Tag: USA
Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a US warship, escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a missile at a United States warship…
The US is officially unable to defend itself against an alien invasion
No joke, this is a warning from high up. Source: The US…
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun: Narendra Modi breaks silence on US murder plot allegation
The US has accused an Indian man of conspiring to murder a…
Covid-19 variant JN.1 is now the leading cause of infections in the US. Here’s what you need to know | CNN
The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up 44.2% of Covid-19 cases…
What an Independent Texas Would Look Like
One academic told Newsweek there is “no plausible scenario” for Texas seceding…
Canadian made fentanyl an international problem – DATAC
A recent CBC article authored by Christian Paas-Lang examined seizures of fentanyl…
CSIS chief says he learned new details of alleged plot to kill Sikh activist from U.S. indictment | CBC News
The head of Canada’s spy agency is addressing his agency’s handling of…
Secret Indian Memo Ordered “Concrete Measures” Against Hardeep Singh Nijjar Two Months Before His Assassination in Canada
A document obtained by The Intercept shows India was targeting Sikh separatists…
The Biden Campaign Needs to Pivot to Marijuana
It’s time the president came out in support of legalizing recreational use…
The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn.
When Flint, Michigan, announced in September that 68 assault weapons collected in…
Senior US official visits India, discusses alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist
U.S. deputy national security adviser Jon Finer led a delegation to New…
For More Than 150 Years, Texas Has Had the Power to Secede…From Itself
A quirk of a 19th-century Congressional resolution could allow Texas to split…
What US agents knew before a Canadian Sikh leader was killed
A foiled murder plot in the US has links to a case…
U.S. indictment alleges multiple Indian assassination plots across North America | CBC News
A newly unsealed U.S. criminal indictment has unleashed an unprecedented flood of…
Argentina: Can the US dollar save the economy?
President-elect Javier Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist,” has radical ideas to prop up…
Why Are Americans So Vulnerable to Charlatans Like Donald Trump? – Factkeepers.com
Donald Trump is a confidence man, a charlatan, an unrepentant liar whose…
Dogs are coming down with an unusual respiratory illness in several US states
Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in…
You can shout ‘fire’ in a burning theater: Part 5 of answers to bad arguments against free speech from Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff
Nadine Strossen, former head of the ACLU from 1991 to 2008, explains…
Can American Democracy Survive the Age of Oligarchs? – Factkeepers.com
Oligarchy is always a transitional system, typically a mere way station in…
Appeals court blasts Wayne County’s vehicle forfeiture policy: It’s a ‘money-making’ scam
Federal appeals court says seizure program preys on the poor, improperly holds…
Automakers blast US plan to hike fuel efficiency rules
The industry group argued the plan would boost average vehicle prices by…
Libertarianism and why Republicans embrace cruelty
Source: Libertarianism and why Republicans embrace cruelty
It’s Costing Peanuts for the US to Defeat Russia
The cost-benefit analysis of US support for Ukraine is incontrovertible. It’s producing…
The End of Roe Is Having a Chilling Effect on Pregnancy
New polling shows that a third of young women say they or…
The Climate Crisis Could Mean the Twilight of the American West
In an excerpt from his book River Notes, leading anthropologist Wade Davis…
My Generation Was The Scapegoat For America’s Failures — And So Is Yours
Boomers, Gen X, millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha aren’t real, but…
Journalism fails miserably at explaining what is really happening to America
Momentous week of GOP debate, Trump’s arrest gets “horse race” coverage when…
Republicans must fight dirty – or America is finished
Having amassed 91 charges across four criminal cases in less than five…
Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act | SEIA
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the most transformational clean energy policy…
Unequal Justice: Trump 2024 and the Blueprint to End American Democracy
Donald Trump nearly destroyed American democracy in his first term in office….
Gold standard, and perhaps explainer for GDP growth since ~1970?
perhaps also supports the GDP growth from ~1970, supporting this graph (at…
Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system
The U.S. Federal Reserve has launched a long-awaited service which will aim…
Canada wants US skilled workers – and they are interested
A Canadian work permit for US H1-B visa holders hit its cap…
The Presidential Nuclear “Football” From Eisenhower to George W. Bush
A set of highly secret emergency action plans kept inside the closely…
Stellantis EV battery plant could cost Canada $19 billion in subsidies | Financial Post
The reason the plants are so expensive is that U.S. legislation signed…
USDA allows lab-grown meat to be sold to US consumers
Approval means US becomes second country in the world, after Singapore, to…
A Rare Domestic Resurgence of Malaria Is Circulating in the US
The mosquito-borne disease was eliminated here long ago. Now “revenge travel,” global…
Chinese spy balloon did not collect information over US, Pentagon says
A Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States earlier this…
Saudi crown prince threatened ‘major’ economic pain on U.S. amid oil feud
THE DISCORD LEAKS | Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman threatened to upend…
Trump advisers plot new ‘dark and puerile’ personal attack on Ron DeSantis: report
Source: Trump advisers plot new ‘dark and puerile’ personal attack on Ron…
Former Gun Company Executive Explains Roots of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic
Ryan Busse once worked for a major gun-maker. He now warns about…
US and Mexico sound alarm over cosmetic surgery-linked fungal outbreak
The US and Mexico are urging the WHO to declare a public…
The Ticking Time Bomb in America’s Downtowns
Office buildings are emptying, but rents won’t budge. Debt is mounting. What…
CDC warns about potential risk of US mpox resurgence this summer | CNN
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising the alarm…
A graphic video on Twitter of the Texas mall shooting is spurring debate — and disgust | CBC News
As a video of a mass shooting in a Texas suburb spread…
Alien motherships: Pentagon official floats a theory for unexplained sightings
One astronomy professor called the notions “highly questionable” and “odd.” Source: Alien…
Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close.
America’s regions are poles apart when it comes to gun deaths and…
Classified US documents on Ukraine war leaked: Report
War plans spread on social media and reportedly contain details about weapons…
A new flu is spilling over from cows to people in the U.S. How worried should we be?
Pigs and goats likely catch it too. It’s been found in humans’…
CDC: Deadly Candida auris fungus spreading quickly through health care sites : NPR
Cases of the fungus that did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled…
