Day: August 22, 2023

WaPo columnist changes his mind, calls for Joe Biden to be fully investigated over Hunter’s business dealings

11:00 pm August 22, 2023

President Biden involvement in his son Hunter’s business dealings “deserves a serious investigation,” Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen wrote on Tuesday. In his latest column, Olsen wrote that he originally “long dismissed” stories regarding Hunter Biden, but “recent revelations” changed his mind. “There’s more than enough evidence to merit a thorough investigation of President Biden’s […]

Baby in California born by candlelight amid evacuation in Los Angeles hospital during Tropical Storm Hilary

10:04 pm August 22, 2023

A baby was delivered amid an evacuation of hundreds of patients at a local Los Angeles, California, hospital during the unprecedented Tropical Storm Hilary. Amid the chaos, Adventist Health White Memorial President John Raffoul said at a news conference Tuesday that a baby was delivered during the evacuation process. Medical personnel used battery-operated flashlights to […]

Spain’s head coach Jorge Vilda under scrutiny after video surfaces of him touching female staffer’s breast

10:02 pm August 22, 2023

More controversy surrounds Spain’s women’s soccer team after it won its first-ever Women’s World Cup Sunday. Footage has emerged showing Spain’s head coach Jorge Vilda appearing to grab a female staffer’s breast as the team celebrated Olga Carmona’s World Cup-winning goal in the first half of the final against England. The world camera feed cut […]

Former Obama advisor defends Biden’s controversial Maui statements: ‘How he connects to people’

10:00 pm August 22, 2023

Former Barack Obama campaign manager Jim Messina suggested on “America Reports” that President Biden’s comparing a kitchen fire to the historic Maui wildfires to relate to victims depicts “empathy” and connects with voters. “Now, Joe Biden went to Hawaii, and I don’t believe based on the reporting, he took a single question, but he did […]

Canada to contest US softwood lumber tariffs deemed ‘unfair, unjust and illegal’

9:50 pm August 22, 2023

Canada will challenge what Ottawa described as “unfair, unjust and illegal” U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber products, the trade ministry said on Tuesday. The softwood lumber tariffs are the legacy of a decades-long trade dispute over the structure of Canada’s timber sector that could not be resolved when a quota agreement expired in 2015. […]