Monthly Archives: August 2022

Intelligence community would have balked at Trump’s ‘total nonsense’ standing order to declassify documents, senior White House official says: report

Former President Donald Trump holds up papers during a press conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room on April 20, 2020. Alex Brandon/AP Donald Trump claimed he could remove documents from the White House because of a “standing order.”  Several former Trump officials told CNN that the claim was false or “total nonsense.” There…

Take a closer look at Russian oligarch’s $700 million superyacht that is one of the largest in the world

Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea FC, next to his superyacht called Eclipse Alexander Hassenstein – UEFA/UEFA/Ali Balli/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Roman Abramovich had seemingly scrambled to avoid sanctions from the UK by moving his superyachts. One of those is The Eclipse, which cost $700 million to build and was once the biggest in the world. That…

Ex-official who investigated Hillary Clinton’s emails said there would be evidence if Trump declassified documents: ‘It can’t just be an idea in his head’

President Donald Trump signs a bipartisan bill to stop the flow of opioids into the United States in the Oval Office of the White House on January 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images David Laufman said there would be evidence if Trump declassified the Mar-a-Lago documents. Laufman, a former DOJ official, investigated Hillary Clinton’s…

The tech CEO who gained fame after paying all employees at least $70K has just resigned to fight what he calls ‘false accusations’ of assault

Gravity Payments Dan Price, the tech CEO who rose to fame for paying employees a $70K minimum salary, resigned Wednesday.  He faces sexual assault and violence allegations from multiple women, detailed in a report in the New York Times.  Price says the allegations are false and he is resigning to “focus full time” on fighting…

Democrat John Fetterman raised over $1 million off GOP rival Mehmet Oz’s ‘crudité’ gaffe, campaign says

Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks during a rally at the Bayfront Convention Center on August 12, 2022 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Nate Smallwood/Getty Images Democrat John Fetterman has raised over $1 million since Monday, his campaign told Insider. The fundraising haul comes after recent stumbles from his opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz. Oz…

Lincoln replaced the steering wheel with a ‘chess piece controller’ in its Model L100 concept

Monterey Car Week has been a hotbed of EV debuts this year with unveilings from Dodge, Acura, DeLorean and a host of other automakers. On Thursday, Lincoln revealed the Model L100, its futuristic foray into electrified mobility, which draws inspiration from the company’s very first luxury sedan, the 1922 Model L. Lincoln Motors Like its…