The House on Sept. 21 unanimously passed a bipartisan measure that would authorize payments to victims of likely directed energy attacks, also known as the Havana syndrome. The legislation, titled Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act, and led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), was approved by a 427–0 vote. It was first passed…
House Passes Bill to Send Payments to Victims of Likely Directed Energy Attacks
Sens McConnell, Shelby Offer Short-Term Govt. Funding Bill Without Debt Ceiling
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on Sept. 21 offered a competing short-term government funding bill, just as House Democrats passed a stopgap measure that also suspends the debt limit until after the 2022 election. The bill from McConnell and Shelby does not include a debt ceiling suspension, as Republicans have urged Democrats—the majority party—to raise the…
Japanese Sisters Certified as World’s Oldest Twins at 107
TOKYO—Guinness World Records has certified two Japanese sisters as the world’s oldest living identical twins at 107, in an announcement Monday coinciding with Respect for the Aged Day, a national holiday in Japan. Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born the third and fourth of 11 siblings on Shodoshima island in western Japan on Nov….
Taliban Appoint Hardline Battlefield Commanders to Key Afghan Posts
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban terrorist group announced several senior appointments on Tuesday, naming two veteran battlefield commanders from the group’s southern heartlands as deputies in important ministries. Main Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir will be deputy defense minister, while Sadr Ibrahim was named deputy minister for the interior. Both men had been…
DraftKings Courts UK’s Entain With $22.4 Billion Offer as US Sports Betting Spurs Deals
British gambling firm Entain said on Tuesday that U.S. fantasy sports betting company DraftKings had made a takeover proposal that valued it at $22.4 billion. Under its current proposal, DraftKings plans to offer 28 pounds per Entain share, representing a premium of 46.2 percent to the UK firm’s Monday close. Entain said it had earlier…
Taliban Say No al-Qaeda or ISIS in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban terrorist group said on Tuesday there was no evidence of ISIS or al-Qaeda terrorists being in the country, days after the ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for bomb attacks in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Since toppling the Western-backed government in Kabul last month, the Taliban have faced pressure from the international…
Border Patrol Official Says White House Is Perpetuating False Narrative Amid Reports of Haitian Migrants Being ‘Whipped’
September 22, 2021
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A top Border Patrol official has accused Jen Psaki and the White House of “perpetuating the narrative that police are bad” and pushing incorrect information after the press secretary responded to reports that border agents in Del Rio have been “whipping” Haitian migrants who’ve gathered there in recent days. Speaking to The Epoch Times, Border Patrol agent…
Toxic Gas, New Rivers of Molten Lava Endanger Spanish Island
EL PASO, Canary Islands—As a new volcanic vent blew open and unstoppable rivers of molten rock flowed toward the sea, authorities on a Spanish island warned Tuesday that more dangers lie ahead for residents, including earthquakes, lava flows, toxic gases, volcanic ash, and acid rain. Several small earthquakes shook the island of La Palma in…
New Zealand Steps Closer to Tighter Terrorism Laws After Supermarket Knife Attack
WELLINGTON—New Zealand’s parliament took a step closer on Tuesday to making it easier to arrest and prosecute terrorists planning attacks, just weeks after an ISIS-inspired assault by a knife-wielding assailant wounded seven people at a supermarket. The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill passed its second reading in parliament with the ruling Labour Party and the main opposition…
Australians Gather at Shrine of Remembrance for 3rd Day of Protests
Protests have continued for the third day in the Australian city of Melbourne after the Victorian state government shut down the construction industry for two weeks on Tuesday. The state government cited COVID-19 compliance issues in the construction industry and violent demonstration scenes outside the offices of the CFMEU construction union, which occurred on Monday…
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