WASHINGTON: The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party said on Friday (Jun 12) that she had used a visit to the United States to correct “many misunderstandings” about her pro-engagement approach to China, amid strong criticism from hawks in Washington. Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s largest opposition party, has been on a two-week US trip following her April visit to China, where she met President Xi Jinping.She told reporters she had met nine members of the US Congress from committees dealing with finance, defence and foreign affairs, as well as academics and representatives of think tanks. She said there…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After a first half for the ages, USMNT fans got a scare when star Christian Pulisic did not return for the second half of the United States’ World Cup opener against Paraguay.The Hershey, Pennsylvania, native, who plays club soccer for AC Milan, assisted on the United States’ second goal, scored by Folarin Balogun, and was one of the team’s most noticeable players throughout the first half.However, when the team emerged from the tunnel, it was revealed that Pulisic had been subbed out in favor of Sebastian Berhalter, son of former USMNT player…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Howard University professor tore into the victim-impact statement delivered by the father of slain Texas teen Austin Metcalf, arguing that the teen’s death “did not begin with the knife” wielded by Karmelo Anthony but instead that his father’s parenting style was to be blamed as well.Dr. Stacey Patton, a professor at Howard University’s School of Communications, penned an opinion piece titled “Dear Jeff Metcalf: Your Son Is Dead Because You Failed to Teach Him That Black Boys Have Boundaries” to Substack on Wednesday on Substack, where she insinuated Anthony was acting…
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Some Toronto FIFA Fan Festival attendees are expressing frustration after Thursday’s opening event was evacuated due to a risk of lightning, with organizers later confirming no refunds would be issued. The evacuation came during the opening match festivities at Fort York and Bentway, where fans had gathered to watch Mexico take on South Africa as part of FIFA World Cup celebrations.Jumana Hossain, who travelled from Mississauga and paid about $100 for two VIP tickets, said the weather conditions did not appear severe when attendees were told to leave.“We were watching the game, I got my gin and tonic and then…
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Long before OG Anunoby was rescuing the Knicks in the NBA Finals, he was the quiet kid wandering the halls of Indiana University and showing up at frat parties in Bloomington, Ind. Now, as the 27-year-old forward powers New York’s championship chase, Hoosier alumni say they’re watching one of their own become a Knicks legend. To Indiana University grads living in the city, he’s still the soft-spoken but hilarious, Young Thug-loving student who hung out at tailgates long before he became one of the NBA’s premier two-way players. Anunoby, who starred under then-coach Tom Crean at Indiana from 2015-17 before…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A controversial memo issued by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021 aimed at addressing the alleged threat posed to school boards by dissatisfied parents caused an internal revolt at the Justice Department, according to documents obtained by Fox News. As parents across the nation took to school board meetings to vent their dissatisfaction with COVID-era learning restrictions as well as how race and gender were being taught in classrooms, the National Association for School Boards appealed to the Justice Department for assistance, claiming that some actions taken by angry parents could be classified…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of the government’s most powerful surveillance tools will go dark this weekend, and lawmakers aren’t sure what that means for the nation’s intelligence-gathering authorities. Democrats rejected attempts in the House and Senate to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in an act of defiance against President Donald Trump, who tapped housing chief Bill Pulte to temporarily oversee the nation’s intelligence services. But there are differing trains of thought on the ramifications of failing to renew the program. Some lawmakers argued that an extension was not necessary given that FISA…
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Six-time Emmy winner Hank Azaria joined the chorus of critics who took issue with Taylor Swift sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden during Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals. “I’ll tell you the one that bothered me was Taylor Swift. Come on,” Azaria, 62, said on the Thursday, June 11, broadcast of The Dan Le Batard Show. “I know she’s the hugest thing in the world, but we had to sit with her all through the NFL and now she’s at the Garden. Come on.” Swift and her friends, Alana and Este Haim, took up four courtside seats for…
