A US Governor took home $1.4m (£1m) in a gambling windfall last year, a copy of his recent tax filing shows. JB Pritzker is reported to have won the sum while playing blackjack at a casino in Las Vegas while on holiday with his wife and friends. The two-term Democrat already has a net worth […]
Volunteer ‘peacekeeper’ shot ‘No Kings’ attendee dead at the last protest
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Progressive watchdog group Public Citizen says its ‘No Kings” demonstrations are meant to defend democracy and protest what organizers call “executive overreach.” Yet nationwide arrests, injuries and warnings about outside agitators are adding complexity to that narrative. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Lisa Gilbert, co-president […]
Credit concerns reach European markets as bank stocks slide 2.8%
European markets traded firmly in the red on Friday morning as concerns over the banking sector reached the region. The Pan-European Stoxx 600 was 1.7% lower at 9:30 a.m. in London (4:30 a.m. ET), with all major indexes and sectors in negative territory. The U.K.’s FTSE index was 1.6% lower, France’s CAC 40 was down […]
Thousands of Kenyans gather in Nyayo Stadium for state funeral in Nairobi
Thousands of mourners have gathered at a national stadium in the Kenyan capital for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Many carried national flags, portraits of the late leader, and wore T-shirts printed with his image to pay their final respects. Security remains tight in and around the stadium, with police and […]
White House shows signs of easing marijuana restrictions
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pot was hardly difficult to find on campuses, and elsewhere, back when it was not just illegal but targeted by politicians as a menace to society. In fact, it often found you, if you stopped in at parties or even small gatherings. When I was in college, […]
Alibaba says AI spending for e-commerce Taobao Tmall is breaking even
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has pledged to spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence over the next three years. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng SHANGHAI — Chinese tech giant Alibaba is already recouping its investment on artificial intelligence in the company’s e-commerce business, vice president Kaifu Zhang told reporters on Thursday. The Chinese tech giant […]
Aid group suspends Gaza operations after ceasefire
Kevin Nguyen, Phil Leake and Merlyn Thomas BBC The controversial US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has confirmed it suspended operations in Gaza after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October. Despite being funded until November, the organisation said its final delivery was on Friday. The GHF has […]
NYC mayoral candidates clash in debate over Gaza, police, housing
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NEW YORK, N.Y. – The three men running to be the next mayor of New York City, the largest city in the United States, clashed on multiple occasions on the debate stage Thursday night on issues ranging from the war in Gaza to public safety to housing […]
UPI’s global push seems an economic strategy
Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay (Gpay) and Bhim UPI QR Codes (Standee) are Kept outside for Cashless payments at a medical store in Gurugram on the outskirts of New Delhi, India on 16 May 2020. Nasir Kachroo | NurPhoto | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, […]
Venezuelan fishermen in fear after US strikes on boats in the Caribbean
Gustavo Ocando AlexReporting from Maracaibo, Venezuela for BBC News Mundo Gustavo Ocando Alex Wilder Fernández is a young fisherman in the west of Venezuela who is concerned by the US military presence in the Caribbean Wilder Fernández has caught four good-sized fish in the murky waters of a small bay north of Lake Maracaibo. The […]