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Stilted take that Trump will end democracy

CNN’s Brian Stelter exemplifies the media pattern of constantly claiming Donald Trump is an existential threat to democracy that must be curbed. The comedy never ends. Trump was supposedly going to end democracy throughout his first term, and the fact that democracy never ended never slows Stelter & Co. down. On March 18, Stelter played up a new report out of Sweden that America is “rapidly autocratizing” in Trump’s second term. It looks like the Democrats are going to try to make “End of Democracy” a campaign issue again in the midterms, even though it accomplished nothing ...

Uncertainty remains

Four years and 25 days. Twenty days. There’s a huge difference between those two numbers. The first number — 1,486 days altogether — is the length of time since Russian troops crossed the Ukraine border on Feb. 22, 2022, and headed for Kyiv. The second number — just 20 days — is the number of days since U.S. and Israeli forces on Feb. 28 began bombing strategic targets in Iran. The two attacks have this in common: Their initial responses were far different from what many experts, in the United States and beyond, expected and predicted. Back in 2022, the conventional wisdom ...

WVU baseball to face in-state rival Marshall

West Virginia baseball is expected to face Marshall today with first pitch set for 6 p.m. at Jack Cook Field in Huntington. The game is expected to be streamed on ESPN+. The use of the word expected is on purpose because this is the second time this season that WVU was scheduled to play the Thundering Herd. On March 4, the Mountaineers were supposed to face their in-state rival, but that was canceled due to the weather. This isn’t a makeup of that game, and the weather could be a factor again with rain in the forecast. But if the game does get played, it should be an exciting ...

Stocks rally as Trump hints end to war

NEW YORK (AP) — A cautious relief flowed through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices eased, and stock prices jumped on Wall Street following severe losses taken elsewhere in the world before Trump’s announcement. The price for a barrel of Brent crude fell 10.9% to settle at $99.94, down from nearly $120 at one point last week, after Trump said the United States and Iran held productive talks the last two days “regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the ...

When a friend’s ‘help’ feels like a put-down

Dear Annie: I’m having a problem that feels small, but it’s starting to make me dread seeing someone I care about. One of my closest friends has gotten into the habit of “correcting” me in public. If I tell a story, she interrupts to adjust a detail. If I mention a restaurant, she jumps in with the exact neighborhood and the chef’s name. If I pronounce a word slightly wrong, she repeats it back the right way with a smile that’s supposed to be playful. At first, I brushed it off. She’s smart and she has always been a little particular. But lately, it feels constant, and ...

Horoscope

Speaking and listening can involve the same parts of the brain, which is why it’s hard to process the information you’re hearing while simultaneously coming up with what you’ll say next. It’s like trying to throw and catch with the same hand at the same time. It takes patience to stay ready to “catch” until you’ve learned. Once you learn, you’ll have something relevant to “throw.” ARIES (March 21-April 19). The secret to keeping your brightness is not filling every hour with responsibility. You need time to explore, to play, to follow a random curiosity just because ...