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Meta has warned investors that Mark Zuckerberg’s martial arts hobby carries the risk of serious injury or death. The social media giant said that its founder’s fondness for competitive fighting, which saw him undergo surgery for a torn ligament last year, could affect the company if he was sidelined. In an unusual disclosure to investors, Meta said: “Mr Zuckerberg and certain other members of management participate in various high-risk activities, such as combat sports, extreme sports, and recreational aviation, which carry the risk of serious injury and death. “If Mr Zuckerberg were to become unavailable for any reason, there could...

Nikki Haley has lost big to Donald Trump in both Iowa and New Hampshire, and the coming states aren’t looking any better for her. But at a local BBQ joint here Thursday, Haley railed against the “political elite pushing us to name a nominee when only two states have voted.” “Why would we stop now?” asked Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and ambassador to the United Nations. The crowd was with her. “Don’t stop!” her supporters shouted. “Don’t stop! Don’t stop!” The message belied the realities on the ground — realities that haven’t escaped her own backers. Haley...

On Tuesday, both Republicans and Democrats will vote in the primary, as is state law. But Republicans will have another opportunity to vote later this week — because the Nevada Republican Party, who wanted to do a caucus, like they did before, pushed back against the 2021 laws. In order to "protest" the state-run primary, the party will be hosting their own caucus on Thursday. Per the rules, candidates participating in the caucus cannot also have their name on the ballot of the primary. As a result, former President Donald Trump will only be an option in the Thursday caucus...

FM Israel Katz greets Argentinian president Javier Milei. February 6, 2024. (photo credit: Shlomi Amsalem/Foreign Ministry) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded the Argentinian president's announcement of the transfer of Argentina's embassy to Jerusalem. share Twitter share email share linkedin share WhatsApp share Facebook Argentinian President Javier Milei arrived in Israel on Tuesday ahead of the Argentinian head of state’s promised relocation of the country’s embassy to Jerusalem, the Foreign Ministry announced. Upon landing, Milei was welcomed by Foreign Minister Israel Katz. "You are a value-driven person committed only to truth, and it is no wonder that you chose to come...

Following the news that Trans Mountain Corporation will start filling the expanded pipeline in February, with first crude to be loaded from Vancouver in April, Canadian crude prices jumped to the narrowest discount to WTI since August 2023. U.S. refiners used to cheap Canadian crude will need to start budgeting more for the commodity from this spring. Canadian oil producers are preparing for the 890,000 bpd in takeaway capacity growth. ... U.S. refiners used to cheap Canadian oil might need to reach deeper into their pockets to keep buying it. The idea behind the Trans Mountain expansion was to turn...

VIDEOJoe Biden showed up at a room partly filled with members of the Culinary Workers Union at the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas and almost nothing happened. One of the things that didn't happen was enthusiasm on the part of the audience which, as you can see was almost nonexistent. Also missing was energy which remained at a very low level throughout the event. Keep in mind this was a carefully selected group of his supporters yet it still resulted in a laughably listless encounter.

Conservatives have attacked a provision of the new border security bill that would only allow legal challenges to be made in Washington D.C. The bill would strip the power of Texas and other states to challenge some of the its provisions in their local federal court. Conservative commentators were quick to denounce the provision, contained on page 221 of the bill. Bill Shipley, who was a federal prosecutor for over 20 years, decried the its court provisions on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. "This would prevent plaintiffs - like the State of Texas - from filing suit in Texas federal...

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is reportedly preparing a new rule to regulate private gun sales, requiring background checks via the FBI. Empower Oversight, representing IRS agents in the Hunter Biden case, has raised concerns about the move, calling it an “unconstitutional” power grab. The group argues that only Congress has the authority to enact such changes due to a 1986 law prohibiting background checks for private firearm sales. “Such an expansive rule that treats all private citizens the same as federal firearms licensees would circumvent the separation of powers in the Constitution, which grants ‘all...

“Free Speech” and the TruthXchange HermeneuticWe live in a culture of communicative clutter and confusion, as the 24/7 news cycle illustrates. And, we live in a state of affairs in which every act is deemed to be a political act.[1] Sadly, this is true of both Left and Right – everyone seeks political power – something which repelled the Framers. As Hamilton described certain public actors: they possess “the love of power, or the desire of pre-eminence and dominion.”[2] True then and true now.Does the TxC hermeneutic clear any fog on this. Does it pertain to ordering society? Does it...

United States exporters of thermal coal earned more than $5 billion in 2023 as they shipped out more than 32.5 million metric tons ... The thermal coal export earnings were the second-highest since 2017, following 2022's $5.7 billion. The total volumes were the highest since 2018 and came as U.S. power producers cut the amount of coal used in electricity generation to the lowest this century, ... The diverging trends between shrinking domestic coal use and robust coal exports open the United States to charges of hypocrisy .... Between 2013 and 2023, U.S. coal-fired power generation dropped by 57.5% from...

An Oklahoma man was awarded $25 million in damages after a jury concluded that the state’s largest newspaper intentionally harmed him when it wrongfully identified him as the high school sports announcer who hurled racist remarks at players. Scott Sapulpa was one of two announcers commentating on a March 2021 girls’ playoff game between Midwest City High School and Norman High School that made national headlines when the Norman team took a knee and the other commentator, Matt Rowan, went on a racist tirade against the girls.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is sounding the alarm, claiming a second term for former President Trump would create a “huge personnel problem” in the White House. “​One, it’ll be a huge personnel problem of people who have no business being in senior positions in the federal government,” Christie told ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos in a recent interview. “​And then secondly, I think we have to take him at his word.” “This is gonna be the vendetta presidency,” he added. Segments of the interview, which comes on the release of Christie’s third book — “What Would Reagan...

A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution. The decision marks the second time in as many months that judges have spurned Trump’s immunity arguments and held that he can be prosecuted for actions undertaken while in the White House and in the run-up to Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. But it also sets the stage for additional appeals from the Republican ex-president that...

Jack Poso 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec Trump meets with Ronna McDaniel — then says he’ll be recommending RNC changes - POLITICO From politico.com 6:04 AM · Feb 6, 2024

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Ratings-challenged CNN canceled its scandal-scarred morning news show in a massive shakeup, the cable network announced Monday. “CNN This Morning” — launched in November 2022 with a trio of hosts that included Don Lemon before he was fired — will no longer air from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., CNN boss Mark Thompson said in a memo to staff. The show’s current co-anchors, Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly, will be reassigned, and the network will abandon producing the morning show in New York City — with the 50-person staff that worked on “CNN This Morning” from its glittering Hudson Yards...

South Korean drivers are concerned that their future EVs could catch fire while charging or in a car crash ... In 2020 and 2021, several high-profile cases of EVs catching fire were reported in South Korea. Three years ago, an electric bus manufactured by Hyundai Motor caught fire while in use. A few months earlier, Hyundai Motor recalled more than 77,000 Kona EVs sold globally after 13 of the electric crossover vehicles caught fire. Hyundai and its battery supplier LG Chem were at odds over the reasons for the recall, with the battery cell maker saying it wasn’t its battery...

After military control was achieved in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF expects that Khan Yunis will also be defeated in the near future • 50% of Hamas terrorists have been killed or injured and 18 out of 24 Hamas battalions in the Gaza Strip have been disbanded • However, according to reports, about 80% of Hamas tunnels have not been destroyed , and the most senior members of the organization are still alive • The buffer zone in the Gaza Strip is still under construction, and about 40% of the buildings in the Gaza Strip have been significantly damaged...

A “person of interest” was taken into custody in connection to the shooting deaths of Wisconsin newlyweds inside a sports bar where the wife worked, authorities announced Monday. Elkhorn police revealed the update to the case in which Gina Weingart, 37, and her “inseparable” husband Emerson Weingart, 33, were gunned down in Sports Page Barr on Feb. 1. “Officials have been focusing efforts on an investigation lead that developed over the weekend which identified a person of interest,” the department said in a statement. “The person of interest has been taken into custody on an unrelated matter as officials continue...

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s broad claim that he is immune from prosecution for alleged criminal acts he committed as president in trying to overturn the 2020 election in a chain of events that led to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Trump will almost certainly appeal immediately to the Supreme Court in a bid to prevent the trial from going ahead as scheduled in March. The Supreme Court could make a quick decision on whether to hear the case and could fast-track any ruling. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court...