Mitch McConnell Receives Medical Care After Suffering Fall: REPORT
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was reportedly treated for a fall during a Republican luncheon on Tuesday. The 82-year-old senator, who will pass the leadership torch to Republican South Dakota Sen. John Thune in January, was seen entering his Capitol office with a medical team in a wheelchair. According to To The Hill. “Leader McConnell […]
Global food production at increased risk from excess salt in soil, UN report warns | Soil
The extent of the world's land affected by excess salt is rapidly expanding, with potentially devastating effects on food production, a study has found. Approximately 1.4 billion hectares (3.4 billion acres), or 10% of the world's land, are affected by salinity, with a further 1 billion hectares classified as 'at risk'. Report from the Food […]
Top Ethics Committee Dem Leaked Gaetz Report Details, Violating Oath
Rep. Susan Wilde (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, admitted before the committee that she violated her oath and leaked details of the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz to the press. . reported Monday. Leaks about the Gaetz investigation and threats to make it fully public played a key role in […]
Walgreens in talks to sell itself to Sycamore Partners: report
Walgreens shares soared 20% on Tuesday after reports the pharmacy giant was in talks to go private, but at a fraction of the price the company's stock cost less than a decade ago. It was. Walgreens Boots Alliance and Sycamore Partners, the buyout firm that previously acquired Staples, Talbots and Aeropostale, are in talks on […]
Government Funneled Unprecedented Amount Of Money To Criminal Gangs Through COVID Relief, Oversight Report Finds
The U.S. federal government sent an unprecedented amount of money to fraudsters and international criminal organizations through COVID-19 relief programs, according to a Friday report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). The government has provided an estimated $872 billion in assistance through programs such as the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protection […]
Sniper’s nest at second Trump assassination attempt was near known vulnerability, House report reveals
The infamous sniper's nest at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach — the site of the second major assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump — is due to known vulnerabilities on the property. The bipartisan House task force found out in its final report that it was located near the city. Tuesday. The report […]
Biden to formally kill Nippon Steel’s $15B takeover of US Steel on national security grounds: report
President Biden plans to formally block Nippon Steel's proposed takeover of U.S. Steel on national security grounds once the $15 billion deal is returned later this month. Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Asked about Biden's plans for the deal, which is being considered by the National Security Council, White House […]
FBI Director Wray planning to call it quits before Trump can kick him to the curb: Report
President-elect Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to send FBI Director Christopher Wray packing, just as President Bill Clinton did with William Sessions in 1993. The FBI director has read the writing on the wall and is far from a 10-year term. from over — reportedly preparing to save President Trump some […]
AI-fuelled cloud storage boom threatens Irish climate targets, report warns | Ireland
Ireland has allowed itself to become a “data dumping ground” for big tech companies such as Amazon and Meta, who have a monopoly on clean energy generation for their data centres, activists claim. . They argue that Ireland's cloud storage sector is growing so rapidly that it threatens the country's legally binding decarbonization efforts. A […]
Israeli national run down by angry Palestinian outside California club in brutal hate attack: report
An Israeli-American man was mowed down by an enraged Palestinian man in a horrific act of hatred in a California suburb, police said. Roy Gross, 28, was partying with three friends in Laguna Beach when he got into a loud argument with two men who identified themselves as Palestinian-Iranian, according to reports. hebrew newsHe said, […]