The Chinese military-affiliated technology firm Huawei, which supplied telecom equipment to Netherlands’ largest mobile phone network KPN, had unlimited access to the Dutch company’s 6.5 million users including the then Dutch Prime Minister’s phone calls and personal data. On April 17, Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reported that in 2010 KPN commissioned the Capgemini consultancy firm…
Huawei Had Access to 6.5 Million Dutch KPN Users’ Data and Phone Calls Including Prime Minister’s: Report
Ontario, Alberta Follow Manitoba, B.C. in Giving AstraZeneca Vaccine to 40 and Up
Younger Canadians in several provinces are now able to get the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Starting today, those aged 40 and over in Ontario and Alberta can get the shot. Previously, the minimum age to receive AstraZeneca was 55 because of a slightly elevated risk of an extremely rare blood clot disorder. British Columbia and Manitoba…
Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois to Propose Budget Rewrites as Debate Starts
OTTAWA—Opposition parties will get a chance today to propose a rewrite to the federal government’s massive pandemic budget. Debate on Monday’s budget begins today in the House of Commons. As the official Opposition, the Conservatives will propose an amendment to the budget and the Bloc Quebecois, as the third−largest party, will propose a sub−amendment. Both…
For Republicans, There Are Grounds for Optimism
Commentary While the state of the country is alarming, there are grounds for optimism. I believe that Trump supporters, most other Republicans, and traditional liberal Democrats can unite in a cohesive worldview to improve the appeal of the Republican Party to the point where it’s the majority party of the country. Yes, I said traditional…
Girl Who Was Given 2 Percent Chance of Survival Defies the Odds, Celebrates 16th Birthday
A teen girl from Nottingham, England, was a little extra grateful to celebrate her Sweet 16, as she defied the 2 percent chance of surviving a major heart condition after birth. Tia Standing, from Beeston, was born with a host of health issues including an interrupted aortic arch, which is a rare heart defect where…
Republican States Block Natural Gas Bans
As initiatives to ban natural gas ramp up in some U.S. cities, especially Democrat-led cities, a growing number of Republican-introduced bills are seeking to preemptively quash any such bans on a statewide level. Berkeley, California, was one of the first cities to implement a natural gas ban. Some cities in Washington, New York, and Massachusetts…
Hans Christian Andersen on the Cancel Culture
Commentary When many years ago I read Hans Christian Andersen’s story “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” I was at first not impressed. How could anyone not see that a naked man had no clothes on? But the story was often then interpreted as being about appearance and reality, and nobody needed to look beyond appearances to…
The CDC’s ‘Medical CIA’ Failed America on the Pandemic
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) deploys the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) to protect the nation against epidemics. In the throes of a pandemic, Americans have good cause to regard the vaunted “medical CIA” as a failure. As Diana Robeletto Scalera of the CDC Foundation explains, the EIS “works day and night domestically…
Minnesota Governor Promises Not to Let Buildings Burn in Potential Riots
Minnesota’s governor is preparing for potential unrest after the verdict is announced in Derek Chauvin’s trial, with the memory of rioting in the summer of last year following George Floyd’s death still fresh in many minds. Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that he declared a state of emergency as jurors in the trial weigh whether…
Protesters Rally Against Gun Control Bills in Delaware
Several hundred people gathered at an anti-gun control rally outside the New Castle Court House Museum on April 11. They called for the protection of their constitutional rights to bear arms and to oppose two gun control bills, SB3 and SB6, that just passed the Delaware Senate. The rally was organized by The Women’s Defense…
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