El Paso Backlash Forces Biden to Alter Migrant Plan
A Biden administration initiative to require some migrant families to stay in Texas while immigration authorities investigated their eligibility for asylum fell apart due to local opposition in El Paso, CBS News reported on Wednesday.
Consumer Reports Finds Lead, Cadmium in Chocolate
Consumer Reports said on Wednesday it had found “concerning” levels of lead and cadmium in a third of various chocolate products it tested recently, and called on Hershey to reduce the amounts of heavy metals in its chocolate. The non-profit consumer group said 16 of the 48…[#item_full_content]
Biden Criticizes ‘Extremist Settlers’ in West Bank
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he believes Israel needs to defend its citizens, while protecting innocent civilians in Gaza who are victims of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.[#item_full_content]
New York judge fines Trump $10K violating partial gag order in civil fraud trial
Former President Donald Trump was fined $10,000 on Wednesday for violating the partial gag order imposed by New York Judge Arthur Engoron in the civil trial stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against him and the Trump Organization. Engoron imposed a partial gag order earlier this month, blocking all parties from making […]
Trump Fined $10,000 for Violating Civil Fraud Case Gag Order
Donald Trump was fined $10,000 on Wednesday after the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial found that the former U.S. president violated a gag order in the case for a second time.Justice Arthur Engoron last week fined Trump $5,000 after finding that he had not taken down…[#item_full_content]
NHL Lifts Ban on Rainbow-Colored Pride Tape
The National Hockey League has lifted its controversial ban on using stick tape to support social causes during games and practices, including rainbow-colored Pride tape.[#item_full_content]
Female-led IDF combat squad eliminates nearly 100 Hamas terrorists in firefights along border, report says
A co-ed Israeli combat squad eliminated nearly 100 Hamas terrorists while protecting towns along Israel’s borders, and the unit’s female commander says their heroic actions leave “no more doubts about female combat soldiers,” according to a report. Lt.-Col. Or Ben-Yehuda commands the Caracal Battalion, a mixed-gender infantry combat unit that has been protecting Israel near the […]
Israeli cabinet deciding on Gaza invasion timing, Netanyahu says, pledging to exact ‘highest price’
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his country Wednesday evening during a primetime address that its cabinet is “deciding” on the timing for a possible ground incursion into the Gaza Strip. “The goal, the timing of what the Israel Defense Forces is going to do is based on the cabinet and the chief of staff and […]
Putin oversees Russian military drill simulating ‘massive retaliatory nuclear strike’: reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw military drills Wednesday, including the simulation of a nuclear strike, more than 20 months since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine. The Kremlin’s announcement of the exercise, which simulated a nuclear strike in response to a nuclear attack and involved multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles, came hours after the […]
Israel withholding visas for UN officials after Hamas comments: ‘Teach them a lesson’
Tensions between Israel and the United Nations are heightened after a series of comments about Hamas led to U.N. visas being denied. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Tuesday during a meeting of the Security Council the terrorist attacks against Israel Oct. 7 “did not happen in a vacuum.” Supporters of Israel took offense to the […]