How Lloyd Austin’s medical mystery ignited a firestorm
President Biden joined his top national security aides on a secure call Jan. 1 to discuss the upheaval threatening to engulf the Middle East and, most urgently that day, find ways to intensify pressure on Houthi militants in Yemen, whose
Santos special election to provide new clues of 2024 voter motivations
George Santos’s departure from Congress offers at least one thing beneficial to his legacy: A special election that will provide a case study of the current mood in a key House district. Top political minds are eyeing the Feb. 13 special
John Kerry to step down as top U.S. climate change negotiator
John F. Kerry, who has served as the U.S. special climate envoy for nearly three years, will leave the Biden administration by the spring, according to three people close to the situation. Kerry informed President Biden during a Wednesday meeting at
The unusual political vocabulary of Ron DeSantis
DES MOINES — On the debate stage, Ron DeSantis denounced “warmed-over corporatism” and accused his opponent of “ballistic podiatry” — shooting oneself in the foot. The Florida governor drew backlash last year for apparently warning fellow Republicans against becoming “listless vessels”
Trump aims to break caucus records, but Iowa sometimes surprises
DES MOINES — Donald Trump’s expected march to the Republican presidential nomination will begin Monday night in snowy, frigid Iowa. Everything suggests that the competition could be short and uneventful. On this final weekend before the quadrennial caucuses, Iowa normally
Trump falsely claims ‘no terrorist attacks’ and ‘no wars’ during his presidency
“We had no terrorist attacks at all during my four years.” — Former president Donald Trump, during a Fox News town hall, Jan. 10 “I had no wars. I’m the only president in 72 years, I didn’t have any wars.” — Trump, also
‘Would you like to upgrade?’ Travel brands want everyone to go premium — for a price.
Consumers who got a taste of higher-end amenities during the last couple years’ travel boom aren’t too keen to go back to basic economy, and the travel industry doesn’t want them to. “If ‘revenge travel’ was then, emboldened travel is now,”
As ‘Dry January’ becomes more popular, some express sticker shock at the price of mocktails
The hottest trend in drinking remains not drinking alcohol at all. A recent Morning Consult poll shows 21% of drinking-age U.S. adults said they were participating in some form of reduced alcohol consumption for this year’s ‘Dry January’ abstention period, up
Vanguard Holds Significant Stake in MicroStrategy, Indirect Bitcoin Exposure
Source: AdobeStock / photo_gonzo Vanguard, one of the world’s leading asset management firms, has secured a substantial stake in MicroStrategy (MSTR), providing investors with indirect exposure to Bitcoin (BTC). While Vanguard has opted against launching Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on its platform,
$SCORP Presale Blazes Toward $3 Million Milestone as Passive Income and Deflation Drives Adoption
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content. The presale of $SCORP tokens by Scorpion Casino has been very successful, raising an impressive $2.8 million. This amount represents over 93% of the total