Biden tells Congress he’ll end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
Post Content President Biden told Congress on Monday that his administration will end twin emergencies related to the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, 2023, more than three years after they were enacted. The COVID-19 national emergency is set to expire on March 1, while the public health emergency (PHE) will expire on April 11. The […]
Rep. Mike Johnson to Newsmax: US Needs to ‘Prepare for the Worst’ With China
The United States needs to “prepare for the worst” with China if it decides to invade Taiwan, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., told Newsmax on Monday.
Winner of Mr Blobby eBay auction backs out of ?62,000 bid
Read More The winner of an online auction to buy an original Mr Blobby costume has backed out just an hour after bidding ?62,000 for the sought-after item. Although the outfit was originally listed on eBay for ?39, the price increased once it began attracting attention online. The seller, a former BBC employee who wished […]
Peers deliver several blows to government’s anti-protest bill
Read More A government bill aimed at cracking down on protest has suffered a number of setbacks in the House of Lords, setting the stage for a tense showdown between parliament’s two chambers. Peers inflicted a number of defeats on the wide-ranging public order bill, which is aimed at curbing guerrilla tactics used by protest […]
Warren says GOP has been trying to ‘smear’ Rep. Omar for years amid move to remove her from key committee
Post Content U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren defended her Democratic colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., amid a push to remove her from House Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her life experience as a refugee while accusing Republicans of smearing her over her past remarks that some in her own party have called antisemitic. In a television interview, […]
Rep. Wesley Hunt to Newsmax: DirecTV Can’t Say ‘Half the Country Doesn’t Get a Voice’
DirecTV does not get to say half the country “doesn’t get a voice,” Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Monday.
7th Memphis Officer Disciplined, 3 EMTs Fired
The Memphis Police Department has disciplined two additional officers involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols, the department said Monday.
Three sloth bears die in freezing temperatures after plane grounded at Belgium airport: report
Three sloth bears reportedly have died in Belgium after the cargo plane they were being transported in was grounded during a winter storm. The incident happened at Liege Airport over the weekend of Jan. 21-22, when aircraft that landed had trouble navigating taxiways because of snow and ice, according to the Belgium news website Aviation24.be. […]
Man recieves pre-trial imprisonment for killing church officer, injuring 4 during Algeciras attack
Spain’s National Court on Monday ordered pre-trial imprisonment of a man suspected of killing a Catholic Church officer and injuring four more during a machete attack last week in the southern city of Algeciras. Investigating Judge Joaqu?n Gadea agreed to the public prosecutor’s request for prison without bail for Yassin Kanjaa. After the 25-year-old Moroccan […]
Christmas, Easter removed from London School of Economics academic calendar: ‘Church of woke’ has taken over
The London School of Economics in the U.K. is removing historical Christian terms from its academic calendar in an attempt to better reflect its “international” character. LSE is stripping Michaelmas, Christmas, Lent and Easter as the names for its terms and breaks, which are being renamed next year as “autumn term,” “winter break,” “winter term” […]
