House votes to raise debt ceiling, sends bill to Biden’s desk

Lawmakers expect the increase to last beyond the upcoming midterm elections and into 2023. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift the federal debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion early Wednesday and will send the bill to President Biden’s desk … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 10 December 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Great news everybody!  It turns out the third booster shot is the ticket for immunity from the Omicron variant.  But that supposes… New York Mayor De Blasio issued an executive order on his way out the door.  … Read More

More than 50 feared dead in Kentucky’s worst ever tornadoes

The governor of the US state of Kentucky has warned that more than 50 people are thought to have been killed by tornadoes overnight. Andy Beshear said the figure could rise to as many as 100 in what he called … Read More

Erdan calls for US to put military options on table to counter Iran’s growing nuclear threat

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“The international community for years spoke very softly to Iran. Sanctions are very important, but the sanctions are not enough,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan. (December 10, 2021 / JNS) As negotiators in Vienna are conducting … Read More

Putin Knows Biden Is Weak

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President Biden’s virtual meeting Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin might be thought of as a final check-up before Russian troops invade Ukraine. Biden has displayed nothing but weakness since taking office. Even his threats of “consequences” sound weak. The … Read More

Here’s how much money Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson could make from COVID vaccines

US has surpassed 29 million COVID-19 cases, 525,000 related deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Over 92 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the United States as of Monday, according to the latest data from the Centers for … Read More

Dozens of IAF warplanes to take part in simulated attack on Iran

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Exercise will take place over Mediterranean Sea. “The aim is to prepare for every eventuality; we will not allow Iran to go nuclear.” The Israeli Air Force is currently in the midst of preparations for a broad-ranging exercise in which … Read More

UK Warns of Big Omicron Risk

The UK Health Security Agency predicts that Omicron was likely to overtake Delta and become the dominant variant in that country. Ever since the Omicron variant first appeared around Thanksgiving, the U.S. government has been cautious but largely optimistic. While … Read More

US to restart programme requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.

The Biden administration will restart a programme, begun by the previous administration, that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for US immigration hearings, US and Mexican officials said on Thursday. President Joe Biden suspended the policy soon after his … Read More

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