Monthly Archives: October 2022

Carmaker Nissan just sold its Russian business for less than $1 to a state-owned company, chalking up nearly $700 million in losses as it exits the country

Japanese carmaker Nissan is the latest international company to exit Russia. Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images Carmaker Nissan said it is exiting Russia and selling its operations to state-owned NAMI for under $1. The deal gives Nissan the option to buy back the entity and its operations within the next six years. The deal allows for the…

Biden says he’s ‘confident’ in his son, Hunter, after reports that a federal judge could charge him on tax and drug crimes

President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta President Joe Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he was “confident” in his son, Hunter Biden. Federal agents told the Washington Post there was enough evidence to put forth charges against his son. “He’s on the straight and narrow and he has been…

Russian missile strikes in Ukraine are militarily ‘nonsensical’ and represent an ‘extraordinary tantrum’ on Putin’s part, Russia expert says

Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during the Russian-Uzbek signing ceremony at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, September 15, 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images Russia launched a series of missiles throughout Ukraine on Monday and Tuesday. The notable escalation ultimately indicates that Putin is running out of options, an expert said. “This reeks…

Biden calls Putin a ‘rational actor’ amid Russia’s latest missile strikes in Ukraine and threat of nuclear warfare: CNN

President Joe Biden spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Julio Cortez and Gavriil Grigorov/AP President Joe Biden told CNN that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “rational actor.” The president added that Putin made a poor decision in assuming Ukraine would immediately fold. On Monday, Russia…

The Secret Service gave emails to the Jan 6 committee that could explain what happened inside Trump’s limo, report says

A U.S. Secret Service officer near the White House on November 8, 2020. J. Scott Applewhite/AP In July, the House committee investigating the Capitol riots issued a subpoena to the Secret Service. The Secret Service provided more than one million electronic communications to Jan 6 investigators. The messages could help investigators piece together information about…