Jesse Watters talks about his love of Canada…as America's 51st state
President-elect Trump suggested Canada should become the 51st state in the U.S. if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is worried … source
NY accused of offering NJ drivers measly $3 break on hated congestion toll in secret doomed talks
New York State offered New Jersey just a $3 discount to drivers entering Manhattan to offset Midtown's new $9 toll, but Garden State officials say the tax will jump to $15. The person scoffed, saying that once the deal was over, the discount meant virtually nothing. The farcical proposal was proposed during secret court-ordered negotiations […]
Austrian nationalist party leader rumored to be in talks to form government
Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen announced on Sunday that he would meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickle, amid growing speculation that he would ask the Freedom Party leader to form a government. Prime Minister Van der Bellen made the announcement after meeting with Prime Minister Karl Nehammer and others at the presidential palace. Nehamel […]
Coalition talks between Austria’s two biggest centrist parties collapse | Austria
Prime Minister Karl Nehammer announced on Saturday that talks between Austria's two main centrist parties to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) had broken down, adding that he would resign in the coming days. The announcement comes a day after a small, liberal third party, Neos, announced it was withdrawing from […]
About 30 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza as truce talks set to resume | Israel-Gaza war
Gaza's Civil Defense Agency said around 30 people were killed in Israeli shelling on Friday, as Hamas said indirect negotiations for a cease-fire in Qatar were expected to resume. The Israeli military said three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, the latest in a series of fires by militants in the […]
Dockworkers’ union, employers to resume talks as strike threat looms
Rep. Michael Lurie (R-Ohio) reacted to the tentative agreement with longshoremen, calling Tim Walz insensitive to earlier Tiananmen claims. (Courtesy: CBS News) of labor union Representing the 45,000 U.S. longshoremen who went on strike in the fall, we are back at the bargaining table with port employers amid fears of another strike this month at […]
East Coast dockworkers, port operators to resume talks next week
The East Coast's main longshoremen's union reportedly plans to resume talks with port managers next week, with some industry executives saying job automation remains a key sticking point. As a result, there are warnings that another strike may occur. Leaders of the International Longshoremen's Association plan to resume contract negotiations Tuesday ahead of a Jan. […]
2024: The Year of Bitcoin – Pompliano Talks Crypto's Boom and Risks
2024 is shaping up to be a breakout year for Bitcoin. Fox 5’s Steve Lacy sits down with crypto expert Anthony Pompliano to … source
Fico Offers Slovakia as Peace Talks Venue for Russia and Ukraine
Slovakian Prime Minister Roberto Fico offered his country as a possible location for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, days after meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. In a Facebook post Friday, Fico said I wrote: “If someone wants to organize peace talks in Slovakia, we are ready and hospitable.” The “someone” in his […]
Buffett talks mortality and philanthropy in surprise shareholder letter
In November, ahead of the holiday season, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett issued an unexpected message to shareholders, offering an update on what will happen to his vast fortune after his death. and offered some advice on how to pass on wealth to others. . In a letter posted on the $1 trillion holding company's […]