Giorno: 18 Ottobre 2024

Cuban power plant failure leaves millions in the dark in island-wide outage

A failure at one of Cuba’s major power plants resulted in island-wide blackouts on Friday, the communist nation’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said.  The electric system at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant was “completely disconnected” at 11 a.m., the agency said on X. The failure left millions of Cubans without power in a country […]

Tester scorched for trying to discredit GOP opponent’s veteran-founded firefighting firm: ‘Political warfare’

Montana Sen. Jon Tester’s campaign reportedly amplified attempts to disparage Republican opponent Tim Sheehy’s business ahead of the election, the Wall Street Journal reported. Sheehy, the Navy SEAL Republican Senate candidate seeking to oust vulnerable Tester from the Senate this cycle, was the CEO of veteran-founded Bridger Aerospace, a Montana-based company that builds aerial firefighting […]

Biden’s gone silent on Ukraine support, ranking member of Armed Services Committee warns

President Biden has gone silent on Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s push for permission from its Western partners to use long-range missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia, a ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee revealed. Sen. Roger Wicker, the GOP ranking member on the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, shared with FOX that he […]

NYC $4B Shelter System Rife With Mismanagement, Nepotism

A yearslong investigation of New York City’s $4 billion homeless shelter system found widespread mismanagement, self-dealing and nepotism. The review of dozens of nonprofit organizations that contract with the city to provide shelter to unhoused individuals and families …[#item_full_content]

California Gov. Newsom: ‘I’m With Elon’ on SpaceX Launches

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is going against a regulatory commission in his state and supporting billionaire Elon Musk over the use of prime California coastal real estate to host SpaceX launches, Politico reported on Friday.[#item_full_content]

Lawmakers Ask DOJ to Probe Consulting Firm’s Work in China

A group of Republican lawmakers is demanding a federal investigation into the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey over its work with the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises, even as the company reportedly is revamping its China business to reduce risks.[#item_full_content]

UK’s Labour Party May Be Breaking Law Campaigning for Harris

The United Kingdom’s Labour Party, which is currently in power, may be breaking election laws in the United States by sending 100 members to campaign in key battleground states on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrat presidential nominee.[#item_full_content]