news2shortsThe Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Friday morning over whether the social media platform TikTok should be required to divest from its Chinese-owned parent company or be banned in the U.S., in a highly watched case that pits concerns over national security against free speech protections. Justices both conservative and liberal appear skeptical of the … Read more
To solve the climate crisis, power must flow away from the billionaire class When I feel uncertain, I find it’s helpful to write down things I know to be true. Fossil fuels are causing irreversible planetary overheating. Overheating threatens essentially all life on Earth. Oil and gas executives knew this but they chose to systematically … Read more
Fiscal crisis, corruption claims, shenanigans and legal threats. This feels like the week old-style politics sat on a grenade The worst-timed foreign visit by a politician this week was LA mayor Karen Bass deciding to attend the inauguration of the president of Ghana. The second worst might be Rachel Reeves’s decision to push ahead with … Read more
The judge overseeing the hush money case against President-elect Trump sentenced him to “unconditional discharge,” meaning he will remain a convicted felon but will face no further penalty or jail time.
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced to an unconditional discharge Friday after being found guilty on charges of falsifying business records stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s yearslong investigation. The president-elect attended his sentencing virtually after fighting to block the process all the way up to the United States Supreme Court this week. Trump sat … Read more
Death toll rises to 10 as first identified victims were Altadena residents affected by ongoing Eaton fire California wildfires – live updates Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires? At least 10 people have been killed in the wildfires still surging across the Los Angeles area. Victor Shaw, 66, was the first of the … Read more
Republicans slammed the sentencing of President-elect Trump on Friday, calling it a “disgrace.” Trump was sentenced Friday morning in New York City to unconditional discharge. He was convicted last year of falsifying business records after a years-long investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. LAKEN RILEY ACT OVERCOMES FILIBUSTER IN SENATE AS DEMS GIVE GOP … Read more
Media giants had hoped to attract younger viewers who don’t subscribe to cable with NBA, NFL and Fifa offerings Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery on Friday abandoned plans to launch Venu Sports, their live sports joint venture, pulling the plug on a much-heralded effort that ran into substantial legal opposition. Shares of Warner Bros … Read more
An evacuation order when the Eaton fire threatened Galen Buckwalter’s Sierra Madre home triggered a nightmare odyssey through chaotic streets California wildfires – live The timing of the evacuation order could not have been worse. Galen Buckwalter and his wife, Deborah, were alerted around 9.30pm on Tuesday evening that the rapidly spreading Eaton fire near … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s winter White House is hosting a parade of House Republicans this weekend, all of whom are hoping that getting the incoming commander in chief’s ear will help an ideologically diverse group of lawmakers get on the same page on a massive conservative policy overhaul. It is also likely to be another test … Read more
