Giorno: 14 Dicembre 2022

DOJ official says Dobbs decision ramps up ‘urgency’ to enforce FACE Act, protect reproductive services

Post Content Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said earlier this month that the Justice Department‘s Civil Rights Division has faced growing “urgency” to work to protect reproductive services, in part by enforcing the FACE Act, following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision overturning Roe v. Wade. In remarks delivered to mark the DOJ division’s […]

Rep. Sessions to Newsmax: Govt Questionable in FTX Collapse

Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Wednesday that congressional Republicans will examine the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

US considers sending Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine

U.S. plans to send Ukraine the Patriot missile defense system are underway, Fox News confirmed Tuesday, though Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has not formally signed off on the transfer. The news comes following weeks of speculation that Kyiv may receive the top weaponry after a senior defense official in November said Washington was considering sending […]

Ken DeLand missing: Timeline of American college student’s disappearance while studying abroad in France

Ken “Kenny” DeLand – an American college student studying abroad in France – has been missing for more than two weeks. His parents, based in upstate New York, have launched a media blitz in appealing for information that might lead to his return before Christmas while also fielding tips through findkendeland.com. A French prosecutor has […]

Congress achieves ‘framework’ for omnibus spending bill to avert government shutdown

Post Content Under pressure to fund the government before Friday’s deadline, Congressional lawmakers have made a deal on a framework to avert a partial government shutdown. House and Senate negotiators said they reached a deal on Tuesday evening for what’s expected to be a $1.65 trillion spending bill. Congress is expected to pass a short-term […]

Nuclear fusion breakthrough a boon for clean energy?

Read More United States researchers have finally surpassed an important milestone for nuclear fusion technology — getting more energy out than was put in. The US Department of Energy announced on Tuesday that it had made a historic breakthrough with what some consider to be the energy of the future. Here is an update on […]

Ramaphosa suspends Judge President Hlophe

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe pending a decision by the National Assembly on whether to impeach him on charges of serious misconduct, the presidency said on Wednesday. The decision comes five months after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) advised the president to take the step. “In order […]

ShotSpotter redeployed on Cape Flats, detects 224 shots in first two weeks

Read More The gunshot detection system, ShotSpotter, has returned to Hanover Park on the Cape Flats amid a recent surge in shootings between rival gangs over the past few weeks.  It detected 68 gunfire incidents and 224 fired shots within two weeks. The technology detects gunshots, locates where shooting has occurred and sends out an […]

Migrant worker dies at World Cup after falling from top of Lusail Stadium

Read More A 24-year-old Kenyan, John Njue Kibue, has died while working as a security guard at the World Cup in Qatar, it has been confirmed. Kibue fell from the eighth storey of the Lusail Stadium late at night after Argentina’s quarter-final victory over the Netherlands on Saturday. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, […]

House Republicans launch investigation into COVID-19 origins, virus research in Wuhan

Post Content House Republicans will demand testimony from dozens of Biden administration officials the origins of COVID-19 in China as well as U.S. funding for virus research in Wuhan when they take control of the chamber in January, the party’s leadership announced Wednesday. Rep. James Comer, R-KY, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, released a list […]