China’s Xenophobic Plan to Shut Out the World
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes On August 11, the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee and the central government’s State Council issued what the official Xinhua News Agency called “an outline on promoting the building of a rule of law government from 2021 to 2025, on the basis of the successful implementation of a previous 5-year […]
Aussie banks to return $19 million charged in high fee to low-income customers By Reuters – Investing.com
(Reuters) – Four Australian banks will refund a combined A$28 million (U.S. $18.95 million) to low-income customers after an investigation by the corporate regulator found they were kept in bank accounts that charged high fees when they were eligible for cheaper products. A report released on Monday by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) […]
‘Scary Times’: Donald Trump Jr Shares Intimate Update After Assassination Attempt
Donald Trump Jr. described the “terrifying” moment he learned his father, former President Donald Trump, had been nearly assassinated on Saturday night. “It’s a terrible experience,” the president’s son told talk show host Joe Pagliarulo on Sunday, as Secret Service agents rushed Trump off the stage following the shooting that left the former president shot […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Hurricane Beryl
Nearly a week after Hurricane Beryl struck Texas, some 270,000 homes and businesses are still without power in the Houston area, and Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he was demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the region and answers about how it is prepared for future storms. “It goes without […]
Fetterman sets politics aside after Trump assassination attempt, says US must ‘turn down … the temperature’
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, said the U.S. “needs to de-escalate” following the attempted assassination of President Trump at a rally on Saturday. The senator, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday morning, called the shooting a “dark day” and a “tragedy.” Fetterman said Congress may need to investigate whether anything went wrong […]
House Democrat: 'Hyperbolic' rhetoric about election makes violence 'unsurprising'
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) called on public officials to stop making “exaggerated threats about the importance of this election” in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Trump. In multiple threads on the social platform “X,” moderate Democrats accused fellow politicians of portraying their political opponents as “demon caricatures bent on destroying the […]
Biden campaign to restart activity following president’s TV interview Monday: report
President Biden’s campaign temporarily suspended political activities after a gunman attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump on Saturday, but is expected to resume activities early this week, according to reports. The president’s reelection team will be in action again when Biden appears in a television interview with NBC News host Lester Holt on Monday night. […]
Saying if Trump Wins an Election ‘Our Country Will End, Our Democracy Will End’ Has Consequences
As CNN covered the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday, CNN contributor Scott Jennings told colleagues that the media and Democrats’ exaggeration about the possibility of Trump winning a second term as president has consequences. “Think about what I just said. Tonight, we are one step away from something much worse,” Jennings […]
Secret Service Director Faces Calls to Resign After Shooting at Trump Rally
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is facing calls to resign following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday. Sheetal was PepsiCo’s senior director of global security and has served as the current director of the U.S. Secret Service since September 2022. WebsiteDuring his time at PepsiCo, Cheatle was reportedly […]
Mets take Oklahoma State’s Carson Benge in first round of 2024 MLB Draft
FORT WORTH, Texas — A new chapter in the Mets’ development system has begun with a bang, as a second two-way player comes out of Oklahoma State. At least, he hopes to be a two-way player. Carson Benge, a left-handed outfielder known for his hitting but also a strong right-handed pitcher, was selected 19th overall […]