President Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to lower tariffs on goods from India to 18% from 25%, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil. The move comes after months of Trump pressing India to cut its reliance on cheap Russian crude. India has taken advantage of reduced Russian oil prices as much of the world has sought to isolate Moscow for its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Trump said that India would also start to reduce its import taxes on U.S. goods to zero and buy $500 billion worth of American products. “This...
Trial Of The Son Of Norway’s Crown Princess On Rape And Other Charges Opening In Oslo
The son of Norway’s crown princess is going on trial Tuesday on charges that include rape, opening proceedings that are expected to last several weeks in a case that has cast a shadow on the royal family’s image. Marius Borg Høiby, 29, is the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a previous relationship and the stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon. He has no royal title or official duties. Høiby has been under scrutiny since he was repeatedly arrested in 2024 on various allegations of wrongdoing. He was indicted in August but was free pending...
Trial Of Ex-Firstenergy Executives Charged In $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Set To Begin
The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he was appointed as the state’s top utility regulator, is at the center of the latest criminal trial to get underway in a sweeping $60 million bribery scandal. Prosecutors allege that then-FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Chuck Jones and then-Senior Vice President Michael Dowling played roles in orchestrating the hefty payout to Randazzo in exchange for several lucrative regulatory favors he would later deliver to the company. Both men have pleaded not guilty to felony corruption charges, denying all wrongdoing and arguing that...
Recreational Marijuana And 21 Other Citizen Initiatives Fail To Qualify For Florida’s 2026 Ballot
A proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution that would allow recreational marijuana use for adults is one of 22 citizen initiatives that failed to qualify for the 2026 ballot, state officials said. The Florida Department of State announced Sunday that none of the active proposed constitutional amendments by initiative petition met the legal requirements for placement on the November general election ballot. The deadline for signatures to qualify for the midterm election was Sunday. Smart & Safe Florida, the group behind the marijuana amendment, said they believed they would have the 880,062 signatures needed after all petitions are processed, but state...
Iran’s President Seeks ‘Fair And Equitable Negotiations’ With The United States
Iran’s president said Tuesday that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month. The announcement marked a major turn for reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who broadly had warned Iranians for weeks the turmoil in his country had gone beyond his control. It also signals that the president received support from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for talks that the 86-year-old cleric previously...
Father Of 5-Year-Old Detained In Minnesota Disputes Government Assertion He Abandoned The Boy
The father of a 5-year-old boy who was detained by immigration officers and held at a federal facility in Texas denied government accounts Monday that he abandoned his son last month while being pursued by authorities. As the pair returned to Minnesota, Adrian Conejo Arias, who is originally from Ecuador, told ABC News that he loves his son, Liam, and would never abandon him, disputing statements from the Department of Homeland Security, which alleged that Arias had left his child in a vehicle. He also said his son got sick while in federal custody but was denied medicine. Assistant Homeland...
17 Former NC State Athletes Join Lawsuit Alleging Abuse By Ex-Head Trainer, Bringing Total To 31
Seventeen additional former N.C. State male athletes have joined a state lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine, pushing the total number to 31 in a case that began with a federal lawsuit from a single athlete more than three years ago. The complaint filed in Wake County Superior Court late last week expands a case alleging years of misconduct by Robert L. Murphy Jr., including improper touching of the genitals during massages and intrusive observation while collecting urine samples during drug testing. All but two of the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Claims Trump’s Leadership Is Vital For Global Peace, Stability, And Prosperity After The US President Agrees To Cut Tariffs On India After It Stop Buying Russian Oil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Claimed Donald Trump’s leadership is vital for global peace, stability, and prosperity after the US President agrees to cut tariffs on India after it stop buying Russian oil. He wrote on X revealing he had a phone conversation with the U.S President and support his effort in wanting peace between Russia and Ukraine. The move comes after months of Trump pressing India to cut its reliance on cheap Russian crude. India has taken advantage of reduced Russian oil prices as much of the world has sought to isolate Moscow for its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine....
Video Of Jeffery Epstein’s Private Island Called Little St. James.
To reach Little St. James island, Epstein arranged exclusive transport for his guests. His private jet, known as the “Lolita Express,” would land at a nearby airport, from where guests were flown to the island by helicopter. This island was allegedly used for the sexual exploitation of underage girls. Powerful figures, including politicians, actors, and businessmen, are accused of being involved in these crimes. According to Britannica, Jeffrey Epstein (born January 20, 1953, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died August 10, 2019, Manhattan) was an American financier and convicted sex offender who was accused of serial sex trafficking of women and girls....
Femi Kuti Breaks Silence On The Argument Between His Brother Seun And Afrobeat Singer Wizkid, After Late Father Fela, Receives Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award.
Femi Kuti: “When Wizkid decided to answer Seun and he said he is greater than Fela, what should I say? “My own question is, does he really feel that way? … These artistes – Burna Boy, Davido, I don’t think personally they will say anything against a Fela…”