Drug-addled streets are becoming more commonplace in major liberal U.S. cities such as Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Portland. In Seattle, scenes of addiction have spread to neighborhoods where children must walk to school every day. Outside of Summit Sierra High School, a top charter school in the city, footage shows students walking past addicts shooting […]
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$2 Billion more committed by US to Ukraine
The Pentagon announced a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion with a $2 billion commitment to send more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones into the fight. The announcement comes just days after President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit […]
Russia’s warns West, ‘stay away from Moldova’
Russia told the West on Friday that it would view as an attack on itself any actions that threatened Russian peacekeepers in Moldova’s breakaway Transdniestria region, one day after Moscow accused Ukraine of planning an invasion. In Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected Moscow’s assertion that Ukraine wanted to take over the region. The warning comes […]
Biden slaps new economic sanctions on Russia
On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States is hammering Russia with a new round of economic sanctions designed to undermine the country’s ability to continue to wage war. The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced deep-cutting new sanctions targeting the metals and mining sector of Russia’s economy. In coordination with […]
Milk no longer needs a cow says FDA
Soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” can keep using the name, according to draft federal rules released Wednesday. Food and Drug Administration officials issued guidance that says plant-based beverages don’t pretend to be from dairy animals – and that U.S. consumers aren’t confused by the difference. Dairy producers for years […]
Putin threatens to deploy Nuclear Missiles
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would pay increased attention to boosting its nuclear forces by deploying a much delayed new intercontinental ballistic missile, rolling out hypersonic missiles and adding new nuclear submarines. A year since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has signalled he is ready to rip up the architecture of […]
Winter storm grounds flights, knocks out power
A massive winter storm has cut off power for thousands of Americans in the central and western U.S., forcing nearly 1000 flights to the ground in cancelations or delays. The winter storm stretches from Michigan to California, bringing dense snowfall to much of the Midwest and Great Lakes areas. Minneapolis faces a staggering 18-24″ in […]
Buttigieg acknowledges that he “could have spoken sooner”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged Tuesday that he “could have spoken sooner” about the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that has caused serious health and environmental concerns because of the hazardous chemicals it was transporting. The 38 cars that derailed roughly two weeks ago were carrying substances including vinyl chloride, butyl […]
Rep Mccarthy gives Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 footage
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has reportedly given Fox News host Tucker Carlson exclusive access to thousands of hours of security footage recorded during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. First reported on Monday by Axios, the decision to hand the trove of sensitive security footage over to Carlson, who has promoted numerous […]
112 billion to Ukraine so far, is it too much?
When President Biden made a secret trip Monday to Ukraine marking the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he declared that the United States is going to back Ukraine as long as it takes. “I thought it was critical that there not be any doubt, none whatsoever, about U.S. support for Ukraine in the war,” […]
Putin ups nuclear ante; cancels START Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that Moscow was suspending its participation in the New START treaty — the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States — sharply upping the ante amid tensions with Washington over the fighting in Ukraine. Speaking in his state-of-the-nation address, Putin also said that Russia should stand […]
US warned Russia of Biden’s surprise Ukraine visit
U.S. officials warned Russia that President Biden was visiting the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv hours before he made the trip, the White House National Security Council revealed Monday. National security officials provided more details about Biden’s surprise trip to Ukraine on Monday, calling the trip unprecedented given the lack of U.S. military infrastructure in the […]