Новости за 21.11.2023

Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Can Democrats score an upset in Utah? Voters in Utah’s second congressional district are heading to the polls today for a rare Thanksgiving-week special election. © AP/Riebe Malloy The race will decide who replaces Republican Rep. Chris Stewart, who resigned earlier...

University of Florida (UF) President Ben Sasse pushed back against a Florida state representative who made a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, accusing a UF professor of antisemitism.  "A @UF professor is teaching that Israel eradicating Hamas is like Germany eradicating Jews. In Florida. Where there is a law that requires...

U.S. forces on Tuesday hit a militant base in Iraq with an AC-130 gunship after Iranian-backed groups attacked American troops in the country this week in the latest tit-for-tat exchange in the Middle East. U.S. Central Command said on X, formerly Twitter, the AC-130 strike resulted in several casualties. Officials said the hit was in...

The demand for blather, we see today, can become intense.

More than 1 million gallons of oil have flowed into Gulf of Mexico waters following a pipeline leak first reported Friday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Although the situation is still developing, here are five things to know so far about the leak, as well as the history of similar accidents in the region....

One in three Americans say they're afraid of becoming sick in the coming months.

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is facing growing pressure from New York residents to resign from Congress following a scathing House Ethics report detailing alleged violations of federal crimes. A new Marist poll of New York voters released Tuesday found three-quarters of New Yorkers believe Santos should resign from Congress, including 83 percent of Long Island...

The travel company Upgraded Points (UP) compiled data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the last ten years of delayed departures and arrivals during the winter holiday season across the 10 largest U.S. airlines. Based on data from the last ten years, UP found that 31.9 percent of Frontier Airlines departures and 31. 8...

The sale of previously owned homes fell to an annualized rate of 3.79 million in October, marking a 13-year low, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Tuesday. Existing home sales, which fell 4.1 percent from September and 14.6 percent from last year, reached its lowest point since August 2010,...

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su was subpoenaed by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) on Tuesday over potential misuse of taxpayer funds as part of an investigation by the House Education and Workforce Committee. Foxx alleges that OSHA’s “Workers’ Voice Summit,” hosted in September 2022, was a political event and should not have been funded with taxpayer...

A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down part of Maryland's laws regulating handguns, overturning a requirement to obtain a handgun license before purchasing a firearm. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the Virginia-based Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Maryland cannot add more regulations for acquiring handguns than other weapons. The court...

Almost six in 10 New Yorkers say their quality of life is declining, according to a new poll. The Marist New York State poll, released Tuesday, found 59 percent of Empire State residents believe their quality of life has dipped “in the past year or so.” Only 11 percent of respondents said it has improved....

Deng Xiaoping, who led China from 1978-89, famously described his effort to integrate limited, free market capitalism into China’s communist system as “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” Taking that step helped China become an economic powerhouse and the world’s second largest economy. Chinese President Xi Jinping has been steadily undoing Deng’s reforms by imposing top-down, command-and-control policies, and China is suffering for it both economically and...

President Biden on Tuesday directed all flags at U.S. government buildings and military bases be flown at half-staff in honor of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died on Sunday. "Throughout her life as First Lady of Georgia and First Lady of the United States, Rosalynn Carter exemplified hope, warmth, and a steadfast commitment to...

The U.S. condemned North Korea's Tuesday launch of a spy satellite, which Pyongyang claims was successful after previous attempts earlier this year failed. North Korea successfully launched the reconnaissance satellite, called the Malligyong-1, atop a Chollima-1 rocket in the country's main launch center Tuesday night, according to state-run news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)....

The White House on Tuesday said a breakthrough in the release of some hostages held by Hamas can only occur with sign-off from the U.S.-designated terror group and the Israeli government on the negotiated terms, and that the situation has reached its most “delicate” phase. “We are closer than we’ve been. We believe we’re getting closer,” National...

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom are slated to go head-to-head on the debate stage next week, a culmination of months of rising tensions between the two. The long-teased event, hosted by Fox News, marks a climax in the ongoing feud between the governors, with Newsom criticizing DeSantis for sending migrants to...

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Ford announced Tuesday it would resume construction on an elective vehicle (EV) plant in Michigan that was postponed by the United Auto Worker (UAW) strikes, but will scale back its plans. “While we remain bullish on our long-term strategy for electric vehicles, we are re-timing and resizing some investments,” the company said in a statement....

A top Microsoft executive announced that the company will match compensation for any OpenAI employees who threatened to resign from their positions with the company amid the ouster of former CEO Sam Altman. Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott made the announcement Tuesday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “To my partners at...

The Biden administration is opening $2 billion toward helping disadvantaged communities combat climate change and air pollution. The grants are expected to fund projects that make communities more resilient to climate impacts; prevent, monitor or clean up pollution; invest in low- and no-emission energy projects; and reduce indoor air pollution.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...

Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.) apologized Monday for his “poor choice of words” when he said former President Trump must be “eliminated” to protect democracy. “Yesterday on TV, I mistakenly used the wrong word to express the importance for America that Donald Trump doesn’t become President again,” Goldman wrote on X, the platform f formerly known...

Far too many American Indians remain impoverished today despite living on reservations rich with natural resources.

Hill Harper is reportedly exiting “The Good Doctor” amid the actor’s Democratic bid for a Michigan Senate seat. The performer, who plays Dr. Marcus Andrews on the ABC drama, won’t be appearing in the show’s upcoming seventh season, according to TVLine, which was first to report the news. Harper “feels strongly that there is a crisis...

Former President Trump will attend the Clemson University versus University of South Carolina football game this weekend, his campaign confirmed. “President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will attend the Palmetto Bowl in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at 7:30PM EST,” his campaign said in an emailed...