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President Biden is facing an alarming level of doubt from inside his own party, with 64 percent of Democratic voters saying they would prefer a new standard-bearer in the 2024 presidential campaign, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll, as voters nationwide have soured on his leadership, giving him a meager 33 percent job-approval rating. Widespread concerns about the economy and inflation have helped turn the national mood decidedly dark, both on Mr. Biden and the trajectory of the nation. More than three-quarters of registered voters see the United States moving in the wrong direction, a pervasive sense of pessimism that spans every corner of the country, every age range and racial group, cities, suburbs and rural areas, as well as both political parties. Only 13 percent of American voters said the nation was on the right track — the lowest point in Times polling since the depths of the financial crisis more than a decade ago. Voters on the Direction of … [Read more...] about Most Democrats Don’t Want Biden in 2024, New Poll Shows

Gerard Butler is suing the producers of his hit film Olympus Has Fallen – with the news coming hot on the heels of Scarlett Johansson’s bold move to sue Disney over lost profits. The 51-year-old Scottish actor has set his sights on Nu Image, Millennium Film and and Padre Nuestro Productions who make the Has Fallen film series which has thus far raked in over half a billion dollars at the Box Office. Gerard plays United States Secret Service agent Mike Banning in the film series which sees him foiling high stakes terrorist plots with Olympus Has Fallen released in 2013, London Has Fallen following in 2016, and Angel Has Fallen released in 2019 – with a further sequel titled Night Has Fallen due to release in the near future. The first film was made on a budget of $70 million (£50.3 million) and raked in over $170 million (£122 million) at the box office – and now Gerard has filed a fraud case in which he claims he is owed at least $10 million (£7.9 million) in profits. … [Read more...] about Gerard Butler ‘sues Olympus Has Fallen producers for £7.9 million profits’

by JOSEPH WECHSBERG 1 THE claque at the Vienna Staatsopor was an exclusive group of forty innocent opera lovers with uncompromising ideas about good music and good singing. Joseph Schostal, the claque chef, a dignified man with black sideburns, high-toned principles, and great authority, who gave us free standing room admissions in the fourth gallery in return for applause, never failed to remind us of the claque’s “classical tradition.” I became a full-fledged member of the illustrious body in the twenties, when I studied music at the Vienna Conservatory. Every once in a while, Schostal called a meeting at his permanent headquarters, the back room of the Peterskeller, a traditionless beer cellar across from the Staatsoper, and over foam crowns of Gösserbräu reminisced about the history of the claque. The founder of the noble institution was the Great Schoentag, who commanded a social position in Kaiser Franz Josef’s Vienna before the turn of the century. Schoentag went out … [Read more...] about The Battle of the Claque

By BAY JOSEPHS THE first afternoon we put on our swimming things and started for the beach at Mar del Plata, the portero at the door looked at us with the kind of astonishment customarily reserved only for guests arriving with less than two trunks. “But Señor, Señora ,” he protested. “ already three in the afternoon. Three.” With the aid of the diccionario españolinglés we explained that we realized the hour, that it was hot and that we were hotter, and that having traveled six hours and 25 0 kilometers from Buenos Aires we couldn’t imagine any more perfect time for a dip in the Atlantic. “But three o’clock,” he repeated. “Nobody goes at this hour. Nobody. It isn’t done.” Before el week-end was finished we learned a good many other things about Argentina’s leading strand. In true Argentine fashion, relaxation, fun, and informality are never allowed to get in the way of tradition at Mar del Plata. Though it is hot from November on—seasons being reversed below the … [Read more...] about Winter Beaches

The internet has backed a woman for not wanting to attend a Game of Thrones- themed wedding that will mainly be spoken in a fake language from the series. Published to Reddit 's r/AmITheA**hole forum, a woman under the username u/Fluffy_Strain6713 shared her story in order to get the opinions of the "AITA" community. The viral post has over 4,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments. The original poster (OP) began her post by explaining that her friend "Lexa" is getting married and is planning on having a Game of Thrones -themed wedding. The Reddit user said that the couple has seen the series over five times and has decorations and accessories in their home. The OP wrote, "I am perfectly fine with the idea of a themed wedding. I am even ok with the game of thrones dress/costume for the wedding. The only thing I can't seem to get behind is the fact that the majority of the wedding will be conducted in High Valyrian (for those who don't know, it's a made up language from game of … [Read more...] about Woman backed for bailing on “Game of Thrones” wedding all in fake language

Adrienne Ruth told herself she wouldn’t cry. She lied. “If he had come back and not had the same year, or had the same presence, it kind of sours the story,” Ruth, a longtime Avs fan and Nazem Kadri family confidant, told me Thursday after word got out that the Avs’ Stanley Cup hero/provocateur had signed a seven-year contract with the Calgary Flames. “So in a way, I’m kind of glad the story ends where it ended. Because I think, for him, it was the perfect way to end.” With a smile. With Lord Stanley in his hands, hoisted to the heavens. With a parade. Speaking of the parade, you know those T-shirts? The ones that said “Too Many Men” that Naz and his family debuted at the victory parade a few weeks back? At last count, sales for that bad boy had raised almost $66,000 for charity, with shirt sale proceeds going to The Nazem Kadri Foundation. When’s the last time a gold-medal troll job — hockey assist to Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, whose baseless complaints after Kadri’s … [Read more...] about Keeler: Farewell, Nazem Kadri. You wrote yourself forever into book of Avs legends. Even if last chapter broke our hearts.

Liz Truss's plans to cut taxes could leave the poorest people at “risk of real destitution”, Rishi Sunak warned tonight. The Tory leadership hopeful told activists in Cheltenham her economic blueprint would mean “we are going to, as a Conservative Government, leave millions of incredibly vulnerable people at the risk of real destitution”. The former Chancellor, who plans to reveal more of his rescue package after Ofgem publishes its latest price cap hike on August 26, said: “I think everyone will need some help because of the scale of what we are facing.” He pledged “extra support” for “the most vulnerable in our society”, identifying “people on low incomes and pensioners”. Explaining how the tax cuts could help someone on the Foreign Secretary's salary, he said: “So scrapping the health and social care levy, as she wants to do, is worth £1,700 to her on her salary. Liz Truss reacts during a hustings eventt ( Image: REUTERS) “For someone working really hard on … [Read more...] about Liz Truss’s tax cuts could leave the poorest Brits ‘at risk of destitution’, Sunak warns

As a mob of his supporters assaulted the Capitol, former President Donald J. Trump sat in his dining room off the Oval Office, watching the violence on television and choosing to do nothing for hours to stop it, an array of former administration officials testified to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack in accounts laid out on Thursday. In a final public hearing of the summer and one of the most dramatic of the inquiry, the panel provided a panoramic account of how, even as the lives of law enforcement officers, members of Congress and his own vice president were under threat, Mr. Trump could not be moved to act until after it was clear that the riot had failed to disrupt Congress’s session to confirm his election defeat. Even then, the committee showed in never-before-seen footage from the White House, Mr. Trump privately refused to concede — “I don’t want to say the election’s over!” he angrily told aides as he recorded a video message that had been scripted for … [Read more...] about Jan. 6 Panel Presents Evidence of Trump’s Refusal to Stop the Riot

November is when you expect refreshing light showers to end the warm spell, cool breeze to embrace the city and bright rays to turn mellow. It’s when people don’t mind a long day out, especially an evening of music to celebrate the mildly changing mood of the season. And for the past 11 years, The Hindu November Fest has created a distinct cultural atmosphere with a soundscape that spans climatic zones, geographical boundaries and musical genres. The 2016 edition, starting from November 17, is going to be no different. Through the four days of the festival, ustads, rock stars, Bollywood singers and global fusion artistes will explore the essence of collaborations, even while showcasing their individual creative strengths. The fest opens with Ustad Rashid Khan and Ustad Shahid Parvez facilitating a voice-string meeting with their Naad-Ninaad jugalbandi. Ustad Rashid Khan, star of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, grew up in a home that resounded with alaap , sargam , tarana … [Read more...] about …Let the music begin

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump attempted to make the Jan. 6, 2021, march on the Capitol appear spontaneous even as he and his team intentionally assembled and galvanized a violence-prone mob to disrupt certification of his electoral defeat, the House committee investigating the attack showed on Tuesday. “POTUS is going to have us march there/the Capitol,” Kylie Jane Kremer, an organizer of the “Save America” rally on Jan. 6, wrote in a Jan. 4 text shown by the panel on Tuesday as it detailed Mr. Trump’s efforts to gather his backers in Washington for a final, last-ditch effort to overturn his loss. Ms. Kremer added that Mr. Trump was “going to just call for it ‘unexpectedly.’” Mr. Trump weighed announcing the move, according to documents obtained from the National Archives, which provided the investigators with a draft tweet that said: “I will be making a Big Speech at 10AM on January 6th at the Ellipse (South of the White House). Please arrive early, massive crowds … [Read more...] about Trump Sought to Conceal Plans for March to Capitol, Panel Says