Trump reacts to sentencing delay in Bragg case, says case ‘should be dead’

EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump reacted to Judge Juan Merchan’s decision to delay sentencing in New York v. Trump until after Election Day, telling Fox News Digital he “did nothing wrong” and that the case “should be dead.” Trump spoke exclusively with Fox News Digital after Merchan granted the former president’s request to have his sentencing Continue reading

GM and Ford’s gas-powered profits and hybrid successes show how hard it will be for Tesla to weather an EV slowdown

Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Tesla is finally being forced to reckon with a slowdown in electric-vehicle demand, and CEO Elon Musk’s tactics are likely to look different than his peers’ in the automotive industry. Continue reading

Pamela Harriman: The architect of modern Democratic politics – The Washington Post

Sonia Purnell is the author of the forthcoming book “Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue,” from which this piece is adapted. With just two months until Election Day, a new book recalls another political season when an unlikely savior commanded Washington’s Democratic establishment: Pamela Harriman. Dismissed in her youth as foolish Continue reading

Australia’s online regulator got death threats for case against X

On Friday, a Columbia University report, external into technology-facilitated gender-based violence – which used Ms Inman Grant as a case study – found that she had been mentioned in almost 74,000 posts on X ahead of the court proceedings, despite being a relatively unknown figure online beforehand. Dehumanising slurs and gendered language were also frequently 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

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

Telegram CEO makes first public comments since French authorities targeted him

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is promising to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app PARIS — Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov promised to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app, his first public comments since French authorities handed him preliminary charges for allegedly allowing the platform’s use for Continue reading

Chiefs hold off Ravens 27-20 when review overturns TD on final play of NFL’s season opener

So did Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson, who had found Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone with no time left for a touchdown that appeared to tie the game. In the end, the NFL’s season opener Thursday night was decided by referee Shawn Hochuli undertaking a video review. With a capacity crowd that Continue reading

‘The Bachelorette’ boasted an empowered Asian American lead — then tore her down

‘The Bachelorette’ boasted an empowered Asian American lead — then tore her down Show Caption Hide Caption ‘Bachelorette’ Jenn Tran on identity, family and looking for love Jenn Tran, the first Asian American lead on the reality series “The Bachelorette,” talks about her identity and finding a relationship. That is how ABC promoted Jenn Tran’s Continue reading

Inquiry into Defence Forces failings ‘as soon as possible’, Varadkar says

Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images The Government is keen to have a statutory inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination in the Defence Forces up and running “as soon as possible”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil on Wednesday, the Taoiseach said a report on the Defence Forces Continue reading