Новости за 08.08.2023

The case against Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia will likely go before a Fulton County grand jury next week, The New York Times reports.

United States District Court Judge Brantley Starr of the Northern District of Texas on Monday ordered three Southwest Airlines attorneys to attend "religious-liberty training" through the Alliance Defending Freedom, which is designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

A legal expert on Tuesday suggested that there’s a purpose behind Donald Trump’s lawyers flouting a judge’s order in the Jan. 6 election conspiracy case.

Former President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would violate any gag order preventing him from talking about special counsel Jack Smith's election interference case against him.

Ron DeSantis drew condemnation over the incendiary rhetoric he used to announce his plans to trim the federal government when he said “we’re going to start slitting throats on Day 1" at a recent campaign event.

When it comes to Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson has changed her tune — literally. The 41-year-old Grammy and Daytime Emmy Award winner altered the lyrics to her 2015 song “Piece by Piece” following her divorce from the music executive. After seven years of marriage, she filed for divorce in 2020, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was settled in March 2022. In line with being outspoken about her divorce – even describing her 10th studio album, “Chemistry,” as “the arc of an entire relationship”... Читать дальше...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wants President Joe Biden to prove his claims that he didn’t benefit from his family’s foreign business dealings by turning over his "bank statements," The New York Post reported.

Donald Trump’s legal team responded to a judge’s order to convene for a hearing into special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a protective order – and completely ignored a deadline she set.

New York (tca/dpa) — Stories about time-travel are seductive. We’re all trapped in our aging bodies and our creaking moment. And we all fantasize about leaving both of them behind, at least for a few hours at, say, the Winter Garden Theatre. “This is heavy,” Marty McFly would say. But he doesn’t direct on Broadway. Those existential concerns are nowhere to be found at the new musical version of the 1985 Robert Zemeckis movie “Back to the Future,” the show a frenetic new spectacle from London with... Читать дальше...

Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s investigation appears to include the reportedly millions of dollars Donald Trump‘s PAC raised – and spent – after the 2020 election, with legal experts suggesting if the massive amounts of money raised were based off fraudulent claims, the federal government might “seize” those funds or require them to be returned.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) detailed a scheme he said would "immunize" Donald Trump ahead of his prosecution for allegedly conspiring to impede the 2020 presidential election.

Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally Tuesday in Windham, New Hampshire.

While fishing with her family off the Florida Keys, Tampa mayor Jane Castor reeled in a package containing 70 pounds of cocaine, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prominent hardline conservative from Texas urged his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to withhold funding from the Department of Homeland Security unless President Joe Biden takes a series of controversial steps involving U.S.-Mexico border policy. Representative Chip Roy, a leading member of the House Freedom Caucus, laid out his demands in a letter to colleagues that called for the ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas... Читать дальше...

The universe we live in is a transparent one, where light from stars and galaxies shines bright against a clear, dark backdrop. But this wasn’t always the case – in its early years, the universe was filled with a fog of hydrogen atoms that obscured light from the earliest stars and galaxies.

Scientists have relied on animal models as an alternative to testing on human tissues and cells for decades. But not just any organism can adequately model how human cells behave. Researchers take into account how quickly the organism can mature, how many offspring it can produce and how often it can reproduce. When studying genetics and developmental biology, one of the most important qualities to consider is how similar the model organism’s genes are to human genes.

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go on safari in southern Africa. One of the greatest thrills was going out at night looking for predators on the prowl: lions, leopards, hyenas.

Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan has revealed what he calls "smoking gun" evidence that the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government has gathered against Joe Biden, Newsweek reported Tuesday.

A TV host who is dating Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) predicted a "full-scale riot" during the counting of votes in 2024 if it looks like a repeat of the 2020 presidential election, which Donald Trump lost.

A former lawyer for Donald Trump offered a peek into the grand jury investigation being overseen by special counsel Jack Smith.

A 25-year-old man died early Tuesday after falling from the Manhattan Bridge following a minor fender-bender on the span, police said. The man rear-ended an Uber driver on the lower level of the East River span about 1 a.m. and then got out of his vehicle and ran off down the roadway toward Manhattan, witnesses told cops. Investigators suspect the man had been drinking before the crash and ran away to avoid the possibility of a drunk driving arrest, a police source said. A short time later, cops... Читать дальше...

Attorney Jack Goldsmith, who served as an assistant attorney general during President George W. Bush's administration and who has been a frequent critic of Donald Trump, is wary of prosecuting the former president for his efforts to illegally remain in power after losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden.

A Maine sheriff allegedly sold dozens of firearms from his department's evidence room instead of returning them to their rightful owners – and it's not clear what he did with the money, according to a report.

A 32-year-old Tennessee woman has been charged with three felonies in the police chase connected to a shootout at a Johnson County gas station that killed a Fairway police officer and another suspect, court records show. Andrea Rene Cothran of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, was charged Tuesday morning in Johnson County District Court with one count each of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and theft. She also faces a charge of reckless driving, a misdemeanor. Читать дальше...

CNN and one of its top reporters are facing criticism from journalists, attorneys, and other critics after publishing an article some say does little to shine truth on Republicans' false claims, along with what some are calling a "bizarre" post on social media, both highlighting House Republicans' plans to impeach President Joe Biden despite not having released any factual evidence that would support such an effort.