Yes, that is correct. Former Jacksonville Jaguars ticket sales executive Michael English was charged in 2019 with wire fraud for allegedly stealing more than $22 million from the team to fund a luxury shopping spree for himself and several family members. The spree allegedly included the purchase of a $1.2 million condo in Florida, a […]
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Kamala Harris’ new campaign spokesman called for defunding the police, packing the Supreme Court
, and making Election Day a federal holiday Kamala Harris’ campaign spokesman, Connor McDermott, did not call for defunding the police, packing the Supreme Court, and making Election Day a federal holiday. However, Harris has voiced support for some of those proposals. She has advocated for increasing investment in mental health services and community-based programs […]
Man charged with threatening to kill GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
Police in Queens, New York have arrested a man for allegedly threatening to kill Republican congressional candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The man, whose identity has not been released, allegedly made the threat via social media. According to the NYPD, the suspect sent a tweet that read “I will murder Vivek today”. The man was charged with […]
Israeli tank fire killed Reuters journalist in October attack, CNN analysis suggests
According to a CNN analysis, an Israeli tank fired a shell on October 15th during an attack on Gaza which killed Reuters journalist Yasser Murtaja. Following the incident, Israel Defense Forces said that they took all precautions to avoid civilian casualties, and only targeted areas which they deemed a threat. It is believed that Murtaja […]
Pending home sales drop to a record low, even worse than during the financial crisis
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that pending home sales in the U.S. dropped to a record low in April. The index of pending home sales decreased by 20.8% from March to a seasonally adjusted reading of 68.9, worse than even the depths of the financial crisis, when it registered at 71.3 in February […]
Trump seeks pause of federal election trial to challenge immunity ruling
The White House has requested a pause in the federal court trial seeking to overturn immunity protections for senior White House officials during the Trump administration. The Trump administration is seeking a pause while it appeals the lawsuit, which alleges that the presidential immunity established by the Supreme Court in the Nixon v. US case […]
House censures New York Democrat Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm
On May 14, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted along party lines to censure New York Democrat Jamaal Bowman for pulling the fire alarm at the Capitol during an attempt to enter the House chamber. Bowman had contended that he was acting to support redditormembers of Congress who had been locked out of the […]
Images from Gaza show Israeli soldiers detaining dozens of men stripped to underwear
in one of the biggest raids in the region in years Photo reports of Israeli soldiers detaining dozens of men stripped to their underwear in Gaza – one of the biggest raids in the region in years – have been circulating on social media in recent weeks. The photos depict around two dozen men, some […]
Fed Chair Powell calls talk of cutting rates ‘premature’ and says more hikes could happen
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said it is “premature” to be discussing the possibility of cutting interest rates following the Wednesday announcement of the March rate hike. Powell noted that future rate hikes are both possible and “appropriate” depending on the incoming economic data. The central bank currently has a federal funds rate target range […]
House Judiciary investigating whether Fulton County DA Fani Willis ‘coordinated’ with Jan 6 committee
The House Judiciary Division is currently investigating whether the Fulton County District Attorney, Fani Willis, coordinated with the House Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2020 Presidential Election in order to aid the committee’s investigation into the January 6th Capitol riots. It was recently revealed that Willis had communications with committee staffers while the […]