Day: June 27, 2023

Pence lobs shot at DeSantis over Disney battle: He’s following ‘footsteps of the radical left’

1:46 pm June 27, 2023

Former Vice President Mike Pence took a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a piece published Monday, saying his 2024 challenger was “was following in the footsteps of the radical left” by warring with Disney. The former Indiana governor pointed to DeSantis as an example of Republicans abandoning free market principles, saying that his […]

Maura Healey, one of the first openly lesbian US governors, visits Ireland for LGBTQ rights anniversary

1:16 pm June 27, 2023

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey — one of the country’s first two openly lesbian elected governors and a descendant of Irish immigrants — has been invited to address the Irish Senate on Tuesday to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Ireland. In 1993, Ireland passed a law decriminalizing homosexual acts. It […]

4 dead, 3 remain missing following Chinese landslides

1:14 pm June 27, 2023

Four people died and three others were missing after landslides hit a county in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Tuesday, leading authorities to evacuate more than 900 people. The landslides, triggered by flash floods, occurred in Miansi and Weizhou townships in Wenchuan county, according to the county’s emergency management bureau. More than 400 rescuers searched […]

Germany saw record number of extremely violent antisemitic crimes in 2022, according to report

1:07 pm June 27, 2023

A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented 2,480 incidents in the country last year — just under seven incidents per day on average. In its annual report, the Department for Research and Information on Anti-Semitism, or RIAS, said that while it registered a slight decrease in antisemitic incidents in 2022, compared […]

Mets lose to Brewers, fall to season-high 8 games under .500

1:02 pm June 27, 2023

Buck Showalter’s solution for his struggling New York Mets seems simple enough. “Win,” the manager said. “It’s not complicated.” So far, not much has worked out. The Mets fell a season-worst eight games under .500 after Joey Wiemer hit a go-ahead, two-run homer to straightaway centerfield in the sixth inning that lifted the Milwaukee Brewers […]