Giorno: 5 Settembre 2023

College Drops Mask Mandate Amid Rising COVID Cases

Morris Brown College in Atlanta has announced it has ended its mask mandate that was sparked by reports of COVID-19 cases among students, Newsweek is reporting. The college was the target of a backlash after it said in August it was requiring masks to be worn on the…[#item_full_content]

Dozens of Republicans probe US automaker for partnership with CCP-linked EV company

FIRST ON FOX: A group of 26 Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are probing billion-dollar U.S. automaker Ford Motor Company over its partnership with Chinese battery firm Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL). The GOP lawmakers — led by Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Energy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee Chair […]

Biden Pushes Back on Concerns Over His Age

President Joe Biden is ridiculing concerns being made over his age and reports that he may drop out of the race, telling voters that he still plans to top the presidential contest in the 2024 elections.[#item_full_content]

New Union Militancy Points to Auto Strike Sept. 14

Despite President Joe Biden’s insistence Monday that a strike against the “Big 3” auto manufacturers “is not going to happen,” the attitude of United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is pointing to the unprecedented strike by the Sept. 14 deadline.[#item_full_content]

GOP Rivals See Focus on Hunter Biden as Helping Trump

Former President Donald Trump’s rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination have spent little time discussing Hunter Biden’s legal problems related to tax charges and a firearm possession.[#item_full_content]

Men accusing Japanese boy band producer of sex abuse seek company apology, compensation

A group of men who say they were sexually abused by a Japanese boy band producer have expressed hope the company will provide financial compensation and introduce measures to prevent a recurrence. They say producer Johnny Kitagawa sexually preyed on young dancers and singers for decades, having them stay at his luxury home, handing them […]

India’s lunar rover completes walk on moon’s surface in less than 2 weeks after historic launch

India’s moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode less than two weeks after its historic landing near the lunar south pole, India’s space mission said. “The rover completes its assignments. It is now safely parked and set into sleep mode,” with daylight on that part of […]

Japan provides seafood exporters emergency relief after China responds to Fukushima water release with ban

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Monday a $141 million emergency fund to help exporters hit by China’s ban on Japanese seafood over the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The discharge of the wastewater into the ocean began Aug. 24 and is expected to continue for decades. […]

Australian man who fell ill at Antarctic base returned home following daunting rescue mission

An Australian who fell ill at a remote Antarctic base is returning home on an icebreaker following a daunting mission to rescue him, authorities said Tuesday. The man was working at the Casey research station when he suffered from what authorities described as a developing medical condition that needed specialist assessment and care. The icebreaker […]

Senate Republicans position for second smackdown of Biden’s student loan plan

Senate Republicans are again pushing back on President Biden’s efforts at student loan forgiveness. Biden announced an alternative plan for a student loan handout in late June after the Supreme Court blocked his initial plan that would have forgiven up to $20,000 for some federal borrowers.  “Once again, Biden’s newest student loan scheme only shifts […]