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Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk during an interview he granted to pundit Tucker Carlson that was posted online Thursday. “I think there’s no stopping Elon Musk,” Putin told Carlson after the pundit asked him about the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence. “He will do as he sees fit. … Read more
Pauline Pusser was killed in an infamous 1967 ambush when she was responding to a call alongside her sheriff husband, Tennessee officials said. A recent tip has reignited the case, as investigators hopes to bring Pusser’s killer to justice. The early morning of Aug. 12, 1967, the couple was heading to a disturbance call near … Read more
The special counsel’s report says that it would be difficult to convict the president of improper handling of files because “at trial, Mr Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory”. Source link
In a historic oral argument, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely to overturn a state supreme court ruling barring former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot. No U.S. court had ever issued such a decision, but in December the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Mr. Trump – the current front-runner for the Republican presidential … Read more
Hershey CEO Michele Buck opened up the company’s earnings call (pdf) Thursday (Feb. 8) by talking about “historic” cocoa prices. Thanks to speculators taking advantage of back-to-back West African rains and droughts, a metric ton of the brown stuff costs more than $5,400 for one contract traded out of New York, more than double what … Read more
Home security videos showed a Florida mother breastfeeding a newborn shorty before she was allegedly stabbed to death by her 13-year-old son, who is then seen on one of the videos calmly speaking to police. State prosecutors on Wednesday released four short video clips of moments before and after Derek Rosa allegedly killed his mother, … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian police are investigating several top allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2022 election and searched their homes and offices Thursday. Bolsonaro was not himself the target of a search but, like others, was ordered to forfeit his passport, according to a decision by … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ukraine’s top general on Thursday and told him it’s time for someone new to lead the army in what amounts to a major shake-up of Ukraine’s war strategy. In a post on X, Zelenskyy said he thanked Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his two years of … Read more
Like a lot of mothers, North Dakota state Rep. Emily O’Brien struggled to find infant care when her daughter Lennon was born in 2019. So Ms. O’Brien, a Republican who represents the Grand Forks region, brought Lennon along to meetings with local leaders and constituents. Ms. O’Brien had her second daughter, Jolene, in 2022, not … Read more
Super Bowl LVIII will be streaming live on Paramount+. Paramount + Paramount+ is having a moment. The San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl bound, and the Paramount+ streaming service will be carrying the game live. If you’ve been considering signing up for the low-cost streaming service ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, you … Read more