When news broke late last summer that Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy was considering a primary challenge to Sen. Ed Markey, many political operatives reasonably asked why? Elected to the House of Representatives in 2012, the most high-profile aspect of Kennedys political career had been giving the Democratic response to the State…
Less than a year ago, the so-called Never Trump movement had been left for dead.President Donald Trump tweeted, in a statement remembered mainly because of its final phrase, that “the Never Trumper Republicans, though on respirators with not many left, are in certain ways worse and more dangerous for our…
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States and Europe called on Turkey to release jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala, who on Monday marked his 1,000th day in prison without a conviction and despite an acquittal from a previous case. Kavala has been in jail since November 2017. He was initially…
Andrew Cuomo is not pleased. The New York governor announced on Monday that the Department of Health will be looking into a recent concert put on by The Chainsmokers over the weekend. On Saturday, The Chainsmokers held charity fundraiser concert in the Hamptons, which was advertised as a drive-in event.…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An initial court hearing into corruption charges against Emilio Lozoya, the former boss of Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos, is scheduled for 9 a.m. (1400 GMT) on Tuesday, an official for Mexico’s judicial authorities said. Lozoya, who was chief executive of the firm known as…
The internet was recently set ablaze by a dump of Nintendo assets known as the Gigaleak. This batch includes incredible finds, like early Yoshi prototypes and even Luigi files in Super Mario 64. But my favorite part has been hearing the Star Fox 64 cast speak with crystal-clear clarity via…
The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part of the all-out global race to stop the pandemic. The glimmer of hope came even as Google,…
WASHINGTON (AP) The House has passed a bill to establish a Smithsonian museum for American Latinos that would showcase Latino history, art and culture. The bill was approved Monday by a voice vote and now goes to the Senate, where it has bipartisan support. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus hailed the…