The third time appears to be the charm for President Donald Trump’s nomination for the nation’s top doctor. Nicole Saphier, who Trump tipped for the job in April, will now face a vote in the full Senate for the job of surgeon general.Saphier is a radiologist by training and has appeared on Fox News. She is the third pick for the job, after Casey Means, a wellness influencer and start-up founder, and Janette Nesheiwat, a former Fox News personality, both of whom failed to garner enough support.Saphier’s nomination passed through the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on…
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James Morton isn’t sure which party he’s going to support in November’s elections, and he doesn’t like his options. Morton, a 67-year-old retired truck driver in Colorado, said Democrats have “gone too far to the left towards socialism,” while Republicans are “globalists” who “don’t care about the working-class people in this country.” Morton, an independent who voted for Donald Trump in 2024, is leaning toward backing third-party candidates in races for the House and the Senate this year. But he said his decision will come down to the high cost of living. “The No. 1 thing is getting the cost…
Artificial intelligence (AI) could trigger financial market shocks and the UK needs to be prepared for them, the governor of the Bank of England has warned.Andrew Bailey said the central bank is watching the huge amounts of money being invested in AI “very carefully” and cautioned that “not everybody always wins”.The money that has been spent on and loaned to AI firms over the last few years in the hope of large returns is causing markets to value some of them as multi-trillion dollar businesses.Asked if he believed an AI bubble could burst, Bailey said: “You could see some correction…
The Government Accountability Office estimates that the federal government loses between $233 BILLION and $521 BILLION every year to fraud. We are not talking about total government waste, unnecessary programs, bloated agencies, or interest on the national debt. This estimate is specifically FRAUD affecting federal programs and spending. At the upper end, that works out to more than $1.4 billion every single day. This is the same government that tells you it desperately needs more revenue. Politicians argue over raising taxes, closing loopholes, increasing enforcement, and extracting another dollar from the productive economy while their own watchdog estimates that hundreds…
Natural gas futures are trending downward as November contracts approach a critical storage test that could determine price direction.Buyers who accumulated positions near the $3.00 level are now facing pressure as the market reassesses supply and demand dynamics.Storage data will be crucial in determining whether prices can hold support or continue declining.The natural gas market remains sensitive to inventory reports and seasonal demand patterns heading into winter.AI-generated briefing — triage, not the story; every claim links out to the coverage below.Autos ToolkitLatest videoPowered by TPD VideoThe Conversation Source link
Simone Biles is speaking up about the “WAG” label, explaining why it personally doesn’t ruffle her feathers. The Olympic gold medalist’s marriage to NFL player Jonathan Owens made her a part of the Wives and Girlfriends of professional athletes. Beyond her life as a wife, Biles has built a life with Owens, whom she met in 2020 before they married in 2023. The couple has remained unwavering in their support for each other as they balance her gymnastics career and his NFL career. Simone Biles Explains Why She Does Not Find The WAG Label ‘Derogatory‘ ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA Biles has…
NEW DELHI: For Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, hailed as a hero for averting a crash of a flydubai jet bound for Israel, aviation was never part of his childhood dreams.Machchhar had his sights set on the family’s textile business until the aviation bug bit at the age of 19, which scared his mother.Now, even after thousands of hours of flying, Machchhar’s love of aviation is something he keeps in the cockpit, reluctant to discuss with those on the ground.”Captain Smit Machchhar is a HERO,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X. “In the face of the gravest danger and…
Kabul says the strikes on Kunar and Helmand provinces killed nine women and children.Published On 1 Oct 20261 Oct 2026Pakistan has launched air attacks on Afghanistan, saying it targeted hideouts used by armed groups in two locations and killed at least 22 fighters.The announcement by Pakistan’s Ministry of Information on Thursday came as Kabul accused Islamabad of killing at least nine women and children in attacks on its Kunar and Helmand provinces.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAl Jazeera could not independently verify the casualty claims.Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for Afghanistan’s government, said the strikes took place late on…
When the Pittsburgh Steelers officially ruled cornerback Joey Porter Jr. out for Thursday night’s big game against the Cleveland Browns, it was not hard to see where the situation was going.A trade and an eventual split seemed inevitable.Now it is here.Including to multiple reports on Wednesday night, including NFL insiders Tom Pelissero, Jonathan Jones and Jordan Schultz, the Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are finalizing a deal for the disgruntled cornerback. Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. saga is finally concludingThe Steelers will reportedly be receiving a 2028 second-round pick and a 2027 conditional sixth-round pick as part of the trade.Porter Jr. has not…
The midterms are just a few weeks away, and polls predict that independent voters, who broke for President Donald Trump in 2024, are planning on voting for Democrats by wide margins. Among Latinos, the numbers are staggering, to the point that the Republican gerrymanders in Florida and Texas may actually result in Democratic victories.If the Democrats take control of Congress, it will be because of independents. And what do independents get in return?Almost nothing.We do get to send a message, particularly to President Trump. We do get to create a divided government and restore some sense of balance (or at…