White House condemns Alabama shooting that police say killed 4, wounded 17 in alleged paid ‘hit’
The White House issued a statement Sunday condemning gun violence after a shooting in a popular entertainment district in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday night left four people dead and at least 17 injured. “Last night, several people were killed and many more were injured in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The nation watched in horror as, once […]
Union Members Were Paid To Show Up At Rally For Vulnerable Dem Rep, Text Message Reveals
One labor union had to pay members to attend a Sept. 7 rally in support of highly vulnerable Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Susan Wild, according to text messages obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. The International Union of Bricklayers and Associated Craftsmen offered its members $100 to attend a “labor rally/campaign rally” in support of Wild […]
Tributes paid to mother and two children found dead in Luton flat | UK news
Tributes have been pouring in following the “tragic” deaths of a mother and her two teenage children who were found dead in their Luton apartment. Bedfordshire Police said the victims are believed to be Juliana Prosper, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, all from Leebank, but that they have yet to be formally […]
Nevada man paid woman to allow him to rape her underage daughter for years, police say
A Nevada man allegedly paid a woman to rape his underage daughter for five years. The police say. A 38-year-old woman from Provo, Utah, was arrested on September 4 on 76 felony counts for allegedly sexually abusing her 10-year-old daughter after Provo Police received a tip that she had been uploading videos and images of […]
Bankrupt hospital chain paid private equity giant $700M dividend
The nation's largest private, for-profit hospital chain reportedly paid out $790 million in dividends before filing for bankruptcy a few years later, most of which went to Manhattan-based private equity owners. Steward Healthcare System, a Boston-based network of 30 hospitals that operates in rural and low-income areas, paid Cerberus Capital Management in 2016, the same […]
Germany Looks to Use Rwanda Migrant Centres Paid for by Britain
Germany is considering using hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the UK on its now-defunct Rwanda migration scheme to send its own illegal immigrants to the East African country. As one of his first acts after taking office in July, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced he would halt plans to send illegal […]
More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC | TUC
Workers across the UK have lost £2 billion worth of holiday pay, with more than one million people unable to take a single day of paid holiday, according to a new study. This weekend, unionists gathered in Brighton for the first TUC conference under Labour in 15 years to present new research showing the extent […]
Stefanik files ethics complaint against Trump trial judge alleging Harris campaign paid his daughter’s company
Rep. Elise Stefanik filed a lawsuit against New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Marchan for ethics violations over “unlawful conflicts of interest in the Manhattan sham trial against President Trump,” alleging that the Harris campaign has an “active new financial relationship” with a company partly owned by Marchan's daughter. The filing with the New […]
‘Secret’ Russian influence campaign paid $10M to prop up right-wing US commentators: indictment
A Russian “covert” influence campaign is said to have paid $10 million to support media companies hosting what were seen as like-minded right-wing commentators in the US, including popular pundits such as Benny Johnson, Dave Rubin and Tim Pool. Department of Justice Indicted Two employees of Russian state media outlet RT were arrested Wednesday on […]
Mets’ offseason acquisitions Luis Severino, Sean Manaea have paid big dividends
The Mets have been excited to watch both Luis Severino and Sean Manaea, whom they signed as essentially projects last offseason, develop into healthy and effective members at the front of the starting rotation. But the team appears in no rush to make any decisions regarding the futures of its two most consistent starters. Severino […]