Business mogul Kevin O’Leary wants to invest in a US refinery, says fossil fuels will stick around
April 13, 2023
Florida Democrats have come to the defense of Ron De Santis after he was criticized for the building collapse in Florida. In a tweet that gained significant traction online, Washington Post reporter Hannah Drier wrote: “FEMA was ready to deploy to the condo collapse almost immediately, and included the crisis in[Read More…]
On Saturday, President Joe Biden issued a statement seeking to walk back his perceived ultimatum that his support for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal was dependent on his American Families Plan also reaching his desk through reconciliation. “I indicated that I would refuse to sign the infrastructure bill if[Read More…]
Nations should “start dismantling racism”, set up reparations programmes and prosecute law enforcement officials for unlawful killings of people of African descent, the U.N. human rights chief said on Monday. Structural racism creates barriers to minorities’ access to jobs, healthcare, housing, education and justice, she said. “I am calling on[Read More…]
The White House and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are locked in a standoff after the Lone Star State moved to block federal housing for unaccompanied illegal immigrant children, according to a report. Abbott, who will accompany former President Donald Trump on a visit to the border on Wednesday, has ordered[Read More…]
After a violent night in Chicago, two people were killed and at least 15 others injured in two shootings, the Chicago Police Department said Monday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that preliminary information suggests the shootings were “internal gang conflicts, retaliatory shootings for past incidents.” She said, “For some in our[Read More…]
The United States on Monday will begin shipping its first doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine abroad as part of the Biden administration’s pledge to donate millions of vaccine doses to other countries, a White House official told CNN. The White House official states that the U.S. is shipping the COVID-19[Read More…]
Philadelphia officers who were giving aid to a shooting victim came under gunfire late Sunday, according to the city police department, as an unknown suspect unleashed a barrage of bullets in their direction. Officers who responded around 11 p.m. Sunday to reports of gunfire in the 1600 block of Cecil[Read More…]
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Facebook can be held liable if sex traffickers use the platform to prey on children. Facebook is not a “lawless no-man’s-land,” according to the court’s ruling. Moreover, the social media giant could be held accountable following three Texas-based lawsuits that involved teenage sex[Read More…]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to build a wall at Texas’ southern border has raised almost $400,000 in public donations since the project was announced last week, the governor’s office confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday. Abbott announced last Wednesday that Texas will build its own border wall and also[Read More…]
WHO officials said they are urging fully vaccinated people to continue to “play it safe” because highly contagious variants, like Delta, are spreading in many countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said people who are fully vaccinated will have to continue wearing masks, follow social distancing and other safety[Read More…]