Judges denounce Trump’s January 6 pardons as based on ‘revisionist myth’ One of two federal judges says pardons ‘cannot whitewash the blood, feces, and terror that the mob left in its wake’ The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2025
CNN is announcing layoffs as part of a further shift to digital business CNN is expected to lay off about 200 of its employees, or 6% of its workforce, in part of a shift toward a more digital-oriented future The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025
Donald and Melania Trump aim to make ‘as much as they can’ during their second White House stint, watchdog says The new president and first lady are only days into their second administration and already look set to benefit financially from a number of ventures, an expert said The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025
CNN staffers blast ‘tone deaf’ CEO Mark Thompson over layoffs as Jim Acosta mulls move to midnight slot “He gave the least inspiring remarks about layoffs that I’ve ever heard,” one CNN employee told The Independent about Mark Thompson’s announcement of hundreds of job cuts. The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025
Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriage According to Bangkok Pride, which partnered with local authorities to organize the event, over 200 couples registered to marry at the Siam Paragon shopping center. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jan 23, 2025
Antioch School Shooting: Incident Partially Livestreamed, Students Climbed Over Milk Counter To Escape A female student died and another student was injured in a shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville. The shooter was identified by police as 17-year-old student Solomon Henderson, who killed himself after shooting his schoolmates. International Business Times · Jan 23, 2025
Interviewer blasted for challenging rugby star Ilona Maher on not having imposter syndrome Olympian complained about earlier queries: ‘You automatically assume I must not feel that I am deserving of where I’m at? ... You think they’re asking NFL players, male politicians if they have imposter syndrome?’ The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025
Cop injured in J6 riots blasts pardons Michael Fanone was beaten unconscious and tased by Capitol rioters on Jan. 6 Salon · Jan 22, 2025
At Least 9 Dead After 'Generational Winter Storm Event' Hits Southern US A historic winter storm blanketing the Southern US with record-breaking snowfall has claimed at least nine lives, prompted states of emergency and halted travel across Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Latin Times · Jan 22, 2025
Trump’s suspension of refugee program leaves advocates in turmoil but unsurprised Groups worked furiously before inauguration to settle refugees, before order to halt all arrivals on Wednesday The Guardian - US · Jan 22, 2025
CNN’s Jim Acosta grills GOP lawmaker for refusing to ‘take a stand’ on January 6 pardons ‘It sounds like you let down the blue! It sounds like you’re betraying the blue,’ Jim Acosta exclaimed on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025
Ex-Capitol police officer tells Oath Keepers founder 'go f*** himself' live on CNN Michael Fanone, a former police officer injured in the January 6 US Capitol riot, told Stewart Rhodes to "go f*** himself" live on CNN after the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers group said he had "no regrets" over the 2021 insurrection. The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025
Everything Ted Cruz Has Said About Trump Pardoning J6 Defendants Then and Now The Texas senator has gone from calling the riots a "violent terrorist attack on the Capitol" to praising President Trump's pardons as the correction of an "abuse of power" Latin Times · Jan 22, 2025
‘F*** it, release em all:’: Inside Trump’s decision to issue blanket Jan 6 pardons After months of teasing pardons for Capitol rioters, Trump granted them to roughly 1,500 individuals convicted of January 6-related crimes in one of his first acts of his second term The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025
International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025 Trump Puts DEI Employees On Paid Leave — Is This The End Of Diversity Programs? DEI programs are shutting down soon and federal DEI employees will be placed on paid administrative leave starting Wednesday.
International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025 Mauricio Funes: Journalist Turned El Salvador President El Salvador's ex-president Mauricio Funes died Tuesday at the age of 65 in Nicaragua, where he fled two years after leaving office and gained asylum following accusations of corruption in his country.
Fortune · Jan 22, 2025 Japan's loneliness epidemic is leading elderly women to choose prison Japan’s largest women’s prison has become home to a growing number of seniors.
The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025 Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013 The Nielsen Company says an estimated 24.6 million people watched coverage of President Donald Trump's second inauguration
Reason · Jan 21, 2025 FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Loses Libel Appeal Against CNN An excerpt from today's Virginia Court of Appeals decision in Patel v. CNN, Inc., decided by Judge Rosemarie Annunziata, joined… The post FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Loses Libel Appeal Against CNN appeared first on Reason.com.
The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025 Trump inauguration pulls in just 26 million viewers, way down from Biden in 2021 While Trump made his triumphant return to the White House, viewership was down compared to Joe Biden’s ceremony in 2021, which drew nearly 40 million. Fox News, meanwhile, drew almost half of the entire television viewing audience for the ceremony across seven cable and broadcast news networks.
Salon · Jan 21, 2025 Champagne sales are dropping The total number of champagne shipments from France dropped nearly 10% last year, to 271 million bottles
Latin Times · Jan 21, 2025 Trump Silent on Russia-Ukraine War as He Breaks Campaign Promise to End Conflict in 24 Hours President Trump faces criticism for breaking his campaign promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours.
Latin Times · Jan 21, 2025 Cop Assaulted in Capitol Riots 'Betrayed' by Trump Pardons: 'My Family, My Children Are Less Safe Today' A former officer who was brutally assaulted during the Capitol riot expressed his sense of betrayal after Trump pardoned over a thousand insurrectionists.
The Conversation · Jan 21, 2025 Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon order ‘flies in the face of the facts’ of violent insurrection, retired federal judge explains In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly everyone convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol – including former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio – and commuted the sentences of 14 more, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.
Top News · Jan 20, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister To Meet With US President In DC Israeli PM Netanyahu to meet US President Trump in DC to discuss Israel-Saudi relations, Iran's nuclear program, and regional ceasefire. Meeting holds grea...