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In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of heavy stone, fine-cut statuary, and rich mosaics, the imposing structure—now visited by more than a million tourists each year—would seem to be a permanent fixture of the city’s past, present, and future. Most people call it

On October 3, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, is due to go on trial for fraud and conspiracy in a court in the Southern District of New York.Last fall, a report published by news outlet CoinDesk cast doubt over the health of FTX’s sibling company, Alameda Research, with which it had unusually

Republican debate: Fact-checking claims made by candidates in second GOP matchup September 28, 2023 05:51 AM GOP presidential hopefuls clashed in the second primary debate on Wednesday in occasionally bitter exchanges on the economy, foreign policy, and immigration.With front-runner Donald Trump absent from the stage, the Republican rivals aimed most of their fire at each

Republican debate: Trump’s challengers build a wall of sound, then struggle to break through September 28, 2023 05:33 AM If you watched the second Republican primary debate with closed captioning, you might have concluded that the leading candidate was “Crosstalk.”Wednesday night’s gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was less a debate than a cacophony

Joe Biden impeachment inquiry: Comer to show two dozen pieces of evidence at first hearing September 28, 2023 05:00 AM The Republican-led House Oversight and Accountability Committee will on Thursday hold its first hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, during which members plan to present more than two dozen items as evidence

Republican debate: Top three takeaways from the candidates’ latest meeting September 28, 2023 05:00 AM SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Seven Republican candidates took the debate stage Wednesday night during an unwieldy two hours that was filled with back-and-forth barbs. The economy, the southern border crisis, and education were among the topics they addressed. Here are

Republican debate: Vivek Ramaswamy pushes back against GOP attacks September 28, 2023 03:04 AM SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy tried to strike a different tone in the second GOP primary debate Wednesday evening, but the other candidates didn’t hold back. For the second straight debate, the political novice was on the

Republican debate: Tim Scott hailed as the most ‘improved’ September 28, 2023 02:51 AM Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) was a changed man during the second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate.The self-described happy warrior and slower-speaking candidate made his presence known Wednesday night in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum’s Air Force One Pavilion.REPUBLICAN DEBATE:

Republican debate: DeSantis racks up most speaking time with Ramaswamy close behind September 28, 2023 02:05 AM Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy racked up the most speaking time at the raucous Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday. Both men were the primary targets of Wednesday evening’s debate, which took place at

Biden impeachment: Managers outline plan of attack to take down president September 28, 2023 01:44 AM House Republican leaders released an outline of their plan to carry out an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Shortly after the second GOP presidential debate, James Comer (R-KY), Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Jason Smith (R-MO) shared a memo