Новости за 16.02.2024

Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, delivered a surprise speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, hours after shocking reports from Russian authorities that her husband died in prison. "If it's true, I want [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, his entourage, Putin's friends and his government to know they will pay...

The Biden campaign on Friday unveiled a fresh ad targeting former President Trump’s recent comments calling into question his commitment to NATO allies. The 60-second digital ad is set to run through Super Tuesday and is aimed at voters in Michigan, WIsconsin and Pennsylvania, which the campaign said are home to more than 2.5 million...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) has completed her testimony in a fiery hearing over whether she and her office should be disqualified from prosecuting the 2020 election interference case involving former President Trump in Georgia. Prosecutors with the district attorney's office said Friday morning they would not question Willis further over her relationship...

Prince Harry says becoming an American citizen is “something that’s crossed my mind.” “I have considered it, yeah,” Harry said in a Friday interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” when correspondent Will Reeve asked whether he had thought about applying for citizenship since relocating to the U.S. “American citizenship is something that’s crossed my mind, but certainly...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley blasted GOP primary rival former President Trump for his past praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin following the death of the country's top opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday.  "Putin did this,” Haley wrote Friday morning on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in response to news of Navalny's...

Wholesale and retail prices rose more than expected in January, data pointing to the stubbornness of inflation that could lead the Federal Reserve to put off cuts to interest rates. The producer price index (PPI), which measures how much businesses pay to each other for goods and services, rose 0.3 percent in January, above expectations...

The House Education Committee on Friday announced subpoenas against Harvard University's leadership, saying the school has failed produce documents needed in the panel’s antisemitism probe. The subpoenas against Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny Pritzker, Interim President Alan Garber and Harvard Management Company’s Chief Executive Officer N.P. Narvekar are the first ever to be given by...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit alleging that Tennessee has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the state’s enforcement of aggravated prostitution against HIV-positive people. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, follows an investigation by the DOJ that said the state unlawfully discriminates against people who have HIV. The law subjects HIV-positive...

Some fields can be more vulnerable to layoffs, experts warn.

President Biden performs best among several high-profile Democrats in hypothetical general election matchups against former President Trump, according to a new poll. The Emerson College survey released Friday found Biden just 1 point behind Trump, within the margin of error, in a hypothetical rematch, 44 percent to 45 percent, with 11 percent undecided. Polling has...

Americans are split over banning the TikTok social media platform in the United States amid national security concerns about the viral video sharing app's connections to the Chinese government, a new poll has found. The app is already banned on federal government devices and some state government devices — a move that is supported by...

Women voters understand just how much was lost by the Dobbs decision, that Trump was responsible and that the only hope for restoring this basic freedom is Biden in the White House and a Democratic majority in Congress.

Former federal prosecutor Neal Katyal disparaged former President Trump’s legal claims on why he should not be prosecuted, “Chutzpah doesn’t begin to describe” Trump's defense. The former Principal Deputy Solicitor General under President Obama scrutinized Trump’s arguments on why he should not face prosecution in a hush-money payment case where he faces 34 felony counts...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is set to return to the witness stand on Friday, as a case that was supposed to be about efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results has become embroiled in controversy over the love lives of the prosecutors seeking to hold former President Trump accountable. During fiery and...

Taylor Swift is donating $100,000 to a fundraising effort for the family of a woman killed during a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. The “Delicate” singer, who’s in a highly publicized relationship with Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce, was listed among the top donors on a GoFundMe page for...

Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said early Friday that it's "crystal clear" Russian President Vladimir Putin killed Alexei Navalny, following reports the opposition leader had died in prison. “Guys, I don’t know what to say. I’m gonna try to be analytic, but I want you to know Alexei Navalny was my friend....

Former President Trump called for the criminal case over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia to end after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday amid allegations about her relationship with a prosecutor. "They’re talking about the Georgia 'Fani Scandal' all over the World. In fact, by...

Hostage negotiations by themselves will not end the war.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) celebrated Caitlin Clark after the University of Iowa basketball star broke the NCAA women’s scoring record and a school record on Thursday evening. “CONGRATS to Des Moines native Caitlin Clark for breaking the women’s ncaa ALL TIME scoring record She is the pride of Iowa & leading U of Iowa wbb...

Alexei Navalny, the leader of Russian opposition against President Vladimir Putin, died Friday in prison at the age of 47, officials said. The Russian Federal Prison Service said Navalny felt unwell after a walk and lost consciousness. An ambulance arrived and its crew tried to rehabilitate him but was unsuccessful, it added. Navalny was serving...

A prominent Democratic super PAC on Friday rolled out a Black History Month initiative aimed at reminding voters of former President Trump's history of incendiary comments on race. American Bridge 21st Century said it would highlight examples of Trump's "blatant racism" as part of its "This F---ing Guy" campaign, a broader effort to highlight controversial...

School guidance around when students should stay home due to illness has become a key focus point as chronic absenteeism has skyrocketed since COVID-19, fueling learning loss. During the pandemic but when schools were open, educators were advising parents to keep their children home at any sign of sickness due to fear it could be...

The Democrats' victory this week in a New York special election marks the latest setback for House GOP leaders, who find themselves with a shrinking majority just as they’re scrambling to unite a turbulent conference and steer it through a series of legislative mazes heading into November’s elections. The win by former Rep. Tom Suozzi on...

Michael Cohen, a former personal lawyer for former President Trump, said he thinks that Trump will be convicted “on all charges” in his New York hush money case. “I believe, based upon the information that I know, and based upon, not just the documentary evidence but the corroborating testimony from so many people, I believe...

Arizona's Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman, who reportedly faced pressure from his party to potentially alter the results of the 2020 election, announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection. “I will not seek another term as the county supervisor representing District 4,” Hickman, a Republican representing cities including Goodyear and Avondale, said in a...