Giorno: 9 Febbraio 2023

South Dakota lawmakers move to crack down on Chinese land buys

South Dakota lawmakers are advancing a number of bills that would curb Chinese influence in South Dakota’s farmland amid concerns among Republican leaders after a spy balloon was spotted and shot down last week. Republican Rep. Will Mortenson proposed Thursday investigating partnerships between landowners and foreign entities. It comes a week after other lawmakers pushed […]

Border Patrol apprehensions of Chinese nationals at southern border up 800%: source

EXCLUSIVE: Border Patrol apprehensions of Chinese nationals crossing into the U.S. illegally are currently up more than 800% when compared to the same time last year, Fox News has learned. A senior Customs and Border Protection (CBP) source said that apprehensions of nationals from China are up 800% compared to the same period last fiscal […]

Polls close in West Lancashire byelection

Read More Polls have closed in the West Lancashire byelection, with Labour confident of retaining the seat it has held since 1992. The bookies have the party at 1/25 to keep hold of the seat where it had a majority of 8,336 in the last election. A result is expected between 2am and 4am. The […]

First aid convoy enters north-west Syria as quake toll passes 21,000

Read More The first convoy of humanitarian assistance for victims of Monday’s earthquake has crossed into north-west Syria, as the death toll in Turkey and Syria climbed to more than 21,000 amid fading hopes of finding survivors under rubble in freezing weather. Six trucks passed through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing from Turkey carrying tents […]

Professor who was fired after reporting antisemitic incidents wins $1M in settlement with university

A university in Oregon has agreed to pay just over $1 million to a Jewish professor who the school fired after he reported several incidents of alleged sexual misconduct and antisemitism. Linfield University, a private school in McMinnville, settled with English professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner for $1,037,500 to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit, according to local […]

Border Patrol catches three child sex offenders in one sector; union asks ‘how many others got through?’

Border Patrol agents in one part of the southern border arrested three child sex offenders within two days, the agency announced this week — leading the sector’s union to ask “how many others got through?” Customs and Border Protection says that on Jan. 30 agents stopped two illegal immigrants attempting to slip past them. One […]

Raskin slams Durham probe as a ‘total flop,’ asks Weaponization subcommittee to investigate origins

Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin on Thursday eviscerated Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe as a “total flop” and urged the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Weaponization to investigate the “abusive ways” the special counsel team keeps pressing for information. During the subcommittee’s first hearing Thursday, the Maryland Democrat said it […]

Gianluca Grignani, l’accusa dei social: ha bestemmiato sul palco dell’Ariston. Ma lui smentisce

Read More Un ‘giallo’ social si consuma sull’esibizione di Gianluca Grignani nella terza serata di Sanremo. Qualcuno scrive che l’artista avrebbe bestemmiato alla fine della sua performance (ripetuta per problemi di audio). Ma Grignani ribatte e smentisce, sottolineando – attraverso il suo entourage – di aver detto “porto via”, prendendo i fiori che vengono regalati […]

China’s Entropic War Operations in South Asia Seeks to Undermine India: Experts

Read More China’s entropic war in South Asian nations like Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives is at an advanced stage, according to strategists. These unrestricted war operations are to ensure China’s hegemony in its backyard where it wants to push its agendas and counter adversaries like India, an important US ally in the Indo-Pacific, they […]

Russia launches drone and missile attacks in south and east Ukraine

Read More Russia has launched a drone and missile attack on targets in the south and east of Ukraine, according to officials and local residents who reported hearing loud explosions. Air raid sirens sounded in much of the country late on Thursday night. Serhiy Lysak, the military administrator in the Dnipropetrovsk region, said Shahed drones […]