Новости за 16.04.2024

National Public Radio has suspended an editor who has repeatedly criticized the outlet in recent days, alleging a left-leaning bias that he says is hurting the organization's journalism. Uri Berliner, a senior editor who has worked at NPR for more than 20 years, was suspended last week by the company for five days without pay,...

Jon Stewart is joining the chorus of Democrats who are knocking former President Trump for appearing to fall asleep during the first day of his hush money trial. Trump was in a New York courtroom on Monday for the start of his first criminal trial related to a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy...

The idea that elected prosecutors serve the voters who elected them is beginning to seem absolutely quaint.

Former President Trump complained Tuesday morning that the judge handling his hush money trial in New York City was "running rough shod" over his legal team and bemoaned a gag order that has restricted what he can say about witnesses in the case. Trump took to social media to rip Judge Juan Merchan, without naming...

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said former President Trump gave her a “pretty specific stare” in court Tuesday after she reported that the former president briefly fell asleep during the first day of his criminal trial. Haberman reported Monday that Trump “appeared to nod off a few times” during his court appearance, “his mouth...

Jon Stewart is mocking former President Trump's description of one of the most famous battles in American history, quipping that it was reminiscent of something the host would've cooked up in a middle school book report. "Gettysburg — what an unbelievable battle that was," Trump said during a campaign speech Saturday in Schnecksville, Pa. "It...

An increase in cancers among people 55 years old and younger may be related to accelerated aging in recent generations, according to a study presented at a conference earlier this month. Experts say years of research support this, though more questions remain to be answered. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in...

Former President Trump’s lawyers said in a filing Monday evening that the $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case is financially sound, pushing for the judge to dismiss the attorney general’s most recent challenge. Trump said the bond, secured by Knight Specialty Insurance Company (KSIC), is backed by his Charles Schwab account,...

It is unfortunate that some are putting systems and bureaucracy ahead of the interests of children and families

Hispanic Democrats are throwing their weight behind Rep. Rob Menéndez (D-N.J.), the House freshman who occupies the seat once held by his father, Sen. Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), who is under indictment for corruption. The younger Menéndez, a former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, was elected to the House in...

Former President Trump will be back in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday for the continuation of jury selection in his criminal hush money trial. The process is expected to last a minimum of several days as hundreds of New Yorkers will be whittled down to 12 jurors with six alternates. More than half of the nearly...

The Labor Department on Tuesday issued long-awaited rules governing acceptable levels of exposure to silica dust, a compound linked to terminal breathing issues in miners. Under the final rule, the exposure limit will be lowered to 50 micrograms per cubic foot of air over the course of an eight-hour shift. It also requires metal and...

The value of key carbon-intensive assets will decrease as warming continues to accelerate, leading to far greater financial losses.

Antisemitic incidents spiked last year to an all-time record, with the bulk of the surge coming in the days following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, according to data compiled by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The U.S. saw more than 8,800 antisemitic incidents in 2023, according to the annual survey by the ADL, a...

Senators in both parties are warning the expanded surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) could lapse after Friday because of a battle over amending the House bill, which has become a target of conservative Republicans and some Democrats. Opponents of the bill could drag the Senate debate past the 11:59 p.m. Friday...

Low-income urban residents get rats and pigeons. But when the wealthy move in, they get species like rabbits and flying squirrels. As gentrification displaces lower-income people from American neighborhoods, the animal populations in the areas they're leaving behind are shifting toward local species less typically associated with city environments, a new study has found. The findings, published Monday...

Florida and Arizona are set to become case studies on how much the issue of abortion can help Democratic candidates. Florida advocates are trying to avoid tying their ballot measure to politics out of fear it will sink their effort. But backers of Arizona’s amendment, which hasn’t yet been officially certified, are taking the opposite...

President Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness program is giving flashbacks to his 2022 universal relief plan that was struck down by the Supreme Court, but experts aren’t convinced this is going to be a redo of the past failure. The Biden administration's ability to learn from its past mistakes and the scope of borrowers the...

Agriculture The food insecurity nonprofit ​Feeding Alabama hired Maynard Nexsen PC to advise on farm bill reauthorization and advocate for nutrition programs. Feeding Alabama is part of Feeding America, the national nonprofit that has been leading the fight against Republican-led efforts to cut nutrition programs — including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) —during the...

A bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless spy powers is headed to the Senate in what is largely viewed as a victory for the intelligence community, as the House declined to require authorities to first get a warrant and added several other provisions opposed by privacy hawks. In a nail-biter of a Friday vote, the...

Meta’s Oversight Board will review two cases about how Facebook and Instagram handled content containing artificial intelligence- (AI) generated nude images of two famous women, the board announced Tuesday. The board is soliciting public comments about concerns around AI deepfake pornography as part of its review of the cases. One case concerns an AI-generated nude...

President Biden will travel to Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday to hit former President Trump over his tax policies as he kicks off his Pennsylvania campaign swing. Biden will start the three-day swing in his hometown of Scranton to outline what he argues is Trump’s three-point tax plan if he wins another term in the White...

A newly formed progressive hybrid Political Action Committee (PAC) is looking to support Muslim candidates and naturalized citizens who want to run for federal office. The group, dubbed “Cavalry PAC,” was filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) last Monday.  The group is headed by former Democratic Congressional candidate Kara Eastman and progressive media personality...

The Justice Department is preparing to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal first reported Monday that the Justice Department will be filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation in the coming weeks, citing people familiar with the matter. Live Nation...

Retail sales in March surpassed expectations, according to new numbers released by the Commerce Department on Monday. The latest estimates from the Commerce Department show that retail sales in March increased by 0.7 percent — which is more than double the consensus estimates of a 0.3 percent increase for last month. While it surpassed expectations...