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‘Bomb cyclone’ whips US Northwest, California with intense winds and rain (11/20/2024)
A so-called bomb cyclone, which meteorologists explain as a storm system that rapidly intensifies within 24 hours, whipped through California and the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The storm killed two people and left more than half a million households from Washington to California without power. A tree reportedly collapsed on a home east of Seattle and killed a woman. Another woman died when a tree landed on a homeless encampment in Lynnwood, Washington. Forecasters warn another bomb cyclone, while not as intense as the one Tuesday, is headed …
A so-called bomb cyclone, which meteorologists explain as a storm system that rapidly intensifies within 24 hours, whipped through California and the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The storm killed two people and left more than half a million households from Washington to California without power. A tree reportedly collapsed on a home east of Seattle and killed a woman. Another woman died when a tree landed on a homeless encampment in Lynnwood, Washington. Forecasters warn another bomb cyclone, while not as intense as the one Tuesday, is headed …
NYC Mayor Eric Adams names Jessica Tisch to head NYPD (11/20/2024)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that he is naming Jessica Tisch to be the next commissioner of the New York Police Department. Tisch is currently commissioner of the city’s Department of Sanitation. In selecting Tisch, Adams is naming just the second female commissioner in the department’s 179-year history. Tisch is also the fourth person to helm the largest police department in the country since Adams became mayor three years ago. Adams, a former NYPD officer, is facing federal charges on bribery and campaign finance …
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that he is naming Jessica Tisch to be the next commissioner of the New York Police Department. Tisch is currently commissioner of the city’s Department of Sanitation. In selecting Tisch, Adams is naming just the second female commissioner in the department’s 179-year history. Tisch is also the fourth person to helm the largest police department in the country since Adams became mayor three years ago. Adams, a former NYPD officer, is facing federal charges on bribery and campaign finance …
NFL unlikely to penalize players for performing ‘Trump Dance’ celebration (11/20/2024)
Several NFL players have recently adopted a new on-field celebration mimicking President-elect Donald Trump’s signature dance move, raising questions about whether the league would impose penalties for the gesture. However, NFL insider Jordan Schultz is now reporting on X that his sources have indicated the league will not step in to prevent the celebration. “Since there has been speculation, President-elect Donald Trump’s signature dance, which several NFL players have adopted in celebrations, is not an issue for the league, according to sources,” Schultz wrote. “While the NFL has addressed celebrations …
Several NFL players have recently adopted a new on-field celebration mimicking President-elect Donald Trump’s signature dance move, raising questions about whether the league would impose penalties for the gesture. However, NFL insider Jordan Schultz is now reporting on X that his sources have indicated the league will not step in to prevent the celebration. “Since there has been speculation, President-elect Donald Trump’s signature dance, which several NFL players have adopted in celebrations, is not an issue for the league, according to sources,” Schultz wrote. “While the NFL has addressed celebrations …
How Trump 2.0 could change the landscape of Big Tech antitrust (11/20/2024)
With two months until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, his policy plans are clear in many areas. But what do the next four years of antitrust regulation look like after the Biden administration’s aggressive enforcement? Unlike trade, immigration and energy policy, it’s not expected that Trump’s goal is to undo the previous administration’s work. And a lot has happened over the past four years. But when it comes to Big Tech, experts point out that there’s no love lost between Trump and Silicon Valley. “It’s a sector he doesn’t particularly like,” …
With two months until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, his policy plans are clear in many areas. But what do the next four years of antitrust regulation look like after the Biden administration’s aggressive enforcement? Unlike trade, immigration and energy policy, it’s not expected that Trump’s goal is to undo the previous administration’s work. And a lot has happened over the past four years. But when it comes to Big Tech, experts point out that there’s no love lost between Trump and Silicon Valley. “It’s a sector he doesn’t particularly like,” …
Speaker Johnson says restroom use in Capitol must line up with biological sex (11/20/2024)
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is enforcing a new policy requiring public bathroom use on the House side of the Capitol to line up with biological sex and not gender identity. The new rule comes as the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, Delaware Democratic Representative-elect Sarah McBride, prepares to be sworn in on Jan. 3. During the week of Nov. 17, South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a resolution to bar transgender women from using female bathrooms and other gender-specific places in the Capitol, such as locker …
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is enforcing a new policy requiring public bathroom use on the House side of the Capitol to line up with biological sex and not gender identity. The new rule comes as the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, Delaware Democratic Representative-elect Sarah McBride, prepares to be sworn in on Jan. 3. During the week of Nov. 17, South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a resolution to bar transgender women from using female bathrooms and other gender-specific places in the Capitol, such as locker …
Ed. Secretary nominee Linda McMahon facing prior abuse coverup allegations (11/20/2024)
Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of education, is under scrutiny for her handling of alleged child sex abuse when she was CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). A decades-old allegation against a WWE employee has recently been revisited in a lawsuit by plaintiffs who claim they were abused while working for the company. McMahon has become a close political ally to Trump since leaving WWE 15 years ago. She served as the head of the White House Small Business Administration in Trump’s first term and is currently …
Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of education, is under scrutiny for her handling of alleged child sex abuse when she was CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). A decades-old allegation against a WWE employee has recently been revisited in a lawsuit by plaintiffs who claim they were abused while working for the company. McMahon has become a close political ally to Trump since leaving WWE 15 years ago. She served as the head of the White House Small Business Administration in Trump’s first term and is currently …
How media highlighted or omitted illegal status of Laken Riley murderer (11/20/2024)
A judge ruled Wednesday, Nov. 20, that Jose Ibarra is guilty of murdering Georgia college student Laken Riley. The case gained national attention due to the brutal nature of the crime and Ibarra’s status as an undocumented migrant from Venezuela. Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Key moments from the trial included DNA evidence, including traces found under Riley’s fingernails and a jacket with her hair linked to Ibarra. Prosecutors argued that Ibarra attacked Riley while she was jogging on the University of Georgia …
A judge ruled Wednesday, Nov. 20, that Jose Ibarra is guilty of murdering Georgia college student Laken Riley. The case gained national attention due to the brutal nature of the crime and Ibarra’s status as an undocumented migrant from Venezuela. Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Key moments from the trial included DNA evidence, including traces found under Riley’s fingernails and a jacket with her hair linked to Ibarra. Prosecutors argued that Ibarra attacked Riley while she was jogging on the University of Georgia …
The Harris campaign is still fundraising. Where does the money go? (11/20/2024)
Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign continues to actively fundraise. The solicitations come as reports reveal the Harris campaign is $20 million in debt after spending about $1.5 billion. In emails to supporters, the Harris campaign asked for anywhere from $50 to $500 so it can, “defend those that are within the margin of recounts or certain legal challenges.” The emails asked supporters to “rush” donations to the Harris Fight Fund Program. However, the money is first allocated to the Democratic National Committee, according to the fine print. Officials will break …
Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign continues to actively fundraise. The solicitations come as reports reveal the Harris campaign is $20 million in debt after spending about $1.5 billion. In emails to supporters, the Harris campaign asked for anywhere from $50 to $500 so it can, “defend those that are within the margin of recounts or certain legal challenges.” The emails asked supporters to “rush” donations to the Harris Fight Fund Program. However, the money is first allocated to the Democratic National Committee, according to the fine print. Officials will break …
Delta CEO Ed Bastian calls Trump’s regulatory approach ‘breath of fresh air’ (11/20/2024)
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday, Nov. 20, he’s looking forward to President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House because his approach to regulation could be “a breath of fresh air.” Bastian spoke with reporters before Delta’s “Investor Day” in Atlanta, saying that under the Biden administration, the airline industry has seen governmental “overreach.” He credited Trump’s plan “to take a fresh look at the regulatory environment, the bureaucracy that exists in government, the level of overreach that we have seen over the last four years within our industry.” …
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday, Nov. 20, he’s looking forward to President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House because his approach to regulation could be “a breath of fresh air.” Bastian spoke with reporters before Delta’s “Investor Day” in Atlanta, saying that under the Biden administration, the airline industry has seen governmental “overreach.” He credited Trump’s plan “to take a fresh look at the regulatory environment, the bureaucracy that exists in government, the level of overreach that we have seen over the last four years within our industry.” …
US requests Venezuela respect will of people, says Gonzalez is president-elect (11/20/2024)
The United States officially recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as president-elect of the country on Tuesday, Nov. 19, months after President Nicolas Maduro controversially declared victory in the July 2024 presidential election. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized Gonzalez as the Venezuelan president in a post on X and demanded that the country “respect the will of the voters.” The Biden administration previously acknowledged Gonzalez won the most votes in the presidential election but failed to declare him president-elect until the week of Nov. 18. Gonzalez responded on …
The United States officially recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as president-elect of the country on Tuesday, Nov. 19, months after President Nicolas Maduro controversially declared victory in the July 2024 presidential election. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized Gonzalez as the Venezuelan president in a post on X and demanded that the country “respect the will of the voters.” The Biden administration previously acknowledged Gonzalez won the most votes in the presidential election but failed to declare him president-elect until the week of Nov. 18. Gonzalez responded on …
Church in Switzerland uses AI-powered Jesus to offer advice (11/20/2024)
St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, Switzerland, is incorporating artificial intelligence into religious settings. Visitors can now interact with a digital avatar of Jesus through an innovative installation by Lucerne University’s scientists and theologians. Launched in August, the installation features a high-tech confessional booth. Visitors ask questions about faith and the AI responds based on training from the New Testament and other religious texts. Marco Schmid, a theologian at St. Peter’s Chapel, explained the project is an “experiment.” Its aim is to spark discussions on artificial intelligence’s role in modern faith …
St. Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, Switzerland, is incorporating artificial intelligence into religious settings. Visitors can now interact with a digital avatar of Jesus through an innovative installation by Lucerne University’s scientists and theologians. Launched in August, the installation features a high-tech confessional booth. Visitors ask questions about faith and the AI responds based on training from the New Testament and other religious texts. Marco Schmid, a theologian at St. Peter’s Chapel, explained the project is an “experiment.” Its aim is to spark discussions on artificial intelligence’s role in modern faith …
This is why it would be ‘ludicrous’ for Russia to use nuclear weapons (11/20/2024)
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is threatening to use nuclear weapons if Ukraine gets or uses certain other weapons in certain ways. In the latest example of nuclear saber-rattling, Moscow changed its protocols for using nuclear weapons. If a non-nuclear country like Ukraine, is allied with a nuclear-armed country like the United States, and puts Russian sovereignty at risk, the Kremlin said it will use nukes. Over the course of the war in Ukraine, Russia has issued dozens of threats concerning the …
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is threatening to use nuclear weapons if Ukraine gets or uses certain other weapons in certain ways. In the latest example of nuclear saber-rattling, Moscow changed its protocols for using nuclear weapons. If a non-nuclear country like Ukraine, is allied with a nuclear-armed country like the United States, and puts Russian sovereignty at risk, the Kremlin said it will use nukes. Over the course of the war in Ukraine, Russia has issued dozens of threats concerning the …
Texas offers 1,400 acres for Trump Administration deportation effort (11/20/2024)
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is offering over 1,400 acres of land on a ranch in Starr County, Texas, to assist the incoming Trump administration with mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Starr County, located along the U.S.-Mexico border, could become the site for deportation facilities and staging areas to help fulfill President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, Buckingham said. “My office is fully prepared to enter into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the United States Border Patrol to allow a facility …
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is offering over 1,400 acres of land on a ranch in Starr County, Texas, to assist the incoming Trump administration with mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Starr County, located along the U.S.-Mexico border, could become the site for deportation facilities and staging areas to help fulfill President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, Buckingham said. “My office is fully prepared to enter into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the United States Border Patrol to allow a facility …
Federal officials review permit after bald eagle nest removed in Alabama (11/20/2024)
Federal wildlife officials are investigating the removal of a bald eagle nest in Alabama, one that they issued a permit for. The tree and nest were removed by a land developer over the weekend of Nov. 15, which locals say housed a bonded pair of the large birds. Along with the permit being investigated by the Fish and Wildlife Service, Hughston Homes of Georgia, the land developer, is also under investigation. Wildlife officials say it was the responsibility of the permit holder to confirm that the nest was empty before …
Federal wildlife officials are investigating the removal of a bald eagle nest in Alabama, one that they issued a permit for. The tree and nest were removed by a land developer over the weekend of Nov. 15, which locals say housed a bonded pair of the large birds. Along with the permit being investigated by the Fish and Wildlife Service, Hughston Homes of Georgia, the land developer, is also under investigation. Wildlife officials say it was the responsibility of the permit holder to confirm that the nest was empty before …
Progress or poverty? Patience running out for Argentina’s Milei 1 year in (11/20/2024)
Javier Milei promised pain for the people of Argentina, and they elected him president anyway, with the highest share of votes since Argentina’s return to democracy. One year removed from his resounding victory, are Argentines already running out of patience with Milei? He’s still the most popular political leader in the inflation-ravaged nation, but popularity is fleeting. Now, more than half the country disapproves of how Milei is running Argentina, up from 48% in January. More than half the country also lives in poverty. In Milei’s first six months in office, …
Javier Milei promised pain for the people of Argentina, and they elected him president anyway, with the highest share of votes since Argentina’s return to democracy. One year removed from his resounding victory, are Argentines already running out of patience with Milei? He’s still the most popular political leader in the inflation-ravaged nation, but popularity is fleeting. Now, more than half the country disapproves of how Milei is running Argentina, up from 48% in January. More than half the country also lives in poverty. In Milei’s first six months in office, …
Chinese nationals ask Trump for asylum as hundreds of others get deported (11/20/2024)
Hundreds of Chinese nationals are asking President-elect Donald Trump to let them stay in the United States. This comes as large groups of fellow migrants from China are being deported. The Department of Homeland Security deported 109 Chinese nationals from a charter flight on Saturday, Nov. 16. It’s the third largest chartered removal flight to China within six months as more than 100 migrants got sent back to China in June and a further 130 in October. “This removal flight is yet another example of the department’s ongoing cooperation with …
Hundreds of Chinese nationals are asking President-elect Donald Trump to let them stay in the United States. This comes as large groups of fellow migrants from China are being deported. The Department of Homeland Security deported 109 Chinese nationals from a charter flight on Saturday, Nov. 16. It’s the third largest chartered removal flight to China within six months as more than 100 migrants got sent back to China in June and a further 130 in October. “This removal flight is yet another example of the department’s ongoing cooperation with …
Trump taps fossil fuel executive Chris Wright for energy secretary role (11/20/2024)
President-elect Donald Trump has announced Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, the world’s second-largest provider of hydraulic fracturing services, as his nominee for secretary of energy. If confirmed, under Wright’s leadership, the Department of Energy is likely to adopt a much different approach to policy when compared to the previous four years. “There is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition either,” Wright said. “The only thing resembling a crisis with respect to climate change is the regressive opportunity squelching policies justified in the …
President-elect Donald Trump has announced Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, the world’s second-largest provider of hydraulic fracturing services, as his nominee for secretary of energy. If confirmed, under Wright’s leadership, the Department of Energy is likely to adopt a much different approach to policy when compared to the previous four years. “There is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition either,” Wright said. “The only thing resembling a crisis with respect to climate change is the regressive opportunity squelching policies justified in the …
Trump poised to unleash transformative mandate (11/20/2024)
Donald Trump’s sweep of Congress and the White House, complete with the first GOP win in the national popular vote count since 2004, has stunned observers, pollsters and politicians alike. Since Nov. 6, commentators from across the spectrum have chimed in with their thoughts on how the Democrats lost so much while the Republicans won their first mandate in 20 years, and what that might imply for U.S. policies in the years ahead. Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Newt Gingrich recaps how Trump pulled off these …
Donald Trump’s sweep of Congress and the White House, complete with the first GOP win in the national popular vote count since 2004, has stunned observers, pollsters and politicians alike. Since Nov. 6, commentators from across the spectrum have chimed in with their thoughts on how the Democrats lost so much while the Republicans won their first mandate in 20 years, and what that might imply for U.S. policies in the years ahead. Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Newt Gingrich recaps how Trump pulled off these …
Kamala Harris tops Newsom, Shapiro in early 2028 primary favorites: Poll (11/20/2024)
Vice President Kamala Harris is the favored choice among Democratic voters to lead the party in the 2028 presidential election, according to a new poll. Despite losing to President-elect Donald Trump earlier this month, Harris outpaces potential contenders like California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro by wide margins. Getty Images Echelon Insights surveyed 1,010 likely voters between Nov. 14 and Nov. 18, 2024, finding that 41% of Democrats would back Harris in a hypothetical 2028 primary. Newsom received 8% support, Shapiro received 7%, and Transportation Secretary Pete …
Vice President Kamala Harris is the favored choice among Democratic voters to lead the party in the 2028 presidential election, according to a new poll. Despite losing to President-elect Donald Trump earlier this month, Harris outpaces potential contenders like California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro by wide margins. Getty Images Echelon Insights surveyed 1,010 likely voters between Nov. 14 and Nov. 18, 2024, finding that 41% of Democrats would back Harris in a hypothetical 2028 primary. Newsom received 8% support, Shapiro received 7%, and Transportation Secretary Pete …
Target offers disappointing results ahead of holiday shopping season (11/20/2024)
Target offered disappointing third-quarter earnings results Wednesday, Nov. 20, as it looks ahead to the holiday shopping season. After lowering prices on thousands of items in recent months to lure shoppers, it has now lowered its expectations for the year. This was in contrast to Walmart, which raised its annual forecast just 24 hours earlier. Target’s move comes after earlier this year, it too had raised profit estimates for 2024, citing the success of those price cuts. But with other factors in the mix, it was not enough for the …
Target offered disappointing third-quarter earnings results Wednesday, Nov. 20, as it looks ahead to the holiday shopping season. After lowering prices on thousands of items in recent months to lure shoppers, it has now lowered its expectations for the year. This was in contrast to Walmart, which raised its annual forecast just 24 hours earlier. Target’s move comes after earlier this year, it too had raised profit estimates for 2024, citing the success of those price cuts. But with other factors in the mix, it was not enough for the …
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