National This year, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has turned the idea of a designated survivor from a Hollywood gimmick into a tangible fear. The idea of a designated survivor originated in the late 1950s during the Cold War. The first designated survivor to be publicly named was Terrel Bell, who served as education secretary…Continue Reading
Last year, when President Joe Biden gave his address to a joint session of Congress, he was speaking to a world that had just witnessed a violent insurrection in which a mob had tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power. He said: [A]s we gather here tonight, the images of a violent mob assaulting this Capitol,…Continue Reading
Racism is not an opinion. It is a fact. This is true both in the United States and around the world. As W.E.B. Du Bois presciently wrote in 1903, the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line. That is true in the 21st century as well, even if the context…Continue Reading
Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images) This article originally appeared on Raw Story U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff on Tuesday issued his written opinion explaining why he dismissed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. “At trial, plaintiff Sarah Palin wholly failed to…Continue Reading
One of the world’s foremost experts on Russia and Vladimir Putin believes there’s a grave risk of nuclear war after his invasion of Ukraine. Fiona Hill, the former National Security Council staffer who testified against Donald Trump in his first impeachment saga, told Politico that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was part of a broader war against…Continue Reading
Stocks rose on Wednesday despite a continued surge in oil prices surged amid the intensifying conflict between Russia and Ukraine.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 306 points, or 0.9%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite added about 0.9% and 0.7%, respectively.The moves came as oil prices trekked upward, building on a massive move in the…Continue Reading
Ralph Lauren Europe President Howard Smith attends Vogue Foundation Dinner Photocall as part of Paris Fashion Week – Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2018-2019 at Musee Galliera on July 3, 2018 in Paris, France.Julien Hekimian | Getty ImagesRalph Lauren said Wednesday that its executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Howard Smith, will resign immediately after the…Continue Reading
Ukraine has expanded the number of cryptocurrencies it is accepting for donations toward its military as Russia’s invasion continues.On Wednesday, Mykhailo Fedorov, vice prime minister of Ukraine, said people can send dogecoin as a donation. Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency which originally started off as a joke and has been talked up by Tesla founder Elon…Continue Reading
Ford has started initial pre-production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck at a new plant in Dearborn, Mich.Michael Wayland | CNBCFord Motor plans to produce more than 2 million electric vehicles annually and generate a 10% adjusted operating profit margin by 2026, the company announced Wednesday as part of a larger restructuring of its…Continue Reading
The logo of the Russian state-owned bank Sberbank is pictured next to a red traffic light, at its European subsidiary headquarters in Vienna on February 28, 2022.Roland Schlager | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON — Shares of Russia’s Sberbank plunged 95% on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday to trade as low as a penny after…Continue Reading
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