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7+ min ago (347+ words) Celebrity makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes spills her beauty forecast. If anyone was going to handpick a lineup of drugstore-priced staples, it's Hughes. The celebrity makeup artist " known for her work with Dua Lipa and affectionately dubbed "the internet's go-to makeup artist" " has built a loyal following on Instagram and TikTok by sharing tutorials and tricks (like pinpoint shading) and reminding everyone that technique matters more than trends. Her Target beauty edit has the same effect. It's packed with products that might nudge you outside your comfort zone or help you double down on the classics " like the Real Techniques brush and sponge set; Prequel's Nourishing Oil Cleanser for the skin care-obsessed; e.l.f.'s viral Halo Glow Blush; and Maybelline's Serum Lipstick in 005, her pick for "the perfect peachy tone." Below, Hughes shares her picks of the buzziest holiday makeup trends…...

19+ min ago (1063+ words) Some, still scant, details are emerging about the conditions that led to the deaths of two much-loved Queensland construction workers, and serious injuries to another, within 24 hours earlier this month. Family members and building workers are raising concerns about the reported lack of safety precautions involved. They are demanding action to halt the rising toll of deaths and injuries caused by corporate profit-driven speed-ups and disregard for workers" lives throughout the construction industry. No details have been released to inform building workers and the public. But it has now been reported on social media that a piece of heavy equipment malfunctioned, sending a large component crashing down from the concrete pump truck"s boom. Why and how this happened and why the teenager was exposed to this danger has not been explained. According to other media reports, Bradford"s mother,…...

38+ min ago (436+ words) Expose unsafe conditions on the railroads! Contact the WSWS by filling out the form below. All submissions will be kept anonymous. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has approved a waiver to allow Class I railroads to cut minimum visual track inspections in half, from twice weekly to once a week. The move, announced on December 5, is the latest stage in dismantling any remaining federal regulations of the railroad industry. Automated track inspection technology has been employed for decades, in conjunction with visual track inspections performed by qualified track inspectors. Specially equipped rail cars are placed in freight trains and monitor track geometry with an array of various sensors. The information is collected and potential problems are relayed to managers and inspectors for visual verification. This is the latest step in the cost cutting scheme of "Precision Scheduled Railroading." Under this…...

41+ min ago (154+ words) Larry Robinson/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP President Donald Trump announced he is issuing a "pardon" for a former elections clerk who was convicted of state charges in Colorado last year. But there's one teensy-weensy hangup. Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison. On Thursday night, Trump announced a "pardon" for Peters on Truth Social: The president only has the power to issue pardons and commutations for federal crimes, as Article II of the Constitution clearly states. "Tina Peters was convicted by a jury of her peers for state crimes in a state court," said Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. "Trump has no constitutional authority to pardon her. His assault is not just on our democracy, but on states' rights and the American constitution." On Tuesday, a federal magistrate judge denied Peters' petition to get out…...

42+ min ago (729+ words) L'Associazione Navdanya International - Onlus" stata creata in Italia nel 2011 allo scopo di sostenere la missione di Navdanya a livello internazionale. L'organizzazione promuove un nuovo paradigma agricolo ed economico, una cultura del "cibo come salute, in cui prevalgono la responsabilit" ecologica e la giustizia economica. Fra gli obiettivi dell'organizzazione emergono la protezione della natura e della biodiversit", la difesa delle culture e delle conoscenze indigene e tradizionali, la difesa del diritto dei consumatori adun'alimentazione sana e libera da veleni, la tutela del diritto degli agricoltori e dei cittadini comuni di conservare, scambiare, coltivare e selezionareliberamente i semi, nonch" il riscatto deibeni comunicome fondamento di un rinnovato senso di comunit", solidariet" e di una cultura di pace. Le campagne internazionali, il coordinamento di incontri, dibattiti e conferenze e le campagne politiche di Navdanya International sono incentrate sull'analisi del contesto dei sistemi agro-alimentari…...

46+ min ago (127+ words) President Donald Trump's habit of "bullying the Federal Reserve into lowering interest rates could be one of the most damaging of his second term, one analyst warned on Thursday. Rampell argued in a new column on Thursday that Trump's efforts to "crush" the Federal Reserve's independence could "doom the United States." "The threats to Fed independence have continued, and got darker this week," Rampell argued. "We may now be at an inflection point, as the Trump administration tacitly threatens to purge not Powell but other officials who set interest-rate policy." "If he's successful, Trump could seize direct control of the money supply and turn America into Venezuela," she added. ALSO READ: This expert shatters Trump's reasoning for troop surge that saw two shot in DC...

53+ min ago (201+ words) In a massive blow to President Donald Trump's redistricting ambitions, Indiana Republicans have rejected a mid-decade gerrymander that would have erased the two Democratic-favoring districts in the state and given them to the GOP. According to NBC News, 31 lawmakers in the state Senate voted to reject the redraw, with just 19 in favor " meaning even a majority of the 40-member Senate Republican caucus itself was opposed. After Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray repeatedly told Trump he did not have the votes to pass the gerrymander, he finally agreed to an up-or-down vote on whatever the state House passed. After a contentious committee battle and protracted debate on the Senate floor, the vote was finally cast on Thursday evening. While all this was playing out, a number of Republican state senators who had either come out against or had not taken…...

57+ min ago (1464+ words) Stand Up America Executive Director, Christina Harvey issued the following statement on the victory: "This is an important victory for democracy. The House-passed map was nothing more than a partisan scheme to rig the 2026 election. For weeks, Indiana residents have been pleading with their state leaders to stop mid-decade redistricting and the Senate listened. "Despite threats to themselves and their families, a majority of Indiana senators were steadfast in rejecting this gerrymandered map. Republican lawmakers across the country should follow their example. We are grateful to these lawmakers who put the needs of their constituents above party politics." Stand Up America is a progressive advocacy organization with over two million community members across the country. Focused on grassroots advocacy to strengthen our democracy and oppose Trump's corrupt agenda, Stand Up America has driven over 600,000 phone calls to Congress and mobilized…...

59+ min ago (869+ words) After four years of war, hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed and millions of refugees displaced, NATO's war against Russia has reached an impasse. Despite providing Ukraine with military logistics and "400 billion since the start of the conflict, NATO has failed to drive back Russian forces. They are advancing slowly but steadily. The US now appears determined to withdraw from the war. Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, has negotiated a "peace plan" with Russia'over the heads of both the Ukrainian government and Washington's European allies'that combines the cession of Ukrainian territory with lucrative deals for American corporate interests. Trump's new National Security Strategy, released last week, no longer identifies Russia as an adversary but instead attacks the European Union (EU). It accuses European leaders of having "unrealistic expectations of the war," welcomes the rise of far-right parties in Europe as "a…...

59+ min ago (306+ words) by editor | Dec 11, 2025 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan Absorbing the news about the brutal treatment of detainees, to say nothing of the outright murder of "suspected" drug runners in the Caribbean, I think back to a conversation I had in February of this year. My interlocutor was a Trump voter who had just had a friendly encounter with an African immigrant striver " the kind who came from poverty and had started a successful business here. I recall saying, "I hope he has his documents in order." The Trump voter scoffed: "They're not going after people like him. They're only going after the criminals." Copious reporting has since demonstrated that only a fraction of those deported had criminal records in the United States and most of those were for relatively minor offenses such as shoplifting, possession of drug paraphernalia or traffic…...