Posts by Liam Redmond
Sotomayor criticizes presidential immunity case as putting the high court’s legitimacy on the line
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized the Court’s 2024 presidential immunity case in her first public appearance since the start of the second Trump term, saying it places the Court’s legitimacy on the line. Sotomayor made the comments during an appearance in Louisville, Kentucky, during which she was asked a range of questions, including the…
Read MoreStream It Or Skip It: ‘Piece By Piece’ on Peacock, a doc-in-LEGO about Pharrell Williams’ life and creative journey
Piece by Piece, now streaming on Peacock, is Pharrell Williams’ take on a music doc, which means it’s shot through with the producer, musician, songwriter, designer, etc. etc.’s distinct brand of whimsy. And you can’t miss the creativity – it’s rendered everywhere you look – since this bio/doc/comedy is constructed from blocks of LEGO entirely.…
Read MoreTesla shares post worst week since October as sales plunge
While Elon Musk has been generating headline after headline for his efforts to reshape the US federal workforce, the stock of his electric-car company just suffered its worst weekly performance since October. Tesla shares tumbled about 11 per cent this week, weighed down by shockingly bad sales reports from around the world. In Germany, sales…
Read MoreTrump is ‘immediately revoking’ Biden’s security clearance and access to daily intelligence briefings: ‘He set this precedent’
President Trump announced Friday that he is “immediately revoking” former President Joe Biden’s security clearances and access to daily intelligence briefings. Trump, 78, argued that the former president set the precedent when he barred him from receiving access to the same briefings four years ago, citing Trump’s “erratic behavior.” “There is no need for Joe…
Read MoreColumn: Trump and Musk crippled our most important global aid agency. The consequences are grim
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential foreign aid agency. But trust me: He will. On Musk’s orders, the work of the United States Agency for International Development has come to a screeching halt. Thousands of its administrators, workers and contractors have…
Read MoreExclusive | Career NYC crook who has dodged jail despite dozens of burglary busts is finally held without bail
A prolific Big Apple burglar has been set free dozens of times by sympathetic judges after committing numerous heists — including one break-in he committed the same day he was freed from Rikers Island on charges of slugging a cop, The Post has learned. Al Booker, 41, has managed to rack up more than 40…
Read MoreOil prices set for third straight weekly fall on tariff concerns
Oil prices finished with daily gains on Friday (Feb 7) after new sanctions were imposed on Iran’s crude exports, but prices were down for the week as investors worried about US President Donald Trump’s renewed trade war on China and threats of tariffs on other countries. Brent crude futures settled at US$74.66 a barrel, up…
Read MoreEurope: Shares end lower as trade war worries spike; automakers slide
European shares closed lower on Friday (Feb 7), with automakers among top decliners as investors grew skittish on worries of a global trade war escalating, while a bleak profit margin forecast from luxury carmaker Porsche further added to the unease. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.4 per cent at 542.75 points, with the…
Read MoreKris Jenner selling iconic ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ mansion for $13.5M
Kris Jenner is selling the Hidden Hills, Calif., mansion prominently featured in her family’s former show, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” for $13.5 million. The iconic Kardashian-Jenner compound — not to be confused with the fake house used for exterior shots on the show — can be purchased completely furnished for an additional estimated $400,000,…
Read MoreTrump blows up ‘Palestine,’ give parents school choice and other commentary
Mideast watch: Trump Blows up ‘Palestine’ Donald Trump “single-handedly collapsed the most destructive idea of the last hundred years” at his press conference on Gaza, applauds Tablet’s Lee Smith — specifically, the idea that Middle East peace requires a Palestinian state. “Given the repeated failure of the multi-decade-long dream of eliminating and replacing the Jews…
Read MoreJordon Hudson: Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Sparks Engagement Rumors with Wild Red Carpet Instagram Post
Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, cheekily admitted to engagement rumors after stepping onto the red carpet with him on Thursday. Hudson, 24, and Belichick, 72, are in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX, which pits the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Just days before the big game, the loved-up couple…
Read MoreSavannah Guthrie Recalls The Moment Khloe Kardashian “Saved My Butt” On ‘The Today Show’: “I Was Very Embarrassed”
Savannah Guthrie opened up about one of the most “embarrassing” moments from her Today Show tenure that has stuck with her over the years. During a recent appearance on Andy Cohen‘s SiriusXM show Radio Andy, Guthrie looked back at one of her earliest interviews on The Today Show after she became an anchor in 2012.…
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