Month: June 2023

Indian PM Modi’s Washington Visit Boosts US-India Relations as China Signals Unease

NEW DELHI–Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his first-ever three-day state visit to the United States. His visit is expected to strengthen defense and technological cooperation between the two countries, as Modi seeks to bolster India’s place at the world’s top table. The event has attracted headlines in China as well, where communist leaders…


Ukraine Strikes Bridge to Crimea, Say Russian-Appointed Officials

Ukrainian missiles struck the Chonhar road bridge connecting Crimea with Russian-held parts of the southern Kherson region overnight, forcing traffic to be diverted to a different route, Russian-appointed officials said on Thursday. The so-called “gate to Crimea,” known by Russians with a different spelling as the Chongar Bridge, is one of a handful of links…


The Heat You’re Feeling Could Just Be El Nino

If temperatures hit unseasonable highs this fall and winter don’t blame fossil fuels, blame El Nino, a group of climate analysts say. Flying in the face of the prevailing narrative on climate change, a recent report on the Pacific Ocean weather phenomenon known as El Nino argues that this weather phenomenon corresponds more closely to…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Warner Mendenhall: Medical Malpractice, Unprecedented Overreach, and Hospital Protocols That Killed

“The upper bounds of damages against Pfizer would be $3.6 trillion dollars. And obviously, Pfizer’s not worth $3.6 trillion dollars. That company would have to be seized in bankruptcy, its assets distributed and sold off, and I think that’s an appropriate end for that company. So I’m doing everything I can to get there.” After…


Moscow Court Rules US Journalist Evan Gershkovich Must Stay in Jail Until Late August

MOSCOW—A Moscow court on Thursday ruled that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August, rejecting the American journalist’s appeal to be released. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court ruled last month to keep…


‘The Novel, Who Needs It?’: Joseph Epstein Replies

In Chapter I of “The Novel, Who Needs It?,” Joseph Epstein includes this snippet of dialogue from Bernard Malamud’s novel “The Assistant”: He asked her what books she was reading. “’The Idiot,’ do you know it?” “No. What’s it about?” “It’s a novel.” “I’d rather read the truth,” he said. “It is the truth.” “The…


Cyber Threats From China and Russia

Commentary Increasing cyberattacks, particularly against the energy sector, demonstrate the cyber threats posed by China and Russia. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reported on June 15 that a number of government departments experienced intrusions linked to MOVEit, a file transfer software. The Russian ransomware gang known as CLOP or TA505 claimed responsibility…


LSU Tops No. 1 Wake Forest 5–2 to Set up a Rematch for a Spot in the College World Series Finals

OMAHA, Neb.—LSU staved off elimination from the College World Series for a second time. And now the Tigers are right where they expected to be all along. Cade Beloso hit a go-ahead three-run homer, freshman Griffin Herring pitched 4 2/3 innings of shutout relief in his longest outing and LSU forced a second bracket final…


MLB Scores—Reds Extend Winning Streak to 11 Games Which Is Team’s Longest Since 1957

CINCINNATI—Jake Fraley hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their majors-best winning streak to 11 games, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 5–3 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep. Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz hit a one-out bloop to left that fell for a double against Daniel Bard…


OceanGate Co-founder Has Major Update on ‘Time Window’ for Titanic Submarine Rescue

A co-founder of OceanGate Expeditions gave a somewhat optimistic view about rescuing the five-man crew of the missing Titan submarine after it went incommunicado earlier this week amid concerns that the vessel will run out of oxygen. In a statement posted on social media, OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Söhnlein, who left the firm in 2013, said that…