Month: March 2024

Read MoreThe current and former presidents swept polls in the Super Tuesday vote, but both have vulnerabilities.The current and former presidents swept polls in the Super Tuesday vote, but both have vulnerabilities.

Read MoreThe sailors’ deaths are the first resulting from an attack on a merchant vessel by the Yemeni group.The sailors’ deaths are the first resulting from an attack on a merchant vessel by the Yemeni group.

Read More Israeli forces have also reported eliminating three commanders of the Palestinian militant group in an airstrike Two Hamas fighters believed to have taken part in the October 7 attack on Israel have been eliminated in an airstrike in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on Wednesday on its official website. According to…

Read MoreThe US says it’s prepared a new ceasefire draft resolution to secure a 6-week ceasefire in Gaza.The US says it’s prepared a new ceasefire draft resolution to secure a 6-week ceasefire in Gaza.

Read More The highly-anticipated case will determine if and when the former president goes to trial in Washington, DC for charges related to attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election The highly-anticipated case will determine if and when the former president goes to trial in Washington, DC for charges related to attempts to overturn the…

Read More New York Community Bancorp dropped as much as 32% on a report that the beleaguered regional bank is trying to raise equity capital to restore confidence. Bankers are gauging investors’ interest in buying stock, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Representatives for the company didn’t immediately respond…

Read More One dog walk turned into two years of secret excavation of a 70-million-year-old dinosaur One dog walk turned into two years of secret excavation of a 70-million-year-old dinosaur

Read More Biden administration not required to disclose sales below set dollar amount, in addition to public shipments worth over $573m The US is reported to have made more than 100 weapons sales to Israel, including thousands of bombs, since the start of the war in Gaza, but the deliveries escaped congressional oversight because each…

Read More MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota ended his long-shot 2024 Democratic presidential bid on Wednesday after failing to win a primary contest against President Joe Biden. Phillips told WCCO Radio in Minneapolis that he was endorsing Biden. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Phillips, a 55-year-old multimillionaire who is among the richest members of…

Read More The 2024 hopeful endorsed Mr Biden for president as he announced his campaign’s suspension The 2024 hopeful endorsed Mr Biden for president as he announced his campaign’s suspension

Read More Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told a well-known British journalist to “f*ck off” at the end of an on-camera interview when asked about a conspiracy theory she had espoused.  In the clip, former BBC journalist and newsreader Emily Maitlis, who now hosts a daily podcast “The News Agents,” stopped Greene for an interview…

Read More The House Republican Conference chair quoted Ronald Reagan when she asked whether Americans were faring better than in 2020 The House Republican Conference chair quoted Ronald Reagan when she asked whether Americans were faring better than in 2020

Read More Jason Palmer, a Baltimore-based entrepreneur and largely unknown Democratic candidate, beat out President Joe Biden in Tuesday’s Democratic caucus in American Samoa. Just 91 votes were cast in the U.S. territory that delivered Biden his first loss of the primary and his only loss on Super Tuesday, with 51 votes going to Palmer…

Read MoreHaitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is struggling to stay in power as he tries to return home, where gang attacks have shuttered his country’s main international airport and freed more than 4,000 inmates in recent daysHaitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is struggling to stay in power as he tries to return home, where gang…

Read More People in ‘red wall’ town that elected a Tory MP in 2021 do not expect to feel benefit of budget measures amid cost of living worries “You don’t see it in your pocket,” said Jenny Nichols, a care support worker, when asked about the chancellor’s 2p cut in national insurance. “Things which come…

Read More In a concession speech, Ms Haley appears to see few downsides to withholding support for Trump, writes John Bowden In a concession speech, Ms Haley appears to see few downsides to withholding support for Trump, writes John Bowden

Read More NHS Confederation chief says money ‘will scarcely touch the sides’, while there is little help for struggling social care system NHS leaders have welcomed the £6bn budget boost Jeremy Hunt handed the beleaguered service to help it meet rising demand, tackle the care backlog and overhaul its antiquated IT system. The chancellor gave…

Read MoreThe foreign secretary said there was “dreadful suffering” in Gaza ahead of a meeting with Benny Gantz.The foreign secretary said there was “dreadful suffering” in Gaza ahead of a meeting with Benny Gantz.

Read More It marks the first fatal attack in a campaign by the group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip It marks the first fatal attack in a campaign by the group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Read More Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski tells The Independent “I wish [Haley] hadn’t” dropped out of the 2024 presidential primary Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski tells The Independent “I wish [Haley] hadn’t” dropped out of the 2024 presidential primary

Read More Chancellor says nearly 500,000 families will be better off by an average of £1,260 in 2024-25 as a result of his changes Jeremy Hunt has finally bowed to pressure and conceded that a tax penalty affecting many higher-earning parents works in an unfair way and led to some paying a marginal tax rate…

Read More Stage and screen actors will take on the roles of Othello and Iago in Shakespeare’s tragedy, first Broadway staging since 1982 Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are set to star in a new staging of William Shakespeare’s Othello on Broadway. Washington, whose last appearance on stage was in 2018’s The Iceman Cometh, will…

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Read More UNITED NATIONS, Mar 06 (IPS) – UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini asked the UN General Assembly to urge member states to support the organization’s mandate during this period of unprecedented crisis for the region and the agency. He also called for member states to facilitate a “long-overdue political process” for the two-state solution for…

Read More BEIRUT, Lebanon, Mar 06 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.Marking International Women’s Day as a mere day of celebration is to strip it of its true meaning, a stab in the back of the generations of feminists who fought to make it…

Read More Some officers seem to have forgotten which country they are sworn to defend – and they are really bad at deception, too Since Russia has revealed that on February 19 high-ranking Luftwaffe officers discussed – on a basically open conference platform – how German Taurus cruise missiles could strike Russian targets (let’s call it…

Read More NEW YORK, Mar 06 (IPS) – Recently “Days of Our Lives” star Arianne Zucker sued former co-executive producer Albert Alarr, accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the long-running daytime show. Read the full story, “<em>International Womens Day, 2024</em><br>Stop Racially-Biased Attention when Dealing with Sexual Harassment of Women of Color”, on…

Read More Hannah Gutierrez-Reed faces up to three years in prison if she is convicted Hannah Gutierrez-Reed faces up to three years in prison if she is convicted

Read More ‘It should come as no surprise that as nominee, he will have my support,’ McConnell says after holding Trump ‘practically and morally responsible’ for Jan 6 ‘It should come as no surprise that as nominee, he will have my support,’ McConnell says after holding Trump ‘practically and morally responsible’ for Jan 6

Read MoreUkraine’s navy says five people have been killed after missile strikes in the southern port city.Ukraine’s navy says five people have been killed after missile strikes in the southern port city.

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Read MoreNikki Haley has suspended her campaign for US president, leaving Donald Trump as the leading candidate for Republicans.Nikki Haley has suspended her campaign for US president, leaving Donald Trump as the leading candidate for Republicans.

Read More KARACHI, Mar 06 (IPS) – Since the start of the year, there has been very little to celebrate for Pakistanis. Disrupted social media, escalating electricity, fuel, and food prices, and newly-held elections mired in controversy. But then, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi, did something that brightened the days of despair.…

Read MoreAn Australian man is facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly zip tying the hands of young Indigenous children he found in a neighbor’s pool.An Australian man is facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly zip tying the hands of young Indigenous children he found in a neighbor’s pool.

Read More Measure allows parent to seek child support up to a year after giving birth to retroactively cover pregnancy expenses The Republican-led Kentucky senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to grant the right to collect child support for fetuses, advancing a bill that garnered bipartisan support despite nationwide fallout from a controversial Alabama decision also…