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After decades of repression, many of Turkey’s Kurds are hopeful that their long struggle for basic rights may finally be nearing a breakthrough. That hope is fueled by newly launched talks between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s nationalist coalition and the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan. The talks have already produced the historic declaration by the PKK to disband and renounce armed struggle. Pro-Kurdish politicians have praised Erdogan’s efforts to pursue a peaceful solution. But both precedents in other countries and Erdogan’s own record suggest a different outcome. We know from case after case that…
One of the myriad of justifications given for Trump’s love of tariffs is that they are actually a negotiating tool to get the rest of the world to be more fair to American firms. American firms supposedly face high trade and non-trade barriers and these tariffs are to show that “we mean business” and force other countries to the negotiating table. Let’s take that explanation as given. In theory, if tariffs are short-lived enough and can reduce barriers, then that could be acceptable. But, as economists since Adam Smith have noted, the success of such a maneuver is highly dependent…
With the regular European football seasons now over, fans have been looking elsewhere to get their sporting fix – at least until the Club World Cup kicks off on June 14.Those who tuned in to the final of the French Open certainly got their fix – and then some – as they witnessed one of the greatest tennis matches of all time.In a five-set, five-and-a-half-hour epic, Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz came from two sets down – saving multiple championship points along the way – to defeat Jannik Sinner and claim his second consecutive Roland Garros title and the fifth Grand…
Daniel Gafford could be an appealing trade target for the Los Angeles Lakers, but acquiring him likely wouldn’t come cheap, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic (via BasketNews.com). Continue reading Lakers eye Daniel Gafford at TalkBasket.net.
Millions of people on the East Coast from the Southeast to the Northeast are facing another severe weather threat on Tuesday. FOX Weather Meteorologists Britta Merwin and Craig Herrera break down the forecast on June 10, 2025.NEW YORK – Millions of people living in the Plains and along the East Coast are again at risk of severe weather and flooding on Tuesday, one day after a possible tornado left significant damage in western New York.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER next This image comes from drone video that captured the aftermath of a tornado-warned storm in Cattaraugus County, New York, on…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said June 7 that active duty U.S. Marines could respond to Los Angeles demonstrations against federal immigration raids. A day later, one X user posted a video supposedly showing exactly that. “Marines have arrived in Los Angeles!” the June 8 X post read, sharing a video of tanks rolling on a road. (Screenshot from X) But that’s not what the video showed. Sign up for PolitiFact texts The United Service Organizations for U.S. Marine Corps. Base Camp Pendleton uploaded the footage to its Facebook page June 4before the Los Angeles protests started. Camp Pendleton is…
It’s not smaller than this point in 2024: Source: CBO, Monthly Budget Review: May 2025.
Italy gave departing manager Luciano Spalletti a victory as they ground out a 2-0 home win over Moldova in their World Cup qualifier.Spalletti, 66, announced he was being replaced after a 3-0 defeat to Norway on Friday.He took charge of one more game and got the win thanks to goals from Giacomo Raspadori and Andrea Cambiaso.⏱️ 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐄🇮🇹🇲🇩 #Italiamoldova 2️⃣-0️⃣41’ #Raspadors; 50’ #Cambiaso#National #Azzurri #Vivoazzurro pic.twitter.com/VR3dONvmGd- Italian national team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri) June 9, 2025Italy struggled early on before Raspadori put the hosts ahead five minutes before the break and Cambiaso doubled the lead five minutes after the interval…
If you watch basketball at all, chances are you’ve heard the term “double-double.”It’s a pretty easy concept to understand, but there are many types of double-doubles, which can make things a little complicated to figure out at times.To help with that, let’s discuss what a double-double is, what different types of double-doubles are out there, and some interesting facts about the statistic you may not know.What is a Double-Double?A double-double occurs when a player gets double digits in 2 different statistical categories.There are 5 major individual stats in basketball:PointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksAny player who gets 10 or more in two of these individual…
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Monday, June 9, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Monday, June 9, 2025. Start your day with everything you need to know about today’s weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast.Texas slammed by storms producing 100-mph wind gusts, grapefruit-sized hailPowerful thunderstorms packing Hurricane-force wind gusts and large hail swept across portions of Texas…