Новости за 07.07.2023

The Freedom Caucus group that recently held a vote to boot U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is made up of a bunch of "political hooligans" who are so "impotent" they couldn't even properly eject her from their ranks, a political columnist wrote.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign is sinking into oblivion – and that's filling Floridians with dread, columnist Fred Grimm writes for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge has reached a verdict. The Yankees captain told the New York Daily News that he is not considering taking legal action against the Los Angeles Dodgers after he tore a ligament in his right big toe on June 3 while making a spectacular catch at Dodger Stadium. Judge crashed through the chain-link bullpen fence in right field on the play and smashed his toe against an exposed concrete step that divides the bullpen and the field. “Nah, no need,” Judge said when asked about a potential lawsuit. Читать дальше...

Critics including military experts are blasting one Republican U.S. Senator whose refusal for five months to release his hold on hundreds of promotions will leave the United States Marine Corps with no permanent leader for the first time in over a century. Next month, the U.S Army will suffer a similar crisis, when its Chief of Staff is forced to retire. And then the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Operations. In October, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will also retire. Читать дальше...

A white woman in Lakewood, Colorado went viral after a TikTok video showed her screaming at a Latino family using the communal pool at their apartment complex while she sat in a lounge area wearing a bikini, reported The Daily Beast. She has now been identified as a local art consultant and Feng Shui interior designer.

CHICAGO — A complaint submitted Thursday to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability spurred an internal Chicago Police investigation into allegations of at least one officer having sexual contact with a migrant housed at a West Side police station. In a statement issued Friday, COPA first deputy chief administrator Ephraim Eaddy said the agency alerted CPD internal affairs upon receipt of the complaint. “While COPA investigators are currently determining whether the facts and details of this allegation are substantiated... Читать дальше...

A former Georgia election director whose role in the aftermath of the 2020 election is under investigation has been hired to run a special election in another county, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The eight-year-old girl who died after a Land Rover crashed into a primary school in London has been named. The Metropolitan Police named the deceased victim as Selena Lau. Selena's family said in a statement: "Selena was an intelligent and cheeky girl adored and loved by everyone. "The family wishes their privacy to be respected at this sad time." MORE TO FOLLOW...

Six people, who were a part of a "straw donor scheme" in an effort to elect New York City Mayor Eric Adams in 202, were indicted Friday, NBC reports.

A former financial counselor for the U.S. Army was charged Thursday with 10 counts, including wire and securities fraud, after he allegedly defrauded grieving military families out of life insurance payments for their dead loved ones, The Washington Post reported.

The Justice Department's two investigations into Donald Trump have cost more than $9 million in the five months since Special Counsel Jack Smith started them, CBS News reported Friday.

Taking up the number of well-known tech billionaires who have decided to boost the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. despite his embrace of multiple conspiracy theories, Nobel laureate Paul Krugman noted the strain of contrarianism that seems to have infected them to the point where they can't think straight anymore.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is reportedly ducking calls from top members of the House Freedom Caucus who are trying to let her know she's been booted from the conservative group.

Seven Republican attorneys general have banded together to issue a threatening letter to Target, suggesting its LGBTQ Pride merchandise may violate state child-protection and parental-rights laws, and claiming at least some of the products are potentially "harmful to minors," "obscene," "meant to sexualize" children, and "anti-Christian." They also imply the corporation's officers may be in violation of their fiduciary responsibilities by allowing the "promotion and sale" of those items.

Scotland, which has one of the highest drug death rates in Europe, is seeking to decriminalize all drugs for personal use, according to a policy paper published Friday.

Newly unsealed portions of the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago suggests the Department of Justice gave Donald Trump and his personal valet Walt Nauta enough rope to hang themselves, a new report claims.

WASHINGTON – Two years ago, Democrats booted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from her committees over racism, conspiracies and threats.

In a June 5 tweet, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he was sending Florida emergency services to help with a building collapse in Iowa, saying he was "proud" to offer help to the state.

A man targeting Hispanics who killed 23 people at a Texas Walmart in a 2019 mass shooting was given 90 consecutive life sentences by a federal judge Friday, the Associated Press reported.

The European Commission proposed the joint withdrawal of all EU members states from the contested Energy Charter Treaty on Friday, citing the accord's incompatibility with the European Union's climate goals. The treaty does not align with the "EU’s sustainable vision of the future," EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said in a statement, noting the need to protect investments in renewable energy. First created in 1994, the treaty was set up to protect the supply of fossil fuels like oil, gas... Читать дальше...

Republicans who voted to impeach Texas attorney general Ken Paxton can expect primary challenges in an intra-party battle that mirrors the national GOP's dynamic around Donald Trump.

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is one step closer to being disbarred.

An Alabama columnist had some choice words for his state's senior senator in an opinion piece published this week.

With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) watching his campaign to upstage Donald Trump as the Republican Party's 2024 presidential frontrunner floundering, an MSNBC analyst suggested the governor's wife is having to be deployed to give a jolt to the moribund campaign.

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -As Wagner mercenaries advanced on Moscow in an attempted mutiny in late June, authorities in Syria and Russian military commanders there took a series of swift measures against local Wagner operatives to prevent the uprising spreading, according to six sources familiar with the matter. The previously unreported crackdown included blocking phone lines, summoning around a dozen Wagner commanders to a Russian military base, and ordering mercenary... Читать дальше...