AxiosMitt Romney calls Ray Dalio’s China investments a “sad moral lapse”Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday criticized billionaire Ray Dalio’s investments in China, writing in a tweet that “his feigned ignorance of China’s horrific abuses and rationalization of complicit investments there is a sad moral lapse.”Driving the news: Romney’s comments come after Dalio’s firm, Bridgewater…Continue Reading
When Sarah Bole got home from work one evening this week, she was greeted by a mountain lion on her patio.Her 13-year-old Shih-Poo was in a stare-down with the cougar from the comfort of its home in Grand Lake, Colorado, Bole told Storyful.The mountain lion stared back, video recorded by Bole shows. She later shared…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — With the Omicron variant of the coronavirus having made landfall in the United States and with public discontent with the economy on the rise, the White House blamed Republicans for its woes.“There are some forces against us,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki conceded at a Friday afternoon press briefing, which followed a…Continue Reading
A remote-controlled RC surfer riding a king tide wave during the astronomical event last year, in Huntington Beach, Calif. The National Weather Service says the California coast will see unusually high and low tides over the weekend. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP A remote-controlled RC surfer riding a king tide wave during…Continue Reading
In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell is seated at the defense table while watching the testimony of witnesses during her trial on Tuesday in New York. Elizabeth Williams/AP hide caption toggle caption Elizabeth Williams/AP In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell is seated at the defense table while watching the testimony of witnesses during her trial…Continue Reading
The 1st witnesses in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell took the stand this week The federal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, former companion of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, began in earnest this week. She’s accused of grooming girls on Epstein’s behalf. December 3, 20217:13 PM ET The 1st witnesses in the trial…Continue Reading
An October 2017 file photo released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Force Investigation Team Report shows a number of guns in the interior of mass shooter Stephen Paddock’s 32nd floor room of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP hide caption toggle caption Las Vegas Metropolitan…Continue Reading
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(RNS) — San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who has advised Catholics to get the vaccine against COVID-19, revealed this week that he has not yet been vaccinated himself and offered explanations that may confuse the issue for some of his flock. In a Dec. 1 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle’s “It’s All Political” podcast,…Continue Reading
(RNS) — Just ahead of the first Sunday of Advent this year, a painting depicting Mary cradling the body of the crucified Jesus was stolen from the wall outside the Mary Mirror of Justice Chapel at Catholic University of America law school, just down the street from my neighborhood. The contemporary painting, titled “Mama,” was…Continue Reading