Month: May 2023

By Melissa Mahtani, CNN (CNN) – Florida boasts hundreds of miles of beaches, year-round warm temperatures and is home to Walt Disney World, the world’s most famous theme park. Tourism is a major driver of the state’s economy, bringing in about $101.6 billion, according to Visit Florida, and supporting more than one million jobs. But political battles that have heated up in recent months could cast a shadow over the Sunshine State’s tourism appeal. A recent travel advisory from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) warning that “Florida is openly hostile to African Americans” is one…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s voters return to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is ousted by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in charge of Turkey for 20 years, is favored to win a new five-year term in the second round after winning a landslide victory in the first round on 14 May. The divisive populist who turned his country into a geopolitical player finished four percentage points ahead of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the…

Leaders and businesses in Europe’s biggest markets are increasingly resisting the ambitious pace of the continent’s green push as they grapple with the massive costs associated with economic transformation. The European Union’s push to make the continent climate neutral has coincided with emergency rules to mitigate the effects of an energy crisis and increased competition from the US and China. This has put huge pressure on governments and businesses, prompting French President Emmanuel Macron and other leaders to call for a slower pace. Countries such as France and Germany have begun to dismantle parts of the EU’s so-called Green Deal…

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was criticized and faced a partially hostile crowd during a town hall Friday where some participants were upset by the Democratic socialist lawmaker’s positions on Ukraine immigration funding and the debt limit . Speaking to constituents in Corona, Queens, the “Squad” member was interrupted several times as some booed and booed her, and her supporters in turn called out the protesters. “American citizens before migrants,” one man shouted as he walked toward Ocasio-Cortez holding small American flags. “Where are you on the migrant issue? You’re a piece of shit.” AOC’S TWEETS ATTACK CNN ‘PUMPED UP’ TRUMP…

Washington CNN — The White House and House Republicans have an agreement in principle on a deal to raise the debt ceiling for two years and limit spending, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed Saturday, taking the nation a step back from the brink of a historic default. President Joe Biden and McCarthy reached the agreement in principle during a phone call Saturday, a source familiar with their call said. Both leaders now face the daunting task of selling the deal to their allies in both chambers of Congress, where Republicans control the House and Democrats control the Senate. The deal…

North Avenue Beach was closed Friday afternoon after shots were fired, police said. So far no injuries have been reported. Just before Memorial Day weekend, Friday marked the first day the city’s 22 beaches opened for the summer. Officers responded to a shots fired call at 1:26 p.m. at 1600 N. Lake Shore Drive. A minor has been arrested. Chicago police officers drive through a park near the Chicago Latin School in response to shots fired at North Avenue Beach Friday afternoon. (Provided by the Tribune) According to police, charges are pending and Area 3 detectives are investigating the incident….

Give this item as a gift Share this article without paywalls. In this version of Hot off the Wire: » House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and debt ceiling negotiators have reached a “crunch time” as they scramble to reach a deal with the White House to raise the nation’s debt limit, avoid the ‘default and reduce federal spending. » An Army veteran, Jessica Watkins, who stormed the US Capitol in a military-style formation with her fellow Oath Keepers has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. A political aide familiar with the plans says two-term North Dakota Gov. Doug…

President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement in principle on Saturday to raise the debt limit for two years while cutting and limiting some government spending over the same period, a breakthrough after a marathon set of talks about the crisis that has brought the nation in a few days. his first flaw in history. Approval of the plan by Congress before June 5, when the Treasury is expected to exhaust its ability to pay its obligations, is not guaranteed, especially in the House, which plans to study it on Wednesday. Republicans hold a narrow majority in the…