White House says US will ‘hold Russia accountable’ if they attack commercial satellites in Ukraine
The White House on Thursday said that any attacks on U.S. satellites or infrastructure will be met with an “appropriate response” after a senior Russian official told the United Nations that the Kremlin sees commercial satellites helping Ukraine as “a legitimate target for retaliation.” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Russians have been […]
BMW X4M Competition is big on design and performance
Read More BMW’s mid-size M SUV duo, the X3M and X4M Competition models, arrived in SA at the end of 2018 with a handicap, a chink in their armour as it were — their lacklustre performance. Wait, say what? M cars with questionable performance, well that’s a first. Indeed, it was quite a culture shock […]
Rishi Sunak reportedly seeking deal with France to curb Channel crossings
Read More Rishi Sunak is aiming to reach an agreement with France to address the unprecedented number of Channel crossings by asylum seekers which could include new targets and bonuses, according to reports. Ministers and officials are expected to review a draft deal that was previously close to being signed with France, which encompasses targets […]
John Lewis chair Sharon White tops list of influential black Britons
Read More Dame Sharon White, the first ever female chair of John Lewis Partnership, has been named the UK’s most influential black person. White topped the 2023 Powerlist, an annual list that aims to provide professional role models for young people of African and African Caribbean heritage. Other prominent black Britons on this year’s list […]
Donald Trump’s request to keep tax returns from Congress denied by appeals court
Post Content A federal appeals court rejected former President Donald Trump’s latest effort to block the release of his tax returns to Congress. Trump can still appeal the case to the Supreme Court. The House Ways and Means Committee first requested six years of Trump’s tax returns in 2019, but then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin denied […]
AOC hits Biden for not pardoning illegal immigrants for federal offenses of simple marijuana possession
Post Content Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., criticized President Biden for not including illegal immigrants in his pardon for those federally convicted of simple marijuana possession. Ocasio-Cortez made the comments during an episode of “Pod Save America” that was released on Tuesday. “I can at least say with Latino voters, we’ve never tried as a party. […]
Herschel Walker, facing new abortion allegations, vows ‘they’re not stopping me. I’m winning this’
Post Content CUMMING, Ga. – EXCLUSIVE – On the day after he faced new allegations that he pressured a woman into getting an abortion, Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker said the latest controversy to rock his campaign in Georgia won’t stop him and touted, “I’m winning this election.” Speaking to large crowd gathered in a […]
Ucraina – Russia, le news dalla guerra oggi: Zelensky: “Attraverseremo questa oscurità e vinceremo”. Pentagono: se Mosca usa nucleare risposta sarà molto significativa
Read More L’Agenzia internazionale per l’energia atomica (Aiea) ha annunciato che questa settimana effettuerà una “verifica indipendente per rilevare eventuali appropriazioni indebite di materiale nucleare” che potrebbero consentire la costruzione di una “bomba sporca”. Intanto gli Usa hanno ribadito che continueranno a supportare l’Ucraina. “Le parole di Vladimir Putin non sono nuove e non indicano […]
28 October 2022
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GDP boost too little, too late to help Democrats, strategists say
Post Content Congressional Democrats got some good economic news Thursday amid 40-year high inflation, but it likely comes too late to benefit the party ahead of the November midterm elections. The Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced in the economy, grew by 2.6% over the last […]