Day: April 11, 2024

Stephen A. Smith reacts to O.J. Simpson’s death, weighs in on infamous trial: ‘I believed he was guilty’

10:02 pm April 11, 2024

The news of former NFL star O.J. Simpson’s death sparked a variety of mixed reactions across the sports world. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” the family announced Thursday on X, formerly Twitter. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes […]

NYT columnist rejects polls saying Americans struggling in Biden economy: ‘I’m OK, people I know are OK’

10:00 pm April 11, 2024

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman shrugged off the notion that most Americans are actually struggling in what he declared a “good economy” under President Biden, despite what they tell pollsters. “I’m OK, people I know are OK, but somewhere out there it’s terrible,” Krugman wrote Tuesday while blocking replies to his post on X. […]

California’s stifling environmental policies harming Latino workers as White middle class flees state: study

9:03 pm April 11, 2024

A new study shows that California’s Latinos are economically stifled by the state’s progressive climate policies, which affect industries like agriculture, construction, trucking and manufacturing. Lead researchers at Chapman University’s Demographics & Policy department, including former Democratic state Sen. Majority Leader Gloria Romero, released the “El Futuro es Latino” report this week, first obtained by […]

Longtime friend Mercury Morris has fond memories and made no judgment of OJ Simpson

8:43 pm April 11, 2024

Mercury Morris is on the phone, at once watching the coverage of O.J. Simpson’s death following a bout with cancer, and recounting tales about his friend and rival’s life and times. That’s when the slow speed Bronco chase comes up as a topic. There was that evening in South Florida, a few years ago, when […]

Mexico wants UN to suspend Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito

8:40 pm April 11, 2024

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Thursday his country wants the United Nations to suspend Ecuador from the world body as part of a complaint to the top U.N. court over Ecuador’s police raid last week on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Tensions between Mexico and Ecuador have soared since late last week when […]