Elections
Trump says he would consider pardoning NYC Mayor Eric Adams
Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the press during the weekly briefing at the City Hall about the ongoing programs in New York City. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he would “certainly look at” issuing a pardon for New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “I think that he […]
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, clearing the way for February election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will undergo a vote of confidence in Parliament on Monday, December 16. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost a confidence vote in the country’s Bundestag, clearing the path for an early election in February. Scholz was expected — and hoping — to […]
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Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president
Mikheil Kavelashvili reacts after he was elected the country’s new president in the parliament, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 14, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze | Reuters Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country’s new president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against […]
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Bank of America, Goldman to donate undecided amounts to Trump’s inaugural committee
A man walks by the Bank of America headquarters in New York on July 18, 2023. Eduardo Munoz | View Press | Getty Images Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. lender, and investment bank Goldman Sachs plan to contribute to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committees, but have yet to decide on the amount, spokespeople for […]
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U.S. charges 14 North Koreans in $88 million identity theft and extortion case
DPRK IT workers FBI wanted poster. Source: FBI The Department of Justice accused 14 North Korean nationals of conspiring to use false identities to get IT jobs with U.S. companies and siphon money back to their home country, in violation of U.S. sanctions. The indictment, filed Wednesday in Missouri federal court, alleged that the conspiracy […]
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Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund: Reuters
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta Platforms has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed response. The Wall Street Journal, which […]
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Buoyed by Trump, U.S. dealers are optimistic on everything except electric vehicles sales
Alex Tovstanovsky, owner of used-car dealer Prestige Motor Works, checks on inventory with his general manager Ryan Caton in Naperville, Illinois, May 28, 2020. Nick Carey | Reuters DETROIT — There’s a “renewed optimism” among U.S. car dealers heading into 2025, fueled by President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House as well as positive […]
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Real estate stars Oren, Tal Alexander arrested with brother in Miami after sex assault claims
Tal Alexander (L) and Oren Alexander (R). Getty Images Top real estate agents Tal and Oren Alexander and their brother, Alon, who have been accused of sexual assault in multiple lawsuits, were arrested in Miami on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors in New York, who announced the arrests, did not immediately reveal if they were related to the rape […]
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Trump promises ‘fully expedited’ permits for investors of $1 billion-plus in U.S.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters President-elect Donald Trump vowed Tuesday that people or companies who invest at least $1 billion in the U.S. will get “fully expedited approvals […]
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Trump wants $480 million New York fraud case dropped for the ‘greater good’ — AG says no
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, at a Manhattan courthouse, in New York City, U.S., October 3, 2023. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The New York Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday rejected […]
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