LISBON, Portugal — The official two-week campaign period before Portugal’s early general election began on Sunday, with the country’s two moderate mainstream parties once again expected to collect the most votes but with the expected rise of a populist party potentially adding momentum to Europe’s drift to the right. The center-left Socialist Party and center-right … Read more
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was gracious after being edged out as an NBA All-Star starter for the Eastern Conference by Milwaukee Bucks’ Damian Lillard in fan votes. He said he accepted the outcome and that “Dame” was deserving of the spot. After the final tally was gathered and released on Thursday, Lillard emerged … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ISTANBUL — After 20 months of demands, obstruction and delay, the Turkish parliament on Tuesday night voted in favor of Sweden joining NATO, clearing one of the final hurdles for a major expansion of the military alliance set in motion by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Turkish President … Read more
“We want you to be able to throw out your user manual,” was one of the first things Dean Miles, Amazon’s director of product for its smart vehicles, told me as we sat down to chat over Amazon’s big push to stick AI in cars at CES 2024. The idea was first billed to me … Read more
Wildly popular TikTok content creator and food reviewer Keith Lee is giving back while honoring a restaurant owner he was able to help earlier this year, and he’s asking his Las Vegas community for help. Lee, who never asks his viewers to visit a restaurant he has reviewed, is doing just that and for a … Read more
d3sign/Getty Images 1Password is now making it easier for anyone to set up an account by using a passkey. In a blog post, 1Password product director Mitch Cohen announced the expansion of the passkey beta program from private to public. This means that anyone creating a new individual account can secure it with a passkey … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Europe on Monday stood on the brink of a political earthquake, as election results in Poland suggested the end of power for a hard-right government that chipped away at liberal democracy, stifled the free press and exerted control over the courts while undermining LBGTQ+ and women’s rights. Now one of the … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Poland will vote on Sunday to determine whether a political party accused of whittling away the country’s democracy can stay in power, but an election billed as the most important in a generation has been clouded by concerns it will be only partially free and far from fair. Since it came … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Nearly 20 months after Russia invaded Ukraine, bipartisan support for U.S. military assistance has frayed, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Most Americans still support sending additional arms and supplies to the Ukrainians, but the public is more divided over whether the investment has … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s political map-making commission unanimously approved new Statehouse maps Tuesday night, moving a step closer to resolving a long-running redistricting battle. The state’s lengthy saga over the new political boundaries required to be drawn after every U.S. Census has been riddled with lawsuits and repeated court rulings finding previous maps were … Read more