SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — The start of July means the end of another fiscal year for the state. Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s office released their report on the state’s finances.It showed another year of the state paying it’s bills on time. Currently the state is caught up on all expenses from the previous year. “”I’m committed […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on Friday welcomed the nomination of Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the European Union’s new foreign policy head. The appointment meant recognition of the views of the Baltic republics and other countries on NATO’s eastern flank, which were taking an uncompromising attitude to Russia, Landsbergis said. “She has never […]
President Biden’s lackluster performance in the first debate of 2024 with former President Trump ended with harsh questions about whether Biden should end his campaign, which California Gov. Gavin Newsom was compelled to answer as a top surrogate for the president in Atlanta. “I think it’s unhelpful, and I think it’s unnecessary,” Newsom told MSNBC […]
Jun. 26—MORGANTOWN — Back in 2016, some prominent Democrats hollered that President Donald Trump was an illegitimate president. In 2020, Republicans were hollering “rigged election, ” and we had the Jan. 6 insurrection in 2021. And now people on both sides are preparing to holler “rigged ” if the other side wins. Secretary of State […]
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin praised Vietnam for its “balanced” stance on the Ukraine war and listed progress on payments, energy and trade in an opinion piece published on Wednesday in the newspaper of Vietnam’s Communist Party. In the piece timed for Putin’s state visit to Vietnam, […]
Musk Advocates Late Retirement: Praises France’s Bold Move In response to a tweet showing demonstrations in France against President Macron’s government pension reforms (without a vote in the National Assembly), Musk stated, “Macron is doing the difficult, but right thing. The retirement age of 62 was set when life spans were much shorter. It is […]
Spotify (SPOT) shares have surged as Wall Street bulls continue to praise the company’s outlook on the heels of fresh price hikes for its premium US subscription plans. The stock is up about 70% since the start of the year. The upcoming price hikes, which begin in July and are between $1 and $3, depending […]
California’s plan to build the state’s first new major reservoir in decades is advancing after a court rejected a challenge by environmental groups. In the ruling last week, a Yolo County Superior Court judge sided against environmental advocates who had argued Sites Reservoir would harm the Sacramento River’s ecosystem and threaten imperiled fish species. Gov. […]
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has once again praised Islamist groups for their conflict with Israel. “An army that claims to be one of the strongest in the world has failed in its own country,” Khamenei told thousands of supporters in Tehran on Monday. The Gaza conflict has put the “Zionist regime on a […]
May 30—It’s easy to talk about the economy. That’s what Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told a crowd of business leaders, community members and elected officials at the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown on Thursday. “I can tell you unequivocally that New Mexico is going to be in really sound, effective economic shape for more than a decade,” […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday promised help for the Gaza Strip and spoke in favour of a peace conference, at a meeting with top representatives of Arab countries. China supports full UN membership for Palestine and the convening of a larger, more authoritative and more effective international peace conference, Xi said in Beijing on […]
The training of Ukrainian soldiers on Patriot air defence systems in Germany is an important contribution to supporting Ukraine in its defence against Russia, according to German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius. The air defence systems are what Ukraine is currently most dependent on, Pistorius said on Wednesday during a visit to the military training base […]