Biden admin hit with lawsuits for hiding communications involving Cabinet secretary’s daughter
EXCLUSIVE: A watchdog group filed two federal lawsuits against the Biden administration Monday, alleging it has violated federal law by not sharing communications involving Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s daughter. Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT), a non-profit watchdog organization, asked a federal court in the lawsuits — one filed against the Department of the Interior (DOI) […]
Fmr Navy Petty Officer Bils Under FBI Leaks Probe
The FBI is looking into the activities of a former U.S. Navy Petty Officer who oversaw the social media account involved in the spreading of intelligence documents allegedly leaked by Airman First Class Jack Teixeira, U.S. officials said Monday.
Dem Lawmaker: California’s ‘Travel Ban’ on Red States Didn’t Work
A Democratic lawmaker in California recently told the Los Angeles Times that she is leading an effort to end her state’s ban on subsidized travel from states deemed “anti-LGBTQ.”
Ninth Circuit Tosses Out Ban on Gas Stoves
In a ruling on Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit tossed out a ban on gas stoves in Berkley, California. The court cited the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act as pre-empting state and local authorities from regulating natural gas, according to…
GOP Rep. Foxx: ‘Trans Girl’ Is a ‘Biological Male,’ Right?
Debating a bill that prohibits federal funding to institutions that allow biological males to compete in women’s sports, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., told a House committee Monday that she did not know what a trans girl is.
Israel president urges unity on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israel’s president appealed for national unity as the country marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday after months of mass protests that have roiled the nation. Yom Hashoah, the day Israel observes as a memorial for the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its allies in the Holocaust, is one of […]
Former politician known for feces protest killed in South Africa
A former politician who gained notoriety in South Africa for dumping human feces in public places as a protest against the living conditions in some of the country’s poorest townships was fatally shot Monday while meeting with a group of homeless people, police said. Loyiso Nkohla was killed by unknown gunmen, who fled the scene […]
China to conduct ‘major military activity’ in Yellow Sea amid heightened tensions in region
China is reportedly planning to conduct a “major military activity” in the Yellow Sea this week amid heightened tensions in the region. China’s Maritime Safety Administration said Monday that military operations will take place in the Yellow Sea on Monday between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. local time, without disclosing further information. The agency warned […]
Ugandan finance minister charged in scandal implicating 22 top officials
Ugandan prosecutors on Monday criminally charged a second government minister with corruption-related offenses in a scandal stemming from the diversion of roofing sheets that should have been distributed to vulnerable people. Amos Lugoloobi, the state minister for finance in charge of planning, pleaded not guilty to the charges when he was arraigned in a courtroom […]
Tunisian Islamist leader, ex-parliament speaker, detained after police search
Influential Tunisian Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi was detained Monday after a police search, according to his lawyer, in a move denounced by his supporters as a stepped-up effort by the president to quash Tunisia’s opposition. The move against the 81-year-old former parliament speaker comes amid growing social tensions and deepening economic troubles in Tunisia, the […]
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