Maine forced to delay vote on EV mandate amid widespread power outages
A top Maine state environmental agency delayed a highly-anticipated vote to approve a sweeping electric vehicle (EV) mandate amid a storm that caused widespread power outages. The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) announced that it had indefinitely postponed the meeting, which was slated for Thursday afternoon, until further notice following the storm. Democratic Maine Read More
As Democrats lean on Jan 6, critics argue Biden’s party is the real threat to democracy
Claims that former President Donald Trump and the GOP pose a grave “threat to democracy” have become a key Democrat talking point ahead of the 2024 elections, but several prominent Republicans and experts say it is really President Biden’s party that is working overtime to undermine the vote. To make their case, they point to Read More
That’s the American spirit: US trade negotiators block an EU tariff on bourbon, for now
Distillers of American whiskey and bourbon were close to drowning in their own whiskey river. Instead, they avoided a torrent of tariffs. The European Union was slated to slap a staggering 50 percent tariff on distilled spirits produced in the U.S. as of Jan. 1. But an emergency truce brokered by U.S. and European trade Read More
Democrat charged in voter fraud scheme over dozens of absentee ballots
A Queens man was indicted this week for allegedly submitting 20 falsified absentee ballot applications for the Democratic primary in 2022, the county district attorney’s office announced. “Every vote has to count. Election integrity is the foundation of a viable, working democracy. We will vigorously prosecute anyone who threatens in any way to undermine that Read More
Could Israel’s war on Gaza cause a wider conflict?
Regional tensions are rising over the US-backed war. More than 20,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel, armed and backed by the United States and European allies. More fighting nearby too: Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen among the groups involved. Could Israel’s war trigger a wider conflict? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Omar Read More
Speaker Johnson urges Biden to use executive powers to crack down on border crisis
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is urging President Biden to use his executive authority to impose strict measures to combat the ongoing migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border. “The wide-open border has caused unspeakable human tragedy for migrants and certainly for our own citizens. During FY2023, CBP seized ‘enough fentanyl to kill the entire U.S. Read More
Angola to leave OPEC over disagreement on oil production quotas
Oil minister says the country ‘gains nothing’ from remaining in the group after disagreements emerge over production cuts. Angola says it will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) over a disagreement regarding production quotas, a move that will bring the group down to 12 members. Speaking on public television on Thursday, Diamantino Read More
Israel’s war on Gaza deadliest in modern history for journalists, CPJ says
The Committee to Protect Journalists says concentration of reporters killed in Gaza ‘unparalleled’ in the group’s history. As Israeli forces pound the Gaza Strip, journalists are being killed at a rate with no parallel in modern history, a press freedom watchdog says. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Thursday that 68 media workers Read More
EU top court rules FIFA, UEFA unlawfully blocked Super League plans
The two football governing bodies contravened law by stopping the formation of league, the European Court of Justice says. The European Union’s top court has ruled that UEFA and FIFA broke EU law in blocking the formation of a rival Super League competition. Thursday’s ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) marks a serious Read More
Rudy Giuliani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after being ordered to pay $148M
Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy. The former personal attorney to Donald Trump submitted the Chapter 11 filing on Thursday after being ordered to pay a massive fine for defaming two election workers in Georgia. Giuliani was ordered to pay $148,169,000 to two women he falsely accused of committing election Read More