The 18th Space Control Squadron of the US Space Force will plot the Long March 5B rocket’s trajectory as it reenters the atmosphere, Pentagon spokesman Mike Howard said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that its exact path won’t be known for several days. “US Space Command is aware of …
Read More »Anti-lockdown candidate Ayuso wins big in Madrid elections as Podemos party leader quits politics in defeat
With more than 99% of the ballots counted late on Tuesday night, Ayuso’s People’s Party took 45% of the vote, or 65 seats in the regional legislature, just four shy of an outright majority. Doubling its share of the vote compared to the last race in 2019, the People’s Party …
Read More »At least 1 dead in reported Israeli strike on ‘civilian plastic warehouse’ in Syria’s Latakia
SANA named the targets of “Israeli aggression” as Al-Haffah, a town just northeast of Latakia, and Masyaf, located halfway between Tartus and Hama. The attack took place shortly after 3 am local time on Wednesday. SANA reported that the Israeli missiles struck a “civilian warehouse of plastic materials” in the Latakia …
Read More »Lawyer for Derek Chauvin, cop convicted of murdering George Floyd, appeals for NEW TRIAL citing ‘misconduct’ by prosecutors & jury
Attorney Eric Nelson said in a court filing on Tuesday that Chauvin was deprived of a fair trial, partly because Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill denied his request for a change of venue despite intense publicity surrounding the case. He added that the jury wasn’t sequestered or admonished …
Read More »Texas Dem party leader resigns after facing backlash for referring to Republican Tim Scott as an ‘Oreo’
O’Connor, the Democratic Party chairman in Lamar County, Texas, admitted in a public statement on Tuesday to using a “racist term” and said he’d “embarrassed” himself and his political party. “I am deeply and sincerely sorry for my inappropriate and hurtful use of [the] racist term I used to describe …
Read More »Trump-baiting fail: Ex-House speaker Paul Ryan joins Republican pariah Liz Cheney to ramp up division within GOP
Helping Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney along the path from censured Republican back to fresh-faced presidential possibility was Paul Ryan, the former Speaker who held a “virtual event” fundraiser in March charging $2,900 a plate — and $5,800 for the chance to co-host the event. The Republican congresswoman took a blistering blow …
Read More »Trump makes online comeback with virtual ‘desk’ that mimics his wiped Twitter feed
“From the desk of Donald J. Trump,” revealed Tuesday, is a page that looks very much like the 45th president’s Twitter account – from which he was banned in January. A promotional video pinned to the top of the feed declares it a “beacon of freedom” and a “place to …
Read More »Federal prosecutors charge five illegal aliens with human smuggling after finding 97 MIGRANTS locked in Houston ‘STASH HOUSE’
A criminal complaint alleges that the five suspects “harbored, concealed, and shielded illegal aliens for the purpose of commercial advantage of private financial gain,” Acting US Attorney Jennifer Lowery said on Monday in a statement. Each alleged smuggler faces up to 10 years in a federal prison and a $250,000 …
Read More »Covid has made celebrities out of public officials we’d never have heard of – no wonder they don’t want restrictions to end
On April 21, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director, settled in before fawning SoCal reporters for the latest in her mind-numbing Möbius strip of press conferences. This grownup with a job she considers essential to her city’s survival proceeded to tell millions of restrictions-weary Angelenos …
Read More »Biden wants 70% of Americans partially vaccinated by July 4, says some people ‘need more convincing’
With his administration meeting its goal of administering 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccines in its first 100 days, Biden set a new target on Tuesday: to have 70% of the adult population covered with a first dose, and 160 million people fully vaccinated by Independence Day. As of Tuesday, …
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