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TOKYO — The U.S. presidential election has spawned a viral Japanese phrase that encapsulates the mild panic brewing here: “moshi-tora,” or “if Trump.” It’s a shorthand for: What if Donald Trump wins? Many capitals around the world are debating the “America First” president’s potential return. But in Japan — which values predictability and loves abbreviated phrases — the anxiety over ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, said Friday that if he was elected, he would appoint a special counsel to investigate how prosecutors handled cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Kennedy also said Friday that there was “little evidence of a true insurrection” and falsely claimed that the protesters at the Capitol ...
During the first impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump in 2019, former Trump national security aide Fiona Hill made an extraordinary plea. Seated in front of congressional Republicans, she implored them not to spread Russian propaganda. “In the course of this investigation, I would ask that you please not promote politically driven falsehoods that so clearly advance Russian interests,” she ...
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — As former president Donald Trump escalated his attacks on President Biden’s health and mental fitness last fall, Trump released the first updated report on his own condition in more than three years. This assessment, however, stood in stark contrast to the relatively detailed reports released by the White House during his term. Instead of specifics like blood ...
Ford Motor is delaying production of a new all-electric three row SUV, as it shifts to offer hybrid options across its entire North American lineup by 2030. The Detroit automaker on Thursday said it will continue to invest in EVs, but it is postponing production of the large SUV at a plant in Canada from 2025 to 2027 to allow for the market ...
A new bill is aiming to give Californians more work-life balance by restricting when employers can contact them during off hours. So-called “right to disconnect” laws have already made headlines overseas. If passed, California would be the first state in the U.S. to try it. Under the bill proposed by San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney, California companies would have to ...
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is not interested in sending messages in its movies and TV shows. In an interview with CNBC on Thursday morning, Iger said Disney’s No. 1 mission is to capture broad — if increasingly diverse — audiences. ‘Infusing messaging is not what we’re up to,’ he said. ‘We need to be entertaining.’ Iger was ...
The plight of starving Palestinians in Gaza is worsening as Israel’s actions have deterred critical aid agencies and imposed severe constraints on essential humanitarian efforts in the enclave. As famine looms and cases of death by starvation emerge, at least three aid providers are suspending operations in Gaza after Israeli airstrikes this week killed seven workers from World Central Kitchen ...
More and more people are going hungry in Haiti, warn aid workers, doctors and missionaries with increasing urgency, as the Caribbean nation struggles to find its way out of political deadlock and an epidemic of deadly gang violence. In some areas of the city, there is no more food to buy, and none to bring to market for those whose ...