Some three dozen officers aboard the USS ‘Bonhomme Richard’ were named as responsible for the loss of the ship, which caught fire near a San Diego naval base in July 2020, according to a 400-page investigation report obtained by the Associated Press on Tuesday. While one particular sailor, Seaman Apprentice …
Read More »Cops arrest footballer in France for prostitution of minor after girl alleges he paid for sex following ‘stolen car’ row – report
The player, who purportedly represents the second-tier side, is said to have been taken into custody by police over allegedly ‘resorting to the prostitution of minors’, according to a report. He went to a police station to report that his car had been swiped by several young women at the same …
Read More »After being accused of ‘buying’ the 2020 election, Facebook announces it’s getting even more involved in US state elections
The social media giant plans to remind users in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington how to find their local polling place and other voting-related details the day before Election Day, it revealed in a series of tweets on Tuesday. Touting its …
Read More »Twin explosions hit army bus in Damascus, killing over a dozen people
According to preliminary reports, the explosions also injured three people, Syria’s SANA agency said. The vehicle was carrying Syrian military service members, who were presumably the target of the attack. The suspected terrorist incident happened at the Hafez al-Assad bridge in central Damascus early on Wednesday. A third explosive device …
Read More »‘Anti-trans dog whistle’: ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ author latest to be labeled transphobic over tweet on loss of the word ‘woman’
Although Artwood’s tweet that landed her in hot water on Tuesday only included a link to an oped critical of gender-neutral language, the mere fact of her sharing the article was enough to rile up detractors and put her on the defensive against the left-wing Twitter mob. “Why can’t we …
Read More »‘We refuse to be the vaccination police’: San Francisco’s In-N-Out burger joint seethes over vaccine mandate after closure
The only In-N-Out burger restaurant in San Francisco has made national headlines, fueling an ongoing debate over vaccine passports, after it refused to enforce the city’s strict vaccine mandate. The location was temporarily shut down on October 14, after it repeatedly ran afoul of the order, according to the San …
Read More »Brazilian lawmakers to recommend HOMICIDE charges for President Bolsonaro over handling of Covid-19, leaked Senate report says
Bolsonaro could face up to 13 criminal charges linked to policies that allegedly allowed the coronavirus to spread and drive the country’s death toll beyond 600,000, says the leaked 1,200-page Senate document, which was obtained by Reuters, CNN and the New York Times on Tuesday. While the draft report also …
Read More »UK partners with billionaire Bill Gates to deploy £400mn green investment package London can’t afford on its own
“We will only achieve our ambitious climate goals if we rapidly scale up new technologies in areas like green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels – technologies that seemed impossible just a few years ago,” the British PM gushed on Tuesday during a speech at a Global Investment Summit in London’s …
Read More »‘Y: The Last Man’ went out of its way to alienate men, so it’s no surprise hardly anyone watched it and it got canceled
The story of ‘Y: The Last Man’ is a long one. It started off as a 60-issue Vertigo comic series by Brian K. Vaughan which ran from 2002 to 2008. The series focused on a global disaster in which all living mammals with a Y chromosome simultaneously die, with the …
Read More »Homeland Security secretary tests positive for Covid-19, despite being vaccinated
Mayorkas is experiencing “mild congestion,” according to a statement from Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Marsha Espinosa. The secretary will be isolating and working from home. The statement also confirmed Mayorkas is fully vaccinated against Covid. Contact tracing to determine the origin and spread of the infection is “underway,” the …
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