Here is a look at the life of Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. Personal Birth date: May 28, 1944 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani Father: Harold Giuliani, a tavern owner Mother: Helen (D’Avanzo) Giuliani, a secretary Marriages: Judith Nathan (May 24, 2003-2019, divorced); Donna Hanover (April
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at lockouts and strikes in professional sports. A lockout is imposed by management or the owners. A strike is initiated by the employees or players. National Football League (NFL) Lockouts & Strikes There have been six NFL work stoppages. March 12-July 25, 2011 – The 136-day lockout is the longest work stoppage
Continue ReadingThe US Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday lowered the recommended age to start screening for colon and rectal cancers from 50 to 45. The task force, which is the leading panel for medical guidance in the US, released a draft of the recommendation in October. The final recommendation statement, published Tuesday in the journal
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The International Energy Agency, which was founded by rich industrial nations after oil shocks in the 1970s to promote secure and affordable energy supplies, says the world needs to stop drilling for oil and gas right now to prevent a climate catastrophe. In order to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the influential group
Continue ReadingA Minnesota judge ruled Monday that there is probable cause to support the case against Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April. Potter is charged with second-degree manslaughter for the killing, during which she claimed she mistook her gun for a Taser.
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For more than 20 years, Justice Stephen Breyer has authored the Supreme Court’s decisions endorsing abortion rights. With Monday’s news that the court will hear a case that could gut Roe v. Wade next session, a new question has emerged: Will a desire to influence the outcome affect the 82-year-old justice’s decision on whether to
Continue ReadingIn response to the police killing George Floyd, 15 unions that represent law enforcement officers across the US have endorsed a blueprint for policing that includes an unprecedented shift in the way unions protect bad police officers, according to a copy of the plan obtained by CNN ahead of its release this week. Floyd’s death
Continue ReadingCongratulations and best wishes to the newly married Ariana Grande. A representative for the singer told CNN on Monday that Grande and real estate agent Dalton Gomez have officially tied the knot. “It was tiny and intimate — less than 20 people. The room was so happy and full of love,” the singer’s representative told
Continue ReadingWest Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, issued a letter this week urging Congress to find a bipartisan path forward to reauthorize the decades-old Voting Rights Act. The missive to congressional leaders in the House and Senate seeks to break through the impasse on voting rights legislation as
Continue ReadingThe latest round of federal stimulus payments of up to $1,400 per person lifted sales at Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, as shoppers used their checks to buy clothing, home goods and other merchandise at stores and online. Walmart said Tuesday that sales at stores open for at least one year grew
Continue ReadingPrince Harry has spoken about mental health in the trailer for an Apple TV+ documentary series with Oprah Winfrey, which aims to destigmatize the topic. Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex appear in the emotional trailer for “The Me You Can’t See,” which will be released Friday. It also features appearances from celebrities
Continue ReadingEven though Emma Watson has almost 60 million followers on Instagram and almost 30 million on Twitter, she hasn’t posted since last June and last August respectively. That was until Monday. Watson took to her verified Twitter account Monday to address speculation about her life. “Dear Fans, Rumours about whether I’m engaged or not, or
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he was opposed to a bipartisan agreement struck last week that would create an independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol. McCarthy’s opposition comes ahead of a vote this week that House Democrats have scheduled to pass legislation to create the panel modeled after
Continue ReadingFoxconn is partnering with automaker Stellantis to develop technology for vehicle cockpits, in the latest sign of the iPhone maker’s ambitions to grow in electric car manufacturing. The 50/50 joint venture, known as “Mobile Drive,” brings together Foxconn’s might in mobile software and consumer electronics with Stellantis’ vehicle design and engineering expertise to create a
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Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani — who exhorted Trump supporters in Washington on the day of the Capitol riot to “have trial by combat” — are now arguing that he wasn’t literally advocating for an insurrection over the 2020 election results. The assertion comes in Giuliani’s response to a lawsuit filed by Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell
Continue ReadingIsrael and the Palestinian territories were bracing for a potentially tense day of protests and strikes Tuesday, as both sides prepare to bury the victims of the deadliest violence the region has seen in years. Several people will be laid to rest in Gaza, while a Jewish man, who succumbed to his injuries after being
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Cryptocurrency enthusiasm is skyrocketing, and while information surrounding digital currency is becoming more attainable, there’s still a big gap between access and knowledge. That’s where cryptocurrency consultants come in. With digital currency markets in turmoil, crypto consultants are in high demand. Cryptocurrency popularity soared in April as trading platform Coinbase went public at a valuation
Continue ReadingA number of congressional Democrats are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to more forcefully engage on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as violence in the region intensifies, revealing a delicate shift in the way Democrats have talked about Israel for decades and a small crack in the party on foreign policy. The change in tone
Continue ReadingTexas, Indiana and Oklahoma will end early the $300 weekly federal boost to state unemployment payments, as well as two other pandemic jobless benefits programs, according to the states’ Republican governors — joining 17 other GOP-led states in dropping the federal expanded benefits over the past two weeks. The three states’ announcements on Monday mean
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Help is around the corner for lots of American families. About 39 million households with children will start getting monthly enhanced child tax credit payments on July 15 as part of the government’s Covid-19 relief plan. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
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