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Guardian and Observer charity appeal raises more than £250,000 | Society

More than £250,000 has been raised by Guardian and Observer readers in less than a week after the appeal was launched for charities supporting families affected by war and violence in places such as Gaza and Ukraine. This milestone was achieved ahead of the annual fundraising telethon on Saturday, December 14th. Journalists accepting donations over […]

Reporter’s sympathy with suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer raises eyebrows

Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz continued to show support for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in high-profile TV appearances and on social media this week. In a post uploaded to her instagram page On Tuesday morning, Lorenz shared a TikTok clip romanticizing the shooting and the location where it happened. The clip, […]

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6 billion in equity financing as AI race heats up

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has raised an additional $6 billion from investors as it ramps up competition from Sam Altman's OpenAI, according to a regulatory filing. XAI – the company that created that sneaky “Grok” chatbot available on Musk’s social media site X – has raised funding from a total of 97 investors. […]

U.S. raises alarm over Russian interference in Romania’s election

The Biden administration and members of Congress are wary of Russian interference in the presidential election in Romania, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally bordering Ukraine and the Black Sea. Romania's Security Council declassified intelligence this week saying a Russian-backed online influence campaign facilitated the election of ultranationalist and pro-Moscow candidate Karin Georgescu. He […]

Trump’s DEA pick raises red flags: ‘Disqualifying’

president-elect trump nominated Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister was sworn in as head of the Drug Enforcement Administration on Sunday, sparking pushback from several Republicans. Chronister has been criticized for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky calling him a “disqualifier.” Most notable is Chronister boasted At the time, the […]

Nikki Haley raises alarm about Tulsi Gabard and RFK Jr. in Trump’s cabinet

President-elect Donald Trump's former Republican primary rival Nikki Haley on Wednesday slammed Cabinet nominees Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling out their experience and their selection to the top spot. expressed serious concerns about the government's insight into government agencies. Despite expressing respect for America's adversaries in the past, the former U.S. ambassador […]

Joe Scarborough visits Donald Trump and raises ire of Dems

One of Joe Scarborough's favorite words is “hypocrite.” The aging hipster host of MSNBC's liberal show “Morning Joe” frequently accuses President Donald Trump of obvious “hypocrisy,” and in October he appeared on “Daily” I was furious that he was making such hypocritical statements. Despite frequently clashing over the past eight years, Mar-a-Lago's Scarborough, 61, and […]