NYC Mayor: Waiting on Reimbursement for Housing Migrants
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the city’s $600 million tab for housing migrants sent from the southern border is still outstanding because “no one wanted to talk about” it during “campaign season.”
Freedom Caucus split on Andy Biggs’ speaker bid as Trump world whips for McCarthy
Post Content The House Freedom Caucus is split on its former chairmen, Rep. Andy Biggs, running for speaker as former President Donald Trump and his allies are whipping for Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s ascension to the post. Biggs, a conservative Arizona lawmaker, is set to make his case to the Freedom Caucus on Tuesday morning. […]
US Navy intercepts fishing vessel trying to smuggle explosive material from Iran to Yemen
Enough material to fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles has been intercepted by the U.S. Navy on a fishing vessel heading from Iran to Yemen. The massive amount of explosive material was seized by the U.S. Naval Forces 5th Fleet on Nov. 8 while the ship was traveling along a route used to […]
Japan’s Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks as Hot Inflation, Global Slowdown Take Toll
Read More TOKYO—Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrank for the first time in a year in the third quarter, stoking further uncertainty about the outlook as global recession risks, a weak yen and higher import costs took a toll on household consumption and businesses. The world’s third-biggest economy has struggled to motor on despite the recent lifting […]
Ster-Kinekor escapes liquidation, thanks to investment
Read More Ster-Kinekor’s successful exit from business rescue has saved it from liquidation and ensured the continued employment of staff and the refinancing of existing capital structures. This is according to law firm Webber Wentzel which assisted and advised Ernst & Young‘s Stefan Smyth on the voluntary business rescue, which South Africa’s biggest cinema group […]
Western Cape police ombud still to complete inquiry into cops’ links to gangs
Read More Premier Alan Winde called for the investigation after a court judgment indicated senior police officer had worked with members of the 28 gang The Western Cape police ombud might seek more time to investigate allegations of corrupt ties between gangs and high ranking police officials in the province. Police ombud General Oswald Reddy […]
Private sector can arrest Transnet’s decline, says rail association
Read More Transnet has underspent on maintenance of rail infrastructure by at least R27-billion over the past decade, according to an analysis by the African Rail Industry Association. (Photo: Dean Hutton / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Transnet has underspent on maintenance of rail infrastructure by at least R27-billion over the past decade, according to an […]
Ronaldo’s beast mode belongs in the past
Read More Somebody force-feed Cristiano Ronaldo a chocolate croissant — and quickly. The man is sugar-crashing and acting out. His hard-paleo diet is clearly ideal for staying chiselled well into your late thirties and preserving the standing jump of a Neanderthal biting a vulture off a tree. But there are projects in life beyond jumping […]
Climate activists throw black liquid at Gustav Klimt painting in Vienna
Read More Climate activists in Austria have attacked a painting by Gustav Klimt, with one throwing a black, oily liquid at it and another gluing himself to the glass covering the painting. Members of Letzte Generation ?sterreich (Last Generation Austria) tweeted that they had targeted the 1915 painting Death and Life at the Leopold Museum […]
NY election results: Republican Brandon Williams wins in ‘Lean R’ 22nd Congressional District
Post Content Republican candidate Brandon Williams clinched his central New York congressional seat, defeating Democrat Francis Conole. The election, which leaned toward the GOP in a year of key Republican victories in New York, decided the replacement for retiring Republican Rep. John Katko. GOP HOUSE CANDIDATES WIN SEVERAL NEW YORK CITY SUBURB RACES Fox News […]