Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has been around for about 20 years, growing revenue primarily thanks to contracts with governments during most of that time. But over the past couple of years, this software company’s commitment to artificial intelligence (AI) and increasing its business with companies has supercharged growth. In the most recent quarter, it generated […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is accusing Joe Biden of offering a weak response to antisemitism, wielding the clashes on colleges campuses over the war in Gaza as a campaign issue. But Trump’s attacks ignore his own long history of rhetoric that invokes the language of Nazi Germany and plays on stereotypes of Jews […]
The Middle Park Stockgrowers Association said it has been ghosted by Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Natural Resources and Colorado Parks and Wildlife leadership since sending a letter requesting they authorize the lethal removal of two wolves responsible for multiple recent cattle kills. The association represents Grand and Summit counties, where 10 wolves […]
Relatives of the victims of Brazil’s brutal two-decade dictatorship have voiced anger and dismay over President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reported decision to block official remembrance events marking the 60th anniversary of the 1964 military coup d’état. Activists had hoped the leftist’s government would mark the 31 March 2024 anniversary of that power-grab with […]
Hamas has rejected the latest cease-fire proposal, accusing Israel of ignoring its core demands, which include an end to the war and a full withdrawal from Gaza. Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz told Israeli Army Radio on Tuesday that the United Nations Security Council’s approved resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire and the release of […]
The man known as one of New York City’s “most notoriously negligent landlords” was briefly hospitalized after an attack at Rikers Island. Daniel Ohebshalom surrendered to police on Thursday after allegedly failing to perform hundreds of court-ordered repairs on some Manhattan properties he owns. He was taken to Rikers where he’s expected to serve up […]
Putin gifted Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian car, defying UN sanctions. The gift strengthens the bond between the Russian and North Korean leaders. It likely violates the UN’s ban on transporting luxury goods to North Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian car, openly defying UN […]
Steam rises from one of the two cooling towers Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at the Byron nuclear generating station in Ogle County, Ill. (Rockford Register Star, Max Gersh) JJ Bullock’s excellent article “Campaign donations, quest for new power generation fueled new Illinois nuclear power law” sadly suggests that when it comes to future Illinois energy policy, […]
House Republicans on Wednesday accused Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough of ignoring claims of sexual harassment and employee intimidation at the department’s diversity office, missteps they believe have undermined public and employee faith in the department. McDonough acknowledged serious leadership problems at the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity, and Inclusion in recent years but insisted […]
A former student of a North Carolina wilderness camp where a 12-year-old boy recently died is suing the program, alleging staff members dismissed her claims of sexual assault by another camper and denied her basic necessities when she attended in 2016. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North […]
Russian milbloggers have slammed Kremlin propagandists after key Russian losses in Ukraine. Ukraine’s destruction of a Russian column was met with particular criticism. A Russian propagandist hit back at the critics, saying they should be jailed for publicizing losses. Russian military bloggers have hit out at Kremlin propagandists after they ignored recent “blunders” made by […]
‘I’m disappointed in Janet Yellen’: This billionaire blasted the Treasury Secretary for her positive comments on the US economy — suggested she’s ignoring financial realities. Who’s right? U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently asserted that the U.S. economy has not experienced “meaningful” spillovers from conflicts in the Middle East. This viewpoint, however, is not universally […]