Commentary A reader-friend of mine from the deep South who is an authentic intellectual and has earned his income as a doctor of research in physics with eminent employers including the Pentagon and high academia, and relates culturally to the popular contemporary South, and is without discernible ethnic or regional prejudices, recently wrote me the…
South Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty in Fireworks Explosion Case
LOS ANGELES—A South Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of illegally transporting tons of explosives, including dangerous homemade fireworks that were detonated by police in his neighborhood, leading to a massive explosion that destroyed a specially designed containment vehicle and injured 17 people. Arturo Ceja III entered his plea in Los…
Heavy Rains Continue in Central China
Chinese officials are forcing people to get vaccinated, even though Beijing says it’s not required. Residents who don’t want to get the shot may face retaliation from officials. A video shows a group of authorities forcing a farmer away from his field to get the vaccine. Heavy rains strike in Henan Province. The downpour led…
Democrats Have Ambitious Plans for Education in Near Future
News Analysis Since they took control of the White House and both chambers of Congress in January, Democrats have proposed increasingly ambitious plans. Education was a key focus of Democratic candidates in the primary and the general elections, and since taking control of the government, they have held strongly to that commitment. Several bills have…
The Chinese Coronavirus Origin Charade
Commentary The intelligence community’s (IC) recently declassified non-assessment of the origins of the Chinese coronavirus should be seen as part of a continued charade by the Biden administration that—in effect—protects Communist China. It enables Team Biden to present the appearance of concern over China’s malign behavior, while absolving itself of any responsibility to forthrightly confront…
Australia Will Not Target Coal For Subsidy, Despite Reports
Australia’s Energy Security Board (ESB) has dispelled rumours of a coal-centric plan after releasing its suggestions on how, it believes, the nation should work to combat rising concerns of energy insecurity. The report released by the ESB comes after the board issued a warning to Australia’s leaders that the proliferation of solar and wind generation…
Malibu Declares Local Emergency Over Homelessness, LASD Continues Homeless Cleanups
The Los Angeles Sheriff Department (LASD) is preparing to deploy members of the Homeless Outreach Services Team (HOST) to Malibu after the city council declared a local emergency over homelessness last week. Malibu’s City Council unanimously approved the resolution to declare a state of local emergency over the city’s homeless encampments, and to create a…
Tsitsipas Overcomes 2012 Champ Murray at US Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas withstood a tough test from 2012 U.S. Open champion Andy Murray, emerging with a 2–6, 7–6 (7), 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory after nearly five hours. The No. 3 seed from Greece is among the group of young challengers to top-ranked Novak Djokovic, but had to fight just to get past the opening day….
California Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics Delayed to 2022
Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) controversial bill that decriminalizes psychedelic drugs was delayed until 2022. Senate Bill 519 (SB 519) was set to appear before the state assembly Aug. 26, but was postponed at Weiner’s request. Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said in a tweet: “Success in slowing this bill is due to those of…
Facts Matter (Aug 30): 19 Unbelievable Weapons, Vehicles, Planes the Taliban Took From Us; Rockets Fired at Airport
In Afghanistan, we have gotten a clearer picture of exactly how much U.S. military equipment the Taliban was able to get their hands on—and frankly, it’s a lot. All this comes at a time when rockets are now being fired at the Kabul airport. Meanwhile, according to a new report, Pfizer is beginning to hire…
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