🚔 Former US Senator Barbara Boxer was assaulted and robbed in Oakland, California, on Monday.
The former US lawmaker from California was in Oakland's Jack London Square neighborhood when an assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and escaped by hopping into a moving vehicle.
The Oakland Police Department's robbery department is investigating the incident.
The former US lawmaker from California was in Oakland's Jack London Square neighborhood when an assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and escaped by hopping into a moving vehicle.
The Oakland Police Department's robbery department is investigating the incident.
Politicians, media outlets and experts from more countries are choosing to stand against the US' politicisation of the coronavirus origins probe and slammed the country's refusal to open Fort Detrick lab to an investigation. Analysts expected more countries and people to follow suit, as they see the US selfish deeds of putting politics over science as hobbling international efforts to tackle the COVID-19 surge.
An online petition calling for an investigation of the Fort Detrick lab garners 13 mln signatures
An online petition calling for an investigation of the Fort Detrick lab garners 13 mln signatures
🇺🇸 🇲🇽 Deportations for some migrant families who cross the US-Mexico border amid what the current administration persistently refuses to acknowledge as a “crisis” will be fast-tracked, according to a statement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
“Certain family units who are not able to be expelled under Title 42 will be placed in expedited removal proceedings. Expedited removal provides a lawful, more accelerated procedure to remove those family units who do not have a basis under U.S. law to be in the United States,” says the DHS statement.
The tool will now apply to families who are not expelled under the pandemic-related public health border policy dating to the administration of former President Donald Trump, known as Title 42
“Certain family units who are not able to be expelled under Title 42 will be placed in expedited removal proceedings. Expedited removal provides a lawful, more accelerated procedure to remove those family units who do not have a basis under U.S. law to be in the United States,” says the DHS statement.
The tool will now apply to families who are not expelled under the pandemic-related public health border policy dating to the administration of former President Donald Trump, known as Title 42
A swastika was found carved into an elevator at the US State Department’s headquarters in Washington.
It has since been removed and the incident subject to an investigation.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent out a message to all employees that the incident is "completely abhorrent" and acts as a reminder that antisemitism is not a relic of the past.
It has since been removed and the incident subject to an investigation.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent out a message to all employees that the incident is "completely abhorrent" and acts as a reminder that antisemitism is not a relic of the past.
Anti-vaxxer threatened to scalp and torture Dr. Anthony Fauci, according to court documents.
A man named Thomas Patrick Connally Jr. allegedly threatened to break "every bone" in Fauci's "disgusting elf skull" and "bludgeon" it "into the pavement".
NIH Director Francis Collins was also alleged to have been subjected to threats from the person who demanded that he "drop the 'mandatory vaccine' talk, maggot, or you’re getting 6 mandatory shots in your worthless satanist fag**t skull".
US senior medicos have unfortunately become used to such threats by now as the "HHS-OIG began protective operations around Dr. Fauci in March 2020".
A man named Thomas Patrick Connally Jr. allegedly threatened to break "every bone" in Fauci's "disgusting elf skull" and "bludgeon" it "into the pavement".
NIH Director Francis Collins was also alleged to have been subjected to threats from the person who demanded that he "drop the 'mandatory vaccine' talk, maggot, or you’re getting 6 mandatory shots in your worthless satanist fag**t skull".
US senior medicos have unfortunately become used to such threats by now as the "HHS-OIG began protective operations around Dr. Fauci in March 2020".
“The Left shut us down. They hate free speech.”
These are the words of US Rep. Matt Gaetz after protesters disrupted a news conference held by several GOP Congress members on the "treatment of Jan. 6th prisoners” outside the DOJ in Washington DC.
These are the words of US Rep. Matt Gaetz after protesters disrupted a news conference held by several GOP Congress members on the "treatment of Jan. 6th prisoners” outside the DOJ in Washington DC.
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❗️🇺🇸 🦠 The US CDC has reversed its guidance on mask-wearing, saying that even fully vaccinated people should wear masks indoors and in high-risk areas due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden said his administration is considering requiring vaccines for federal workers.
45 months in prison as a lesson for others?
American whistleblower Daniel Hale was sentenced to nearly four years behind bars for disclosing top secret information to a journalist about the lethal US military drone program.
In the Tuesday ruling, US District Judge Liam O’Grady noted the lengthy sentence was rooted in a “need” to deter others working within US intelligence agencies from taking similar measures and leaking classified information.
Edward Snowden, in a tweet on Tuesday, called Hale "one of the great American whistleblowers," whose crime is telling the truth.
American whistleblower Daniel Hale was sentenced to nearly four years behind bars for disclosing top secret information to a journalist about the lethal US military drone program.
In the Tuesday ruling, US District Judge Liam O’Grady noted the lengthy sentence was rooted in a “need” to deter others working within US intelligence agencies from taking similar measures and leaking classified information.
Edward Snowden, in a tweet on Tuesday, called Hale "one of the great American whistleblowers," whose crime is telling the truth.
A US court has ordered the permanent forfeiture of a cuneiform tablet portraying the epic of Gilgamesh, following sales to multiple buyers beginning in 2003, that ended with the artifact’s seizure from a US museum in 2019.
“Known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, it originated in the area of modern-day Iraq and entered the United States contrary to federal law. An international auction house later sold the tablet to Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., a prominent arts-and-crafts retailer based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for display at the Museum of the Bible,” the Justice Department said in a press release.
“Known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, it originated in the area of modern-day Iraq and entered the United States contrary to federal law. An international auction house later sold the tablet to Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., a prominent arts-and-crafts retailer based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for display at the Museum of the Bible,” the Justice Department said in a press release.
🇷🇺 Did you miss good old accusations from the US towards Russia ?
The US midterm elections are set to take place on 8 November 2022, and the US president is already blaming Russia for "violating US sovereignty," saying "Look what Russia is doing already about the 2022 elections and misinformation".
Joe Biden did not specify in what ways that Moscow could possibly be interfering with the upcoming US midterm elections and did not provide examples of what to "look" at.
🤔 Seems like new parts of "the Russian trace" saga will only keep coming.
The US midterm elections are set to take place on 8 November 2022, and the US president is already blaming Russia for "violating US sovereignty," saying "Look what Russia is doing already about the 2022 elections and misinformation".
Joe Biden did not specify in what ways that Moscow could possibly be interfering with the upcoming US midterm elections and did not provide examples of what to "look" at.
🤔 Seems like new parts of "the Russian trace" saga will only keep coming.
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🇧🇾Belarus expects 🇺🇸 Washington to make decisions on sanctions against Minsk based on a conversation with the official authorities, and not with opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Belarus' Permanent Representative to the UN Valentin Rybakov told Sputnik.
🚑 At least two dead after 'chemical incident' at LyondellBasell chemical plant in La Porte, Texas
🚑 Actor Bob Odenkirk reportedly hospitalized after collapsing on set of "Better Call Saul"
❗️American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final of the individual all-around gymnastics competition at the Olympics due to concerns over her mental health
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🗣Michelle Obama, the former first lady of the US, expressed her support for American gymnast Simone Biles, who earlier withdrew from team competition on Tuesday.
“Am I good enough? Yes, I am. The mantra I practice daily. Simone Biles, we are proud of you and we are rooting for you,” she wrote on Twitter, congratulating the gymnastics team for taking home a silver medal.
“Am I good enough? Yes, I am. The mantra I practice daily. Simone Biles, we are proud of you and we are rooting for you,” she wrote on Twitter, congratulating the gymnastics team for taking home a silver medal.
🚓The police have arrested Thomas Patrick Connally, a Maryland citizen, for allegedly sending threatening emails to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
According to the affidavit, Connally used an encrypted email account from a Swiss-based service provider to send a series of emails to Fauci, "threatening to harm and/or kill him and members of his family."
The charges against Connally may net him up to 10 years in a federal prison if he’s convicted.
According to the affidavit, Connally used an encrypted email account from a Swiss-based service provider to send a series of emails to Fauci, "threatening to harm and/or kill him and members of his family."
The charges against Connally may net him up to 10 years in a federal prison if he’s convicted.
🏀The National Basketball Association has announced that Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner. He will help advance the league’s social responsibility efforts across the continent, it said in the video statement.
“By investing in communities, promoting gender equality, and cultivating the love of the game of basketball, I believe that NBA Africa can make a difference for so many of Africa’s young people. I’ve been impressed by the league’s commitment to Africa, including the leadership shown by so many African players who want to give back to their own countries and communities,” the ex-president said in a video announcing the move.
“By investing in communities, promoting gender equality, and cultivating the love of the game of basketball, I believe that NBA Africa can make a difference for so many of Africa’s young people. I’ve been impressed by the league’s commitment to Africa, including the leadership shown by so many African players who want to give back to their own countries and communities,” the ex-president said in a video announcing the move.