Price crisis in Gaza, where an onion can cost $2
NewsFeed Palestinians in Gaza say the dramatic rise in prices of what little food is available to buy has made surviving the war much harder. Published On 29 Feb 202429 Feb 2024 Adblock test (Why?)
INS Jatayu: Indian Navy to commission new base in Lakshadweep next week
The Indian Navy is also going to formally commission the multirole helicopter MH-60 Romeo at Kochi in the next week.
John Cornyn announces he’s running for Senate GOP leader
Cornyn said in a statement that the upper chamber is broken but he intends to help fix it.
“Nobody really knows what you’re supposed to do”: Leaking, exploding abandoned wells wreak havoc in West Texas
The Texas Railroad Commission is tasked with plugging wells. But the state regulators say their scope is limited.
Border Patrol union tells Biden to ‘keep our name out of your mouth’ ahead of Texas visit
The Border Patrol union issued a fiery warning on Thursday to President Biden, telling him to “keep our name out of your mouth,” hours before the president is due to meet with officials at the border and urge passage of a Senate border bill. Biden and former President Donald Trump are both heading to the Read More
NY attorney general sues world’s largest beef producer over methane emissions, climate commitments
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing JBS USA, the world’s largest producer of beef, over the company’s emissions and for “greenwashing” by allegedly misleading the public about its environmental impact. In an announcement, James noted that beef production has the largest greenhouse gas footprint of any major food commodity and that animal agriculture Read More
Sen. John Cornyn declares candidacy for Republican leader after McConnell steps down
Texas Senator John Cornyn has officially entered the race to succeed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. McConnell, 82, announced Wednesday that he plans to step away from leadership after becoming the longest-serving party leader in Senate history. Cornyn is one of McConnell’s top lieutenants in the GOP conference, though he does not currently hold a Read More
Biden ‘must take a cognitive test,’ Trump says after president’s physical
Former President Trump is demanding that President Biden take a cognitive exam to prove his mental capacity for re-election. Trump made the remarks on Thursday via his proprietary social media platform, Truth Social. “Crooked Joe Biden must take a Cognitive Test. Maybe that way we would be able to find out why he makes such Read More
Fetterman applauded for defending Boebert from ‘recreational cruelty’ online after son’s arrest
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman defended the son of Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert from critics on social media following news that the 18-year-old had been arrested. “This is a family in crisis and the recreational cruelty I see on social media needs to be out of bounds,” the Pennsylvania Democrat posted on X Wednesday in response to Read More
Minnesota’s budget surplus soars to $3.7 billion, providing legislative breathing room
Minnesota’s budget outlook has improved, officials said Thursday, with a slightly bigger surplus forecast for the current budget that will give the Legislature a little more breathing room this session. Minnesota Management and Budget said the current two-year budget period, which runs through June 2025, is now expected to end with a surplus of just Read More