Новости за 21.12.2023

Nine out of 10 Palestinians in Gaza are eating less than one meal a day amid diminishing supplies of food and clean water, according to the World Food Program's new statement on the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn territory. Israel's bombardment of Gaza — both on the ground and by air — is posing "major...

A lone gunman opened fire at a university in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 24, according to reports. Local police and the city's rescue service said it was the country's worst mass shooting. The shooting took place in the philosophy department building at Charles...

The Cook Political Report (CPR) has shifted Michigan and Nevada toward the GOP amid President Biden’s weak polling numbers just under a year before the 2024 election.  A new report from the nonpartisan election handicapper notes Biden’s approval rating is at just 39 percent according to the latest FiveThirtyEight polling averages, arguing those “unimpressive” figures...

37 percent of our submarine force is now out of commission awaiting maintenance.

There is no consistent association between COVID-19 antiviral treatments and “rebound” infections, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Early treatment with an antiviral such as Paxlovid or remdesivir prevents hospitalization and death among patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at risk for severe disease. But...

The First Step Act certainly didn’t fix all of the flaws in the criminal justice system. But that’s no excuse for abandoning its achievements in public safety and in the thousands of people coming out of prison, their families, and their communities.

Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu (Calif.) mocked former Trump aide Kellyanne Conway's criticism of Democrats' focus on Jan. 6, following the Colorado judiciary's decision to block former President Trump from the state's primary ballot due to his role in the 2021 Capitol attack. During an interview on Fox News on Wednesday, Conway said, "And when you...

Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report   The Big Story What the Colorado Trump ruling means for 2024 The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot is shaking up the final stretch of the race as the Iowa caucuses draw near. ©...

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted the achievements his department has made over the last year and gave Americans pointers on air travel before they take off for the holiday season. “This year we have seen some of the busiest air traffic days in US history. And so far, this year, our aviation...

History may point to an acceptable way out.

In-N-Out last augmented its menu with a new item in 2018, when hot cocoa was introduced.

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) expanded his probe into special counsel Jack Smith, asking him to turn over all documents and records related to his prosecutions of former President Trump. It’s a familiar move from Jordan, who similarly asked Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) to...

It may be the first day of winter, but weather outlooks released by national forecasters on Thursday look far from wintry.

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he believes the indictments against former President Trump “sucked out” the oxygen from and diluted the Republican presidential primary race. Trump has been indicted four times, first by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) and a New York grand jury in March 2023 on charges related...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week proposed changes to current online protections for children that would further restrict the ability of websites to use and disclose their personal information. “Kids must be able to play and learn online without being endlessly tracked by companies looking to hoard and monetize their personal data,” FTC Chair...

Former President Trump on Thursday denied that he is an insurrectionist after President Biden said it was "self-evident" Trump was one for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. "I’m not an Insurrectionist," Trump wrote on Truth Social, specifically pointing to his comments on Jan. 6 in which he encouraged supporters...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas raised concerns to congressional lawmakers about higher salaries for justices more than two decades ago, according to multiple media reports. In a memo to then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist obtained by both ProPublica and The New York Times, another court official, Leonidas Ralph Mecham, details a conversation Thomas had with then-Rep....

Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy Thursday, days after a jury ordered him to pay a staggering $148 million to two ex-Georgia election workers Giuliani baselessly accused of committing fraud in the 2020 election. Giuliani’s Chapter 11 petition, filed in U.S. bankruptcy court in New York, lists between $1 million and $10 million in assets and...

The first-ever DNA test to help determine if someone has a greater risk of developing opioid use disorder was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week. The FDA approved the AutoGenomics AvertD test for use among adults who are considering treating acute pain with short-term prescription of opioid pain medicine, such as after...

Harvard University President Claudine Gay faces plagiarism accusations on old papers, throwing her and the college under a spotlight on the heels of her controversial answers in a congressional hearing on antisemitism.   On Wednesday, officials from Harvard said Gay asked to add three updates to her dissertation from 1997 to include proper citations, according...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who has angered liberal Democrats with his unequivocal pro-Israel position, said he no longer considers himself a progressive and thinks people on both the far right and left are wishing he would die. Fetterman suffered a near-fatal stroke in May 2022 during his campaign, which he previously said changed everything about...

The U.S. needs to consider establishing its own National Human Rights Institution.

Special counsel Jack Smith again urged the Supreme Court to weigh former President Trump's efforts to toss his election interference prosecution as a lower court considers Trump's argument he is immune from prosecution as a former executive. The swift reply comes after Trump on Wednesday argued acceptance of the case by the high court would...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said his ancestral ties to slavery do not reflect his work toward a “colorblind society.” A recent examination from Reuters found at least three of Johnson’s direct ancestors were slaveholders. “As has been well-documented, the horrific legacy of slavery touches the ancestry of political leaders across the spectrum, including Presidents...

The Biden camp may have dropped talking up “Bidenomics,” but the spiel’s half-truths and tone deafness live on.