Matt Damon remembers pal Robin Williams: ‘He was a very deep, deep river’

Matt Damon remembers pal Robin Williams: ‘He was a very deep, deep river’ Show Caption Hide Caption Matt Damon, Casey Affleck dish on Rob Gronkowski’s ‘Instigators’ role Matt Damon and Casey Affleck tell USA TODAY’s Marco della Cava what it was like working with Rob Gronkowski for “The Instigators.” In a beautiful waterfront home in Continue reading

Trump assassination attempt makes him like Mussolini, who used own shooting for power grab: Politico column

Anti-Trump author and New York University history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat argued that the assassination attempt on former President Trump speaks “to how autocrats can use adversity to strengthen their power,” linking Trump’s situation to an attempt on the life of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. “With that gesture, Trump tended to his personality cult, reassuring millions Continue reading

Maui plaintiffs reach $4 billion global settlement following wildfire tragedy lawsuits

Josh Green announced a historic $4.037 billion settlement Friday to resolve claims arising from the tragic Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires that left more than 100 people dead, thousands of others displaced and homes and businesses destroyed. The seven defendants – state of Hawai’i, County of Maui, Hawaiian Electric, Kamehameha Schools, West Maui Land Co., Continue reading

Simone Biles not ruling out 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles: ‘Never say never’

But after winning her 10th Olympic medal in Saturday’s vault final, Biles said for the first time that the Los Angeles Games in 2028 could be in her future. “Never say never,” Biles said. “The next Olympics is at home, so you just never know, but I am getting really old.” The Olympics will be Continue reading

On pommel horse, Stephen Nedoroscik wins his second bronze of Paris Games

PARIS — Stephen Nedoroscik came to the Olympic Games for a single apparatus: one routine, repeated three times over the span of a week. That 40-second rhythmic sequence of swinging, flying and floating around the pommel horse was all it took to become an internet sensation, the American hero of the men’s gymnastics team final Continue reading

Army explores procurement of 350 light tanks for mountainous terrain after border standoff with China

NEW DELHI: The Army is now exploring the possibility of procuring 350 light tanks, which can also be transported by air, to augment its firepower in high-altitude areas in the backdrop of the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.The Army on Thursday issued an initial Request for Information RFI ) to vendors for Continue reading

What Team Trump really means when it calls Kamala Harris a ‘DEI hire’

Despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ education, her years as a prosecutor, her having served as California attorney general and a U.S. senator, Republicans such as Reps. Harriet Hageman, of Wyoming, and Tim Burchett, of Tennessee, are among many who have referred to her as a “DEI hire.” Hageman said: “I think she’s one of the Continue reading

What Team Trump really means when it calls Kamala Harris a ‘DEI hire’

Despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ education, her years as a prosecutor, her having served as California attorney general and a U.S. senator, Republicans such as Reps. Harriet Hageman, of Wyoming, and Tim Burchett, of Tennessee, are among many who have referred to her as a “DEI hire.” Hageman said: “I think she’s one of the Continue reading

Szijjártó Péter 17 milliárdos vasúti beruházást jelentett be

A svájci vasúti járműgyártó Stadler 17 milliárd forintos beruházással több mint 170 új munkahelyet teremt Szolnokon a tárca tájékoztatása szerint – közölte Szijjártó Péter külgazdasági és külügyminiszter kedden a helyszínen. Az osztályvezető beszámolt arról, hogy a beruházás eredményeként közel 20 százalékkal nő a Stadler gyártókapacitása, így évente 750 karosszéria gyártására lesz képes. A 17 milliárd Continue reading

Felfedte Szijjártó Péter: Magyarország a világ második legnagyobb akkumulátorgyártó hatalma lesz

Magyarország sokat profitált a kelet-nyugati együttműködésből, hiszen a három német prémium autómárka mellett a világ tíz legnagyobb akkumulátorgyártója közül öt már hazánkban van, így Magyarország jelenleg a negyedik legnagyobb akkumulátorgyártó teljesítmény a világot, de hamarosan a második helyre kerül, hogy feljusson – erősítette meg a már nyáron felvetődött kilátásokat a kínai One Belt, One Road Continue reading