Check out some news you may have missed:
▪️Nearly three dozen of America's most influential business groups – representing retailers, chip makers, farmers, and other sectors – have appealed to the Biden administration to resume trade negotiations with China.
▪️The State Department cannot yet clarify the reasons for the so-called Havana Syndrome that has been affecting US diplomats since 2016.
▪️Biden has signed a bill to award four Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement officers who defended the US Capitol building during the January 6th riot.
▪️A fourth vaccinated congressman, Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, has tested positive for COVID-19.
▪️Donald Trump has said that NY Governor Andrew "Cuomo's got real problems" following sexual harassment accusations.
▪️Nearly three dozen of America's most influential business groups – representing retailers, chip makers, farmers, and other sectors – have appealed to the Biden administration to resume trade negotiations with China.
▪️The State Department cannot yet clarify the reasons for the so-called Havana Syndrome that has been affecting US diplomats since 2016.
▪️Biden has signed a bill to award four Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement officers who defended the US Capitol building during the January 6th riot.
▪️A fourth vaccinated congressman, Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, has tested positive for COVID-19.
▪️Donald Trump has said that NY Governor Andrew "Cuomo's got real problems" following sexual harassment accusations.
🤔 US intelligence agencies have obtained a giant catalogue of data from virus samples being studied at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, CNN has reported.
By doing so, they want to shed light on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
❓Now, here's the question: how could foreign agencies possibly have access to this information?
Multiple people, cited in the CNN report as familiar with the investigation, say the info may have been hacked.
Sources say that the computers involved in creating and processing the genetic data are typically connected to external cloud-based servers – providing a route to be hacked.
By doing so, they want to shed light on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
❓Now, here's the question: how could foreign agencies possibly have access to this information?
Multiple people, cited in the CNN report as familiar with the investigation, say the info may have been hacked.
Sources say that the computers involved in creating and processing the genetic data are typically connected to external cloud-based servers – providing a route to be hacked.
Forwarded from Sputnik
"The great case of the missing whisky bottle."
Trump’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo absolved himself of the gifted $5,800 Japanese whiskey that the State Department said had gone missing.
“I have no idea. I assume it wasn't ever touched. It never got to me. I have no idea how the State Department lost this thing, although I saw enormous incompetence at the State Department during my time there,” he told Fox News.
“Had it been a case of Diet Coke, I'd have been all over it.”
Trump’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo absolved himself of the gifted $5,800 Japanese whiskey that the State Department said had gone missing.
“I have no idea. I assume it wasn't ever touched. It never got to me. I have no idea how the State Department lost this thing, although I saw enormous incompetence at the State Department during my time there,” he told Fox News.
“Had it been a case of Diet Coke, I'd have been all over it.”
⛱ NY Governor Cuomo has allegedly stopped coming to work since Wednesday – and now we know what he is doing while his impeachment proceedings loom.
Photos on social media show Cuomo hiding in a mansion, calmly looking through some documents – probably the only way for the governor to relax while accused of 11 cases of sexual harassment.
Photos on social media show Cuomo hiding in a mansion, calmly looking through some documents – probably the only way for the governor to relax while accused of 11 cases of sexual harassment.
👏 Here comes another pearl from the Democrats – this time the source is VP Kamala Harris’ office.
It has issued a statement about the vice-president’s forthcoming visit to Vietnam and Singapore, and it is truly brilliant: "America is back".
“Her trip will build on the Biden-Harris administration's message to the world: America is back,” the statement reads.
Perhaps – just a suggestion – "America is back" is not what Vietnam really wants to hear.
It has issued a statement about the vice-president’s forthcoming visit to Vietnam and Singapore, and it is truly brilliant: "America is back".
“Her trip will build on the Biden-Harris administration's message to the world: America is back,” the statement reads.
Perhaps – just a suggestion – "America is back" is not what Vietnam really wants to hear.
The pro-Trump group Look Ahead America said on Friday that it will return to the US Capitol on September 18 to hold a protest.
"Look Ahead America is eager to announce that our next rally will take place at the US Capitol on Saturday, September 18, at noon," the group said in a statement.
"Look Ahead America is eager to announce that our next rally will take place at the US Capitol on Saturday, September 18, at noon," the group said in a statement.
🌹🙅♂️ Relatives of the 9/11 victims – more than 1,800 people – have asked Joe Biden to skip all memorial services related to the tragedy's 20th anniversary this year.
They reportedly argue that the president shouldn’t visit places that are important to the families of the victims unless he fulfils his promise about reviewing the secrecy seal on some of the documents related to the 9/11 probes.
“We are frustrated, tired and saddened with the fact that the US government for 20 years has chosen to keep information about the death of our loved ones behind lock and key”, Brett Eagleson, son of 9/11 victim Bruce Eagelson, told NBC.
In October 2020, Biden, then a presidential candidate, pledged to “hear all of [the] voices” of the 9/11 victims’ families seeking “truth and accountability”.
Where does he stand regarding his promises now?
They reportedly argue that the president shouldn’t visit places that are important to the families of the victims unless he fulfils his promise about reviewing the secrecy seal on some of the documents related to the 9/11 probes.
“We are frustrated, tired and saddened with the fact that the US government for 20 years has chosen to keep information about the death of our loved ones behind lock and key”, Brett Eagleson, son of 9/11 victim Bruce Eagelson, told NBC.
In October 2020, Biden, then a presidential candidate, pledged to “hear all of [the] voices” of the 9/11 victims’ families seeking “truth and accountability”.
Where does he stand regarding his promises now?
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
#URGENT | US investor Calvey receives 5 years 6 months of suspended sentence
👂 A Florida man (of course) was arrested for biting off part of a friend's ear.
James Lenn Williams behaved inappropriately and insulted a woman, which infuriated his friend. Then he knocked the male-victim to the ground and began to choke him. Police later reported that part of his ear was "missing and still bleeding".
🧐 In this fascinating story, only one question is raised: Where did the piece of the ear disappear to?
James Lenn Williams behaved inappropriately and insulted a woman, which infuriated his friend. Then he knocked the male-victim to the ground and began to choke him. Police later reported that part of his ear was "missing and still bleeding".
🧐 In this fascinating story, only one question is raised: Where did the piece of the ear disappear to?
Forwarded from Sputnik
🍑 Don’t sneeze.
A judicial watchdog has filed a lawsuit against the US State Department demanding the release of information on whether American diplomats were forced by China to take “anal swabs” coronavirus tests, something that Washington has previously denied.
China has been taking anal swabs since January, claiming it is a more accurate than an oral test in determining infection.
A judicial watchdog has filed a lawsuit against the US State Department demanding the release of information on whether American diplomats were forced by China to take “anal swabs” coronavirus tests, something that Washington has previously denied.
China has been taking anal swabs since January, claiming it is a more accurate than an oral test in determining infection.
📝 Bob Gibbs sent a letter to his Republican colleagues urging them to impeach Biden as he "continues to disregard his constitutional duties and boundaries".
😕 No doubt, just look at Texas, where Biden placed tents for migrants who tested positive for COVID. There has already been two things for which he should be impeached
😕 No doubt, just look at Texas, where Biden placed tents for migrants who tested positive for COVID. There has already been two things for which he should be impeached
🗣 “You know, we have roughly 350 million people vaccinated in the United States and billions around the world. And virtually no one has died because of that vaccinations [sic],” Biden said at the White House.
😒 Wait, how many? The country's total population is almost 330 mln, where did he get 20 mln more?
❓ Maybe he decided to count undocumented immigrants as well? And another question is: how did 350 mln people manage to get vaccinated in such a short period of time?
😒 Wait, how many? The country's total population is almost 330 mln, where did he get 20 mln more?
❓ Maybe he decided to count undocumented immigrants as well? And another question is: how did 350 mln people manage to get vaccinated in such a short period of time?
Forwarded from Sputnik
US military have transported 40 terrorists of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) from prisons of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to its base in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah, the SANA news agency reports.
Warning: the following video is disturbing and contains sensitive images
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
The Houston Police Department has published disturbing footage of an encounter between the police and a male suspect. The video shows how, after a short fight, one of the officers shot and killed the man.
The suspect attempted to disarm an officer by removing his service weapon from his holster. Fearing for his own safety and that of another officer, the officer fired a shot at the suspect. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene
The suspect attempted to disarm an officer by removing his service weapon from his holster. Fearing for his own safety and that of another officer, the officer fired a shot at the suspect. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene
Arizona Democratic Senator Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete is facing the Maricopa County Supreme Court in Arizona for the first time, a day after his arrest on suspicion of sexual behavior with a minor in 2019.
The lawmaker is also expected to surrender his passport on August 12, the date of his next court appearance. A preliminary hearing on the case is scheduled for August 16, at 10:30 a.m. local time
The lawmaker is also expected to surrender his passport on August 12, the date of his next court appearance. A preliminary hearing on the case is scheduled for August 16, at 10:30 a.m. local time
💫 Miracles happen! Sometimes the miracle worker is... the workers sorting the trash.
💸 A family in Lorraine County was cleaning their grandmother's house and accidentally threw out an envelope of cash, and the trash was picked up by a garbage truck on its way to the landfill.
But thanks to a worker, the Ohio family can now breathe a sigh of relief after returning the $ 25,000 accidentally thrown into the bin
💸 A family in Lorraine County was cleaning their grandmother's house and accidentally threw out an envelope of cash, and the trash was picked up by a garbage truck on its way to the landfill.
But thanks to a worker, the Ohio family can now breathe a sigh of relief after returning the $ 25,000 accidentally thrown into the bin
Forwarded from Sputnik
🇺🇸 The ex-press secretary and adviser of former US President Donald Trump, Sean Spicer, said that Trump would run for another term in the 2024 election.
"He's in," Spicer said during a preview interview of his upcoming book ennoscriptd "Radical Nation: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Dangerous Plan for America."
The bombshell announcement came shortly after a Quinnipiac University poll revealed that slightly over 60% of Americans considered Trump's 2024 bid to be bad for the country.
"He's in," Spicer said during a preview interview of his upcoming book ennoscriptd "Radical Nation: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Dangerous Plan for America."
The bombshell announcement came shortly after a Quinnipiac University poll revealed that slightly over 60% of Americans considered Trump's 2024 bid to be bad for the country.