Despite the Supreme Court giving Donald Trump near-absolute immunity and the rest of his trials certain to continue after Election Day, the Department of Justice doesn’t plan to back down in its cases against the former president and convicted felon. A new report from The Washington Post, citing sources close to the department, said that […]
Joe Biden’s campaign sent an all-staff memo on Wednesday morning that includes internal polling showing a still-tight race with Donald Trump, the latest effort by Biden’s advisers to calm staff after the president’s poor debate performance. The memo, obtained by POLITICO, highlights internal battleground state tracking polls from before and after the debate, showing Biden […]
In the sweltering heat of July 2020, the calamity of California’s record-breaking wildfires stretched beyond the front lines. The website of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — a crucial source of real-time information for millions — crashed under an avalanche of users seeking updates on rapidly spreading blazes. Chief Nick Schuler, Cal […]
The US Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first […]
One person was taken to the hospital Sunday morning after a shooting in uptown Charlotte. MEDIC says they were called to the 600 block of East 8th Street for a report of a shooting. Once MEDIC arrived they say they took one victim with a gunshot wound to the hospital. Their injuries were listed as […]
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank for International Settlements warned on Sunday that rising government debt levels amid a number of major elections this year could roil global financial markets. Dubbed the central bankers’ central bank, the BIS said the world economy was now on course for the “smooth landing” that many economists […]
(Bloomberg) — The proportion of Bitcoin traded over weekends has declined to an all-time low of 16% this year, according to cryptocurrency research firm Kaiko. Most Read from Bloomberg The drop comes in the wake of the launch of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded-funds, which appears to have shifted the periods when Bitcoin is traded to be […]
After a debate that Joe Biden mumbled his way through, commentators on cable news networks pondered what could happen next. Could there be a contested Democratic convention? How would that even work? Replacing the president may not be an option, they said, but many acknowledged Democrats are talking about it, spurred by Biden’s troubling debate […]
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden was supposed to put the nation’s mind at ease over his physical and mental capacity with his debate showing Thursday night. But from the onset of the debate, the 81-year-old seemingly struggled even to talk, mostly summoning a weak, raspy voice. In the opening minutes, the president repeatedly tripped over […]
Bitcoin {{BTC}} fell back towards $60,000 on Wednesday, after a wallet tagged to the U.S. Government moved about $240 million worth of seized BTC to a Coinbase Prime address, igniting concerns among traders that the digital assets will likely to be sold. Some 3,940 bitcoin originally seized from a Silk Road vendor was moved by […]
(Bloomberg) — North Korea sent a new batch of balloons carrying trash across the border into South Korea after Seoul said it detected parasites such as roundworms in the contents of previous dispatches. Most Read from Bloomberg About 350 balloons were sent from Monday night, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, and the government […]