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Results 1 to 30Biden warns congressional leaders in new letter that some disaster funding will run out before election
2024-10-05, 01:46In the wake of Hurricane Helene, which has devastated multiple states along the Eastern seaboard, President Joe Biden is urging lawmakers to replenish some critical disaster relief programs that have nearly run out of money. In a letter sent to congressional leaders late Friday and first obtained by...
US security officials warn of potential threats surrounding October 7th anniversary
2024-10-05, 00:52The upcoming one-year anniversary of the deadly terror attack on Israel by Hamas and continued Middle East turmoil could serve as motivators for acts of violence by extremists, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security said in a joint public announcement Friday. While not identifying any specific...
Georgia judge rejects lawsuit from GOP officials raising concerns about voting machines
2024-10-05, 00:52A judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by Republican Party officials in Georgia that sought to cast doubt on the security of voting machines that will be used across the state in the upcoming 2024 election. Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee noted in his ruling issued Friday that the equipment remains...
Trump-endorsed Bibles meets requirements laid out for Oklahoma schools
2024-10-04, 23:22Oklahoma is soliciting bids for Bible suppliers to provide their wares for the state’s education department – and the specific requirements fit Bibles endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The Bible parameters laid out in the state superintendent for public instruction’s request for proposals...
Stellantis sues UAW in US federal court over strike threats
2024-10-04, 23:04Chrysler parent Stellantis filed a federal lawsuit against the United Auto Workers, saying the union has violated its contract by threatening to strike over the company’s delays in planned investment. The automaker filed the suit on Thursday asking the US District Court in the Central District of...
Israel has given no assurances it won’t target Iran’s nuclear facilities, top State Department official tells CNN
2024-10-04, 22:30Israel has not given assurances to the Biden administration that targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities is off the table in retaliation for the Iranian ballistic missile strikes earlier this week, a top US State...
Harris meets with Arab and Muslim American leaders in Michigan as frustrations boil over Middle ...
2024-10-04, 21:37Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to meet Friday with a group of Arab American and Muslim leaders in Flint, Michigan, according to three sources familiar with her plans, but frustration over the Harris campaign’s outreach efforts is boiling over amid Israel’s recent escalations in Lebanon....
The Menendez brothers’ case is not the only one that’s been affected by a true-crime docuseries
2024-10-04, 21:01Being an armchair detective has turned into an American obsession, fueled by an abundance of true-crime content in podcasts and television series. But some of those projects have sparked actual legal developments. The latest example involves the high-profile case of brothers of Erik and Lyle...
Dolly Parton pitches in toward Hurricane Helene relief efforts
2024-10-04, 21:00Dolly Parton is doing her best to lend support to flood- and storm-ravaged areas in the aftermath of Helene. Parton, along with her companies Dollywood Parks & Resorts, The Dollywood Foundation, Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Pirates Voyage, will partner with Walmart to provide significant donations to...
Gang attack in Haiti kills 70 people including infants
2024-10-04, 20:42At least 70 people, including three infants, were killed in a gang attack in the central Haiti town of Pont Sondé, the United Nations Human Rights Office said in a statement on Friday. Members of the “Gran Grif” gang used automatic rifles to kill at least 70 people on Thursday, including 10 women...
The US has strengthened its military posture in the Middle East amid unrest. Here’s where those ...
2024-10-04, 20:42The US has strengthened its military posture consistently in the Middle East over the last year following the breakout of the war between Israel and Hamas, with tensions increasing further in the days after Israel launched its operation against Hezbollah. Twice this year, US forces in the region...
Emhoff spokesperson denies to Semafor assault of ex-girlfriend alleged in tabloid report
2024-10-04, 20:05A spokesperson for second gentleman Doug Emhoff denied claims made in a tabloid report that he assaulted a former girlfriend in 2012. The Daily Mail on Wednesday reported Emhoff allegedly struck an ex-girlfriend...
Canadian ice dancer Nikolaj Sørensen suspended for a minimum of six years for alleged ‘sexual maltreatment’
2024-10-04, 18:36Canadian ice dancer Nikolaj Sørensen has been suspended for a minimum of six years for “sexual maltreatment,” Canada’s Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) announced on Wednesday. The suspension comes after an investigation by the OSIC into Sørensen’s alleged 2012 sexual assault of an...
Supreme Court allows enforcement of Biden methane and mercury rules in rare win for the EPA
2024-10-04, 17:06The Supreme Court on Friday let stand Biden administration rules that would cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane as well as mercury in a rare win for an environmental regulation pending before the conservative high court. The rulings don’t uphold the methane and mercury...
Fact check: New Trump attack ad deceptively edits out key words from Harris and The ...
2024-10-04, 16:48A new television ad from former President Donald Trump’s campaign deletes key words from two separate quotes to deceptively attack Vice President Kamala Harris. The ad, which Trump also posted on social media on Wednesday, targets Harris on tax policy. Three components of the 30-second spot are...
New to the working world? Here’s how to nail a job interview
2024-10-04, 16:48Megan Rathmell thought she’d bombed her job interview earlier this year, assuming her nervousness and lack of preparation had cost her the opportunity. The 20-year-old later found out she got the job as a paralegal — and what made her stand out was her ability to do two important things: maintain...
Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon the ‘most intense aerial campaign’ outside Gaza in last two decades
2024-10-04, 16:30Israel has pummeled Lebanon with an unprecedented airstrike campaign in less than three weeks, killing over 1,400 people, injuring nearly 7,500 others and displacing more than one million people from their homes, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The bombardment, which Israel says is...
Lady Gaga says she had to ‘do away’ with her usual onstage ‘bravado’ for her ...
2024-10-04, 16:29With Friday’s release of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Lady Gaga will introduce audiences to Lee Quinzel, her version of the Joker’s love interest Harley Quinn from the DC comic books. In an interview with CNN, Gaga explained just how much she had to change...
The port strike is over. Here’s what happens next
2024-10-04, 16:29It took only three days for one side to blink and the potentially crippling strike at the United States’ East and Gulf Coast ports to come to an end, with likely only limited damage to America’s economy. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, the union representing 50,000 members...
‘There will be a lot of deaths’: Israelis living near Lebanese border fear tit-for-tat escalation
2024-10-04, 16:12Yair Pinhas grew up hiking in the hills around Kiryat Shmona, his hometown in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. “The Jordan River starts in the area, and there are a lot of beautiful lakes and streams, it’s amazing. But we’d always admire the view and say: ‘When? When is it going to...
Pete Alonso’s dramatic ninth-inning home run sees New York Mets down Milwaukee Brewers and advance ...
2024-10-04, 15:00Pete Alonso hammered a historic, go-ahead, three-run home run in the ninth inning to power the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in their winner-take-all Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series. The Mets will next play their NL East rival, the Philadelphia Phillies, in the National...
US Supreme Court to decide if Mexico may sue gunmakers for border violence
2024-10-04, 15:00The US Supreme Court will decide whether a federal law prevents Mexico from suing gun distributors for allegedly...
When a massive asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, ants began farming fungi
2024-10-04, 14:24You have probably seen leaf-cutter ants carrying bits of plants, maybe in a nature documentary, at a science museum or in the “Circle of Life” song at the beginning of the 1994 Disney animated film “The Lion King.” Those ants don’t eat the leaves — instead they bring them back to their nests to feed...
‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ are doing a crossover episode
2024-10-04, 14:24Two of the most popular television shows set in Philadelphia are teaming up. “Abbott Elementary” star and creator, Quinta Brunson, and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star and co-creator. Rob...
Paul Simon is ‘optimistic’ about returning to live performance after partially losing hearing
2024-10-04, 14:24Legendary singer Paul Simon has said he is “optimistic” about being able to return to performing live after losing most of his hearing in his left ear. In an interview with The Guardian, published Friday, the singer-songwriter said that, while his hearing loss hinders his ability to perform with a...
Yazidi woman captured by ISIS rescued in Gaza after more than a decade in captivity
2024-10-04, 14:05A 21-year-old Yazidi woman has been rescued from Gaza where she had been held captive by Hamas for years after being trafficked by ISIS. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that Fawzia Amin Sido was freed this week in an operation coordinated between Israel, the United States and other...
Soccer star Álvaro Morata forced to move house immediately after mayor’s social media blunder
2024-10-04, 14:05Spanish soccer star Álvaro Morata’s dreams of living a peaceful life on the outskirts of Milan have been shattered after a local municipality’s mayor made a social media blunder. Morata, who captained Spain to Euro 2024...
Who is Hashem Safieddine, rumoured to be the next Hezbollah chief?
2024-10-04, 13:47The fate of a possible successor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is unclear following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut. An Israeli official told CNN that Hashem Safieddine was the target of the strike, but it is unclear if he was killed. Safieddine is a maternal cousin of Nasrallah – the two...
The New York Times won’t endorse in local races. A group of prominent journalists aims ...
2024-10-04, 13:29As newspaper editorial boards lose influence, or withdraw from the space altogether, there are openings for others. In New York City, a group of veteran journalists are trying to fill the gap. The collective — a who’s-who of New York journalists, including political writers, editors and columnists —...
Former NFL stars Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson and James Harrison set to fight in exhibition MMA bout
2024-10-04, 13:11Former NFL stars Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and James Harrison will fight in an exhibition mixed martial arts (MMA) bout in New Orleans next year, the pair announced on social media Wednesday. Johnson first announced the news of the fight – set to take place ahead of Super Bowl LIX...
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