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Zelenskyy Presses US, Allies for Patriot Missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv needs Patriot missiles to create an air shield against further Russian missile attacks, and it's likely he'll get them in an additional $6 billion aid package expected to be announced by the U.S. as soon as Friday.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:38:13 EDT
Inflation Rises to 2.7%, in Line With Expectations
U.S. inflation rose moderately in March, but that is unlikely to change financial markets' expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold off cutting interest rates until September.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:30:07 EDT
Anti-Trump Legal Pundits Meet for Private Weekly Call: Report
A group of anti-Donald Trump legal analysts from cable television outlets meet every Friday on a weekly Zoom call to discuss the former president's legal problems, Politico is reporting.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:12:08 EDT
Biden's Cannibals Story Leaves White House in the Lurch
Joe Biden raised eyebrows when he hinted that cannibals on the island of New Guinea may have eaten his uncle's body after he was shot down during World War II.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:47:14 EDT
Ukraine Probes Corruption as Russia Gains on Battlefield
A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the detention of the country's farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation, while Kyiv security officials assessed how they can recover lost battlefield momentum in the war against Russia.Ukraine's High...
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:38:32 EDT
Proposed US Abortion Restrictions Following 'Liberal' Europe
The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson in 2022 reversed nearly a half-century of legal holding on abortion in the United States and returned the authority to regulate the practice to the states.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:15:47 EDT
Fmr British PM Truss: Conservatives Must Unite Against Radical Institutions
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss says conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic must unite to resist radical ideologies or face the collapse of Western civilization as it has been known.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:07:04 EDT
Blinken Meets China's President Xi as US, China Spar
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of "responsibly managing" the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads over a number of...
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:51:08 EDT
Southwest Airlines to Drop 4 Airports, Slash 2,000 Jobs
Southwest Airlines will limit hiring and stop flying to four airports as it copes with weak financial results and delays in getting new planes from Boeing.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:04:57 EDT
King Charles' Funeral Plans Updated Amid Cancer Battle
King Charles III's ongoing battle with an undisclosed type of cancer has sparked concerns about his health, with reports indicating that his funeral plans are being reviewed amid the monarch's challenging health condition, Page Six reported.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:48:41 EDT
GOP Applauds Texas's Response to UT Austin Protest
Republicans from Texas cheered the state's Republican governor, Greg Abbott, and the University of Texas at Austin for their success in shutting down a pro-Palestinian protest within hours of it starting, The Washington Examiner reported.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:25:39 EDT
Zuckerberg Loses $18 Billion as Meta/Facebook Shares Fall
Tech giant CEO Mark Zuckerberg lost $18 billion in net worth Thursday after Meta ended the day down nearly 11% in the wake of the Facebook-parent forecasting higher expenses for its artificial intelligence plans.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:21:22 EDT
CNN Poll: Trump Treated Differently Than Other Defendants
A majority of Americans believe former President Donald Trump is being treated differently than other defendants regarding his criminal trial in New York over allegations of falsifying business records to cover a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, a CNN poll found.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:05:14 EDT
Google Parent Announces First-Ever Dividend; Shares Soar
Google's parent company Alphabet announced its first-ever dividend Thursday and a $70 billion stock buyback, cheering investors who sent the stock surging nearly 16% after the closing bell.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:58:33 EDT
GDP Growth Misses Estimate by 64 Percent, Recession Fears Real
The latest GDP numbers released Thursday sent shock waves among economist and traders with the data indicating the economy is seriously slowing.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:20:50 EDT
Cruz Condemns Biden's, AOC's Responses to College Protests
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, criticized the responses of President Joe Biden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to protests that have occurred on numerous college campuses, such as Yale University, Columbia University, and New York University, over the past week.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:42:06 EDT
Alabama Advances Bill That Could Prosecute Librarians
Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that could see librarians prosecuted under the state's obscenity law for providing "harmful" materials to minors, the latest in a wave of bills in Republican-led states targeting library content and decisions. The Alabama ...
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:26:08 EDT
Families of Boeing Crash Victims Demand Justice
They can't bring back their children, siblings or partners, but five years on, the families of the 2019 Boeing crash victims want to ensure a similar tragedy never happens again. "We've got French people, Canadians, Americans, Irish, British, we're all there together and ...
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:08:54 EDT
Sen. McConnell: No Presidential Immunity for Criminal Prosecution
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has taken a stand against presidential immunity, particularly in the case of former President Donald Trump, for criminal prosecution.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:40:36 EDT
DOJ to SCOTUS: Trump Committed Crimes, Predecessors Didn't
Donald Trump is the first former president to face criminal charges because his predecessors didn't commit any crimes, Michael Dreeben, an attorney representing Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith, told the Supreme Court on Thursday.