Tesla stockholders ask judge to silence Musk in fraud case
Tesla stockholders ask judge to silence Musk in fraud case
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The interview and court action came just days after Musk, the world’s richest person, made a controversial offer to take over Twitter and turn it into a private company with a $43 billion offer that equals $54.20 per share. Twitter’s board on Friday adopted a “poison pill” strategy that would make it prohibitively expensive for Musk to buy the shar

Mariupol teeters as Ukrainians defy surrender-or-die demand
Mariupol teeters as Ukrainians defy surrender-or-die demand
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“We will fight absolutely to the end, to the win, in this war,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal vowed on ABC’s “This Week.” He said Ukraine is prepared to end the war through diplomacy if possible, “but we do not have intention to surrender.” The capture of Mariupol would free up Russian forces to join an expected all-out offensive for contr

Fred Upton: Slim House majority could spell trouble for post-midterms GOP
Fred Upton: Slim House majority could spell trouble for post-midterms GOP
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Earlier this month, Upton opted to retire rather than seek reelection following redistricting. He was one of a small group of House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in January 2021 and who voted for the bipartisan infrastructure package later that year. Upton said that if Republicans only obtain a slim majority, that wou

Biden Covid chief dismisses utility of lockdowns like China's
Biden Covid chief dismisses utility of lockdowns like China's
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Jha said the focus instead in the Biden administration continues to be on vaccinations, boosters and making available treatments for Covid-19. To that end, he also urged Congress to take up a multibillion-dollar funding package upon its return from recess later this month. “My hope is that they picked this issue up right away and make sure that we

Zelenskyy on Mariupol: ‘With each passing day, it's growing more unstable’
Zelenskyy on Mariupol: ‘With each passing day, it's growing more unstable’
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lamented the “very difficult” position the coastal city of Mariupol is in after it has been the center of Russia’s military aggression in recent weeks. “The situation is very difficult in Mariupol,” he said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” that aired Sunday. “It’s clear that things won’t get bett

Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
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This year the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Christian holy week culminating in Easter Sunday and the week-long Jewish Passover are all occurring at the same time, with tens of thousands of visitors flocking to the city after coronavirus restrictions have been mostly lifted. Israeli police accused Palestinians of “defiling and desecrating” a holy si

Lawsuit seeks to overturn renewed Philadelphia mask mandate
Lawsuit seeks to overturn renewed Philadelphia mask mandate
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Attorney Thomas W. King III, who was among those involved in last year’s successful challenge to the statewide mask mandate in schools, said the city’s emergency order went against recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and “imposed a renegade standard unfound anywhere else in the world.” The suit accuses city hea

Russia has stopped the production of SAMs due to sanctions
Russia has stopped the production of SAMs due to sanctions
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According to SpecMachinery.com.ua, the production of Russian SAMs on pause, factory workers are sent on vacation or to war. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. "Production facilities of" Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant "(JSC" UMZ ", Ulyanovsk) are actually stopped. UMZ is a manufacturer of short-

Austrian chancellor: Putin ‘in his own war logic’
Austrian chancellor: Putin ‘in his own war logic’
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Austria’s chancellor said he believes President Vladimir Putin is stuck “in his own war logic.” Speaking about his meeting last week with Putin, Chancellor Karl Nehammer told NBC’s Chuck Todd, “I think he is now in his own war logic, you know? He thinks the war is necessary for security guarantees for the Russian Federation. He doesn’t trust the in

How a Determined Congressional Aide Helped Break Open the Biggest Environmental Scandal in U.S. History
How a Determined Congressional Aide Helped Break Open the Biggest Environmental Scandal in U.S. History
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Magazine From PARADISE FALLS: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe by Keith O’Brien. Reprinted by permission of Pantheon Books, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 2022 by Keith O’Brien. The telephone rang at Bonnie Casper’s desk in Washington, D.C., sometime near the end

‘A slap in the face’: House Dems’ super PAC sparks Latino backlash
‘A slap in the face’: House Dems’ super PAC sparks Latino backlash
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“There’s all this talk [from Democrats] about Latino voters, but where are we talking about Latino candidates and Latino representation and the party prioritizing that?” said Yvonne Gutierrez, managing director for Latino Victory Fund. “This is where we need to see leadership. We need to put our money where our mouth is. And if [Democrats] care abo

Disney Didn’t Leave the GOP Behind — Culture Did
Disney Didn’t Leave the GOP Behind — Culture Did
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Disney has always been an explicitly morally instructive company; its characters were used as propaganda during World War II. Walt Disney’s original vision for Walt Disney World in Orlando was a model for a healthy civic society, among many other examples. Conservatives now simply disapprove of the corporation’s chosen morality, which includes comm

Kamala Harris keeps traveling to unconventional places. Here’s why.
Kamala Harris keeps traveling to unconventional places. Here’s why.
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Bynum had first touched base with Harris last year when, on the phone for 30 minutes, the two discussed how the administration could play a role in increasing investments in underserved communities. His answer to her was simple: “Well, Madam Vice President, if you really want to see what’s going on, you come to the Mississippi Delta.” Sure enough,

Crime upstages progressive priorities in Los Angeles mayor's race
Crime upstages progressive priorities in Los Angeles mayor's race
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Those positions have put her at odds with some of the city’s progressive activists who celebrated her entrance into the race last fall. “She’s fighting to get more police out in the streets, and her platform she put out on ‘public safety’ looks more like a Joe Biden crime bill than a progressive platform,” said Ben Hauck, a Southern California vice

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Charity Fund ReHome has begun construction of free social housing for Ukrainian refugees
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More than 3 million of Ukrainians have become refugees, many of them lost their homes forever. The majority of the migrants and victims  live in unsatisfactory and unfavorable conditions. Free social housing will be provided to Ukrainian refugees for entire period  of war in Ukraine. In order to receive free housing, refugees and war victims can su