Baltimore police told local media outlet WBAL Radio on Sunday that they’re investigating an overnight “discharging,” not shooting, in Fells Point. The discharging, as it turns out, came from a gun or guns, and the bullets damaged several vehicles. A man sitting in one of the vehicles suffered a laceration …
Read More »Americans find another point of polarization as poll shows 79% of Democrats support employers forcing workers to get Covid-19 jabs
Nearly 80% of Democrats agreed that employers should be able to force their workers to get Covid-19 shots, according to a CBS News-YouGov poll released on Sunday. In contrast, only 39% of Republicans approved of giving businesses such authority over their employees’ medical choices. The overall response was 56-44 in …
Read More »Jordan’s former royal court chief & king’s distant relative face decades in prison over plot to ‘destabilize’ monarchy
The public prosecutor of the State Security Court has ratified the charges against the former royal court chief, Bassem Awadallah, and Sherif Hassan Zaid, a distant relative of King Abdullah II, the nation’s state news agency confirmed on Sunday. The two men stand accused of inciting opposition to the nation’s …
Read More »AOC accuses Dems of fueling ‘right-wing vitriol’ with Ilhan Omar attacks as Pelosi declares ‘end of subject’
During an interview on CNN on Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez was asked about her recent tweet accusing critics of “mischaracterization” in their attacks on Omar, after Omar tweeted, “We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity. We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by …
Read More »US judge upholds vaccine mandate by Texas hospital system, marking first federal ruling on whether jabs can be forced on employees
US District Court Judge Lynn Hughes dismissed the lawsuit on Saturday, ruling that Houston Methodist had the legal right to force employees to be vaccinated – even though the jabs have only received emergency-use authorization, not full approval, from the FDA. He said the claim by the 117 employees who …
Read More »Serbian warrior Djokovic battles back to beat Tsitsipas in French Open final thriller and match 52-year landmark
Making a maiden appearance in a Grand Slam final and becoming the first Greek ever to play at this stage of a major tournament, the 22-year-old Tsitsipas seemed on course for a shock victory when he opened up a two-set lead over the world number one. But as many have …
Read More »‘He’s clearly suffering from dementia’: Conservatives jeer as Biden mistakes Syria for Libya ahead of talks with Putin
“We can work together with Russia – for example, in Libya. We should be opening up the passage to be able to go through, provide food assistance, and economic… I mean, vital assistance to a population that’s in real trouble,” Biden told a press conference at the conclusion of the …
Read More »Putin hopes Geneva summit with Biden will help improve strategic stability & lead to resumed Russian-American personal contacts
In comments broadcast by national television on Sunday, Putin said the military superpowers needed “to create actual working mechanisms for cooperation on subjects that are of mutual interest to us.” These included “strategic stability, regional conflicts, [and] global concerns about the environment,” he said. The two presidents are set to have …
Read More »‘Painful to watch’: Joe Biden apparently gets lost at G7 summit, wanders into cafe
Video footage posted online on Friday, but largely ignored by the mainstream media, shows Biden wandering slowly onto a cafe terrace. Someone on the terrace, most likely an ITV journalist, asks “How are your meetings going in Cornwall?” Biden then freezes, flashes a thumbs-up, and replies “Very good.” First Lady …
Read More »Being a ‘non-racist’ is not enough, the ‘righteous white men’ actor Tom Hanks learns, after daring to write about race issues
In a Sunday op-ed for the US media outlet NPR, TV critic Eric Deggans claims the two-time Academy Award-winning Tom Hanks was a “non-racist” actor, and it was time for him to be an “anti-racist” actor. But what’s the difference, you may wonder? “Anti-racism implies action – looking around your …
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