International News (Page 147)

In a Sunday interview on New York AM WABC 770 radio’s “The Cats Roundtable,” former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ripped President Joe Biden’s “weakness” and “lack of resolve.” According to Pompeo, Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was not the only weakness he exhibited that led to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.…Continue Reading

America First Legal founder and former Trump adviser Stephen Miller on Sunday blasted President Joe Biden over his immigration policy. Miller, who served as a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, said on Fox News Channel’s “Life, Liberty & Levin” that Biden has “rubbished and trashed” the immigration system in the United States. He…Continue Reading

Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week,” former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) suggested that former President Donald Trump was losing his “grip” on the GOP. Christie, pointing to the Republican Governors Association going against Trump in Georgia, Alabama and Ohio, claimed the former president’s “grip on the party is diminishing.” “You’ve got the Republican…Continue Reading

U.S. women’s soccer star and Kaepernick protest copycat Megan Rapinoe has threatened Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with a cease and desist order over an allegedly stolen logo. The XFL, a spring football league, partially owned by Johnson, announced its “together” campaign and revealed its mission statement this week. However, Rapinoe pointed out that the league’s…Continue Reading

Actor Sam Elliott apologized on Sunday for his harsh critique of the Oscar-nominated Jane Campion film The Power of the Dog, saying he did not properly “articulate” his feelings. “I wasn’t very articulate about it. I didn’t articulate it very well,” Elliott said Sunday during a panel appearance to promote the television series 1883. “And I…Continue Reading

The World Bank says Ukraine’s economy will shrink by 45.1% this year because of Russia’s invasion, which has shut down half of the country’s businesses, choked off imports and exports, and damaged a vast amount of critical infrastructureByThe Associated PressApril 11, 2022, 10:22 AM• 2 min readLONDON — The World Bank says Ukraine’s economy will…Continue Reading

Tesla CEO Elon Musk won’t be joining Twitter’s board of directors as previously announcedByThe Associated PressApril 11, 2022, 6:40 AM• 4 min readSAN FRANCISCO — Tesla CEO Elon Musk won’t be joining Twitter’s board of directors as previously announced. The tempestuous billionaire remains Twitter’s largest shareholder.Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted the news, which followed a…Continue Reading

A new type of blood test that checks for signs of cancer in healthy people has hit the marketBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical WriterApril 11, 2022, 6:10 AM• 6 min readJoyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. So she was surprised…Continue Reading

When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes its doors on April 16, it will leave only three remaining U.S. locations for the former retail powerhouseBy DAVID PORTER Associated PressApril 11, 2022, 5:54 AM• 5 min readAVENEL, N.J. — The familiar sights and sounds are still there: the scuffed and faded floor tiles, the relentless…Continue Reading