Author: insighter

Former President Donald Trump said he believes abortion should be left to the states in a video released Monday morning outlining his position after months of mixed messages and speculation. “Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights,” Trump said in the video posted on his Truth Social site. “My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both. And whatever they decide must be the law of the land — in this case, the law of the state.” Trump, in…

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Posted: 4/8/2024 | April 8th, 2024 TravelCon is back! In 2022, after five years (through a pandemic), I ended TravelCon. However, my friends at FinCon offered to run it (thus reducing my workload) so we brought it back! If you’re media or PR in the travel industry, this is the best industry event for you to attend! TravelCon is a three-day travel media event that focuses on helping you improve your craft, learn new business skills, network with your peers, and connect you with all the awesome brands and tourism boards that attend! This year, TravelCon will be May 15-17th…

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Eddie Welker Flickr/Creative Commons Here’s a little update on inflation and how it’s affecting your everyday life. If you bought $100 in groceries five years ago, those same groceries would cost $137 in 2024. That’s how much prices have increased since 2019. Avg. Americans are suffering. How Far $100 Goes at the Grocery Store After Five Years of Food Inflation @WSJ “Prices for hundreds of grocery items have increased more than 50% since 2019…” ~Stephanie Stamm & Jesse Newman#inflation https://t.co/55QIjkI305 via @WSJ — Joon Choi (@ChoiJoon) April 5, 2024 RELATED: Kamala Harris Falsely Claims Trump Said He Will ‘Weaponize’ The…

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You also get no help in selecting these photos. The company does not use AI to prompt or resurface memories, the way that pretty much every other photo app does. “There’s a big difference between passive reminders and actively chronicling the moments that matter to you,” says Retro founder Nathan Sharp in an email. Retro’s team is made up of six former Instagrammers, and their original intention was to create a better Instagram, a place where you can share snaps and commentary with people you actually care about. The Journals feature expands on that by allowing you to share that…

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When a panel flew out of its Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane mid-air in January, the safety standards and leadership at Boeing became front-and-center. It’s since seen a slower pace of production and deliveries have further slipped behind for the market leader and its German rival, Airbus.  As the Seattle-based aircraft maker deals with the fallout from the accident while navigating its search for a new CEO, it’s prompted discussions on whether a third contender could fly into a global aviation market dominated by Airbus and Boeing—notably, Chinese state-backed COMAC. The China-based airline maker has been working for well…

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“It smells like death,” says Maha Thaer, a mother of four, as she returns to her devastated home in Khan Younis after Israeli troops announced their withdrawal from southern Gaza. “We don’t have a city any more, only rubble. There is absolutely nothing left. I could not stop myself crying as I walked through the streets,” said the 38-year-old on Sunday. “All the streets have been bulldozed. And the smell … I watched people digging and bringing out the bodies,” said Thaer, whose home was partially destroyed. Soon after the Israeli army said its troops were pulling out, people began…

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One incident last week showed the dynamic of the 2024 presidential election campaign better than anything else yet, and what it reveals is that the Democrats have good reason to panic, and it has nothing to do with the obvious weakness of their candidate.What matters even more is that the Republican Party is showing signs of waking up from its long uniparty slumber and recognizing that fighting back is the best way to win an election.You saw elements of this renewed engagement last month when the new leadership of the GOP opted to partner with community activist Scott Presler to…

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Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons The Biden administration has a plan to make it more difficult to fire federal employees. Particularly those seen as working for the ‘deep state.’ Unelected federal bureaucrats that Donald Trump has vowed to weed out. Joe Biden’s administration just took steps to protect the Deep State from being fired. They’re worried President Trump will dismantle their bloated bureaucracy! https://t.co/NeGe0XuOBv — GOP (@GOP) April 4, 2024 RELATED: Jimmy Kimmel Can’t Understand Why Trump Is Beating Biden In Polls: ‘How Could This Be?’ Protecting The Deep State Biden’s White House put out a statement on Thursday about “the final…

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There are two things that go together like salt and pepper: coffee and Zagreb. And if you’re a digital nomad looking for somewhere comfortable to work for the day, you won’t struggle to find the best cafes in Zagreb, Croatia. In fact, I discovered so many, that I was spoilt for choice most days! Having lived and worked remotely in the Croatian capital for several months, I learned exactly where the best Zagreb cafes are, and I can also tell you that the best coffee in Zagreb isn’t hard to find (with a little help from this guide!). Of course,…

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Automakers reported auto sales for Q1 and, welp, turns out that pricing sure does matter if you want to sell EVs. Who would have thought? A recent survey by Edmunds comes to a similar conclusion (at least for American buyers), finding a big gap between what consumers want and what is actually available on the market. Here’s the crux. According to the Edmunds survey,…

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