Politics
Modi’s strongman rule raises questions about India’s ‘democratic decline’ as he seeks a third term
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, center, during a campaign rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Modi doubled down on his attacks against the main opposition party by using language critics say sows division between the country’s Hindu majority and Muslim minority. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg […]
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Former Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets 5 years in prison for $5 million fraud
Barbara Furlow-Smiles attends the 2020 Sisters’ Awards at Skirball Cultural Center on March 08, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Robin L. Marshall | Getty Images A former diversity manager at Facebook and Nike was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for stealing more than $5 million from those companies that had been […]
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Trump lawyer yells at Michael Cohen in cross-examination over call about Stormy Daniels
Michael Cohen, a former attorney for Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump, heads to court for second day of cross-examination at Trump’s criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, New York City, U.S., May 16, 2024. David Dee […]
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Here are the perks Trump’s top donors would receive during the Republican National Convention
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Former U.S. President Donald Trump Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the California GOP convention on September 29, 2023 in Anaheim, California. Presidential candidates set to speak at the convention include former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and entrepreneur, Vivek Ramaswamy. The […]
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Wife of Sen. Robert Menendez has breast cancer, he reveals during corruption trial
US Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Arslanian, arrive at the US District Court, Southern District of New York, in New York City on September 27, 2023. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Nadine Menendez, the wife and co-defendant of Sen. Robert Menendez, has been diagnosed with breast […]
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pressed on questions over friend’s $267,000 RV loan
Two leading Democratic senators are pressing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to reveal whether he repaid a wealthy friend any of the principal for a $267,230 loan he used to buy a luxury motorhome. The letter to Thomas’ lawyer, dated Tuesday, raises questions about potential tax violations by the conservative justice, who is the longest-serving […]
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Biden slams Trump as he touts record-high Dow crossing 40,000
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the September Jobs Report at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s campaign ripped presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record 40,000 on Thursday. “Toughest news yet for the one guy […]
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Supreme Court rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding structure is legal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, D.C., on May 14, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is legal. The court in a 7-2 decision rejected an argument that the CFPB’s funding method violated the U.S. Constitution’s Appropriations Clause because […]
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‘Biggest barrier’ to Saudi-Israeli normalization is the two-state solution, says ex-CIA director
Gen. David Petraeus, Former CIA Director, Fmr. Central Commander and American commander in Iraq. Adam Jeffery | CNBC A two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict is “elusive” right now, according to former CIA director David Petraeus, adding that it is also the “single biggest barrier” to normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. “A solid […]
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Slovakia’s prime minister no longer in life-threatening condition after assassination attempt
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico walks during the European Council summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on April 18, 2024. Kenzo Tribouillard | Afp | Getty Images Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is expected to survive a multiple-shot assassination attempt following surgery, according to the country’s deputy prime minister. “Fortunately, as far as […]
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