Новости за 17.02.2024

Former Congressman George Santos (R-N.Y.) sued Jimmy Kimmel on Saturday over alleged misuse of Cameo videos the lawmaker has been making since being expelled from the House. The former New York congressman filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, suing the late-night television host for fraud, breach...

We should take an interest in learning about what motivates and concerns our neighbors. Suspending a knowing attitude, we might be surprised to learn that the people we are most inclined to make the butt of our jokes also care deeply about our shared fate.

Michael Cohen, who once served as former President Trump's fixer, said that he thinks Trump will have to liquidate assets following the recent fraud trial verdict. “They’re gonna have to start liquidating assets,” Cohen said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Velshi” with anchor Ali Velshi, calling the legal fees that Trump owes in various lawsuits...

The health care crisis in Gaza is unthinkably grim, even by the standards of war-ravaged regions. Infectious diseases from chickenpox to cholera are sweeping through the population; crucial medical supplies are blocked at the border; and hospitals are overrun with critically wounded patients. Four months into Israel's brutal war on Hamas, the situation looks set...

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) announced significant layoffs within his campaign Friday, but vowed to continue his long-shot bid against President Biden. "I found it almost impossible to raise enough to do this campaign the way I want," Phillips said. "And today, sadly, I had to announce layoffs to a lot of my...

Alina Habba, a lawyer for former President Trump, slammed a judge's recent ruling in the former president’s New York civil fraud trial Friday. “[T]hey will not get away with it,” Habba said on Fox News’ “Hannity”. “We will come at them, we will come hard, and we will literally fight until the truth comes out....

Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) argued that the leader of the Republican National Committee (RNC) should pledge not to pay former President Trump’s legal fees, as concerns rise over how the former president will fund his mounting bills. “No one should be leader of RNC unless they pledge not to use its limited resources to...

Lara Trump is in the political spotlight after her father-in-law Donald Trump tapped her to be co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC). She is no stranger to politics, having served as one of the former president’s most high-profile surrogates. She was also the subject of speculation that she would launch a bid for North...

The United Nations' top court has rejected a request from South Africa that asked for them to intervene in Israel’s planned operation into the populated city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip amid it's ongoing war with Hamas. The court acknowledged that Israel’s recent developments in the southern city, where more than 1 million refugees...

"Low-tax" Florida is the worst state in the country when it comes to tax fairness.

The gunman responsible for Maine's deadliest mass shooting told New York State Police that his fellow Army reservists were afraid of him, because he was likely going to "do something," according to body cam footage. The footage, obtained by WMTW-TV under New York’s Freedom of Information Law, showed reservist Robert Card telling troopers who escorted...

The one hope for New York businesses may be the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that it approved a ground breaking cellular therapy treatment for patients with advanced melanoma, and surgery has been unsuccessful. Amtagvi, a type of T-cell therapy, involves boosting immune cells within tumor tissue to help the body fight off the cancer. During the treatment, the patient's t-cells are...

The family members of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny confirmed his death Saturday and requested that his body be returned from investigators “immediately.” Navalny, a public figure for campaigning against official corruption and organizing protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in the country’s highest security prison on Friday, the Russian Federal Prison Service said....

For reform to be effective, most of the action should come on the spending side.

A Minnesota man was charged Friday with providing and conspiring to provide support to ISIS and threatening to attack New York City, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Harafa Hussein Abdi, 41, a U.S. citizen who resides in Minneapolis, was recently taken into custody overseas and was transported back to the United States, the DOJ...

The Hugo Awards, one of the most prestigious literary awards in science fiction, excluded several authors last year over concerns that their work could be offensive to China, leaked emails show. Authors Neil Gaiman, Paul Weimer, R.F. Kuang, Xiran Jay Zhao were deemed ineligible as finalists in last year’s awards despite earning enough votes. Emails...

Our representatives must take a long, hard look at the ways our immigration and deportation systems are failing people who are in harm’s way.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley warned that former President Trump is using the Republican National Committee (RNC) to pay for his legal fees, and will continue to do so if reelected. “My biggest issues is, I don’t want the RNC to become, you know, his legal defense fund,” Haley told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Friday evening....

Donald Trump’s fortune, which he rode to fame and is closely tied to his public identity, could take a massive hit from back-to-back verdicts in two New York civil cases that have resulted in astronomical financial penalties for the former president. A New York judge on Friday ordered Trump to pay nearly $355 million –...

Erza Klein, a columnist and podcast host for The New York Times, called on President Biden to end his White House bid and go out as a "hero." “I want to say this clearly: I like Biden. I think he’s been a good president. I think he is a good president. I don’t like having...

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer expressed his displeasure with the $355 million fine levied on former President Trump Friday in the verdict following a months-long civil fraud trial in New York. “Overall this ruling today was the definition of what happens if insanity and outrage had a baby,” Spicer, who served under the...

Eric Trump slammed the nearly $355 million fine levied on his father, former President Trump, by New York Judge Arthur Engoron Friday in the civil fraud trial, calling it "horribly sad." "My father built a skyline of New York City. And this is the thanks he gets for doing absolutely nothing wrong, not a dollar...

Michael Cohen, who once served as former President Trump's fixer, said the only way for his ex-boss to evade fines and incarceration is to win the 2024 presidential election in November. “Donald's theory right now, the only out for him, both financially, as well as criminally, regarding incarceration, is if he wins the election,” Cohen...

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) praised Judge Arthur Engoron’s Friday ruling in former President Trump's civil fraud case, which ordered Trump to pay more than $350 million. "Today, justice has been served. Today we proved that no one is above the law. No matter how rich, powerful or politically connected you are," James said during...