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Police cuts likely contributed to rise in violent crime in UK, leaked report reveals
Government cuts to the police “may have encouraged” violent offenders and have “likely contributed” to a rise in serious violent crime, leaked Home Office documents have revealed. The documents cast doubt on claims by the home secretary, Amber Rud ...[Read more]
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Uber and Lyft drivers are planning a massive strike this week over work conditions and pay rates
Drivers for ride-share companies Uber and Lyft are planning strikes this week in several cities as the controversy around the two companies' massive IPOs... ...[Read more]
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US military researchers call for use of privateers against China
The United States should encourage the use of privateers to fight Chinese aggression at sea, according to a pair of articles in magazine produced by the US Naval Institute. The reports – titled “Unleash the Privateers!” and “US Privateering Is Leg ...[Read more]
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House Democrats call on Biden to forgive $50,000 of borrower student debt
The pressure is building for President-elect Joe Biden to cancel federal student debt. The latest: a resolution led by prominent House Democrats urging Biden to act. On Thursday, Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alma Adams (D-NC), and Maxi ...[Read more]
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Man charged with shooting Portland federal courthouse attended Salem “Stop the Steal” protest
An armed man upset about the results of the 2020 presidential election fired five shots into the side of Portland’s federal courthouse on Friday, according to court documents filed in federal court Sunday. Cody Levi Melby, 39, reportedly climbed over t ...[Read more]
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Senate Investigation Finds Obama Admin Knowingly Funded al-Qaeda Affiliate
Non-profit humanitarian agency World Vision United States improperly transacted with the Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA) in 2014 with approval from the Obama administration, sending government funds to an organization that had been sanctioned over its ties t ...[Read more]
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Trump fans file suit to block Biden’s executive orders and rerun election
Fans of former WH resident Don Trump have a bone to pick with President Joe Biden. Supporters of former President Donald Trump this week filed an amended motion for a restraining order against President Joe Biden that left one veteran legal... ...[Read more]
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‘It’s Like Nobody Cares’: After Two Weeks Without Running Water, Jackson, Miss. Pleads for Help
"Water is a basic necessity and it just brought a lot of frustration, anger, and disappointment," said one of the city's residents. "If you don't know when it's coming back, what is being done to help us?" ...[Read more]
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‘Heresy!’ Franklin Graham’s followers revolt after the evangelical leader says Jesus would get the COVID vaccine
Evangelical leader Franklin Graham, the son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, took to Facebook this Wednesday and endorsed the COVID-19 vaccine, saying that if Jesus were alive today he'd definitely take it -- a bit of speculation that invoked an angry ...[Read more]
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Andrew Cuomo Is Clinging to Power and Rewarding His Billionaire Loyalists
Real estate titans and landlords might just be New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s last base of support. The embattled governor is rewarding them handsomely for their loyalty. ...[Read more]
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CIA Assassination Plot Targeted Cuba’s Raul Castro
Washington D.C., April 16, 2021 – In the earliest known CIA assassination plot against leaders of the Cuban revolution, high agency officials offered the pilot of a plane carrying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana “payment after successful completion ...[Read more]
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