www.pixabay.com US government officials have suspected Russia of spreading fake news about the coronavirus, thus undermining international efforts to combat the epidemic, AFP reported. The information comes after thousands of profiles on social networks, mostly from Russian people, spread information in support of the conspiracy … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, It took a couple weeks, but we’ve got a BRAND NEW scandal! How did they ever come up with this one? The creativity is just astounding. Are you ready? RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA! You’ll never believe it, but … Read More
Syrian refugees take notes during their vocational ESL class at the International Rescue Committee center in San Diego on Aug. 31, 2016. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) The United States plans to admit a maximum of 18,000 refugees in fiscal year 2020, down … Read More
In a recent survey, 64% of small business owners questioned said they approve of the way President Donald Trump is handling his job — the highest mark of his presidency. The survey, conducted by CNBC and SurveyMonkey, found that 47% of … Read More
Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under US jurisdiction instead, the company confirmed late on Wednesday (19 February). The shift, prompted by Britain’s exit from the … Read More
The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection following hundreds of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse within the organization. The Chapter 11 petition filed in Delaware early Tuesday put a pause on the lawsuits that have plagued the 110-year-old organization for several years. The … Read More
Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey demanded over the weekend that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “reverse course” on its decision to send specially trained agents to sanctuary cities to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) capture illegal immigrants in those locales. CBP announced Friday … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, First the good news. NASA predicts the large asteroid they’ve been watching will miss the earth. On the other hand, the locust plague in East Africa is being described in Biblical terms. Billions of locusts have swarmed … Read More
In Mexico’s Matamoros, thousands of asylum seekers wait in an encampment for their asylum cases to be heard in the US. Matamoros, Mexico – Preparing for lunch hour, Maria* adds firewood to her wide mud stove shaded by a tarp shelter amid … Read More