Day: April 7, 2021
Georgia’s GOP lieutenant governor says Giuliani’s false fraud claims helped lead to restrictive voting law – CNN
Georgia’s GOP lieutenant governor says Giuliani’s false fraud claims helped lead to restrictive voting law CNN Rudy Giuliani’s Son Andrew Considers Run For NY Governor CBS New York Trump adviser Giuliani asks judge to throw out $1.3 billion lawsuit over his ‘big
Read MoreMyanmar activists hold shoe protests; another celebrity detained
(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces on Thursday arrested Paing Takhon, a model and actor who had spoken out against the coup, his sister told Reuters, as activists placed shoes filled with flowers in parts of Yangon to commemorate dead protesters.
Read MoreShareChat valued at $2.1 billion in $502 million fundraise
ShareChat said on Thursday it has raised a new financing round that values it at over $2 billion, joining four other local startups in attaining the unicorn status this week. The Indian social network said it has raised $502 million
Read MoreTiger Woods Was Driving More Than 80 mph When He Crashed His SUV
LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods was driving more than 80 mph — nearly twice the posted speed limit — on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of an SUV and crashed in a wreck that seriously injured
Read MoreBiden’s plan to overhaul tax code would close offshore tax loopholes – NBC News
Biden’s plan to overhaul tax code would close offshore tax loopholes NBC News Biden’s Tax Plan Aims to Raise $2.5 Trillion and End Profit-Shifting The New York Times Biden says he wants a 28% corporate tax rate because he’s ‘sick and tired
Read MoreSouth Korea’s ruling party suffers devastating defeat in mayoral elections
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s ruling party suffered a devastating defeat in a special election for key mayoral posts amid political scandals and policy blunders, vote counts showed on Thursday. Millions of South Koreans
Read MoreChina Warns Washington Not to Boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
BEIJING — China’s government warned Washington on Wednesday not to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing after the Biden administration said it was talking with allies about a joint approach to complaints of human rights abuses. A Foreign Ministry
Read MoreHe killed a Nazi guard, fled ghetto with fake identities and joined the UK army
British author John Carr reveals his father’s audacious wartime journey from the Lodz ghetto to Gibraltar, where he signed up to fight the Germans – all while hiding his Jewishness
Read MoreBrazil Just Had Its Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll, But Bolsonaro Is Ignoring Calls for a Lockdown
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday there would be “no national lockdown,” ignoring growing calls from health experts a day after the nation saw its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours since the
Read MoreMinisters ease outdoor gathering restrictions as virus rates continue to slide
Restrictions on unvaccinated participating in Memorial Day events lifted; decision on increasing number of Israelis flying in and out of country postponed
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