The US being billions of dollars behind on its UN commitments is hurting Washington’s ability to influence the world organization, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. While the American delegation has resisted attempts at shaming over the issue, it has created an opening for China, …
Read More »Out on her feet: Female boxer knocked out standing up in shuddering title KO (VIDEO)
On a bad night for South Yorkshire fighters in Sheffield, where Kid Galahad also surrendered his IBF featherweight crown to veteran Kiko Martinez, Harper was upset by Alycia Baumgardner and relieved of her WBC and IBO super-featherweight belts. Off-key from the outset following a year’s absence from the ring, Harper was hurt in round two …
Read More »Kyrie Irving deserves some praise for standing up for what he believes in, not a backlash after his NBA exile over vaccinations
Since Kyrie Irving’s reluctance to become vaccinated became a ripe source of frenzied public debate, a variety of rumors have circulated about his reasons for doing so. They have veered from storylines appearing to characterize Irving as something of a disruptive influence and a conspiracy theorist to, in more recent …
Read More »EU to seek daily fines against Poland over long-standing grievances with judicial reforms
In a statement released on Tuesday, the EU launched a double-pronged attack on Warsaw over its judicial reform measures, with most grievances relating to Poland’s disciplinary chamber. The measures mean judges can be investigated and punished for court rulings, which Brussels and other critics have argued politicizes the justice system. …
Read More »Why does the long-standing, proven science of vaccines bring out foolishness and paranoia in the reactionary right?
I assume the folks who ducked living in an iron lung must’ve come down with measles. Again, no? Mumps? Tetanus? Rubella? Diphtheria? Pneumonia? Hepatitis? Whooping Cough? Papillomavirus? How did the majority of readers around these parts steer clear of the maladies herein named? Could it be because one Dr Edward …
Read More »As states start opening up, Democrat mayor BANS DANCING AND STANDING at weddings in Washington, DC
In a news conference that went unnoticed by all but a few local media outlets, Bowser announced last week that weddings can take place in the District of Columbia, albeit at 25% capacity. Additionally, she declared that “standing and dancing at receptions” would be forbidden as of the Saturday just …
Read More »Pro-liberty groups file lawsuits after Connecticut ends long-standing religious vaccine exemption for kids in schools
After three years of protests and controversy, Governor Ned Lamont signed bill HB6423 – which removes a clause enshrined in law since 1959 that allowed non-immunized children to attend school, college, and daycare – on Wednesday after it was approved by the Democrat-majority Senate late on Tuesday night. Over 2,000 …
Read More »US Supreme Court DENIES Texas election lawsuit for ‘lack of standing’
The court announced on Friday evening that the motion by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was denied the leave to file “for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution.” Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the decision, saying they would have granted the motion to file the complaint, …
Read More »A resident of Buryatia, was standing in the queue for housing in 1964 and was refused
In Buryatia Prosecutor through court has obliged the authorities of Ulan-Ude to give the apartment to the woman who stood in the queue for housing for 55 years. This is stated in the message of Prosecutor’s office of the region. The audit found that in December 1964, the woman was …
Read More »Joke of the day: the bride rejected the groom correctly standing on knees
The chosen one stood in front of the bride on both knees. In China, the bride in front of the altar, dumped her fiancé because he incorrectly stood on his knees before her. In the Internet appeared the video with a Chinese wedding. The footage shows that the future newlyweds …
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