Karen Read owes more than $5 million in legal fees, a debt that will continue to climb with her anticipated retrial in late January, but the defendant says she’s “not backing down now,” in a new interview. Vanity Fair highlighted the amount Read owes her defense team in deferred fees in an article released on … Read more
Two New York House incumbents, one from each party, lead their challengers in key races to determine which party will win control of the House in November, a new poll found. The Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey showed Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) leading former Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) in the race for New York’s 17th … Read more
Trump emphasizes economy, immigration as top issues before 2024 elections – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Donald Trump delivered remarks at Mar-a-Lago focused on the economy, immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border as both presidential campaigns make last-minute efforts to court undecided voters. CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez has more. Be the first to know … Read more
A tram derailed and careened into a store in central Oslo on Tuesday, a rare accident that left at least four people injured and sparked panic among passersby. The accident happened in the late morning in a bustling commercial neighbourhood of the Norwegian capital. The tram, which should have made a left turn at a … Read more
Auditor Diana DiZoglio – whose ballot question promotes legislative transparency – was among the State House lawmakers and state officials skirting state law by pocketing large donations from powerful lobbyists’ families. DiZoglio was not included in a Boston Globe expose on state pols like Senate President Karen Spilka taking thousands of dollars in contributions from … Read more
Throughout our history, America’s seen super rich men take control of newspapers, purportedly to inform the public, but end up using them to pursue their own selfish, conservative political agendas. Think Colonel Robert McCormick of the Chicago Tribune, William Randolph Hearst of Hearst Communications and Rupert Murdoch of Fox News. Now add two more: Patrick Soon-Shiong, … Read more
St. Louis — Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association. Nuns founded and led those hospitals in a mission to treat sick and poor people, but some were also shrewd business leaders. Sister Irene … Read more
KEY POINTS Many $BTC holders are expecting the coin to surge further toward a new all-time high Some have urged other Bitcoin users to continue observing as the rally could be ‘temporary’ Bitcoin’s surge triggered an uptick among other top tokens, including $ETH, $BNB, and $DOGE Bitcoin’s struggle to get closer to its all-time high … Read more
Two Boston city councilors critical of a mayoral program that limited free museum access to public school kids chose not to proceed with their long-awaited hearing on the matter after their preferred Wu administration invitees didn’t attend. Councilors Erin Murphy, the lead sponsor, and Ed Flynn, opted to reschedule a Monday morning hearing “to discuss … Read more
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said the “little secret” that former President Trump teased at his Madison Square Garden rally is a get-out-the-vote effort, not a “diabolical” plan to toss out Electoral College results if Trump loses the presidential election. “It’s nothing scandalous, but we’re having a ball with this. The … Read more
