Colorado’s primary elections on Tuesday will choose the winners in several bitter intraparty fights between the state’s Republicans, including in two competitive House districts that could help determine control of Congress in November. Despite a series of personal scandals, Lauren Boebert, a hard-right Republican who narrowly avoided defeat in 2022, is favored to win out […]
A recent study looked at different cat breeds to try and determine which live the longest. Burmese and Birman cats topped the list, but it’s unclear clear why. Many factors can impact how long a cat lives, including whether it lives indoors or outdoors. Burmese cats are active, outgoing, and excessively fond of grooming, according […]
(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his legitimacy is recognised and determined by the Ukrainian people, while criticizing that of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “President Zelenskiy’s legitimacy is recognised by the people of Ukraine… Our people are free. Putin’s legitimacy is recognised only by comrade Putin,” he told a press conference in Paris. Presidential elections […]
General Motors CEO Mary Barra stood firm on the automaker’s strategy to transition to electric vehicles even as some shareholders questioned market demand for the vehicles during GM’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday. Barra did say that, ultimately, the composition of GM’s future vehicle lineup will be guided by customer demand. That appeared to be an […]
(Bloomberg) — After falling short of a majority in India’s election, Narendra Modi’s future is now in the hands of two notoriously unreliable allies. Most Read from Bloomberg Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 240 seats, short of the 272 needed for an outright parliamentary majority. He can still form a government if […]
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) is faced with a tricky dilemma which will determine the future of the country after it spectacularly lost its parliamentary majority in last week’s election. Having won only 40% of the vote, the ANC needs to find a coalition partner to secure a majority in parliament which will […]
A district in Orange County, California, is set to be one of the most competitive national races in the fight to control the House of Representatives. But the November matchup between Democrat Dave Min and Republican Scott Baugh is notable for another reason: It’s one of the few toss-up seats over which Asian American voters […]
Getty Images / Bryan R. Smith The next two weeks of data will likely set the direction for the stock market this summer, according to UBS. The bank said the upcoming release of the April CPI report and Nvidia’s earnings report next week are crucial. “Inflation and NVIDIA earnings data that exceed expectations could set […]
The outcome of the ongoing Gaza war between Israel and the Palestinian extremist organization Hamas will determine the lives of Israelis in the coming decades, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday. “This is a war with no alternative,” said Gallant during a speech to mark the country’s official memorial day to commemorate its fallen […]
Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who aren’t citizens from the count that helps determines political power in the United States. The GOP-led House on Wednesday was expected to vote on the Equal Representation Act which would eliminate noncitizens from […]
Photo: Mark Thompson (Getty Images) Miami Grand Prix organizers may not have allowed presidential candidate Donald Trump to host a high-dollar fundraiser at its Formula 1 event, but that didn’t stop Trump from making a big appearance on race day. The former president apparently requested to visit McLaren Racing’s garage, The Race reports, and McLaren […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Elissa Slotkin had less than half an hour to reckon with a retirement announcement that would reshape Michigan’s political landscape. The state’s senior senator and the third-ranking Democrat in the chamber, Debbie Stabenow, was about to reveal that she would retire in 2024. Rep. Slotkin, a Democratic congresswoman from Holly, soon […]