Sineam says she’ll depart US Senate at end of year
Arizona independent senator Kyrsten Sinema has announced that she will be leaving the Senate at the end of the year. “The only political victories that matter these days are symbolic: attacking opponents on cable news and social media. Compromise is a dirty word,” Sinema said in the article. video. She said her approach “is not […]
Braylon Edwards rescues 80 year old from near-death beating
Former NFL wide receiver Braylon Edwards took a move that may have saved the life of an elderly man who was being beaten over a disagreement in the locker room of a Michigan YMCA. Edwards said she was in a locker room at a YMCA in Farmington Hills, Michigan, when she heard a 25-year-old man […]
Michigan man gets year and a day in prison for antisemitic online threats
A 20-year-old Michigan man who admitted using social media to make violent threats against Jews was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in prison, far short of the sentence recommended by prosecutors. The verdict was handed down. If your sentence exceeds one year, you will be eligible for good behavior credits, which will […]
Should investors adjust their portfolios in a presidential election year?
Steve Chiavarone, senior portfolio manager at Hermès Union, evaluates retail earnings, the outlook for a 2024 Fed rate cut, and the January durable goods report. Uncertainty leading up to the situation presidential election Investors are often spooked, with some worrying about the expected rematch between President Biden and former President Trump this fall. Financial services […]
Jack Teixeira accepts 16 year accepted in secret military doc leak on Russia-Ukraine war
Baby-faced Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira struck a plea deal Monday that would have resulted in a 16-year prison sentence for committing the most serious national security violation in years. The 22-year-old former Massachusetts Air National Guard man entered a federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, and told his family […]
Jamie Foxx beams as he accepts award AAFCA Special Achievement nearly a year after mystery illness
Jamie Foxx was honored Sunday night at the African American Film Critics Association Awards, nearly a year after his health scare. The Oscar-winning actor, 56, was all smiles as he accepted the producer award at the star-studded ceremony. The actor was also honored by his company, Foxhall Productions, at a luncheon held at the Los […]
Seven Year Old Girl Dies as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off French Coast
On Sunday, a 7-year-old girl drowned when an illegal migrant boat capsized while crossing the English Channel from the coast of France, making it the third fatal accident this year. The Dunkirk public prosecutor’s office said a migrant boat carrying 16 illegal immigrants, including 10 children aged between 7 and 13, capsized in the Ar […]
Brazil’s economy grows 2.9% in Lula’s 1st year, beating expectations
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s economy grew 2.9% in 2023, beating expectations in the first year of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration, a government statistics agency said Friday. The numbers released by IBGE shocked many economists, whose overall forecast early last year was for 2023 growth to be just 0.8%. Brazil’s Amazon rainforest […]
New York has endured a year of patched-up, Band-Aid needing teams
This was the year of Band-Aids, the year of gauze pads, the year of ice packs, the year of X-rays, MRIs, and PRP injections in New York sports. Maybe other years have been just as bad as this one, but it’s hard to remember a year as bad as this one. If the last 12 […]
Could more price hikes be coming to Netflix this year? Analysts think so
Mark Mahaney, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, discusses Netflix’s market performance and why Google is dangerous. Netflix binge-watching prices could soon become even more expensive. That could happen if the streaming giant decides to raise membership prices again, which UBS communications and cable analyst John Hodulyk says is very likely this year. UBS: “I’m […]