Tag: U.S
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Iraq condemns Biden for airstrikes that killed Kataib Hezbollah fighter and injured 18 others: Baghdad slams ‘clear and hostile act’ after U.S. retaliated for suicide drone strike that injured three American troops
Iraq has condemned the US for a “clearly hostile act” after Joe Biden ordered airstrikes that killed one militant and wounded 18 others. Biden retaliated against a suicide drone attack that wounded three US service members on Monday by sending fighter jets to three facilities in Hilla used by Kataib Hezbollah militants. US forces in…
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High Roller Technologies Aims For U.S. IPO (Pending:HRLR)
andresr A Quick Take On High Roller Technologies, Inc. High Roller Technologies, Inc. (HRLR) has filed to raise $17.25 million in an IPO of its common stock, according to an SEC S-1 registration statement. The firm provides gambling enthusiasts with an online gambling destination site from their computer or mobile phone. High Roller Technologies, Inc.…
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Whiskey distillers cheer as EU, U.S. strike deal to avoid 50% tariff on exports to Europe
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Getty Images U.S. whiskey distillers are breathing a sigh of relief as they will avoid a looming 50% tax on shipments to Europe. The European Union said Tuesday it would extend the suspension of tariffs on U.S. whiskey until March 31, 2025. The 50% levy, which came in the context of…
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IPO Update: HW Electro Aims For U.S. IPO Despite Miniscule Revenue (HWEP)
metamorworks A Quick Take On HW Electro Co., Ltd. HW Electro Co., Ltd. (HWEP) has filed proposed terms to raise $15 million in gross proceeds from the sale of American Depositary Shares of its common stock in an IPO, according to an amended SEC registration statement. The company markets and sells imported electric light commercial…
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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman to serve on U.S. Supreme Court, lies in repose in court’s Great Hall as current justices pay respects following her death aged 93
All nine Supreme Court justices lined up to honor retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as her casket lay in the Court’s Great Hall on Monday. O’Connor died on December 1 at the age of 93 in Phoenix, Arizona due to complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory disease. The first female Supreme Court justice,…
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Trump will be BLOCKED from pulling U.S. out of NATO in second term after Congress passes bill to stop any future president leaving key military alliance without Senate approval
Published: 5:55 PM EST, December 14, 2023 | Updated: 6:03 PM EST, December 14, 2023 A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act would prevent former President Donald Trump from unilaterally withdrawing the US from NATO if he is re-elected next fall. A bipartisan team of Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Tim Kaine…
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Chinese agents are ‘targeting’ and harassing dissidents on American soil warns, top Republican: Hong Kong native living in the U.S. says she feels ‘hunted’ by Xi Jinping’s United Front
The top Republican opposing China’s influence abroad is warning that the Chinese Communist Party’s infiltration has led to bloodshed on U.S. soil. Several recent egregious incidents will be investigated by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during a primetime hearing Wednesday on the CCP’s “transnational repression” efforts. The panel will feature…
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Zelensky says Congress is helping Putin by stalling on sending more U.S. aid: Ukrainian president says stopping money would be ‘fulfilling Kremlin dreams’ as he prepares to ask Biden and Republicans for more funds
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Americans on Monday that failure to help his country defeat Russia fulfills Vladimir Putin’s “dreams” of destroying democracy in Europe. “Let me be honest with you, friends: If there is anyone inspired by unresolved issues on Capitol Hill, it is only Putin and his sick cabal,” Zelenskiy told the National…
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Foreign Secretary David Cameron warns world order will NOT ‘snap back’ after Israel-Hamas war and ‘appalling’ Russian and Chinese aggression: The former Prime Minister says allies of the U.K. and U.S. must ‘stick together’
Foreign Secretary David Cameron says it is important that Britain and the US ‘stay together’ as the world order will be forever disrupted in the aftermath of several conflicts. “There is a war in Europe, a crisis in the Middle East, an aggressive China and an even more aggressive Russia,” Cameron said before a large…