Donald Trump has succeeded in refinancing Trump Tower. That’s no small feat. The Trump Organization has mountains of debt and become a financial pariah. The company’s longtime accountant, Mazars, recently abandoned the Trumps — amid a New York state investigation into whether the company systematically manipulated the value of its …
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KYIV, Ukraine — I rush out of my apartment in Kyiv with the clear understanding I might not ever be back. It’s easy. Books, paintings, clothes — all had no value. In any case, our lives would never be the same. I take my laptop, money, and a few black-and-white …
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Rudy Giulianimight be ready to speak with the Jan. 6 committee. Trump’s former personal attorney, who was intimately involved in his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, is engaged in discussions to answer questions from the House panel, The New York Times reported late Saturday. According to aTimessource familiar …
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For the past 11 days, hundreds of protestors, many of whom are driving big-rig trucks have occupied Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, blocking streets and disrupting the city with raucous demonstrations. These trucker protests, led by the so-called “Freedom Convoy” now besieging Ottawa, began after the Canadian and U.S. government …
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Former Sen. John McCain, when selecting Sarah Palin as his 2008 presidential running mate, mimed shaking a pair of dice before telling his advisers, “Fuck it. Let’s do it.” The report comes from an upcoming book by New York Times political reporter Jeremy W. Peters. Axios confirmed the conversation with …
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The honey was delicious. The beekeeper and I ate it by the spoonful, scooping it out of a chipped porcelain bowl alongside swigs from a dusty bottle of moonshine he kept hidden under a pile of crumpled newsprint in the cold, crumbling hearth. A swallow flitted around our heads, darting …
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George P. Bush, son of Jeb, nephew of George W., grandson of George H. W. Bush, and prospective Texas attorney general, released a new campaign ad today, in which, yep, that sure is a George Bush all right. Let’s take a look. The unfortunately initialed “P” Bush was last seen …
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The Republicans proclaiming their reverence Monday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. make up an all-star roster in the effort to undermine voting rights, a denial of a civil right that disproportionately disenfranchises Black people in the United States. Democrats are currently pushing the Freedom to Vote Act and the …
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As Omicron sweeps through the nation, more Americans are hospitalized with Covid-19 than at any other point in the pandemic. It’s a staggering milestone and a dire warning that our health care system is overtaxed weeks before we reach the variant’s predicted peak. Nearly 146,000 people were hospitalized with Covid-19 …
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, her office announced in a statement, reporting that she is experiencing symptoms while recovering from home. “The congresswoman received her booster shot this fall, and encourages everyone to get their booster and follow all CDC guidance,” the statement said. Covid …
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