Sri Lanka: The fate of a protest that toppled a president

One year after Sri Lanka's extraordinary people's protest, what has changed in the country?

2023-07-09 06:20

Farmers markets thrive as customers and vendors who latched on during the pandemic remain loyal

Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: A place to shop outdoors, and at the same time support smaller, often local businesses

2023-06-27 21:21

Lahaina's historic 150-year-old banyan tree was badly scorched by wildfires, but it's still standing

It was once filled with bright green leaves and sweeping branches that covered its visitors with shade, now, Lahania's historic 150-year-old banyan tree is dull in color, scorched by the wildfires -- but still in its place.

2023-08-12 00:56

New ad mocks Trump’s excuse that he was too ‘busy’ to hand back boxes of secret government intel

The group Republican Accountability has released a new advertisement slamming former president Donald Trump’s excuse that he was too “busy” to return boxes of classified documents to the US government. Mr Trump has claimed, first in a rally at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey last week and then again during a Fox News interview earlier this week, that he failed to return the documents because they were mixed up with his personal belongings and he hadn’t had a chance to go through them yet when the federal government called. The advertisement opens with a narrator asking “Why did Donald Trump refuse to return highly sensitive classified documents?” It then cuts to Mr Trump speaking on Fox News. “I want to go through the boxes and get all my personal things out and I was very busy, as you’ve sort of seen,” Mr Trump says in the Fox News clip. “That’s right,” the narrator says. “He was too busy to comply with a subpoena because he was too busy DJing at Mar-a-Lago.” The advertisement then spends the next 30 or so seconds detailing some of what Mr Trump has been up to since leaving the White House in 2021. “Too busy crashing random people’s weddings,” the narrator says, as images of Mr Trump engaged in various leisure activities appear on the screen. “Too busy going to multiple UFC fights. Too busy selling NFTs. Too busy dancing to the Village People by the pool. Too busy golfing.” Whatever his reasons, Mr Trump is now facing 37 felony counts over his mishandling of the documents and refusal to return them. He is the first president to ever face federal indictment, pleading not guilty to the charges at a courthouse in Miami last Tuesday. Mr Trump is also under indictment in New York over his alleged role in a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels and could face further indictments over his attemps to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. Nevertheless, the former president continues to lead polls of the 2024 Republican nominating contest by a wide margin. Whether his legal issues affect his standing either in the Republican primary or the general election remains to be seen, but they do appear to be raising the personal stakes of the upcoming presidential election for Mr Trump. “Trump has no respect for the law,” the narrator’s concluding statement begins. “He doesn’t think rules apply to him — especially when he’s so busy.” Read More Ivanka and Jared split over attending Trump 2024 launch – follow live Why was Donald Trump impeached twice during his first term? Four big lies Trump told during his 2024 presidential announcement Trump news – live: Trump pleads for help from Congress as DoJ shares first classified documents evidence Prosecutors have recordings of multiple Trump interviews, documents show

2023-06-23 01:55

GRAIL and University of Oxford to Present Results From First Prospective Study of Multi-Cancer Early Detection in a Symptomatic Patient Population at 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

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2023-06-02 07:19

Wes Smith: Texas Christian University student shot dead in random act of violence

The suspect, Matthew Purdy, who allegedly shot Wes Smith on September 1, has been slapped with a murder charge

2023-09-02 17:52

Alibaba Plunges $20 Billion as Chip War Prompts Breakup Rethink

An escalating fight between the US and China for technological dominance has triggered one of the most stunning

2023-11-17 17:46

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner boss says activities to continue in Africa

Yevgeny Prigozhin says "there will be no reduction in our programmes" in the continent.

2023-07-20 19:53

ECB’s Muller Sees ‘Strong’ Case to Quicken Balance-Sheet Rolloff

Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. The European

2023-09-17 00:23

US judge orders Southwest lawyers to undergo 'religious liberty training'

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas has ordered three senior lawyers at Southwest Airlines Co to attend

2023-08-09 02:28

It's a boy! ‘Vanderpump Rules’ alum Stassi Schroeder welcomes second child with husband Beau Clark

Stassi Schroeder also revealed the meaning of the name Messer Rhys Clark, which her and Beau Clark chose for their son

2023-09-10 10:21

Joe Rogan recalls when he was Knocked out during an MMA fight: 'My legs just shut off'

Joe Rogan asserts that while receiving a kick to the torso is an unpleasant experience, receiving one to the chin was not

2023-06-25 13:25