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The mountaineer who left his girlfriend to die in freezing temperatures while climbing a mountain in Austria has been convicted of negligent manslaughter. Thomas Plamberger was found guilty Thursday of leaving his girlfriend, Kerstin Gurtner, on the top of Austria’s highest peak, Grossglockner, in January 2025, the New York Post reported on Friday, noting she died of hypothermia. He was given a five-month suspended sentence and an over $11,000 fine in the case. An image shows the pair climbing together: After descending the mountain, Plamberger claimed she asked him to leave to find help. Judge Norbert Hofer said the man…
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” former Trump Economic Adviser Stephen Moore reacted to the Supreme Court decision on tariffs and said that “if Kamala Harris had won the presidency and she said that we’ve got a climate crisis and we have to tax other countries with tariffs, we wouldn’t like that too much. So, I think the court made the right decision here, in terms of saying, look, this has to be approved by Congress.” Moore stated, “[T]he Constitution is pretty clear that tax bills start in the House of Representatives, and the president does not have unilateral…
President Donald Trump said Friday that he is “ashamed of certain members” of the Supreme Court after Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, whom he appointed in his first term, ruled against his tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump opened his White House press briefing, scheduled on short notice after the 6-3 ruling against his tariffs, by ripping some of the court’s justices without naming them. Chief Justice John Roberts, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush, notably wrote the majority opinion striking down the tariffs. “The Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs is deeply…
Two of the late financier’s top aides join the settlement to finally resolve claims from at least 40 women The estate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle a class-action lawsuit, according to a court filing from Thursday.The suit accused two of the financier’s advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls. The lawsuit was initially filed in 2024 against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, both of whom served for years as Epstein’s personal lawyer and accountant, respectively.Boies Schiller Flexner, the law firm representing Epstein’s…
The cofounder of the fashion giant ASOS, who rose to the heights of entrepreneurial success with the company, plummeted to his death from an 18-story building in Thailand. Quentin Griffiths, 58, a British citizen, was found dead on February 9 at the foot of the luxury hotel in the seaside resort city of Pattaya where he had been living alone in a 17th floor suite, a BBC report revealed Friday. The door to his suite was locked from the inside and there were no signs of foul play, police told news outlets. Authorities told the BBC Griffiths was involved in…
President Donald Trump announced he is imposing a ten percent global tariff on top of tariffs already in place after the Supreme Court struck down his duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump’s announcement came during a press briefing the White House scheduled on short notice after the 6-3 ruling against the IEEPA tariffs, in which Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with liberal judges to rule against the president. The 10 percent global tariff Trump is imposing on Friday is not under IEEPA but under Section 122 of…
Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) is moving forward with legislation aimed at safeguarding dog ownership nationwide following days of criticism, as well as calls for censure, resignation, and removal from committees, over a social media post in which he wrote, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” Fine posted on X Thursday evening: I am proud to introduce the Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act. Democrats are losing their minds because I made a simple statement—given a choice between our dogs and those who would ban them, the choice is easy. They…
A boycott over Russian and Belarusian participation reveals how Kiev weaponizes even the most apolitical stage By Armen Gasparyan, broadcaster, member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian FederationUkrainian officials have developed a notorious reputation for their wildly inappropriate grasp of reality, including when it comes to sports.One would think the Paralympics is a celebration of the perseverance and triumph of athletes with disabilities – those who have spent years working tirelessly to achieve their goals, training extensively, competing in events, meeting qualifying standards, and earning their place at the Olympics. What is more positive than the Paralympic Games? However,…
Another Trump Executive Order backfires spectacularly. H-1B FAQ Please consider the US Immigration Service H-1B FAQ On Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” that took an important, initial, and incremental step to reform the H-1B visa program to curb abuses and protect American workers. This Proclamation: Requires a $100,000 payment to accompany any new H-1B visa petitions submitted after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on Sept. 21, 2025. This includes the 2026 lottery, and any other H-1B petitions submitted after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on Sept. 21, 2025.…
A hunger-motivated prison riot at the Canaleta maximum security prison in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba, left at least seven inmates dead and several injured, the human rights organization Prisoners Defenders denounced on Thursday. In a Facebook post, Prisoners Defenders, citing information from a female former Cuban political prisoner who spoke on condition of anonymity, denounced that the Canaleta prison riot broke in response to the death of a young inmate who was found hanged after he was brutally beaten by prison guards for demanding something to eat. Prisoners Defenders identified the dead young man as 20 year-old “Giancarlo” in a Friday morning…