JetBlue Terminates $3.8B Spirit Deal
Low-cost air carriers JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines canceled their $3.8 billion merger agreement on Monday, seeing no path forward after a U.S. judge blocked the deal in January on anti-competition concerns. A successful deal would have created the fifth-largest carrier in the United States and helped Spirit ensure its survival, but the deal had […]
Russia’s Medvedev Says Ukraine Is Russia
Dmitry Medvedev, former president of Russia and deputy chairman of its security council, said Monday that Ukraine belonged to Russia, and tensions between Washington and Moscow were worse than during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, the RIA news agency reported. Medvedev said in a public lecture that U.S. special forces and military advisers were already […]
Hungarian PM Orban to Meet Trump on Friday in Florida
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet former President Donald Trump on Friday, March 8 in Florida, Orban’s press chief told Hungarian state news agency MTI late Sunday. Last month nationalist Orban endorsed Trump’s bid to return to the presidency this year. “We hope the current president will go, and President Trump will return and […]
Trio of New, Permanent US Bases on Taiwan Have Serious Ramifications
There have been about 200 members of the U.S. Special Operations Forces serving as “trainers” on Taiwan since the early days of the Trump presidency – but their most important work may come in the months ahead. Glimpses of the troops have been rare, but the few images made public appear to be calculated messages […]
US Court to Weigh Obamacare Mandate to Cover HIV Drug, Cancer Screenings
President Joe Biden’s administration Monday is set to urge a U.S. appeals court to preserve a federal mandate that requires health insurers to cover preventive care services including HIV-preventing medication and cancer screenings at no extra cost to patients. The preventive care mandate, which covers a wide range of services chosen by a federal task […]
Senate Conservatives Eye Larger Role Post-McConnell
A group of conservative Senate Republicans wants to play a major role in determining who becomes the chamber’s next GOP leader, The Hill reported Monday. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., are leading an effort in which conservatives have a strong say about who replaces Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who […]
How Have Houthi Rebels Defied Global Community?
The current shipping crisis in the Mediterranean can be traced back to the botched arrest of a ragtag militia leader nearly two decades ago. In 2004, the Yemeni government attempted to arrest Hussein Badruddin al-Houthi, the head of the Houthis, a Shia militia. He was accused of encouraging his group to overthrow the government. Receive […]
Bitcoin Bounces Beyond $64,000 as Records Beckon
Bitcoin scaled a two-year high on Monday, breaking $64,000 as a wave of money carried it within striking distance of record levels. It touched $64,285 early in the Asian day, its highest since late 2021, and was last 2% firmer for the session at $63,850. Bitcoin’s record high is $68,999.99 set in November 2021. The […]
2 Police Horses on the Lam Cause Traffic Jam on I-90 in Ohio
Drivers on an Ohio interstate came upon an unusual traffic hazard over the weekend: a pair of police horses trotting against traffic on the highway. The two animals on the lam caused an unusual traffic jam Saturday afternoon as they wove through slowing traffic and then stopped it on Interstate 90 in the downtown Cleveland […]
N.Y. Redistricting Map Looks Good for GOP
There was a collective sigh of relief last week for Republicans as the just-released new map for U.S. House seats in New York leaves 11 districts that were carried by Republican gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin in 2022. Republicans had feared the court-ordered redistricting would eliminate as many as five GOP-held seats in favor of Democrats. […]