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The Atlantic Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Iraq War With Lavish Falsehoods About Iraq War

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

The U.S. media has recently been filled with retrospectives on the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War. Most of these outlets eagerly helped the George W. Bush administration sell the war, publishing lavish falsehoods about how Iraq posed a terrible danger to the U.S. (It did not.)So you might hope that in the past two decades, the same publications have learned the most basic facts about Iraq — and would steer clear of publishing obvious and stupendous errors yet again. You would hope in vain.One incredible example appeared in a March 13 article in The Atlantic by David Frum, who is best known for serving as a speechwriter for President Bush and coming up with the phrase “axis of evil” in the 2002 State of the Union address. Frum is now a staff writer at The Atlantic, which is probably the most prestigious magazine in America behind the New Yorker. The Atlantic is forthrightly endorsing Frum’s fabrication and will not respond to basic questions about it.As you may hav...

Conn’s: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Conn’s Inc. (CONN) on Wednesday reported a loss of $42.8 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.On a per-share basis, the The Woodlands, Texas-based company said it had a loss of $1.79. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.53 per share.The retailer posted revenue of $334.9 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $59.3 million, or $2.46 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.34 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CONN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CONNSource

Members of NSYNC, O-Town, 98 Degrees join Cherry Blossom Festival concert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews NSYNC at Westfield Montgomery (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); Your favorite boy bands are gathering in Bethesda, Maryland, to celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival.Members of NSYNC, LFO, O-Town and 98 Degrees will visit Westfield Montgomery for the “Y2K Pink Party” Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m...

Niño de 12 años de Milwaukee acusado de matar a un adulto para robarle sus armas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

(CNN) — Un niño de 12 años de Milwaukee podría ir a la cárcel el resto de su vida tras ser acusado de matar a un adulto para robarle sus armas. La policía afirma que el acusado urdió el plan después de que la víctima, Brandon Felton, de 34 años, se negara a venderle sus armas, entre las que se encontraba un rifle AR-15.El acusado, cuyo nombre no se ha revelado debido a su edad, fue vinculado al caso después de que la policía encontrara un recibo de pizza de la noche del asesinato que había sido encargado utilizando el teléfono móvil del niño, según una denuncia penal. Los investigadores dicen que el niño hizo una serie de declaraciones incoherentes a la policía antes de reconocer que estaba allí en el momento del asesinato, pero dijo que sólo estaba allí para jugar a los videojuegos y culpó del homicidio a otra persona.Sin embargo, la policía dijo que los textos obtenidos del teléfono del chico mediante una orden de registro mostraban que estaba haciendo planes con otras dos p...

President of French soccer club Angers steps down

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

ANGERS, France (AP) — Angers president Said Chabane has stepped down to make way for his son at the helm of the struggling French league club.Angers said in statement Wednesday that Chabane, who is facing sexual assault accusations, resigned on March 21 to offer his position to Romain Chabane.With 10 matches left to play this season, Angers is in last place in the league standings and is expected to be relegated to the second division.It has been a rocky month for Angers after coach Abdel Bouhazama also resigned after he appeared to downplay sexual harassment.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Edmunds: BMW-X1 vs Mercedes-Benz GLB

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

Extra- small luxury SUVs are a great way to cruise around in luxury without paying an excessive amount. As an example, check out the Mercedes-Benz GLB. It has been one of Edmunds’ top performers in its class since it was introduced in 2020. It sports distinctive boxy styling, excellent technology and a comfortable ride. But in today’s highly competitive market, there’s always a new model aiming for the top spot. The GLB’s main rival, the BMW X1, was redesigned for 2023. The little Bimmer received updated styling, a roomier interior and many of BMW’s top-notch technology features. Which one is the better buy? Edmunds’ experts compared them to find out. POWER AND FUEL ECONOMY Turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engines power both luxury SUVs. The X1’s 241-horsepower powerplant is not only more powerful than the GLB’s 221-horsepower mill, but it’s also more fuel-efficient. With all-wheel drive, the X1 delivers an EPA-estimated 28 mpg in combined city/highway driving, 3 more than the a...

Black Californians owed $800B in reparations for decades of discrimination in housing, policing, economists tell panel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Black Californians owed $800B in reparations for decades of discrimination in housing, policing, economists tell panel.Source

De la Fuente under pressure early as Spain’s new coach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Two games in, and the Luis de la Fuente era in Spain is already being questioned.A lackluster win and a disappointing loss were enough to put the new coach under the spotlight.Spain needed two late goals in a hard-fought 3-0 win over Norway to open its qualifying campaign for the 2024 European Championship on Saturday, then fell 2-0 at Scotland on Tuesday after another poor performance.De la Fuente’s Spain showed some of the same problems from the past — lots of possession and few scoring chances — leaving the coach under pressure to show some significant improvement the next time the team plays in June in the Final Four of the Nations League.“It was a painful loss,” De la Fuente said after the Scotland match. “Analyzing the game now, we feel like we did enough good things to deserve a different result, but there is a lot to improve.”The 61-year-old De la Fuente replaced Luis Enrique after the team’s elimination by Morocco in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar. ...

May Madness: This March, FAU coach has Owls on cusp of title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

Dusty May’s March Madness run with FAU likely was one few saw coming.May had, to be fair, not much better than minimal name recognition when he took the Florida Atlantic job five years ago. That wasn’t the case with almost all the other FAU coaches over the years, names like Mike Jarvis and Matt Doherty and Michael Curry and Sidney Green and Rex Walters.Curry had been an NBA coach and played for years in the league. Green was an NBA lottery pick. Doherty coached at North Carolina, his alma mater, and Notre Dame. Jarvis had been at three other schools and coached a high schooler named Patrick Ewing. Walters was a Big 8 star at Kansas and played in the NBA.And their FAU resumes don’t compare — some don’t come even close — to what May has done.A school that used to be known for coaches looking to rebound now has a team headed to the Final Four, led by a coach whose claim to fame when he entered coaching was that he was a student manager for Bob Knight at Indiana.“I think Coach Ma...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 29 de marzo: Tragedia en Ciudad Juárez por un incendio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:26:02 GMT

Decenas de personas murieron en un trágico incendio en un centro de migración en Ciudad Juárez, en el noroeste de México. Imágenes y cronología del tiroteo en una escuela primaria de Nashville que dejó seis muertos. ¿Qué consecuencias tendrán los cambios en el acuerdo sobre migración de EE.UU. y Canadá? Bad Bunny protagoniza la primera portada completamente en español de TIME. Elon Musk anuncia una nueva modificación en Twitter. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Tragedia en un centro de migración de Ciudad JuárezEl incendio que se registró en la oficina del Instituto Nacional de Migración en Ciudad Juárez, en la frontera norte de México, dejó decenas de personas muertas, según las autoridades. Los hechos se registraron luego de que se recogieran a 71 migrantes de las calles de la ciudad, añadieron funcionarios. El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador aseguró que el fuego comenzó luego de una protesta de migrantes que estaban alojados en el lugar...