nrkbeta, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The left is not having a good day. The Supreme Court finally ruled on the case about presidential immunity – confirming that the President does largely have immunity for official acts of the presidency, but not for unofficial acts. The ruling comes amid Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case against Trump for so-called “election interference.” In other words, it’s a good day for Trump, and a really bad day for Democrats, who are taking the news very hard. Especially far-left socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. AOC: Impeach Supreme Court Justices If you were expecting a…
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Madrid is a perennial favorite among travelers and is best known for its museums, foods and stunning historic sites such as the Royal Palace. Now, thanks to a new fare sale by TAP Air Portugal, you can travel to the Spanish capital in the fall and early 2025 at a solid discount.Departure cities in this deal include Boston, Miami, New York City and Washington, D.C., and the travel window is between October 2024 and April 2025. Availability varies by route, and, as is usually the case with some of these deals, the absolute cheapest prices must be booked through an…
One of Kazakhstan’s richest men has denied wrongdoing after organising a party on a superyacht that is suspected of igniting a forest fire with a fireworks display.Daniyar Abulgazin is one of eight Kazakh nationals who were on board the luxury vessel last month, and who are being prosecuted for complicity to arson by the Greek authorities.The businessman rented the yacht Persephoni and was in the area when the blaze burnt through 300 acres on the island of Hydra, south of Athens.Greece is grappling with its first heatwave of 2024, and firefighters have been battling several wildfires every day.Initially, authorities alleged…
Insiders to Joe Biden’s campaign have described the President’s mood following last week’s debate against Donald Trump as “humiliated”, indicating he is aware images from the performance will live well into the future. The news comes from sources cited by NBC News. The astounding report notes that one source described Biden as “humiliated, devoid of confidence and painfully aware that the physical images of him at the debate — eyes staring into the distance, mouth agape — will live beyond his presidency.” NBC notes that the images from the debate – an engaged and animated Trump on a split screen…
credits: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports It did not take long for Paul George to find a new home, and he’s heading back to the Eastern Conference.After reports surfaced on Sunday night that George would not be returning to the Los Angeles Clippers, he gave the Philadelphia 76ers a commitment during their late-night meeting that he’d be joining them.According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, it’s a four-year contract that compensates George for $212 million and turns the Sixers into a legitimate threat in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers pulled out all the stops in this meeting. Legend Julius Erving was in attendance,…
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousands of passengers over the Canada Day long weekend. WestJet said late Sunday there will still be flight disruptions in the week ahead as its planes are brought back into service. In its own news release, the Airplane Mechanics Fraternal Association urged its members to return to work immediately pending a vote on the temporary agreement. Some 680 workers, whose daily inspections and repairs are essential to airline operations, had walked off the job on Friday evening…
I don’t think I’m going out on a limb when I say that not everyone agrees on the best way to handle their computer’s trash directory. Some folks like to let it go until their computer yells at them about storage, while others empty it every single day. I’m somewhere in the middle, but I do try not to let it go too far. And I think I found the best tool for that job a couple of days ago: Bananabin.When the data kept in your Trash folder passes a certain threshold, Bananabin surrounds with buzzing, animated flies that you…
Britons will head to the polls on July 4. Here’s what you need to know about the parties, leaders, and key election issues.On July 4, Britons will head to the polls to choose the next party to lead the country, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced snap elections on May 22. Polling suggests the vote will result in a Labour majority after 14 years of Conservative rule. Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming UK general election. The United Kingdom, which consists of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, has a population of about 67 million and has…
Jun 30, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Simone Biles competes on the beam during the U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports Simone Biles will be headed to the Olympics for the third time after posting an all-around score of 117.225 in Minneapolis at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, which concluded on Sunday night. Biles came on the scene at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, collecting four gold medals and a bronze. She then earned a silver and a bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that were held in 2021 because of the…
Boeing Co. agreed Sunday to purchase Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. for $37.25 per share in an all-stock deal that values the company at $4.7 billion, according to people with knowledge of the transaction. The US planemaker also plans to assume about $3.5 billion of Spirit’s debt as part of the deal, which may be announced as soon as Monday, said the people, who asked not to be identified before the transaction is made public. Reuters reported the per-share price earlier Sunday. Representatives for the companies declined to comment. Boeing plans to take control of the Spirit’s manufacturing that supports its…
A lawyer representing victims of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes has told the BBC that the US government is preparing to offer the plane maker a “sweetheart plea deal”.Paul Cassell, who says he got the information “directly from the Justice Department”, added that the deal includes a small fine, three years of probation and independent safety audits.Boeing did not immediately reply to the BBC’s request for comment, while the Justice Department (DoJ) declined to provide a statement.Last month, US prosecutors recommended that the DoJ bring criminal charges against the plane maker.That was after the DoJ said Boeing had violated…
House of the Dragon switches things up in Season 2, debuting a brand-new opening credits sequence right out of the gate. The new titles take the form of a tapestry spelling out the history of House Targaryen, from the Doom of Valyria all the way to events of House of the Dragon Season 1. The first season’s credits took a somewhat similar approach, using gears, blood, and a backdrop of Old Valyria to take us through the Targaryen family tree. While these credits tied into the show’s focus on bloodlines and succession, they were also dimly lit, with barely legible…