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Why Georgia indictment could pose unique peril for Trump
Why Georgia indictment could pose unique peril for Trump | View caption Hide caption The case also underscores the central role states play in elections. The Constitution gives states the responsibility of running elections for federal office. Many states have laws directly applicable to the sort of election obstructions that Mr. Trump and his allies…
Putin in ‘dangerous’ position after ‘major embarrassment’ of Luna-25 crash
The “major embarrassment” of the crash of Russia’s Luna 25 into last weekend had helped place Vladimir Putin into a “dangerous position”. This is the assessment of economic geographer Professor John Bryson of the University of Birmingham, who says that the spacecraft’s loss is the latest in a string of failures that are undermining the…
Iowa poll shows GOP divide over Trump’s remaining party leader
Likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers are divided over whether former President Donald Trump should remain the party’s leader, according to the latest release from the new NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of the first GOP presidential primary contest. Forty-one percent of likely caucusgoers say Trump should continue as the Republican Party’s leader, in line with the…
Power outage at L.A. hospital amid historic Hilary rainfall prompts evacuations
A partial power outage amid the record rain of Hilary at Los Angeles’ White Memorial Hospital led to the evacuations of at least 28 “critical” patients and left nearly 250 patients in the dark, fire officials said. The outage was reported just after 11 p.m. Monday at the hospital’s Specialty Care Center at its Boyle…
New find throws light on lives of slaves in ancient Rome’s Pompeii
Archaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the ancient world, the culture ministry said on Sunday. The room was found at the Civita Giuliana villa, 2,000 fee- north of the walls of Pompeii, which was wiped…
Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing ‘repeated debt-limit political standoffs’
Fitch Ratings, one of the three major independent credit rating agencies, downgraded the long-term U.S.credit rating from AAA, the highest tier, to AA+ on Tuesday evening. This is only the second credit downgrade in U.S. history, following a cut by S&P Global Ratings in 2011 amid a fight between House Republicans and President Barack Obama…
Who is 2024 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson?
After spending decades writing self-help books, starting nonprofits dedicated to building peace, and serving as a self-described “spiritual thought leader,” Marianne Williamson has pivoted to politics. The 71-year-old is a two-time Democratic presidential candidate who first ran in 2020 and has now joined the 2024 race. When she announced her second long-shot bid in March 2023, Williamson…
20 dead and 27 missing after lethal downpour in Beijing
Days of unprecedented heavy downpours around Beijing, China’s capital, have triggered massive flooding and landslides, leaving at least 20 people dead and 27 missing. Authorities have deemed it the heaviest deluge in a decade, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri batter the area. Two days of intense rain prompted the city to close tourist attractions…