FedEx chief executive Fred Smith told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday that the company will make big strides in its autonomous vehicle efforts this summer. “You’ll see in late June an enormous effort towards autonomous trucks that move over the highway. Not in the city, where we think our drivers are better for the pickup
Month: March 2022
Jada Pinkett Smith has spoken out for the first time since the furore over her husband Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars. During the ceremony on Sunday, Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, which led to Smith hitting him on stage and then swearing furiously at him once back
To help ring in the first day of CNN+ on Tuesday, Reliable Sources Daily host Brian Stelter brought on CNN’s first two anchors Dave Walker and Lois Hart (a married couple) with the idea that they would tell some stories about the early days at the network and give advice to the hosts on their
(Kruiser’s Permanote Description: This column is intended to be a lighthearted, short-form way to frequently connect with our cherished VIP readers. Sometimes it will be serious. Sometimes it will be fun. Sometimes it will be a cornucopia of intellectual curiosities and fascinations. OK, maybe not so much the last one. Anyway, as this is a
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridge intercepted $2,300,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine. “Our CBP officers continue to rely on their experience and all available resources to thwart smuggling attempts at our ports of entry, and preventing harmful narcotics from getting to American streets,” said Port Director Carlos
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) leads a group of legislators to introduce a bill to ban Russian energy imports at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 3, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Well, it was fun while it lasted. Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) told the Hill that he won’t be supporting President Biden’s plan, announced yesterday,
Movie star Jim Carrey had harsh words for Will Smith and the “spineless” celebrities to gave him a standing ovation after he had slapped Chris Rock for a joke made at his wife’s expense. Carrey made the comments during an interview Tuesday with Gayle King on CBS This Morning. “I was sickened by the standing
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the U.S. is experiencing a decrease in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, but must be ready “and flexible enough” to revert to requirements like indoor masking if a new variant arises that causes an increase in cases and hospitalizations. Fauci who has served as the director of the National Institute
After the third mass shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israel in the past week in which eleven people were killed by a Palestinian, NBC Nightly News refused to cover the story. Only ABC’s World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, and Fox News’s Special Report managed to find time to report on the attacks. NBC had time
American political disputes often revolve around a dichotomy between democracy and authoritarianism. In domestic policy disputes, the separate political parties use the rhetoric of that dichotomy against each other. Each party perceives the other as the party of authoritarianism, and describes itself as the party of democracy. Democrats see the Republicans as the party that
In 2021, the migrant surge at the southern border hit its highest point in two decades. But as bad as things are currently, the situation at the border may get even worse. President Donald Trump’s administration created the Centers for Disease Control order Title 42 to allow immediate deportation of illegal immigrants coming from countries where
And another “strict guideline to prevent abuse” bites the proverbial dust. Oregon has just eradicated the requirement — always weak, as Brittany Maynard proved by just moving there — that a patient accessing assisted suicide be a resident of the state. From the AP story: Oregon will no longer require people to be residents of
GOP Senator Susan Collins on Tuesday had a “good” follow-up meeting with Biden’s SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Recall, Susan Collins voted AGAINST Trump’s SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett without a speech explaining why – she voted against ACB in 2020 and rushed back to Maine. Susan Collins hasn’t said how she will vote, however
Tetra Images If you turned age 72 during the second half of 2021, the deadline for your first annual required withdrawal from retirement accounts is April 1. In many cases, it’s the last chance to avoid a hefty penalty. These required minimum distributions, known as RMDs, apply to both traditional and Roth 401(k) plans, 403(b)
Investigators have found an eight-hour gap in Donald Trump’s official phone records as thousands of his supporters stormed the US Capitol, according to a person familiar with the inquiry. It is widely known that Mr Trump, the president at the time, had conversations with multiple Republican politicians on the day of the insurrection on 6
The National Football League’s Rooney Rule has been re-made into the “loony rule.” On Monday, the league mandated diversity Kool-Aid overdoses for each of its 32 teams. The mandate requires all of its teams to hire a minority offensive assistant coach for the 2022 season, as part of an effort to engineer greater diversity. The offensive coach could
Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin friend Roman Abramovich and two Ukrainian peace negotiators may have been poisoned after a meeting early in March, according to a Wall Street Journal article citing “people familiar with the matter.” Mr. Abramovich, Ukrainian lawmaker Rustem Umerov and another negotiator developed symptoms following the March 3 meeting in Kyiv that included
The Biden administration initiated a probe into whether Asian solar panel makers have violated tariffs, a move widely opposed by clean energy industry groups. The administration will investigate whether solar firms outside of China have used Chinese components for products then shipped to the U.S., according to a memo from the Department of Commerce’s International
William F. Buckley Jr. (National Review) Here at National Review, we like to think of ourselves as well-trained in the bon mot and the mot juste. William F. Buckley Jr., this publication’s founder, was certainly skilled in this area, and we do our best to measure up to him – in this and in every other
Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken defended free speech Monday, condemning the actions of more than 100 students who ambushed and disrupted a free speech panel earlier this month. What is the background? On March 10, the Yale Federalist Society hosted a bipartisan panel on free speech and civil liberties. The panel included representatives from
Washington State Democrats have enacted a plan that would aim to ban most non-electric vehicles in the state by 2030. Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed a bill last week that sets a target for all vehicles of the model year 2030 or later that are sold, purchased, or registered in the state to be electric.
A growing contingent of NCAA swimmers have had enough with Lia Thomas ruining women’s swimming not just in the pool, but in other aspects as well. According to one of Thomas’ peers, the transgendered female, who still has male genitalia and is by any objective measure still a man, currently undresses and gets ready for
In Jackson, Roberts could have a second compromise vote to offset divisions among the Supreme Court’s conservatives. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, photographed during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Monday, Mar. 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Ketanji Brown Jackson
Why are they called “right whales”? That’s a question one sailor asks in Patrick O’Brian’s seafaring “Master and Commander” series of novels. “Why, because they are right in every respect,” responded his companion, a 19th-century whaler. “ … they have the right whalebone, the best in the market—and the right oil, six or seven tons of it. And
President Joe Biden responds to a question about Ukraine during an event to announce his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, in Washington, March 28, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) In and of itself, President Joe Biden’s crib sheet isn’t a big deal. Politicians often need written cues to remind them to stress certain angles, especially when
During his first interview since leaving Fox News, Chris Wallace explained that he left Fox News in part because of Tucker Carlson’s “Patriot Purge” documentary. He added that people at Fox News were starting “to question the truth” and specifically cited those questioning the 2020 election and the events on January 6th. The New York
A new index ranks Luxembourg as the top passport in the world for aspiring global citizens. The small European country ranked No. 1 out of 199 places in the “Nomad Passport Index 2022” published by the tax and immigration consultancy Nomad Capitalist. While many passport rankings focus solely on visa-free travel, this index adds
Teachers in Florida have been banned from giving lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity to children under the age of nine. Ron DeSantis, the state governor, signed the contentious “don’t say gay” bill into law on Monday. The bill has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue that it marginalises LGBTQ people. It
President Biden’s gaffes in Poland about the red-hot Russian war on Ukraine have not gone over well among the European allies. Our media elites wanted to compare Biden to JFK or Ronald Reagan speaking boldly about Russia, but they ended up trying to insist these gaffes weren’t really gaffes. Either they soft-pedaled them or ignored
In 2016, I understood when some conservative pundits weren’t happy with Trump’s candidacy or his winning the Republican nomination. I was one of them. At the time, I was convinced he wasn’t a true conservative and had no chance of winning. I was wrong on both counts, and I’m happy to say so. Trump proved
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