Appearing on Hugh Hewitt’s radio program, Fauci was asked if he could ever see himself resigning if he caused “more harm than good.” “No, absolutely, unequivocally, no,” Fauci replied. The infectious disease expert then went after Hewitt and other critics on a variety of “controversies” related to his own medical …
Read More »Oil market holding its breath as OPEC+ struggles to reach production deal
Crude prices retreated slightly on Monday, with Brent futures down 0.11% to $76.09 a barrel, while US crude futures slipped 0.13% to $75.06 a barrel. Oil prices initially shot up last week as reports started to emerge that OPEC and its non-member allies led by Russia were discussing a gradual …
Read More »Montreal Canadiens fans riot and flip over cop car following win to reach Stanley Cup Finals (VIDEO)
Thanks to a 3-2 win in overtime over the Las Vegas Golden Knights, the Canadiens – known as the Habs – clinched the Western Conference Championship 4-2 in Game Six and will now play their first Stanley Cup final series in 28 years. Celebrations spread from the Bell Center to …
Read More »G7 finance ministers reach ‘historic agreement’ on Biden’s push for global minimum corporation tax of 15%
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with her counterparts from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom in London on Saturday, where she made her administration’s case for a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The ministers agreed to back her proposal, with UK finance minister Rishi …
Read More »2 Queen’s Guards, including 1st-ever black man to reach top soldier rank, charged in ‘selling ammunition’ plot
The two soldiers, Kirtland Gill and Rajon Graham, were slapped with several firearm offences on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Gill is facing one count of conspiracy to sell or transfer ammunition, as well as one count of possession of an illegal weapon, described by the police …
Read More »Biden hopes Chauvin jury will reach ‘RIGHT VERDICT’ after calling George Floyd’s family
Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Biden said he had phoned Floyd’s family the day before, waiting until the jury was sequestered to begin deliberations in the case. “They’re a good family and they’re calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is,” Biden said. “I’m praying the verdict …
Read More »New York lawmakers reach agreement on legalization of recreational marijuana
The legislation, which is currently in the New York Senate Finance Committee, will allow all adults over 21 to purchase marijuana for recreational use. Any adult New Yorker will also be allowed to grow up to three mature and three immature plants for personal use. The state will ditch all …
Read More »‘We have nothing to fear’: Lucky 13 for Tuchel as Chelsea reach the Champions League quarterfinals by beating Atletico Madrid 2-0
Atletico have had an outstanding season in Spain, where they are four points clear at the top-flight summit, but could find no way past a Chelsea side who look increasingly formidable as the English Premier League side kept successive clean sheets against an attack including Luis Suarez and Joao Felix. Two …
Read More »American astronauts to again use Russian Soyuz rocket to reach ISS as NASA can’t rely on ‘unstable’ US tech – Moscow space chief
From 2011 to last year, the US relied on Russia’s Soyuz launch system to send its astronauts to live on the ISS, with America not having its own capability. In May 2020, Crew Dragon, a reusable spacecraft made by Elon Musk’s private company SpaceX, took two Americans to space for …
Read More »New York Democrats reach ‘informal agreement’ on limiting Gov. Cuomo’s emergency powers in wake of nursing home scandal – reports
Democrats, who have supermajorities in both the New York Assembly and the state Senate, reached an “informal agreement” on a bill that would strip Cuomo of the powers he was granted last year to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday citing Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy of Albany. Any …
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