Новости за 14.02.2024

At least one person was killed and over 20 were injured after a shooting broke out at the Kansas City Chief’s Super Bowl victory parade, Kansas City officials said Wednesday. The shooting occurred on the west side of Union Station in downtown Kansas City, Mo., just after the parade ended and as fans were leaving....

Waymo has voluntarily recalled its driverless taxi technology after two of the company’s self-driving cars crashed into a pickup truck that was being towed in Phoenix, Ariz., in December.  This is the company’s first recall. “This voluntary recall reflects how seriously we take our responsibility to safely deploy our technology and to transparently communicate with...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is set to join former President Trump for a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday. Scott, a rumored contender to become Trump’s vice presidential running mate, will rally with the GOP frontrunner in Charleston just 10 days before the Palmetto State primary, Scott spokesperson Nathan Brand told The Hill. Since dropping...

Leaders of both parties are calling on Congress to quickly pass a revised Farm Bill before funds run out this summer — but tensions are re-emerging over the key ideological divide that helped scuttle last year’s farm bill. Members of both parties expressed the importance of not cutting popular food aid and conservation programs, but...

The longer Congress puts off fully funding WIC, the greater the risk to mothers, babies, and children seeking nutrition and health support from the program.

CHICAGO (WGN) — Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday that Chicago is not renewing the city's ShotSpotter contract. The mayor said the contract with ShotSpotter's owner, "SoundThinking," ends on Friday — but the technology itself will work until Sept. 22. Officers will have access to SpotShotter throughout the summer and during the Democratic National Convention in...

Encounters between migrants and U.S. border authorities took a plunge last month, though few analysts expect a permanent reduction in regional migration. According to border encounter numbers released Tuesday by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), encounters between ports of entry accounted for 98 percent of the reduction from December to January. CBP reported 242,587 total...

Progressives in Michigan are pushing for a protest vote against President Biden in the state’s Democratic primary later this month. Our Revolution, a political organizing group founded by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is getting behind a movement urging Michigan voters to pick an “uncommitted” option that will appear on their primary ballots. “We’re on a...

The Duchess of Sussex, the former actress born Meghan Markle, will launch a new podcast as part of a creative partnership with Lemonada Media, the podcast company announced Tuesday.   Lemonada Media will also rerelease the first season of Meghan's popular former “Archetypes” podcast, which will be available on all audio platforms, according to the...

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X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, may be violating U.S. sanctions by accepting payments for premium accounts linked to Hezbollah and other sanctioned groups, according to a new report from the Tech Transparency Project. The Tech Transparency Project identified 28 accounts linked to Hezbollah and Iranian and Russian state-run media that had either blue...

House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) made a cryptic call for President Biden to declassify information about a “serious national security threat” to allow for public discussions about how the U.S. should respond. The ranking member on the panel, Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), however, cautioned the matter was not one of great urgency and that...

Nearly a fifth of Americans in a new poll say they think Taylor Swift is involved in a "covert" effort to help President Biden win reelection as baseless conspiracy theories continue to swirl online surrounding the pop icon. The poll released Wednesday by Monmouth University found 18 percent of Americans said they think a "covert...

Israel has left international talks in Cairo aimed at the release of hostages and securing a six-week truce with Hamas due to what it says are “delusional demands.” “Israel did not receive in Cairo any new proposal of Hamas on the release of our hostages,” the office of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in...

Jared Kushner, who served as White House senior adviser under former President Trump, said Tuesday that he had not seen the U.S. intelligence report that concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government. Kushner, who is also Trump’s son-in-law,...

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang said that President Biden is going after snack producers for “shrinkflation” because the administration is struggling to garner support from independent voters ahead of the 2024 election.  The co-chair of the Forward Party said Biden and his campaign will keep reiterating the point that snack companies are ripping off consumers...

The Bidens, Obamas and Clintons are all spreading the love — sharing mushy messages of adoration for their spouses on Valentine’s Day. In a Wednesday post on X, formerly known as Twitter, President Biden wrote to his wife: “Jilly, you’re the love of my life and the life of my love.” The first lady marked Valentine’s...

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm issued a warning Wednesday about China's hold on the mineral supply chain, saying the U.S. is "very concerned." “It’s one of the pieces of the supply chain that we’re very concerned about in the United States," Granholm told CNBC. "We do not want to be over-reliant on countries whose values we...

Jill Biden is sending America a valentine, unveiling her annual heart-filled nod to Valentine’s Day with a massive outdoor display at the White House. The first lady has made a tradition of getting in the lovey-dovey spirit by revealing an installation on the morning of the warmhearted holiday. The display on the White House’s North Lawn...

A comedian from Egypt known as the “Jon Stewart of the Middle East” says he won't be "blackmailed" into voting for President Biden against former President Trump. Bassem Youssef has been critical of Trump and Biden, calling out the commander in chief for his failure to demand a cease-fire in the ongoing war in Gaza. “I...

Employers are not actually asked to be neutral, but instead to leave employees in the dark about the choice they face.

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We all know the total solar eclipse is going to be a sight to see, but will it have any impacts on the weather during those short 4 minutes or less?

A car crashed into a Texas emergency room Tuesday, killing the driver and injuring five other people, authorities said.

Dueling hearings in former President Trump’s criminal cases Thursday are set to create a blockbuster, split-screen moment in his quest to fight a cascade of legal battles. In New York, a judge will weigh Trump’s bid to toss his hush money case, the indictment that made the former real estate mogul the first former or...