POLITICS

Sour Lemon: Former CNN Host Seethes at Trump ‘Person of the Year’ Honor

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Former CNN host Don Lemon railed against Time magazine for honoring President-elect Donald Trump as its 2024 “Person of the Year,” questioning if the magazine’s choice was a “scam” and a “joke.” “Is this a joke? Did we get something wrong? Did someone scam us? Are we sure about this, producers? There is a convicted

Trump’s Trade Adviser Navarro Warns Against Chinese Currency Manipulation

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‘I don’t believe the Trump Treasury Department would welcome Chinese currency manipulation very fondly,’ said Peter Navarro. Incoming Trump administration senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro told Reuters on Dec. 12 that the new Treasury Department would not take lightly Chinese attempts to manipulate its currency. In 2019, the first Trump administration declared

Daniel Penny to join Trump in his suite at Army-Navy football game

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Daniel Penny, the veteran who was acquitted of negligent homicide in the subway choking death of Jordan Neely, has been invited by Vice President-elect JD Vance to join Donald Trump’s suite at the Army-Navy football game in Maryland on Saturday. Vance said 26-year-old Penny has accepted his invitation. Penny, a Marine veteran, was found not guilty earlier

McKinsey agrees to $650 million settlement over opioids work

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McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work for opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma, according to court papers filed in Virginia on Friday. McKinsey has also entered into a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve criminal charges, including that it conspired with Purdue Pharma to aid