"Everything will be all right." Ukrainian soldier Serhii Hryhoriev said this so often during brief phone calls from the front that his wife and two daughters took it to heart. His younger daughter, Oksana, tattooed the phrase on her wrist as a talisman.
Balancing kids, a career, a semi-clean house and maybe a few minutes to drink a cup of coffee while it's still hot is no small feat. And yet, millions of women in the U.S. do just that every single day. According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data, 73.2% of mothers with children younger than 18 are in the workforce. That's not just a stat -- it's a movement.
Ultimately, why doesn't light wear out and lose energy over time? read more
Christy Lopez: With its recent order "strengthening and unleashing" U.S. law enforcement, the Trump administration is pushing for militarized and unaccountable policing. read more
BBC writes about the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) working to gain followers in America. Father Moses McPherson, Georgetown, Texas, told the BBC that his church is growing: "In the past year-and-a-half our congregation has tripled in size." read more
Charles B. Rangel (1930 -- 2025), war hero, history-making Congressman, and longtime friend of CCNY
www.ccny.cuny.edu
... Former United States Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who served 46 trail blazing years in the House of Representatives and then dedicated his life to addressing the lack of modern infrastructure jobs in his old congressional district through a program at The City College of New York, died on Memorial Day. He was 94.
A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus who then made history as the first African American member of Congress to lead the powerful Ways and Means Committee, Rangel represented what is now New York's 13th Congressional District from 1971 to 2017. He then served as Statesman-in-Residence at The City College.
In 2022, Rangel continued his mission of service by launching the Charles B. Rangel Infrastructure Workforce Initiative (RIWI) at CCNY to boost modern infrastructure jobs in upper Manhattan and the Bronx.
Rangel was a war hero, history-making congressman, and master lawmaker. He served for 23 terms in the House of Representatives and was cited as the most effective lawmaker in Congress, leading all of his colleagues in passing legislation. He was the primary sponsor of President Obama's historic health care reform law.
Recognized as one of the hardest working legislators in Congress, he sponsored 40 bills and resolutions that became law throughout his tenure. Among his greatest legislative accomplishments was: championing the national Empowerment Zone program, Affordable Care Act, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, and the Rangel Amendment' which sounded the death knell of Apartheid in South Africa.
Demonstrating his commitment to education, he created financial mechanisms to construct and rehabilitate public schools across the country. Following Saint Matthew's teaching, he was a stalwart champion for the "least among us," dedicated to improving the lives of working families, fighting for jobs and education, and advocating for equality and justice.
Born and raised in Harlem, he was first elected to Congress in 1970, after serving in the New York State Assembly and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Congressman Rangel retired from the United States Congress in 2017. He was a veteran of the Korean War, where he earned a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. ...
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Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? (1996)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
... [Verse 1]
Oh, you get me ready
In your '56 Chevy
Why don't we go sit down in the shade?
Take shelter on my front porch
The dandelion sun scorched
Would you like a glass of cold lemonade?
[Pre-Chorus]
I will do the laundry
If you pay all the bills
[Chorus]
Where is my John Wayne?
Where is my prairie song?
Where is my happy ending?
Where have all the cowboys gone?
[Verse 2]
Why don't you stay the evening?
Kick back and watch the TV
And I'll fix a little something to eat
Oh, I know your back hurts
From working on the tractor
How do you take your coffee, my sweet?
[Pre-Chorus]
I will raise the children
If you pay all the bills
...
@#8 ... Is Apple going to bring iPhone manufacturing to the US? ...
OpEd: Trump can bluster and bluff all he wants, but iPhone manufacturing isn't coming to the US
www.theregister.com
... US President Donald Trump can huff, puff, and threaten to blow Tim Cook's house down with a 25 percent iPhone import tariff, but analysts say even that threat is unlikely to bring Apple's manufacturing home.
In response to Trump's statement last week, analysts from Morgan Stanley published a research brief on Tuesday that concluded Apple is unlikely to respond to Trump's latest tariff threat in a way that will please him.
The report, provided to The Register, concluded that the original 145 percent tariff imposed by Trump on certain imports from China last month might have made Apple budge on the matter, but since the President lost his international staredown and promised to reduce that rate, the economics no longer make sense for Cupertino.
According to the Morgan Stanley number crunchers, an iPhone manufactured in the United States would be at least 35 percent more expensive than one made overseas when accounting for tariffs on single-source components still made in China and higher US labor costs. That means a $999 iPhone would be $1,350 - at a minimum - if Apple wanted to retain a similar gross margin. ...
Elon Musk: There is an 80 percent chance Starship's engine bay issues are solved
arstechnica.com
... On Tuesday afternoon, just a few hours before a launch attempt of the ninth flight test of SpaceX's Starship vehicle, Elon Musk spoke with Ars Technica Senior Space Editor Eric Berger to talk about where his space company goes from here.
In recent weeks, Musk has dialed back his focus on politics and said he wants to devote the majority of his time to SpaceX and his other companies. So what does that mean?
The conversation came just ahead of the opening of Starship's launch window, at 6:30 pm CT (23:30 UTC) in South Texas. Here is a lightly edited transcript of the interview.
Ars Technica: So what does success look like with today's launch for you? ...
@#12 ... Other than exposing the Constitution as having a major, fundamental flaw? ...
What flaw is that?
But to the point of the question ...
If Harvard just gives up and succumbs to Pres Trump's dicta, i.e., effectively allowing Pres Trump to take over and lead Harvard, that is the issue I see.
Regarding succumbing to Pres Trump's demands ...
OpEd: Big Law firms that cut deals with Trump made a big blunder (April 17. 2025)
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