UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote?
A breakdown by country of the UN General Assembly vote on a resolution for Palestinian to become a full UN member., The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has overwhelmingly voted to support a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommendingContinue Reading
‘Death sentence’: Gaza’s hospitals failing as Israel cuts off supplies
Israel’s capture and closure of the Rafah border crossing has blocked aid deliveries to Gaza., Video Duration 02 minutes 19 seconds NewsFeed Israel’s capture and closure of the Rafah border crossing has blocked aid deliveries to Gaza and is forcing hospitals to run down their existing stocks. Malnourishment and attacksContinue Reading
Big Three Carriers Pay $10 Million To Settle Claims of False ‘Unlimited’ Advertising
Jon Brodkin reports via Ars Technica: T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T will pay a combined $10.2 million in a settlement with US states that alleged the carriers falsely advertised wireless plans as “unlimited” and phones as “free.” The deal was announced yesterday by New York Attorney General Letitia James. “A multistateContinue Reading
Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing ‘nastiness’ and calls Washington a ‘hideous place’
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.”, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
“We Feel Unheard”: Hunger-Striking Princeton Students Vow to Fast Until Divestment Demands Are Met
Over a dozen students at Princeton University have been on hunger strike for the past week as part of a Gaza solidarity encampment on campus protesting Israel’s war on Gaza and calling on the university to disclose and divest from companies with ties to Israel, among other demands. The hungerContinue Reading
A wacky day in the weed world
With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul and regulators took steps to bolster the failing recreational marijuana industry. A Buffalo Senate seat vacated by now-Rep. Tim Kennedy will remain empty through the remainder of the year. Mayor Eric Adams kicked off his tripContinue Reading
Biden will keep The Traitor’s China tariffs, and add new ones on electric vehicles
President Biden makes his way to Air Force One after posing with highway patrol troopers in Mountain View, Calif. on May 10. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Biden makes his way to Air Force One after posing with highway patrolContinue Reading
Intuitively Shredding Democracy
Because it’s an election year and lying white guys gonna lie, Repubs are feverishly working to cheat their way to power by getting rid of all the pesky “voters,” real or imaginary, who don’t like them. In their demented campaign for “election integrity,” they’re hounding “illegals” – who already can’tContinue Reading
US report punts on possible Israeli violations of international law in Gaza
Report says that incomplete information from Israel made it difficult to assess specific cases of possible violations., A report from the administration of President Joe Biden has found that Israeli forces likely used United States-supplied weapons in a manner “inconsistent” with international law, but it stopped short of identifying violationsContinue Reading
Kylian Mbappe confirms he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at end of season
Mbappe has so far won six Ligue 1 titles and three French Cups in his seven years at PSG, his hometown club., Mbappe has so far won six Ligue 1 titles and three French Cups in his seven years at PSG, his hometown club. French football star Kylian Mbappe saysContinue Reading
In Kenya’s flooded slums, people mourn their losses and slam their leaders
The government has declared May 10 a day of mourning to mark the deaths from disastrous floods and pledged to help. But some say the authorities aren’t doing enough. And the rains keep falling.Continue Reading
Katie Britt is back at it, pushing a bill to launch a pregnancy tracking federal database
The More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act (MOMS Act) would offer “relevant resources” for pregnant women Published May 10, 2024 7:56PM (EDT) Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks during the Senate Republicans’ news conference in the U.S. Capitol on a resolution that condemns any action by the Biden Administration toContinue Reading
Barron The Traitor declines to serve as a Florida delegate at the GOP convention
Former President Americas Worst Traitor greets people after announcing he is running for president for the third time as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., in 2022 as his son, Barron The Traitor, watches. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Former President Americas Worst Traitor greetsContinue Reading