• Biden’s regulatory agenda underscores the stakes of the election

    As the days tick down in his term in office, President Joe Biden and his administration are hurrying to enact a long list of regulations and, in so doing, are laying bare the stakes of the 2024 presidential election. This month, the Biden administration’s Department of Education finalized a regulation on Title IX that radically […]

  • Japan’s Ruling Party Loses Special Election in Blow to PM Kishida

    Japan’s ruling party lost a special election Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had described in part as a judgment on himself, months ahead of a party leadership vote.

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    U.S. Senators call for investigation into U.S. Steel’s sale to Japanese company

    WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) -- In December, the Pittsburgh-based steel company U.S. Steel agreed to sell the company to Japan’s largest steel manufacturer, Nippon Steel. Now, two U.S. Senators are calling on President Biden to look deeper into this sale and the effects it could have on the country. Just months after U.S. Steel agreed to []

  • Politico’s J-Mart Laments: ‘If The Election’s About Biden, Trump’s Gonna Win’

    Behold the latest installment of media types fretting over the current course of the presidential election. In this instance, Politico Senior Political Columnist Jonathan Martin lamenting that the current trajectory of the election, a referendum on President Joe Biden, augurs the reelection of former President Donald Trump on this week’s installment of ABC This Week. Watch as J-Mart and host Jon Karl discuss the election’s current trajectory, as aired on ABC This Week on Sunday, April 21st,...

  • Politico’s J-Mart Laments: ‘If The Election’s About Biden, Trump’s Gonna Win’

    Behold the latest installment of media types fretting over the current course of the presidential election. In this instance, Politico Senior Political Columnist Jonathan Martin lamenting that the current trajectory of the election, a referendum on President Joe Biden, augurs the reelection of former President Donald Trump on this week’s installment of ABC This Week. Watch as J-Mart and host Jon Karl discuss the election’s current trajectory, as aired on ABC This Week on Sunday, April 21st,...

  • Jason Kelce responds to intense rumors he’s landed prime time hosting gig with ESPN – but warns brother Travis deal isn’t done yet

    Jason Kelce reportedly has a new job. The legendary Philadelphia Eagles hung up his jersey at the end of last season, fuelling speculation about what his next career move will be. Recently, The Ath

  • Biden pushed to send the National Guard to deal with anti-Israel protesters in Columbia, as top lawmakers side with Jewish students and call for the school’s president to resign

    Lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to send the National Guard to Columbia University as it deals with intense and sometimes violent anti-Israel protests. A dueling coalition of Democratic and Republican lawmakers visited the university to condemn the anti-Semitic, pro-Palestinian protests and called for the immediate resignation of the institution's president.The demonstrations have been ongoing since last Wednesday and have seen outbreaks of violence and arrests, including the detention...

  • Trump recycles Biden’s 2020 attack tactic: ‘Biden has to do something’

    Former President Donald Trump bashed President Joe Biden‘s response to anti-Israel protests on college campuses in an echo to Biden’s condemnation of Trump’s responses to protests in 2020. Protests at various college campuses, including Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles, have led to reports of intimidation and harassment of Jewish students, along […]

  • Why has the yen fallen to a decade’s low and what does it mean for Japan’s economy?

    The accelerating slide in the value of Japan’s currency could ultimately be bad news for people in Japan who are heavily reliant on importsThe value of Japan’s currency has tumbled so much, that its value is back to where it was in 1990, shortly after Japan’s famous “bubble economy” burst. For a moment on Monday it was trading at 160 yen to US$1. A few years ago, it was closer to 100 yen to US$1.The yen’s accelerating slide could ultimately be bad news for people in Japan. A weaker yen squeezes...

  • TechCrunch Minute: OpenAI’s media deal rush continues with FT deal

    OpenAI has landed a new content deal with the FT. But instead of being a

  • Amazon’s got a slick Xbox Series S deal for Prime members

    If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber and you fancy picking up a new games console then we’ve got the deal for you. Right now, active Prime members can nab a swift £20 discount of the new 1TB version of the Xbox Series S, bringing it down to the seriously tempting price of just £279. At that price, the 1TB Series S is barely that much more expensive than the 512GB model (£249), making the former well worth nabbing instead. With 1TB of storage in the bank, you’ll have plenty of space to...

  • Biden’s bend to trans activism leaves women’s sports in turmoil

    Over the past year, I’ve had numerous conversations with people, including family members, who believe the whole transgender issue is a big old nothing-burger. They say it’s just another political football used to score points with the right to drum up rage and, ultimately, votes. I wish that were true. In its never-ending genuflection to extreme activists, the Biden administration continues to undo years of women’s rights efforts with the single stroke of a pen. Late last week, Biden, in...