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The US president could change his travel plans on Friday ‘if something happened’ US President Donald Trump is considering a visit to Türkiye on Friday, as Ukraine and Russia are set to resume direct peace negotiations for the first time since 2022.The US leader, who seeks to facilitate a truce in the Ukraine conflict, said he could alter travel arrangements amid his ongoing Middle East trip. “If something happened, I’d go on Friday if it was appropriate,” he told journalists in Qatar on Thursday morning.Trump reiterated his wish to end the Ukraine conflict and expressed hope “that Russia and Ukraine are…
Former FBI Director James Comey deleted his Instagram post, which appeared to call for the assassination of President Trump. James Comey posted a cryptic message to his Instagram account on Thursday spelled out in seashells: “86 47” “Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey said in his caption. Comey Trump assassination social media post Comey deleted the post after major backlash, and he updated with an unbelievable comment. “I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message. I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with…
Olivia Colman stars as the “Reverend Mother” in the 2024 film ‘Paddington in Peru.’Netflix Yes, Paddington Bear has returned—or, rather, he’s gone home. That’s the case with the third entry in the Paddington series, Paddington in Peru, which made its SVOD debut on Netflix today. Everybody’s favorite polite little bear donning a blue coat and red hat was in U.K. theaters back in November 2024, and made his way over to U.S. theaters in February 2025. During that run, Paddington in Peru sported an incredible 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 185 reviews—an incredible feat for a modern film.…
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sweeping sanctions on Tuesday against a network of corporations accused of helping Iran avoid sanctions on its oil industry by obscuring the true origin of the product. The move followed a separate round of sanctions on Iranian citizens accused of helping Iran expand its illicit nuclear weapons program on Monday — and, notably, a fourth round of negotiations between representatives of the Iranian regime and the administration of President Donald Trump that took place on Sunday. Iranian officials have repeatedly stated the objective of the talks is to convince Washington to drop sanctions on the…
After months of being the poster child for grocery store inflation, egg prices have finally cracked. According to Thursday’s Producer Price Index report, egg prices plummeted 39.4 percent in April, marking one of the steepest monthly drops ever recorded for a staple food item. The plunge comes after a year of scrambled supply driven by avian flu outbreaks. But with flocks recovering, production has stabilized—and the correction has been swift and dramatic. For consumers, the collapse in egg prices offers welcome relief in an economy still wrestling with sticky service-sector inflation. For retailers and restaurants, it’s a chance to lower…
House and Senate Republicans are reintroducing the “Justice for Angel Families Act” to provide financial help to the American victims of illegal immigration. This week, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) reintroduced the Justice for Angel Families Act to amend the Crime Victims Fund to include Angel Families whose loved ones have been killed or victimized by illegal aliens. The bill was first introduced in 2022. Under the legislation, Angel Families would be eligible for federal funds to cover medical expenses, lost wages, and funeral costs relating to their loved ones’ cases. The legislation would also codify…
House Republican leaders are having to salvage their party-line megabill a lot sooner than they thought. A surprise holdout by ultraconservative members of the House Budget Committee Thursday is forcing Speaker Mike Johnson to entertain significant changes to the GOP sweeping domestic policy bill, endangering his ambitious Memorial Day timeline for House passage. The hard-right objections surrounded missing fiscal scores for the legislation and ongoing concerns about the depth of Medicaid cuts that Republicans are prepared to make. One option under serious discussion as a concession to fiscal hard-liners is moving up the onset of work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries…
President Donald Trump is open to any framework that brings peace between Kiev and Moscow, the secretary of state has said US President Donald Trump is prepared to accept any mechanism that leads to peace between Russia and Ukraine, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. His statement comes as delegations from Kiev and Moscow are expected to meet in Istanbul on Thursday for their first direct talks since 2022.Speaking at a gathering of NATO foreign ministers in the Turkish resort city of Antalya on Thursday, Rubio said, “We are open to being constructive and helpful in any way we…
On August 1, 2023, Jack Smith announced four charges against former President Donald Trump as part of his investigation into the 2020 election. The FBI on Thursday closed down the ‘corruption squad’ that backed Jack Smith’s witch hunt against President Trump. The unit dubbed “CR15” was involved in the FBI’s “Arctic Frost” investigation. According to the documents released earlier this year, the FBI and DOJ weaponized their power to target President Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, and their allies through a probe dubbed “Arctic Frost.” “Operation Arctic Frost” was a taxpayer-funded witch hunt launched in April 2022 that seized…
Hankook Tire & Technology Co. tires for electric vehicles displayed at the EV Trend Korea exhibition in Seoul, South Korea.SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg South Korean automobile parts giant Hankook & Company Group, one of Asia’s largest tiremakers by sales, is launching its own corporate venture capital arm with a capital commitment of 15 billion won ($10.7 million), taking aim at AI, robotics and other deeptech sectors. The firm, named Hankook & Company Ventures – a wholly owned subsidiary of the group’s holding company, Hankook & Company – said in its announcement last week that it will invest in sectors such as AI,…