By Gerry Shih and Anant Gupta March 29, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. EDT (WashingtonPost.com_ NEW DELHI — Mahendra Kumar Jalan was an Indian millionaire with a diversified portfolio of food-processing plants, dairy farms and commercial real estate. As he faced scrutiny from the Indian government’s financial crimes investigators in 2019, he began to… Continue reading
He’s already laid each step out ROBERT REICH APR 01, 2024 (robertreich.substack.com) Friends, On Friday, Trump posted a video featuring an image of President Biden hog-tied —with hands and feet bound together. Trump has previously posted doctored photos and videos depicting him physically attacking Biden, such as hitting Mr. Biden with… Continue reading
Former sellers from a now-closed vintage and antique emporium in the Mission have found new homes at offshoots of the business in San Francisco and the East Bay. About two months after Stuff permanently closed its doors at 150 Valencia St. in February, many of its vendors have opened up… Continue reading
Genevieve Holl-Allen/The Telegraph A British soldier during a Nato exercise: Sir Michael says Britain should lead the way in Nato. (photo: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP) 05 april 24 (RSN.org) The threat posed by Russia is now “much more serious” than during the Cold War, a former defence secretary has said. Sir Michael Fallon said… Continue reading
The wait for Board President to declare for mayor is over by JOE ESKENAZI APRIL 4, 2024 (MissionLocal.org) San Francisco’s well-kept secrets remain well-kept. But, for many months, there were few more loosely veiled secrets in this city than Board President Aaron Peskin’s eventual declaration for mayor. When political strategists noted… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on May 5, 2022. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) Sen. Tim Kaine warned that the status quo in Israel’s war on Gaza “is not working.” JULIA CONLEY Apr 05, 2024 (CommonDreams.org) U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine… Continue reading
KaraOakland’s first season—filled with costumes, power ballads, and dance routines—ends Monday night at Legionnaire. by Jose Fermoso April 5, 2024, 1:21 p.m. (Oaklandside.org) As the sun set on a brisk and busy Telegraph Avenue last Monday, five people dressed up as a Master Chief from Halo, a Black Hercules, and a trio… Continue reading
Meryl Kornfield and Rachel Weiner/The Washington Post Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a César Chávez Day event he hosted in Los Angeles last week. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty) 05 april 24 (RSN.org) Candidate’s team later said the communication, which claimed the defendants have been stripped of their… Continue reading
A Phillips 66 refinery stands beyond a residential street on November 28, 2022 in Wilmington, California. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) “It is morally reprehensible for companies to continue expanding exploration and production of carbon fuels in the face of knowledge now for decades that their products are harmful,” said Richard… Continue reading
The Too Much Talent Band and local activists hold a protest outside the White House urging President Joe Biden to cancel student debt on March 15, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We The 45 Million) “If Congress will stop debt relief for pilots now, they’ll do… Continue reading
