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Matt Gaetz withdraws consideration for Attorney General positionSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailFormer Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Department of Justice following the departure of former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz. “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans – Not anymore. Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again,” Trump wrote in a…
The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 lives up to expectations by setting new performance benchmarks, including the quickest-ever 0-60 mph time for a production Corvette. The new ZR1 will reach 60 mph from a standstill in 2.3 seconds, and run the quarter mile in 9.6 seconds, both with the optional ZTK Performance Package, Chevy confirmed Thursday in a press release. Chevy said acceleration tests were performed with 93-octane fuel on a non-prepped dragstrip, with the Michelin Pilot Cup 2R tires that are part of the ZTK package. In addition to those near-slick tires, the ZTK package includes a big carbon-fiber rear…
BMW’s next 4-Series will reportedly be offered exclusively with electric power, including the M4 variant The electric 4-Series will be based on BMW’s Neue Klasse next-generation EV platform The electric M4 is anticipated to offer close to 700 hp in base form The BMW M performance skunkworks is working on a quad-motor electric powertrain that is anticipated to debut around 2027 in a next-generation M3 sedan, a car that will offer a gas powertrain as an alternative for buyers not yet ready to make the switch to an EV. A prototype for the electric M3 has already been shown. For…
Former Tour de France and Vuelta a España winner Pedro Delgado has roundly rejected the idea that if Tadej Pogačar races the Spanish Grand Tour next summer, he could be putting his subsequent defence of the World Championships title at risk.The UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader is currently weighing up whether to defend his Giro d’Italia title in 2025 or go for his first-ever overall victory in the Vuelta a España.At least one top cycling media outlet has claimed that Pogačar could risk being overly fatigued in the World Championships in Rwanda, should he opt to make the Vuelta, not the…
Solve today’s ‘Connections’ game from ‘The New York Times’ here with our hints and the final answer. Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images Leave it to The New York Times to have an addicting yet educational word game to crack! Since “Connections” is one of the publication’s most popular games, the answer for today, January 7, 2025, was a tough one to solve. Luckily, we’ve got the hints and the final answer to today’s puzzle. How to Play ‘Connections’ “Connections” begins with a set of 16 words in a grid, and players have to separate the words into four related groups.…
Here’s a glimpse of the future we seldom see. Stellantis on Wednesday unveiled what it calls the STLA Frame, the platform its large body-on-frame vehicles will soon begin using. It’s a flexible architecture designed from the ground up to accommodate fully electric powertrains, range-extended electric powertrains, internal combustion powertrains, and hybrid systems. STLA Frame is most decidedly large. Its length ranges from 216 to 234 inches, riding on a wheelbase from 123.7 to 145.3 inches. That’s equivalent to the current-generation Jeep Wagoneer on the small side, stretching out to the Ram 1500 Quad Cab on the high end. The architecture…
New research suggests that dozens of Bronze-Age era Britons were killed in an attack unlike any previous known to archaelogists studying that time period and location.The research on human remains from Charterhouse Warren in southwest England, conducted by a team of researchers from multiple institutions including Oxford University, was published in Antiquity, a journal of world archaeology. It found that at least 37 Bronze Age-era men, women and children were “killed and butchered” and then cannibalized, with their bodies then thrown down a nearly 50-foot deep natural shaft. While archaeologists have found the remains of Bronze Age and later Britons…
Security forces clashed with gunmen on Monday in one of Mexico’s most violent states, leaving 10 suspected criminals dead and three police officers injured, authorities said.The early morning shootout happened during a joint patrol by police and the military in the municipality of Yuriria in Guanajuato, a central industrial region that is also home to warring drug cartels.The Guanajuato state security department initially reported that eight gunmen had been killed, but later said two more bodies had been found with gunshot wounds.”With this discovery, it is confirmed that there are 10 members (of a criminal group) neutralized,” it saidSecurity personnel…
Picnic PostNL showed off their new colours and new Lapierre bikes at their January training camp in Calpe, Spain, marking the start of their 2025 season and their future plans.The Netherland-registered team is locked in a UCI ranking points battle but hope to secure a place in the 2026-2028 WorldTour as their young riders show their talents and gradually take over from the veteran leaders.Picnic PostNL’s long-established overarching structure placed them among the pioneers in having an integrated and successful women’s squad, as well as a development team that nurtures young riders and helps them step up to WorldTour level.…
Find hints, solutions, and everything you need to know about the New York Times game. Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images The famous New York Times word game, “Wordle,” has become a global addiction. All players have six tries to guess the five-letter answer for each day’s “Wordle” in the games section of the publication. So, what was today’s Wordle answer? See the hints for the January 7, 2025, Wordle and the answer by scrolling all the way down below. What Is Today’s Wordle Hint? The Wordle hint for January 7, 2025, is: A collection of maps or charts. What Letter Does Today’s Wordle Start With? Today’s Wordle starts with the…