Former US Senator Joe Lieberman dies at age 82: Media reports
Joe Lieberman, Al Gore’s running mate during the hotly contested 2000 presidential election, has died at age 82 after suffering complications from a fall. United States media announced his death on Tuesday afternoon, citing a family statement. One of the few high-profile independents in the US political sphere, Lieberman largely caucused with the Democratic Party Read More
Can we talk about Tate? The ‘manosphere’ in Australian schools
Young fans of self-styled “manfluencers” like Andrew Tate, currently facing charges including rape in a Romanian court, are increasingly bringing misogynist views into Australian schools, leaving other children, teachers and parents searching for answers. In response, the Australian government is offering 3.5 million Australian dollars ($2.3m) in grants in a trial aimed at tackling “harmful Read More
US stock market hits record high after three-day lull
S&P 500 rises 0.9 percent as major players including Apple and Tesla see gains. The US stock market has hit a record high after a string of downbeat trading sessions. All three leading stock indexes rose on Wednesday, ending a three-day lull. The S&P 500, which tracks the performance of 500 of the largest US Read More
‘States are expected to…’: India strongly objects to US remarks on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest
AAP, all of whose main leaders are now imprisoned in connection with the case, says CM Kejriwal has been “falsely arrested” in a “fabricated case”. It has an electoral alliance with the Congress party and others who aim to challenge the ruling BJP.
Texas criminal appeals court takes man off death row over intellectual disability
Since Randall Mays was sentenced to death in 2008 for the murder of two sheriff’s deputies, his lawyers have argued his intellectual disability exempts him from execution.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to make big ‘expose’ on ED’s probe in excise policy case today: Wife Sunita
On Wednesday, Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, announced that her husband would unveil significant revelations regarding an alleged excise policy scam. She emphasized that despite multiple raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), no incriminating evidence was found.
Republicans’ budding interest in Texas’ housing crisis could create strange political bedfellows
Republican lawmakers may try to force Texas cities to allow greater housing density as the state faces a housing crunch.
Former Watergate prosecutor calls Trump gag order ‘so unusual’: ‘This never happens’
Nick Akerman, a former Watergate prosecutor, said that in his 50-some years in law, he has never seen a gag order like the one imposed on former President Trump in his hush money payments case this week. New York Judge Juan Merchan issued the gag order on Tuesday following a request from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Read More
Yellen says China’s rapid buildout of its green energy industry ‘distorts global prices’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called out China’s ramped-up production in solar energy, electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, calling it unfair competition that “distorts global prices” and “hurts American firms and workers, as well as firms and workers around the world.” GOP LEADERS UNLEASH ON JANET YELLEN OVER $110B ENERGY TAX HIKE Yellen, Read More
First week of NC sports betting sees almost $200M in wagers: ‘strong start’
Legalized statewide sports wagering in North Carolina from smartphones and desktops that began two weeks ago is off to a “strong start,” a state lottery official said on Wednesday, likely buoyed by betting on college basketball at its season’s apex. Preliminary monetary numbers for the first day and first week of sports wagering were presented Read More