Just one month after California’s reopening, the county Public Health Department said on Thursday that masks will again be required indoors, effective on Saturday. New Covid-19 cases in the most populous US county last week rose above 1,000 daily for the first time since March and topped 1,500 on Thursday. …
Read More »Biden calls Cuba ‘failed state,’ says ‘reinstating’ internet access there is one of the things US is considering
“Communism is a failed system, a universally failed system. I don’t see socialism as a very useful substitute, but that’s another story,” Biden told a reporter on Thursday, answering a question on Cuba during his joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was visiting Washington. “Cuba is unfortunately …
Read More »Biden to send Marines to guard US Embassy in Haiti, but says broader deployment ‘not on the agenda at this moment’
“We’re only sending American Marines to our embassy” to ensure “nothing is out of whack,” Biden said during a Thursday press briefing. “But the idea of sending American forces to Haiti is not on the agenda at this moment.” The announcement comes after the White House previously appeared to rule …
Read More »Miami-area residential building evacuated after ROOF COLLAPSE (PHOTO)
Photos and videos circulating on social media Thursday showed the debris along the side of the building, as rescue workers milled about. “The building was evacuated and there are no occupants inside,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said, adding there were no reported injuries “at this time.” This is the second Miami-Dade …
Read More »Congressional Black Caucus chair ARRESTED by Capitol Police in protest photo-op over voting rights (VIDEO)
Seven women and two men were arrested on Thursday afternoon inside the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The Capitol Police said they gave three warnings to participants in the “illegal demonstration activity” to disperse. The nine were part of a larger group of about 20 protesters, including Congresswoman …
Read More »59 killed, 1,300 missing after catastrophic floods slam western Germany (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Days of extreme weather resulted in major flooding in western Germany this week, with the death toll climbing to 59 on Thursday – 31 of which occurred in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, while another 29 victims were found in Rhineland-Palatinate, according to local media reports. The widespread devastation was …
Read More »Move over, Riyadh – The UAE is quietly attempting to eclipse Saudi Arabia and assert itself as the main power in the Persian Gulf
Unbeknownst to most in the West, the United Arab Emirates has been expanding its network of power throughout the Middle East and even beyond, to the point where its Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed seriously contests the power of Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Bin Salman. In the past weeks a dispute …
Read More »WATCH: Russia scrambles four fighter jets as US Air Force B-52H bombers fly over Bering Sea heading towards country’s border
According to the National Defense Management Center, Moscow detected three targets approaching the state border. Four planes – two MiG-31 and two Su-35 fighters – were scrambled to escort the American aircraft. “The Russian fighter crews identified the aerial targets as B-52H strategic bombers of the US Air Force Global …
Read More »White House admits to ‘flagging problematic posts’ for Facebook, says it’s necessary to fight medical ‘misinformation’
“We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Thursday. In addition to directing the company to censor people, the government is also working to “get trusted content out there” by putting medical professionals in touch with social media influencers. Psaki’s …
Read More »Hungrexit? Polexit? Troublesome EU members are going nowhere as long as they can scupper bullying Brussels’ big spending dreams
Having huffed and puffed for more than a year, the Big Bad EU Wolf has finally acted on its threat to punish errant member states. But it’s highly unlikely that Hungary and Poland will pay any attention at all to this latest bullying. The EU has written to both countries …
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