LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin on Tuesday explained why Donald Trump — in light of what she described as his “creepy” promise to be a “protector” of women if he wins back the White House — may come to regret not picking a woman as his running mate. Continue reading
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Harris’ Gaza policy led a Muslim mayor in Michigan to endorse Trump
Amer Ghalib, a Muslim immigrant from Yemen who serves as the mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan — made headlines this week by endorsing Donald Trump for president. In a Facebook post, Ghalib wrote, “President Trump and I may not agree on everything, but I know he is a man of principles.” He also called him “the Continue reading
Chuck Todd: Are we at peak Kamala Harris?
While it was an asset to Biden in polling against Trump, it appears to be a much bigger advantage for Harris. For instance, the NBC News poll showed her leading by more than 40 percentage points among white women with college degrees, a group of voters Biden won in 2020 but by a significantly smaller Continue reading
Harris is making a ‘capitalist’ pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushed back against Republican nominee Donald Trump ’s claims that she’s advancing “communist” ideas. The Democratic nominee said in remarks at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh in battleground Pennsylvania that Continue reading
Anna Sebastian Perayil: Death of Indian employee sparks debate on ‘toxic work culture’
EY has refuted the allegation, saying that Perayil was allotted work like any other employee and that it didn’t believe that work pressure could have claimed her life. Her death has resonated deeply, sparking a discussion on the “hustle culture” promoted by many corporates and start-ups – a work ethic that prioritises productivity, often at Continue reading
Columbia protesters’ demands have worked before. This time may be different.
Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Student protests are escalating there and other college campuses over the Israel-Gaza war and schools’ investments in Israeli entities, with demonstrators on Tuesday breaking into a Columbia campus building and occupying it. Continue reading
Covid 19 India: Even record death toll may hide extent of India’s Covid crisis
Data vs cremations Counting struggles Bodies piling up at crematoriums and burial grounds across India are sparking concerns that the death toll from a ferocious new Covid-19 wave may be much higher than official records, underplaying the scale of a resurgence that is overwhelming the country’s medical system.Several cities across the South Asian nation have Continue reading
Remand prisoner Simeon Burke could be released with ‘one flick of a pen’, judge says
Simeon Burke was supported in court by his parents, Martina and Sean, and siblings, Ammi and Isaac, pictured at an earlier hearing at Cloverhill Court. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin A judge has told remand prisoner Simeon Burke that he is in custody voluntarily but could be released with “one flick of a pen” and Continue reading
Principal ‘horrified’ when Enoch Burke asked her to withdraw request to support transgender pupil
Photograph: PA/Niall Carson The former principal of Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath was “absolutely horrified” when teacher Enoch Burke interrupted a school religious service asking her to withdraw her “demand” that teachers “accept transgenderism”, the High Court has heard. Niamh McShane said she also felt “agitated” and “hunted” when Mr Burke approached her at Continue reading
Trump-supported activist put on leave from employer after gay porn reports
Corey DeAngelis has been a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, a conservative education nonprofit group founded by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, since 2021 (DeVos’ website says she is the former chair of the organization, and the organization’s site does not mention her as being currently involved). Asked about DeAngelis and the Continue reading