Ron DeSantis officially entered the contest for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, setting up several combative months of campaigning against Donald Trump. He could become one of the youngest presidents ever, and the first Florida governor to reach the Oval Office. Florida governor could be likeliest Republican to topple Trump. …
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U.S. Capitol rioter photographed with feet on desk in Nancy Pelosi’s office sentenced to over 4 years
An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison. Richard (Bigo) Barnett became one of the faces of the …
Read More »Tina Turner, powerhouse singer revered as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, dead at 83
Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, has died at age 83. Died peacefully in her Switzerland home after long illness, representative says. Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble …
Read More »Typhoon Mawar’s 225 km/h winds bear down on U.S. territory of Guam
Typhoon Mawar is aiming its fury at the tiny U.S. territory of Guam as residents with nowhere to go hunkered down to face the devastating winds and torrential rains from what was expected to be the worst storm to hit the Pacific island in decades. Officials warn of ‘triple threat’ …
Read More »How the rest of the world’s economy would be affected if the U.S. defaults on its debts
If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, its economy would hardly sink alone. The repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would quickly reverberate around the world. ‘No corner of the global economy will be spared,’ warns chief economist …
Read More »Largest LGBTQ group in U.S. warns about travel to Florida
The Human Rights Campaign joins the NAACP and other groups in issuing travel or relocation warnings for the Sunshine State, one of the most popular states for tourists to visit in the U.S. New policies could endanger minorities, immigrants and gay people, group says. The largest LGBTQ rights organization in …
Read More »Chris Christie wants to take on Trump, then Biden. Who else is running to be U.S. president in 2024?
Here's a look at who has declared their candidacy for their party's nomination in the 2024 U.S. presidential race. Multiple Democrats and Republicans vying for their party's nomination Former U.S. vice-president Mike Pence became the latest Republican to officially jump into the 2024 U.S. presidential race on June 5, joining …
Read More »Prince Harry loses court ruling on paying for police protection in U.K.
Prince Harry on Tuesday lost a bid to legally challenge the British government’s decision not to allow him to pay for police protection while he is in the United Kingdom. Britain’s Home Office had raised concerns over precedent of the wealthy buying police protection. Prince Harry on Tuesday lost a …
Read More »Why E. Jean Carroll, who sued Donald Trump for defamation and won, is suing him again
Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll, a columnist who won a $5 million US sexual abuse and defamation award against former U.S. president Donald Trump filed an amended lawsuit against him on Monday seeking to hold him liable for remarks he made during a CNN town hall after the verdict. E. …
Read More »Hiroshima’s tragic legacy a reminder of potential dangers of today’s no-limits technologies
The G7 called for the adoption of technical standards to keep artificial intelligence “trustworthy.” But warnings that governance of the technology has not kept pace with its growth have been growing deafening, both inside and outside the tech community. Geoffrey Hinton, ‘godfather’ of AI has warned some chatbots are ‘quite …
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