Giorno: 21 Giugno 2023

Bank poised to hike interest rates as inflation remains unchanged at 8.7%

Read More The UK’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly remained unchanged in May at 8.7%, adding to the pressure on the Bank of England to increase the cost of borrowing. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed annual inflation as measured by the consumer prices index held steady from the same level in April, reversing […]

Scientist sickened at Wuhan lab early in coronavirus pandemic was US-funded

A Chinese scientist partially funded by U.S. grants who was working in Wuhan was one of three researchers who fell sick with a mystery illness early on in the coronavirus pandemic, a former U.S. official confirmed Tuesday. Ben Hu had been working at the Wuhan Institute of Virology when he and the other two scientists […]

Biden calls Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator

President Biden, while attending a fundraiser in California on Tuesday, called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator. The U.S. president also echoed comments about a Chinese spy balloon that drifted across the U.S. earlier this year, saying Xi was embarrassed that the balloon was blown off course. Reuters reported that Biden made the remarks at […]

Sen. Ron Johnson to Newsmax: Not Done Investing Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden’s attorneys may think the case is closed against their client, but Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, tells Newsmax, “I don’t think so.”

Judge rules Arkansas law banning transgender procedures for minors is unconstitutional

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled an Arkansas law that bans hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery for transgender minors is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody said that the first-in-the-nation law violated the due process and equal protection rights of transgender youth and their families and it violated the First Amendment rights of health […]

Pentagon accounting error overestimates value of weapons sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion

The Pentagon said an accounting error resulted in an overestimation of the value of weapons being sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion over the last two years, and as a result, there is a surplus of money available for future security packages. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters on Tuesday the accounting error was the […]

DeSantis, Trump to make dueling stops in crucial presidential primary state in 2024 showdown

NEWFIELDS, N.H. – Call it a 2024 split screen moment. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – the current top two contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination – will be holding dueling events next Tuesday in New Hampshire, the state that holds the first primary and second overall contest in the […]