Giorno: 9 Gennaio 2023

Texas Republican snubbed by Biden during border visit says White House explanation ‘insulting’

Post Content A Texas border congressman said that the White House’s explanation for why he “couldn’t attend” President Biden’s first-ever trip to the southern border is “insulting” and shows the administration is “not willing to work” with the GOP. Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of El Paso was snubbed by the White House on Biden’s […]

NATO secretary-general believes it’s time for Sweden to join the military alliance

It’s time for Sweden to join NATO because it has done what’s necessary to secure Turkey’s approval for membership, the military alliance’s secretary-general said Monday. “I have said that time has come to bring to an end the ratification process for Sweden,” Jens Stoltenberg told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet in an interview. In May, Sweden and […]

France’s government unveils plans to tighten hunting safety rules, no outright ban instituted

France’s government on Monday unveiled new plans to tighten hunting safety rules but stopped well short of the outright ban that many activists had been hoping for. Ecology Minister Berangere Couillard announced proposed reforms that would outlaw hunting under the influence of alcohol and drugs, enhance other safety rules and provide extra protections for walkers […]

Alabama woman who joined ISIS hoping to be allowed back in the US

A woman who left Alabama to join the Islamic State in 2014 now says she regrets her actions and is hoping to return to the United States. “If I need to sit in prison, and do my time, I will do it…. I won’t fight against it,” Hoda Muthana, now 28, told The News Movement […]

5 journalists from Belarus’ top independent news outlet on trial in country’s capital

Journalists from Belarus’ top independent news outlet went on trial in the country’s capital on Monday as a relentless crackdown persists on critical voices in the ex-Soviet nation. The editor-in-chief of TUT.BY online news portal, Maryna Zolatava, and its director general, Lyudmila Chekina, face charges of “hurting national security,” “inciting hatred” and dodging taxes. Three […]

United Arab Emirates to teach Holocaust in schools

The United Arab Emirates will begin teaching about the Holocaust in history classes in primary and secondary schools across the country, the country’s embassy in the United States said. The embassy provided no details on the curriculum and education authorities in the Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms, on Monday did not acknowledge the announcement. […]

Soccer Player Who Wouldn’t Kneel Receives $100K Settlement

A former Virginia Tech soccer player will receive $100,000 as part of a settlement after she accused her coach of refusing to play her because she would not kneel during a social-justice demonstration, The Roanoke Times reported.

2024 Watch: Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson makes quick trip to Iowa

Post Content Term-limited Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas traveled to Iowa on Monday on his last full day as governor. Hutchinson, who is mulling a possible White House run in 2024, addressed a GOP legislative breakfast in Iowa’s capitol city of Des Moines. Iowa’s caucuses kick off the Republican Party’s presidential nominating calendar. On […]

IRS on the chopping block on first day of legislative work under Speaker McCarthy

Post Content The House of Representatives is slated to vote on a bill Monday night that would cut more than $70 billion in Internal Revenue Service funding in an effort to prevent the agency from conducting new audits on Americans — fulfilling newly-elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s promise ahead of taking the gavel. The Family […]

Strong Quake Hits Vanuatu, Triggering Tsunami Warning

Read More A map showing the location of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Vanuatu on Jan. 9, 2023. (Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times) WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning that was withdrawn hours later. The quake was […]