G-7 summit begins as leaders back deal to use interest from Russian assets for Ukraine aid
The Group of Seven (G7) countries began their annual summit on June 13, 2024. The diplomats said they had agreed in principle to a plan to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan using interest on Russian state assets. Pope Francis is scheduled to deliver a keynote address on artificial intelligence on the second day […]
Paramount vows to focus on strategic plan after Shari Redstone ends deal talks
Paramount Global executives told employees on Wednesday the company would focus on a new plan to revamp its streaming business, cut costs and sell assets to pay down debt, according to an email seen by Reuters. The message came the day after Paramount’s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone decided to terminate deal negotiations with Skydance Media. […]
Glove-tossing ex-Met Jorge Lopez joins Cubs on minor league deal
Jorge Lopez moved on to the next team. The former Mets relief pitcher, whose in-game rage and postgame comments led to his downfall in Queens, signed a minor league contract with the Cubs on Wednesday. According to The Athletic. Lopez was released by the Mets on June 5 after being ejected from a May 29 […]
Hunter would have gotten plea deal ‘if I weren’t running for re-election’: report
President Biden blamed politics for his son Hunter’s conviction on federal firearms charges on Tuesday, while ignoring that his son’s lawyers helped block a sweet plea deal last summer that would have averted a criminal case. “If I wasn’t running for reelection, he would have made a plea deal,” Biden, 81, told one aide earlier […]
Biden reportedly blames re-election bid for Hunter’s conviction: ‘He would have gotten the plea deal’
President Biden has reportedly expressed concern about the spotlight his political career is bringing to his family and blamed his reelection campaign for his son Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal firearms charges. “If I wasn’t running for reelection, he would have made a plea deal,” Biden reportedly told a person close to him earlier this […]
Fox News Legal Analyst Warns Weiss, Garland Could ‘Conjure’ Another ‘Sweetheart Deal’ To Save Biden
Fox News legal analyst Greg Jarrett warned Tuesday that special counsel David Weiss and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland could “come up with” another “sweet deal” ahead of Hunter Biden’s upcoming trial to save President Joe Biden from corruption allegations. Jarrett appeared on “Hannity” to discuss Hunter Biden’s conviction on all three felony charges related […]
Hamas says US ceasefire proposal created a ‘wide pathway’ to reach deal in Gaza
Hamas said on Wednesday that its response to a U.S. ceasefire plan for the Gaza war against Israel opened a “broad path” for reaching an agreement, but neither the terror group nor Israel have publicly committed to a deal. The terrorist group Hamas on Tuesday submitted a formal response to a proposal put forward by […]
CNN staffers fear layoffs as network inks deal with the AP
CNN staffers are concerned that a new contract with The Associated Press could lead to job cuts at the third-largest cable news network. CNN has signed a deal with the Associated Press to use its stories on its website for the first time since it severed ties with the news agency 14 years ago. But […]
Colorado man given historic 448-year prison sentence for sex trafficking 4 women and 2 minors after refusing 40-year deal
Colorado judge Historic prison sentence A trial was held Tuesday for a man convicted of sex trafficking multiple victims, including two minors, four women and one man. Robert Hawkins was convicted in Denver District Court on 18 charges, including five counts of human trafficking. KDVR-TV report Hawkins was originally offered a plea deal of 40 […]
Yankees, Juan Soto need to figure out long-term deal
Calm down everyone, everything will be fine. At least that’s the case for today. As first reported by the Post, Juan Soto was diagnosed with only left forearm/elbow inflammation during an MRI this afternoon. Soto is expected to be “day-to-day.” Even better, the city as a whole seems to have weathered the downturn. It doesn’t […]