Trump denies Minnesota governor’s request for $500M to repair damage from riots

President Trump has denied a request from Minnesota’s governor for money to rebuild parts of Minneapolis that were destroyed during the riots following the death of George Floyd. “The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for … Read More

China Levels Retaliatory Sanctions on US Officials Over Xinjiang Measures

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Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) reacts during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee in Washington, March 7, 2019. Beijing announced sanctions Monday on U.S. officials and a government agency in retaliation for ones leveled last week by the Trump … Read More

U.S. sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at over 69,000

(Reuters) – New cases of COVID-19 rose by over 69,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to its plans to reopen its … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 10 July 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Despite every news report pumping viral fear, we’ve got a few other matters to discuss.  One is that Tehran has experienced its third major explosion in as many weeks.  The latest is said to have blown up … Read More

US Supreme Court rules much of Oklahoma is Native American land

The U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision Thursday in the case of McGirt v. Oklahoma, ruling in favour of Jimcy McGirt in a 5-4 decision. [Kjetil Ree/Wikimedia Commons] The US Supreme Court said this week that a large swath of … Read More

Trump commutes Roger Stone’s sentence, days before prison term set to begin

Roger Stone told Fox News he is ‘praying’ for Trump to intervene ahead of his prison sentence. The White House announced Friday that President Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency commuting the “unjust sentence” of Roger Stone, just days … Read More

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