Israel says it has secured $8.7 billion U.S. aid package
Israel says it has secured $8.7 billion U.S. aid package | 26 Sept 2024 | Israel said on Thursday it had secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the United States to support its ongoing military efforts and to maintain a qualitative military edge in the region. The package includes $3.5 billion for essential wartime […]
Biden issues bizarre response when asked why he wasn’t at the White House as Hurricane Helene killed 121 in the South
Biden issues bizarre response when asked why he wasn't at the White House as Hurricane Helene killed 121 in the South | 30 Sept 2024 | Joe Biden said he expects to visit the areas devastated by Hurricane Helene later this week and insisted he was in command even though he was at his beach […]
Biden gets testy when pressed on Helene response as Americans stranded without water, power
Biden gets testy when pressed on Helene response as Americans stranded without water, power | 30 Sept 2024 | Joe Biden discussed the [so-called] federal response to Hurricane Helene during a press conference on Monday, vowed that he would visit some of the most devastated areas -- but not yet. At the end of the […]
Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service to face new lawsuit over DEI quota
Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service to face new lawsuit over DEI quota | 30 Sept 2024 | A nonprofit defending women's issues plans to sue the U.S. Secret Service for what it alleges is an "arbitrary" diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiative that harms female employees. The proposed lawsuit comes more than two months after […]
U.S. East Coast port strike looms Tuesday with no talks scheduled
U.S. East Coast port strike looms Tuesday with no talks scheduled | 30 Sept 2024 | U.S. East and Gulf Coast port workers are set to go on strike at midnight on Monday with no talks currently scheduled to head off a stoppage threatening to halt container traffic from Maine to Texas and cost the […]
Asheville, N.C., cut off from world; damage estimated $100B in South
Asheville, N.C., cut off from world; damage estimated $100B in South | 29 Sept 2024 | Asheville and other parts of western North Carolina were cut off from the world this weekend, with no roads open into or out of the most populous city in the region and electricity and cell towers limited or inoperable. […]
COVID vaccines worsen outcomes after heart attacks in patients with prior infection, study suggests
COVID vaccines worsen outcomes after heart attacks in patients with prior infection, study suggests | 29 Sept 2024 | Global research already suggests the risk of COVID-19 infection rises with each mRNA vaccine dose and a higher risk of heart inflammation in jabbed young people, especially males, who face a low risk from COVID itself. […]
Fury in France as student is murdered in exclusive Paris suburb ‘by 22-year-old Moroccan rapist who had been released from jail and was awaiting deportation’
Fury in France as student is murdered in exclusive Paris suburb 'by 22-year-old Moroccan rapist who had been released from jail and was awaiting deportation' | 25 Sept 2024 | The murder of a French student in an exclusive Paris suburb, allegedly by a Moroccan rapist who had been released from jail and was awaiting […]
Famous Pittsburgh sandwich shop faces boycott over its treatment of JD Vance during campaign stop
Famous Pittsburgh sandwich shop faces boycott over its treatment of JD Vance during campaign stop | 29 Sept 2024 | A well-known Pittsburgh sandwich store is now facing calls for a boycott after it turned vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance away from its doors. On Saturday afternoon, Senator Vance tried to make a campaign […]
Rescue missions underway in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene brings ‘historic’ flooding, landslides
Rescue missions underway in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene brings 'historic' flooding, landslides --North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says 11 fatalities, death toll expected to rise | 29 Sept 2024 | Rescue efforts are underway across western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene brought unprecedented flooding and landslides to the region over the weekend. Deanne Criswell, […]
U.S.-led coalition mission in Iraq to end by September 2025 – official says move ‘not a withdrawal’
U.S.-led coalition mission in Iraq to end by September 2025 - official says move 'not a withdrawal' [Again, remind me. What was this "mission?"] | 27 Sept 2024 | A U.S.-led coalition's military mission in Iraq will end by September 2025 and there will be a transition to bilateral security partnerships, the United States and […]
Tanks gather near Israeli-Lebanon border – as defence minister holds talks over ‘expansion’ of IDF activity
Tanks gather near Israeli-Lebanon border - as defence minister holds talks over 'expansion' of IDF activity --The deployment comes after Hezbollah confirmed that its leader of more than three decades Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday. | 29 Sept 2024 | Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant has held talks […]
Thousands of protesters trying to storm U.S. embassy in Baghdad after Nasrallah killing
Thousands of protesters trying to storm U.S. embassy in Baghdad after Nasrallah killing | 28 Sept 2024 | Thousands of Iraqi protesters are trying to storm the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, according to posts on social media, protesting Israel's assassination of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut yesterday. Videos show protesters clashing with security forces […]
Russian MP outlines condition for possible nuclear strike
Russian MP outlines condition for possible nuclear strike --All options are on the table if the West allows Ukraine to strike deep into the country with foreign-made long-range weapons, Andrey Kartapolov says | 28 Sept 2024 | A decision by the West to allow Ukraine to launch long-range strikes deep into Russia with foreign-made weapons […]
Israel to invade Lebanon - media | 28 Sept 2024 | The Israel Defense Force (IDF) plans to soon enter southern Lebanon, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed senior U.S. official. The U.S. outlet described the supposed operation as "very limited" but provided few details about its nature or when it may begin. […]