Month: June 2021

California Assemblyman Accuses Newsom of Corruption Over Ballot Lawsuit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sued Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whom he recently appointed to his administration, to include his party preference on the ballot in the recall election expected later this year. The lawsuit, filed on June 28 in Sacramento County Superior Court, was first reported by Courthouse News Service. It claims that…


Forecasters Monitoring 2 Tropical Waves, One of Which Is Expected to Soon Reach Caribbean

By Robin Webb From South Florida Sun Sentinel Forecasters are watching for development from a tropical wave that could reach the southeastern Caribbean in the next 36 hours or so. On its heels is a second tropical wave in the Atlantic. The wave nearest the Caribbean is expected to continue on a generally westward path,…


Australian State Budgets Serve Up More Debt on the Menu

The dramatic transformation of Australia’s fiscal landscape by the COVID-19 pandemic has been confirmed by the latest round of state and territory budgets for New South Wales (NSW), Victoria (VIC), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA) and the Northern Territory (NT). Their collective shares of GDP cover some 85 percent of the national economy. Western Australia,…


Myocarditis ‘Higher Than Expected’ Among Male Military Members After 2nd mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: Study

A new study published Tuesday in the peer-reviewed JAMA Cardiology journal reported a “higher than expected” number of myocarditis cases among male military members after the second dose of an mRNA vaccine against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. The new study, a retrospective review of cases, noted that the observed number of cases of myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle—was…


‘He’d Like to Murder Me,’ Estranged Durst Brother Testifies

LOS ANGELES—The estranged brother of Robert Durst, the real estate heir on trial in his best friend’s slaying, reluctantly testified Monday that the two never got along and he feared his oldest sibling would kill him. “He’d like to murder me,” Douglas Durst bluntly told jurors in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Douglas Durst, head…


Mom of 3 Children Found Dead in East LA is Arrested on Suspicion of Murder

By Richard Winton and Matthew Ormseth From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—The mother of three children found dead in an East Los Angeles home has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in lieu of $2 million, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. Sandra Chico, 28, was taken into custody as a “person…


Death Toll in Florida Building Collapse Rises to 12 With 149 Missing

SURFSIDE, Fla.—Search-and-rescue efforts stretched through a sixth day on Tuesday at the site of a collapsed Florida condominium complex where at least a dozen people died and 149 more remained missing amid fading hopes of finding anyone else alive. Remains of the 12th casualty in the disaster, which could rank as the deadliest accidental structural…


Former South African Leader Zuma Sentenced to 15 Months in Jail

JOHANNESBURG—South Africa’s highest court sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail on Tuesday for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry, and gave him five days to appear before police. Zuma failed to appear at the inquiry led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in February, and the inquiry’s lawyers approached the…


 [Premiering on 30/06 at 7pm ET] Is Stacey Abrams the Most Influential Socialist in the South?

Stacey Abrams is an ambitious politician from the state of Georgia. She wants to be governor of Georgia and then president of the USA. The only problem? Her communist background. Trevor Loudon exposes the real Stacey Abrams. Counterpunch is an Epoch Times show available on Facebook, Gab, and YouTube. Support Counterpunch: https://donorbox.org/counterpunch​ Follow Epoch TV…


Australia’s Deputy PM Fined $200 for Not Wearing Face Mask

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has revealed that he was fined $200 for not wearing a face mask while paying for petrol. Joyce told Sky News on June 29 that he’d simply forgotten to put a mask on while at a Caltex petrol station. “I was on my way to the airport, forgot about putting on…