Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldRobert Lighthizer, who was US trade representative when Donald Trump launched his trade war with China, has been asked to take the job again as the president-elect starts to build his cabinet team.Several people familiar with the discussions inside Trump’s transition team said Lighthizer had been asked to return to the role even though he was lobbying for a different position, including commerce secretary.Lighthizer had also expressed interest in serving as Treasury secretary, but that position will most likely be…
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The Kamala Harris campaign raised an eye-popping billion dollars over the summer and into the fall, but it still wasn’t enough to beat Trump. The more astounding part of the story however, is that despite having such a huge war chest of cash, the Harris campaign is ending with $20 million in debt. Is there a more perfect metaphor for Democratic governance than this? From the Washington Free Beacon: Harris’s Billion Dollar Campaign is Soliciting Donations and Selling Email List To Cover $20 Million Debt: Report Vice President Kamala Harris’s billion-dollar campaign is reportedly soliciting donations from supporters and selling…
Jennifer Lopez has opened up about how she felt after canceling her “This Is Me… Live” tour.The singer was expected to hit the road during the summer but shocked fans in May by pulling the plug amid speculations that her marriage to Ben Affleck had hit the rocks.Months later, Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from the actor, and they are currently mediating the details of their marriage’s dissolution.Article continues below advertisementThe Singer Confirmed She ‘Took The Summer Off’ To Spend Time With Her KidsMEGASpeaking on the “Graham Norton Show,” Lopez reflected on her decision to cancel her summer tour earlier…
Trump will likely try to roll back climate policies related to fossil fuels and emissions, which are the leading source of climate change, as he did with dozens of policies in his first administration. That includes eliminating a new federal charge for methane emissions from certain facilities – the first attempt by the US government to impose a fee or tax on greenhouse gas emissions. Methane is the primary component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas. Trump has also promised to support approvals of new liquefied natural gas export terminals, which the Biden administration tried to pause and…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, North Korean GPS jamming operation began on Friday and continued on Saturday, impacting several vessels at sea and dozens of civilian aircraft, South Korea said.North Korea has staged a Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming attack, Seoul’s military has said, an ongoing disruption operation that has impacted several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Saturday warned ships and aircraft operating in the West Sea area, also known as the Yellow Sea, to be cautious of North Korea’s GPS signal jamming. “North Korea conducted GPS jamming provocations in…
The No. 11 Auburn Tigers are 1-0 on the young college basketball season, but an early distraction has already surfaced.Per ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, a “scuffle” broke out between two players on the team’s flight to Houston, Texas, on Friday.In-flight audio obtained by WBRC’s Jonathan Hardison allegedly shows a pilot telling air traffic controllers “we had two players that got into a physical altercation, clothes were ripped.”The plane was turned around and landed back in Auburn. A replacement flight got the Tigers men’s basketball team to its destination Friday night as it prepares to take on the No. 4 Houston Cougars…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Months ago, ChatGPT introduced a memory feature that remembers details across conversations — and most users still aren’t aware of what it means and don’t realize the massive privacy and copyright risks it poses. Imagine sensitive client information or trade secrets bleeding across projects without your knowledge. This isn’t just a glitch; it’s a wake-up call for anyone using AI in business.In this video, I’ll uncover the surprising risks and share actionable strategies to help you use AI safely and responsibly. Learn how to harness the power of AI to grow your…
Elephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool because of its flexibility, length and the physics of flowing water. Researchers studying three Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) at Berlin Zoo were surprised to see how nimbly they manipulated a hose to shower themselves and seemed to understand how to get the best use out of it. They even appeared to play pranks on each other by stopping the flow mid-shower – either by kinking the hose or compressing it with their trunks. To reach more distant parts of the body, the elephants used a lasso-like technique, holding…
While supporters and relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez have advocated for their resentencing and possible release from prison, current and former prosecutors who tried the brothers in the 1990s told NBC News that they believe the men are cold-blooded killers and should remain where they are — behind bars.In an exclusive interview, one of the prosecutors cast doubt on a new piece of potential evidence the brothers have presented in court to challenge their convictions.“They killed their parents. They slaughtered their mother,” former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Pamela Bozanich, who prosecuted the brothers in their first trial, told…
Donald Trump’s emphatic victory in the US presidential election has caused jitters north of the border in Canada, a close ally with a trading partnership worth about $1.3tn a year.In his congratulatory message to the president-elect, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminded Washington that Canada and the US have “the world’s most successful partnership” and that they “are also each other’s largest trade partners and our economies are deeply intertwined”.Meanwhile Chrystia Freeland, the finance minister, told reporters in Ottawa that while there were a “lot of anxieties” after Trump’s victory, “Canada will be absolutely fine”.Ottawa had first-hand experience of Trump’s “America…