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That definitively rules out Joe Biden. China’s bid to displace the United States as the world’s preeminent superpower differs greatly from the attempt made by the Soviet Union. Unlike the USSR, China is not diplomatically and economically isolated—quite the opposite. Starting in the 1980s, establishment politicians from both parties have integrated China into the functioning of the American economy to such a degree that we have become virtually dependent on our foremost economic and geopolitical rival—as our inability to produce certain medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic poignantly demonstrated....

A dead mic leads to less obsession over Trump tantrums. Americans, including Republicans like Ducey, have internalized that he will be gone in a few weeks. Fear of Trump has gone poof. Nowhere was this more evident than in Georgia, where Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, both Republicans, ignored Trump’s attacks on them and how their state counted the votes. When Trump said he was “ashamed” to have endorsed Kemp, you could almost hear the shrug....

In many articles and in book after book American “declinists” nowadays tend to portray America’s reduced stature as a largely natural phenomenon. Never mind that on the eve of the Bush presidency we were still seen as the most powerful nation in the history of the world. Decadent powers always wane in influence, and it seems we’ve just been doing a lot of waning very quickly. As other countries around the world partook of the ideas we pressed on them in the post-cold war era—free markets, democracy—they started to prosper and catch up to us....

“The top 10 percent of American drinkers — 24 million adults over age 18 — consume, on average, 74 alcoholic drinks per week,” Washington Post reported. “That works out to a little more than four-and-a-half 750 ml bottles of Jack Daniels, 18 bottles of wine, or three 24-can cases of beer. In one week.” This averages out to roughly 10 drinks a day. However, 30 percent of American adults don’t drink at all....

They’re lumped in with all the whiz kids, the “miracle” immigrants with unlimited futures and unassailable family ties. But for many Southeast Asian teenagers, American life has not been the snap experts predicted. The first cracks appeared in the 1980s, in the stunning rise of Asian youth gangs. Now, in a widening rift between generations and cultures, a growing number of Southeast Asian children are running away, vanishing for days or months into a loose, nationwide network of “safe houses....

Predictably, Marion Barry, the city’s mayor, calls such assessments ““outrageous.’’ But there is no doubt Washington’s local government has finally, truly collapsed. The General Accounting Office recently declared it insolvent, and recently, Barry asked for hundreds of millions more in federal aid to help cover an expected $722 million budget deficit. Instead of dismissing the international, Third World parallel out of hand, Barry and other Washington leaders might find it useful to think about the city that way – both to understand the colossal mess and to plot a way out....

Kyetra Bryant said she and her partner booked the flight out of Charlotte Douglas Airport on Thanksgiving Day last year but didn’t notice the charge from a self-service baggage kiosk until she looked at her bank statement. “Over Thanksgiving Wes and I traveled to Denver from the Charlotte International Airport via American Airlines,” Bryant wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post on January 28. “We both used different cards to pay for our luggage and instead of it being noted as such, both of our bank statements read AFRICAN AMERICAN SERVICE CHARGE....

Trump announced the funding hold during his Tuesday press briefing, suggesting that the international organization, which receives a major portion of its financing from the U.S., had mismanaged its response to the crisis. “With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have deep concerns whether America’s generosity has been put to the best use possible,” the president said. But public health experts, medical practitioners and Democrats have pushed back against the decision....

The Netflix series garnered a reputation for being able to adequately and accurately parody crime documentaries while using juvenile humor like genitalia and poop jokes as motifs to entertain the audience. In spite of American Vandal’s widespread acclaim during the two seasons that aired on the streaming service, the show was canceled anyway. RELATED: The Office Opening Credits Get A Fun Minions Remake In a recent interview with Comingsoon.net, Yacenda made note that it probably had to do with Netflix themselves wanting to stream new content exclusively made by them instead of projects by a different studio circa 2018....

“Because of security threats outside the gates of Kabul airport, we’re advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport & to avoid airport gates at this time… unless you receive individual instructions from a U.S. government representative,” the security alert read. Biden has refused to extend his August 31 deadline for evacuating Americans, U.S. troops and Afghan allies. As a result, the U.S. has a rapidly closing window to try and help others evacuate....

A NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, released on Thursday, shows that 49 percent of Americans approve of the impeachment proceedings, while 46 percent disapprove and five percent said they were unsure. Despite the divide, an overwhelming portion of respondents—three quarters—including a majority of Republicans, want the whistleblower to testify before Congress so the public can receive more information on the allegations against Trump. The survey was conducted on Wednesday night by phone, one day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry after the emergence of the whistleblower scandal and Trump’s flubbed attempts to defend himself, but before the whistleblower complaint and summary of the president’s phone discussion with Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, was released publicly....

Yes, this place has always been a mess, but from the days of its bloody and genocidal founding until the 20th century, America typically found a way to simultaneously be violent, racist and sexist while also at least attempting to solve some of its deepest systemic issues. For whatever reason, we’re just not there anymore. We’re stuck. And what’s left is a place that has increasingly rare flashes of brilliance with a much more predictable and exhausting cycle of violence, bigotry and something akin to a complete inability to fix the hard problems that the majority of Americans actually want to see solved....

Regulators said Tuesday evening that the state’s grid operator was authorized to order rotating power outages to balance out soaring electricity demand from Californians turning to air conditioning for relief. As the weeklong heat wave shattered temperature records, California Governor Gavin Newsom said it’s heading into the “worst part” as regulators urged residents of the country’s most populous state to ease their reliance on air conditioners. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) said in a notice Tuesday that peak electric demand was forecast at more than 52,000 megawatts, which it called “a new historic all-time high for the grid....

He had won eight consecutive fights before a controversial loss to Lamont Peterson in Dec. 2011. Khan was supposed to rematch Peterson in May 2012 but the fight was canceled due to a failed Peterson drug test. Khan was then paired against Danny Garcia. All he had to do was look impressive against Garcia and the fight with Mayweather was his. MORE: Khan vs. Algieri odds Khan came up short and lost to Garcia by fourth round TKO....

Khan (33-4, 20 KOs) makes his return to the States for the first time in nearly three years when he challenges Terence Crawford for the WBO welterweight championship on Saturday, April 20 from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Watch Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan on FITE.TV Khan won the 140-pound WBA title from Andreas Kotelnik in July 2009. The 32-year-old made four straight defenses of the belt before adding the IBF strap when he scored a fifth-round knockout of Zab Judah in July 2011....

Amitbhai and Gyan Sujan are two of the most prominent Free Fire content creators and streamers. They have a huge fan following and are extremely popular among players. This article compares their Free Fire stats. Also read: SK Sabir Boss’ in-game Free Fire ID, stats, country, and more Amitbhai’s (Desi Gamers) Free Fire ID and stats His Free Fire ID is 206746194. Lifetime stats Amitbhai has taken part in 7253 squad matches and has emerged victorious in 2049 of them, retaining a win percentage of 28....

Without a doubt, many Among Us fans are excited to see the game hit PlayStation and Xbox Platforms. It was first announced for Xbox consoles at the end of 2020, confirming that Among Us would join the brand’s list of Xbox Game Pass titles. PlayStation’s announcement followed a few months after in April 2021, where it was announced for the platform alongside a Ratchet and Clank crossover. Understandably, many are likely curious where these platforms are, with the latest Among Us dev giving fans a little more information....

Among Us is continuing to crush the gaming scene in both downloads and revenue months after the game jumped onto the Twitch and YouTube scene. According to Sensor Tower, Among Us was downloaded over 75 million times on mobile devices. The game is free to download on phones but, the game features in-game microtransactions for cosmetics which generated $39 million. The success of Among Us carries over from an impressive September where the game had over 3 million concurrent players playing the game across mobile and PC....

Controversy has surrounded Amouranth and other streamers after their hot tub streams started gaining popularity. Twitch eventually took action against her and some others by hitting them in the wallet. The company moved to remove ads from those streams that were using the hot tub streams that were deemed offensive. Amouranth is one of those that have been hit hard by Twitch taking that action. RELATED: Amouranth Passes Pokimane As Top Female Twitch Streamer...

Morocco fell behind in the fourth minute to a diving Cristiano Ronaldo header, which saw him overtake Ferenc Puskas as the record European international goalscorer, but were on top for much of the contest thereafter. The Atlas Lions wasted numerous chances to level, and saw two first-half penalty claims rejected by referee Mark Geiger, with VAR not used, much to the dismay of coach Herve Renard. Morocco have now lost two games without scoring a goal and will head home regardless of how they do against Spain, but Amrabat, who played despite suffering a head injury in their opening loss to Iran, felt aggrieved by the second successive defeat....