In about a month, the House will change hands to Republicans, but before that can happen, the Supreme Court agreed that House Democrats should be handed over to the Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee that requested them as part of their ongoing investigation into emoluments violations. In a simple decision, Chief Justice … Read more
Iranian Actor Hengameh Ghaziani. File | Photo Credit: AFP Iran has arrested two prominent actors who expressed solidarity with the protest movement and removed their headscarves in public in an apparent act of defiance against the regime, state media reported Sunday. Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were both detained after being summoned by prosecutors in … Read more
Donald Trump’s Tuesday night announcement that he would run for the White House for the third presidential cycle in a row has not generated the amount of excitement that he may have hoped for as he seeks to clear the field. “Anyone looking for Republican reactions to Donald J. Trump’s announcement of a third presidential … Read more
Less than a week after laying off thousands of Twitter employees, new owner Elon Musk is firing staffers who disagree with him — sometimes publicly. On Monday, Musk tweeted that he fired an engineer at the company who had publicly disagreed with him about the Twitter app. Musk had tweeted an apology for the app … Read more
For the first time, HSBC’s largest shareholder Ping An has publicly called on the bank to spin off its Asian business and urged the global lender to be “much more aggressive” in reducing costs by cutting jobs. Michael Huang, chair of Ping An Asset Management, told the Financial Times: “We will support any initiatives including … Read more
Jon Gosselin MediaPunch/Shutterstock Looking for a way to help. Jon Gosselin took his latest feud with Kate Gosselin public because he thinks it might be the only way to aid their kids after she allegedly spent their money. “Jon’s hope is that by going public with this, it’ll help his children get their money back,” … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Aug 18, 2022 • 22 minutes ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation Article content SHANGHAI — China’s first batch of publicly traded rental property real estate investment trusts (REITs) was snapped up in Shanghai and Shenzhen by yield-hungry investors this week, opening … Read more
On MSNBC Thursday, POLITICO reporter Jonathan Lemire broke down the significance of the massive new health care, energy, and deficit reduction package agreed to by Senate Democratic leadership and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V. The key point, Lemire stressed, is that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., got tricked into giving up all his leverage. “Help … Read more
If it’s summer in Iran, that means women are under more scrutiny than usual as police seek to ensure that modest Islamic dress codes are being followed. But this summer has seen a backlash. Source link
Carl NassibPhoto: Getty Images When Ryan O’Callaghan decided to come out as openly gay, for him it was supposed to be the end of the world. He thought that he would lose everything. His family, his friends, his career, it would all be over with so his plan in 2011 was to kill himself after … Read more