This was the dynamic on show on Wednesday in the Black Sea. A British warship, the HMS Defender, transited through what Russia says are its territorial waters, near Crimea, sailing within 12 nautical miles of the peninsula’s coast. This provoked a tough response from the Russian military. According to the …
Read More »US tax agency requests ‘clear dictate’ from Congress to collect cryptocurrency transfers data
“I think we need congressional authority,” the IRS head, Charles Rettig, said on Tuesday in testimony to the Senate Finance Committee. He argued that his service gets “challenged frequently” in the field of cryptocurrency operations and having a “clear dictate from Congress” allowing it to collect the relevant information “is …
Read More »‘You’re not in the clear with vaccines’: US lawmaker says she’s Covid-positive after 2 doses of Pfizer
Alma Hernandez said she had taken both doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine 11 weeks ago. Even then, she continued to take all precautions, wearing a mask, washing her hands, and practicing social distancing. “Yet despite those measures and being vaccinated I have come down with the Covid,” the lawmaker from …
Read More »Elon Musk draws flak after claiming data logs clear Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ of blame in fatal ‘driverless’ vehicle crash
Law enforcement authorities are expected to serve warrants to the carmaker on Tuesday to secure data logs from the accident, according to a Reuters report citing a senior police source. On Saturday night, the fully electric 2019 Tesla Model S caught fire after crashing at speed into a tree near …
Read More »Brooklyn Center police clear out ‘umbrella barricade’ as Daunte Wright protesters defy curfew & dispersal orders (VIDEOS)
Many of the protesters held umbrellas and otherwise covered themselves as much as possible, apparently trying to give the police as little surface area to spray as possible. It was the fourth night of protests over the killing of Daunte Wright on Sunday. The police sent their final notice over …
Read More »US should stay clear of Crimea & Black Sea ‘for its own good,’ says Moscow’s deputy FM, as American warships move closer to Russia
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told journalists that there is “absolutely nothing” that requires the Americans’ presence near his country’s Black Sea shore, accusing the White House of trying to provoke Moscow. “Provocative in the literal sense of the word: they are testing our strength, playing on our nerves. …
Read More »Keeping us masked forever? The Davos set’s dystopian ambitions are very clear
“It’s only for when you pop into Tesco’s to do your weekly shop, what‘s your problem with that, you selfish ‘right-wing’ libertarian?” That’s how the introduction of mandatory face-masks was sold to us in Britain last summer, by its virtue-signalling, “Look at me, I’m such a good citizen” supporters. Masks …
Read More »No clear winner in Israeli election, but Netanyahu has upper hand in building a coalition
Israelis went to the polls on Tuesday, to vote in the fourth general election in two years. Rocked by corruption charges in 2018, Netanyahu has managed to hold onto power thus far, winning a narrow victory in spring 2019 but failing to form a government. After multiple elections, abortive back-and …
Read More »Whoever wins in the Israeli election, it’s clear that the Palestinians will be the losers
Benjamin Netanyahu heads into Tuesday’s election, the fourth in only two years, with a deeply divided political opposition. The Israeli premier is running against 10 opposition parties, as opposed to four main parties in last year’s election. And as he bids to win not only an election but also evade …
Read More »‘It sends a clear message that our daughters’ rights are worth fighting for’: New rules on transgender athletes passed in US state
Republican chief Tate Reeves said the first anti-trans legislation approved by a governor this year would “ensure that young girls in Mississippi have a fair, level playing field in public schools”, carrying out a symbolic public signing after supporters of similar bills argued that trans women have a physical advantage …
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