US Supreme Court to hear Trump’s immunity claim in 2020 election case | US Election 2024 News

US Supreme Court to hear Trump’s immunity claim in 2020 election case | US Election 2024 News

The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution, further delaying his criminal trial on charges of conspiring to overturn his election loss in 2020. The justices on Wednesday put on hold the criminal case being pursued by Special…

‘Groundbreaking’: Michigan’s uncommitted vote for Gaza should ‘worry’ Biden | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Groundbreaking’: Michigan’s uncommitted vote for Gaza should ‘worry’ Biden | Israel War on Gaza News

In the Michigan city known as the capital of Arab America, United States President Joe Biden came second in the Democratic primaries, in a vote hailed as “groundbreaking”. Most Democratic voters in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn chose “uncommitted” over the incumbent, as part of an organised effort to denounce…

Mitch McConnell to step down as head of Republicans in US Senate | Politics News

Mitch McConnell to step down as head of Republicans in US Senate | Politics News

The 82-year-old Kentucky lawmaker is the longest-serving Senate leader in history. United States Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has said he will step down from his leadership role, leaving a power vacuum atop the party he has piloted for nearly 17 years, more than any other party leader in the…

Biden wins Michigan primary, but faces opposition over Israel’s war on Gaza | Donald Trump News

Biden wins Michigan primary, but faces opposition over Israel’s war on Gaza | Donald Trump News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, US president easily wins Michigan, but early results show strong support for a protest vote over his Gaza policy. United States President Joe Biden has won the Democratic presidential primary in the state of Michigan, according to media projections, but early counts showed he faced significant opposition…

US burger chain Wendy’s plans to test ‘surge pricing’ next year | Business and Economy News

US burger chain Wendy’s plans to test ‘surge pricing’ next year | Business and Economy News

Company to try raising and lowering prices throughout the day based on demand, prompting backlash. Wendy’s, a United States fast food chain, is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand, a strategy that has already taken hold with ride-sharing companies…

Brazil’s Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News

Brazil’s Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News

Aveiro, Brazil – The flames roared higher than a hundred feet, sending smoke billowing across the jungle. Boars scattered from the underbrush. Toucans shot from the trees. And thousands of acres of Amazon rainforest soon crumbled into ash. It was 1928, and a vast stretch of land in north-central Brazil…

American Muslims helped Biden win in 2020. Will they abandon him now? | US Election 2024 News

American Muslims helped Biden win in 2020. Will they abandon him now? | US Election 2024 News

In 2020, Joe Biden won the state of Michigan by a much closer margin over then-incumbent President Donald Trump than the polls and pundits had predicted: just more than 150,000 votes. Two partly overlapping sets of voters helped tip Biden over the line in Michigan and other vital swing states,…

US Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP efforts to tackle alleged Big Tech bias | Technology

US Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP efforts to tackle alleged Big Tech bias | Technology

Conservative justices express concerns about Florida and Texas laws that curb platforms’ content moderation policies. The United States Supreme Court has cast doubt on a conservative push to crack down on the alleged liberal bias of social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. In arguments at the top court…