Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, could have jeopardized the national security of the United States in allegedly secret calls to Gen. Li Zuocheng of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to former U.S. military officers. Milley also overstepped his own authority while allegedly discussing the launch of nuclear weapons with…
Milley’s Calls to Chinese General Could Have Jeopardized US National Security: Former Military Officials
Study: COVID-19 Hospitalization Numbers Might Be Significantly Inflated
A recent study showed that the COVID-19 hospitalization numbers in the United States might be highly exaggerated—almost half of the hospitalized patients only show “mild” symptoms, which means they might be admitted to the hospital due to reasons not related to COVID-19. The study (pdf) was conducted by Harvard Medical School, Tufts Medical Center, and…
Former Danish Cyclist Sorensen Dies in Road Accident
Former Danish professional cyclist Chris Anker Sorensen has died after being hit by a vehicle during a ride in Belgium, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Saturday. Sorensen, 37, was due to commentate on the upcoming road world championships in Flanders. “It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of our…
Texas Tech University Ends ‘Anti-Racism’ Training That Separated Students by Race
Texas Tech University has reportedly ended an “anti-racism” seminar that separated participants based on their skin color. “Upon reviewing materials from the ‘Deeply Rooted Conversations’ discussion series, we learned that some of the content does not align with our university values, and we have discontinued this program,” a Texas Tech spokesperson told the Daily Caller….
Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments Challenging Roe v. Wade in December
Arguments in a case challenging the validity of the Supreme Court ruling in 1973 that access to abortion is a constitutional right are scheduled to take place on Dec. 1. The nation’s top court will hear that day from lawyers on both sides in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the court announced Monday. Justices agreed…
Dig Up ‘King Solomon’s Mines’
When was the last time you read a book that got you started with a tattered map scratched out in blood? And imagine if that map led you on a perilous journey where scraps of an ominous legend brought you to a stony vault, which in turn descended to a lost treasure chamber, where presiding…
NDAA Amendments Seek to Reform Pentagon’s ‘Revolving Door’
September 20, 2021
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A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that 14 major military contractors have hired 1,718 former senior Pentagon officials over a five-year span. A group of good-governance advocates are pushing reforms seeking to prevent potential conflicts of interest posed by this activity. The Sept. 9 GAO report found that of 1,497,882 people who left…
Pelosi, Schumer Seek to Combine Debt Limit Measure With Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Democrats this week will combine a short-term government funding bill with a measure to suspend the U.S. debt limit in a bid to avoid a government shutdown. In a joint statement on Monday, Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that the “American people expect our Republican…
Another 21 Americans Evacuate Kabul via Charter Flight: US State Department
More than 20 Americans were on board a Qatar Airways flight from Afghanistan to Doha on Sept. 19 and have safely evacuated the Taliban-controlled country, the U.S. State Department confirmed on Monday. “We can confirm that a Qatar Airways flight departed from Kabul … with 21 U.S. citizens and 48 lawful permanent residents on board,”…
Harvey Weinstein Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ to New Indictment
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein again pleaded “not guilty” to charges of sex crimes against five women as he faced arraignment on a grand jury indictment to add a count that was earlier dismissed by a judge on Sept. 20. Weinstein’s attorney previously filed a motion to dismiss the entire case, claiming that prosecutors failed…
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