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North Korea tries and fails to launch a missile

North Korea tried and failed to launch a test missile on Sunday, hours after showing off its latest military hardware at a Pyongyang parade. Leader Kim Jong-un was widely expected to attempt…
April 16, 2017

Decoding Steve Bannon's ouster from the NSC

Ousting Chief Strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council (NSC) is one of many shake-ups that will continue to define Donald Trump’s White House. Yet, this realignment is different in the…
April 6, 2017

Who is a better ally for the US – Russia or China?

By Jeremy Friedman, Assistant Professor, Business, Government, and the International Economy, Harvard Business School. 3D_creation/www.shutterstock.com Forty-five years ago last February, U.S. President Richard Nixon returned from a visit to China that shocked…
April 6, 2017

Watch: Thursday's SpaceX Rocket Launch

SpaceX launched its first recycled rocket Thursday, the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights. The Falcon 9 blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center,…
March 31, 2017

China's Marine Corps is getting bigger and stronger

A reorganization and expansion brings the program from 20,000 to 100,000 Marines. www.top81.cn PLANMC Chinese Marines, seen in this February 2014 photo at winter training in Inner Mongolia, are traditionally a lightly…
March 31, 2017

The 2 worst 'foxes' in Trump 'hen house'

By Perry Hicks Donald J. Trump arrived in Washington with so many long knives arrayed against him, one would think he would have been more cautious about just who he would retain.…
March 30, 2017

Former Obama official admits: We spied on Trump

WASHINGTON – A former Obama official appears to have inadvertently confirmed the former president’s administration spied on then President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team for political purposes. Speaking on MSNBC March 2, Evelyn…
March 30, 2017

Feminists Silent on Illegal Alien Violence Against Women

The rape of a 14-year-old teenager in Maryland by at least one illegal immigrant has caused outrage throughout the nation, but generated surprising little outcry from feminist activists. Guatemalan Henry E. Sanchez-Milian,…
March 30, 2017

Joy Villa Stands Her Ground in a Partisan Hollywood

Musician Joy Villa did something daring on the night of the 2017 Grammy Awards: She decided to display her beliefs proudly. Wearing a now-famous Make America Great Again dress, the 25-year-old singer…
March 24, 2017