Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov has looked to the future after his side slumped out of EURO 2020 with a hammering by Denmark, while captain Artem Dzyuba has criticized the performance and backed Roman Zobnin over his gaffe. A night that had begun with hope of a round of 16 place ended with despair for Russia after they were destroyed in Denmark, conceding three times in the […]
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In a rare and surprising moment of political unity, the US Supreme Court has affirmed that all 1,200 Division I member schools of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) are in violation of federal antitrust law. NCAA schools make millions of dollars off their star athletes, who don’t see even a fraction of the profits their performances generate, SCOTUS ruled in a unanimous decision on Monday […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president’s chief medical advisor, has dismissed controversy surrounding numerous past emails being published as “anti-science” nonsense from the “far-right.” Fauci has found himself facing new waves of criticism since thousands of his emails were released via Freedom of Information Act requests through Buzzfeed and The Washington Post. Critics have timed what Fauci has said in some of the emails during the pandemic […]
Millions of Justin Bieber’s Instagram fans liked a photo in which the Canadian-born crooner and his model wife posed with the president and first lady of France after stopping by the Elysee Palace during their visit to Paris. In the photo, Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte pose next to Bieber and his wife Hailey inside the presidential palace. The singer’s attempted nod to propriety consisted […]
Chelsea Wolfe, a transgender BMX Freestyle rider who qualified for the US team at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, has deleted a Facebook post wishing to win in order to burn a US flag on the podium, but stands by the sentiment. Wolfe was confirmed as an alternate to the US team last week. Over the weekend, journalist Ian Miles Cheong dug up a Facebook post from […]
Russia crashed out of EURO 2020 after being mauled 4-1 by Denmark in Copenhagen, with three sensational goals and Yussuf Poulsen’s tap-in after a comical back-pass from Daler Kuzyayev condemning them to the foot of Group B. Curiously on a night punctuated by five goals, the start of a match proved cagey, with both sides knowing that qualification could be at stake in the likelihood that […]
The Israeli ministry of defense has said that a powerful plane-mounted laser it developed was able to shoot down several drones during tests over the Mediterranean Sea, in a first for the country. During the interception trials last week, a laser system was installed on a civilian Cessna aircraft, tasked with locating and destroying drones with the aid of an autonomous detection and tracking system, the […]
The European Union has imposed its fourth substantial package of economic sanctions against Belarus in recent months, on the same day as the US introduced measures against 16 individuals and five organizations within the country. On Monday, Brussels announced that it would be targeting 78 individuals and eight organizations, said to be “made in view of the escalation of serious human rights violations in Belarus and […]
Police were called to Stonehenge after dozens descended on the heritage site to celebrate the summer solstice in violation of coronavirus restrictions, forcing the charity managing the monument to cut its live feed of the sunrise. The event, which usually draws tens of thousands of people to Wiltshire, was cancelled this year over safety concerns after the UK government postponed the end of Covid restrictions. However, […]
Over the past week, a growing number of Android users in the state of Massachusetts have accused Google of stealth-installing “spyware” on their devices under the guise of a state government-supported Covid contact-tracing app. Launched by the state on June 15, MassNotify enables users who have turned on the voluntary ‘Covid-19 Exposure Notifications’ feature on their devices’ settings to be alerted via Bluetooth if they have […]
Should Israel be seeking to bolster its Jewish talent, it should focus its attention on Brazil, a new study suggests, where economic hardship and security issues are propelling young Jews to emigrate. The research, conducted at the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research at the Technion, in Haifa, focused on 12 cities with a significant Jewish diaspora population. They are located in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, […]
The People’s Bank of China has held talks with a number of Chinese banks and financial institutions, urging them to thoroughly screen clients’ accounts for cryptocurrency transactions, and cut relevant payment links. “Speculative trading in virtual currencies roils economic and financial order, spawns the risks of criminal activities such as illegal asset transfers and money laundering, and endangers people’s wealth,” the regulator said in a statement […]
Chelsea wonderkid Billy Gilmour will be forced to observe 10 days of isolation after testing positive for Covid-19 in the Scottish Euro 2020 camp, dealing a crushing blow to the country’s hopes of advancing to the knockout stages. Gilmour, 20, played a crucial role in Scotland’s scoreless draw with rivals England in Group D, with the inexperienced midfielder dominating the midfield and winning Star of the Match. […]
Sweden’s PM Stefan Lofven has been ousted in a no-confidence vote by the nation’s parliament after failing to secure support for his rent reform. The move paves the way for either snap elections or caretaker government. Lovfen was ousted by the parliament on Monday, becoming the first Swedish Prime Minister to ever lose a no-confidence vote. The motion against the PM was launched by right-wing Sweden […]
The increasingly bullish sentiment in oil markets has several analysts to predict $100 in 2022, but some think that prices could hit that level in 2021 already Oil’s rally to above $70 a barrel has spurred talk of $100 oil—an unthinkable outlook at this time last year when economies and global crude demand were reeling from the pandemic. But now recovering demand and still tight supply are […]
The former chief of diversity and inclusion within the Pentagon’s Special Operations Command has been given his old job back, months after he was suspended over comparing former president Donald Trump to Hitler. Richard Torres-Estrada, appointed chief of diversity and inclusion for the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in early March, lasted about a week in that role, before an investigation into his social media output […]
Acting Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan has declared victory in the country’s snap parliamentary elections. His Civil Contract party received nearly 54% of the vote after all ballots were counted. The snap elections took place on Sunday amid political turmoil that has gripped Armenia since last year’s Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which saw areas of the disputed region handed over to Azerbaijan as part of a peace agreement […]
Christopher Rufo apparently made himself a prey by becoming a top critic of neo-Marxist critical race theory (CRT), but he’s firing back at the Washington Post over an article that sought to pick apart and discredit his arguments. “The Washington Post’s Laura Meckler spent three weeks preparing a hit piece against me,” Ruffo said Sunday on Twitter, adding that the newspaper used five “flat-out lies” to […]
China has a choice of either giving in to the western powers’ demand and allow another WHO-led probe into the Covid-19 origin or be ostracized by the international community, US President security adviser Jake Sullivan warned. US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan issued a stern warning to China during an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. Asked whether Biden intends to […]
Grammy Award-winning singer Macy Gray marked the occasion of Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, with a call to ‘cancel’ the American flag, suggesting it be replaced with a new design heavily focused on race. “Like the Confederate [flag], it is tattered, dated, divisive and incorrect,” Gray said of the Stars and Stripes on Thursday, in an op-ed published by MarketWatch. “It no longer represents democracy and freedom.” It no longer […]
American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend and projected more disruptions this week, marking the latest setback for an industry that is struggling to adjust as travel demand recovers from Covid-19 shutdowns. American canceled 180 flights on Sunday, or about 6% of its service, and 543 flights were delayed, according to Flightware.com data. That followed 123 flight cancellations and 591 delays on Saturday. The […]
Fresh from a plea deal that required giving up the guns that they brandished at Black Lives Matter protesters last year, Mark and Patricia McCloskey showed off a brand-new AR-15, a month after Mark announced a run for the Senate. The McCloskeys became household names last June, when the couple stared down Black Lives Matter rioters who tore down a gate outside their home in St. […]
Despite being proclaimed a “terrorist attack” against the LGBT community by politicians, an incident in which a truck ran two people over at a Pride parade in Florida was deemed by police to be “a tragic accident,” not an attack. One person was killed and another injured when a truck drove into a crowd gathered for the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, […]
New Yorkers have been asked to help the police identify a masked man who shot another man on a busy Bronx street, miraculously not killing him – and missing a woman and a girl who found themselves in the line of fire. On Friday, the New York Police Department posted a 20-second video of the incident, seeking help in identifying the shooter, as well as another […]
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly ready to lose nearly $11 million on the sale of his Trump Tower apartment in New York, and that’s if he gets his new asking price to sever his link to ex-president Donald Trump. Ronaldo cut the price of his 2,509-square-foot, 47th-floor loft on Fifth Avenue to $7.75 million in May, according to property records cited by the Sun newspaper. […]
Ammon Bundy, who’s made a name for himself in militia-involved stand-offs with the federal government, says he’s running for governor of Idaho to defend the state against “Joe Biden and those in the Deep State that control him.” Bundy filed paperwork earlier this month to run for governor of the Gem State, and officially announced his candidacy on Saturday. In his first campaign video, he promised […]
Matteo Pessina was the hero as Italy made it three wins for their efforts in Group A after they saw off ten-man Wales in Rome – with Roberto Mancini’s men setting a European Championships record en route to the knockout stages. Italy had been cast into the somewhat unfamiliar role of dark horses ahead of the start of the tournament but now, three games deep, the […]
Germany’s coalition government has reached a consensus to impose a ban on the flag of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group. The move is intended to send a “clear message to Jewish citizens” amid a spike in anti-Semitic incidents. The ban on the Hamas flag was first reported by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. The outlet cited Thorsten Frei, the deputy parliamentary spokesperson for Angela Merkel’s Christian […]
With Alabama drenched by tropical storms, a tragic road crash has claimed the lives of a father, his infant daughter and eight deprived schoolgirls cared for by a charity group. The crash took place on Interstate 65 near Greenville, Alabama, on Saturday, with officials telling local media that the two vehicles involved likely hydroplaned on the storm-soaked road and hit each other. A father and 9-month-old […]
Former UFC star Anderson Silva got one back for mixed martial arts in the latest MMA/boxing crossover bout as he outboxed ex-world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, earning plaudits from Jake Paul and Canelo Alvarez along the way. Silva, 46, exited the UFC last year after a dire run which saw him win just one of his final nine fights in the organization but the mixed martial […]
Matt Hancock allegedly failed to inform Boris Johnson about a study that showed Covid-19 jabs are effective against the Delta variant, during a meeting to discuss lifting restrictions. The health department denies the allegation. A major Public Health England (PHE) study found that the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines were more effective at preventing hospitalisation with the strain than with other Covid variants. The health secretary was […]
Robin Gosens couldn’t even be bothered to ask Cristiano Ronaldo for his shirt after helping to sink Portugal with a man-of-the-match performance for Germany in their Euro 2020 clash on Saturday. Gosens was inspired as the left wing-back tormented Portugal, providing two assists before getting on the scoresheet himself in Germany’s 4-2 romp to put them back on track in Group F. READ MORE: Portugal routed in […]
Casey O’Neill choked Brazilian rival Lara Procopio out cold in their contest at UFC Vegas 29 on Saturday night, extending her unbeaten record to seven fights and setting the flyweight ranks on notice. O’Neill took Procopio’s back in the third round at the UFC Apex, wrapping herself anaconda-like around her opponent and taking her to the canvas before squeezing her unconscious. “There it is, it’s not […]
New research by UK investment firm AJ Bell shows that 7% of British adult respondents reported they had bought crypto over the last year, compared to 5% who invested in stocks and shares ISAs (individual savings accounts). The research suggests that Britons have become more eager to invest in cryptocurrencies than in traditional stocks and shares-based investments. “When more people are buying cryptocurrency than investing in […]
Facebook has pledged to provide a more detailed explanation of what constitutes satire on its platform, after the company’s oversight board ruled that a meme commenting on the Armenian genocide was wrongfully removed. The social media giant said it was committed to developing a “new satire framework” which will be used to assess facetious or sarcastic content that may be flagged as suspected hate speech. Information […]
Community leaders in the Democrat bastion of Evanston, Illinois, have apparently decided that Covid-19 is a greater public-health risk on Independence Day than during Juneteenth and Pride Month celebrations. The city celebrated Juneteenth, the new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US, on Saturday, holding a parade and a community gathering that featured live performances, art displays and food vendors. The partying will […]
One person was killed and another one injured, after a truck drove into a crowd gathered for a pride parade near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The city mayor says the incident was a deliberate attack, targeting a congresswoman. The incident occurred just as the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade kicked off on Saturday evening. A white pickup truck sped up, reportedly in the direction of the car […]
A 6-foot-tall sculpture of George Floyd’s head was unveiled in Brooklyn, New York City, drawing praise and raising eyebrows. The statue was inaugurated by Floyd’s brother on the occasion of Juneteenth. The larger-than-life art piece by sculptor Chris Carnabuci was installed at Brooklyn’s Flatbush Junction on Saturday. The unveiling ceremony was headlined by Terrence Floyd, who called the police killing of his brother a “sacrifice” to […]
The Pfizer vaccines, which the Palestinian Authority (PA) rejected on Friday due to close expiration date, were identical to those given to citizens inside Israel, the country’s health ministry said. Earlier this week, the sides agreed that Israel would transfer its short-dated doses of the US-made jab to the occupied West Bank so that PA could accelerate its lagging vaccination campaign. In exchange, the Jewish state […]
The US Air Force has warned that a much-anticipated test of its new air-launched hypersonic missile could kill four snails and 90 clams. No such precise estimates were offered for the weapon’s human lethality. The Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) test may finally take place next month after a previous failed attempt, Gen. Timothy M. Ray, head of Global Strike Command, said in early June. And […]
Evacuation was announced for parts of the Serbian city of Cacak after an explosion hit a local ammunition plant, setting it on fire. A similar blast caused major damage to the facility about two weeks earlier. “Due to the explosion at the Sloboda facility, it is necessary to urgently evacuate all citizens living in the vicinity of the factory. The place of evacuation is the city […]
The Joe Biden administration is poised to offer gender-reassignment surgery as a standard medical benefit for military veterans, boosting transgender services in a system with a history of delaying or denying basic care. Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough announced the move on Saturday at a LGBTQ Pride Month event in Orlando. “We are taking the first necessary steps to expand VA’s care to include gender-confirmation […]
Police in Show Low, Arizona, have shot and arrested a man who allegedly drove his pickup truck through a bicycle race, leaving six victims in hospital, four of them in critical condition. According to police, the driver ran his Ford F-150 pickup truck through a line of cyclists during a charity race on Saturday morning in Show Low, a town around 180 miles northeast of Phoenix. […]
Inspired by a fantastic Robin Gosens, Germany beat holders Portugal 4-2 in their Euro 2020 meeting at Munich’s Allianz Arena. With their first win of the tournament, the Germans head up to second in Group F behind France. Both teams were unchanged from their first matches, but found themselves in contrasting moments in the competition. While Germany still sought their maiden points and would probably be […]
Munich’s City Council has asked European governing body UEFA for rainbow colors to light up the Allianz Area during Germany’s Euro 2020 match against Hungary, in protest against new laws passed in Budapest. News of the development was reported on Saturday afternoon, as the German national team prepared to take on holders Portugal in an important Group F clash. In an even more vital encounter that […]
A large fire has broken out in central Moscow, with multiple videos from the scene showing what looks like fireworks exploding amid billowing smoke. The building on fire is reportedly used to store pyrotechnics. Clips taken by eyewitnesses on Saturday afternoon show a large plume of gray smoke over the city center. The building ablaze is across the river from Gorky Park, close to the Luzhniki […]
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster will have to remain an underground pasta-worshipping sect in Australia, after a tribunal ruled that the satirical religion was unworthy of formal recognition. Adelaide resident Tanya Watkins, a high-ranking “Pastafarian,” had made several attempts to secure official status for the church, but to no avail. Apparently tired of having her pasta deity so thoroughly disrespected, she filed an appeal, […]
Russian synchronized swimming star Varvara Subbotina has been forced to sit out the Olympics this summer following a nose operation but is keeping her spirits up by soaking up some vitamin D on the beach. Subbotina, 20, added to her growing medal haul by scooping gold for her solo free routine at the European Championships in Budapest last month, but announced afterwards that she would be […]
A helicopter transporting ballots cast during Iran’s presidential election has crashed, resulting in one fatality and nearly a dozen injuries, according to media reports. The accident occurred in the country’s southwestern Khuzestan Province. The person killed in the crash was a police officer tasked with guarding the ballot boxes, the province’s governor, Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki, told IRNA news agency. A photo posted on Iranian news site […]
The price of the world’s major cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has pulled below the crucial $36,000 support level, amid global regulatory crackdowns and environmental concerns. The crypto was trading down more than 5% on Saturday, at $35,697 per coin. Its value has almost halved from April’s record peak of about $65,000 a token. Traders forecast $32,500 as the next stop before it revisits its low of $30,000. Bitcoin’s slump […]
South Korea will use Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine as the second dose for 760,000 people who have already been administered the AstraZeneca shot, joining a growing list of countries that have mixed the two jabs. Seoul made the decision due to a delayed shipment of 835,000 AstraZeneca doses that was expected by the end of the month. Officials had hoped to use the jabs as a second […]
Conservative judge Ebrahim Raisi is the presumed victor of Iran’s presidential election. As the clear frontrunner, Raisi received congratulations from rival candidates hours before preliminary results were announced. Iran’s Interior Ministry signaled Raisi’s victory on Saturday morning, Iranian media reported. Preliminary results released by the ministry show that Raisi secured a landslide victory, Press TV said. Iranian Deputy Interior Minister Jamal Orf said 28.6 million Iranians participated in […]
Candidates in Iran’s presidential election have conceded the race to hardliner Ebrahim Raisi. Outgoing President Hassan Rouhani has also issued his congratulations, although the results have not yet been made official. Raisi, the current chief justice of Iran, was the clear frontrunner heading into the polls. Voting began on Friday and continued into the early hours of Saturday. Although Tehran has yet to officially declare a […]
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley has declared that he won’t be inoculated against Covid-19 or abide by new NFL restrictions on unvaccinated players, saying he’ll sooner be forced into retirement than betray his beliefs. “I’ll play for free this year to live life how I’ve lived it from day one,” Beasley said Friday on Twitter. “If I’m forced into retirement, so be it. I’ve enjoyed […]
Multiple prosecutors in New York state have declined to press charges against many of those arrested for looting and rioting amid last year’s George Floyd protests, dismissing hundreds of cases, according to NYPD data. Citing police records, an investigation by a New York NBC affiliate found that a large percentage of charges filed during a wave of demonstrations last summer had since been dropped, many involving […]
Canada and the US have agreed to extend travel restrictions between the two countries for another month, with PM Justin Trudeau citing the need to meet vaccine targets despite vocal demands from US lawmakers to reopen the border. “Our number one priority as we fight Covid-19 is keeping Canadians safe. In coordination with the US, we are extending restrictions on non-essential international travel and with the […]
Grammy Award-winning singer Macy Gray marked the occasion of Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, with a call to ‘cancel’ the American flag, suggesting it be replaced with a new design heavily focused on race. “Like the Confederate [flag], it is tattered, dated, divisive and incorrect,” Gray said of the Stars and Stripes on Thursday, in an op-ed published by MarketWatch. “It no longer represents democracy and […]
The former chief of diversity and inclusion within the Pentagon’s Special Operations Command has been given his old job back, months after he was suspended over comparing former president Donald Trump to Hitler. Richard Torres-Estrada, appointed chief of diversity and inclusion for the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in early March, lasted about a week in that role before an investigation into his social media output […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence has felt the wrath of voters loyal to his old boss, Donald Trump, and was booed and called a “traitor” as he began to give a speech at a conservative conference in Florida. The incident occurred on Friday as Pence took the stage at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Road to the Majority” conference in Orlando. Hecklers jeered and shouted “traitor” […]
Revelations that the Biden administration is hiring relatives of senior officials to various posts have triggered a Twitter diatribe from prominent ethics crusader Walter Shaub, but fellow Democrats mostly shrugged it off. Steve Ricchetti, described as one of President Joe Biden’s “most trusted advisers,” has three children working for the current administration and a lobbyist brother, the Washington Post revealed on Friday. Press secretary Jen Psaki’s […]
Despite lingering political tensions between the two neighbors, football fans in St. Petersburg still turned out to show their support for Ukraine in their Euro 2020 match against North Macedonia on Thursday. Ukraine earned a vital 2-1 win against their Group C rivals in Bucharest thanks to first-half goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk. The result saw Andriy Shevchenko’s team bounce back from their opening […]
An MP for Britain’s Conservative Party has been charged with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy in 2008, it was revealed on Friday after reporting restrictions surrounding the case were lifted. Tory MP for Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Imran Ahmad Khan appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he pleaded “not guilty” to the charge. The 47-year-old, who was elected in 2019, is accused of groping […]
Real Sociedad star Alexander Isak has been hailed as one of Euro 2020’s breakout stars after another strong display in Sweden’s 1-0 Group E win over Slovakia in St Petersburg wowed football fans on Friday. The 21-year-old illuminated what was otherwise a pretty drab affair at Krestovsky Stadium. Long before Emil Forsberg’s 77th-minute deciding penalty, which Isak won through his trickery, the imposing 6ft 3in target man […]
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis, Missouri couple filmed brandishing a rifle and a handgun at angry protesters that broke into their gated community last June, have agreed to pay fines and forfeit their weapons. On Thursday, Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was given the maximum fine of $2,000. Her husband Mark pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and accepted the $750 […]
Conor McGregor has taken to social media to have a dig at lightweight rival Dustin Poirier ahead of their meeting in Las Vegas on July 10, which will settle a seven-year trilogy currently tied at one win for each man. In their first showdown in 2014, McGregor beat the New Orleans native by a first-round TKO at UFC 178. And as part of one of the […]
Emissions-reducing regulations being considered by Brussels could soon mark the end of the road for the internal combustion engine, according to a report. The radical proposal has faced pushback from the bloc’s auto makers. New cars powered by diesel and gasoline could be barred by the bloc in an effort to meet a zero-emissions target for vehicles sold beyond 2035, according to several EU officials who […]
Authorities in Crimea declared a state of emergency on Thursday after heavy rain caused multiple cities on the Black Sea peninsula to be submerged under water, leading thousands of locals to evacuate their houses and seek shelter. Some areas have seen almost two months of rain in just a couple of days. The heavy rain first came down on the east of the peninsula, submerging Kerch, […]
The technology behind central bank digital currencies (CBDC) could be “tens of thousands of times more efficient per transaction” than bitcoin, according to the Bank of England’s fintech director, Tom Mutton. During his speech at the Future of FinTech Conference on Thursday, he voiced the Bank of England’s (BOE’s) noncommittal interest in the development of a CBDC and its commitment to keeping cash “available for as […]
China’s outbound direct investment (ODI) into countries involved in the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has continued to increase, expanding 13.8% year-on-year in the first five months of 2021 to $7.43 billion. According to official data, outbound investment into manufacturing and information transmission sectors continued to grow. The manufacturing sector attracted $7.2 billion in the first five months, up 11.8% year-on-year. Investment by China’s local […]
An entire Portland police crowd control unit voted to disband after a member was indicted on charges stemming from a riot. The officers, who volunteered for the unit, also cited lack of recognition as a reason. The Police Bureau’s Rapid Response Team self-imploded on Wednesday, after around 50 police officers, detectives, and sergeant members of the squad voted to leave it, Acting Portland Police Chief Chris […]
A top executive at Twitter’s Indian branch has received a police notice asking him to appear for questioning in Ghaziabad, after local authorities said the platform stoked communal hatred by refusing to remove a violent video. Manish Maheshwari, Twitter India’s managing director, was given one week to provide an in-person statement at a police station in Ghaziabad’s Loni district, according to a notice obtained by local […]
General Mark Milley, the top officer in the US military, downplayed reports that the Pentagon lost track of nearly 2,000 weapons in the 2010s – some later used in crimes – insisting the true figure is “significantly” lower. Testifying at a Senate committee hearing on Thursday, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff was asked about a recent Associated Press investigation, which claimed that at […]
Texans will soon be permitted to carry handguns without a license, with Governor Greg Abbott signing a bill into law that scraps most of the state’s permit requirements despite vocal opposition from police groups and the public. After passing through the state Senate late last month, Abbott put his name to HB 1927 on Wednesday, legalizing what proponents call “Constitutional Carry,” which allows residents to possess pistols with […]
Chris Cuomo, the CNN host who once told viewers that it was “illegal” for them to download WikiLeaks documents that might incriminate Hillary Clinton, has thrown down the gauntlet to those who question his veracity. Accused by a social media commenter of denying facts that he doesn’t like, Cuomo challenged Twitter users to name such a case. “Name one,” he tweeted on Thursday. “Tick tock.” The […]
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has deemed racism a “public health crisis” in Chicago, vowing to allocate nearly $10 million in federal coronavirus relief money to create “equity zones” around the city and improve her “anti-racist” policies. Lightfoot announced the new initiative on Thursday, arguing the new health “equity zones” will help to address Chicago’s “legacy of systemic racism.” “At almost every single point in our city’s history, […]
The suspect in an unprovoked stabbing of a 94-year-old woman in San Francisco had been released by a judge nine days earlier despite his fifth burglary arrest since 2020, leading to renewed criticism of woke criminal justice. Daniel Cauich, 35, was arrested on Wednesday morning, less than two hours after he allegedly stabbed an elderly Asian woman in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood, according to police. The […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) is facing criticism after not directly answering a yes-or-no question on whether an “unborn baby at 15 weeks is a human being.” Asked the question during her weekly press conference, Pelosi said she is a “big supporter” of Roe v. Wade – the Supreme Court decision making abortion legal – but did not actually answer the question she was asked, which […]
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis, Missouri couple filmed brandishing a rifle and a handgun at angry protesters that broke into their gated community last June, have agreed to pay fines and forfeit their weapons. On Thursday, Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was given the maximum fine of $2,000. Her husband Mark pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and accepted the $750 […]
Social justice warrior and US women’s national team soccer star Megan Rapinoe has been dubbed a ‘hypocrite’ after an old tweet emerged from 2011 in which she appears to mock a fellow professional and Asians. The controversial post was made over a decade ago in May of 2011. Tagging the Twitter user @tasha_kai00, Rapinoe wrote: “u look asian with those closed eyes!” Though the handle has been […]
Hit by flagging ratings, Australia-based Network 10 has reportedly pitched itself as a voice for “social justice, equality and inclusion” and telling advertisers to “go woke” or risk going broke. In a virtual presentation on Thursday, the network touted its “ability to influence culture” and “socially progressive audience” as qualities that separated it from its competition. Executives also spoke about its emphasis on “integrity” and the […]
Court filings suggest that FBI operatives were among the mob who stormed the US Capitol in January, and may have set up the riot. With the riot used as justification for new terrorism policy, the media is downplaying the story. Fox News broadcast possibly the most consequential report in recent cable news history on Tuesday night. Fox host Tucker Carlson alleged that the Capitol Hill riot […]
In this special episode of the Keiser Report recorded at Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the dumpster-diving fiat. “For 75 years post World War II the global geopolitical game, as it’s called, sometimes rests upon the foundation of US dollar supremacy, the US dollar as world reserve currency,” says Max. “And now we have a major economy, Russia, completely outside […]
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. The long-anticipated summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, was, a total, if modest, success. Aside from the hype, it achieved its goals of cooling tensions after years of circus antics. […]
Italy star Manuel Locatelli joined Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday night by snubbing Coca-Cola when moving a pair of bottles from the soft drinks giant drink out of camera shot while preparing to hold a Euro 2020 press conference. Just like the Juventus icon, who surpassed Michel Platini as the tournament’s all-time top scorer with a late brace in the defending champion’s opening game against Hungary, Locatelli […]
By Gabriel Gavin, in Moscow. It is hard to guess what Vladimir Putin was thinking as he climbed up the steps of his plane on the runway in Geneva on Wednesday, having flown in just hours prior for a summit with his new American counterpart, Joe Biden. The Russian president gave little away while speaking to journalists after the head-to-head came to an end, praising Biden […]
Donald Trump pilloried US President Joe Biden following his first sit-down with his Russian counterpart as commander in chief, insisting the US gained nothing from the meeting, calling it a “good day” for Moscow. “We didn’t get anything. We gave a very big stage to Russia, and we got nothing,” Trump told Fox’s Sean Hannity on Wednesday night, going on to attack Biden for dropping sanctions […]
Several of Australia’s largest banks have reported issues with their online banking apps, sparking chatter on social media about what could have caused the large-scale service outage. Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, and ANZ are working to restore online banking services that have reportedly stopped functioning across the country. “We’re aware some of you are experiencing difficulties accessing our services and we’re urgently investigating. We apologise and thanks […]
A rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts on board has blasted off from China’s Inner Mongolia in a historic launch that is critical for the completion of the country’s own space station. China’s Long March 2F took off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China at 9.22am local time on Thursday (1:22am GMT). The launch, broadcast live by Chinese state media, will […]
The US House has voted to pass legislation that would make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday, meant to celebrate the end of chattel slavery in the country. Republican critics say the law will only fuel “identity politics.” Lawmakers voted 415-14 to pass the bill on Wednesday, making the 19th of June “Juneteenth National Independence Day,” the twelfth federal holiday and the first created since Martin Luther […]
Praised just recently as “hope for the unvaccinated world,” a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Germany’s CureVac is only 47% effective against the coronavirus. As its stock collapsed, the company blamed new virus variants. Preliminary results from second and third-phase trials on 40,000 subjects in 10 countries of Europe and Latin America show that CureVac’s jab “did not meet pre-specified statistical success criteria,” the company announced on […]
Texans will soon be permitted to carry handguns without a license, with Governor Greg Abbott signing a bill into law that scraps most of the state’s permit requirements despite vocal opposition from police groups and the public. After passing through the state Senate late last month, Abbott put his name to HB 1927 on Wednesday, legalizing what proponents call “Constitutional Carry,” which allows residents to possess […]
While Real Madrid were preparing to shock football fans by announcing the almost immediate departure of Sergio Ramos, the Spain stalwart showed his stamina by running up a slope in little more than underwear and a pair of gloves. Despite the contract stand-off that had threatened to end defender Ramos’s 16-year spell at the Spanish giants, few had truly expected one of the most successful partnerships […]
Irrepressible Italy have become the first team to reach the knockout stages of Euro 2020, cruising past Switzerland with their second 3-0 win in six days to make it ten victories in a row without conceding a goal. Italy had never scored three goals at the Euro finals before their win against Turkey in their opener on Friday, but they have now repeated the trick to […]
Golf beefcake Bryson DeChambeau will win the 2021 US Open, according to former professional and social media stunner Paige Spiranac – but the tipster temptress admits she was pained not to pick Jon Rahm after his Covid-19 ordeal. The hotly-anticipated major, which has a top prize of around $2.25 million, tees off at Torrey Pines in San Diego on Friday as the world’s top golfers go for […]
As US President Joe Biden meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva, failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton seems intent to ensure relations between the nations remain poor. Biden and Putin met in Switzerland on Wednesday to discuss matters including foreign policy, climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, and cyber security, during a summit both men hope will thaw the chilly relationship between the two countries. […]
The UK government has opened a consultation on the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination of staff at care homes for elderly people in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced. “We have decided to take this proposal forward to protect residents,” Hancock told MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday. He said the government is looking at compulsory Covid-19 jabs for all workers in care homes and […]
Russia recovered from a sobering 3-0 opening defeat to Belgium to edge past Finland in St. Petersburg in their second match of Euro 2020, seeing off their dangerous opponents with a sensational strike by Aleksei Miranchuk. Stanislav Cherchesov’s men survived an early scare when Joel Pohjanpalo produced an expert close-range header to beat Matvei Safonov from a right-wing cross with a goal that was ruled out for offside. […]
Organizers of the Andrei Stenin annual contest have selected the 40 best works from some 4,500 submissions they received this year. The contest commemorates a Russian photojournalist killed in Ukraine in 2014. Works by the current finalists are reflective of the dramatic nature of the year that has passed, organizer Oksana Oleynik said of the short list. Contestants “did not just indicate a problem, but also […]
The spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs office has fervently condemned the “collusion” between Taiwan and foreign powers, denouncing attempts to seek Taiwan independence as meddling with “China’s status quo.” China’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman, Ma Xiaoguang, stated that Beijing will never accept foreign powers meddling in Taiwan and mainland China’s affairs on Wednesday, adding that China “will never tolerate attempts to seek independence or wanton intervention […]