Mexican cartels using social media to recruit smugglers amid historic border surge
Post Content Mexican criminal cartels are increasingly using social media to recruit people in the U.S. to help with their smuggling operations at the southern border, just as the U.S. is facing a historic migrant surge – with the apprehension of a tractor-trailer packed with dozens of migrants marking the latest instance of such recruitment […]
GOP senators sound alarm over ‘windfall’ student loan payments to federal workers
Post Content EXCLUSIVE: A group of Republican senators is sounding the alarm over a program that may refund federal employees thousands of dollars in student loan payments that were never made by these employees, and were instead made by the federal government. Federal employees are eligible for a popular employment benefit that repays up to […]
Florida Official to Newsmax: EVs Dangerous in Storm Surges
Electric vehicles are dangerous in storm surges, Florida’s chief financial officer said after Hurricane Ian pounded the state.
Russian President Vladimir Putin receives tractor from Belarus President Lukashenko for 70th birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin got an unusual gift for his 70th birthday on Friday: a tractor. As the leaders of several ex-Soviet nations met at the Czarist-era Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus presented Putin with a gift certificate for the vehicle. Tractors have been the pride of Belarusian industry since […]
Nuclear-powered US carrier joins South Korea warships for drills after North Korea missile launches
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier launched a new round of naval drills with South Korea Friday, one day after North Korea escalated tensions in the region by firing off more ballistic missile and flying warplanes. The USS Ronald Reagan hit the waters off the Korean Peninsula earlier this week after Pyongyang’s decided to fire an unannounced […]
Iran denies killing 16-year-old with batons amid nationwide protests, claim she fell off roof
Iran on Friday denied reports that its security forces killed a 16-year-old girl by striking her with batons amid nationwide protests and claimed instead she committed suicide by falling off a roof. Protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last month received renewed vigor this week following allegations on social media that Sarina Esmaeilzadeh […]
China’s secret police have invaded American shores: human rights advocate
China’s reported overseas police service stations and their operations to persuade citizens to return to the homeland mark a dangerous expansion of the regime’s international reach, according to a human rights advocate. Safeguard Defenders, a pan-Asian human rights organization, published an investigation last month detailing a Chinese campaign to combat “fraud and telecom fraud” crimes […]
White House denies Venezuela deal as critics warn any Maduro regime deal is a mistake
vene The Biden administration denied plans to relax sanctions on Venezuela to allow American businesses to operate in the country and unfreeze vital financial assets. “Our sanctions policy on Venezuela remains unchanged,” National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement. “We will continue to implement and enforce our Venezuela sanctions. As we have […]
Phumulo Masualle not bowed by PEC rebuff
Read More ‘My own man’: Phumulo Masualle is making a play for the ANC secretary general. ANC secretary general contender and former Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle claims there is a growing realisation that the provincial executive committee (PEC) led by Oscar Mabuyane needs to adjust its leadership contest position. Masualle was rebuffed by […]
Northern Ireland secretary optimistic on resolving Brexit standoff with EU
Read More The British government has said it is looking to move on from the row with the EU over Northern Ireland and is aiming to “move quickly” to reach a solution on Brexit arrangements. After a joint meeting with Irish ministers in London, the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, said he optimistic for a […]