[ad_1] The pro-Scott super PAC, Opportunity Matters Fund, has received backing from conservative donors like Richard Gaby, who funded former President Donald Trump and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. But Scott has also received backing from major party donors, like New York hedge fund manager Dan Loeb, a gay rights fundraiser who is expected to … Read more
[ad_1] TOKYO (AP) – Nagasaki marked the 76th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city on Monday, its mayor urging Japan, the United States and Russia to do more to eliminate nuclear weapons. In his speech at Nagasaki Peace Park, Mayor Tomihisa Taue urged the Japanese government to take the initiative to … Read more
[ad_1] CHICAGO (WLS) – Chicago continues to mourn Officer Ella French, 29, who was killed during a traffic stop in West Englewood on Saturday night as her partner remains in hospital after being shot. Flags across the city fly to half the staff. Police said two suspects were being questioned by police and a third … Read more
[ad_1] Francis Collins, the director of the National Institute of Health (NIH), remained optimistic that the United States could effectively tackle the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, although he acknowledged that “we are paying a terrible price “. Appearing on “This Week” on ABC, Collins told the host George StephanopoulosGeorge Robert Stephanopoulos NIH director remains … Read more
[ad_1] Pediatric hospitals fill up with cases as children return to school; US has 481,000 new vaccinations on average: COVID-19 updatesUNITED STATES TODAY Children sick with Covid fill children’s hospitals in areas with peaksNBC News COVID-19 Vaccination – Video – Arm yourself against the COVID-19 extension (30 seconds)Australian Government Department of Health Coronavirus in Ohio: … Read more
[ad_1] Trump-cheering Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo on Sunday berated Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) for his support for the hugely popular bipartisan infrastructure bill that is about to pass, asking him to at close range if he “betrayed the Republican base.” ”While complaining that the spending package does not include money for a border wall. … Read more
[ad_1] 48 years ago, Dean Corll, one of the nation’s most prolific serial killers, was shot dead in his Pasadena, Texas home. Texas EquuSearch announced on Sunday that it would begin searching for the remains of any additional victims soon. Between 1970 and 1973, Dean Corll murdered at least 28 young boys in the Houston … Read more
[ad_1] Red flag warnings persist in parts of the West as dozens of large wildfires continue to burn homes and dry land. A cold front bringing gusty winds and the possibility of thunderstorms is expected to sweep through parts of southern Montana and southern Wyoming on Sunday afternoon. Wind gusts are expected to reach up … Read more
[ad_1] The Taliban took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan on Monday, an official said. The city’s fall was the latest in a week of relentless Taliban offensive as US and NATO forces finalized their withdrawal from the war-torn country. Militants have stepped up their push across much of Afghanistan, pointing their guns at … Read more
[ad_1] Denver was not the best place to spend the weekend. On Saturday, the city recorded the worst air quality of any city in the world for several hours as it continues to suffer the effects of the wildfires ravaging the western United States. The ranking released by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, … Read more