Iran’s top diplomat took to Trump’s social media of choice, Twitter, to take a jab at his hostile rhetoric on Thursday. “Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home,” Zarif wrote, accompanying the message with a collage of Trump’s own tweets. The tweets, …
Read More »Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang files paperwork to run for mayor of New York City
Yang’s filing with the Campaign Finance Board also comes just a day after he met with political activist and MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton in Harlem, according to the New York Post. A survey by Education Reform Now Advocacy New York, found Yang to be a favored candidate for mayor …
Read More »‘Stunning disregard for life’: Ohio mayor demands cop’s firing after bodycam footage shows him fatally shoot unarmed black man
Bodycam footage released by the city on Wednesday shows Columbus cop Adam Coy, a 19-year veteran of the force, and another unidentified officer as they responded to a call early on Tuesday, purportedly about a man behaving strangely in a residential neighborhood. Upon arriving at the scene, the officers found …
Read More »Singapore Airlines launches ‘Covid-19 passport,’ describing digital health ID as part of the ‘new normal’
It announced on Wednesday that it had started the world’s first trials of a “health verification process” developed by a major airline lobby, the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The app, known as Travel Pass, is being used on flights operated by Singapore Airlines from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur to …
Read More »Baltimore office explosion injures 21, many critically, prompting dramatic rescue of workers stranded on high-rise (VIDEOS)
The blast rocked the offices of Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) on Wednesday morning, a 21-storey high-rise in the city’s downtown area. At least nine of the 21 victims brought to the hospital for treatment were in critical condition, according to the Baltimore Fire Department. The fire department also noted …
Read More »Beijing blasts US as ‘empire of hacking & theft,’ rebuffs claims that China will exploit Pacific cable project for ‘espionage’
Addressing a letter penned by Republican Senators Marco Rubio (Florida) and Ted Cruz (Texas) warning of Beijing’s role in the project, obtained by Reuters on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the charges were “pure slander” designed to “justify the wanton US suppression of hi-tech Chinese companies.” “The …
Read More »That’s OUR money! Dozen US states go to Supreme Court fighting over who gets to tax residents stuck working from home
Along with Iowa, Connecticut and Hawaii, New Jersey submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking it to hear the case brought in October by New Hampshire against Massachusetts, one of the seven US states currently taxing people based on the location of their office. “The resolution …
Read More »Papers, please? NY mayor says he’ll send police to visit EVERY SINGLE traveler from UK to enforce Covid-19 quarantine
Citing the threat of a “new strain” of the virus reportedly recorded in London and southern England, de Blasio announced the measure on Wednesday, during a press briefing urging Big Apple residents not to travel or gather for the upcoming holidays. “Then there’s going to be a follow-up direct home …
Read More »Washington’s mayor raises worship of Covid-19 czar to a new level, declaring Christmas Eve to be ‘Dr. Anthony Fauci Day’ in DC
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the proclamation on Wednesday, saying that in honor of his 80th birthday, Christmas Eve will be celebrated as Dr. Anthony Fauci Day. “We are incredibly proud to count Dr. Fauci among the many DC residents who are sacrificing so much to keep our communities healthy …
Read More »Roger Stone, Manafort and Jared Kushner’s father included in Trump’s second wave of pardons
Manafort managed Trump’s campaign in the summer of 2016, but resigned after media reports of his lobbying work in Ukraine, based on the infamous “black ledger” leaked by Kiev. In 2019, he was sentenced to 90 months in prison in two federal cases brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller under …
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