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Palm Beach has long been known for its tropical take on the good life, a place at once refined and laidback, upscale and approachable. It’s a haven for shoppers, art and design lovers, and those simply in need of a good beach vacation. But while the destination can trace over 100 years of glittering history, […]

VICTORIA—The future of British Columbia’s Site C hydroelectric project could be decided today as Premier John Horgan and his energy minister are scheduled to make an announcement about the massive development. A news conference slated for 11 a.m. PST comes weeks after a former deputy finance minister completed his report on the status of the

Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson said the NY Times and other corporate news outlets have dedicated significant resources to finding people who express viewpoints that go against the mainstream orthodoxy. These news outlets and “other elite media outlets” have reporters who “spend significant amounts of time looking for people, public figures … who

Prosecutors this week asked a federal judge not to dismiss an indictment against former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon following Trump’s pardon of his ex-aide. Bannon was facing charges related to allegations he and three others involved in a campaign to build barriers along the southern border kept some of the money they raised.

FRANKFURT, Germany—Volkswagen said Friday it made a better than expected profit of €8.8 billion ($10.7 billion) after tax in 2020 despite the pandemic. The world’s No. 2 automaker said the rapid recovery of China, its largest single market, and resilient sales of luxury vehicles helped the bottom line. The company gave an upbeat outlook for

American gun buyers have shattered the record for monthly firearm sales, with FBI data showing a whopping 4.14 million background checks in January 2020, which serves as a proxy for purchases. According to recent figures from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), gun sales in January surged by around 9.5 percent month-over-month and a

President Joe Biden orders airstrikes in Syria, in retaliation against Iran-backed militias. The defense secretary says he’s confident they hit the right target. One of former President Donald Trump’s top advisors gives a preview of Trump’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. He says Trump will critique Biden’s executive actions, and lay out his

Several House Democrats on Friday called on President Joe Biden to appoint a “national gun violence” director, coming after the White House pushed Congress to try and pass more gun-control measures, including one that would limit liability shields for gun manufacturers. “Currently, federal efforts to combat gun violence, including research on the impacts and causes

R | 1h 48min | Drama | 19 February 2021 (USA) Here’s an interesting dilemma: “Nomadland” is a well-made movie with the feel of a documentary, since it uses many of the actual nomadic van dwellers written about in award-winning gonzo journalist Jessica Bruder’s book of the same name. It’s got most critics out of

Commentary The United States is engaged in a prolonged struggle over the meaning of marriage, and the American Founders’ conception of marriage remains something formidable to reckon with in this contest. The centrality of the Founders’ thinking was apparent in the 2015 Supreme Court same-sex marriage case Obergefell v. Hodges, in which each side argued that