Mikie’s Millions: How Mikie Sherrill Got Rich Since Joining Congress
Key Points MORRISTOWN, NJ – Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s wealth has surged in recent years, with new financial disclosures showing the Democratic lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate now reporting a net worth of more…
Medical Associations Silent After Review Finds Weak Evidence For Recommending Puberty Blockers To Kids
Major medical associations have remained silent after the results of a four-year review commissioned by the National Health Service (NHS) England undermined their recommendations for giving puberty blockers to children with gender…
Nonprofit Misused Taxpayer Dollars To Fly Migrants Around US, Dem Rep Alleges
A Texas lawmaker alleged Friday that a local nonprofit is misusing taxpayer funds through its purchase of airline tickets for migrants. Catholic Charities of San Antonio is purchasing airline tickets for asylum-seekers…
‘Huge Step Back’: Dem Rep Slams Biden Admin For Climate Decision Strangling Oil Industry
The Biden administration just announced sweeping moves to limit fossil fuel development in energy-rich Alaska, and Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola isn’t happy about it. The Department of the Interior (DOI) on Friday…
Apple Cooperates With Chinese Censorship Demands, Removes Popular Messaging Apps From Store
Tech behemoth Apple complied with an order from the Chinese government to remove popular messaging apps from the company’s app store in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Apple removed…
Man arrested in Paris after Iran consulate incident
PARIS (Reuters) – French police on Friday arrested a man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s consulate in Paris, but on being searched was found not to be carrying…
Venezuela opposition backs Gonzalez as presidential candidate
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela’s major opposition coalition will back Edmundo Gonzalez for president in July’s election, its leadership said on Friday, after intense internal negotiations to determine who could take…
US State Dept expects to finalize AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Friday it expects to finalize trade exemptions for the AUKUS defense project with Australia and Britain in the next 120 days,…
Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa declared a second state of emergency on Friday over an energy crisis that has already led to rationing in the South American country. Noboa, who…
USC scraps outside speakers at commencement after canceling Muslim student’s speech
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – The University of Southern California announced there will be no outside speakers and honorees at this year’s main commencement ceremony after canceling its valedictorian speech from a…
US to withdraw military personnel from Niger, source says
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will withdraw its troops from Niger, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Friday, adding an agreement was reached between U.S…
US military strategy tested as Iran-Israel warfare comes out of shadows
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s success helping Israel stop a massive wave of Iranian missiles and drones last weekend might suggest Washington is well prepared…
Ukraine downs Russian strategic bomber after airstrike kills eight, Kyiv says
By Tom Balmforth and Anastasiia Malenko KYIV/DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber on Friday after the warplane took part in a long-range airstrike that killed eight people including…
Five high school students wounded in Maryland shooting
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Gunfire broke out at a park in Greenbelt, Maryland, where hundreds of high school students had gathered while skipping school on Friday, wounding five males aged 16…
Nasdaq, S&P tumble as Netflix, chip stocks drag; AmEx boosts Dow
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 ended lower on Friday as Netflix shares weighed, but American Express kept the Dow afloat after quarterly earnings from both…
Iran signals no plan to retaliate against Israel after drone attack
By Parisa Hafezi and James Mackenzie DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources said was an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated…
US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote
By Makini Brice and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in a…
Chad air force chief orders US to halt activities at army base, letter shows
(Reuters) – Chad’s air force chief ordered the United States to halt activities at an air base near the capital N’Djamena, according to a letter sent to the transitional government and seen…
Three California police officers charged in 2021 death of man in custody
(Reuters) -California prosecutors announced involuntary manslaughter charges against three police officers for the 2021 death of a man in their custody, reversing the outcome of a previous investigation that had cleared the…
US sanctions ally of Israeli minister, entities backing ‘extremist’ settlers
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an ally of Israel’s far-right national security minister and two entities that raised money for Israeli men accused of…
USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of bird flu in dairy herds, but it still…
Wells Fargo bond saleswoman sues over ‘unapologetically sexist’ workplace
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Wells Fargo was accused of sex discrimination in a lawsuit by a bond saleswoman who said the fourth-largest U.S. bank denied pay and promotions available to men…
Trump campaign launches effort to fight voter fraud
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee launched a program on Friday to combat voter fraud in the lead-up to the November election, even as voting…
Russian missiles destroy grain storage facilities in Odesa region, Ukraine says
(Reuters) -Russian missiles hit the port of Pivdennyi in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region on Friday, destroying grain storage facilities and foodstuffs they contained, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other officials said. “… they…
RFK Jr running mate injects needed cash in independent’s campaign
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) – The role Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, will play in his White House bid is coming into focus, as the wealthy lawyer injects millions…
US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -The Biden administration took steps on Friday to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska, angering state officials who said the restrictions will cost jobs…
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