• Martin Lewis warns 3.6 million drivers face £1,000 DVLA fine due to 'annoying' rule

    Martin Lewis has issued a warning to 3.6 million UK drivers who are at risk of being slapped with a £1,000 DVLA fine due to an 'annoying' rule that many people are unaware of

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    The Coca-Cola Company plans to spend $1.1 billion to use Microsoft's cloud and AI services

    Microsoft has announced a new five-year deal with The Coca-Cola Company, which plans to spend a total of $1.1 billion during that time to access Microsoft's cloud and generative AI services.

  • The GOP's grand plan: minority rule

    It’s been said so often it’s almost become a cliché: Donald Trump poses a threat to American democracy. But his authoritarian impulses and hate-encouraging demagoguery are far from the only peril for the nation. Conservatives and Republicans for years have been striving on multiple fronts to weaken democracy by suppressing voter rights and pushing for […]

  • GOP senator calls for US retaliatory strikes on Iran

    Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called for retaliatory strikes against Iran after Tehran launched drone and cruise missile attacks against Israel on Saturday. “Iran has begun launching drone strikes on Israel,” Blackburn said Saturday on social media platform X. “@POTUS — we must move quickly and launch aggressive retaliatory strikes on Iran.” Blackburn's post gives

  • The pro-Israel groups planning to spend millions in US elections

    A handful of groups, led by Aipac, have been a powerful force in American politics – but has Israel’s war in Gaza changed the equation?A handful of pro-Israel groups fund political campaigns in support of individual candidates in US elections, led by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), a powerful force in American politics. Before the 2024 election, Aipac plans to spend tens of millions of dollars against congressional candidates, primarily Democrats, whom it deems...

  • Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in new ad running in Alabama

    In Gov. Gavin Newsom's new political advertisement, two anxious young women in an SUV drive toward the Alabama state line. The passenger says she thinks they're going to make it, before a siren blares and the flashing lights of a police car appear in the rearview mirror. "Miss," a police officer who approaches the window says to the panicked driver, "I’m gonna need you to step out of the vehicle and take a pregnancy test." The fictional video is the latest in a series of visceral advertisements...

  • $1.3 million project starts for bridge replacement in Osage Co.

    VASSAR (KSNT) - A $1.3 million project is underway to replace a bridge four miles east of the town of Vassar. The project will replace the bridge on South Stanley Road spanning 110 Mile Creek. South Stanley Road will be closed at the worksite until the project is completed. The project is expected to be []

  • Illinois Announces $25.1 Million-Plans for EV Charging Infrastructure

    Illinois announces plans to spend $25.1 million on 643 new public EV charging ports. Illinois is set to have 643 new EV charging ports after the state announced it plans to spend $25.

  • Planned Parenthood Abortions Among 'Top Four Leading Causes Of Death' In America

    Planned Parenthood Abortions Among 'Top Four Leading Causes Of Death' In America Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Abortions conducted by Planned Parenthood are a leading cause of death in the United States, with the organization recommending the procedure to pregnant clients 97 percent of the time, according to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group. A Planned Parenthood facility in Anaheim, Calif., on September 10, 2020. (John Fredricks/The...

  • Georgia GOP forks over $1.7 million in legal fees for Trump trial

    The Georgia Republican Party has spent more than $1.7 million in legal fees for those wrapped up in Donald Trump's 2020 election scandal. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed on Monday that the hefty spending began in 2022 and covers the fees for many of the co-conspirators in the Fulton County racketeering case. It has become the party's top expenditure during an election year.The numbers reached $1.5 million by March, with another $237,000 added during that month. It's a far cry from the...

  • Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell Announces $3.1 Billion Transit Plan

    Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell released the details of his transit referendum that is expected to go before voters in November, revealing his plans will cost $3.1 billion and be partially financed through a half-cent sales tax increase. In a statement, O'Connell called his transit referendum "the best opportunity we've ever had to build out our priority sidewalks, to synchronize signals so you're spending less time at red lights, and to connect neighborhoods via a better transit system that...

  • David Trone spends over $18 million in personal funds for Maryland Senate seat

    Rep. David Trone has hit an all-time high for self-funding of a primary race after reports revealed he pumped another $18.5 million of his own money into his campaign for Maryland’s open Senate seat.