Court Halts Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Act
A federal appeals court has halted, pending appeal, Florida’s “Stop WOKE” act that curbs the teaching of Critical Race Theory in the state’s public schools from kindergarten through college. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the act into law in April. Among its provisions it prohibits workplaces and schools from promoting concepts that make anyone feel “guilt, […]
14 States Slam Credit Card Companies for About-Face on Gun Merchant Code
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general condemned credit card giants Visa, American Express and Mastercard for suspending their plans to start tracking gun and ammunition purchases through a specific merchant code. In September the International Standards Organization (ISO) in Geneva, Switzerland, which sets merchant coding standards, approved the new gun-specific code, which identifies the type […]
Poland to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Thursday that his country would become the first NATO member nation to supply fighter jets to Ukraine. Poland is set to give Ukraine about a dozen Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets, of which Duda said his country would hand over the first four “within the next few days.” He added that […]
China’s Foreign Minister has Phone Call with Ukraine Counterpart
China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang spoke by phone in a rare call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, on Thursday. According to China’s Foreign Ministry, Qin told Kuleba that Beijing is concerned about Ukraine’s war with Russia spinning out of control, and urged talks to find a political solution. Qin further told Kuleba that China […]
Georgia Grand Jurors Tell of Another Phone Call Trump Made After 2020 Election
A special grand jury that investigated whether former President Trump and his allies illegally interfered in the 2020 election in Georgia heard audio of Trump pressing the state’s House Speaker to overturn his loss, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Wednesday. In an interview with the AJC, five of the 23 grand jurors, remaining anonymous, recounted hearing […]
CBP: Continued Sharp Drop in Illegal Border Crossings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released data Wednesday showing that a sharp drop in illegal U.S.-Mexico border crossings that began in January has continued into February. The report comes after stricter immigration measures were recently put in place by the Biden Administration. The Administration said on January 5 that it would admit no more than […]
Yellen to Tell Congress U.S. Banking “Remains Sound”
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was set to speak to the Senate Finance Committee Thursday and tell its members that, despite last week’s pair of bank collapses, the U.S banking system “remains sound.” Yellen will be the first official from the Biden Administration to speak to Congress after Friday’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) takeover and […]
U.N.-Backed Inquiry Finds Russia Committed War Crimes
The United Nations-backed Human Rights Council has accused Russia of war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions. The sweeping U.N.-backed report was released on Thursday—exactly one year after a Russian airstrike in Mariupol killed at least 600 people sheltering inside a theater. By April Mariupol […]
White House to China: Sell TikTok or Face U.S. Ban – Reports
The Biden Administration is reportedly levying a demand at China: sell Chinese stakes in TikTok or face a possible ban on the video sharing app in the U.S. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), which reviews deals by foreign purchasers for potential national security risks, made the TikTok sale demand recently, sources told […]
U.S. Releases Video of Russian Jet Crash With Drone
U.S. European Command has released declassified video taken by the MQ-9 Reaper drone at the moment a Russian Su-27 fighter jet crashed into it in international airspace over the Black Sea. The video, from Tuesday, can be seen here. The footage was taken by a camera on the drone’s underside and shows two different passes […]
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