Many countries in different parts of the world are experiencing torrential rains that have caused severe flooding, leading to the deaths and displacement of thousands. An image of submerged buildings is circulating in online posts with some claiming the location is in Kenya while others say it is China. While both countries are experiencing extreme […]
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The rumor started as a post on X. The post published in early April misrepresented federal data from the Social Security Administration to falsely suggest that hundreds of thousands of migrants may have registered to vote in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Texas. One hour later, the tweet got the rocket fuel it needed […]
NEW CITY ‒ Rockland County has joined other governments that are challenging the constitutionality of a state law moving local elections to even-numbered years. The government’s legal action contends the law violates the county’s charter and limits the next term of the county executive and legislators to three years, as opposed to four-year terms. The […]
Citadel Securities has blasted the CEO of Trump Media—the parent company of Truth Social—after the executive accused the Ken Griffin-founded company of “potential market manipulation.” On Thursday Devin Nunes, CEO of the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), wrote to NASDAQ’s CEO Adena Friedman claiming stocks in his company had fallen foul of “naked short […]
Claim: Former President Donald Trump has not attended any of his children’s high school or college graduation ceremonies, as of April 2024. Rating: Rating: False Context: With one possible exception, Trump has been present at each of his children’s high school and college graduations, according to contemporary reports and the recollections of other attendees. […]
Apr. 12—State officials asked a court in Santa Fe Friday to dismiss a lawsuit that contends they have violated a 1971 provision in the state constitution calling for the Legislature to control pollution and protect New Mexico’s “beautiful and healthful environment.” Attorneys for the Legislature and Governor’s Office contend if the court intervenes, as the […]
The management of a hotel in Co Cork have confirmed there are no plans to close to the public in order to accommodate international protection applicants. The Charleville Park Hotel had been the subject of rumours on social media, with various posts on X claiming staff were going to lose their jobs as the hotel […]
Hingham Police are once again warning residents to be aware of a scam that just cost a town resident $9,500 in cash. “The 77-year-old woman received a call from a scammer who claimed to be her grandson,” said police. “He said he had been in a car accident in which he struck a pregnant woman […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, the jailed founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, sits with his lawyers Torrey Young and Marc Mukasey.REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers claimed that FTX customers had “zero” losses when the exchange collapsed. They argued in favor of a light sentence for the convicted crypto mogul on Thursday. The judge was not persuaded. The federal […]
Joao Cancelo has accused Manchester City of being “ungrateful” and claimed “lies were told” about his exit from the club. The Portugal full-back is currently on a season-long loan at Barcelona after a spell at Bayern Munich in the second half of last term. Cancelo had been a key part of manager Pep Guardiola’s squad […]
FILE – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, center left, and his mother-in-law Alla Abrosimova visit his grave at the Borisovskoye Cemetery, in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. A Russian court has rejected a lawsuit filed by the mother of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition stalwart who died in prison in […]
BALTIMORE — Dozens of women filed lawsuits on Tuesday accusing a Baltimore County facility for troubled youth of sexual abuse and blaming Maryland state agencies for failing to protect them. In total, 39 women joined the lawsuit against the agencies that contracted Good Shepherd Services, a facility ran by a Catholic religious order that operated […]