As they fly, jets naturally leave behind trails of condensation that are created by the exhaust from their engines. To many conspiracy theorists, though, those so-called “contrails” are actually evidence that “they” are releasing toxic chemicals into the air to do all sorts of illicit things. Depending on who you ask, it could be weather … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to post a bond covering a $454 million civil judgment against him in a New York state case, after a judge found he had overstated the value of his assets. His lawyers have told the court it is impossible for him to raise that much money. … Read more
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The big news this week, President Joe Biden said at a weekend Washington roast, was that two candidates had clinched their party’s nomination for president. But one was too old, too mentally unfit for the job, he said. “The other’s me,” Biden quipped. The digs against Republican Donald Trump kept coming from the president at … Read more
Customs and Border Protection officers currently face a nearly impossible task: stopping the constant flow of fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. via the southern border. CBP seized 43,000 pounds of the stuff last year, half of which came from just one border crossing — Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. To help them … Read more
US President Joe Biden has warned that a second Donald Trump term would mean a return to “chaos, division and darkness,” CNN reported. He highlighted the progress his administration has made in its first term in office. In a statement, Biden wrote, “Four years ago, I ran because of the existential threat Donald Trump posed … Read more
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The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a Colorado court’s decision barring Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential ballot, settling the matter of whether his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, make him ineligible for the presidency. The case revolved around a clause in the 14th Amendment stating that anyone who took an oath to uphold … Read more
A Washington, D.C., court said Friday that a lower court was wrong to apply a provision boosting the punishment for a Texas man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — a ruling that could raise questions about many other Jan. 6 defendants’ sentences. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge’s finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency. The former president’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Monday asking the state’s mid-level … Read more
