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Jul 24 2023
News
American runaway Pvt. King discussed by U.N. and North Korea
The United Nations is in talks with North Korea over the American soldier who fled across the heavily militarized border and into the secretive state last week, a top U.N. official said Monday. Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King, 23, was about to fly back to the United States from South Korea for possible disciplinary action after refusing to pay a fine for allegedly damaging public property. He
NBC News (Online)
Aug 29 2023
Analysis
China’s economy is slowing down. What gives?
By now you’ve probably heard, China’s economy is not doing so well.
The country’s once-booming real estate sector is stalled. China has slipped into deflation. Foreign direct investment is down. So are exports. Youth unemployment reached a record high of more than 20 percent in June. And this is just what we know. After all, China has slowly stopped releasing lots of public economic
Vox
Jun 28 2023
News
Russian General Knew About Mercenary Chief’s Rebellion Plans, U.S. Officials Say
A senior Russian general had advance knowledge of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plans to rebel against Russia’s military leadership, according to U.S. officials briefed on American intelligence on the matter, which has prompted questions about what support the mercenary leader had inside the top ranks.
The officials said they are trying to learn if Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the former top Russian
New York Times (News)
Jun 08 2023
News
Cuba to Host Secret Chinese Spy Base Focusing on U.S.
China and Cuba have reached a secret agreement for China to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island, in a brash new geopolitical challenge by Beijing to the U.S., according to U.S. officials familiar with highly classified intelligence.
An eavesdropping facility in Cuba, roughly 100 miles from Florida, would allow Chinese intelligence services to scoop up electronic
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 31 2023
News
Afternoon Briefing: City Council approves $51 million for migrants
Chicago aldermen voted to spend $51 million on migrant care through June as Mayor Brandon Johnson works to get a handle on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The City Council’s spending authorization comes at a critical time for Chicago government, which is struggling to care for thousands of migrants amid pushback from residents amid financial woes exacerbated by lowball funding appropriations
Chicago Tribune
Jun 01 2023
Opinion
Loaded With Gimmicks, but Still Worth It
Republicans entered the debt-ceiling fight with grand ambitions. Last fall, they considered demanding reforms to Social Security and other entitlements as the price for raising the federal government’s debt limit in early 2023. When President Joe Biden predictably demagogued any changes to the Social Security and Medicare systems that overwhelmingly drive long-term deficits, Republicans
The Dispatch
May 31 2023
News
City Council approves $51 million for migrants as officials scramble for more funds, point fingers at federal government
Chicago aldermen voted to spend $51 million on migrant care through June as Mayor Brandon Johnson works to get a handle on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The City Council’s spending authorization comes at a critical time for Chicago government, which is struggling to care for thousands of migrants amid pushback from residents amid financial woes exacerbated by lowball funding appropriations
Chicago Tribune
Jul 28 2023
News
A CNN Host Decided to Ask a GOP Rep About Hunter Biden. It Was a Poor Decision.
Oddly, Hunter Biden got threaded into an interview about UFOs. And yet, here we are, and it’s not shocking that this segment occurred on CNN. To set this up, David Grusch, an Air Force intelligence officer with 14 years of experience, revealed what fictional FBI Agents Scully and Mulder could have only dreamed: evidence of UFOs and possibly intelligent life.
According to CBS News, the
Townhall
May 28 2023
News
McCarthy defends debt ceiling deal, predicts Democrats will join GOP in passing it to avert default
A bipartisan majority of Congress will approve a compromise in the coming days to raise the nation's debt ceiling and avert a historic default that could upend the economy while enforcing some limits on government spending, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted on Sunday. McCarthy, flanked by the two Republican negotiators who worked with him on brokering a debt and spending deal with the
ABC News (Online)
Jun 01 2023
News
Pentagon Forbids Drag Events on Bases After Republican Criticism
One of the canceled events was a drag show scheduled for Thursday at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. After a drag show at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada was canceled, the Defense Department said that such events were “not a suitable use” of resources, despite a long history of drag entertainment in
New York Times (News)