Новости за 12.08.2023

The famed Eiffel Tower in Paris was evacuated two times on Saturday due to bomb threats, according to French media BFM. The tower’s three floors as well as the courtyard below were cleared of tourists for over two hours early Saturday afternoon while authorities assessed the validity of the threat. Police quickly evacuated the tower...

After a special counsel appointment this week, Hunter Biden's federal and House investigations will likely be the focus of Sunday news shows this weekend, alongside devastating wildfires in Hawaii and the ever-nearing 2024 GOP presidential primary. David Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for Delaware, was appointed as a special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland on...

Former President Trump blamed Democrats on Saturday for the “vast amounts of money” his 2024 campaign is spending on legal fees. “The Lunatic Left, working closely with Crooked Joe Biden and his corrupt DOJ, is not only focusing on Election Interference, but on getting the Trump Campaign to spend vast amounts of money on legal...

GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faced tough crowds at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. DeSantis, who is trailing former President Trump by an average of nearly 40 percent in polling averages ahead of the 2024 primaries, was heckled by supporters of the former president as he tried to connect with fairgoers...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) is expected to begin presenting her case against former President Trump to a grand jury early next week. Two witnesses in the case said on Saturday that they have been asked to appear before the grand jury on Tuesday. Independent journalist George Chidi said in a post on...

GOP presidential candidate and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley outlined her southern border policy at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, saying she would “defund sanctuary cities” if elected president. “We will come and we will finally deal with the border," Haley said in a “fair-side chat” with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. "First of...

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Saturday that the investigation into Hunter Biden is going to be a “total sham,” following U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss’ appointment as special counsel. “The House, they've been working on supposedly holding Hunter Biden accountable," DeSantis told reporters at the Iowa State Fair. "And like,...

Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie said on Friday that GOP rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, “sounds like a really angry guy” and questioned whether he “cares about healing the divide” in the country. “He sounds like a really angry guy,” Christie said at a WMUR town hall in New Hampshire. “He’s squinting his eyes all...

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said he would radically change the U.S. relationship with China if elected, saying the U.S. is “addicted” to Chinese products. In a “fair-side chat” with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, Ramaswamy said he would sign a “Declaration of Independence” from China. “We can not depend...

Unless you're sneaking in food (which you really shouldn't do), you'll likely spend more on snacks than your actual ticket.

History shows that such ideas can instead harm innovation, American consumers, and the U.S. economy.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy criticized U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss’ appointment as special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation on Saturday, dismissing it as a “total fig leaf.” “On the face of it, it would make sense and it’s a good thing to have a special counsel appointed,” Ramaswamy said on Fox News...

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) pushed back on critics of the House investigation into Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, on Friday, saying a future Republican attorney general — like himself — could push for charges years from now. “I don’t ascribe to the theory that we just have to surrender sending criminal referrals because somehow [Attorney...

Former President Trump questioned the decision to elevate U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss to special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation on Friday, claiming that the federal prosecutor “would not have been picked by me.” “David Weiss was picked by the two Democrat Senators from Delaware under ‘Blue Slip,’” Trump said in a post...

Toyota announced a voluntary recall of about 168,000 of its Tundra pickup trucks on Thursday. The trucks have a faulty fuel tube which could spring a leak if it rubs up against the vehicle’s brake line, the company said. A fuel leak would increase the risk of fire. The recall impacts 2022 and 2023 models...

The fix is in.

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy railed against climate-conscious business policy at an Iowa State Fair appearance Saturday.  In an fireside chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Ramaswamy said that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) business policies are among the “grave threats to liberty,” and said “the climate change agenda” is a “hoax.” “They’re using...

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With contactless credit cards and digital wallets, it's never been easier to pay at the store but research suggests those same pain-free options could lead to more spending.

Hawaii’s attorney general has opened a probe into the response to the wildfires that devastated portions of Maui this week, as the death toll continues to climb. Attorney General Anne Lopez said on Friday that her department would conduct a “comprehensive review” of the “critical decision-making and standing policies” before, during and after the fires....

A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to charges that he sent a bomb threat to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office in 2021, the Justice Department announced Friday. James Clark, of Cape Cod, sent a message to the secretary of state’s office via its website demanding the secretary “resign by Tuesday February 16th by 9...

Not long ago, candidates at least paid lip service to putting constituents first, promising to be responsible stewards of the public treasury. Nowadays, they cannot even be bothered to conceal their true loyalties to the special interests that write the biggest checks.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) came to the negotiation table for the first time Friday since the union went on strike in early May. However, talks were paused after AMPTP offered a counterproposal to the writers union's requests. “Your Negotiating Committee received a counterproposal...

Republican presidential hopeful and former Texas Rep. Will Hurd ripped into former President Trump on Friday, calling him a “liar,” “loser” and “national security threat.” Hurd, who has been sharply critical of the former president throughout his campaign, argued on PBS’ “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover” that the GOP needs to “be honest” about Trump...

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) said on Friday that he has “grave concerns” about President Biden’s reelection bid amid weak polling numbers and the controversy surrounding his son, and encouraged other Democrats to jump into the 2024 race. “I love Joe Biden,” Phillips told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think he’s a man of decency, of competency....