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Ex-Trump official issues grim warning to ‘nefarious’ president: ‘This will unwind him’
Donald Trump has been criticized by a former aide who believes the president is personally profiting from the war in the Middle East. Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as the White House Communications Director in Trump’s first term, claimed that the Trump family is aiming to leverage the war and position of Donald Trump to
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Florida man allegedly shoots Uber driver during argument over politics and religion
A Florida man allegedly opened fire on his migrant Uber driver, telling him to “go back to his country” during a heated argument over politics and religion. David Stuart Stinson was slapped with a handful of charges, including shooting a deadly missile at a vehicle and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, in the early
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How Hormuz Could Shape China’s Taiwan Strategy
A Chinese propaganda poster depicting warships, warplanes and guns during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1958. —Archive Photos–Getty Images Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz without a navy. A handful of missile and drone strikes convinced the insurance markets that transit came with too steep a risk, and commercial shipping immediately shut down. The
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How Businesses Can Apply for Tariff Refunds Through New Portal
—Javier Ghersi—Getty Images Businesses will soon be able to apply for refunds to some of the tariffs they have paid through a new portal set to launch next week. The online portal, called Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries or CAPE, will be open for refund applications on Monday, April 20, U.S. Customs and Border
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The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
I. “EXECUTIVE ONE” Her movements were tracked, over and over. When she sat down. When she ordered a drink. When she went to the bathroom. When she took the elevator. Nina Richards went to New York Knicks games quite a bit, and the security forces at Madison Square Garden used the arena’s network of cameras
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California was warned of shocking hospice fraud. Inaction allowed problems to persist
Officials have failed to halt pervasive fraud in the hospice industry despite promises of reforms five years ago after learning of widespread corruption that targeted vulnerable patients. California authorities promised to crack down after a Times investigation in late 2020 revealed that a cohort of mostly older Americans was being targeted by unscrupulous providers who
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Travelers may be slapped with ‘ridiculous’ new fees as popular city seeks millions per year
Many popular destinations struggling with overtourism and infrastructure issues are aiming to fix those problems in an often unpopular way by enacting new taxes on tourists. The city of Galway, on the west side of Ireland, is widely known for its medieval streets, colorful shopfronts and historical landmarks. It is now considering a tourist tax that
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Here’s how Trump will mouth off at the Pearly Gates
There is just so much back-and-forth going on between Donald Trump and Jesus Christ right now that I had a feeling the two must be secretly meeting and trying to figure each other out. And it turns out I was right. In this Raw Story exclusive, I was able to eavesdrop on the president of
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Spoofed Tankers Are Flooding the Strait of Hormuz. These Analysts Are Tracking Them
A month and a half into the war between Iran and the US and Israel, Michelle Wiese Bockmann has seen one constant: disappearing ships. This is not unusual in the Strait of Hormuz, says Bockmann, a senior maritime intelligence analyst at Windward AI who has been tracking shipping across the globe for 30 years. For
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Airline adding bunk beds for economy travelers but bans snacks, smells and cuddling
Sleep on a long-haul flight in economy class has always been a fantasy for many travelers. Air New Zealand will soon offer a solution that involves climbing into a triple-tier bunk bed wearing special socks. The airline will soon open bookings for four-hour stints in the Skynest sleep pods and says they will be the first