The old guard: Joe Biden seems like a spring chicken compared to some of these guys
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
When the U.S. president on Tuesday announced that he would seek reelection in 2024, attention quickly turned to his advanced age. If elected, Joe Biden would be 82 on inauguration day in 2025, and 86 on leaving the White House in January 2029. POLITICO took a look around the globe and back through history to meet some other elected world leaders who continued well into their octogenarian years, at a time when most people have settled for their dressing gown and slippers, some light gardening, and complaining about young people. Here are seven of the oldest — and yes, they’re all men.Paul BiyaPresident of Cameroon Paul Biya | Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThe world’s oldest serving leader, Cameroon’s president has been in power since 1982, winning his (latest) reelection at the age of 85 with a North Korea-esque 71.28 percent of the vote. Spanning more than four decades and seven consecutive terms — in 2008, a constitutional reform lifted term limits — Biy...Peacock escapes from Bronx Zoo, spends night roosting in tree
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
An escaped peacock who bit a man spent the night roosting in a tree in the Bronx. Despite all efforts to safely capture the bird, officials say “Raul” is still perched high up in the tree. The peacock flew from its coop at Bronx Zoo on Wednesday. Firefighters say it went on the attack, pecking a man who tried to trap it. The Zoo hasn’t said how it plans to get Raul back home.Montana House Republicans ban Rep. Zooey Zephyr from House chamber for remainder of legislative session
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
(CNN) — Montana’s Republican-dominated House voted Wednesday to ban Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who had said GOP lawmakers would have “blood” on their hands for passing bills restricting transgender rights and rallied protesters Monday after Speaker Matt Regier blocked her from being recognized to speak, from the House chamber for the remainder of this year’s legislative session.Under the disciplinary measure approved on a 68-32 vote Wednesday, Zephyr — the 34-year-old Democrat from Missoula who last year became the first openly transgender woman elected to Montana’s legislature — will be allowed to retain her seat and cast votes remotely. But she will not be able to participate in debates. The session is scheduled to end next week.“We have a week and a half left of the session, and we’ll be covering important topics — housing bills, the state’s budget — and every bill that goes forward for the remainder of this session, ...Transit Police: Man arrested after allegedly punching window of MBTA bus
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
A 50-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly punching the window of an MBTA bus, according to Transit Police. The incident happened around 5 p.m. in the 600 block of Broadway Street in Chelsea. Police say the man became violent when he was told the bus was at capacity and he could not board. The window was spider web cracked and the bus removed from service, officials say.The man’s name has not been released. https://twitter.com/MBTATransitPD/status/1651552741284622339US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
By PAUL WISEMAN (AP Economics Writer)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1% annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced inventories.Thursday’s estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of economic output — weakened after growing 3.2% from July through September and 2.6% from October through November.But consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of U.S. economic activity, remained resilient, growing at a 3.7% annual pace, the fastest quarterly pace in nearly two years.The slowdown reflects the impact of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to tame inflation, with nine interest rate hikes over the past year. The surge in borrowing costs is expected to send the economy into a recession sometime this year. Though inflation has steadily eased from the four-decade high it ...Dave Hyde: A double-header of 8th-seed delight as Heat stun Bucks, Panthers shock Bruins
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
All right, you can pinch yourself now.It was real.Wednesday was one big playoff surprise from the Florida Panthers stacked on an even bigger one from the Miami Heat.Two unbelievable Game 5′s. Two overtime delights. Six double-decked hours of hoops and hockey hysteria that are unmatched in South Florida history with parallel endings that you never saw coming and rocked their respective sports.The eighth-seed Panthers really went into top-seed Boston and won in overtime, 4-3, to keep their season alive for a Game 6 on Friday in Sunrise.The eight-seed Heat really went into top-seed Milwaukee and won in overtime, 128-126, to close out that shocking series and advance to play the New York Knicks.Do you know how many times two teams from the same market had ever won playoff games on the road, in overtime, on the same night?Of course you don’t know. No one has ever had the need to research such a stat in a sports world where every stat is researched. But you can guess how often...‘23 Mini Cooper Clubman S exceeds expectations
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
MINI Clubman. Photo By Marc GrassoMINI Clubman. Photo By Marc GrassoMINI Clubman. Photo By Marc GrassoMINI Clubman. Photo By Marc GrassoMINI Clubman. Photo By Marc GrassoMINI Clubman. Photo By Marc GrassoShow Caption of ExpandAs no history lesson is needed, Mini has really come a long way. With their original Cooper and Cooper S, their brand has expanded down multiple avenues while still staying in the sedan category. As a subsidiary of BMW of North America, MINI comes to Grasso’s Garage this week with their 2023 Clubman S All4.Wrapped in Sage Green with gold accents, our 2023 MINI Cooper S Clubman All4 is really a good looking sedan. Its all-wheel drive capability is nicely oriented in the winter months. Powering the Clubman S is the 2.0 liter MINI TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder engine producing 189 horsepower and 207 lb-ft of torque. Although these numbers seem low and entry level, this is the opposite. Its peppy-like 8-speed sport automatic transmission was quick and lag-less unlike ...Releasing leak suspect Jack Teixeira a national security risk, feds say
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
Federal prosecutors will urge a judge Thursday to keep behind bars a Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents, arguing he may still have access to secret national defense information he could expose.In court papers filed late Wednesday, the Justice Department lawyers said releasing 21-year-old Jack Teixeira from jail while he awaits trial would be a grave threat to the U.S. national security. Investigators are still trying to determine whether he kept any physical or digital copies of classified information, including files that haven’t already surfaced publicly, they wrote.“There simply is no condition or combination of conditions that can ensure the Defendant will not further disclose additional information still in his knowledge or possession,” prosecutors wrote. “The damage the Defendant has already caused to the U.S. national security is immense. The damage the Defendant is still capable of causing is extraordinary.”A detentio...San Francisco to repeal boycott of anti-LGBTQ+ states
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ+ rights after determining the boycott is doing more harm than good.The Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 on Tuesday to repeal a section of the city’s administrative code that prohibits staff from visiting and city departments from contracting with companies headquartered in the states, which include Texas, Florida and Ohio.California, meanwhile, is considering the repeal of a similar law.City supervisors will hold a second and final vote next Tuesday. Mayor London Breed is expected to sign the measure.The progressive city passed the boycott in 2016, after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. At first, the boycott applied only to states that it considered restricted the rights of LGBTQ+ people. Later, the list was expanded to include states that limit access to voting and abortion.The idea was to exert economic pressure...Kosovo calls for justice for 1,621 missing persons from war
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:40:28 GMT
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s leadership has called for justice for the 1,621 people still officially missing from the 1998-1999 war with neighboring Serbia. On Kosovo’s National Day of Missing Persons, President Vjosa Osmani said in a statement: “The violent extinction of thousands of our citizens, including children, was a clear effort to extinguish the people.”The war erupted when the ethnic Albanian majority in Kosovo, which was then a Serbian province, rebelled against rule from Belgrade, which responded with a brutal crackdown. About 13,000 people were killed. In 1999 a NATO military intervention forced Serbia to pull out of the territory. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, which is not recognized by Serbia.Prime Minister Albin Kurti paid his respects at a memorial to the missing in the capital, Pristina.“We need justice. We need accountability. We need criminals, perpetrators, executioners and decision-makers to be behind bars,” Kurti said.The issue of the missing is pa...Latest news
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