Author: Press Room
We tend to use the word “safe” as though it has only one meaning. But a life jacket won’t put out a kitchen fire. A smoke detector won’t help much during a flood. They are all safety equipment – they simply address different dangers. The concept of “financial safety” works the same way. In one sense, there’s no such thing as “financial safety” at all. Just varying types and levels of risk. An asset can be stable in price, but vulnerable to inflation. Easy to sell, but dependent on another institution’s promise to pay. It can carry almost zero default…
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Alex Gibney has made films about powerful people, corporations and organizations before: Enron, Elizabeth Holmes, Scientology and the U.S. military’s abuses at Bagram and Abu Ghraib are just a few. And yet, he said, nothing compares to the scope of power held by his latest subject, Elon Musk. With a nearly four-hour runtime, “Musk” is having its world premiere this week at the Venice Film Festival. It’s one of the most hotly anticipated of the festival and the year — Bleecker Street is releasing it in theaters in October. Gibney spoke to The Associated Press about…
Eiffel Tower workers went on strike Monday after female staffers were told to step aside and be “invisible” during a weekend religious group visit — prompting outrage among the personnel at the explicit gender segregation. On Saturday, a group of about 100 members of the Hindu denomination Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) made a private visit to the Eiffel Tower. The private visit reportedly occurred on the sidelines of a Hindu parade across the streets of the French capital to mark the consecration of BAPS’ first major temple in France. While private visits to the Eiffel Tower are not unusual and…
Grindr has denied wrongdoing yet agreed to a $35 million settlement with around 12,000 UK users US-based LGBTQ dating app Grindr has agreed to a multi million-pound settlement in a UK lawsuit alleging it shared users’ private information, including their HIV status, with advertising companies without consent.The £26 million ($35 million) settlement covers claims brought by around 12,000 users over the company’s handling of personal information before early 2020. Grindr disputes the allegations.“The settlement includes no findings or admission of liability,” Grindr said in a US regulatory filing submitted late last week. It nevertheless acknowledged the “distress and loss of…
Foreigners, non-citizens, and birth tourism voters will be prevented from voting in US elections in 2026. – MFEI image The Gateway Pundit’s Patty McMurray, Brian Lupo, and Jim Hoft have published several reports over the past few years warning about the dangers of non-citizens voting in US elections through the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). Can Our Elections Be Stolen By Fake Overseas Voters? WATCH The Top US UOCAVA Expert Answers This Question and More [VIDEO] That is about to change in the 2026 midterm election. For years, Americans living overseas could use the federal government’s Federal…
Comedians are boycotting an upcoming comedy festival in Portugal over the headline appearance of Jerry Seinfeld. The Daily Telegraph reports the performers are refusing to attend because of Seinfeld’s long-running support for Israel and will boycott the Commedia a la Carte Fest, which the comedian is due to close on Nov 1 in Lisbon, his first ever performance in the European country. The outlet detailed some of the protests already made: Cebola Mol, a comedy duo, were among the first to withdraw, announcing the boycott on Instagram with a picture of themselves with a slice of watermelon, a symbol of…
A mayor in the central Mexican state of Puebla is in federal police custody in connection with his alleged leadership role in a criminal organization that carried out large-scale highway robberies. The robberies targeted tractor-trailers moving commercial goods. Authorities also arrested the mayor’s brother and the local police chief. This week, Mexican federal authorities carried out a series of raids throughout Puebla, where they arrested Isaac Rodriguez Ochoa, the mayor of the City of Esperanza, as well as his police chief Abigail (N) and several other men, including the mayor’s brother Manuel Rodriguez. The arrest comes just days after authorities…
Republicans are hoping President Donald Trump won’t make this week’s GOP midterm convention all about himself.The president — with his approval rating at record lows for his time in office amid the conflict in Iran, trade wars and inflation — is slated to be at the center of the two-day spectacle in Dallas beginning Wednesday.GOP lawmakers, candidates, donors and party officials said in interviews they are counting on Trump to draw a contrast with Democrats rather than prosecute his personal grievances.Rep. Riley Moore said in an interview the event is a “scene-setter” that should stay laser-focused on “what’s on the…
King Charles stated that Harry is still a private citizen Harry and Meghan are private citizens, the King made clear. The return of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to the United Kingdom continues to mobilize the press and public opinion in the country. Today (7), it arises that King Charles authorized a letter from Clarence House to senior British officials confirming that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan remain non-working royals despite their return to the UK. King Charles makes clear that Harry and Meghan are private citizens, not working royals, in letter sent on his behalf https://t.co/xKxUZyv4WJ —…
A baby and two teenagers are among the victims of the bombardment, RT’s Steve Sweeney has reported from the scene Dozen of civilians were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon over the weekend, RT’s Steve Sweeney has reported.Attacks by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on the neighboring country are continuing despite a US-mediated ceasefire, which has been in force starting late June. More than 4,000 people have been killed and over 12,000 wounded by the IDF in Lebanon since March, according to the authorities in Beirut.In his report from Lebanon’s Nabatieh area on Tuesday, Sweeney said a baby and…