South Africa Electricity Minister Slams Climate Finance Pact
South Africa’s electricity minister attacked the country’s groundbreaking $8.5 billion climate finance pact with some of the world’s
2023-07-26 14:29
Joe Rogan lashes out at his heart rate monitor app for asking personal data: 'No thanks'
Joe Rogan shared that his Polar heart rate monitor wants him to divulge too much personal information to use its application
2023-07-26 14:21
Parents of aid worker Chris Parry to visit Ukraine
Parents of Chris Parry, who died in Ukraine, say they are determined to honour their son's legacy.
2023-07-26 13:50
North Korea: China, Russia in first post-pandemic visits
North Korea has maintained a strict border closure for years in a bid to keep out the pandemic.
2023-07-26 13:48
Why is Nicki Minaj not in ‘Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop’? Rapper’s snub from Netflix documentary sparks controversy
The trailer for the documentary featured commentaries a vast group of popular female rappers as well as young rappers and newcomers
2023-07-26 13:23
Is Joe Rogan a gambling addict? When Johnny Depp’s role almost made UFC commentator do drugs
'The Joe Rogan Experience' is one of the most well-known podcasts hosted by UFC commentator Joe Rogan
2023-07-26 13:18
New Zealand, Australia to Explore Options for Seamless Travel
New Zealand and Australia are to explore moves toward more “seamless travel” between the two nations to enhance
2023-07-26 13:17
Japanese Population Falls in All 47 Prefectures for First Time
The number of Japanese fell in all the country’s 47 prefectures for the first time since the data
2023-07-26 12:57
LA County Sheriff's Department accused of excessive force as newly released video shows man yelling 'you're gonna kill me' during arrest
Newly released video shows a Southern California man yelling, "you're gonna kill me" during his violent arrest by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy in February.
2023-07-26 12:55
Israelis Protesting Reforms Say Netanyahu Has Declared ‘War on Women’
Most conspicuous among the hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters waving blue and white Israeli flags outside parliament
2023-07-26 12:24
Mitt Romney calls on GOP donors to force out no-hope candidates in bid to stop Trump getting nomination
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) called on Republican donors to force candidates who have little to no chance to win the Republican nomination for president out of the race to prevent Donald Trump from winning. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee-turned-chief critic of the former president within the GOP wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that any candidate had a shot of beating Mr Trump if the contest became a two-person race. “For that to happen, Republican megadonors and influencers – large and small – are going to have to do something they didn’t do in 2016: get candidates they support to agree to withdraw if and when their paths to the nomination are effectively closed,” he said. Mr Romney set the deadline of 26 February, which would be after the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, the Nevada caucus and the South Carolina primary. He said plenty of Republican candidates with no chance of winning benefit greatly from their candidacies. “Left to their own inclinations, expect several of the contenders to stay in the race for a long time,” Mr Romney noted. “They will split the non-Trump vote, giving him the prize. A plurality is all that is needed for winner-take-all primaries.” Mr Romney also cited the presidential candidacy of his father, the late George Romney, when he ran in 1968 and how many moderate Republicans got behind him before the elder Romney dropped out and they pledged their support to Nelson Rockefeller to stop Richard Nixon. But Mr Romney said such circumstances don’t exist today because of the rise of super PACs, which allow for unlimited fundraising. “A few billionaires have already committed tens of millions of dollars,” he said. “They have a responsibility to give their funds with clear eyes about their candidate’s prospects.” Mr Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to convict Mr Trump for both of the former president’s impeachments in 2020 and 2021. The former Massachusetts governor said donors who back a candidate with a slim chance should receive a hard pledge that they will drop out and back the candidate with the best chance of beating Mr Trump by 26 February. “Donors may think that party leaders can narrow the field,” he wrote. “Not so. Candidates don’t listen to party officials, because voters don’t listen to them either. And the last people who would ever encourage a candidate to withdraw are the campaign staff and consultants who want to keep their jobs for as long as possible.” Polling in early states showed Mr Trump continues to hold a commanding lead in many of the early states, including Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. “Our party and our country need a nominee with character, driven by something greater than revenge and ego, preferably from the next generation,” he said. “Family, friends and campaign donors are the only people who can get a lost-cause candidate to exit the race. After Feb. 26, they should start doing just that.” Read More Trump news – live: Trump shares QAnon post on Truth Social as ex-NYPD boss hands evidence to Jan 6 probe Watch: Jill Biden meets France’s first lady to celebrate US rejoining Unesco Hunter Biden's guilty plea is on the horizon, and so are a fresh set of challenges Judge vacates desertion conviction for former US soldier captured in Afghanistan Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn't.
2023-07-26 12:22
McCarthy again marches to Trump's tune by invoking Biden impeachment inquiry
The House Republican majority is hitting its stride as a fully weaponized arm of Donald Trump's bid for a second White House term as it seeks to drag President Joe Biden into a swamp of so far unsubstantiated corruption allegations.
2023-07-26 12:17
