Day: May 23, 2023

Classic ‘Rapid Transit System’ Plymouth ‘Cuda muscle car sold for $2.2 million

8:07 pm May 23, 2023

It would be a lot cheaper to take the train. A legendary Plymouth show car that was hidden away for 46 years has been auctioned for one of the highest prices ever paid for a muscle car. The “Rapid Transit System” ‘Cuda was part of a Caravan of Speed promotional tour that featured four custom […]

Roman Catholic priest killed in Mexico; 9th under current administration

8:04 pm May 23, 2023

A Roman Catholic priest has been killed in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, the ninth killed during the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The church’s Catholic Multimedia Center identified the priest as Rev. Javier García Villafaña, who had been assigned to the Capacho parish in Huandacareo just one month earlier. The killing […]

Court acquits German coronavirus denier of incitement over antisemitic remarks

8:03 pm May 23, 2023

A prominent critic of Germany’s pandemic restrictions who repeatedly spread false information about the coronavirus has been acquitted of incitement to hatred for comments about Jews and Israel. A regional court in the northern town of Ploen ruled Tuesday that Thai-German microbiologist Sucharit Bhakdi didn’t break the law when he described Israel as worse than […]

Recent shark bites scary, but serious injuries remain rare

7:12 pm May 23, 2023

Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued interest in an age-old summer question for beachgoers — is it safe to go in the water? Scientists and researchers who study sharks said the overwhelming answer to that question is yes, it is safe. Potentially dangerous interactions between […]

Senate Dem cuts out GOP from whistleblower crying foul in Hunter Biden probe

7:10 pm May 23, 2023

A top Senate Republican is being cut out from a congressional investigation into IRS whistleblower claims that a Justice Department and IRS probe of Hunter Biden’s alleged tax fraud is being mishandled. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who is a member of the Senate Finance Committee and a co-chairman of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus, is being […]