheated and dangerous. polling from fox also ranks voters' top issues inflation is number one at 89%. future of democracy second at 85%. political divisions and crime tying at 79%. but again the inflation issue, he is not only ignoring it, dismissing it, but their policies are making it worse. the greater the burden on the federal reserve to fight it t greater the downturn. this country is headed toward a very deep long-lasting recession next year. >> 100%. the idea that first of all he
just celebrated this inflation reduction act which doesn't reduce -- even on paper didn't reduce inflation. p penn wharton said it was neutral on inflation and moody's, doesn't improve inflation. the claim that it's neutral on inflation was because it reduced the deficit by $275 million. a couple days later he introduces this plan to forgive $600 billion to a trillion dollars in student debt. that's completely unpaid for. it wiped out all the deficit reduction. if you wipe out the deficit reduction by two or three times the inflation reduction act with cause inflation. he pours gasoline on the fire of inflation. that's not just me. it's obama economists. it's irresponsible to pour gasoline on the fire of inflation and stupid to do it a few weeks before an election. >> mortgage rates are the highest they've been since the
crisis in 2008 topping 6% for the first time since then. i could go on. i'm a nerd. that's what i love. stay up late at night reading information about the federal reserve. what about this manure picnic that biden threw at the white house to celebrate inflation? no one told him it was a bad idea? >> if you want a window into the incompetence of the biden administration, there it is. they set celebration of the inflation reduction when we get a report when inflation hit 8.3%. gas prices are 26% higher than they were a year ago. home heating oil, people are buying home heating oil up 69%. people in the country are choosing between gas and food and they're celebrating inflation reduction. 78% of americans in the fox poll said inflation has hurt them and they look at that saying these people are out of touch. >> if you take out energy and
household durables, inflation increases month over month. virtually every category tracked in the consumer price indepth was up month over month. so to say it's easing or leveling out is manure. mark, before we go, even the press secretary yesterday was talking about medicare and social security being on the chopping block. if they cared the medicare hospital trust fund runs out of money in 2028 and only then they would be able to pay 90 cents on the dollar benefits. why not take the money spent on rich students to try to fix that? >> exactly. what they're doing is taking from working class americans up to a trillion dollars according to the penn wharton model to pay the business school loans of medical loans of doctors. the higher education graduate school loans and letting social security go bankrupt.
so rather than attacking republicans who have called for some sort of entitlement reform to save social security they will get it go bankrupt and spend money on everything else and climate change and take air force one to vote for a few hours in delaware. good for them. >> the abortion issue front and center on the ballot in the mid-terms. some new legislation floated by senator graham this week heating up the debate further. california governor newsom is putting up billboards in red states telling women to come to california for abortions. alexandria hoff is live at the white house. >> good afternoon. there is some concern even among republicans that any new abortion legislation on the federal level serves to distract from issues like crime and inflation and gives democrats the opportunity to try to mobilize their voters using talking points like this.
>> this is dystopian, handmade'stale. >> the voters don't want that. >> senator graham introduced a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks with exceptions. a limit in line with most european nations. came less than two months out from the mid-term elections. 56% of democrat voters consider abortion their top concern. 27% for republicans. >> i'm proudly pro-life and i have no apology for being pro-life. there is no bad time to defend the unborn. >> republican senator told "politico" i don't think there is an appetite for a national platform. my state today is working on this. i'm not sure what he have is thinking here. mitch mcconnell voiced a similar sentiment >> i think most of the members of my conference prefer that this be dealt with at the state
level. >> senator marco rubio sponsored graham's bill noting republicans have laid out their limits while democrats have not. >> your position is you support abortion on demand for any reason at any time up to the moment of birth and paid for my taxpayers. >> it can be a tricky issue for democrats to address. the majority of americans don't support abortions considered late term. >> thank you so much. president biden breaking a long interview drought this weekend. >> president biden: they went on strike to supply chains would come to a screeching halt we would have seen a real economic crisis. >> the president's appearance on 60 minutes comes nearly 100 days after his last sit-down interview. the white house insists he speaks to the press all the time. hispanic voters are abandoning the democrat party if droves.
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>> a new report says the top senate democrat is expressing some concerns about the party's chances of keeping the house despite many democrats feeling they've turned the tide on a red wave. according to punch bowl news senate majority leader chuck schumer privately told a group of democratic senators monday night that speaker pelosi is in trouble and democrats will lose the house. he said if the election were held today there was a 60% chance they would hold the senate. 40% chance they would hold the house. power panel, matt gorman former communications director for the republican campaign arm and disray tim congressional candidate and president and ceo
of innovation ohio. that's not very nice, desirae, chuck schumer is saying that his colleague nancy pelosi. >> typically the party who holds the white house loses in the mid-term elections. he is saying republicans have fumbled the ball with abortion, for example the national ban introduced by senator lindsey graham is a no-go for voters across the country. democrats have a chance to hold the senate. because of the republican party's fumbles they have an opportunity to hold the house, which is why speaker pelosi is so confident. but this happens every mid-term election. it happens to republicans and democrats. if democrats come out on top it is because the republicans failed to win this go round. >> matt, it is not a ban, it is a 15-week restriction on abortions in the senator graham
bill. that being said, chuck schumer lambasting nancy pelosi, how sexist. >> you know, there is a lot of bluster from the democrats as a whole. the fundamentals don't lie. joe biden is stuck between 42 and 43%. it's the approval rating of the president. if you are a member of his party you stay within that number as well unless your last name is manchin or collins you aren't outrunning a president by 7 or 8 points. you have seen a renewed sense of optimism among some of the senate races in georgia in particular, her shell has a small lead there. the next state you'll see is nevada as well. >> i want to move on. lots of pressure on the border czar, vice president kamala harris when she said the border was secure. the vice president walked away
from a question. watch this. >> our leader in this country who rather than focusing on what's good for the public within their own states, they're using people as pawns for political stunts. i think it is shameful. >> i look forward for our day together. thank you. >> what was your reaction to buses arriving at your house? >> what do you make from the reaction of the second gentleman and no reaction from the border czar. >> the first gentleman is right. what we're seeing from republican governors busing people, human beings across the country is a political stunt and human trafficking and not right. that's not going to help us reach a bipartisan consensus to
reform immigration and to figure out how to control our borders. we know these are human beings fleeing from political war and seeking asylum. this political stunt is also not going to go over well with voters. meanwhile democrats are legislating and issuing bipartisan infrastructure. making sure we bring jobs back. democrats are leading. republicans are playing political games. >> inflation is the number one issue, matt. it's not being fought out of the white house and not out of the democrats in the house and senate regardless of what they want to call that act. i digress. if the democrats want to call this human trafficking and that seems to be a word maybe starting with senator bob menendez. a word that keeps coming up over and over again as part of the -- their talking points. but if it's human trafficking, then joe biden was human trafficking because the administration was flying under
the cover of night migrants. again the hypocrisy of this, into westchester, new york state, virginia, you name it. but what do you make of the response from kamala harris and her husband or lack of response from vice president harris? >> let's be clear. this gives northeast liberals including the vice president and her husband a chance to show hypocritical and selfish they are. what do they think is happening at the border and the capacities of the gop governors. their infrastructure is stressed. they can see what is happening at the border. governors called for a meeting and called for help over a year ago and were rebuffed. it gives them a chance to show not only what's happening at the border but if they claim to be so compassionate in the sanctuaries cities here you go, see for yourself. >> it's not going to bring
democrats and republicans together. it's not how we get bipartisan reform for our borders. it is not going to happen. ron desantis using taxpayer dollars to fly human beings from another state in texas to martha's vineyard isn't the answer. >> they were flying into new york state because of president biden. and 50 immigrants on martha's vineyard elicited if you were on the right and as upset on some of these people as martha's vineyard you would be called xenophobe i can and racist. 10 times the number have crossed this morning through eagle pass, texas, 500 versus 50. that makes them upset inseed of the people dying crossing the border. hundreds and thousands of people who died from fentanyl poisoning. thank you for being here.
>> people are dying crossing the border and we have to offer help and reach a bipartisan solution. this isn't going to solve the problems. >> until the border is secure there won't be any bipartisanship. fetterman's health getting more attention in the senate race. >> he seems healthy. zbliem owe not as concerned about his health as his policies and history. he is soft on crime. >> i'm more concerned with his opponent, dr. oz. >> the democrat finally agreeing to debate his republican opponent dr. oz, but with a bunch of conditions. liberal media outlets slamming florida governor ron desantis over the migrant flights to martha's vineyard and other blue cities. the same outlets that have completely ignored the border crisis for years. joe concha weighs in next.
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when it comes to the stroke he suffered in may. and he just finally agreed to a debate, but not until a couple of weeks before election day. the war of words between him and his republican challenger dr. oz a little on the savage side. >> he has been dodging all questions, not just debate questions, but those from the press and from voters, which is insulting in a democracy. i think he is doing it to avoid this radical left ideology that he has. >> right now dr. oz is making a very, very big fit making fun of or mocking somebody with a health challenge. >> rich edson has the latest on this race from washington >> good morning. voters in pennsylvania will start receiving absentee ballots as early as monday. they will wait five weeks after that to see the only scheduled debate between john fetterman
and mehmet oz. fetterman is recovering from a stroke in may. >> the actual lingering issue of auditory processing. sometimes i may not be able to hear things or might miss a word and now i just want to make sure i'm able to know exactly the question being put to me. >> i understand how hard it is to deal with a stroke and heart failure. i am fine with him taking rehearsals. i would like more time in the debate. you have to have multiple debates according to the "washington post". >> he shared cognitive test scores showing he is functioning in the normal range for his age. the times reports fetterman's campaign did not make his doctors available for interviews. oz says fetterman can speak in front of thousands of supporters he should be ready to debate now. one analyst says fetterman may be trying to take advantage of early voting ahead of the late october debate. >> it seems like he is trying
to run out the clock as early as possible when some of the early votes have already cast their ballots and won't be able to change their mind after watching the debate. >> campaign told us voters will still have two weeks after the debate to make up their minds and two years ago the vast majority of ballots in pennsylvania were cast in the final two weeks. dagen. >> thank you so much for that. after ignoring the border crisis for years, liberal media outlets are slamming florida governor ron desantis for sending two planes of migrants to martha's vineyard. msnbc host chris hayes tweeted deeply sick and dehumanizing to fling human beings vin diktively. another one saying desantis heartlessness and cynicism is hard to exaggerate. keith oel berman call it human
trafficking. reading talking points. human trafficking, so based on facts, then joe biden is a human trafficker as well because they have done the same thing flying migrants under the cover of night to places like new york state. >> that's right. westchester in the middle of the night or florida. this has been going on for 18 months under this administration and suddenly these folks care. if they cared so much about the well-being of illegal migrants, dagen, they really should pay attention to this report that just came out from dhs. at least 750 migrants have died trying to cross into the u.s. you compare that to the year before when the number was only 200, right? many of that was from heat exposure and people drowning now. women and children. 19,000 search and rescues by border patrol agents alone. they are risking their lives as well. ron desantis if he is playing chess democrats are playing checkers and the hypocrisy is in the opening and they're actually covering the story.
>> other networks are at martha's vineyard. until recently you couldn't find another television reporter from a cable network down at the southern border. that's been the story. that is the story, not martha's vineyard. but they are doing -- the media and democrats are doing exactly what governor abbott in particular expected them to do. you have to put illegal migrants at their doorstep for them to start being upset about what is a runaway crisis. it is a financial hardship for anybody and everybody across the southern border, texas, arizona, new mexico. >> more than 4 million people will have crossed into this country in the first two years of this presidency alone. we're talking about nearly six times the population of boston, massachusetts. not too far from martha's
vineyard. the story moved off martha's vineyard. they've been moved to cape cod to a military base. martha's vineyard couldn't deal with them. >> with the hypocrisy always comes hyperbole. new day on cnn. >> all of your documentaries are about history. but all of them also make you think about where we are now and we woke up to the news this morning that governor ron desantis of florida sent two plane loads of migrants to martha's vineyard with kids and what not. this is not a parallel here in any way but it does address some of the same themes that are part of this documentary. >> what? the holocaust? >> john berman should know better and why he is being demoted. whenever they talk about the holocaust probably haven't read
about it. how jews weren't just exterminated right away, they worked until they couldn't physically do it anymore and there was no value to the nazis and then they were exterminated. you are comparing this to that? i don't get angry very often but screw you, john berman, the worst analogy you could use and insult to every single person that lost a family member in that horrible holocaust. >> you could call up my best friends whose dad was in a work camp highly the rest of his family were exterminated. martha's vineyard such a hardship. the people wanted the migrants gone as quickly as possible. they can't possibly stay here said a woman. the great biden interview drought, joe concha, came to an end. 60 minutes tweeted it will air at sit-down interview sunday to
kick off the season. by sunday biden will have gone 219 days without a sit-down interview. the white house press secretary defended the president when asked about it last wiek. only interviewed 22 times between taking office and may of this year. at the same point in his term president trump sat down for 90 interviews with the media and i know that president obama sat down for even more than that. 187, i think. >> there is a reason why he is going on 60 minutes. a taped interview. things can be edited out. 60 minutes twitter feed. president joe biden tells 60 minutes went into the deal that stopped the nationwide railroad strike. amazing timing. joe biden sat down with him at the very day the crisis no one heard about this week was averted. it will be a fixed fight. not the 60 minutes we grew up with. we saw it with lesley stahl and
president trump insisted to investigate the hunter biden story and said there isn't there there. we know what to expect. >> president biden lied to george stephanopolous last year during the horrific sit-down. thank you so much. great to see you. that does it for us. "outnumbered" after the break. inspections. no upfront costs at all to get the cash you need. veterans get more at newday.
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Sentencing 24-year-old Gideon Ntema of Maun for murder on Wednesday, Francistown High Court judge, Zibani Makhwade, expressed concern over the commission of crimes by youth who then blame their wayward behaviour on alcohol.
“Many people, especially the youth, commit serious offences and blame it on alcohol as an aggravating factor. Alcohol can have influence on an offence but those who commit offences should be punishable by the law as it is its obligation to maintain good conduct in the society,” said the judge. “Can alcohol reduce the seriousness of an offence and how does voluntary drinking of alcohol reduce moral behaviour? I have asked many counsels these questions and they have not given me a definite answer.”
Makhwade was objecting to mitigation by the defense counsel who had indicated that the accused killed his friend because there were some factors that impacted on the commission of the offence, stating alcohol as one of them. The defense counsel had indicated further that the accused and his friends were heavily drunk during the incident because they had been drinking from morning until late night.
Ntema was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for stabbing his friend with a knife after a drinking spree in 2004.
The incident occurred after an altercation between one Otsile Mafoko and another friend who had had a misunderstanding. The deceased (Mmolotsi Mathithi) tried to intervene to settle the dispute, but was stabbed to death by the accused. The police were alerted but Mathithi was certified dead on arrival at the hospital.
Giving his ruling, Makhwade considered the fact that Ntema was 20 when he committed the crime, that there was no premeditation, was a first offender and that he had shown remorse as proved by the state prosecutor and had even attempted suicide.


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How to Find Hope Amidst the World’s Darkness
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Lost in the Darkness
Sitting in a grassy park overlooking the water, I soaked up the spring sunshine and settled into a much-needed catch-up with a girlfriend. The self-isolating, social-distancing, homeschooling, shutdown-of-all-things-we-love saga had taken a toll on all of us. As my friend spoke, I noticed the exasperation in her eyes and the exhaustion in her body. This mom of two active little kids confided in me that she had lost all hope in government, media, big business, big pharma, school systems and possibly even humanity. The darkness in the world had become too great for her.
This was the third friend who had recently revealed her deflated self to me. These fresh-out-of-hope friends are women who I know to be passionate, well-informed, opinionated and strong. These are women who are crusaders for what they believe in. And here they are now, drenched in hopelessness and worn out by the darkness, giving up on the world.
I began to wonder if my friends knew something that I don’t. Is it true that all hope is lost? Is it time to retreat with our petitions and banners dragging sadly behind us and our heads sulking in defeat? Are we forced to choose between abandoning ourselves and becoming zoned-out zombies OR abandoning the world and escaping to off-the-grid hideaways? Is there really no hope for a compassionate, conscious, ethical world?
With a heaviness in my heart, I did what I always do when I need clarity. I took it to my meditation.
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A World of Bright Lights
Sitting in meditation, I witnessed my soul pulling back until I could see the entire earth in my view. As I looked at the planet, I spotted tiny bright lights sprinkled around the globe. Like mini fire works, these tiny lights expanded and grew brighter. Similar to a grid, lines of light connected all the little lights. Suddenly, clusters and whole communities of bright lights appeared. These communities of lights are super-charged, with enough voltage to light up an entire hemisphere!
Our souls are these tiny bright lights. WE are the lights.
Connected to one another, we are never alone. Our commitment to doing our inner work and expanding our consciousness is the electricity that lights up the earth. Your commitment to healing and living in your light is igniting and supporting the transformation and healing of humanity. Because of you, me and our world-wide community of spiritually lit-up women and men, there IS hope.
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Anger, Hatred & Fear
Admittedly, there is darkness in the world too. Behind my closed eyes, this darkness appeared like a bubbling, thick, murky sludge. The darkness is suppressed anger and hatred. The darkness is greed, lies and the misuse of power.
On an individual level, it is the darkness in our psyche that we desperately try to deny. The gunk within us that makes us squirm, the parts of us that we fight to hide from others and ourselves: our shame, our prejudices, our buried rage. The darkness is fear.
On a system-wide level, the darkness is abuse of power. It is those in power misleading and manipulating those whom they are hired to lead. The darkness is the dirty, toxic muck of unethical actions that harm the environment and hurt people. It is ignorance and arrogance.
What good is the light when there is such undeniable heavy darkness in the world?
Be the Light; Heal the Darkness
The light casts a spotlight on the darkness. The light is the witnessing. Similar to when we do our own inner emotional work, we cannot heal what we deny to exist. The light is our willingness and courage to see.
The light is our courage to compassionately hold space while collective fear, anger and hatred rise up and out. It is the courage to be conscious and awake. The courage to speak truth.
When we commit to our personal healing, we shine a light in the cobwebbed corners, dark crevices and the abandoned boxes within us. The same is true on a global level. We shine light on the darkness, witnessing it so that it may be released and healed. So that we may usher in more love, grace, humility, compassion and light into the world.
Cleaning up our own Back Yards
How do we support this global healing?
We commit to cleaning up our own back yards first. We heal our personal fear, resentment, anger, judgement and helplessness. We release our stored emotions and self-deflating beliefs so that we may shine brighter and brighter.
During the weeks of the coronavirus shutdown, I experienced days when I felt some super intense anger and anxiety. With my fists clenched and the veins in my neck bulging, I was often in my ego, ready to defend and attack. I found myself over-the-top triggered. Everywhere I looked, all I could see were examples of peer pressure, bullying and injustice. Short-tempered and ferocious, I was ready to fight to protect my people and myself.
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When I took this to my meditation, I discovered that much of the anger, animosity, aggression and anxiety that I had been feeling didn’t actually belong to me. After I cleared these energies out of my system, I was better able to work with and heal what was mine.
With my eyes closed, I observed the details of a trauma from another life. A trauma in which I was bullied and subjected to torture and death at the hands of a cruel and shady leadership, authorities that abused their positions of power. This extreme example of bullying and disregard for human rights occurred, in part, due to the widespread ignorance of the public.
Now it made sense to me why I was so intensely triggered by any signs of bullying. Now I understood why I felt this fire inside of me that made me want to shake people awake out of their ignorance and complacency. When I released the helplessness and betrayal from my system, my anger and anxiety disappeared. The fear-based drive to fight to defend myself was gone.
I felt peace.
Healing the World’s Darkness
When we look outward at the world, we see proof of darkness. We see bullying, injustice, racism, lies, manipulations and abuse of power. Rather than attack it or ignore it, we witness the darkness and shine light on it. We do this by opening our hearts and being rooted in our compassionate, authentic selves.
Together, with courage and love, we shine light on the darkness. Aligned with our inner light, we meet the darkness from a place of love and peace. We pray for the well-being of all. We stay true to ourselves. We stand in our light.
Together we are a radiant, powerful force of light. There IS hope.
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It is impossible to have the support of every American…. Electoral College Process With the upcoming presidential election in November , I believe that it is important to understand our government, and how the leader of our country will truly be selected, come election time. Most people think that their vote personally effects who wins the presidency, but what they do not realize, is that there is a system in place called the Electoral College. I am a firm believer in educated voting, and knowing how the system works plays hand in hand with being educated on the candidate that you are voting for. In my generation, it seems that most people get out to vote just to vote, without really doing their research, and I do not believe that this is what voting is all about. Understanding the government….
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Air Astana Boeing 767-300ER at Paine Field – Photo: Bernie Leighton | AirlineReporter.com
Air Astana is an airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan and is the flag carrier of the country. The airline started operations in 2002 and runs a diverse fleet of aircraft including the Airbus A319, A320, A321, Boeing 757, 767, and the Embraer 190. They also have three Boeing 787 Dreamliners on order. According to the airline, they plan to “expand the fleet to 33 aircraft by the end of 2016, and to 43 aircraft by 2020.”
The special FDNY JetBlue livery debuted in New York. Image: JetBlue / Flickr
JetBlue is known for having a favorite color: blue (duh). But last week, the airline showed off a special livery that is dedicated to the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) and it was very red.
Although there is plenty of Â red in this livery, the name is still true-blue: Blue Bravest.
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Today I pay my respects to a little-known (now defunct) UkrainianÂ airline by honoring their wild livery and individualism. Donbassaero’s bold, in-your-face paint scheme oddly reminds me of something you might see on a 1970s muscle car like the Oldsmobile 442.
This livery and airline is extra special. You see, while the rest of the world’s airlines were trending towards boring, mostly white (read: cheap) liveries referred to as “Eurowhite,” Donbassaero did the opposite.
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I’ll be the first to admit it, I absolutely despise Eurowhite liveries. Unfamiliar with Eurowhite? The term refers to an all/mostly white plane with a bit of decoration here and there.
A Eurowhite livery is cheap, boring, uninspired and a huge loss from a branding and brand recognition perspective. Be that as it may, it’s a trend that started in Europe and quickly spread across the world. But not all is lost, let’s examine an airline that managed to take a boring concept and spruce it up a bit. Never thought I’d say it, but this is a Eurowhite livery that I’m a fan of.


Stand up for Keith Ellison
Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison declared his candidacy for Chair of the Democratic National Committee this month, following endorsements from Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Chuck Schumer as well as other members of Congress, plus mayors and labor leaders. Although Schumer’s support indicates that the Democratic Party establishment is ready to embrace its progressive wing, a New York Times article published Tuesday revealed that tension remains over the party’s direction.
The article states that “multiple Democratic officials close to the president” have started to look for alternatives to Ellison and have a list of complaints about him. One of the arguments against Ellison originates from Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who has now “convinced a wide range of Democrats that whoever takes over the committee must make it their sole focus.” But people having duties outside of those as DNC chair is nothing new. President Obama supported Tim Kaine as chair from 2009–2011 while Kaine was governor of Virginia. And even after Democrats lost control of the House and lost seats in the Senate after the 2010 midterms, President Obama supported Wasserman Schultz as chair while she was simultaneously serving as a representative from Florida.
This new criticism of being a part-time chair, as Sanders noted, seems to be a way for Democrats to say that they agree that Keith Ellison is a good pick for the new DNC chair “but,” allowing them to disqualify him without a more direct attack that might otherwise anger progressives. Ellison supporters argue that Wasserman Schultz’s inability to separate her own interests from those of the national party — not her serving in two roles — made her ineffective. As a Politico article noted, “Democrats privately grumbled that she sought to leverage her position as party chairman to give her congressional donors plum spots at DNC fundraisers with President Barack Obama and solicited DNC donors for contributions to her campaign.”
The New York Times article notes that some Democrats believe that electing Keith Ellison would amount to handing the party over to Sanders and his “liberal followers,” implying that the Obama administration does not share Sanders’ assessment of the Democratic Party. It is unclear how the White House would like the party to respond to losing control of the executive branch of the federal government to the nominee with the highest unfavorability rating in modern history, but progressives argue that the party would be wise to rally around Bernie, who has the highest favorability ratings in the Senate. Because all the White House sources in the article are anonymous, it is difficult to assess their reasons for not joining Senate Democratic leadership in endorsing Ellison. However, article coauthor Maggie Haberman has been linked to the Clinton campaign. In an email disclosed by Wikileaks, Clinton campaign spokesman Nick Merill wrote, “We have has a very good relationship with Maggie Haberman of Politico over the last year. We have had her tee up stories for us before and have never been disappointed.”
Some Democrats also expressed concern about the right-wing anti-Muslim attacks against Ellison. The day Ellison announced his candidacy, FoxNews.com published an article titled, “Who is Keith Ellison? Left-wing congressman with past ties to Nation of Islam wants DNC job.” As ThinkProgress noted, conservatives called Ellison a “Muslim Brotherhood shill” and “a former disciple of Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam.” Ellison faced those attacks when he first ran for Congress in 2006. According to Media Matters, Ellison has only two connections to the Nation of Islam: writing an article defending Farrakhan as a law student in 1990, and attending the Million Man March in 1995. President Obama was criticized for attending the march in his 2008 presidential campaign, and he was also criticized over the inflammatory rhetoric of his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, who admired Farrakhan. In a 2006 letter to Jewish leaders, Ellison wrote: “I wrongly dismissed concerns that they were anti-Semitic. They were and are anti-Semitic and I should have come to that conclusion earlier than I did. I regret that I didn’t. But at no time did I ever share their hateful views or repeat or approve of their hateful statements directed at Jews, gays, or any other group.”
As to Keith Ellison’s ability to run the DNC, one need only look at his record. In his 2016 congressional campaign, Ellison raised more than $2 million — more than 80% of his House colleagues — according to TwinCities.com. Why? Because, Ellison says, “Most of the money, or a substantial amount, of it goes into voter engagement. We put canvassers on the ground in the off-year and in the on-year. And so we have people knocking doors, going into apartments, (engaging) the community. I have it as a primary goal to increase voter turnout.” By going into communities that might otherwise not participate in politics and engaging them in the political process, Ellison has been able to rely on small donations to fund his campaign. Half of the money he raised in the 2014–2016 cycle came from donations of $200 or less, and only a quarter came from individuals donating more than $1,000. This commitment to every community in his district has led to an endorsement from the Arab American Institute and a defense from the pro-Israel, pro-peace American Jewish group J Street, and two of his top donor groups are unions and retirees.
No matter what the White House argues, the Democratic Party needs a new direction. The party controls the East and West coasts, but it is almost completely locked out of power in the South and the Midwest. Demographics will not matter if Democrats keep failing to turn out voters or if Democrats continue to lose white voters to Donald Trump and other Republicans. That is why The Progressive Revolution endorses Rep. Keith Ellison. The Democratic Party must return to being a grassroots party, opening its doors to working people and young people and relying less on money from wealthy donors. Most Americans share our agenda: no tax breaks for billionaires, expanding Social Security, dealing with climate change, and stopping profitable companies from shipping jobs overseas. Under Ellison’s leadership, the DNC can show the American people that it will have a backbone, stand up to big-money interests, and defend every working American.
Help Ellison today by making a pledge to donate to the DNC if — and only if — Keith Ellison becomes chair. Let’s show the DNC that it does not need wealthy donors to raise large sums of money. If the DNC is willing to embrace progressive values, it can be fueled by small donations from an engaged and enthusiastic grassroots movement.
Your card will only be charged if he wins. We have everything to gain by showing our support today. Together, we can show the political establishment we are ready to take charge of the future of our party.
Author: Harpreet Chima
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Slow economic growth dogs Mississippi
WEST POINT — The economy has gotten a lot better for Era Walker. The West Point resident has gone from making $9.75 an hour at a pig farm to $15 an hour at the CalStar Products brick plant in Columbus.
Walker, a 45-year-old mother of three, said she’s “making enough now” to take care of her family.
She’s a beneficiary of the economic policy of incumbent Republicans, including Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. Authorities offered millions in incentives to bring CalStar to Mississippi.
Bryant, citing an unemployment rate that’s fallen from 8.9 percent when he took office, has been touting his stewardship of Mississippi’s economy.
“The economy, although not where we want it, is trending in the right direction,” he said in an interview. “Those are the kinds of dynamics that we are looking at that indicate really positive growth for the future.”
But Walker, getting her hair styled one Friday in West Point, wasn’t feeling positive. The local economy was hard-hit by industrial closures including the 2007 shutdown of Sara Lee Corp.’s Bryan Foods plant, the town’s longtime anchor. Walker said times remain hard, despite the opening of the first phase of Yokohama Rubber Co.’s tire plant north of town.
“We’ve got people sleeping in their cars right now, who can’t figure out a place to stay,” Walker said.
West Point, in some ways, is Mississippi writ small. The state has made economic progress in the last four years, but less than the nation. Mississippi’s unemployment rate has fallen more slowly, wages have increased only half as fast as elsewhere, employer payrolls have inched forward, and the overall economy has barely grown.
That means the nation’s poorest state is falling further behind the other 49.
“We didn’t get hit as hard as many states in the depth of the recession, but our recovery has been much worse than the other states, much slower,” said state economist Darrin Webb. He said Mississippi’s economy has struggled for the last 15 years and needs strong national growth to pull it ahead.
The number of Mississippians on employer payrolls in September remained 2.6 percent below its prerecession high. Unemployment has fallen from 10.8 percent in March 2010 to 6.1 percent, but pre-2015 declines were driven by a shrinking labor force.
Bryant has focused on industrial recruitment. Mississippi and local governments spent $82 million to incentivize Yokohama’s first phase, scheduled to hire 500 workers. Total state and local incentives, including tax breaks, could total more than $330 million if Yokohama builds four phases and hires 2,000 workers.
Drake Langley, a clerk at downtown’s Kellogg Hardware, said Yokohama construction buoyed sales, an increase that Mayor Robbie Robertson said is shared by businesses citywide.
Tyler Sumner, a computer technician at Digital Impact, said the economy has improved in recent years, but he’s considering moving, saying there are few high-paying jobs locally for computer workers.
“I think people were overly optimistic as to what Yokohama would bring to the city,” Sumner said.
Mississippi’s economy compared to the nation
Mississippi: 6.1 percent in September 2015, down from 8.9 percent in January 2012.
United States: 5.1 percent in September 2015, down from 8.3 percent in January 2012.
Mississippi: Increased 3.9 percent from January 2012 to September 2015.
United States: Increased 7.2 percent from January 2012 to September 2015.
Average weekly wage
Mississippi: $711 in 2015’s first quarter, up 3.3 percent from $688 in 2012’s first quarter.
United States: $1,048 in 2015’s first quarter, up 6.6 percent from $983 in 2012’s first quarter.
Mississippi: 21.5 percent in 2014, down from 22.6 percent in 2011.
United States: 15.5 percent in 2014, down from 15.9 percent in 2011.
Growth of economy
Mississippi: 1 percent from 2011 through 2014.
United States: 6.3 percent from 2011 through 2014.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Census Bureau.
What major-party candidates for governor and lieutenant governor in Mississippi say about the economy:
PHIL BRYANT, Republican running for re-election as governor: “I’ve done what I said I would do. We’ve put Mississippi to work. Again, we’ve got a lot of work left to do.” After focusing on recruiting industry, Bryant promises “the most comprehensive workforce training plan in Mississippi’s history” and increased focus on high school graduation. “There are several hundred thousand potential employees or employees in this state that do not have the middle skills to fill the jobs that will be occurring into the future.”
ROBERT GRAY, Democratic nominee for governor: “I see too many opportunities we’re missing out on.” He says expanding Medicaid and more transportation spending will improve the economy, and wants to spend Mississippi’s Rainy Day Fund. “Put some of that into the economy or put all of it into the economy, it’s going to generate money.” Gray pledges to improve Mississippi’s image, saying business will improve with “a better identity, something that people could trust and believe in and rely on.”
TATE REEVES, Republican running for re-election as lieutenant governor: “We’re seeing economic growth, but it is economic growth that is much slower than a pace I would like it to be.” He said government encourages job growth by levying fair taxes, educating residents and not overspending. “Government’s role is to create an environment that encourages the private sector to invest capital and create jobs.” Reeves said he wants to eliminate the corporate franchise tax on invested capital and improve education and worker training.
TIM JOHNSON, Democratic nominee lieutenant governor: “Our economy is not doing well at all. From everything I’ve seen, we’ve had basically zero job growth.” Johnson wants to expand Medicaid, improving roads and increasing education funding. He said building more and better roads would create jobs and improve the economy. “I think government is about creating the right atmosphere for business to want to be here.”


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Kremlin says Griner swap must be discussed without publicity
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue. A judge convicted the 31-year-old Griner Thursday of drug possession and smuggling, and sentenced her to nine years in prison. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke last week to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about a trade to free Griner, and the two of them were both in Cambodia for an Asian summit on Friday. Lavrov said Moscow was “ready to discuss” a prisoner swap but that US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir only could talk about a deal via confidential channels.
Chun takes halfway lead at Women’s British Open
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) — In Gee Chun is making another strong run at a major. The South Korean golfer took the halfway lead at the Women’s British Open after a 5-under 66 in the second round. She’s in position to challenge for a second major title of the year and fourth overall. Chun had an 8-under total of 134, putting her one shot ahead of South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai and Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom. They both shot 65. Seven-time major winner Inbee Park of South Korea is a shot further back after a 67.
Dodgers’ Kershaw on IL with lower back pain; Taylor activated
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed left-hander Clayton Kershaw on the injured list. The team made the move a day after the 34-year-old Kershaw left a start with lower back pain. Kershaw was previously sidelined this season with inflammation in a pelvic joint. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner felt discomfort while warming up before the fifth inning of Thursday’s win over San Francisco. Kershaw is 7-3 with a 2.64 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 85 1/3 innings. Also Friday, the Dodgers activated utilityman Chris Taylor, who had missed a month with a fractured left foot.
NCAA hoops leagues grapple with unequal pay for women’s refs
The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally. The gesture only cost about $100,000, a tiny fraction of the roughly $900 million networks pay annually to broadcast March Madness. Now, as the NCAA examines various disparities across men’s and women’s sports, pressure is rising to also pay referees equally during the regular season. Two Division I conferences told The Associated Press they plan to equalize pay, and another is considering it. Others are resisting change, even though the impact on their budgets would be negligible.
Column: NFL lets bad boy owners get off with slap on wrist
After Donald Sterling’s racist ramblings were exposed to the world, the NBA moved quickly to banish him from the league. Sure, the forced sale of the Los Angeles Clippers made Sterling even richer, but it sent a clear signal that such behavior would not be tolerated, even from the guys with the biggest checkbooks. Then there’s the NFL, which seems content to let its bad boy owners slide with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Tampering with some of the game’s biggest names? Suggesting it would be a good idea to lose games intentionally? No problem.
Union files brief replying to NFL’s appeal in Watson case
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The NFL Players Association has filed a brief replying to the league’s appeal in Deshaun Watson’s discipline case. Former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey now has the necessary paperwork to issue a ruling. Harvey was selected by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to hear the league’s appeal of the six-game suspension given to Watson for violating the personal conduct policy. The players’ union announced the reply brief shortly before Friday’s deadline but did not release its contents because it is confidential.
Arsenal opens EPL with 2-0 win at Crystal Palace
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal’s newcomers have made an immediate impact by opening the English Premier League beating host Crystal Palace 2-0. Left back Oleksandr Zinchenko set up the opening goal in the first half while striker Gabriel Jesus created a number of chances and defender William Saliba put in a near-flawless performance in his first start for Arsenal. The Gunners still had to endure a nervous second half before Bukayo Saka’s attempted cross was deflected into his own net by Palace defender Marc Guehi in the 85th.
Pro Football Hall of Fame recognizes women’s impact
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A 15-year-old boy made his way through the Pro Football Hall of Fame museum, checking out the memorabilia and bronze busts before stopping to take a picture of Jen Welter’s blue-and-pink jersey. send to his younger sister. Welter became the first woman to coach an NFL game in 2015 when she joined the Arizona Cardinals as an assistant coaching intern for training camp and the preseason. The shirt, pants and sneakers she wore on the sideline in all four exhibition games are on display at a new exhibit in the Pro Football Today area of the museum. The “Women’s Impact on Football” exhibit debuted ahead of this week’s enshrinement festivities.
Injured WR Godwin back on practice field for Buccaneers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Seven months after undergoing knee surgery, Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin is back in pads on the practice field. The sixth-year pro who signed a three-year, $60 million contract this offseason worked out in full uniform at training camp. He ran and caught passes during individual drills, but did not participate in team periods. Coach Todd Bowles reiterated there’s no definitive timetable for Godwin to join full-squad work. Godwin’s return came on a day when quarterback Tom Brady missed practice because of what Bowles described as an “excused absence.”
Nadal withdraws from Montreal due to abdominal injury
MONTREAL (AP) — Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal because of the abdominal injury that caused him to pull out of Wimbledon ahead of the semifinals. The Spaniard had been 19-0 in Grand Slam matches this year when he decided the injury was too much at Wimbledon. Nadal is a five-time champion in Montreal. Nadal says he started practicing serves four days ago and on Thursday he “felt a slight bother on my abdominal and today it was still there.” Novak Djokovic withdrew from the Montreal tournament on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada.
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This week, DIGNITY’s partners from around the world are gathering online to share experiences that can promote human rights globally.
All over the world, democracies are under pressure, and authoritarian regimes are gaining ground. This is placing increased demands on independent civil societies.
This is the context in which DIGNITY and MidRift gathers 20 human rights organizations from around the globe this week.
“International support for human rights is declining. It is essential that we strengthen our partnerships and alliances across borders and stand together in solidarity with the world’s most marginalized. This is the way forward,” says Kari Øygard Larsen, Project Leader at DIGNITY, who is responsible for the digital workshop.
She explains that the digital workshop will include an exchange of experiences from the different countries. For example, there will be presentations on documentation of torture in Liberia and Ukraine. There will also be a focus on how to strengthen youth and civil society in Burkina Faso and how human rights organizations can work effectively in countries where civil society is under increasing pressure from repressive and totalitarian regimes.
“At DIGNITY, we are proud to bring together more than 20 talented partner organizations from all over the world for a 3-day online workshop where we can exchange, inspire and support each other”, says Kari Øygard Larsen.
The 20 partners are gathered for the online workshop from September 12th to 15th.


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Like every year, Lakme Fashion Week 2019 witnessed the who’s who of fashion industry, celebrities and socialities strutting their way to a glamourous rampage. However, this season, couturiers celebrated the joy and essence of weddings with their thoughtful and exquisitely crafted collection. Read more.
The global celeb stunners Priyanka and Nick, are all set to commence a fresh chapter in their lives with a grand destination wedding at the palatial Umaid Bhawan, Jodhpur. Our very own Desi Girl a.k.a Priyanka Chopra looks fresh as a daisy in a beautiful ethnic attire with her beau Nick, check out what they wore!
The uber-glam couple of B-Town are finally hitched and call each other Mr. & Mrs. hosted a grand flamboyant reception soiree for the media, close friends and relatives in Mumbai last evening. The two dipped in ivory and gold complimented one another like a wonder match made in heaven. Check it out here.

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