This article contains details about Season 3, Part 2 of Bridgerton. Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton book series upon which the hit Netflix series is based, recently addressed a plot change revealed in Season 3’s finale — but her statement has done little to quiet upset fans. In the statement, posted to Instagram on […]
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Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock defends Biden, says America is ‘better’ than electing Trump
Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, on Sunday defended President Joe Biden after his dismal performance during the first general election debate against former President Donald Trump, echoing statements other top campaign aides and Democrats have made over the past three days. “Bad debates happen, as [former] President [Barack] Obama has said,” Warnock said during […]
Democrats reel from ‘terrible’ Biden debate performance as he defends candidacy
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden dropped by a Waffle House in Atlanta to pick up food shortly after midnight following his debate with Donald Trump on Thursday, June 27, 2024. He told reporters “I think we did well” when asked about his debate performance. (Photo by Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder) WASHINGTON — President […]
Barack Obama Defends Joe Biden’s Performance: ‘Bad Debate Nights Happen’
Barack Obama is sticking by his former vice president. After President Joe Biden’s floundering debate performance Thursday night threw the Democratic Party into a state of panic, Obama, who was president from 2009 to 2017, chimed in with a message of support. “Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know,” he wrote on social media. […]
Texas Congressman defends military record amid combat badge scandal
Under fire for accusations of stolen valor, U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls is doubling down on defending his military record by blaming “the establishment” forces seeking to discredit him. Nehls, R-Richmond, has been under intense scrutiny over his display of a combat service badge that the Army revoked and removed from his service record last year. […]
Reform candidate defends calling Putin ‘very good’
A Reform UK general election candidate who described Russian president Vladimir Putin as “very good” has clarified his comments. When asked about remarks he gave at a hustings event, Julian Malins said the leader was a “good Russian president” but not a good man “in the Christian sense”. Mr Malins is standing to be MP […]
California governor defends progressive values, says they’re an ‘antidote’ to populism on the right
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom used his State of the State address on Tuesday to boost President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday’s pivotal presidential debate, comparing Donald Trump‘s version of the Republican Party to the rise of fascism prior to World War II and offering Democrats’ ideals as “an antidote to the poisonous […]
Xi defends China’s ‘normal trade’ with Russia in talks with Polish leader Duda
President Xi Jinping defended China’s trade ties with Russia during a meeting with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in Beijing on Monday. Xi also said China’s position on the war in Ukraine was unchanged – to push for peace talks and seek a political settlement to the crisis, according to state broadcaster CCTV. “China opposes […]
ALDOT gathers public input on new Southside bridge, defends plan for U-turns on 77
SOUTHSIDE — More than 150 people packed into the Southside Community Center on June 20 to gather information and make their views known on plans to construct a new northbound Alabama Highway 77 bridge over the Coosa River between Rainbow City and Southside. The meeting seeking the public’s input was hosted by the Alabama Department […]
Clarence Thomas defends an abuser’s right to own a gun, says ban violates “historical tradition”
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that bans gun possession for people covered by a domestic violence court order in an 8-to-1 vote, with conservative Justice Clarence Thomas the only dissenter, Bloomberg reported. This decision, in favor of the Biden administration, bars those who are subjected to domestic violence restraining orders […]
MultCo Chair defends decisions made in closed-door meetings for revised Measure 110
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In less than two months, House Bill 4002 will go into effect and officially reintroduce criminal penalties for those who possess drugs. But under Multnomah County’s new deflection program, people caught using drugs can avoid arrest — and still walk away without mandated treatment. Off-duty Washington County deputy killed in crash […]
Army Reserve commander defends unit’s response to Lewiston shooter’s mental health
Jun. 17—Robert Card’s battalion commander in the Army Reserve said Monday that his team could not have done anything more to force Card to accept mental health treatment before he killed 18 people in Lewiston last October. Testifying virtually before the commission investigating the shooting, Lt. Col. Ryan Vasquez said if the New York hospital […]