Month: September 2021

Surge in UK Fraud a National Security Threat, Warn Banks

LONDON—A surge in fraud attacks on consumers since the pandemic has become a ‘national security threat’ for Britain requiring government-coordinated action across industries, banking industry lobby group UK Finance has warned. Financial fraud has rocketed during the pandemic as more consumers shop online and try digital banking and investing. Criminals stole 754 million pounds ($1.03…


Congress Is Back to Serving Pork

Commentary Pork is being served in Washington again. Big juicy slices to the lobbyists with the deepest wallets and the campaign contributors who write the biggest campaign reelection checks. It is the way of the swamp. It is the currency of the Washington Beltway. It explains how people get so rich in politics. The two…


Former Border Patrol Chief Says Border Security Rapidly Disintegrated Under Biden

Security at the United States’ southern border has fallen sharply since President Joe Biden took office, the former chief of the U.S. Border Patrol says. Rodney Scott was part of the border enforcement agency for nearly 30 years before being ousted in June. In a new letter penned to top senators, Scott said he witnessed…


White House Reporters File ‘Formal Complaint’ Against Biden After Aides Shout Them out of Oval Office

The White House press pool filed a formal complaint against President Joe Biden after he wouldn’t answer questions about contentious topics while he met in the Oval Office with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday. During their meeting, Biden and Johnson discussed trade, the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S.–UK–Australia nuclear submarine deal that angered the…


DHS Touts Counter-Domestic Extremism Plan; Rights Groups Cite Threats to Civil Liberties

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is touting a raft of new programs aimed to combat domestic extremism—many of which are raising red flags among interest groups across the political spectrum. The new DHS plans follow a March intelligence community report that deems white supremacy and violent domestic extremism as the most dangerous terror threat…


DHS Touts Counter-Domestic Extremism Plan, But Rights Groups Fear Threats to Civil Liberties

At the Sept. 21 Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on counterterrorism, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas touted a raft of new programs aimed at combating domestic extremism—many of which are raising red flags among interest groups across the political spectrum. The new DHS plans follow a March 2021 intelligence community report that deems white supremacy and violent…


Germany Stops Paying Compensation to Unvaccinated People Forced to Quarantine

Germans who have not been vaccinated against the CCP virus will no longer be entitled to quarantine compensation payments and free COVID-19 tests starting in November, authorities announced on Wednesday. Health Minister Jens Spahn said after meeting with the country’s 16 federal states on Sept. 22 that the policy will go into effect on Nov. 1…


Feeding the Neighborhood Deer

This is really something special to see, and to be reminded that we should always be kind to nature.


Cody Bellinger Placed on Injured List With Left Rib Fracture

DENVER—The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Cody Bellinger on the injured list with a left rib fracture. The team made the move Tuesday just before its game in Colorado against the Rockies and backdated the decision to Saturday. The Dodgers recalled outfielder Luke Raley from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Bellinger was banged up in a collision…


Bail Denied to Three Hong Kong Student Activists Charged Under National Security Law

A Hong Kong court denied bail to three leading figures of a political organization after police charged them with conspiracy to incite subversion under the national security law. The three core members of Student Politicism are remanded in custody after principal magistrate Don So rejected their applications for temporary release on Sept. 21. The three,…