Author: Katie Evans

Women’s clothes are high on the government’s agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic leaders are working on new guidelines on what women should wear to work and during their leisure time. The new dress code — the second of its kind in six years — is expected to be made public in the coming days, and a special event is reportedly being planned for the capital, Dushanbe, in August to showcase compliant clothes. Sulaimon Davlatzoda, the head of the state Committee for Religious Affairs and the Regulation of Traditions, told a press briefing in the capital this week that…

Russia has reportedly lost a staggering amount of troops over the past 24 hours along with dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles as bloody fighting takes its toll on Vladimir Putin’s men. Russia lost a staggering 1,740 troops in a single day, the highest tally of casualties for Moscow since the start of the invasion in 2022, according to Ukraine. In the previous 24 hours, Ukraine also claimed Russia had lost 30 tanks and 42 armoured vehicles. Death toll and military hardware statistics are difficult to assess with both sides giving different or little information. However, Ukraine’s armed forces have claimed Russia has so far lost an eye-watering…

Elon Musk’s net worth is soaring after it plunged to the lowest level in almost a year. In the past five days, the world’s third-richest person has gained $37.3 billion in net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That’s his largest weekly gain since March 2022, just before he agreed to buy Twitter Inc. for $44 billion in one of the biggest leveraged buyout deals in history. Since then, his fortune has tumbled just as often as it has increased after a breathtaking ascent in 2020 and 2021. Tesla Inc. shares rallied the most in more than three years…

Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Cornell University on Monday after graphic antisemitic threats were posted online over the weekend. The governor said state police are stepping up security at college campuses across the state. Jewish students at Columbia University spoke out as well, saying they, too, feel unsafe. On Sunday at Cornell, the FBI was called to investigate the messages posted online as graphic threats of murder, sexual violence and comparison to animals. At one point, students and staff were asked to avoid the school’s Center for Jewish Living out of an abundance of caution. On Monday at Columbia, senior Noa Fay joined other Jewish students in demanding the…

The sparklers will shine in Manhattan on November 7 There are a ton of French phrases that succinctly capture sensations way better than some collection of sounds like, say, ‘and you were in my dream, too but you were not you.’ Also related to the unconscious mind, there’s déjà rêvé, for when you’re pretty sure that something happening right now already occurred during those brief, sweet, rapid eye movement moments. Presque vu is for when you’re poised for a breakthrough that never quite cracks. Then, there’s good old déjà vu, the most famed of them all, the one you reach…

The Fulton County district attorney’s office has secured pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood as a witness in its Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others, according to a court filing Wednesday. Wood, however, said in social media posts Wednesday night that he has not “flipped” on the former president despite being subpoenaed as a prosecution witness. “I have NO knowledge of TRUTH that can be used in any way against President Trump … I support President Trump 117%!!!” he wrote in a post on his Telegram channel. According to Wednesday’s court filing, other witnesses for the state include…

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is again calling for “mental competency tests” for aging US leaders, after Senator Mitch McConnell froze up at a news conference again. “The Senate is the most privileged nursing home in the country,” Ms Haley told Fox News. Mr McConnell, 81, stared into space for more than 30 seconds when asked this week if he would run for re-election. A doctor has medically cleared him to work. He had a similar lapse in July. Mr McConnell has led the Senate Republicans since 2006 and has built a reputation as a ruthless political tactician who keeps…

Handbag and accessories company Vera Bradley Inc. stock rose nearly 3% after it reported strong second-quarter earnings on Wednesday. The Fort Wayne-based company has seen its stock rise 78% in the past year. Chief Executive Officer Jackie Ardrey initiated a reorganization early in 2023. She said Wednesday that effort is beginning to pay off. Changes included reducing expenses, improving inventory, and eliminating some of the company’s leadership. Ardrey said in a statement as part of the earnings report, “One of our key goals this year is to stabilize revenues. We continue to make progress on that front, with second quarter…

Following Florida’s recent ban on certain courses that were deemed “too woke,” school curricula statewide are starting to look very different from those in the rest of the country. Luckily, these Florida classes provide a more than sufficient education for real Americans, and offer instruction in a broad variety of subjects. Psychology Now that A.P. psychology courses have been banned, Florida schools will provide an alternative, teaching students how to recognize various disorders such as Queerness, Being Trans, the Woke-Mind Virus, or the mental illness that affects millions: General Liberalism Disorder. African American Studies In Florida’s new African American-studies class, students will…

Colombo (25/7 – 30.77) In his book “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community,” terrorism expert Dr. Rohan Gunaratna emphasizes the importance of de-radicalizing Islamic ideology to effectively combat Islamic terrorism. He identifies Wahhabism or Salafism as the root of Islamic terrorism, rapidly spreading worldwide through modern communication tools. Gunaratna warns that merely arresting perpetrators after attacks is insufficient; the focus should be on preventing radicalization in the first place. The Easter Sunday bombings in April 2019, which claimed over 200 lives, were fuelled by extremist ideologies inspired by events in the Middle East and Islamic extremists…