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Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush is being investigated by the Department of Justice amid allegations she misused federal funds, according to three sources familiar with the probe -- which she said was connected to her campaign's security expenditures. In a statement issued on Tuesday, after news first broke of the investigation, Bush denied wrongdoing and said, in part: "I hold myself, my campaign, and my position to the highest levels of integrity."

UPS announced Tuesday that it will cut 12,000 jobs as part of a bid to save $1 billion costs. Managers and contractor positions will make up most of the layoffs. The job cuts come as UPS issued a disappointing sales outlook for this year, saying it expects global revenue of between $92 billion to $94.5 billion. That would be up from the $91 billion in revenue it reported for 2023, but analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had been expecting revenue of at least $95.6 billion.

Bridgeport, Connecticut redid their election last night and there's already been allegations of voter fraud. Dead people voting, ballot applications being given out like candy and ballot harvesting.

From Park v. Kim, decided today by the Second Circuit (Judges Barrington Parker, Allison Nathan, and Sarah Merriam); this is the 13th case I've seen in the last year in which AI-hallucinated citations were spotted: We separately address the conduct of Park's counsel, Attorney Jae S. Lee. Lee's reply brief in this case includes a citation to a non-existent case, which she admits she generated using the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. Because citation in a brief to a non-existent case suggests conduct that falls below the basic obligations of counsel, we refer Attorney Lee to the Court's Grievance Panel, and...

"Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid"" is a 'neo-noir comedy-mystery' film in which private eye Steve Martin is hired by the daughter of a noted scientist to investigate her father's death. It is both a parody and a homage to the 'film noir' detective movies of the 1940s and includes clips from 19 of them. In this one, Martin lands up on the island of Carlotta, off the coast of Central America, in his search for villains. In this excerpt, taken from "The Bribe," he sees Ava Gardner as a night-club singer and is approached by Charles Laughton who tempts...

Former President Donald Trump’s defense team is considering the possibility of requesting a new trial. This development comes in the wake of revelations concerning the presiding judge’s past connections to Carroll’s legal team, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest. ..... Snip..... Adding to the controversy, it was revealed that Shawn Crowley, one of Carroll’s lead counsels, is reported to have served previously as a law clerk for Judge Kaplan. Furthermore, it has been disclosed that the judge co-officiated Crowley’s wedding. “This issue is particularly concerning since Plaintiff’s other lead counsel, Shawn Crowley, served as Your Honor’s law clerk, and...

German Diocese Invites Lutherans To Pick Up Communion without FaithLutherans in the Diocese of Osnabrück, Germany, are officially invited to pick up Communion at Novus Ordo Eucharists.Communion for Protestants is "a great opening" and "an important step that will allow the churches to grow closer together", claimed Osnabrück Cathedral Canon Reinhard Molitor in an interview with the diocesan newspaper Aus.sicht.Molitor: "The diocese of Osnabrück was the first German diocese to issue an official invitation to Eucharistic hospitality in June 2023. Rottenburg-Stuttgart is also working on such an agreement. Other dioceses are hesitating. I think it could apply to the whole...

“The View” host Joy Behar on Tuesday described former President Trump as the “most dangerous” president in her lifetime. Behar, a liberal voice on the talk show who frequently criticizes Trump, said the former president is a perfect “target” for humor because he is so “stupid” during a discussion on whether the United States has lost its sense of humor about politics. “The guy looks at the eclipse and they tell him ‘don’t do that’ and he does exactly that, it could’ve blinded him. He believes Frederick Douglas is alive. He has no information at all. He is an incredible...

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed a primary challenger to Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, the latest development in a race that has become a referendum on the power of the far-right faction of the state Republican Party. On the social media platform Truth Social, Trump announced his support for former Orange County Republican Party chair David Covey in the House District 21 race. “David is an America First Conservative who will Secure the Border, Restore Election Integrity, Protect our Families and Military/Vets, and Defend our under siege Second Amendment.” Trump criticized Phelan for supporting the impeachment of his...

In vitro gametogenesi could allow same-sex couples, post-menopausal women, and couples experiencing infertility to have children.Japanese researchers announced last year that healthy fertile mice had been born using eggs created from male mice's tail-tip cells. The male-derived eggs were fertilized with regular sperm, thus producing pups with two fathers. Reproductive biologist Katsuhiko Hayashi, who led the work at Kyushu University, thinks that it will be technically possible to create a viable human egg from a male skin cell within a decade, according to The Guardian. This achievement builds on earlier work in which another team of Japanese researchers created mouse...

An ocean explorer claims to have solved aviation’s greatest mystery by finding the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s missing plane. The American aviator’s aircraft vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during her attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world. Her unexplained fate has since become a source of widespread speculation as accident investigators were unable to locate her body or any wreckage.

One in five Democrats disapprove of President Joe Biden’s job performance, a recent Harvard/Harris survey found. Overall, the survey showed that Biden’s approval remains low, at 42 percent. Of those, just 20 percent “strongly approve” of him. Most, 57 percent, disapprove of his job performance. His ratings are even worse among independent voters, as 62 percent disapprove of him compared to 35 percent who approve. Further, one in five — 22 percent — of Democrats disapprove of Biden’s job performance.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently announced that, along with Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, it will establish a GovTech Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in Ukraine to advance the nation’s role as the esteemed leader in the digitization of the global economy. That’s no small announcement. The WEF press release, dated January 18, 2024, praised Ukraine, remarking that—thanks to its U.S.-funded Diia app allowing Ukrainians to “access essential documents and government services”—it is the first country in the world to have a digital ID system that can be used nationwide.Overlapping with the WEF news, USAID—the U.S. agency...

A Kerala court on Tuesday sentenced to death 15 persons associated with the now-banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party OBC wing leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in Alappuzha district in December 2021. The sentence was pronounced by Mavelikkara additional district judge VG Sreedevi, news agency PTI reported. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ranjith Sreenivasan Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ranjith Sreenivasan The prosecution had sought the maximum sentence for the convicts, saying that they were a “trained killer squad” and the cruel and diabolical manner in which the victim was killed in front...

Two teenage girls were taken into custody after authorities say they beat their counselor. According to Salinas police, officers responded to a juvenile group home Sunday night on reports that someone was beaten. When officers arrived, they found that the victim was a counselor at the home. They say she was suffering from large cuts to the head after being beaten with a fire extinguisher and an iron skillet following an argument with two girls. Police say the suspects, a 14-year-old and 17-year-old girl, lived at the home and left the area after allegedly beating the counselor. The victim was...

A plan to restore one of the Giza pyramids is being slammed by archaeologists, who have compared it to “straightening the Tower of Pisa.” The project—which is already in motion—aims to reconstruct the outer casing of granite on the Pyramid of Menkaure’s four sides, and is a partnership between the Egyptian government and Japanese archaeologists. The facade is being constructed with the original blocks scattered around the pyramid’s base. According to the project team, the blocks were dislodged during an earthquake within the last thousand years. Related Articles Google Arts and Culture's Art Selfie 2. Google Brings Back App that...

The New York–based artist and musician Laurie Anderson said she would not take up a visiting professor position at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany, amid scrutiny over her views on Palestine. Earlier this month, the school announced that Anderson, who has produced such works as the hit 1981 song “O Superman,” had been appointed its Pina Bausch Professor, a position named after a famed dancer. But since that announcement, the school appears to have reneged on its decision, citing the fact that Anderson signed a 2021 open letter that urges support for Palestine. The ARTnews Accord:...

Immigration is expected to add 6.1 million people to the UK population by mid-2036, according to official projections that add pressure on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over a sensitive issue in the run-up to an election. The UK's population will grow from 67 million in mid-2021 to 73.7 million in mid-2036, driven almost entirely by migration, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) forecast on Tuesday. Migration has become a dominant political issue in Britain and will figure prominently in a national vote later this year where Sunak's ruling Conservatives are forecast in opinion polls to lose power. The projected...

A transgender influencer whose image became a viral meme after appearing on a dating and relationships podcast is sounding the alarm about society being too “sensitive” and declining masculinity. “I feel like [it’s]… a little bit of an out-of-body experience, or you’re just, like, there’s, ‘No way that’s me.’ It’s a crazy feeling. And honestly, I’m still fairly new to [being viral],” said Ali C. Lopez in an interview with Fox News Digital about becoming an internet meme. “There’s good, bad, exciting, nervous. It’s just all over the place.” Lopez was once an obscure influencer and became the subject of...

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