Tag: president

Dwayne Johnson Reveals Whether He’s Running for President: ‘Off the Table’

Actor and former WWE star Dwayne Johnson revealed that he doesn’t want to run for president in 2024. “It’s off the table. Yes. It is off the table,” Johnson stressed to CBS News in an interview airing Oct. 9, adding that “I love our country and everyone in it. I also love being a daddy. “Because…


Book Recommender: “Destiny of the Republic,” the Medical Drama Behind President James Garfield’s Assassination

In 21st-century modernity, air conditioning, antiseptics, and ultrasound are commonplace. Yet the three were hardly dreamed of in the late 19th century. Proving that necessity is the mother of invention, scientists and inventors worked round the clock for 80 days to provide both comfort and lifesaving measures for the suffering, newly elected president, shot by…


Taiwan President Warns of ‘Volatile’ Challenges Facing Chip Industry

TAIPEI—Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen warned the semiconductor industry faces new and “volatile” challenges, but said her government will work with the sector to overcome them. Taiwan is home to the world’s largest contract chipmaker, TSMC, and is a major producer of semiconductors used in everything from washing machines and cellphones to data centres and fighter…


Suddenly (1954)

In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill near the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the…


Sri Lanka’s Newly Elected President Sworn Into Office

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president Thursday to take charge of a nation bitterly angry that he will remain in power amid an unprecedented economic crisis. Sri Lankans have taken to the streets for months to demand their top leaders step down to take responsibility for economic…


Sri Lankan President Hands in Resignation After Fleeing to Singapore

COLOMBO/SINGAPORE—Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following mass protests over an economic meltdown. The announcement triggered jubilation in the commercial capital Colombo where protesters massed outside the presidential secretariat, defying a city-wide curfew. Crowds set off firecrackers,…


Sri Lankan President Submits Resignation After Fleeing to Singapore

COLOMBO/SINGAPORE—Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on July 14, a spokesperson for the parliamentary speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following mass protests over an economic meltdown. The announcement triggered jubilation in the commercial capital Colombo, where protesters massed outside the presidential secretariat, defying a city-wide curfew. Crowds set off…


Sri Lanka President Tells Parliament Speaker He Will Resign on Wednesday

COLOMBO—Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, telephoned the speaker of parliament saying that his resignation letter will be sent later in the day. “The president got in touch with me over the phone and said that he will ensure that his resignation letter will be received by me today,”…


Sri Lanka Protesters Plan to Occupy President and Prime Minister’s Residences Until They Quit

COLOMBO—Leaders of the protest movement in Sri Lanka who have forced the president and prime minister out of their official residences said on Sunday they will occupy the buildings until the two quit office. “The president has to resign, the prime minister has to resign and the government has to go,” said playwright Ruwanthie de…


Gavin Newsom Is Going to Find Out CA Is Not USA

Commentary Even though the November election is just four months away, Gov. Gavin Newsom will be spending more and more time out of the state in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan, Texas, and other primary and caucus states. He’s getting increasing attention as the top Democratic hopeful—even if President Joe Biden runs again, as…