Новости за 18.08.2023

President Biden on Friday offered his first public comments on the appointment of a special counsel to oversee an investigation into his son, Hunter Biden. "I have no comment on any investigation that’s going on. That’s up to the Justice Department, and that’s all I have to say," Biden said at a joint press conference...

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Friday said former President Trump “should serve time” if he is convicted on federal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “If in fact he’s convicted of the crimes charged by Jack Smith and the Department of Justice …yeah, I think he should serve time, quite...

Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) went after fellow presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday, saying his campaign is “circling the drain” after a leaked debate prep memo suggests he stand behind former President Trump at the first GOP debate next week. Hurd said in a CNN interview that he wants to be...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) subpoenaed Citibank on Thursday for not cooperating in an investigation into whether financial institutions are sharing data with the FBI. “On June 12, 2023, we requested your voluntary cooperation with our oversight to determine the extent to which financial institutions, such as Citibank, have worked with the FBI...

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of the platform formerly known as Twitter, said on Friday that he plans to remove the ability to block individual accounts. “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Musk said in a post on the site now known as X, adding, “It makes no sense.”...

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie called former President Trump a “certified loser, verified coward,” following a Friday report that the 2024 GOP front-runner plans to skip next week’s first primary debate. “Surprise, surprise…the guy who is out on bail from four jurisdictions and can’t defend his reprehensible conduct, is running scared and hiding from the debate stage,”...

There is currently no commercially available tuberculosis test for the bone tissue used in spinal or dental surgeries.

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Friday said he would not take a plea deal "right now" in the federal case where he faces 13 criminal charges related to alleged financial crimes.  “Look, right now? No,” Santos said when asked in an interview with FOX 5’s “Good Day New York” if he would take a plea...

For Fetene, the conflict in Ethiopia not only cost her family their home—it also endangered her health. After fighting broke out in Amhara, Fetene and her two daughters were forced to flee the region, traveling for days on foot. But while seeking refuge at a shelter for internally displaced people (IDPs), Fetene realized that she...

A federal judge has denied former President Trump’s attempt to delay a January civil trial in writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against him. After U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan earlier this summer rejected Trump’s bid to toss the lawsuit, Trump appealed that decision and requested Kaplan pause the trial in the meantime. “He has...

Former Vice President Mike Pence has qualified to make the stage at the second Republican presidential primary debate next month, his campaign announced Friday. Pence campaign manager Steve Damaura wrote in a memo to donors shared with reporters that Pence had crossed the 50,000 donor threshold necessary for candidates to make the second debate, which...

Montana Sen. Jon Tester (D), running for re-election in what is expected to be one of the tightest Senate races in 2024, said the age of Congress is something that weighs on his mind. “I think it needs to be addressed by the voters,” Tester, who is 66 and vying for his fourth term, told...

A member of the Proud Boys has disappeared ahead of his sentencing on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to an arrest warrant unsealed on Friday. Christopher Worrell was convicted earlier this year on seven counts related to his conduct during the insurrection, including assaulting a group of Capitol...

James Buckley, a former U.S. Senator from New York died Friday at the age of 100, according to The Washington Post. Buckley’s son confirmed his death to The Washington Post, but did not say the cause. Born in New York, N.Y. in 1923, the U.S. Navy veteran was first elected to the Senate in 1970...

#BamaRush is a system shaped by a troubling shift in college admissions.

The World Health Organization added a new lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to its Variants Under Monitoring (VUM) category on Thursday, citing a large number of mutations that “warrants attention.”

In the wake of the deadliest U.S. fire in over a century that has left hundreds of structures destroyed and at least $1 billion in damages, Maui faces a difficult recovery. In the weeks and months ahead, there is sure to be plenty of talk about how Washington can best support Hawaii’s recovery. Unfortunately, the federal government has not proven particularly nimble in its response to...

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley on Friday is appearing at The Gathering, a two-day conservative conference in Atlanta organized by the talk radio host and blogger Erick Erickson. The former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor, one of six candidates for the Republican presidential nomination speaking at the event, faces a steep challenge in the...

Former President Trump plans to skip next week's first Republican presidential primary debate and instead sit for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, according to a new report. Trump has made the decision to skip the debate and is currently planning to sit for an interview with Carlson, The New York Times...

A tropical storm watch has been issued for Southern California for the first time ever as Hurricane Hilary turns north and threatens the southwest U.S. with heavy rain and high winds. The tropical storm watch is in effect from the U.S.-Mexico border to the southern edge of Los Angeles County, meaning all of San Diego...

The cigarette smoking rate among American adults is holding near a historic low reached last year, according to a Gallup survey released Friday. Gallup's Consumption Habits survey found that only 12 percent of Americans said they had smoked cigarettes in the past week. That figure marked a 1 percentage point increase from last year, but...

Food and nutrition, so critical to our health and development, often cost a fraction of other medical interventions.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said he is prepared for next week’s first Republican primary debate regardless of whether former President Trump attends. “We’re prepared either way,” DeSantis told conservative radio talk show host Erick Erickson during an interview at a conference in Atlanta. Trump has strongly hinted that he plans to skip the first...

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT TALK OF THE MORNING US, South Korea, Japan leaders meet to discuss mutual threats in China, North Korea: © AP President Biden has welcomed leaders from South Korea and Japan to the Camp David presidential compound today to bolster shared security commitments amid threats from China and North Korea. South Korean President...

In a speech ahead of the Women’s World Cup final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino told female players to “push” for equality in the sport themselves. “I say to all the women that you have the power to change,” Infantino said Friday at the FIFA Women’s Football Convention in Australia. “Pick the right battles. Pick the...