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Step inside the Met and explore the Roman world through its art. From vibrant wall paintings that once decorated villas, to commanding imperial statues that projected power, to intimate Fayum portraits that preserved memory in Egypt, these works reveal how Romans saw themselves -- in life, in rule, and in death. Join Darius Arya as we uncover the stories behind the Met's most fascinating Roman treasures. Ancient Rome at the Met: Masterpieces of an Empire | 14:35 Ancient Rome Live | 82K subscribers | 5,364 views | October 2, 2025 The Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1000 Fifth Avenue |...

In January, when the Trump Administration reduced electric vehicle subsidies, environmentalists confidently asserted that the rest of the world would reject such an approach. Now, nine months later, it seems everyone is following his lead. In Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney paused an electric-vehicle sales mandate due to kick in next year.In Great Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has weakened his government’s timetable for the adoption of EVs.The European Union is on the verge of rolling back its 2035 target for eliminating carbon-dioxide emissions.“Automakers have been saying that consumers aren’t adopting EVs as quickly as expected, and government efforts to...

Like many Americans, I watched with interest as the “No Kings” spectacle unfolded. It was rather like a box of Monty Python's chocolates. I had no idea what I was going to get, but I was pretty sure I wasn't going to like it much. In this, at least, I was not disappointed. So, what, exactly, did this crunchy frog of a “No Kings” thing accomplish? We haven’t had any kings since the day we declared our independence. And before I had my coffee made this morning, I was deeply concerned, so I checked. Turns out, we still don’t. So,...

A week on the road for your currently sober drunk host a week in the heartland visiting eateries like "Culvers" and "Pizza Ranch" synonymous with 'fly over country' as El Rushbo used to describe it... Those were big songs back in 1971 played by a local disc jockey whose remote broadcasts I used to hang out at. I was 11 years old. That guy used to get me involved in his remotes keeping track of that lengthy playlist of songs played from the radio station... "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow...

Interesting discussion. Witkoff and Kushner were being briefed by the CIA on the exact opposite position of Hamas as explained by the leaders of Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.What the CIA was saying to them was exactly the opposite of reality, as Kushner and Witkoff put the peace deal together. Remarkable.

On October 17, China's Ministry of National Defense announced that the Communist Party's Central Committee and Central Military Commission had, after investigations, removed nine senior officers from their posts in the People's Liberation Army.Pictured: General He attends the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing on March 4, 2025.The stunning announcement occurred on the eve of the long-delayed Fourth Plenum of the Party's 20th Central Committee, scheduled to start tomorrow, October 20, and continue for four days. On the agenda are crucial economic matters, including the country's 15th Five-Year Plan, which covers the rest of the...

The government is "shut down." Media call this a "crisis." A "crisis (with) no deal in sight," says Fox News. Reuters says it's a "key risk to US stability." But when I look around, I see business as usual -- families raise children, workers work, people play music ... The media act like government is the most important part of life. It isn't. Fortunately, most of life, and the best of life, happens outside government. Yes, we need government. Limited government. Enough to keep us safe. But most of life doesn't depend on what goes through D.C. Most of life...

The clip was pulled from the tail end of a May primary debate between Democratic candidates for governor. NJ Spotlight News anchor Briana Vannozzi asked the candidates whether parents should have the right to opt their children out of LGBTQ-related content, similar to how students can be removed from sex ed-related curriculum. “I believe that parents have the right to oversee their children’s education,” Sherrill said. “I would push an LGBTQ education into our schools. Parents have a right to opt out of a lot of things, but this is not an area where they should be opting out, because...

President Gustavo Petro said a U.S. strike in the Caribbean had killed a fisherman. President Trump said he would cut aid and impose new tariffs on Colombian imports. President Gustavo Petro of Colombia accused the United States of murdering an innocent fisherman in an attack on a boat that the American authorities claimed had been carrying illicit drugs, prompting President Trump to declare on Sunday that he would slash assistance to Colombia, one of Washington’s top aid recipients in Latin America, and impose new tariffs on the country’s goods. The feuding between the two leaders reflected rising tensions in the...

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that after President Trump’s breakthrough deal in the Middle East, he should take a similar approach with Russian President Vladimir Putin — but with even greater pressure to end the war in Ukraine.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) struggled to respond after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) trolled him on Saturday with a photo of a demonstrator in a giant p**** costume at a “No Kings” protest. The demonstrator in question, apparently at a rally in Portland, Oregon, held a sign that read: “Deport Deez Nuts.” “Breaking: Gavin Newsom has shown up to the riot!” the DHS account added as a caption to the photo. “You’re an embarrassment,” was all the governor could manage in reply, after months of trying to imitate President Donald Trum

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U.S. President Donald Trump pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to give up swaths of territory to Russia during a tense meeting on Friday that left the Ukrainian delegation disappointed, according to two people briefed on the discussion. Trump also declined to provide Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine's use, and mused about giving security guarantees to both Kyiv and Moscow, comments that the Ukrainian delegation found confusing, added the two sources, who requested anonymity to discuss a private conversation. After his meeting with Zelenskiy, Trump publicly called for a ceasefire on the current frontlines, a position that the Ukrainian president then embraced...

Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Putin's terms for ending its two-year-long war in an explosive meeting at the White House on Friday.Ukraine's President travelled to Washington this week to push for more military support at a time when Kyiv and Moscow are escalating the war with massive attacks on energy systems.But Trump and Zelensky's meeting on Friday turned sour after the two leaders got into a 'screaming match', according to the Financial Times - who cited sources close to the matter. The US leader also reportedly told Zelensky that Putin insisted the conflict was a 'special operation, not...

In a bizarre display of intergenerational opportunism, Medicare Supplemental Insurance salesman Jerry Jenkins has been raking in the dough by targeting the unlikeliest of demographics: Baby Boomers participating in the No Kings Day protests against Trump's alleged authoritarianism. Yes, you read that right-Boomers, armed with inflatable unicorns and "America Has No Kings" signs, are storming the streets, and Jenkins is right behind them, clipboard in hand. "I mean, who better to sell to than people already primed to trust the government?" Jenkins mused, adjusting his plaid suit. "They're like, 'We need to protect democracy-oh, and also my Medicare benefits!' I'm...

Thousands of civil liberties advocates gathered in London on Saturday to protest against the left-wing Labour Party government’s plan to impose digital ID cards on the nation. Marching from Marble Arch to Whitehall in central London, demonstrators were seen carrying banners and placards reading “No to Digital ID”, “If You Accept Digital ID Today, You’ve Accepted Social Credit Tomorrow”, and “Once Scanned, Never Free”. The protest came in response to plans mooted by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to roll out a “Brit Card” Digital ID scheme by 2029. Starmer initially pitched the plan as a means of combatting illegal...

On Fox News this morning, President Donald Trump ripped Democrat lawmakers who have kept the government shutdown for 19 days. He said that they have “Trump Derangement Syndrome." “We have a deal. We just want an extension. And the reason we want an extension is because you can’t make a deal with these people. They’re lunatics. They’re gone crazy. They’re crazed people. Trump derangement syndrome. There really is that disease. At first, I found it to be amusing. Now, I find there really is - they want $1.5 trillion for health care for illegal aliens. If we do that, it...

Researchers make landmark advance in the quest to unlock virtually limitless clean energy from the same reaction that powers the stars On a former military airfield a few miles south of Oxford, a group of scientists are trying to bottle the sun. Not literally, of course — but their ambitions come close. Inside a four metre-tall, apple-shaped machine known as the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak Upgrade (MAST-U), they are attempting to recreate, control and ultimately commercialise the fusion reactions that power the stars. In the past few weeks, they have made landmark progress. Fusion is physics’ grand prize, promising a...

Sylvester Stallone’s wife, Jennifer Flavin, isn’t afraid to say what a lot of people are thinking about many of the parents in Hollywood. In a viral clip from The Katie Miller Podcast, the businesswoman and former model was asked why she thinks "so many kids in Hollywood now are transgender." Her answer was blunt: it comes down to bad parenting and a culture obsessed with self-expression over stability. "I just think Hollywood is, you know, it’s all about expression," Flavin said. "So, you know, however you want to express yourself. If you feel like a cat today, you’re a cat....

Massie—with the help of donors like Chowdhury, IPAC's Aljoboury, and the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Covington and Burling—raised $768,000 between July and September, the "best fundraising quarter of his career," according to Politico. While the outlet suggested in a July profile of Massie that the Republican's Kentucky district is more aligned with its congressman than its president, the overwhelming majority of Massie's most recent fundraising haul came from outside of the Bluegrass State. Of the $537,000 in itemized individual contributions Massie reported, just $22,000—or 4 percent—came from within Kentucky, a Free Beacon review found