Authorities descended on the lower Manhattan offices of the country’s fifth-largest police union, whose membership consists of about 13,000 active and retired police sergeants, on Tuesday morning, FBI spokesman Martin Feely confirmed. Eight agents were seen leaving the Worth Street building, two carrying open boxes whose contents included documents, a …
Read More »Controversial owner of top Russian sushi chain admits to having eaten DOG and claims he would eat CAT and HUMAN meat, if offered
Speaking to RT’s Anton Krasovsky, Alexander Orlov revealed his unusual view on tasting various types of flesh. “I’ve eaten dog three or four times,” Orlov explained, calling the meat “spicy and healthy,” before describing how Koreans use it in soups. However, while dog is commonly eaten in many parts of …
Read More »Georgia DETAINS controversial ex-President Saakashvili, who fled homeland in 2013 & was sentenced in absentia on criminal charges
Saakashvili was arrested by law enforcement and incarcerated, Irakly Garibalishvili told the media, on Friday evening. “I want to inform our society that the third president of Georgia, the wanted Mikhail Saakashvili, has been detained,” the prime minister explained. Based in Ukraine in recent years, Saakashvili unexpectedly announced plans to …
Read More »Apple DELAYS controversial plan to scan iPhones for child abuse images following privacy backlash
“Based on feedback from customers, advocacy groups, researchers and others, we have decided to take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement on Friday. The delay follows a controversial announcement …
Read More »Olympics boss admits guidelines on transgender athletes need change… as controversial weightlifter breaks silence to thank him
Dr Richard Budgett, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) medical and science director, has overseen rules based on guidelines from 2015 that have allowed transitioned athletes to compete when their testosterone is below a specified level for 12 months. Hubbard, the controversial New Zealander who is competing in the women’s competition …
Read More »‘This is the roughest I’ve felt’: Controversial UK mouthpiece Piers Morgan reveals he caught Covid during Wembley Euro 2020 chaos
Morgan, who says he has received two jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine, attended this month’s European Championships showpiece game in London at which hundreds of supporters, later described by a figure inside The FA as “drunken yobs”, stormed the stadium in violation of Covid-19 protocols – with Morgan suspecting he caught the …
Read More »US & Germany disagree on controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline but Washington has given up trying to stop it, Biden tells Merkel
Once finished, Nord Stream 2 will connect Germany directly to Russia via the Baltic Sea, allowing Moscow to send gas without transiting other countries. Berlin’s aim is to protect its energy security and make the process less reliant on third parties, thereby lowering the price. The Americans have consistently opposed …
Read More »Vax Squad to the rescue? North Carolina town first to roll out controversial ’Doses to Doors’ vaccine delivery program
The program, called “Doses to Doors,” is designed to target ZIP codes with low vaccine uptake and “dispel rumors” about the Covid-19 jab that may be circulating in those communities. The program launched officially on Monday at the South Side Homes apartment complex in Charlotte, North Carolina, where volunteers from …
Read More »Texas House votes to round up Democrats who fled to DC to block controversial voting bill, governor says he’ll ARREST them
As the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives geared up to vote on a controversial election security bill on Monday, more than 50 Democratic lawmakers piled aboard private jets and skipped town for Washington DC. Although the Texas House is split 83-67 Republican, the absence of the Democrats meant a quorum …
Read More »Supreme Court upholds controversial Arizona voting measures, says they’re not racially discriminatory
Arizona’s Republican-backed new rules are aimed at combating ballot harvesting and fraud by requiring voters to submit provisional ballots to the correct precinct based on the voter’s location – and require those cast in the wrong precinct to be discarded. The rules also prevent voters from submitting ballots belonging to …
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