A group of House Republicans is pushing to overhaul how funds are organized at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to more quickly get aid to communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., chair of the House GOP Policy Committee, is leading a new bill that would move unspent funds the agency has from the COVID-19 pandemic, as ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a revised nuclear doctrine on Tuesday stating that any attack on Russia supported by a country with nuclear power could be grounds for a nuclear response. Putin signed the new policy on the 1,000th day of the war with Ukraine and the day after President Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles to strike ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is right– the U.S. is flunking health care. Our country spends nearly twice as much on medical care per person than other wealthy countries but our outcomes – measured by life expectancy, infant mortality, unmanaged diabetes and heart attack mortality — are far worse. This is an industry that begs to be disrupted. Whether Robert F. ...
President-elect Trump appears to be a politician in a hurry when it comes to staffing his upcoming second administration’s top jobs. Trump has announced roughly 20 Cabinet and other top-level positions in the nearly two weeks since decisively winning the 2024 presidential election over Vice President Kamala Harris. The former and future president’s staffing pace is far ahead of where ...
Tesla shares surged nearly 7% in premarket trading Monday following a Bloomberg report indicating that the incoming Trump administration plans to prioritize federal regulations for self-driving vehicles. This potential policy shift would mark a significant step in creating a national framework for autonomous driving technologies, benefiting companies like Tesla that are at the forefront of innovation in this space. Musk ...
Trump Media, the parent company of the Truth Social app, is in “advanced talks” to acquire cryptocurrency trading firm Bakkt, according to a report by the Financial Times. The news has caused both companies’ stock prices to skyrocket. Trump Media’s shares surged by more than 16%, reflecting growing investor interest in its potential cryptocurrency ventures. Despite a net loss of ...
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) saw a sharp rally this week following its announcement of a compliance plan submitted to the SEC to prevent delisting from the Nasdaq. Shares surged 16% during regular trading on Monday and an additional 25% in after-hours trading after the filing. This positive momentum reflects renewed investor confidence in the company’s ability to address regulatory concerns. ...
Sunday’s Week 11 is in the books, and with it, playoff positioning continues to become increasingly clear. However, after this week’s results, the NFL MVP race received a shake-up. According to the latest NFL MVP odds, the favorite for the league’s most prestigious award has a new name next to it. The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans still play on ...
NHL referee Mitch Dunning was taken off the ice on a stretcher during a scary scene in Monday’s Colorado Avalanche-Philadelphia Flyers game. Dunning was skating backward and Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson was skating into the play when the two collided during the first period. Manson appeared to catch him in the back and the referee spun and fell to the ...
Add Christian Pulisic to the growing list of athletes doing the Donald Trump dance – the latest viral way to celebrate in sports. Pulisic, captain of the U.S. men’s national soccer team, scored his first goal in a match against Jamaica in the 13th minute, and quickly burst into a Trump dance to celebrate. It was the first of two ...