On the verge of being replaced after 12 years in power, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is waging a desperate, Trump-style campaign to de-legitimize the incoming government and accuse its leaders of perpetrating “the fraud of the century.” Why it matters: The situation has become so tense — with members of the Israeli Knesset facing […]
The Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that eight residents who were fully vaccinated against coronavirus have died with COVID-19, including some who were inoculated while receiving end-of-life care. A coronavirus infection acquired 14 days post-final vaccination dose is considered a “breakthrough case.” As of June 4, the state had reported […]
HUDSON, Ohio (AP) — Both organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony have now resigned under pressure after they silenced a retired U.S. Army officer’s microphone while he was talking about how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers just after the Civil War. Cindy Suchan, chair of the Memorial Day parade committee and president of the […]
Melissa and Georgia Laurie The family of twin sisters who were attacked by a crocodile in Mexico has blamed an unlicensed tour operator for taking them to a dangerous lagoon and launched a fundraising drive to cover medical bills and emergency flights. Melissa Laurie, was bitten, shaken and dragged underwater by a crocodile while swimming […]
During a joint press conference with Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei, Vice President Kamala Harris had message for Central Americans considering illegally migrating to the United States: “Do not come.” “We will discourage illegal migration,” she commented. “The United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our border.” “There are legal methods by which […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month, officials said Monday. The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is the first undertaken by […]
A Texas mother who said she posed as her daughter to sneak into a middle school to expose security flaws was arrested Friday. Casey Garcia was arrested in connection with a 2017 traffic violation and booked on additional charges of criminal trespass and tampering with a government document, according to El Paso County jail records. […]
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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — A technical issue that involved “no major safety concerns” forced Vice President Kamala Harris’ plane to return to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about 30 minutes after she had left Sunday on a trip to Guatemala and Mexico. The plane landed safely and she gave a thumbs-up when she […]
House progressives are getting fed up with efforts to accommodate Republican senators — and Joe Manchin. Look for them to start demanding swift action — and threatening payback. Why it matters: The White House is under growing pressure to accede to the left’s demand to bust the filibuster. That rule effectively requires the support of […]