Amazon‘s founder Jeff Bezos expressed optimism about President-elect Donald Trump‘s upcoming term and said he is “very optimistic this time.”“I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” Bezos stated during his comprehensive interview at The New York Times’ event.“He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. If I can help do that, I’m…
One of the hottest assets in the market since the presidential election, surprisingly, isn’t AI chip darling Nvidia (NVDA). On the contrary, it’s bitcoin (BTC-USD) and the wider crypto market as optimism on the space is at record highs ahead of the new Trump administration. SEC chair Gary Gensler exiting stage left soon has also…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mozambique security forces killed at least 10 children and injured dozens of others while trying to suppress weeks of protests following a disputed presidential election, Human Rights Watch said Monday. Hundreds of other minors were detained by security forces, some of them for days in violation of international law,…
Calin Georgescu, a candidate not affiliated with any party and prominent critic of Romania‘s pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine policy, has taken the lead in the presidential election and is projected to enter the presidential run-off vote after the first round on November 24. Georgescu, 62, is ahead in the polls with 22.95 percent of the vote,…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It is different from the popular vote, and it has an outsize impact on how candidates…
When he was once asked if he would pardon his son, President Joe Biden said no. It’s time for him to rethink that answer. His successor wants to stack the DOJ with an AG loyalist who’s been investigated for sex trafficking plus three lawyers on the Trump family payroll. Hunter Biden is facing a maximum…
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Non-governmental organizations in Venezuela on Saturday announced the release from prison of some of the thousands of people who were detained during and after the deadly anti-government protests that followed the July presidential election, whose results remain under dispute. Their release happened a day after the attorney general, who is loyal…
US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise pick of Pete Hegseth, a television host and army veteran, to be his Pentagon chief is expected to inject more unpredictability into the already fragile US-China military relationship, according to analysts. Hegseth, 44, is a Fox News political commentator and a military veteran who served tours of duty in Iraq…
At 98, Dick Van Dyke has at least one positive takeaway from knowing his time is limited. The 6x Emmy winner had a blunt reaction when asked how he feels about Donald Trump returning to office for another four-year term after winning the presidential election against Kamala Harris this month. “Fortunately, I won’t be around…
Just 11 days before the U.S. presidential election, Jeff Bezos decided to kill The Washington Post’s editorial endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris on grounds of “compromised objectivity.” I think his decision undermines the very foundation upon which journalistic credibility is established. When I was elevated to news editor at The Heights in 2018, my approach…