Giorno: 31 Maggio 2024

Campaigning from prison? It’s been done. Meet 20th century socialist firebrand Eugene Debs

Following his unprecedented felony conviction, former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has to wait to find out what his sentence will be. But even if it involves time behind bars, that doesn’t mean his campaign to return to the White House comes to an end. He wouldn’t even be the first candidate to […]

Retired Admiral Arrested in Bribery Case Linked to Govt Contract

A retired four-star admiral who was once the Navy’s second highest ranking officer was arrested Friday on charges that he helped a company secure a government contract for a training program in exchange for a lucrative job with the firm.

Trump Verdict Draws Questions of Congress’ Hush Payments

Defenders of Donald Trump are noting the hypocrisy that members of Congress have paid millions of dollars of taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment claims and faced no penalties.

Postage Stamps Will See A 5-Cent Price Hike in July

It’s going to cost even more money to send a letter.The Postal Regulatory Commission approved a United States Postal Service proposal to raise the price of stamps five cents in July, from 68 cents to 73 cents for a first-class mail stamp.[#item_full_content]

Childcare Costs Skyrocket Well Past Inflation Rate

Childcare costs have been rising since 1990 and far outpacing even the high rate of inflation, an audit firm report determined.[#item_full_content]

Dow Soars by 575 Points, Best Day of 2024

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted losses for the week on Friday, breaking their five-week winning streaks, as investors digested an inflation report and assessed when the Federal Reserve might begin cutting interest rates.[#item_full_content]

GOP Senators Vow to Nix Funding for ‘Partisan Lawfare’

Eight conservative senators, led by Utah Republican Mike Lee, released a joint statement Friday vowing to end their support for Democratic priorities in the chamber, including certain types of funding for the Biden administration and confirmation of appointees.[#item_full_content]

El Salvador says it foiled a plot to plant bombs on the day of President Bukele’s inauguration

El Salvador said authorities have broken up a plot to plant bombs around the country to coincide with President Nayib Bukele’s inauguration on Saturday. The country’s National Police said the plot involved “veterans” of the country’s 1980-1992 civil war, an apparent reference to former leftist guerrillas. AT LEAST 241 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN EL SALVADOR’S […]

Senate Dems in battleground races careful to weigh in on Trump verdict

Democrats facing the most competitive Senate elections heading into November have kept relatively quiet on the guilty verdict handed to former President Trump on Thursday as they fight off the potential for Republicans to flip their seats.  Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Bob Casey, D-Penn., didn’t […]

“Ero come impietrita”. Il racconto della violenza prima del suicidio

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