West Virginia governor blames politics for sudden bank auction of $1.5B resort amid key Senate bid
One of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s most prized possessions is set to be auctioned against the governor’s wishes later this month, and a Republican Senate candidate says the situation reeks of blatant politics. In 2009, the Democrat-turned-Republican bought the Greenbrier, a luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, from CSX and saved it […]
Ex-Google CEO blames ‘work from home’ for tech giant lagging in AI race
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has blamed the tech giant’s work-from-home policies for falling behind in the AI race. One professor asked Schmidt why he thought Google had lost its lead to startups like OpenAI and Anthropic. The conversation with the Stanford University student was posted to YouTube on Tuesday.. “Google decided that work-life balance […]
Trump blames X tech issues for ‘strange’ voice during Elon Musk interview
Former President Donald Trump has claimed that technical issues were the reason why X’s voice sounded “slightly different and strange” during his highly-anticipated interview with billionaire Elon Musk. Trump, 78, slammed the social media platform after viewers of a livestreamed interview on Monday night questioned whether the Republican presidential nominee was slurring his speech or […]
Lara Trump blames 'deep state' for campaign hack, X interview glitches
Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump, in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday night, suggested the “deep state” was to blame for the woes faced by former President Trump, from campaign hacks to technical issues that delayed the start of his interview with Elon Musk on Monday. “Well, Sean, I think it’s […]
Trump-Musk conversation delayed by tech issues as X founder blames cyberattack
A highly anticipated conversation between former President Trump and Tesla founder Elon Musk about X, scheduled for Monday, was delayed by technical issues, which Musk claimed were the result of an apparent cyberattack. Musk, who owns X and is a supporter of Trump in the 2024 presidential election, posted that there appeared to have been […]
Romanian gymnast blames officials over Paris Olympics bronze medal controversy
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbos broke her silence on Sunday after the International Olympic Committee ordered American Jordan Chiles to return her bronze medal. Barbos could win the bronze medal amid the controversy surrounding her floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics last week. The Center for Sport Arbitration ruled that a U.S. investigation into the […]
Australia’s Olympic Chief Blames ‘Sexism’ for Criticism of Female Breakdancer
Australia’s Olympic committee chair Anna Mears has hit back at criticism of Australia’s Olympic female breakdancer, claiming attacks on her much-criticised performance were driven by “sexism”. Mears’ attack came after a performance by Australian breakdancer Rachel Gunn was the subject of ridicule on social media. “I love Rachel,” Mears said, “and I think it’s really […]
Trump’s campaign confirms it was hacked, blames Iran for data breach
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign said on Saturday it had been hacked and accused Iran of infiltrating its data, just days after Microsoft said the terror-sponsoring state was stepping up online activity to try to influence the U.S. presidential election. President Trump’s spokesman, Steven Chan, said: Report from Politico The newspaper reported that the […]
Top Biden adviser ‘absolutely’ blames Nancy Pelosi for tanking prez’s campaign, says Dem donors ignored will of voters
A top adviser to President Biden has “emphatically” blamed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for undermining his reelection campaign and accused Democratic donors of ignoring the will of voters in the party’s primary by replacing Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris. Anita Dunn, a former senior White House communications adviser who has now moved to […]
Algerian Olympic Chief Blames ‘Zionist Lobby’ for Gender Allegations Against Boxer
The head of the Algerian Olympic Committee has blamed the “Zionist lobby” for the ongoing controversy over an Algerian Olympic boxer who failed the IBA’s gender test. According to Israel Hayom, Yassine Arab, president of the Algerian Olympic Committee, blamed Jews and their supporters for the controversy surrounding the boxer, who many say is male. […]