Month: May 2023

G7 summit: Zelensky and Fumio Kishida lay wreaths at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news Pro-Ukraine fighters are believed to have used US-made armored vehicles in one of the largest raids on the Russian border, according to images and videos verified by the New York Times. At least three US-made MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles) were used in the attacks in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, two of which were captured by Russian forces, according…

Japanese manufacturer Honda will launch a full-scale return to Formula 1 in 2026 as Aston Martin’s power unit supplier. Honda left F1 at the end of 2021, after a seven-year stint in the sport that culminated in a World Championship driver win through Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. They continued their relationship with Red Bull through a power unit support deal, which will still run until the end of 2025, and won both championships in 2022. ANALYSIS: How and why Honda and Aston Martin teamed up for 2026 When F1 introduced its new engine regulations for 2026, Honda was enticed by…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul. Photo: Dn Pollard / Office of the Governor Hochul May 23, 2023 Karen DeWittInflux of asylum seekers shaking up New York politics As New York’s immigration crisis intensifies, Gov. Kathy Hochul finds herself caught in the middle of a political dispute between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and President Joe Biden over how to deal to the influx of some 80,000 asylum seekers in New York City. Adams has drawn the ire of the Biden administration for his criticism of how the federal government has handled the migrant crisis….

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Two former Alabama governors from opposite sides of the political aisle wrote in an op-ed that they are now concerned about the state’s death penalty system and would commute the sentences of convicted inmates to overturn judicial or divided relationship. sworn Former Gov. Don Siegelman, a Democrat, and former Gov. Robert Bentley, a Republican, who oversaw the executions while in office, wrote Tuesday’s op-ed for The Washington Post. The governors said they both have come “to see the flaws in our nation’s justice system and to see the state’s death penalty laws in particular as legally…

(Bloomberg) — China’s lead in solar manufacturing now extends to technology that will lower costs and enable clean energy to spread around the world. Read more from Bloomberg Longi Green Energy Technology Co., the world’s largest solar company by market value, set a record late last year for silicon cell efficiency, a measure of the amount of ‘solar energy that is converted into usable electricity. It’s the first time a Chinese group has held the record, widely considered a benchmark for scientific achievement in the field, and it likely won’t be the last, according to a leading industry researcher. China…

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UPDATE: Lt. Gordon Shank of the Minnesota State Patrol says there were five total occupants and none of the parties involved were transported for injuries. ————————————————– ——————————————- FARGO, ND (Valley News Live) – A major crash is being reported on Interstate-94 eastbound. Initial reports began coming in just minutes after 6:00 PM near 8th Street in Moorhead and multiple vehicles are involved. Traffic has been reduced to a drag while police check on the people involved and investigate the crash. Valley News Live will continue to follow this breaking story and bring you more information as we receive it. Copyright…

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are asking for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, saying Trump is being treated unfairly. Trump’s lawyers sent a letter to Garland on Tuesday. “We represent Donald J. Trump, the 45-year-old President of the United States, in the investigation currently being conducted by the Office of Special Counsel. Unlike President Biden, his son Hunter and the Biden family, President Trump is being treated unfairly.” says the letter “No President of the United States, in the history of our country, has been baselessly investigated in such an outrageous and illegal manner. We request a meeting…