Catholic group using geo-data to target parishes in Virginia governor’s race

Post Content The political action committee CatholicVote is attempting to reach Virginia voters through data that identifies their respective parishes – reflecting how salient the faith has become in American politics under President Biden. The new strategy involves geofencing, or using data received by apps to identify smartphone users’ locations. CatholicVote is aiming to find […]

Third plane out of Afghanistan with Americans on board lands in Doha

Post Content A third chartered flight carrying an unspecified number of American citizens as well as other civilians from Afghanistan landed in Qatar on Friday, U.S. special envoy Zalmai Khalilzad confirmed. About 170 civilians boarded the flight after a Qatari convoy escorted them to the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Reuters reported, citing a Qatari official. […]

Blinken deletes, replaces tweet vowing US will ‘stand with the people of Hong Kong’

Post Content Secretary of State Antony Blinken has deleted a tweet that seemingly criticized the Chinese government and showed support from the United States for the people of Hong Kong, instead opting to issue a less-forceful tweet in its place. The original message, shared from Blinken’s Twitter account, read: “Beijing should let the voices of […]