“The only way we can move past this pandemic is to ensure that everyone eligible is vaccinated, and that includes those who are taking care of our vulnerable family members and loved ones,” Hochul said after declaring a statewide disaster emergency. On Monday, New York hospitals began firing or suspending …
Read More »China’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ wins: Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou flies home a national heroine after her release from detention in Canada
The biggest story of the weekend saw Meng released from house detention in Canada and returned to China, while Beijing subsequently released two Canadian prisoners it had accused of spying. The development brought an end to a horrific three-year saga for all involved. On arrival in Shenzhen, Meng, the company’s …
Read More »US Capitol police ask Pentagon for National Guard troops to help cope with protest against mistreatment of January 6 rioters
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed the request on Wednesday, acknowledging that it was made in connection with a protest scheduled for Saturday over the alleged mistreatment of suspects in January’s Capitol riot. He said the Capitol Police Department (CPD) is seeking “manpower support” for the rally, and the request is …
Read More »‘Harmful Language Alert’: National Archives puts WARNING LABEL on US Constitution and Declaration of Independence
“Harmful Language Alert” labels can be found on pages displaying the scanned versions of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, as well as the first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights. The addition has caught the eye of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado), who pointed it out on …
Read More »UK prime minister breaks election pledge to hike National Insurance, blaming Covid
To provide the necessary funding, the government is to increase National Insurance contributions to ensure that, from October 2023, no one will pay more than £86,000 ($118,650) for social care and those with assets less than £20,000 ($27,590) will have all their care costs covered. The proposal, unveiled in Parliament …
Read More »CNN’s ‘national treasure’ Jim Acosta labels Fox’s Tucker Carlson ‘human manure spreader,’ blasts ‘American Taliban’ on the right
Acosta’s latest issue with Carlson stemmed from a segment on the Fox series questioning the vetting process for and motivation behind the thousands of Afghanistan refugees being taken into the US following the military withdrawal. “Over on Fox, human manure spreader Tucker Carlson has floated yet another race baiting conspiracy …
Read More »VP Harris says Beijing threatens ‘rules-based order’ & ‘national sovereignty’ in broadside on China during Singapore visit
After landing in Singapore for a trip through Southeast Asia this week, Harris outlined the Joe Biden administration’s vision for the region in a speech on Tuesday, saying it seeks to advance “peace and stability, freedom on the seas” and “human rights” in the Indo-Pacific. Echoing previous comments by Biden, …
Read More »US may seize Afghanistan’s national reserves, but its threat to isolate Taliban is, indeed, ‘unmoored from reality’
As Taliban forces were on their final push to take the Afghan capital, the West was issuing threats of reprisals, should the militants take power by force. A Taliban government would become “global pariahs,” Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy to the country, warned. The Islamists “would face non-recognition, isolation …
Read More »‘They decided not to step up’: US national security adviser Sullivan faults Afghans for being overrun by Taliban in exit fiasco
Asked about Biden’s erroneous prediction last month that the Taliban wouldn’t overrun and regain control of Afghanistan, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told ABC News on Monday that, after the US had provided 20 years of training and tens of billions of dollars in weaponry, the president had good reason …
Read More »‘Delta has changed everything’: Oregon governor to deploy 1,500 National Guard troops to assist swamped hospitals
“To support our hospitals overstretched by patients during the Delta surge, I’m deploying 500 Oregon National Guard members, initially, to hospitals across the state,” Brown announced on Friday, adding that, eventually, “Up to 1,500 Guard members will be available to support our hospital workers as needed.” The first 500 troops …
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