NEW YORK — It was about 2:30 on Monday afternoon when the first 96 potential jurors filed into a drab courtroom in lower Manhattan to encounter the world’s most famous defendant: Donald Trump. Some craned their necks to catch a glimpse, an indication of the undeniable power of Trump’s celebrity. But not long after, more … Read more
Will Muller knew immediately that he had a grasshopper problem last spring. Dealing with drought conditions at his farm near the town of Bow Island in southern Alberta last year, he could see the insects hopping all over the fields where he grows lentils, durum wheat, canola and beans. “If you went into the field, … Read more
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers a Pennsylvania man’s bid to avoid an obstruction charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol – a case with possible implications for the federal prosecution of Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 … Read more
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Monday said he planned this week to advance a long-stalled national security spending package to aid Israel, Ukraine and other U.S. allies, along with a separate bill aimed at mollifying conservatives who have been vehemently opposed to backing Ukraine. Johnson’s announcement, coming after he has agonized for … Read more
A recent study talks about how the use of fairness creams can lead to a kidney disorder called Membranous Nephropathy (MN). Read on to know more. If you have been consistently using fairness creams, this may be the time to exercise caution. Recent research reveals that fairness creams might be giving you a lot more … Read more
Taylor Swift is beloved by pretty much everybody, as her massive and somehow still-growing popularity over the past few years has proven. There are some outliers, though, and that includes Courtney Love. In a recent interview for The Standard, Love shared her thoughts on a number of music’s biggest stars. She said of Swift, “Taylor … Read more
The 29-year-old Spaniard is viewed by Red Bull as a worthy candidate to replace Sergio Perez, but the reigning champions are in no rush to confirm their 2025 line-up and are still assessing both their incumbent second driver and VCARB’s Yuki Tsunoda. Mercedes are also monitoring Sainz’s availability, but Toto Wolff still has his heart … Read more
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will tell lawmakers on Tuesday that the Biden administration is “taking a serious look” at U.S. trade defense tools to deal with threats posed by China’s trade and economic policies, including a review of Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports. In excerpts of testimony to … Read more
Republicans are nearly evenly divided over the Arizona supreme court’s decision to uphold an 1864 law that would ban almost all abortions, new polling shows. Forty-nine per cent of Republicans strongly or somewhat disapprove of the decision, while 46% of Republicans strongly or somewhat approve of it, according to polling of more than 1,000 likely … Read more
Eddie Hearn and Deontay Wilder have buried the hatchet following the boxer’s surprise partnership with the promoter’s Matchroom Boxing. Wilder will face off against Zhilei Zhang on June 1 in Riyadh – with a possible fight against Anthony Joshua perhaps looming on the horizon. On Monday, rival promoters Hearn and Frank Warren revealed the rosters … Read more