Month: February 2022

The Language of Power

Commentary Watching the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, I’m stunned by the shallow immaturity of much of the commentary, and the complete failure on the part of so many in the Biden administration, and on the progressive left, to understand the language of power. I’m watching and listening to rank nonsense about this conflict, and I…


‘We Both Were in Shock’: Mom Reunites With Son She Placed for Adoption 20 Years Ago

A mom from Las Vegas who placed her son for adoption 20 years ago after she became pregnant as a teenager has recently reunited with him—a moment that she had anticipated her whole life. “Through the years, I always dreamed of reuniting with my son, of hugging him and kissing him again,” Elisa Fucci, 38, told…


Putin’s Nuclear Alert Part of Russia’s ‘Battle of Rhetoric’: UK Defence Chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin putting his nuclear forces on high alert is just a part of the Kremlin’s “battle of rhetoric” rather than a real threat, Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. Putin increased the readiness of Russia’s nuclear weapons on Feb. 27, citing “aggressive statements” from NATO and the financial sanctions imposed in…


Toyota’s Japan Production Halted Over Supplier ‘Malfunction’

TOKYO—Toyota is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan starting Tuesday, because of a “system malfunction” at a domestic supplier, the automaker said Monday. Public broadcaster NHK TV and other Japanese media said a major Toyota supplier had been hit by a suspected cyberattack. No details were given. It was…


Rouble Steadies Versus Dollar in Moscow, Hits Record Low Outside Russia

The Russian rouble slid more than 15 percent against the dollar and euro at market opening in Moscow on Monday but central bank intervention arrested its fall, after it tumbled to a record low in Asian trade as harsh new sanctions were slapped on Russia. At 0800 GMT the rouble was trading at 95.48 to…


VIDEO Spots ‘Lab’s Head’ on Rooftop, But It Turns out to Be Super Surprising Optical Illusion, And Goes Viral

A man named Joe vacationing in New Mexico captured a video that went viral while out walking one day a few months ago. Joe spotted on a rooftop in Santa Fe what looked like the head of a Labrador dog. No body, no tail, no legs, nor paws, just the head of a Lab on…


Russian’s Aeroflot to Cancel All Flights to European Destinations

Russian airline Aeroflot said on Sunday it would cancel all flights to European destinations until further notice after the decision by many countries to close their airspace in protest at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


Russia Sanctions Ripple Across World Markets, Rouble Tanks

LONDON—World stocks slid, oil prices jumped and the rouble tanked to fresh record lows on Monday, as the West ramped up sanctions against Russia for its attack on Ukraine that included blocking banks from the SWIFT global payments system. Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate to 20 percent from 9.5 percent in an…


North Korea State Media Say Country Held ‘Important Test’ for Spy Satellite Development

The North Korean regime on Sunday conducted an “important test” for the development of a spy satellite, state-run media said, following claims that a ballistic missile was fired from the east coast of Pyongyang. The regime conducted “vertical and oblique photographing of a specific area on earth” with cameras loaded on the “reconnaissance satellite” on…


Unborn Baby Partially Removed from Womb for Heart Surgery, Placed Back, Born 10 Weeks Later

In a rare, delicate, and ultimately lifesaving surgery, an unborn baby was partially removed from his mother’s womb at 26 weeks so that a tumor growing on his heart could be removed. He was then placed back in his mom’s womb for a further 10 weeks before being born at nearly full term. Doctors at…