Новости за 31.03.2024

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday said there will be additional federal funding allocated to remove and rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, while noting that Congress may need to approve such relief. The Department of Transportation dished out $60 million in emergency funding last week, days after the bridge was struck...

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Eligible Verizon customers – current and former – have just a couple weeks left to claim a piece of the $100 million class action settlement fund.

Crews on Saturday began the process of cutting and removing the first piece of wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed into the Patapsco River last week after being struck by a cargo ship. The move marks the beginning of an extensive undertaking to remove the twisted steel from the bridge, which will...

The deadly ISIS-K attack on a Moscow concert hall last week is raising concerns that plots by the terrorist group, once restricted to Afghanistan, could be carried out in the United States and Europe — and sooner than thought.  Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K, the Central Asian offshoot of the terror group the Islamic State, claimed responsibility...

The Biden administration admits to the danger many visitors face but will not pressure the Dominican government to stand by its international human rights obligations.

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” kicked off this weekend’s show by mocking former President Trump and his hawking of $60 Bibles during Holy Week. The episode, airing the night before Easter, began with a brief nod to the Biblical story of the resurrection of Jesus before James Austin Johnson, reviving his role as Trump, entered on...

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized President Biden for his “deeply dangerous” border policies in an interview Sunday. Pompeo slammed the Biden administration for its handling of the influx of migrants, claiming the administration has allowed people to get appointments for asylum and not follow up on them once they’re in the country. A...

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the Biden administration of having a “soft spot” for Iran amid the Houthi rebels attacking merchant vessels in the Red Sea. Pompeo, who has been critical of President Biden’s foreign policy course, said the current administration’s approach towards Tehran stems from the Obama administration and that it is...

President Biden is facing a new moment of truth in the Middle East as Israel asserts it will press ahead with an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Such an operation will come as American disapproval of Israel’s actions is hitting unprecedented levels. A new Gallup poll last week demonstrated just how much the traditional...

Democrats desperate to see President Biden reelected are calling for more coordinated force against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The independent’s rollout this week of patent lawyer and investor Nicole Shanahan as his vice president prompted Biden allies and liberal groups to escalate efforts against him, fearing his newfound cash flow and ballot access could be...

Experts, officials and observers alike are sounding alarms about the dangers deepfakes pose for 2024 as it gets easier to use artificial intelligence (AI) and spread synthetic content that could stoke disinformation and confuse voters in a critical election year. Last week, a local Arizona newsletter released an AI-generated deepfake video of Senate candidate Kari...

Advocates of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs are sounding the alarm after a key department on Capitol Hill was dissolved amid backlash to the movement. The House Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) was disbanded this week as part of a government spending bill passed earlier this month, the office’s president, Sesha Joi Moon,...

The White House responded Saturday to GOP criticism that the Transgender Day of Visibility, which is observed each year on March 31, falls on Easter. Republicans criticized President Biden after he issued a Friday proclamation, recognizing March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, as he has done for every year he has been in the Oval...

If the Easter bunny is still looking for basket stuffers, they better hop to it. Many stores will be closed in observance of the holiday. Easter is a Christian holiday, and also an occasion for dyed eggs and chocolate bunnies left by an elusive rabbit. The day Easter is observed is determined by a calendar calculation involving the moon. This...

Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) had choice words for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Saturday comments, calling him a “maniac” who “needs” to be removed from office.  The progressive Democrat initially discussed the Biden administration transferring 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs, 500 MK82 500-pound bombs and 25 F-35A fighter jets to Israel without notifying lawmakers, an...

Over half a million dollars has been raised to help families of victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse, which took the lives of six workers and injured two.  The financial backing has come in from the city’s government, nonprofit organizations and the workers' company, with the amount now surpassing $500,000, according to the Washington Post. ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are being installed in the city of Oakland and surrounding freeways to battle crime, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. Newsom, a Democrat, said in a news release that the California Highway Patrol has contracted with Flock Safety to install 480 cameras that can identify and...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) pushed back on rumors that she was asked to leave a slain NYPD officer’s wake, saying that nobody told her to in the wake of being confronted by a mourner on Friday.  “We always ask: ‘Would the families like us there?’ If the families say, ‘No, this is the...

Connecticut is the latest state to allow voters to cast their ballots early and in person.  Saturday was the final day for early voting in the state before the presidential primary slated for Tuesday. It is the first election in the state to offer early voting.  “This is a historic moment for Connecticut,” Secretary of...

Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) went after former President Trump’s rhetoric, saying he is “glorifying violence” as the California Democrat expressed concerns for the safety of election workers ahead of November.  Swalwell, a long-time Trump critic in the House, blasted Trump’s rhetoric on the social media platform Truth Social and his constant attacks aimed towards judges...

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), called for increased global pressure on Israel to work with the U.N. In a Friday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Lazzarini referenced a Thursday order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to Israel to...

Former Trump Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday said he is not voting for his old boss but left the door open to voting for President Biden. “I’m not there yet,” Esper said after being asked by comedian Bill Maher on his HBO show, “Real Time with Bill Maher,” if he would vote for the...

when all other human rights are denied, the right to flee is the last remaining option. That option cannot be closed.