Netanyahu Side-Steps White House in Bid to Sabatoge Iran Talks
By At the invitation of Republican House Speaker John A. Boehner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington in March to directly address Congress on Iran, side-stepping the White House in a maneuver that analysts say is aimed at sabotaging diplomatic talks. If negotiations are torpedoed, critics warn, this would likely ratchet up escalation […]
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As Saudi Arabia and Allies Continue Airstrikes, Sorrow and Rage in Yemen
Tweets from https://twitter.com/commondreams/lists/trusted-voices-on-yemen Airstrikes led by Saudi Arabia, and supported by other members of Gulf Cooperating Council and the U.S. government, continued to hit Yemen on Thursday as the situation in one of the world’s most impoverished, yet strategically important countries continues to unravel amid what can only be described now as all-out war. Reports […]
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Pentagon to Hold Joint Exercise With Thailand's Military Junta
The Pentagon is moving forward with plans for a massive exercise with Thailand next week, signaling direct U.S. cooperation with the military junta that runs the country under martial law. Following Thailand’s coup last May, the U.S. suspended military aid and canceled some joint exercises, to signal opposition to the military takeover of the government, […]
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Max Chilton joins Carlin’s new IndyCar team
Former Formula 1 driver Max Chilton will return to the Verizon IndyCar Series for a third season in 2018. Following two years with Chip Ganassi Racing, he’s signed up with Carlin’s brand new IndyCar operation. His team mate will be another former Ganassi driver, Charlie Kimball. “[It’s] the result of a long-term ambition of the […]
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Paul Ricard F1 venue ‘doesn’t register’ with Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is no fan of the Circuit Paul Ricard, the venue that will host the return of the French Grand Prix to the F1 calendar in June 2018. The Mercedes driver had an opportunity to sample the track’s layout back in September, during a Pirelli tyre test with the Silver Arrows outfit, and the […]
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Bourdais: ‘F1 is in its little bubble on its own island’
Click:Press release distribution Former F1 driver Sébastien Bourdais chimed in on the debate sparked last week by Guenther Steiner’s claims that no current American driver is up to the job of performing in F1. The Haas F1 Team boss said he would like nothing more than to include an American in the team’s line-up, but […]
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Rosberg: It couldn’t have got any better than beating Lewis!
The 2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has said that he couldn’t have hoped for better than signing off his racing career by winning the title over his former Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton. “That’s what I was racing for, that sort of battle,” Rosberg said at the weekend. He was answering questions from […]
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A shot of the STR13 leaked by… Toro Rosso!
Toro Rosso took its new STR13 for a shakedown spin at Misano this morning, taking advantage of the 100km maximum mileage ‘film day’. While the team teased its new car in a couple of videos in which it could be heard but not seen, someone unfortunately leaked a picture of the STR13 in action. The […]
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McLaren pumped up and ‘eager to get to Australia’
McLaren, the second most successful team on the F1 grid, is already raring to go and hopeful of putting itself back where it belongs: near the front of the grid. McLaren boss Zak Brown recently said the team’s desire to win was off the charts, thanks mainly to its new partnership with engine supplier Renault, […]
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Hamilton sends his best to Darrell Wallace before Daytona 500
Four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will be rooting for Darrell Wallace Jr. in today’s epic Daytona 500 event. The Mercedes driver posted a message on Twitter, sending his best wishes to the 24-year-old NASCAR driver, one of the blossoming personalities of the series, who will become the first African-American to compete in the Daytona 500 […]
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