Новости за 17.02.2023

Several dozen employees of a Tesla factory in Buffalo, N.Y. have been fired after they organized to form a union, according to a complaint filed with National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as well as two people who are helping organize the group. The complaint from Tesla Workers United, which is attempting to organize as a...

A group of balloon hobbyists say one of their small balloons is missing off the coast of Alaska, near where the U.S. military shot down an unknown floating object on Saturday. The Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade said the last transmission of balloon K9YO came last Saturday near Hagemeister Island, an uninhabited island off the...

Attorney General Merrick Garland and other Department of Justice (DOJ) officials discussed the agency's concentration on community anti-violence efforts on Thursday, emphasizing the role that its grant program plays in preventing violence.  Garland spoke in St. Louis at a meeting for the recipients of grants from the DOJ’s Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative, which...

Justice Department investigators on Friday searched the offices of former Vice President Mike Pence’s political advocacy group as part of a review of his handling of classified documents, a spokesperson said. Investigators did not find any new records with classified markings during their search of Advancing American Freedom’s office in Washington, D.C., Pence adviser Devin...

After being put on hold for months, an After School Satan Club held its first meeting Thursday night at B.M. Williams Primary School.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking over an investigation into corruption allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), a state prosecutor handling a separate case case again Paxton told The Hill. Kent Schaffer, the state prosecutor, confirmed the DOJ was taking over the case from federal prosecutors in the Western District of...

The final pieces of the Chinese spy balloon were recovered on Thursday off the coast of South Carolina, U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) announced on Friday. The last of the debris lifted from the waters of the Atlantic Ocean will be taken to the FBI's lab in Quantico, Va., for analysis, according to a statement from...

The family of Tyre Nichols said on Friday they plan to be at every court date of the five former Memphis police officers who are indicted on second-degree murder charges for the death of the 29-year-old. Speaking outside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center after the five former officers submitted not guilty pleas, Nichols’s mother...

The military says four U.S. service members and one combat dog were injured during a Thursday night helicopter raid in northeast Syria that killed a senior ISIS leader. The injured Americans and the working dog are receiving medical treatment at a facility in Iraq, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a Friday press release. The...

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From delayed refunds to unopened mail to unanswered calls, improvements to the entire tax ecosystem that give taxpayers the experience they deserve are long overdue.

Story at a glance Over 40 percent of the global workforce feels burned out, according to a global survey from Future Forum carried out late last year. The 42 percent total marks a new high since the organization began measuring worker burnout in May 2021. At that time, 38 percent of workers said they feel...

Democrats have an opportunity to re-engage the Black community by embracing an agenda that lets more Black people pursue stable working and middle-class jobs.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday afternoon is slated to deliver a press briefing. The briefing comes after President Biden delivered a speech on Thursday, marking his first public comment on the three unidentified aerial objects that were shot down last weekend. Biden's remarks come as congressional lawmakers continue to press the administration...

“The X-Files” creator Chris Carter says when it comes to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) being shot down over American airspace, the “truth is out there.” ITK caught up with Carter, who created the famed Fox supernatural drama that aired from 1993 to 2002, ahead of President Biden’s remarks on Thursday about a trio of mysterious objects shot...

President Biden on Friday offered his support to Sen. John Fetterman and his family after the Pennsylvania Democrat checked into Walter Reed hospital to receive treatment for clinical depression. "John, Gisele – Jill and I are thinking about your family today," Biden tweeted. "Millions of people struggle with depression every day, often in private. Getting...

A small number of intelligence officials under former President Trump were aware of several suspected Chinese balloons that crossed into U.S. airspace during his time in office, according to The Wall Street Journal. Despite suspicions among some officials that the high-flying objects were from China, a Pentagon assessment never conclusively linked the balloons to Beijing, and...

Popular podcast host Joe Rogan this week slammed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over recent comments the Democrat made about construction workers. “Do you know that he gave a speech the other day about how there’s too many white people working in construction sites," Rogan said of Buttigieg, citing comments the secretary made while speaking at...

The least cheery of all seasons, tax season, is upon us. As you file this year, you may be paying a very different amount than your neighbors in a state next door.

An attorney for one of the leading members of the right-wing Proud Boys group said on Thursday that they need assistance from the Justice Department to subpoena former President Trump in their ongoing seditious conspiracy trial, according to multiple reports. Norm Pattis, the attorney for Proud Boys member Joseph Biggs, said in court on Thursday that...

If a discharge petition campaign becomes a reality, House members need to understand that it will require bipartisanship, planning and much coordination.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday criticized the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) for labeling a recent Tesla software update as a recall. “The word ‘recall’ for an over-the-air software update is anachronistic and just flat wrong!” Musk said on Twitter. NHTSA issued a notice on Wednesday that Tesla was recalling more than 360,000...

A court filing made public late Thursday shows top executives at Fox News and leading hosts on the network privately dismissing former President Trump’s claims of voter fraud in the days that followed the 2020 presidential election, expressing worry about how fact checks of the president’s assertions might upset the network’s audience. Top network hosts...

A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill.

The Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio left behind toxic chemicals, leaving many wondering about potential health impacts though officials say it’s safe to remain in the community. Residents temporarily evacuated because of the release of a carcinogen called vinyl chloride, but on Feb. 8, officials determined they could return, citing air quality monitoring that showed “readings...