According to a family representative, folk musician Peter Yarrow, three-quarters of the renowned 1960s trio Peter, Paul, and Marydied Tuesday, and author of the ageless classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" He was eighty-six. Publicist Ken Sunshine told NBC News that Yarrow passed away in New York City years after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. The final chapter of our brave dragon's amazing life has begun, and he is exhausted. According to a statement from daughter Bethany Yarrow, the world is familiar with Peter Yarrow as the legendary folk activist, but the real person behind the myth is just as kind, imaginative, passionate, humorous, and smart as his lyrics imply. Noel Paul Stookey, 87, is the only remaining member of Peter, Paul, and Mary after Yarrow's death and the 2009 death of 72...

Washington The first law of the new Congress, a strict border measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student whose murder by an illegal immigrant last year became a hot topic in the 2024 presidential race, was enacted by the Republican-led House on Tuesday. When Republicans, who now control the upper chamber, bring the Laken Riley Act to the floor for a first vote on Friday, which would have been Riley's 23rd birthday, Senate Democrats are under pressure to support the legislation after the 264-159 vote to adopt it. The bill is co-sponsored by Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman and all 52 Senate Republicans. In order to get 60 votes and end a filibuster, Republicans will therefore need seven additional Senate Democrats. Any Democrat who wishes to assist us in ...

Trump's request for an emergency order to postpone the president-elect's scheduled sentencing on Friday for the criminal charges in the hush money case was turned down by a judge at the New York appeals court on Tuesday. After brief arguments between Trump lawyer Todd Blanche and a Manhattan district attorney's office attorney, Justice Ellen Gesmer denied the emergency stay motion. During the hearing in the state Appellate Division, a mid-level appeals court, Blanche informed Gesmer, "There has never been a case like this." By virtue of his presidential immunity, Blanche contended, Trump "should not have to go through any legal process." The judge was asked to deny the request by Manhattan District Attorney Steven Wu. "This is a claim that the president-elect is entitled to immunity, and t...

Washington The first law of the new Congress, a strict border measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student whose murder by an illegal immigrant last year became a hot topic in the 2024 presidential race, was enacted by the Republican-led House on Tuesday. When Republicans, who now control the upper chamber, bring the Laken Riley Act to the floor for a first vote on Friday, which would have been Riley's 23rd birthday, Senate Democrats are under pressure to support the legislation after the 264-159 vote to adopt it. The bill is co-sponsored by Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman and all 52 Senate Republicans. In order to get 60 votes and end a filibuster, Republicans will therefore need seven additional Senate Democrats. Any Democrat who wishes to assist us in ...

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Washington The first law of the new Congress, a strict border measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student whose murder by an illegal immigrant last year became a hot topic in the 2024 presidential race, was enacted by the Republican-led House on Tuesday. When Republicans, who now control the upper chamber, bring the Laken Riley Act to the floor for a first vote on Friday, which would have been Riley's 23rd birthday, Senate Democrats are under pressure to support the legislation after the 264-159 vote to adopt it. The bill is co-sponsored by Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman and all 52 Senate Republicans. In order to get 60 votes and end a filibuster, Republicans will therefore need seven additional Senate Democrats. Any Democrat who wishes to assist us in ...

Washington The release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation was temporarily blocked Tuesday by an order granted by the federal court who presided over the case involving secret information against President-elect Donald Trump. After the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules on a pending motion to prevent the distribution of the report over a different matter involving Trump co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, the injunction will remain in effect for three days. In a motion filed Monday evening, attorneys for Nauta and De Oliveira cited U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's earlier decision that Smith's appointment was unlawful in order to request that the report be blocked. She was acting "to preserve the status quo" until the higher court made a deci...

President-elect Donald Trump was directly urged by U.S. Steel's CEO to reconsider a Japanese company's $15 billion offer to acquire the American steelmaker. Following the failure of a crucial business-review panel to agree on whether the acquisition posed any dangers, President Joe Biden halted the agreement between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel on Friday, citing national security concerns. The administration was sued by both businesses for the decision. Trump has also questioned the planned sale on Monday and opposed Nippon's acquisition of the once-iconic Pittsburgh-based company. However, U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt told CNBC on Tuesday that he thinks he can win over Trump's commercial instincts. Our new president will approach this from a different angle. Burritt stated, "We understand ...

According to a family representative, folk singer Peter Yarrow, a member of the renowned 1960s group Peter, Paul, and Mary, passed away on Tuesday. He was eighty-six. Years after being diagnosed with bladder cancer, publicist Ken Sunshine confirmed to NBC News that Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group's most enduring hit, Puff the Magic Dragon, died in New York City. The final chapter of our brave dragon's amazing life has begun, and he is exhausted. According to a statement from daughter Bethany Yarrow, the world is familiar with Peter Yarrow as the legendary folk activist, but the real person behind the myth is just as kind, imaginative, passionate, humorous, and smart as his lyrics imply. Following the death of 72-year-old Mary Travers in 2009, Yarrow's death leaves Paul Stookey, 87, as ...