Giorno: 1 Marzo 2024

Biologist: ‘Smoking-Gun’ Evidence COVID Lab-Created

Rutgers University molecular biologist Richard Ebright said there is “smoking-gun” evidence that SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19, was created in a Chinese lab, according to a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.[#item_full_content]

Pentagon Weighs Plan to Ship Weapons to Ukraine

The Biden administration is considering a short-term measure to send U.S. military arms and ammunition to Ukraine even though it’s possible that those the military’s coffers won’t be replenished by Congress, according to media reports.[#item_full_content]

Haitian leader heads to Kenya in hopes of reviving anti-gang police force plans

Haiti’s prime minister arrived Thursday in Kenya to try to salvage a plan to have the African country deploy 1,000 police officers to the troubled Caribbean nation to help combat gang violence. Kenya agreed in October to lead a U.N.-authorized international police force to Haiti, but the Kenyan High Court in January ruled the plan […]

Pakistan swears in new lawmakers as protests by ex-PM Imran Khan’s supporters rage on

Pakistan’s National Assembly swore in newly elected members of parliament on Thursday in a chaotic scene as allies of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan shouted and protested what they claim was a rigged election. Lawmakers from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party repeatedly chanted “Vote-thief!” as Shehbaz Sharif, who’s expected to form the next government, entered […]

Blizzard Warning, Avalanche Watch as Storm Enters Sierra Nevada

The most powerful Pacific storm of the season started barreling into the Sierra Nevada on Thursday, packing multiple feet of snow and dangerous winds that forecasters say will create blizzard conditions likely to close major highways and trigger power outages.

Ahead of 2024 presidential election, swing state Pennsylvania sets up election security task force

Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats with the presidential contest just eight months away in the battleground state, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Thursday. Shapiro created the Pennsylvania Election Threats Task Force, after the state became a […]