DHS chief Mayorkas calls out Texas for ‘failure of governance’ amid illegal immigrant crisis and impeachment
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, calling his migrant busing policy a “gross failure of governance.” Mr. Mayorkas, who is facing impeachment proceedings in the House over his handling of the illegal immigration crisis, accused Mr. Abbott, a Republican, of not working with Democratic-led city officials overwhelmed by the […]
DAVID BLACKMON: There’s Only So Much Joe Biden Can Do To Kill Oil And Gas — And Thank Goodness For That
One of the frequent boasts then-candidate Joe Biden made during his 2020 run for the presidency was that his administration would mount a frontal assault on the domestic oil and gas business, outlaw hydraulic fracturing and put policies in place that would assure the industry was out of business within a decade. The President and […]
Generative AI’s wild 2023
January 3, 2024 – 6:38 AM EST (Reuters) – ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a household name even before 2023 kicked off. Advertisement Just weeks after the Nov. 30 launch of the generative artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, OpenAI, the non-profit behind ChatGPT, was projected to rake in as much as $1 billion in […]
Goldman Sachs Eyeing Bitcoin ETF Role Via BlackRock and Grayscale: Sources – CoinDesk
Goldman Sachs, a well-known investment bank on Wall Street, will play a key role in the Bitcoin ETF that BlackRock and Grayscale want to introduce in the U.S., according to two people familiar with the matter. It is said that there is a high possibility. The company is in talks to become an authorized participant […]
‘No, That’s Actually Not True’: Harris Faulkner Disputes Nikki Haley’s Claim To Her Face
FOX News anchor Harris Faulkner disputed Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's claim that no one but the media talks about her Civil War gaffe. Haley was grilled at a New Hampshire town hall on December 27 for not mentioning slavery as a cause of the Civil War. The former U.N. ambassador said the cause of […]
Utah Jazz told rabbis to remove ‘I’m a Jew and I’m proud’ signs
A group of rabbis removes a sign that says “I'm Jewish and I'm Proud” after it “distracted” Dallas Mavericks player Kyrie Irving during Monday's Utah Jazz game. I was ordered to do so. Rabbi Abremi Zippel, a lifelong Jazz fan, was suspended for sitting courtside at the Delta Center for himself, his brother, his father […]
Florida Surgeon General calls for halt to COVID-19 vaccine usage after FDA said he spread misinformation
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo calls on health care providers to stop using COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, citing health risks that federal officials have labeled “misinformation.” ing. Ladapo said in a bulletin published Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has shown evidence that coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna are being […]
‘Thought she was going to die’
A hiker who slipped hundreds of feet from an Adirondack peak in freezing rain last week and clung to a spruce tree atop a sheer cliff has been rescued, authorities said Wednesday. A 46-year-old woman, whose identity has not been released, called for help from a forest ranger about 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 26, saying […]
At Least 100 Killed In Iran ‘Terrorist Attack’ At Event Honoring Late Iranian General, Tehran Says
People stay next to a destroyed car after an explosion in Kerman, Iran, Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Iran said a bombing at an event commemorating a prominent Iranian general killed in a US airstrike in 2020 killed at least 103 people and injured 188 others. (Tasnim News Agency, via AP) OAN's James Myers10:33am – Wednesday, […]
Job Openings Decline in Sign of Cooler Demand for Workers
The red-hot labor market that has warmed the economy in recent months showed signs of cooling in November, with employers hiring fewer positions, fewer workers retiring and fewer people hiring. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly report on job openings and turnover survey (JOLTS), the number of job vacancies was 8.79 million as […]