North Korean Olympic athletes denied gifts from Samsung that every other team got
North Korea’s Olympic team has won five medals so far at the Paris Olympics, but they will likely go home empty-handed when it comes to the new smartphones. The International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday that North Korean athletes will be the only ones who will not receive the free Samsung smartphones distributed to all […]
Speaker Johnson, Netanyahu exchange gifts during Capitol visit
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged gifts Wednesday during the longtime Israeli leader’s visit to the U.S. Capitol. Netanyahu was in Washington to address a joint session of Congress for the fourth time since 1996, but the speech was a controversial one that divided Democrats and inflamed political tensions, […]
Former CIA analyst charged for acting as secret agent for South Korean intel in exchange for luxury gifts
The Justice Department has charged former CIA analyst and National Security Council official Sue Mi Terry with acting as a covert operative for South Korean intelligence in exchange for luxury gifts. In its indictment, the Justice Department said Terry, 54, received lavish gifts, including handbags, expensive meals at sushi restaurants and $37,000 in funding for […]
Alleged Bolsonaro-linked crime ring sold official luxury gifts worth $1.2m, Brazil police claim | Brazil
Federal police investigators allege that a criminal ring allegedly linked to former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro illegally embezzled and attempted to sell at least $1.2 million worth of luxury gifts from foreign leaders. The new allegations came on Monday, three days after police formally charged the far-right politician with embezzlement, money laundering and colluding with […]
Beware of Governments Bearing Gifts
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes The title is a “turn of phrase” from when the Greeks provided the Trojans with the gift of a giant wooden horse. Similarly, whenever a government — in this case Biden’s government – appears to give private industry money for a directed purpose, there is a laundry list of caveats. […]
‘Sustainable queen’ mom gifts her kids ‘trash toys’ she find on the street
“Come home with me,” she begins in the video, which shows a mother finding a dirty car abandoned on the sidewalk and giving her children toys she found on the street. On the currently trending TikTokFinley Powell explained that her 2-year-old son had been wanting the toy car for a while, so she quickly got […]
House GOP campaign arm gifts ‘Squad’ Rep. Jamaal Bowman farewell package, suggests new job as ‘fire inspector’
They have prepared a lovely parting gift for him. House Republican campaigners on Wednesday attacked Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), the far-left Democrat who lost in the primary to Westchester County Mayor George Latimer, and delivered the unemployment benefits package to Bowman’s congressional office. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) blasted Bowman, a Bronx-Westchester Democrat, in […]
Putin gifts Kim Jong-un a fancy limousine in North Korea visit
What would a dictator intent on world domination give to other dictators? Limos, tea sets, and daggers, of course. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea this week for the first time in nearly a quarter century, and came bearing a gift for dictator Kim Jong Un: a Russian-made Aurus limousine, which was made a […]
I want to throw away my daughter’s gifts, is that wrong?
Dear Abby: I have a 4 year old daughter who spends her time at her grandmother’s house where she works on arts and crafts projects. When my mother in law drops her off at her house, she brings the project over to our house. We enjoy looking at it for a few days and my […]
20 unique gifts for dad this Father’s Day
Your dad, uncle, husband, or significant other may not need another tie, but figuring out what they do need can be overwhelming. As Father’s Day approaches on the third Sunday of June every year, many people search the Internet for ideas on what to give to their father. hat? 10 Father’s Day Gifts for Book […]