Month: February 2020

Energy Union Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Midday brief, in brief Today at Commission: Batteries and Oxfam Commission says spat between Bulgarian and Green MEP ‘is over.’ By Maïa de La Baume 2/12/18, 3:43 PM CET Updated 2/12/18, 4:48 PM CET On the agenda: Battery technology, European Medicines Agency relocation, aid…

Thursday Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson criticized celebrities, the media and presidential candidates for commenting on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s allegedly staged hate crime. Johnson said, “I’m left hanging my head and asking, why? Why would anyone, especially an African-American man, use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations? How could someone look…

France’s trade state secretary Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images France tells Trump a trade war won’t go his way Trade secretary says US president will find American consumers turn against him in any escalation of hostilities. By Jakob Hanke and Hans von der Burchard 3/9/18, 7:58 PM CET Updated 3/20/18, 7:09 PM…

Oprah Winfrey’s ownership stake in WW International, formerly known as Weight Watchers, has dropped $435.8 million in value since June of 2018, according to a Tuesday-published Bloomberg report. Bloomberg reported: On Tuesday, Weight Watchers described its first quarter of 2019 as a “soft start” relative to 2018, adding that its “Winter Campaign did not recruit…

Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis | Raigo Pajula/AFP via Getty Images | Raigo Pajula/AFP via Getty Images Commission joins ‘fair taxation’ bandwagon on digital industry It lends major new momentum to a France-led move to tax revenues instead of profits of tech giants. By David M. Herszenhorn, Bjarke Smith-Meyer and Nicholas Vinocur 9/21/17, 8:44 PM…

Instagram has deleted a post made by Donald Trump Jr. about the unfolding events surrounding the case of actor Jussie Smollett. A spokesperson for the Facebook-owned platform told Breitbart News it was removed “in error” and will be restored. In a post to Instagram, Donald Trump Jr. called out the social media website for allegedly…

European Council President Donald Tusk and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker attend the EPP congress in Malta | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Juncker’s one-president proposal draws few cheers Some EU officials see the proposal of combining the presidencies as just a way to stir debate. By Maïa de La Baume, Florian Eder and Quentin Ariès 9/13/17, 7:24…

Former porn star Jenna Jameson slammed  pro-abortion Democrats over their stance on abortion, saying that anyone who supports “this evil” is “damned.” “These monster democrats are essentially butchering babies. BornAliveAct,” Jenna Jameson said in a social media post. “If you are a Democrat and support this evil you are damned,” she also said. This comes after…

EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker (center) arrives with his Chief of Cabinet Martin Selmayr (right) on June 11, 2015 at the European Union headquarters in Brussels | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Martin Selmayr scandal gets another week on boil European Parliament inquest threatens to add to toll for the Juncker Commission. By David…

Left-wing Hollywood activist Alyssa Milano, one of the founders of the #MeToo social media movement, is expressing support for former vice president Joe Biden as the potential 2020 contender faces blowback over his previous awkward interactions with women. “I am proud to call Joe Biden a friend,” Milano tweeted with a photo of her and Biden. “He has…