President Joe Biden pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping during a private meeting Saturday on the Republic of China’s unfair trade policies after President-elect Donald Trump made ceasing the country’s trade practices a key part of his winning platform. The outgoing Biden, 81, emphasized how federal officials will take necessary actions to intercept any use of advanced technology that undermines national …
Read More »US Health officials report first known case of new, more severe strain of monkeypox
The first known case in the United States of a more severe strain of the monkeypox virus was confirmed in California Saturday as health officials said an individual who recently returned from Africa contracted the latest form of the disease. The patient became infected with the clade 1 strain after traveling to Eastern Africa, where there is an ongoing outbreak …
Read More »Dem Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked not to attend slain cop’s funeral
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will not attend the funeral of slain Officer Enrique Martinez on Monday — honoring the family’s wishes that politicians steer clear of the service. Johnson initially planned to attend but made an about-face following backlash for failing to respect the grieving family’s request. “The family of Officer Enrique Martinez continues to be in my prayers as …
Read More »New candidate emerges in crowded field as possible replacement for Vance’s Ohio Senate seat
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is considering an Ohio attorney and Trump surrogate to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s Senate seat once he vacates the position and moves on to the White House, Fox News Digital has learned. Attorney Mehek Cooke, a Republican attorney who served as a political and legal surrogate for Trump in 2024, is under consideration to be chosen to …
Read More »Trump taps oil boss Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump tapped longtime fracking advocate Chris Wright to lead his administration’s Secretary of Energy, he announced Saturday. Wright, the chief executive of oilfield services group Liberty Energy, helped launch the American Shale Revolution of the mid-2000s that significantly increased US production of oil and natural gas. “As Secretary of Energy, Chris will be a key leader, driving innovation, …
Read More »Murky details emerge about Colo. teen Amanda Overstreet’s mom, stepdad
Details have begun to emerge about the parents of Amanda Overstreet, the murdered Colorado teen whose severed head and hands were found in a freezer in January — more than 15 years after she was last seen alive. Overstreet’s late stepfather, Bradley Imer, had a history of runs-in with police, online court records confirm. Arizona authorities busted him back in …
Read More »Florida dad keeps 200 exotic snakes in home serpentarium
This family is snake-charmed. A Florida man has transformed his garage into a haven for hundreds of exotic reptiles — and even lets his young kids cuddle with the slithery serpents in bed. “It’s normal for our family,” Socratis Christoforu, of Fort Lauderdale, told SWNS. Socratis Christoforu and his family have about 200 exotic snakes living in their home. Socratis …
Read More »Trump set to return to Madison Square Garden for UFC 309
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to return to the Big Apple’s Madison Square Garden Saturday night to attend an Ultimate Fighting Championship event. The trip to MSG, where Trump held a massive rally in his former hometown just two weeks before the Nov. 5 election, comes at the end of a week in which he revealed his Cabinet picks at …
Read More »Biden humiliated with back-corner spot in APEC family photo as China’s Xi get place of honor in front
LIMA — Lame-duck President Biden was relegated to the back corner of the APEC conference’s annual family photo — as Chinese President Xi Jinping was honored with a front-and-center position next to the host country’s President Dina Boluarte. The petty humiliation of America’s leader comes ahead of his Saturday afternoon meeting with Xi — who has been feted with relative …
Read More »NYC Mayor Eric Adams visited famous Jewish leader’s grave twice since indictment, six times total
Hizzoner is seeking a Hail Mary in the unlikeliest of places. Mayor Eric Adams has visited the Queens burial site of the late Chabad Lubavitch leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson at least twice since being indicted on public corruption charges in September, insiders said. Most recently, the devout Pentecostal Christian schlepped to Montefiore Cemetery in Springfield Gardens, shortly past midnight …
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