The Risks of China’s Three Gorges Dam’s Flooding
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River discharges water to lower the water level in the reservoir following heavy rainfall and floods in a few regions, Yichang, Hubei province, China July 17, 2020. (China Daily/Reuters) China has been suffering … Read More
Californians on edge over new shutdown due to coronavirus fears
Californians turn on one another as coronavirus shuts down the state for a second time California residents are taking their anger out against each other as a surge of coronavirus cases has forced the state to resume shutdowns. Some residents have become frustrated that … Read More
North Korea’s Kim Insists Country Needs Nuclear Weapons For Protection
Kim entered this year with a pledge to strengthen the North’s nuclear program. (Photo: KCNA via Reuters) Kim Jong Un, the North Korean supreme leader, said the hard-won nuclear weapons of his nation had been a strong security guarantee and … Read More
Experts Fear North Korea Using COVID Vaccine as Cover For Biological Weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Bredan Smialowski/Getty Images) Experts increasingly believe that North Korea could be using the coronavirus crisis to seek technology for biological weapons, Politico reported on Wednesday. “They could buy equipment from Western or Chinese sources that would be … Read More
Hezbollah Members Arrested in Thailand Admit to Planning Attack on Israeli Tourists
Both men, Lebanese nationals, are thought to belong to a larger terror cell; Bangkok police make arrests after receiving information from Israeli intelligence. Illustration: Thai soldiers stand guard at the Royal Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok. January 18, 2014. Credit: Reuters … Read More
Trump administration halts new DACA applications as it considers canceling program
‘There are important policy reasons that may warrant the full rescission of the DACA policy’. The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that it was halting applications to an Obama-era program that shields some illegal immigrants from deportations as it considers the … Read More
Seven ships catch fire at Iran’s Bushehr port, agency says
No casualties have been reported, the agency said. Plumes of dense black smoke billowed into the air, in a photograph of the incident published by the official IRNA news agency. State broadcaster IRIB showed fighters tackling clouds of smoke at … Read More
Trump to announce scaling back of environmental reviews for infrastructure projects
President Trump is traveling on Wednesday to Georgia where he is expected to announce a new federal rule to speed up the environmental review process for proposed highways, gas pipelines, and other major infrastructure. The rule, which he first teased in January, … Read More
Barr spars with Dems on Trump ties, riots at fiery House hearing
Barr has defended his independence from President Trump, amid accusations from Democrats. Attorney General Bill Barr clashed with Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday over accusations that he is carrying out President Trump‘s political wishes, as he appeared for a long-awaited hearing where … Read More
Iran’s bizarre, giant fake US aircraft carrier towed to Straits of Hormuz
The fake carrier will be at sea as US Rear Admiral Jim Kirk’s USS Nimitz arrives at the 5th Fleet’s area of operations. Iran’s refurbished mockup aircraft carrier, used previously as a simulated U.S. target during a February 2015 Iranian … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 24 July 2020
Greetings from Tyler, It may not be news on the mainstream outlets, but we’re in the middle of an insurrection to overthrow everything to do with the United States. Months after the fact, “protesters” are still battling police in the … Read More
Track the Coronavirus with this interactive map
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a live map and dashboard to help you track the global spread of the Coronavirus. The map updates data daily in real-time from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control … Read More
Iran, Hezbollah are unable to fully respond to increase in Israeli attacks: Experts
An Israeli artillery gun fires into Lebanon, 2016. (File photo: 2016) Iran and its proxies in Syria and Lebanon do not have the maneuverability to respond to increasing Israeli attacks against them and are unlikely to carry out a large-scale … Read More