Tory MPs plot to avert welfare squeeze after humiliating U-turns
Read More Conservative MPs are plotting to avert a squeeze on welfare after Liz Truss was forced into two humiliating U-turns on plans to abolish the top rate of income tax and the date of a new mini-budget. The Guardian understands Kwarteng will speed up plans for a new fiscal statement, expected to focus on […]
Judge Denounces Yale Cancel Culture, Refuses to Hire Grads
A federal appellate judge confirmed that he will no longer consider graduates of Yale Law School for clerkships, citing the school’s alleged penchant for “cancelation of views.”
Russia no longer has full control of any of four ‘annexed’ Ukrainian provinces
Read More Russia no longer has full control of any of the four provinces of Ukraine it says it annexed last week after Ukrainian troops reportedly advanced dozens of kilometres in Kherson province in the south of the country and made additional gains in the east. On Monday, the Russian military acknowledged that Kyiv’s forces […]
Florida Search and Rescue Efforts Redoubled in Aftermath of Deadly Hurricane Ian
Search and rescue teams in Florida on Monday were doubling back to check on tens of thousands of homes and businesses along the Gulf Coast after completing an initial search of the area that was ravaged by Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to strike the United States.
Interior Dept. to Require Body Cams for Law Enforcement
The U.S. Interior Department on Monday launched a set of new policies that would require thousands of law enforcement officers to wear body cameras, ensures the release of footage in some critical incidents and restricts the use of so-called no-knock warrants.The…
Supreme Court Will Review Section 230 for Big Tech
The Supreme Court agreed to take up two cases that could potentially challenge antitrust protections for Big Tech companies.
Report Hits Women’s Soccer Coaching For Abuse, Sexual Misconduct
An independent probe into U.S. women’s professional soccer found systemic abuse across the sport, with players alleging sexual, verbal and emotional misconduct by coaches that were repeatedly ignored by the league and federation.
NIH Continues to Pour Millions Into Organization That Funded Wuhan Lab
Read More Millions of federal dollars have continued flowing into EcoHealth Alliance, the New York-based nonprofit under heavy scrutiny for its role in funneling public money to a key laboratory in China for bat coronavirus research that many believe may have caused the pandemic. On Sept. 21, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued three […]
Brazilians shocked as Bolsonaro’s strong election showing defies expectations
Read More Tears filled Beatriz Sim?es’s eyes as she digested Jair Bolsonaro’s startlingly strong performance in Sunday’s Brazilian election. Hours earlier the 34-year-old publicist had been convinced a hope-filled dawn was coming with the election of Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva as Brazil’s next leader. But as she stood outside S?o Paulo’s museum of art […]
Fort Myers Beach Residents Face Months-Long Wait to Return Home
Residents of Fort Myers Beach, Florida were told they might have to wait multiple months before they can return to their homes due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian.