Month: June 2023

KENTFIELD, Calif. – President Biden said Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is a dictator who got upset when the Chinese spy balloon was shot down in February because he didn’t know about it. “The reason Xi Jinping was so upset when I shot down that balloon with two box cars full of spy equipment is that he didn’t know it was there. No, I’m serious. That was the big shame for to dictators, when they didn’t know what was going on,” Biden told a group of 130 donors at a fundraising event in Kentsfield, California. “This was not supposed…

The full slate of opponents for each SEC program in 2024 will be announced later Wednesday, but there is already some breaking news about the 2024 schedule that has been dropped. In 2024, the first year Texas and Oklahoma will be in the conference, the SEC is going with an eight-game non-division schedule. According to a report from ESPN’s Peter Burns, every SEC team will play either Texas or Oklahoma in 2024. Earlier Wednesday, some news leaked about the Texas Longhorns’ 2024 schedule. According to Chip Brown of 247Sports, the Longhorns will play Texas A&M, Arkansas, Georgia and Oklahoma in…

After more than half a century in politics, no issue may be more personally painful or more politically problematic for President Biden than his troubled son, Hunter. He is, according to various accounts, an open wound in the heart and the most sensitive point in his campaign armour. For one thing, Hunter Biden’s agreement Tuesday to plead guilty to two lesser tax crimes capped a five-year investigation without allegations of wrongdoing by the president or, presumably, jail time for the his little son But on the other hand, it put Hunter once again in the crosshairs of Mr. Biden’s adversaries,…

Progressive presidential insurgent Marianne Williamson says her team is “moving forward” after the second major staff reshuffle in as many weeks. Williamson, a prominent author challenging President Biden for the 2024 Democratic nomination, confirmed exclusively to The Hill that Roza Calderon, his latest campaign manager, is no longer with the operation. “Campaign manager Roza Calderon has left the campaign following a mutually agreed upon separation,” Williamson said Monday evening, noting that “Calderon made several important contributions during her time with the campaign.” . “We are moving forward as a stronger team, equipped with a talented campaign staff with years of…

top line An early summer heat wave broke single-day temperature records across Texas, breaking a long-standing record in San Antonio and tying an 11-year record in Austin, as forecasters warned to residents to stay inside, although they are not the first cities to see a new temperature. records this summer. Meteorologists warn dangerous heat could cause heatstroke and fainting and advise residents to stay inside … [+] inside during the day. AFP via Getty Images Key factors Records were broken across Texas during a heat wave this week, with new daily highs Saint Anthony (105 degrees Monday), Body of Christ…

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down an Arkansas law that would have banned transition-related medical care for transgender minors, declaring it unconstitutional. US District Judge James Moody Jr. of the Eastern District of Arkansas struck down and permanently blocked the law from taking effect, writing that it violates the First Amendment and the equal protection and due process clauses of the 14th Amendment. “Rather than protecting children or safeguarding medical ethics, the evidence showed that the prohibited medical care improves the mental health and well-being of patients and that, by prohibiting it, the State undermined the interests it claims…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming child care as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such ban as a growing number of Republicans. lead states adopt similar restrictions. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against the Arkansas law, which would have prohibited doctors from providing hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery to under-18s. The Arkansas law, which Moody blocked temporarily in 2021, also would have prohibited doctors from referring patients elsewhere for such care. At least 19 other states have enacted laws restricting or banning care for…

Nomination forms are available online at rubbernews.com/women. Anyone with questions can contact Erin Pustay Beaven, managing editor of Rubber News, at [email protected]. There is no limit on the number of nominations for any given company, but no more than three representatives per company will be chosen for the honor. Those selected for inclusion in this year’s Women Breaking the Mold honoree class will appear in the September 18 issue of Rubber News and will be recognized during the 2023 Women Breaking the Mold Networking Forum. The networking forum, which was scheduled for November 13-14 in Scottsdale, Arizona, is open to…