UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has insisted predictions of a Tory defeat are “not going to stop me” after the likelihood of his return to Downing Street was put at less than “lightning striking twice in the same place” by a polling expert. Asked during a BBC Breakfast interview whether he accepted the analysis by […]
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer insists Biden can win her state and says she’s behind him 100%
FILE – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer denied a report that she had called President Joe Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon to say that Michigan was no longer winnable for the president. Whitmer in a statement Monday, […]
Whop’s Gen Z founder has built a multimillion-dollar business off people who don’t want a desk job—but insists his staff work from its ‘shoes off’ office
Steven Schwartz was just 13 years old when he started his first side hustle. Like many teenage boys his age, he wanted a pair of sneakers—the Nike Kobe 7 Easter shoe, to be exact—but his parents wouldn’t pay for them. Instead of stomping his foot in protest, he found a like-minded teen on Facebook, Cameron […]
Hamas insists on permanent ceasefire, withdrawal for deal to end war
Palestinian Islamists Hamas say they are sticking to their demands and will only agree to a deal to end the Gaza war if it includes a permanent ceasefire. In addition, the Israeli military would have to withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip, a representative of the Islamist organization emphasized at a press conference on Tuesday […]
Trump, now a convicted felon, insists he’s a ‘very innocent man’ after landmark verdict
Donald Trump fumed over the verdict in his criminal New York hush-money trial. A jury found Trump guilty of criminal charges related to a hush-money payment made to a porn star. Prosecutors said Trump falsified 34 documents to cover up the $130,000 payment. Former President Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, fumed over the verdict […]
Eatonville lost the battle for the Black History museum — but insists it could win the war
Although the panel vetting sites for the Florida Museum of Black History recommended St. Augustine over Eatonville this week, a big question remains that gives the Orange County town hope it may yet prevail: Who’s going to pay for it? The nine-member task force picked St. Augustine, and then voted Tuesday for a feasibility study […]
Trump signals he’s open to state limits on contraceptive access, then insists he’s not
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was asked if he supports “any restrictions on a person’s right to contraception.” (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for president, suggested during a taped interview with a Pittsburgh TV news station Tuesday that he might be open to states restricting access to contraceptives, […]
Trump signals he’s open to state limits on contraceptive access, then insists he’s not
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was asked if he supports “any restrictions on a person’s right to contraception.” (Photo of a package of birth control pills by Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for president, suggested during a taped interview with a Pittsburgh TV news station Tuesday that he […]
Asylum seeker tents not removed because of Europa League final, insists minister
Homeless asylum seekers sleeping in tents along Dublin’s Grand Canal were not moved because of a high-profile football match, the Transport Minister has said. The Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen is to be held in the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday evening. Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said around 89 male asylum seekers […]
Roberto De Zerbi insists he has no new job lined up after leaving Brighton
Roberto De Zerbi would like to work in the Premier League again but insisted he does not have another job lined up as he bade farewell to Brighton with a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United. The Italian, whose departure by mutual consent was announced on Saturday, has been linked with a host of top European […]
Trump to stump in Minnesota, a traditionally blue state he insists he can win. Is it really in play?
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump‘s planned campaign visit to Minnesota on Friday will mark his return to a traditionally Democratic state that he has long argued he could carry. Trump will take a break from his hush money trial in New York to speak at the Minnesota GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan […]
Erik ten Hag insists Man Utd’s critics ‘don’t have any knowledge about football’
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has questioned the knowledge and understanding of impatient onlookers calling for him to be sacked. Things have gone off track since a promising first season in charge, which saw the Red Devils end their six-year wait for silverware by lifting the Carabao Cup before finishing third in the Premier […]