The political party that made gains in regional polls is defended by its leaders while labelled ‘right-wing extremist’ by Germany’s security services.The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party has said it will throw out three of its members who have been arrested on suspicion of having joined an “extremist” paramilitary group. The political party’s announcement comes after eight people were arrested and at least 20 properties were searched during a police operation on Tuesday. The operation targeted the Saxonian Separatists, a group authorities consider a domestic “terrorist organisation”. It was founded in November 2020 and is driven by racist…
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The Los Angeles Angels are bringing in a former World Series champion to bolster their pitching staff for 2025.The Angels are in agreement on a one-year deal with former Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks, according to multiple reports. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers reported that the deal is worth $2.5 million. Hendricks turns 35 in December, and the Angels clearly view him as something of a mentor for their younger pitchers. He was not effective last year with a 5.92 ERA in 29 appearances, and he actually got sent to the bullpen at one point due to his struggles. He did post…
On January 2, Amazon’s 350,000 corporate employees will have to return to the office five days a week instead of working a hybrid schedule. After the announcement, employees speculated that the mandate was a way to get them to quit without formal layoffs, but Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reassured employees at an all-hands meeting Tuesday that this was not Amazon’s way of secretly forcing them to quit.In a leaked transcript seen by Reuters, Jassy states that the move to completely in-person work was to strengthen culture, not cut costs.”A number of people I’ve seen theorized that the reason we were…
Mass-shifting particles have finally been spottedLAGUNA DESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Strange particles that have mass when moving one direction but no mass when moving in another were first theorised more than a decade ago. Now, these mass-shifting particles have been glimpsed in a semimetal exposed to extreme conditions. “This [particle] is very bizarre. You can imagine walking on the streets of New York and if you go straight, you are super light, you are massless. But turn 90 degrees east or west, and you become super massive,” says … Article amended on 4 November 2024We corrected the elements in the compound…
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce defended his brother Jason Kelce’s phone smashing incident last week, saying he was defending his family. Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce was caught on video smashing a person’s phone on the ground and appearing to say an anti-gay slur after the person used the slur to describe Travis Kelce in reference to his relationship with Taylor Swift. The incident unfolded Saturday outside Penn State’s Beaver Stadium in Pennsylvania.The brothers spoke on the ordeal and ensuing backlash on the Wednesday episode of their podcast, “New Heights,” with Jason Kelce saying he regrets engaging with the person…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House might also prove to be a win for one of his most visible supporters: Elon Musk.The world’s richest man spent election night in Florida with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort as returns came in.“The people of America gave @realDonaldTrump a crystal clear mandate for change tonight,” Mr Musk wrote on the social media platform X as Trump’s victory began to appear all but certain.And at his victory speech at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Trump spent several minutes praising Mr Musk and recounting the successful landing of a rocket manufactured by one of…
COMMENT #1: Hi Marty, Congratulations to you for building the Socrates and for America. For the first time in 4 years, I see the light shining brightly in darkness. Hopefully, Canadians will wake up and shift to the Right intellectually. The CAD was down 1.5% against the USD month over month in October, that’s 18% annualized! The CAD is down nearly 1% this morning. At this pace this commodity backed currency is heading off the cliff to meet the Venezuelan peso. See you at the WEC, albeit virtually. Congrats from Canada, Lucas COMMENT #2: Marty, I hope Trump and RFK…
Credit: Screenshot via Sky News Australia While there are a plethora of video clips of left-leaning media figures distraught over the realization that Donald Trump was winning the election last night, Jake Tapper’s may have won the grand prize. Tapper, a one-time right-leaning journalist who went to CNN and slowly morphed in thought and appearance to Rachel Maddow, was presented with data showing President Biden’s performance in the election as compared to Kamala Harris. Harris performed worse in this election across the board than Biden in 2020. Completely. Like, not a single outlier county in the nation saw her as…
Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey, known together as Mark and Fey, or The Grill Dads, took their longtime friendship and elevated it to business partners who cook up a storm and teach others as they go. The once advertising executives transformed their love of grilling and cooking into a lucrative and fun-filled career. Appearing on “Guy’s Big Project,” a Food Network series created and hosted by famed chef Guy Fieri, they took home a win and the chance to create their own Food Network series. Embracing their roles as fathers, they launched “The Grill Dads,” but their cooking success isn’t stopping…
TEHRAN: When Donald Trump was last in the White House, he pursued a policy of “maximum pressure” against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including punishing sanctions. Now that he is set to begin another term as US president in January, anxiety is mounting in Tehran that more of the same will follow. During Trump’s first term, the United States also killed a revered Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general in an air strike on Baghdad airport in Iraq. Such history between the two long-time adversaries casts a dark shadow over the prospect of relations improving. “It will be harmful for Iran,” said…