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During his closing argument in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan on Tuesday, lead defense attorney Todd Blanche hammered at the credibility of the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, the former president’s estranged fixer, calling him “the greatest liar of all time.” That strategy makes sense given Cohen’s role in establishing that Trump “caused” the

The end of cash has been heralded for yearsmostly by government officials eager to end the expense of minting coins and printing banknotes while pushing transactions to digital forms that can be tracked and taxed. The transformation has met varying degrees of acceptance or resistance from people around the globe. But Australians appear to be

Having an assortment of survival gear is nice, but when SHTF, you will also need clean drinking water in your stockpile. Before disaster strikes, learn how to store and purify water for your daily needs. (h/t to BackdoorSurvival.com) Clean water is something that many people, especially non-preppers, take for granted.When dealing with an emergency, you

Even as Donald Trump relies on unprecedented support from Black and Latino voters, he is embracing policies that would expose their communities to much greater police surveillance and enforcement. The policies that Trump is pledging to implement around crime and policing in a second presidential term would reverse the broad trend of police reform that

Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said on Saturday it has urged Tesla shareholders to reject a $56 billion pay package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, which if passed would be the largest pay package for a CEO in corporate America. The report cited reasons like the “excessive size” of the pay deal, the dilutive

Amazon is slashing grocery prices by up to 30% in hopes of luring inflation-weary customers — following in the footsteps of other major retailers such as Target and Walmart. The company said that it will reduce prices of 4,000 items at its Amazon Fresh grocery stores online as well as at its handful of brick-and-mortar

a rich hunting ground — The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US Researchers are working to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods. Hannah Hoag, Knowable Magazine – May 26, 2024 10:55 am UTC Enlarge / 2023 marked the first sighting of a yellow-legged hornet in the United States, sparking

manufacturing doubt — Deny, denounce, delay: The battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods Big Food is trying to dampen fears about the effects of industrially formulated substances. Madeleine Speed, Ella Hollowood and Sarah Neville, Financial Times – May 25, 2024 11:15 am UTC Enlargemonticelllo/Getty reader comments 315 When the Brazilian nutritional scientist Carlos Monteiro

Late discovery — NASA finds more issues with Boeings Starliner, but crew launch set for June 1 Fixing the helium leak would delay Starliner crew test flight for months. Stephen Clark – May 25, 2024 3:34 am UTC Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop its Atlas V rocket on the launch pad earlier this month.NASA/Joel

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