Day: February 19, 2024

Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss recently poured over $60M into propping up left-wing groups and causes

8:05 pm February 19, 2024

A nonprofit bankrolled by Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss recently funneled over $60 million to left-wing groups and causes, tax forms show. The Berger Action Fund, a Wyss-funded group that has steered vast amounts of money to progressive initiatives, continued propping up liberal organizations ranging from a massive nonprofit within America’s most prominent dark money network to groups […]

Angels’ Anthony Rendon says faith and family are bigger priority than baseball

7:55 pm February 19, 2024

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon is entering the fifth year of a seven-year, $245 million contract he signed before the pandemic-impacted 2020 season. Aside from the 52 games he played in 2020, when the season was shortened to just 60 games, Rendon hasn’t played more than half of a season with the Angels […]

NYPD dance team under fire amid crime concerns

7:55 pm February 19, 2024

The New York City Police Department is facing criticism after its dance crew performed on a local TV station, with critics concerned that officers are more focused on their dance moves than combatting crime. Critics took to X, formerly Twitter, to comment on the dance team’s performance. “Mayor Eric Adams cut an additional $100 […]

Passenger jet severely damaged after hitting runway equipment at Belgrade’s Tesla Airport

7:14 pm February 19, 2024

A passenger jet with 106 people on board returned safely to the Belgrade airport after it hit runway equipment and sustained severe damage shortly after takeoff from the Serbian capital, media and airline blogs reported Monday. There were no injuries. The Embraer E-195 was on route to Düsseldorf in Germany on Sunday afternoon. The aircraft […]

5 dead, 25 missing in Afghanistan landslide, Taliban reports

7:12 pm February 19, 2024

A landslide triggered by heavy rain and snowfall buried more than two dozen houses in a remote village in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five people and leaving more than 20 others missing, a provincial official said Monday. ‘UNACCEPTABLE’: TALIBAN DEMANDED TREATMENT ‘SIMILAR TO RECOGNITION’ TO ATTEND UN MEETING The landslide, which occurred Sunday night, […]