Giorno: 20 Marzo 2023

Blaine Holt to Newsmax: US Must ‘Reevaluate’ China Ties Now

Blaine Holt told Newsmax the United States must “reevaluate” its “relationship with China” and restructure it “immediately,” in light of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s deepening bond with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Indiana legislators look to ban automatic fire-inducing ‘Glock switches’

Indiana lawmakers have endorsed a bill making it illegal for anyone to possess devices for adapting a firearm into a machine gun. The state Senate voted 45-4 Monday in favor of the proposal expanding state law to include so-called Glock switches that are already illegal under federal law. Police officials say such switches can convert […]

Experts cast doubt on Braverman’s hopes of ECHR rule change on Rwanda

Read More Legal experts have cast doubt on the UK’s claims of “possible reforms” to European court of human rights procedures that stopped an asylum seeker from being deported to Rwanda last year. During a two-day visit to the country’s capital, Kigali, Suella Braverman told a selected group of government-friendly papers that she was “encouraged” […]

Headteacher withdraws request for public support to help stop Ofsted inspection

Read More A Berkshire headteacher who issued a plea on social media for support for her plan to prevent Ofsted inspectors visiting her school has withdrawn her request, asking people not to come to the school, in the interests of children and staff. Flora Cooper, the executive headteacher at the John Rankin federation of nursery, […]

World can still avoid worst of climate collapse with genuine change, IPCC says

Read More Avoiding the worst ravages of climate breakdown is still possible, and there are “multiple, feasible and effective options” for doing so, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said. Hoesung Lee, chair of the body, which is made up of the world’s leading climate scientists, made clear that – despite the widespread damage […]

Xi Jinping says China ready to ‘stand guard over world order’ on Moscow visit

Read More Xi Jinping said China was ready with Russia “to stand guard over the world order based on international law” as he arrived for a state visit to Moscow that comes days after Vladimir Putin was made the subject of an arrest warrant by the international criminal court. The Chinese leader is expected to […]

MPs’ Partygate verdict on Boris Johnson may not arrive until May

Read More MPs investigating Boris Johnson over his Partygate denials are not expected to release their final report on whether he misled parliament until next month at the earliest, the Guardian has been told. After the former prime minister submitted what was termed a “bombshell” 50-page dossier laying out his defence on Monday afternoon, sources […]

Smuggling the abortion pill into Texas could land you in legal peril, if this bill becomes law

A new bill introduced in the Texas legislature aims to hold drug manufacturers and distributors accountable for any terminated pregnancies or deaths stemming from abortion pills. Under the Wrongful Death Protection Act, individuals — even those out of state — who manufacture, market, mail, distribute, transport, deliver, provision, or possess mifepristone with the intent of […]

Biden Signs Bill Requiring Declassification of COVID Origins Info

President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill that requires Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify information related to the origins of COVID-19, the White House said.Biden said he shared Congress’ goal of releasing as much information as possible about…

California sheriff torches Newsom for leaving prison system in ‘disarray,’ planning to let murderers walk free

A California sheriff blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom for leaving the state’s prison system in “complete disarray” and allowing convicted criminals to be released early. “He has an agenda to close prisons and there is nothing going to stop him from doing that,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told Fox News. “He’s let thousands and thousands […]