Two senior female officers say they are leaving the military because the commander of Canada’s Atlantic fleet refused to hold three key subordinates to account for mismanaging and attempting to cover up a sexual misconduct case, CBC News has learned.Lt-Cmdr. Nicole Dugas says she was once proud to serve Canada. Now, she said, “I simply…Continue Reading
Seven hours and thirty-seven minutes: That’s the length of the gap in the official White House records of phone calls placed to or from Donald Trump’s phone during the January 6 riot at the Capitol. It’s longer—by nearly three hours—than the Grateful Dead’s longest concert. Longer by an hour than a flight from New York…Continue Reading
The Supreme Court, which is no stranger to the big questions of American life, took up a sizable one on Monday: What is art? The case, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith, centers around a dispute over whether the pop-art legend violated a photograph’s copyright when creating one of his iconic tableaus…Continue Reading
Like many observers of Russia, I spent part of March 18 watching footage of President Vladimir Putin’s rally at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. There was a lot to take in: the call for Russian unity, the banners promising “a world without Nazism,” the Russian flags, and the now-ubiquitous letter Z, which has become a symbol…Continue Reading
FiveThirtyEight is seeking a kind, collaborative and creative Senior Visual Journalist to join our Interactives and Graphics team. Senior Visual Journalists are design leaders in the FiveThirtyEight newsroom. Though they serve primarily as individual contributors, they also amplify the work of the team by mentoring more junior visual journalists, thoughtfully giving and receiving feedback and…Continue Reading
In the wake of Russia’s invasion, millions of refugees are fleeing Ukraine. Support for these refugees is currently very high: Recent polls have found residents of other European countries overwhelmingly support taking in Ukrainian refugees, including 77 percent in Estonia, 80 percent in France, 85 percent in Austria, 89 percent in Italy and 90 percent…Continue Reading
Former President Donald Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to disclose information on Hunter Biden’s reported business dealings with Russian oligarch Yelena Baturina.A 2020 Senate report alleged that Baturina, the richest woman in Russia, paid $3.5 million to Biden’s firm, Rosemont Seneca Thornton, on February 14, 2014. She sent an additional $241,797 to the…Continue Reading
March 29, 2022 6:47 PM ET House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to speak with Republican North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn regarding the orgy and drug use comments the congressman made Monday.Fox News confirmed with McCarthy’s office Tuesday that he intends to meet with Cawthorn to discuss the experiences described in the podcast interview Monday.…Continue Reading
White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said Tuesday that no “compromised information” was revealed after President Joe Biden made a comment that appeared to suggest U.S. troops are “helping train” Ukrainian troops in Poland.This latest confusion surrounding a Biden comment began when the president addressed U.S. troops in Poland during his multi-day trip to Europe…Continue Reading
An image shared on Facebook over 1,400 times purportedly shows actress Nicole Kidman reacting to actor Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. Verdict: False The picture was captured prior to Smith’s altercation with Rock. The image appears to show Kidman’s reaction to actress Jessica Chastain entering the room. Fact Check: Smith…Continue Reading
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