After attending school in Finland and later the U.S., Belgium and the U.K., Stubb entered politics in 2004 as a member of the European Parliament. He hit the Finnish big time in 2008 when — to his own surprise — he was named foreign minister. Praised by allies for his high-energy approach to politics, he was … Read more
Former basketball player and CNN host Charles Barkley laughed after reviewing a recent clip of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, in which she said the United States has “never been a racist country.” During a Tuesday interview on “Fox & Friends,” Haley claimed the U.S. is not a racist country and never has been one. … Read more
South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi will line up in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday against New Zealand after spending a week in the spotlight. The hooker has made a significant contribution to the Springboks run to successive World Cup finals, but comments he allegedly made on the field last weekend have made headlines for … Read more
Police departments in Massachusetts would be significantly curtailed in their ability to rely on facial recognition technology under revived legislation touted by civil rights activists that’s meant to crack down on racial disparities among people of color wrongfully suspected of crimes. Proposals from Reps. Orlando Ramos and Dave Rogers and Senate Majority Leader Cindy Creem … Read more
-Essay- TURIN — Guess who’s not coming to dinner. It seems like a scene from the American Deep South during the decades of segregation. But this happened in Italy, in this summer of 2023. Two Italians, in their sixties, got up from the restaurant table and left (without saying goodbye, as the owner points out), … Read more