Author: i2wtc
This photo taken on October 23, 2022, shows people looking at fruits and vegetables outside a supermarket along a covered shopping street in Tokyo.Richard A. Brooks | AFP | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell on Friday as Wall Street investors pulled money out of technology stocks, taking profits on the rally in stock prices in recent weeks.”We’re seeing some profit-taking,” said Keith Buchanan, senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments. “It’s a little tiring to see profit-taking on the fifth day of trading, but it just shows how big the rotation is.”Meanwhile in Asia, traders are watching the continued exodus of technology…
WASHINGTON — The leader of a conservative think tank mischaracterized partisan differences on political violence in the United States on Thursday, falsely suggesting that people involved in left-wing activism commit more violent acts than those involved in right-wing activism.___Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation: “Most of the political violence of the last 25 years has been perpetrated by the left.”THE FACTS: Roberts’ comments were in response to a question about comments he made earlier this month in which he said, “America is in the middle of a second American Revolutionary War, and it will remain bloodless if the left…
NEW YORK (AP) Lou DobbsThe conservative political commentator and veteran cable TV host who was a founding member of CNN and later hosted the evening show Fox Business Network for more than a decade has died. He was 78. His death was announced Thursday in a post on his official X account, calling him “a fighter to the end, fighting for what was most important to him: God, his family and his country.” The cause of death was not released.”Lou’s legacy will live forever as a patriot and a great American. Please pray for Lou’s wonderful wife Debi, his children…
It’s the fourth and final day of the Republican National Convention, and GOP lawmakers, delegates and other officials will wrap up a week of proceedings that saw former President Donald Trump formally nominated as the Republican presidential nominee.Trump’s running mate also became official this week with the nomination of Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, who headlined Wednesday night’s list of speakers.Some of Trump’s most vocal allies took the stage on Thursday, from conservative commentator Tucker Carlson to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Trump’s attorney Alina Habba.The former president has made an appearance each night of the convention, seen with…
Richmond, Virginia — Recent polls confirm what many Americans feel. The current political climate divides usBut the work of the nonprofit StoryCorps is seeking to bridge that gap by finding common ground through shared stories. In a recent conversation hosted by StoryCorps, two men from different generations and political walks of life sat down to discuss the issue.”I grew up in a conservative Catholic household,” Patrick Kliebert, 29, told Gary Snead, 66, who responded by saying he was a “staunch liberal.” Their conversation was part of what they called the “One Small Step” initiative and was supervised by Claire LeBlond…
CHANDIGARH: AAP on Thursday announced that it will contest all 90 seats in the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. Its slogan will be “Let’s change the situation in Haryana, bring in Kejriwal”. The term of the Haryana Assembly ends in October. Announcing the decision at a press conference, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the people of Haryana have tried other parties but all of them have robbed the state. “The people of Haryana now want change. Haryana’s son Arvind Kejriwal has changed the politics of the entire country. AAP has won three Lok Sabha elections and Jalandhar by-elections,” he said.…
An Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been charged with multiple crimes in the shooting death of Sonia Massey, a Springfield woman who had called authorities to report a possible intruder.Deputy Sheriff Shawn Grayson is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm and three counts of official misconduct, according to a statement from Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Millhiser.Grayson pleaded not guilty at Thursday’s hearing and was denied pretrial release.The deputy was fired from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office this week, according to a statement from Sheriff Jack Campbell posted on the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page on Wednesday.”It…
When Daniel Sanchez’s family learned their small store had been damaged in a tornado in May, he said it was the first time he’d ever seen his father cry. “It really hurts him after all the hard work he’s put in,” Sanchez said. Tortilleria La Popular, a tortilla factory, bakery and restaurant, has been a fixture in Rogers for 16 years, but bad weather over Memorial Day weekend forced it to close after it ran out of stock and equipment was damaged by leaks from a damaged roof. Sanchez said that for his parents, “starting a small business was the…
Despite the U.S. ban on semiconductor exports, Chinese companies can still access Nvidia’s high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) chips by using cloud servers run by Google and Microsoft. Microsoft is allowing Chinese customers to use Azure cloud servers located outside mainland China, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing employees at the US tech giant familiar with the service and a person with direct involvement in the sales. Google has reportedly allowed Chinese customers to use its AI cloud services, and said it believed the arrangement complied with U.S. export regulations. These cloud servers use Nvidia’s A100 and H100 processors, which are…
The Scandalbal incident appears to be coming to an end.”Vanderpump Rules” star Tom Sandoval filed a lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix in Los Angeles on Tuesday, accusing her of invasion of privacy, negligence and unauthorized computer access, according to documents obtained by USA Today.But in a surprise twist, Sandoval announced on Thursday that he was dropping his lawsuit against Maddix. Sandoval’s lawsuit was related to his cheating scandal with Rachel “Raquel” Revis, who is suing her two ex-wives for wiretapping, revenge porn and invasion of privacy.The TomTom co-owners allege in their lawsuit that Maddix, 39, “accessed” his cell phone…