Stock futures inch lower, but major averages on track for second positive week in a row: Live updates – CNBC
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Inventory futures were lower in inventory trading Thursday after the S&A P 500 hit a record high after President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates and oil prices. the future above Dow Jones Industrial Average Soaked 22 […]
French man on death row in Indonesia expected to return home in two weeks, minister says | France
A French man who has been on death row in Indonesia since 2007 on drug charges is expected to return home in the coming weeks after Indonesia's minister announced on Friday that a deal would be signed to allow his transfer. . Senior Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusuru Isa Mahendra told Reuters on […]
‘Please stop this nonsense’: Transgender college sprinter breaks women’s track records for second year in a row
For the second year in a row, male athletes are making headlines in January by breaking yet another women's college record. camden schreinerKnown affectionately as “Sadie,” she set facility records at the Brockport Last Buster, a New York track and field competition that features multiple universities, including Roberts Wesleyan University and Schreiner's Rochester Institute of […]
Donald Trump reignites Panama Canal row: ‘We’re taking it back’
President Trump on Monday doubled down on his commitment to expanding U.S. territory and promised to take back the Panama Canal. Reiterating his post-election campaign pledge, President Trump condemned the US decision to return the Canal Zone to the Republic of Panama and accused the Latin American linchpin of treating the US unfairly since then. […]
TikTok CEO to attend inauguration with front row seat at Trump’s invite
TikTok CEO Hsu Chu is expected to accept an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to attend his inauguration. The New York Times reports that Chu will sit front center on stage with other VIP guests and technology executives Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. The Jan. 20 inauguration comes one day after TikTok planned […]
‘Put Dutch First’ Says Wilders Ahead of Budget Row Over Ukraine Spend
Populist leader Geert Wilders says the Dutch must be a top priority for the Dutch government, with locked-in spending on Ukraine and, as he wants, putting more money in voters' pockets. Blame the climate for potentially hindering tax cuts. “Ultimately we want to put the Netherlands first,” populist leader Geert Wilders, the powerful man behind […]
NYC office tower on Billionaires’ Row adds luxury Italian fashion brand in flurry of new deals
LeFrak's 40 West 57th St. has been a prominent office location since 1972, largely untouched by market booms and burps. That track record continues with the completion of 82,000 square feet of new and renewal leases. The 750,000 square foot tower is nearly 100% full. The most notable deal is a 25,000-square-foot lease for the […]
Two Death Row Inmates Refuse to Accept President Biden’s Commutation
Two prisoners sentenced to death by President Joe Biden (D) don't want to accept his punishment, NBC News reported on monday. Breitbart News reported at the time that Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in late December, converting them to life sentences. “I have dedicated my career to reducing violent crime […]
Two death row inmates refuse Biden’s commutation fight for their innocence
Two of the 37 federal death row inmates whose sentences were commuted to life without parole by President Biden last month have refused clemency. Shannon Agofsky, 53, and Len Davis, 60, are in a U.S. prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. Court documents say death row inmates have legal recourse and are refusing to sign paperwork […]
Two federal death row inmates refuse to sign Biden’s commutation paperwork
Two convicted murderers who were spared the death penalty under President Biden's controversial pardon last month have asked a federal court to allow them to remain on death row. Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis, who are incarcerated at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, filed an emergency motion last week in U.S. District Court […]