MAY 16, 2021
Georgia Election Investigation
A former aide to former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani says he told her the ex-New York City mayor and then-president Donald Trump were offering to sell presidential pardons for $2 million apiece, according to court documents.
The bombshell allegation was levied in a complaint filed against Mr. Giuliani by Noelle Dunphy, a New York-based public relations...
MAY 16, 2023
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla. A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The report Monday, May 15, from special counsel John Durham offers withering criticism...
Business
Ramaswamy proposes raising voting age to 25, unless people serve in US military or pass a test
MAY 12, 2023
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-Off, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday voiced support for changing the overall U.S. voting age to 25, unless younger Americans fulfill at least six months of service in...
Community
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline received over 12,000 calls and texts in its first year
MAY 12, 2023
A mental health hotline for new and expectant parents received more than 12,000 calls and texts in its first year, with a surge in January after Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy allegedly killed her children, according to data first shared with NBC News.
The federally funded National Maternal Mental Health Hotline launched last Mother’s Day and has averaged about...
Asia
Russia is floating a plan to build a village for conservative Americans who want to move to a ‘Christian country’ and are tired of liberal ideology in the US
MAY 12, 2023
Veterans salute during a military parade to mark the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 9, 2023 Irina Motina/Xinhua via Getty Images
Russia is building a village for US expats who are tired of liberal ideology, a lawyer told state media.
The project is approved,...
MAY 12, 2023
US border communities declare disasters as Title 42’s expiration sets the stage for a migration rush.
The expiration of a pandemic-era public health restriction that will significantly alter several years of US immigration policy has arrived, threatening chaos as an estimated tens of thousands of migrants mass near the US-Mexico border in anticipation.
Issued during the onset of the...
Business
Y Combinator CEO on leaving Palantir: ‘I’m working like a dog for Peter Thiel… Who’s the real chump?’
MAY 12, 2023
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan discussed why he left Palantir, saying he was "working like a dog for Peter Thiel." Photo By Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan discussed his time at Palantir during its early days at the Axios BFD summit.
Tan touched on his departure from the firm and how he...
MAY 10, 2023
FILE PHOTO: U.S. jury finds Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll
NEW YORK - Former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll said on Wednesday she felt "fantastic" after a jury a day earlier found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, and awarded her $5 million in damages in her civil lawsuit against the...
Australia
Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell emphasises Quad’s positive agenda for Indo-Pacific
MAY 9, 2023
Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell, has emphasised the importance of the Quad in ensuring peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.
In an interview with WION ahead of the Quad summit in Sydney on May 24, he said, "Quad is a practical formation of four countries determined to deliver peace, prosperity, and security to the Indo-Pacific....
MAY 9, 2023
The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the dismantling of a global network of computers infected by malware that Russia's state security services have allegedly used for nearly 20 years to steal secrets from the U.S. and NATO allies.
The operation -- code named "MEDUSA" -- aimed to neutralize the so-called "Snake" malware used by a unit within the...