United States President Joe Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, declined to release his tax returns, a precedent the new administration rejected. United States President Joe Biden restored a longstanding presidential tradition Monday by releasing his tax returns, showing that 25.9 percent of the first couple’s income… Read More »Biden, Harris release tax returns revealing income, donations
Facing increasing pressure from rights advocates and members of his own Democratic Party, United States President Joe Biden has conveyed his support for a ceasefire to end violence in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Monday, the White House said Biden “expressed his support… Read More »Biden expresses support for Gaza ceasefire amid mounting pressure
Don’t be surprised if out-of-favour Bulldogs playmaker Kyle Flanagan ends up back were it all began for him – at Cronulla – in 2022. Dumped by the Roosters last season, Flanagan has already been axed by Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett, who has set his sights… Read More »Another club switch looms for axed halfback
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) on Monday banned Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert from entering horses in races or stabling them at Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course or Aqueduct Racetrack. That means Medina Spirit, which won a now-contested Kentucky Derby and finished third in… Read More »Bob Baffert banned from entering Medina Spirit in Belmont Stakes
The benchmark stock exchange closed down 9.3 percent, the biggest decline since the start of the pandemic in March of last year, while the peso fell 2.3 percent. Chilean assets plunged after the ruling coalition suffered a surprise drubbing in the election for a constituent… Read More »Chile’s assets dive as government suffers electoral defeat
Coordinated sanctions are latest in string of punitive measures targeting Myanmar military rulers and related entities. The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have imposed coordinated sanctions on Myanmar’s military rulers and related entities, the latest in a string of punitive measures since the army… Read More »US, Canada and UK impose new sanctions on Myanmar military
Moses Mbye has been offered the chance to join the Dragons immediately, yet Wests Tigers may block the move despite wanting him off the books for next season. That’s according to Sydney Morning Herald rugby league reporter Michael Chammas, speaking on Nine’s 100% Footy. Mbye… Read More »Struggling $800k star offered immediate club switch
Because the accumulation of basketball talent at the Division I level has become fungible, and because the Milwaukee Panthers tend not to draw the sort of attention in the recruiting game as Kentucky or North Carolina, the college basketball history made Wednesday was mostly filed… Read More »Elite prospect Patrick Baldwin challenges history in picking Milwaukee over powers Duke, Georgetown
Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region is facing a horrifying situation with people dying of hunger, health services destroyed and rape “rampant”, according to the World Health Organization chief, who is from the region. “The situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, is, if I use one word, horrific. Very… Read More »People face ‘horrific’ situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray: WHO chief
Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran officer, faces second-degree manslaughter charge for shooting Wright near Minneapolis. The former United States police officer charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop near Minneapolis last month will go on trial beginning… Read More »Trial of ex-US cop who shot Daunte Wright to begin December 6
