Joe Manchin’s revisionist history: Filibuster stands after Senate Democrat sides with Republicans

On Wednesday, just months out from the midterm elections, Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., blocked their own party’s effort to pass a sweeping voting rights overhaul by refusing to exempt the measure from a Republican filibuster. The conservative Democratic explained his reasoning during a floor speech that day, addressing the upper chamber…Continue Reading

New Bill Cosby doc: ‘a lot of people knew’ about sex assault allegations

Bill Cosby is the subject of a new docuseries exploring his rise and fall. Stephen Yang for NY Post Bill Cosby’s fall from Hollywood grace will be chronicled in an upcoming four-part Showtime documentary series hailing from comedian W. Kamau Bell. “We Need to Talk About Cosby” is set to premiere at the virtual Sundance Film Festival…Continue Reading

Mortgage rates rise to highest levels since start of pandemic

Mortgage rates rose for the third straight week, according to the latest data from Freddie Mac. Getty Images/iStockphoto People signing papers for a new home loan will pay the highest interest rates since the start of the pandemic, according to new data released by the feds. Mortgage rates for the typical 30-year loan have climbed…Continue Reading

McDonald’s, Beyond Meat collaborating for McPlant veggie burger

McDonald’s will be offering its new vegan burger developed with Beyond Meat at some 600 select restaurants in Texas and California. The fast food giant announced that the meatless McPlant burger and its plant-based patty will be available at participating locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and the San Francisco Bay Area beginning Feb. 14.…Continue Reading

Tina Turner and husband buy $76M Swiss estate as a ‘weekend retreat’

Tina Turner said goodbye to America decades ago when she began dating longtime partner and now-husband, Erwin Bach. After living abroad for years, she finally married him in 2013 and even renounced her US citizenship. This past September, in their latest move to expand their portfolio in Switzerland where they now live full time, the…Continue Reading

ISRO Chairman Exclusive: “With support of all stakeholders

Opening up of India’s predominantly state-run space sector to private firms, stakeholders and enabling it in true spirit are the top priories of Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Dr S. Somanath. In an exclusive conversation with WION/Zee Media, the Chairman shared his vision for the ongoing tenure, his thoughts on Indian re-usable rocket projects,…Continue Reading

US army weapon left in Afghanistan makes its way to Kashmir; Terror group releases video

The terror groups in the Kashmir valley have got hold of arms and ammunition left by the US army in Afghanistan. In a recent video released by a terror organisation, American made rifles and pistols can be seen being used by the terrorists.  Six foreign terrorists were recently killed in Jammu and Kashmir by security…Continue Reading

Kashmir Willow bats have now entered international markets

The Kashmir Willow bats have finally arrived in the international cricketing world. For the first time in the last 75 years, two international cricket players used the Kashmir willow bats in the T-20 world cup, which was held in Dubai.  This development has changed the fate of Kashmir’s Willow bat industry.  The demand for Kashmir…Continue Reading