Police Probing Report of Explosive in Truck Near Capitol
Police were investigating a report Thursday of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated the area around the building, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.
Biden says ‘no one’s being killed’ in Afghanistan, can’t ‘recall’ advisers telling him to delay withdrawal
Post Content President Biden in an interview with ABC that aired Thursday said “no one’s being killed” in Afghanistan despite reports of at least seven deaths amid the chaos at Kabul’s airport and of Taliban beating people on their way to the airport, as he defended his handling of the American withdrawal from the country. […]
Conte (5S): “Sì al dialogo serrato con i talebani, il regime si è dimostrato distensivo”
Read More ROMA – “Necessità di un serrato dialogo con il nuovo regime talebano, che si è dimostrato abbastanza distensivo”. Così ieri in tarda serata il leader dei 5S Giuseppe Conte a Ravello (Salerno) per la presentazione di un libro. “L’esito di questo ventennio di impegno della comunità internazionale in Afghanistan mi ha addolorato come […]
Intel offers Israeli employees $250 payment to get vaccinated
Read More Chipmaker Intel has offered a $250 bonus to any member of its 110,000 member workforce who gets vaccinated against COVID-19, the company announced in an internal email shared on Twitter Wednesday. “While Intel does not currently require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccination we commend those of you who have already gotten vaccinated […]
Jerusalem fires renew, yet firefighters say situation under control
Read More The fires that devastated Jerusalem earlier this week have renewed, the Israeli Fire and Rescue Service announced Thursday. Firefighters say that the blaze has returned at Har Etan in the Judean Hills following increased wind speeds and dry conditions. Har Etan, the location where the Jerusalem fires have renewedGoogle Maps However, they are […]
Pressure from Adelson foundation foiled Birthright move to Labor-controlled ministry, sources say
Read More Representatives of the family of the late billionaire Sheldon Adelson have successfully blocked a planned handover of Birthright – the program that brings tens of thousands of Jewish teens and young adults on free trips to Israel each year – to a ministry controlled by a left-wing party, political sources have confirmed to […]
Editorial: Ramaphosa’s nuclear question
Read More For the past 14 years, South Africa has been a country stuck with an electricity deficit that was foreseen a decade before the lights started flickering as heavy rains in our Mpumalanga coalfields caused some of the 12 power stations to lose their fuel source in December 2007. Ironically, that was the month […]
Delaying US exit a month could have meant peace in Afghanistan, says negotiator
Read More Global development Delaying US exit a month could have meant peace in Afghanistan, says negotiator Biden’s hasty withdrawal removed leverage in talks with Taliban, says first female vice-president of Afghan parliament Fawzia Koofi Global development is supported by About this content Thu 19 Aug 2021 08.17 EDT Last modified on Thu 19 Aug […]
Florida’s Largest School Districts Vote to Defy Gov. DeSantis’ Mask Mandate Ban
Two of Florida’s largest school districts voted Wednesday to require face coverings on campuses, defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mask mandate ban. School boards in Hillsborough and Miami-Dade Counties…
Gallup: Fewer People Consuming Alcohol
Sixty percent of adults in the U.S. drink alcoholic beverages – down from 65% in 2019, a new Gallup poll reveals. Past Gallup polls recorded a highpoint of 71% of those imbibing in 1976 and 1978…
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