Posts by Kevin Harson
How Bruce Willis’ early dementia signs were overlooked
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek’s network of contributors What many thought was just a return of Bruce Willis’ childhood stutter turned out to be early signs of a much graver condition: frontotemporal dementia. In an interview with Town & Country, the Hollywood icon’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, shared the overlooked clues of her husband’s…
Read MoreNaturalized citizens sue Iowa officials for challenging 2,000 voters
Naturalized citizens have sued Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and other election officials after he instructed them to challenge the ballots of over 2,000 voters. Last week, Pate’s office said that it gave county auditors a list of 2,022 people who told the state’s Department of Transportation that they were not citizens but later…
Read MoreFormer Eagles HC Doug Pederson Surprisingly Offers Advice to Nick Sirianni
Being the head coach of any team in the NFL has its challenges. But being the leading person in charge of the Philadelphia Eagles is an entirely different story. It’s not due to the history of the organization but rather the rabid fanbase that tends to make life tough. For Nick Sirianni, it’s been a…
Read MoreWinter weather warnings issued for 10 states as snow expected
National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists are warning of snow in 10 states amid a slew of winter weather advisories that were issued on Wednesday and Thursday. The snow is coming from two, separate storm systems—one over the upper Midwest and one over the Pacific Northwest. For some states, it’s the first snowfall of the season,…
Read MoreGermany orders shutdown of all Iranian Consulates over prisoner execution
Germany has announced the closure of all of the Iranian consulates in the country due to the recent execution of an Iranian-German prisoner. Earlier this week, Iran announced the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German dual citizen kidnapped by Iranian security forces in Dubai in 2020. Iranian authorities executed 69-year-old Sharmahd on Monday, claiming he…
Read MoreElectric Honda, Acura SUVs less safe than Tesla’s, Rivian’s: IIHS
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tested the new-to-market 2024 Acura ZDX and 2024 Honda Prologue and the results were worse than the Tesla Model Y and Rivian R1S. The ZDX and Prologue are both battery-electric vehicles, like the Tesla and Rivian. There are two awarded designations by IIHS, Top Safety Pick and…
Read MoreColumn: Does freedom itself depend on the outcome of this election? Donald Trump’s probably does
Donald Trump is at a pivotal point in his personal history. For him, the upshot of the election will be either a series of criminal prosecutions likely to result in incarceration or a few legal nuisances that he can largely or completely dismiss. A victory for Kamala Harris next week would leave Trump with no…
Read MoreBerkeley startup wins government award to develop radiation and lead poisoning treatment
Whether its lead from old buildings, arsenic from contaminated food or strontium fallout from a nuclear explosion, heavy metals that enter the body pose a serious health threat. With chemical properties exceedingly similar to typical nutrients like iron and calcium, toxic metals look virtually the same to the body. So, it starts incorporating the toxic…
Read MoreWe fact-checked some of Trump’s most common claims on immigration
WASHINGTON — Migrants, according to former President Trump, are violent criminals, voting illegally, eating your pets, draining emergency disaster funding and stealing your job. These claims have elicited fear, hatred and anger among many voters. We looked into the facts around some of his most frequent statements about immigration and the border, some of which he…
Read MoreHow China sees the U.S. presidential election: ‘It’s high political drama’
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It’s one of the rare points of agreement between the U.S. presidential candidates: China is a major threat to the United States. Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have campaigned with a hard stance against Chinese competition. And little wonder: Surveys show that U.S. opinions of China have sunk to an all-time low.…
Read MoreWorkers Could Pay a High Price for Tax-Free Tipping | Opinion
Political scientists and pundits alike have identified a trend of growing political polarization in the United States and abroad. Liberals and conservatives live in increasingly separate spheres. They rely on different media sources for their news and socialize less with people who hold opposing opinions. All of this has been brought to head by the…
Read MorePutin’s generals are turning on each other
A Russian general has been arrested on suspicion of corruption after his former superior informed on him. The detention of Major General Alexander Ogloblin, the former head of Russia’s military communications department, is the latest arrest of a high-ranking Russian military figure, amid speculation of a clampdown on Vladimir Putin‘s top brass. Ogloblin is being…
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