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Zelenskyy, Trump to meet in Florida

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend. Zelenskyy told journalists that the two leaders will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine during Sunday's talks, and that the 20-point plan ...

Almanac for Dec. 27, 2025

Today is Saturday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2025. There are four days left in the year. Today in history: In 2007, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a shooting and bomb attack that killed at least 20 people in the city of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Also on ...

Comparing socialism to capitalism

People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation poll says, "College students prefer socialism to capitalism." Why? Because they believe absurd myths. Like the claim that the Soviet Union "wasn't real socialism." Socialism guru Noam Chomsky tells students that. He says the Soviet Union ...

DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ on Epstein files

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday it may need a "few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance with last Friday's ...

Almanac for Dec. 26, 2025

Today is Friday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2025. There are five days left in the year. Today in history: In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean off the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet high that killed about 230,000 people ...

Why stop at adding Trump name to Kennedy Center?

Last Friday evening I attended the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with my wife and two friends to listen to a wonderful performance of Handel's "Messiah." The Kennedy Center has been among the few places in Washington (sports arenas are another) where one can get through a day ...