UN poverty envoy tells Britain it is ‘worst time’ to bring in austerity

Read More The United Nations’ poverty envoy has warned Rishi Sunak that unleashing a new wave of austerity in this month’s budget could violate the UK’s international human rights obligations and increase hunger and malnutrition. Olivier de Schutter, the UN rapporteur on extreme poverty, said he was “extremely troubled” by likely multibillion-pound spending cuts – […]

Monkeypox Public Health Emergency Renewed

Xavier Becerra, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, on Wednesday renewed the national public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak, citing “continued consequences of an outbreak” of cases across multiple states, reports The Hill.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker pleads with Biden administration for more help with migrants

Post Content Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday requested additional assistance from the Biden administration to resettle asylum-seekers arriving in his state from countries like Afghanistan and Haiti. The Republican governor penned a letter to Department of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting assistance to secure jobs […]

Border Patrol union hits back at ACLU over agent clash with migrants: ‘Go to hell’

Post Content A Border Patrol union fired back at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday after the left-wing organization condemned moves by agents to deal with illegal migrants who had allegedly assaulted them. “We read this morning that the ACLU is upset that BP agents have the audacity to defend themselves,” the National […]

West Virginia’s Mooney runs for Congress but aims at Manchin

Post Content West Virginia Republican U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney is a Trump-backed Christian conservative who is anti-abortion, pro-coal and thinks marriage should be ” between a man and a woman.” Democrat Barry Wendell, his opponent in next week’s election, is an openly gay Jewish man who supports abortion rights and replacing fossil fuels with clean […]

UK tightens security over hacking fears from Russia, China

The United Kingdom has started tightening its cybersecurity over concerns that Chinese and Russian agents may target ministers. Russian spies allegedly hacked former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s phone in the summer during her challenge for party leadership, which ultimately resulted in her taking the country’s top seat for around 44 days. British politicians have called […]