Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pledged Saturday to keep his state open to transgender treatment after the issue, particularly regarding minors, became a bone of partisan contention during the presidential election. The billionaire governor, whose family is deeply involved in the transgender movement, posted the tweet to mark Transgender Awareness Week. “This Transgender Awareness Week, I want … Read more
She saved this page of US history. A die-hard New York Post fan and loyal supporter of President-elect Donald Trump kept issues of the paper reporting his 2016 and 2024 White House wins — saying she predicted his groundbreaking two-time victory. Ivelisse Diaz, 65, of North Bergen, NJ set aside a keepsake copy of The … Read more
A girl browsing on her laptop. Getty Images/iStockphoto Politics even plays a role in who trusts sponsored advertisements online. A new study published by Alexander Davidson, Associate Professor of Marketing at Wayne State University, found that conservatives are more likely to click sponsored search results than liberals which stems from their fundamental trust in the … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration will allow Ukraine to use US-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, three sources familiar with the matter said, in a significant change to Washington’s policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational … Read more
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday rebuffed critics who claim former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been undercutting his leadership of congressional Democrats. Pelosi (D-Calif.) — who is widely believed to have played a critical role in President Biden’s decision to bow out of the 2024 race and has been outspoken about what went … Read more
The 28-year-old man could be linked to other break-ins and face more charges, police say. Photo by Phil Carpenter /Montreal Gazette files A 28-year-old suspect was arrested at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning after 10 businesses were broken into overnight in the Greenfield Park and St-Hubert boroughs of Longueuil. Police say the man will be … Read more
This photo shows a gold pocket watch that was given to Capt. Arthur Rostron, captain of RMS Carpathia, which rescued 700 survivors of the Titanic. (Andrew Aldridge / Associated Press) A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a … Read more
The Archdiocese of New York is laying off workers — and says more staff may have to go — to help pay for the Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal. The cash-strapped Church already previously announced the sale of the archdiocese’s Cardinal Cooke headquarters building in Midtown. “Such decisions are never easy, but the current financial crunch … Read more
Damage caused by Typhoon Man-yi after it slammed ashore Saturday night in Viga, Catanduanes province, northeastern Philippines. (MDRRMO Viga Catanduanes / AP) A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth … Read more
Veteran Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer announced her retirement from election polling just weeks after her historically inaccurate Iowa survey. @jaselzer/X She’s going out on a low note. J. Ann Selzer is retiring from election polling just weeks after her once-respected poll showed that Kamala Harris was leading in Iowa — only for Trump to … Read more
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