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CPAC organizers took to Twitter on Monday to declare that the rapper and lecturer would no longer be welcome at this year’s conference, noting they had “just learned” of controversial comments he’d made in the past. While they did not offer any specifics on what he might have said, Young …

The former sportscaster turned MSNBC pundit turned sportscaster turned YouTube “Resistance” activist – that was the name of his online show – has a long history of hyperbole and invective, from calling Republicans Nazis to ranting against “Russian scum” supposedly controlling US President Donald Trump. On Monday, however, he plumbed …

A tally compiled by Reuters reported that the US death toll from the virus had reached 500,054 as of Monday, with over 28 million registered cases of the disease across the country since the outbreak of the pandemic. American flags at all federal buildings will be flown at half-staff for …

After an unexpected big freeze, Texas is facing an unprecedented crisis. Hit with sub-zero temperatures, parts of the Lone Star State had no power and water for several days, and food supply chains were placed under severe strain. Recent reports suggest there have been 24 deaths.  Footage of long lines and empty …

At least two people have died and more than four million have been left without power amid rolling blackouts in the state not used to anywhere near this much snow – with more snow and ice on the way, according to forecasts.  “Snow doesn’t fall to cover the hills, but …

Americans with more power and connections than sense have rushed forward over the last year, attempting to seize the right to ‘fix’ a society broken by shockingly stupid responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. Entire generations are being rendered suicidally depressed, unemployable, hopelessly alienated, and worse, while the likelihood that the current …

You might be surprised to know that the US has been relentlessly bombing Somalia, a country almost unheard of in the mainstream press for years. And this bombing is only increasing. Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It borders both Ethiopia & Kenya and is situated …

VOA is “rife” with political bias and staffed by people who engage in advocacy rather than journalism, argued Robert R. Reilly in an opinion piece published by the Washington Times on Thursday. Reilly had led VOA in 2001-2002 and again for a few weeks starting in December 2020, until he …

Speaking at the State Department headquarters in the nation’s capital on Thursday, Biden outlined his foreign policy vision in a 20-minute address, laying out a sprawling list of priorities for his administration, among them countering supposed US “adversaries.”  “American leadership must meet this new moment of advancing authoritarianism, including the …

Speaking in a televised address from the State Department on Thursday, Biden said Washington’s focus was on finding a diplomatic solution to the war in Yemen and lend its support to restoring the “long-dormant peace talks.” However, it remains to be seen what practical effect the shift will have on the dynamic …