Giorno: 17 Aprile 2023

Gallup Poll: Dems Worry More Than GOP About Environment

Democrats rate President Joe Biden highly on his handling of the environment, and this is reflected in a new Gallup poll, which shows Americans are slightly less concerned about environmental issues now.

Mont. AG Knudsen to Newsmax: State TikTok Ban First of Its Kind

Montana GOP Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Monday said legislation awaiting gubernatorial approval is a chance for the state to be a leader in “pushing back” on China spying.

Trump’s House GOP Allies Take Fight to Manhattan DA’s Turf

Republicans upset with former President Donald Trump’s indictment are escalating their war on the prosecutor who charged him, pressing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on his home turf partly portraying New York City as a place overrun by crime.

Blaine Holt to Newsmax: DOJ Shouldn’t Be Involved in Teixeira Case

The Justice Department (DOJ) should not be involved at all in the case of the classified intelligence documents allegedly leaked by Airman First Class Jack Teixeira, retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax on Monday.

SpaceX Cancels 1st Launch of Giant New Rocket

Elon Musk’s SpaceX called off the highly anticipated debut launch of its newly-combined Starship cruise vessel and Super Heavy rocket in the final minutes of countdown due to a frozen valve, delaying the uncrewed test flight for at least two days.

SpaceX Cancels 1st Launch of Giant New Rocket

SpaceX called off its first launch attempt of its giant rocket on Monday. Elon Musk and his company had planned to launch the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border.

Iranian regime directly involved in poisoning hundreds of students in effort to stifle protests: report

More than 300 poisoning incidents have occurred at schools around Iran, which critics argue could not happen without Tehran’s acknowledgment or approval. “These attacks are most probably designed to punish and scare the Iranian people for the widespread protests that erupted in September 2022 after the murder of Mahsa Amini,” Saeed Ghasseminejad, senior Iran and […]

US CENTCOM launches helicopter raid in northern Syria resulting in ‘probable death’ of ISIS senior leader

The United States military launched a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Monday, resulting in the “probable death” of a senior leader and operational planner of ISIS, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. The statement said the leader was responsible for planning terror attacks in the Middle East and Europe. The raid […]

China criticizes US sanctions on fentanyl trade, say they ‘undermine’ Washington-Beijing relations: report

China on Monday is pushing back against American sanctions targeting two Chinese companies and four nationals that the Treasury Department alleges are “supplying precursor chemicals to drug cartels in Mexico for the production of illicit fentanyl intended for U.S. markets.” The Treasury Department said Friday that the sanctions against Wuhan Shuokang Biological Technology Co., Ltd., […]

Chinese national arrested in Pakistan after allegedly insulting Islam, Prophet Muhammad

Pakistani police arrested a Chinese national on blasphemy charges after he allegedly insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, authorities said Monday. Under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, the offense carries the death penalty. Police identified the man only as Mr. Tian from China and said he was arrested on Sunday night, hours after hundreds of residents […]