The revelation is based on a CBP report obtained by the Washington Post on Wednesday, covering the 2021 fiscal year, which started in October 2020 and ended three weeks ago. While no monthly breakdown of the figures was provided, the rise in illegal crossings coincided with the declaration that Democrat …
Read More »New Zealand reports highest daily number of Covid-19 cases despite ramping up vaccination effort
The nation’s remaining hopes of achieving ‘zero Covid’ have shown no signs of coming any closer to reality, as Tuesday saw 94 new coronavirus infections. The latest figure announced by New Zealand health officials is an all-time record after a previous high of 89 cases in a single day, which …
Read More »Stephen King admits his widely-shared inflated number of Florida Covid-19 deaths wrong, takes pot-shot at Gov. DeSantis ‘failure’
King posted the widely-shared statistic on Twitter on Friday but retracted it in a later post. “I regret the error, but regret the DeSantis crew’s failure to come to grips with the COVID virus even more,” the new tweet said. While it remains unclear how exactly King came up with …
Read More »The number of children on antidepressants has soared. Is it a real crisis or one invented by psychiatrists seeking new patients?
The problem of mental health is fast becoming synonymous with childhood. Unfortunately, the medical establishment is more than happy to solve the problems of children by shoving drugs down their throats. This alarming trend was highlighted by new NHS figures published at the end of last month that showed that …
Read More »‘She’s the number one cheerleader’: Police move in as ex-UFC champ Woodley’s mum clashes with Jake Paul’s team at face-off (VIDEO)
Rookie boxers Paul and Woodley came face to face for the first time in Cleveland ahead of Sunday’s scrap at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, confronting each other in a fiery staredown that left any remaining doubts about their hatred for each other comprehensively answered. The tension exploded into a potential mass …
Read More »French anti-health pass protesters double in number in a month, at least 250,000 expected to hit streets this weekend – media
The number of French nationals openly disagreeing with the recent introduction of a so-called ‘health pass’ in the country has doubled since mid-July, with the movement showing no signs of running out of steam, police intelligence services have reportedly warned the government. In a note sent on Thursday, France’s central …
Read More »Afghanistan on course for highest number of civilian casualties ever, UN warns 1 month before US withdrawal deadline
A total of 1,659 civilians were killed and 3,254 injured in the first half of 2021, which is a 47% increase from the same period in 2020, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in its mid-year report on Monday. The actual numbers may be even higher, considering that …
Read More »Biden administration sees highest number of illegal immigrants attempt to cross US southern border for 2 decades
According to data from US Customs and Border Protection, June saw 188,829 illegal immigrants attempt to cross the border. The highest number of attempts in 21 years, June’s statistics were also over 8,000 people more than May, nearly 10,000 more than April, and over 80,000 more than February. The statistics …
Read More »UK to leave small number of elite troops in Afghanistan as ex-MI6 chief warns of likely civil war – media
With Afghan troops retreating, allowing the Taliban to capture swathes of territory, including a key district in Kandahar province, days after the US and its NATO allies pulled out of the coalition’s main base in Afghanistan, the UK now reportedly mulls keeping an “advisory group” of elite special forces soldiers …
Read More »‘Disney Dream’ put off: Cruise line postpones test voyage over ‘small number’ of ‘inconsistent’ Covid-19 tests among 300 staff
While US health officials had approved the two-night cruise set for later this week, Disney rescheduled the trip on Monday, pointing to issues with Covid-19 tests. Part of the company’s efforts to secure a conditional sailing certificate amid ongoing pandemic restrictions, the “simulation” cruise will now take place next month, …
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