Giorno: 15 Agosto 2021

Florida Nursing Homes Tighten Visitor Restrictions Amid COVID Rise

Florida nursing homes are again tightening visitor restrictions and group activities because of an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, the Wall Street Journal reported.The nursing home restrictions in the Sunshine State,…

Pentagon says Kabul embassy evacuation is not a ‘combat mission,’ top security officials say otherwise

Post Content The second group of Marines arrived in Kabul Saturday to assist with the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban continued to make violent advances across the country. Less than 24 hours later, the U.S. embassy in Kabul was evacuated and the country’s president had been forced to flee the country as Taliban […]

Afghan President Ghani flees, US Embassy lowers American flag with Taliban takeover nearly complete

Post Content Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan, boarding a flight and departing as Taliban forces continued to sweep through the country and entered the capital city of Kabul, Fox News has confirmed. Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy has suspended operations, personnel have been evacuated, and the American flag has been lowered. SEC. OF STATE BLINKEN […]

Controversial German politician to head UN agency accused of helping Iran with tech linked to nuclear program

Post Content Iranian diplomats were reportedly seen last month holding talks at The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), a sprawling, byzantine Vienna-based bureaucracy. UNIDO provides funds and technology which critics say enable the world’s worst state-sponsor of terrorism, Iran. UNIDO’s incoming director is a German politician who made racist remarks disparaging African men in […]

British National Stuck in Afghanistan: ‘How Can I Leave My Wife Alone to Die?’

Read More A British citizen in Afghanistan who fears for his life says he cannot fly to safety in the UK because it would mean leaving his wife “all alone to die.” The 42-year-old, who asked to be identified only as Omed, said he was “hiding at home” with his family in Kabul as Taliban […]

‘This is manifestly not Saigon’: Blinken defends US mission in Afghanistan

Read More Biden administration ‘This is manifestly not Saigon’: Blinken defends US mission in Afghanistan US secretary of state rejects parallels between chaotic scenes unfolding in Kabul and the humiliating fall of Saigon in 1975 in New York @edpilkington Sun 15 Aug 2021 12.53 EDT Last modified on Sun 15 Aug 2021 13.09 EDT America’s […]

Scalise Slams ‘Shaming’ of Unvaccinated Americans

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., on Sunday slammed the “shaming” of those who haven’t yet gotten a COVID-19 vaccination, calling it a divisive strategy.In an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” Scalise, who has gotten the inoculation, said lamented the surge in cases in…

Biden hammered for spending time at Camp David while Taliban take over Afghanistan

Post Content Republican members of Congress criticized President Biden on Sunday for spending time at the Camp David presidential retreat instead of the White House as the Taliban fought to finalize a takeover of Afghanistan. “Why is Joe Biden on vacation?” asked Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on “Sunday Morning Futures.” “I don’t think he’s taken […]

Rural Population Losses Add to Farm and Ranch Labor Shortage

Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nation’s farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immigration reform to help ease the problem.The census data released last week…

Jerusalem wildfire disrupts cabinet meeting; hospital, residents evacuated

Read More Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is holding emergency consultations on the massive wildfire that is raging in the Jerusalem area, which authorities are struggling to contain. Bennett abruptly ended a national security cabinet meeting to hold the consultations, as the conflagration spread near the Judean Hills. The fire near Jerusalem, on SundayIsrael Police Residents […]