Cheating at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is the ‘wurst
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Cheating at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is the ‘wurst

ByNews Polite

Americans have lost trust in Congress and the political class, the universities and the media, but woe that it’s come to . . . Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Since 1972, it’s been a pure and joyous meritocracy, uniting tourists, locals and fast-food lovers of all ages to watch…

This researcher found billions in ‘invisible’ gold in Jo’burg’s mine dumps | Mining

This researcher found billions in ‘invisible’ gold in Jo’burg’s mine dumps | Mining

ByNews Polite

Johannesburg, South Africa – As a teenager living on the East Rand of Johannesburg, Steve Chingwaru thought the flat-topped mounds of rock and earth that dotted the skyline were a natural feature of the cityscape. Jo’burg isn’t very windy, but when the wind does blow – usually around August –…

Reporter’s Notebook: Covering an anti-war protest in Israel | Israel War on Gaza

Reporter’s Notebook: Covering an anti-war protest in Israel | Israel War on Gaza

ByNews Polite

It’s a crisp sunny Saturday morning as our crew prepares the car for the drive from Jerusalem to Haifa to cover an anti-war rally. Spirits are high as I place my camera equipment in the boot of the car. Then we discuss footwear. Stefanie, our correspondent, has chosen to wear…

Donald Trump’s Nikki Haley birdcage stunt is . . . weak
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Donald Trump’s Nikki Haley birdcage stunt is . . . weak

ByNews Polite

“Birdbrain”? That’s the best Trump could do for Nikki Haley? Say what you will about the Donald’s third run at the presidency, but the guy’s losing his once-fearsome nicknaming powers.  “Low Energy Jeb” Bush was an instant classic, and cruelly accurate about Bush’s limp public persona. (Remember “please clap”?) “Crooked…

Don’t count DeSantis out — he may yet take down Trump
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Don’t count DeSantis out — he may yet take down Trump

ByNews Polite

The Ron DeSantis presidential campaign sure was good while it lasted.  The conventional wisdom has turned so decidedly against the Florida governor that he’s getting buried a couple of months before he even announces.  There’s flaming out on the launch pad, and there’s flaming out while you’re drinking a cup…

Is Hochul’s high court move a compromise — or a sellout?
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Is Hochul’s high court move a compromise — or a sellout?

ByNews Polite

Hmm: Gov. Kathy Hochul evidently hopes to sidestep the hard left’s drive to control New York’s top court with a compromise. Or maybe it’s a sellout. To recap: The state Senate’s lefty leadership orchestrated a humiliating rejection of her first nominee for state chief judge, Hector LaSalle — first stacking…

Democrats in New York have a real problem with Asians
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Democrats in New York have a real problem with Asians

ByNews Polite

It’s sure starting to look like New York’s progressives are simply anti-Asian.  Their latest cause célèbre, the “Good Cause Eviction” bill, aims to effectively bring some 2 million apartments in the city alone under a new statewide rent-control regime. On top of being a sure housing-killer, it’s gotten the city’s…