Month: November 2022
Attorney General Merrick Garland names special counsel in Justice Dept.’s Trump probes – NBC News
Attorney General Merrick Garland names special counsel in Justice Dept.’s Trump probes NBC News Garland Names Special Counsel in Trump Investigations: Live Updates The New York Times Attorney General Garland names special counsel to investigate Trump on Mar-a-Lago documents, Jan. 6 Fox News
Read MoreTrump Company Lawyers Try to Pin Blame on Weisselberg
Allen H. Weisselberg, a longtime employee and the trial’s key witness, finished testifying Friday in an appearance that bared the company’s inner workings.
Read MoreTwitter Is Collapsing, and Nothing Can Replace It
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has set a new standard for disruption. Without meaning to do so, Musk has made Twitter into a soap opera, casting himself in the lead role. The central premise of the show seems to be,
Read MoreWho Is Jack Smith, the Newly Appointed Special Counsel in the Trump Investigations?
Mr. Smith will take on the role of special counsel after leaving his current position as a specialist prosecutor based in The Hague investigating war crimes.
Read MoreThe U.S.’s Creaky Power Grid Is No Match For Worsening Weather Catastrophes
Americans are no strangers to power disruptions. From shorter outages that are just pesky enough to jostle daily routines, to widespread and prolonged grid failures, residents in every state are familiar with the experience of losing electricity. As this story
Read MoreIndian startup launches country’s first privately built rocket
The launch is a milestone in India’s effort to foster a private space industry. The rocket, made by Hyderabad-based Skyroot, was aloft for about five minutes and reached peak altitude of 55 miles. (Image credit: Skyroot via Reuters)
Read MoreWhite House says immunity for Mohammed bin Salman has ‘nothing to do’ with Saudi ties
The White House denied Friday it was seeking to smooth over frayed bilateral ties with Riyadh when a recent US government court filing granted immunity to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder. “This legal
Read MoreGarland names Jack Smith special counsel for Trump criminal probes – POLITICO
Garland names Jack Smith special counsel for Trump criminal probes POLITICO Garland Names Special Counsel in Trump Investigations: Live Updates The New York Times Garland names special counsel to oversee Trump probes CNN Special counsel in U.S. Justice Department’s Trump probes: I will
Read MoreNorth Korea test-fires ballistic missile with range to strike entire U.S.
North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland.
Read MoreAnother Chinese Rocket Mishap Threatens Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites
China has made few friends lately with the serial, uncontrolled reentries of the spent first stages of its Long March 5B spacecraft, which have posed potential threats to populations on the ground. Now, as the South China Morning Post reports,
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