IOWA CITY, Iowa—Prosecutors have dropped trespassing charges against an activist who helped secretly record Iowa’s largest pork producer using heat to kill thousands of hogs last year as the pandemic devastated the industry. Matt Johnson, an activist with the group Direct Action Everywhere, had been scheduled to stand trial in Grundy County, Iowa, on Monday…
China Gene Firm Providing Worldwide COVID Tests Worked With Chinese Military
BGI Group, the world’s largest genomics company, has worked with China’s military on research that ranges from mass testing for respiratory pathogens to brain science, a Reuters review of research, patent filings and other documents has found. The review, of more than 40 publicly available documents and research papers in Chinese and English, shows BGI’s…
Illinois Governor Sending 500 National Guard Troops to Washington
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week activated 500 National Guard members and is sending them to Washington to help with the continued military presence in the nation’s capital. The activation was at the request of the U.S. Department of Defense. “We are deploying these forces in support of civilian law enforcement based on threat-levels against…
Florida Town Reviewing Trump’s Residency at Mar-a-Lago Resort
Palm Beach is reviewing whether it’s legal for former President Donald Trump to reside at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Town Manager Kirk Blouin told news outlets that the town’s attorney, John Randolph, is conducting a legal review. Mr. Randolph is reviewing the Declaration of Use Agreement and our Code of Ordinances to determine if former President…
Ex-Trump Advisers Lament Light Sentencing for FBI Lawyer Who Falsified Evidence
Former President Donald Trump advisers said Friday an ex-FBI lawyer who admitted to falsifying evidence in Crossfire Hurricane avoiding jail time was an example of a double standard of justice. “[If] this was a Trump individual who had done this to the Obama administration or to the incoming Biden administration, this person would be in…
Poland Approves New Restrictions on Abortion
Poland’s government put into effect on Wednesday a constitutional court decision banning terminations of pregnancies with fetal defects, three months after the court ruled that the abortion of congenitally damaged fetuses is unconstitutional. The constitutional court of Poland, a deeply Catholic country, issued on Wednesday a justification of a controversial October ruling that bans abortions…
Quebec Seniors Home Staff Locks Down With Residents for 2nd Time During Pandemic
MONTREAL—Staff at a retirement home east of Montreal are living with their elderly residents to prevent them from being confined to their rooms during Quebec’s COVID−19 lockdown. It’s the second time since the beginning of the pandemic that employees at Manoir Stanstead have locked down with residents. Since Jan. 9, Quebecers have been under tight…
Quebec Seniors Home Staff Locks Down With Residents for Second Time During Pandemic
MONTREAL—Staff at a retirement home east of Montreal are living with their elderly residents to prevent them from being confined to their rooms during Quebec’s COVID−19 lockdown. It’s the second time since the beginning of the pandemic that employees at Manoir Stanstead have locked down with residents. Since Jan. 9, Quebecers have been under tight…
The Big Short 2.0—Crushing the Little Guy
Commentary Populism investing is here in a very big way, and Wall Street is not happy about it. What happened? Gaming GameStop Hedge funds have been heavily shorting GameStop (GME) stock this month. That means that they believed GME would fall in price. Savvy hedge fund managers at Melvin Capital and other Wall Street money…
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The Nation Speaks (Jan. 30): Critical Race Theory: Lawsuits & Cancelling Lincoln; Biden’s Immigration Woes
In this episode of The Nation Speaks, we take a look at a Catholic school lawsuit; the cancellation of Abraham Lincoln; and what all this has in common with China. And finally, what can we expect from the Biden administration on immigration, crime, and justice.