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The Knicks Win, Mamdani Triumphs?

On Saturday night, as the final seconds ticked down on the Knicks’ improbable NBA championship run, New York City erupted in jubilation. Throngs of New Yorkers flooded the streets. The post The Knicks Win, Mamdani Triumphs? appeared first on First Things

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How to Destroy the Black Family

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Delano Squires joins in to discuss his recent book, The Vanishing Black Family: How Welfare. The post How to Destroy the Black Family appeared first on First Things

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How political violence and conspiracy became mainstream in Britain

10 years on from the murder of MP Jo Cox, there is a grim warning from her sister Kim Leadbeater: the atmosphere in politics now is "probably worse". Leadbeater warns of people trying to "sow division" in our country - and that's a division that Russia is seeking to exploit. One of the arsonists convicted of trying to firebomb Keir Starmer's house had also been tasked by Kremlin-linked actors with putting up far-right posters, seeking to stoke community tensions. How can it be that, after the...

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Visas, Tickets... Trump: Why this World Cup feels hard to love? - The Sports Agents

Nedum touches down in USA and joins Gabby & Mark to discuss the opening game of the World Cup 2026; How excited are the locals, dark horses for the tournament & more. But with such a constant stream of controversy in the days leading up to the first match - fans fleeced for tickets, a Somali referee banned from entering US, national teams greeted by ICE on arrival and FIFA President Gianni Infantino's call for everyone to just "chill out" - has a World Cup ever been harder to love? The Athlet...

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Special Report: Belfast riots - how Elon Musk is stoking a new wave of British violence

Belfast was ablaze last night, 24 hours after the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie. Houses, cars and buses were set on fire during riots across the city. It has since been announced that Ogilvie has lost an eye in the attack and 30-year-old Hadi Alodid has been charged with his attempted murder. The British government are laying at least some of the blame at the door of X owner Elon Musk, accusing him of whipping up tensions online ahead of the disorder. Lewis is on the ground in Belfast w...

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Wanted: Your Ordinary (or Extraordinary) Faith Story

Like many CT readers, I love our Testimonies section, which features conversion stories. Our recent testimonies—like the story of a young woman who was addicted to heroin and working at a strip club when some older Christian ladies stopped by with a hot meal—are powerful and worth reading. But sometimes dramatic conversions can make Christians like me feel as Read more. The post Wanted: Your Ordinary (or Extraordinary) Faith Story appeared first on Christianity Today

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