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Judge sets Mayor’s arraignment on bribery and fraud charges for Friday. A U.S. attorney said Mayor Eric Adams of New York took over $100,000 in graft and used his powers to help Turkey. Mr. Adams insisted he was innocent. nytimes.com/live/2024/09/26/nyregion/eric-adams-indicted-news

Biden will hold a news conference as his candidacy faces new peril from the Democrats. President Joe Biden will hold a news conference on Thursday, the key event in a monumental week for his campaign as he fends off calls for him to step aside as the party’s presumptive nominee.

Iran goes to a runoff election between reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili
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South african voters reject the party that freed them from apartheid. The African National Congress received less than 50 percent of the vote for the first time in 30 years, setting the nation on an uncharted course

For the first time India’s elderly and disabled are able to vote from home.

Bodies of three Israeli hostages kidnapped and killed by Hamas militants were recovered in the Gaza Strip. The three deceased hostages − Shani Louk, 23, Amit Buskila, 28, and Yitzhak Gelernter, 57 − were among those attacked by Hamas while attending the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7.

Northern lights glowed over the US last night.

A very buff John Cena presents an Oscar in the nude
A naked John Cena (with a strategically placed envelope) presents the award for achievement in costume design during the 96th Oscars.
Half a century ago, the Oscars were famously interrupted when actor David Niven was upstaged by a streaker. Kimmel mentioned that historic moment

Anya Taylor-Joy’s Oscars Red Carpet Interview with @AmeliaDimoldenberg | 96th Oscars

@AmeliaDimoldenberg interviews Anya Taylor-Joy (‘Dune 2’) on the 96th Oscars Red Carpet.

Super Bowl 2024 was the most-watched telecast of all time, reaching 123.7 million viewers. Wow!

Prince William attended an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle early Wednesday before attending a gala dinner for London’s Air Ambulance Charity, at which he shared the limelight with actor Tom Cruise.

South Carolina primary, I’m wondering if Joe Biden can gain a victory.
Election Day in South Carolina has arrived, why is South Carolina going first? South Carolina is the first of many primaries in what is expected to be a brutal presidential rematch this November against former President Donald Trump, a Republican. South Carolina doesn’t usu…[Leggi tutto]

Academy Award nominees for 2023!
The Oscars nomination voting period has opened. Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be casting their ballots to select the best films and performances from 2023. “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things” are heavy favorites with “The Holdovers” and “A…[Leggi tutto]

President Biden : no ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war until hostages released

President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to show solidarity with America’s closest ally in the Middle East. Peace!