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Knicks make NBA Finals for first time since 1999: New York finishes sweep of Cleveland Cavaliers in dominant fashion
37+ min ago (169+ words) The New York Knicks are going to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. They swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 130-93 victory in Game 4 on Monday, continuing a remarkable playoff run. After falling down…...
DEI Is Not Disappearing. New York Is Just Renaming It.
2+ hour ago (485+ words) When President Trump moved to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across the federal government, many Americans assumed the DEI era would begin to collapse. His January 2025 executive orders directed federal agencies to terminate DEI mandates, programs, preferences, and activities,…...
Sri Lanka jolts markets with outsized 100-bp rate hike to counter Gulf crisis
23+ min ago (209+ words) Sri Lanka's central bank stunned markets by raising its benchmark policy rate by an outsized 100 basis points on Tuesday, as policymakers scrambled to stem inflation and support a currency buckling under soaring energy prices. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka…...
Oil tumbles nearly 7% as US and Iran seen moving closer to deal
40+ min ago (361+ words) Brent crude dropped below US$97 a barrel after both sides said talks had made progress. Oil prices fell nearly 7 per cent on Monday (May 25) as optimism grew that the United States and Iran were moving closer to a peace deal…...
Sleepless in Seattle: Residents Forced to Take Crimefighting Into Their Own Hands As Police Do Nothing
49+ min ago (442+ words) Democrats will tell you crime is getting better in blue cities around the country. Does anyone actually believe that? Just ask residents of Los Angeles, where Mayor Karen Bass touts statistics showing that crime rates have lowered when, in reality,…...
Heroes, zeros from Knicks" Game 4 win over Cavaliers: James Harden was a mess again
17+ min ago (227+ words) Heroes and zeros from the'Knicks" 130-93 Game 4 win over the Cavaliers'on Monday night'in Cleveland: Remember those questions after Game 1 about Karl-Anthony Towns struggling against Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley? He dominated the Cavaliers big men over the last three games, and…...
Former Laker Kyle Kuzma drops $36 K bet on Spencer Pratt becoming LA's next mayor
56+ min ago (155+ words) SNIP Posting to social media Monday afternoon, the former Laker placed a $36, 000 bet on Spencer Pratt to become the next mayor of Los Angeles. The payout would be a whopping $133, 588. 89. Besides posting the bet, Kuzma spoke about the overall state…...
Mitchell Robinson is adding one more chapter to his storied Knicks tenure
25+ min ago (352+ words) CLEVELAND " Mitchell Robinson has proved to be a survivor: of the Scott Perry regime; of Knicks teams that were not even pretenders, losing at least 45 games in three of his first four seasons in the NBA." Robinson was a building…...
Mustafa Abbasi's WWII Narrative Collapses Under the Historical Record
57+ min ago (177+ words) Re fake title on JSTOR. Fact: Arab Palestinians NOT against fascism. Mustafa Abbasi's WWII Narrative Collapses Under the Historical Record. Mustafa Abbasi's thesis attempts to recast the history of Palestinian Arab involvement in World War II into a story of…...
Iran Now Walking Back and Repackaging One of Their Demands, Sounding Like Democrats
55+ min ago (502+ words) The U. S. and Iran are reportedly in the process of working out a deal to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump assured people he wasn't going to make the mistakes of the Obama Iran deal, and…...