Giorno: 10 Maggio 2024

Xi leaves Hungary, concluding 5-day tour of Europe

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Hungary on Friday, concluding a tour of three European nations meant to reinforce China’s growing influence on the continent. Xi’s plane took off from Budapest airport on Friday evening, after five days in Europe that began with a visit to France and then Serbia. CHINA’S XI VISITS HUNGARY IN BID […]

At least 90 injured after passenger train hits boxcar, derails in Argentine capital

At least 90 people were injured in Argentina’s capital when a passenger train struck an empty boxcar on the tracks and derailed Friday, authorities said, a rare collision that fueled questions about basic safety. The train was on its way from Buenos Aires to the northern suburbs when it derailed around 10:30 a.m. on a […]

Iraq asks UN to abandon political mission in Baghdad

The Iraqi government has requested that the United Nations end a mission set up to promote governance and human rights reforms in the country by the end of 2025, the latest in a series of international bodies operating in the nation that Iraq has sought to wind down. The letter sent Wednesday by Prime Minister […]

Ukraine beats back Russian attempt to cross border as Moscow seeks Kharkiv buffer zone: report

The Ukrainian military has claimed it pushed back an attempted Russian incursion amid fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make renewed efforts to capture the city of Kharkiv.  “Russia has launched a new wave of counteroffensive operations in the Kharkiv sector,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday, claiming the Russians fought against his forces […]

Former Kentucky prosecutor accused of trading favors for meth and sex pleads guilty

A former prosecutor in eastern Kentucky accused of doing favors for criminal defendants in return for methamphetamine and sexual favors pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge. OHIO EX-VICE DETECTIVE GETS 11 YEARS IN SEX WORKER KIDNAPPING CASE Scott Blair, 51, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Blair resigned as […]

Judge: Trump Can’t Subpoena Bragg’s Former Prosecutor

Judge Juan Merchan nixed Donald Trump’s attempt to subpoena Mark Pomerantz, a former Manhattan special prosecutor who published private details about his campaign to charge the former president, according to the Washington Examiner.

Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal on contempt conviction as he fights to stay out of prison

Former White House official Steve Bannon‘s appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction was denied Friday, meaning he will still have to serve jail time for ignoring a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.  In a 20-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

US finds Israel’s use of weapons in Gaza ‘inconsistent’ with human rights law, but will not cut flow of arms

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Suit Accuses Student Loan Servicers of Failing Borrowers

A lawsuit against two major student loan services alleging failure to address borrowers’ requests could lead to a financial windfall for the borrowers.

House Speaker chaos: ‘One dumpster fire at a time’

“We needed bills brought to the floor that are supported by the majority of the majority,” fulminated Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on the House steps Wednesday night. In other words, Republicans wield the House majority with 217 members. So Greene insists that at least 109 Republicans should be in favor of an issue before […]