‘Britcoin’ digital currency could be in use by end of decade
Read More Consumers could be using a new digital pound as an alternative to cash by the end of the decade under plans being drawn up by the Bank of England and the Treasury. The government is speeding up its response to the rise of privately issued cryptocurrencies and stable coins with a four-month public […]
Rishi Sunak to replace Nadhim Zahawi as Tory party chair in mini-reshuffle
Read More Rishi Sunak is planning a mini-reshuffle to replace Nadhim Zahawi as Conservative party chair as he tries to reassert his grip over his divided party, according to reports. The prime minister is also believed to be considering a shake-up of Whitehall by splitting the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy into two […]
‘Catastrophic’ earthquake in Turkey and Syria kills at least 3,500 people
Read More International rescue missions were rushing to Turkey and Syria on Monday after one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the region in at least a century left more than 3,500 people dead, thousands injured and an unknown number trapped in the rubble. The early-morning quake and dozens of aftershocks wiped out entire […]
China insists second surveillance craft over Caribbean was also thrown off course by weather
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday that another one of its surveillance balloons that is now over the Caribbean and Latin America was also thrown off course by the weather, the same reasoning China gave for the spy balloon that floated over the U.S. last week. “With regard to the balloon over Latin America, […]
White House press secretary fumbles question on other Chinese surveillance flights during Biden admin
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday appeared to fumble when asked whether there have been other Chinese surveillance missions flown over the United States during Biden’s presidency. The exchange came during a White House press briefing, two days after the U.S. military shot down the Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South […]
In latest blow to school closures, study finds kids over 100 times less likely to die from COVID than adults
Kids in the U.S. are more than 100 times less likely to die from COVID than adults, according to a new study. The study, published by the JAMA Network of medical journals, came after students suffered historic learning loss due to school closures during the COVID pandemic — a loss in academic progress whose effects […]
Republicans demand answers from Smithsonian for kicking out pro-life students
FIRST ON FOX: On Jan. 20, The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum kicked out a dozen Catholic high school students and their chaperons for wearing beanies inscribed with pro-life messages. Now congressional Republicans are demanding answers. Representative Chip Roy, R-Texas, has penned a letter along with over two dozen Republicans including Rep. Dan Crenshaw, […]
Hundreds of Products Recalled Over Feared Listeria Contamination
Fresh Ideation Food Group recalled more than 400 food products, including breakfast sandwiches and fruit cups, due to fears of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
HHS Head Becerra: Abortion Could Become Public Health Emergency Issue
The Biden administration is reportedly still open to declaring a public health emergency on abortion, as a means of negating the Supreme Court overruling Roe v. Wade last summer, which previously made abortion legal throughout the United States from 1973-2022.
‘Dispirited’ Springsteen Fan Mag Shuts Down Over Rock Star’s High Ticket Prices
The leading Bruce Springsteen fan magazine is shutting down after 43 years of covering The Boss because it and the rock star’s fans have been “dispirited, downhearted, and disillusioned” over the surging prices for concert tickets.