Month: September 2021

Buehler Earns Career-High 15th Win, Dodgers Beat Padres 2-1

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers need to win the week to catch NL West-leading San Francisco, and even that might not be enough. The defending World Series champions opened their final homestand of the regular season with a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sept. 28. The Giants beat Arizona 6-4, leaving the…


Bond Is Back: 007 Film ‘No Time to Die’ Premieres in London

LONDON—James Bond film “No Time To Die” held its delayed world premiere in London on Tuesday in the cinema’s most high profile red carpet since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wet weather failed to dampen spirits as Daniel Craig, dressed in an eye-catching pink velvet dinner jacket, and co-stars including Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch,…


Democrats Urge Biden Not to Use Russian Bases to Launch Drone Strikes

Several Democrats are urging President Joe Biden not to follow through on plans to use Russian bases to launch drone strikes on Afghanistan. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the idea during a recent discussion with Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told members of Congress this week. Gen. Mark Milley, the president’s top military adviser, confirmed…


San Diego School Board Approves Vaccine Mandate for Students and Staff

The San Diego Unified Board of Education voted unanimously Sept. 28 to pass the proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all employees and eligible students age 16 years and older. The Vaccination Roadmap approved by the board Tuesday night requires district employees, partners, contractors, and other adults to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 20, or they…


Homeland Security Not Allowing Flight Carrying US Citizens From Afghanistan to Land in US: Organizer

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) won’t allow a charter flight carrying U.S. citizens and other evacuees from Afghanistan to land in the United States, said one of the flight’s organizers. Bryan Stern, who founded Project Dynamo, said that 117 people, including 59 children, are stuck in an airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, waiting…


YouTube Bans All ‘Harmful Vaccine Content’ From Its Platform

Google-owned YouTube announced Wednesday it will ban all “harmful vaccine content” from its platform, including claims that vaccines are ineffective at reducing transmission of disease, prompting concerns that the firm will escalate censorship of dissenting viewpoints. “We’ve steadily seen false claims about the coronavirus vaccines spill over into misinformation about vaccines in general, and we’re…


Slovenia Halts J&J Vaccine After Young Woman’s Death; Mass Protest Erupts in Capital

Slovenia has temporarily suspended the use of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine after a 20-year-old woman who had recently received the single dose shot died, officials announced on Wednesday. “According to the notification of a serious adverse event after vaccination Janssen [J&J], members of the advisory group suggest that vaccination with this vaccine be…


‘Bodies With Vaginas’ and the Woke Dehumanization of Women

Commentary In the “Dune” series of science fiction novels, biotechnologists manufacture clones in breeding contraptions called “axlotl tanks.” Readers eventually learn that these “tanks” are the uteruses of unconscious lobotomized women—motherhood reduced to the status of gestating vats with the female victims of this despotism dehumanized by a lexicon that eradicates their humanity. Thankfully, in…


China’s Bid for Russian Assault Helicopters a Threat to Taiwan: Experts

The Chinese military is reportedly set to purchase at least three dozen Russian attack helicopters to improve its amphibious assault capabilities. The deal would mark the third largest Sino-Russian arms trade ever and would bolster China’s capacity for a potential assault on Taiwan, as well as power projection across the Indo-Pacific more generally. It is…


Dollar Tree Cracks $1 Price Point as Inflation Bites

Dollar Tree, known for selling $1 items, will start testing higher price points in what it’s calling a “multi-price evolution” driven by a combination of customer demand and inflation. The company, which operates over 15,000 stores across the United States and Canada, said in a Sept. 28 release that customers have welcomed the rollout of…