Новости за 21.10.2023

Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said he thinks the release of two American hostages by Hamas on Friday was a delay tactic. “Well obviously we should be very happy that at least two people have been let go,” Bolton said in an interview with Newsmax. “But … given the way Hamas put it,...

Hurricane Norma passed over the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico on Saturday, bringing with it dangerous flood risks as it moves towards the Mexican mainland. Norma is a Category 1 storm with wind speeds near 85 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm has significantly weakened in...

Kenneth Chesebro, one of former President Trump's 18 co-defendants in the George election fraud case, didn't truly believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to his attorney. “First of all, Mr. Chesebro never believed in ‘The Big Lie,’” attorney Scott Grubmann said Saturday in an interview on MSNBC. “If you ask Mr. Chesebro today who...

President Biden confirmed on Saturday that humanitarian aid had arrived in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian military group Hamas. In a statement, Biden thanked Egyptian President Al-Sisi, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the United Nations (U.N.) for their coordination in moving the aid through the Rafah border. “Today, the first convoy...

Israel Defense Force spokesperson Lt. Colonel Jonathan Conricus said the country is concerned that the war with Hamas will become a larger regional conflict. “We are concerned, and we urge the state of Lebanon to think twice or maybe 200 times if they really want to jeopardize what’s left of Lebanese sovereignty and prosperity for the...

Just one day after the House GOP abandoned Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as its Speaker nominee, multiple lawmakers have officially jumped into the race.  The House has been without a Speaker for nearly three weeks, after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was outsted from the position earlier this month in a historic vote. While House...

When the Oct. 7 Hamas attack happened in Israel, Audrey Sasson, a community organizer with New York’s Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), said she was “in a fog.” When Israel retaliated with bombs and blockades days later, emotions of grief and fear and anger swirled in her mind as Sasson, who works with...

A former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher was arrested Friday after being linked to the 2021 murder and attempted murder of his in-laws. Danny Serafini was arrested Friday morning in Nevada alongside Samantha Scott in connection to the murder of 70-year-old Robert Gary Spohr and attempted murder of Wendy Wood, the Placer County Sherrif’s Office...

The Mulvaney incident was merely a triggering event.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) officially announced he has entered the race for Speaker in a “Dear Colleague” letter to members on Saturday morning. “Our constituents who sent us all to Washington to lead are counting on us to undo the damage Democrats have done and expand our conservative majority. We must come together...

House Republican Vice Chair Mike Johnson (R-La.) officially announced he is in the race for Speaker in a “Dear Colleague” letter to members on Saturday morning. “I have been humbled to have so many Members from across our Conference reach out to encourage me to seek the nomination for Speaker,” Johnson said in his letter....

The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles in the United States has surged over the last several years, with fatalities increasing at a faster rate than any other type of traffic-related death, recent data shows.

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the Republican conference is in “a very bad place” amid chaos in the House over who should be the next Speaker. “We’re in a very bad place right now, yes,” McCarthy said in response to a reporter who asked him if the GOP conference is “broken”...

Uri Raanan of Illinois, the father and ex-husband of the American hostages released Friday, said they are doing very well and that he prays for more hostages to be released. In a message to the other families of the hostages, Uri Raanan said, “I say pray. And hopefully for good news. I pray for all...

The blast at the hospital in Gaza does not mean there are two sides to the story; it means there are two entirely different stories, and neither side is going to back away for a moment.

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he would put boots on the ground in Gaza if he were president Friday. “We're talking about Americans now,” Pence, a 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate, told CNN anchor Jake Tapper. “Jake, we're talking about Americans that have been captured and taken hostage, by the brutal Hamas terrorists.” Pence...

Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) for weeks has beee at the center of a storm that keeps threatening to propel him to the most powerful office in Congress — whether he wants that or not. As the House GOP struggles for a third week to pick a new leader, Republicans have repeatedly voiced support...

President Biden suggested Friday evening that the Hamas attack on Israel earlier this month that sparked the recent violent conflict was related to increased diplomacy between Israel and Saudi Arabia. “One of the reasons...why Hamas moved on Israel, is because they knew I was about to sit down with the Saudis,” Biden said during remarks...

Humanitarian aid began crossing into the Gaza Strip Saturday morning after nearly a full day of delays. According to the United Nations (U.N.), a 20-truck convoy went through the territory’s border with Egypt. The aid comes amid a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, leaving it cut off from necessities like food and water as the territory...

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Israel faces immense risks as it prepares for a massive ground invasion of Gaza. A sweeping operation from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) into the coastal enclave will almost certainly intensify the humanitarian crisis there, along with civilian casualties. It also risks costing the lives of Israel’s soldiers, turning global and domestic sentiment against Israel —...

Comedian Jon Stewart’s show on Apple’s streaming service has been canceled due to creative differences and subject matter concerns, several people with knowledge of the decision said. The former “Daily Show” host and Apple TV executives decided to part ways, according to The New York Times, who first reported the cancelation. Taping for the third...

Former President Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen announced Friday he would return to New York next week to testify in the civil fraud trial after a medical delay. Cohen confirmed the move in a post on Meta's Threads – including a picture generated by artificial intelligence (AI), of him and the Trump with “Let’s get you...

Former President Trump on Friday took another hit at President Biden, encouraging his fellow Republicans to skip debates and unite against the incumbent. “The last debate was the lowest rated debate in history," Trump said in the post on Truth Social. "The next and probably last one, in Miami, will do even worse." “Republicans should...

After Republicans voted Friday to no longer back House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as its Speaker nominee, the House is scrambling to find a new candidate. That decision came after Jordan failed for a third time to garner the 217 votes needed to secure the gavel. Several GOP members have since announced that they...