Month: July 2022

Democratic Congressman Won’t Support Biden in 2024, Wants ‘New Generation’ of Candidates

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) on Thursday said that he would not support President Joe Biden running again in 2024, saying that it’s time for a “new generation” of Democratic candidates. When asked by local radio, the congressman for Minnesota’s third district said that Biden would be an octogenarian by 2024 and hopes “other Democrats step up.” “To…


Toyota Deepens Production Cut for July to 5,200 Vehicles on Heavy Rains

TOKYO—Heavy rains in western Japan will cost Toyota Motor Corp., an additional 1,000 or so vehicles in lost production in July, the automaker said on Friday, bringing its total estimated cut in output for the month to 5,200. It marks the second time this week that Toyota has revised its expected cut in domestic production,…


Deleted Bookmark Led to Child Pornography That Depicted Amanda Todd: Crown

A hard drive seized from the home of the Dutch man accused of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd contained a deleted bookmark to child pornography depicting her, a Crown attorney told B.C. Supreme Court on Friday. Louise Kenworthy told the jury trial of Aydin Coban that previous expert testimony showed Todd’s name and several…


Stocks Rally Again, Close Out Best Month Since November 2020

Stocks racked up more gains Friday as Wall Street closed out its best month since November 2020, a welcome breather for investors after a punishing year for the market. The S&P 500 index, a benchmark for many stock funds, rose 1.4 percent and finished 9.1 percent higher for July. A rebound in technology stocks, big retailers,…


White House Says Border Wall ‘Ineffective’ After Administration Announces Plan to Plug Gaps

The wall at the U.S.-Mexico border is not effective, the White House said on July 29. “It’s ineffective,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters in Washington. She was speaking one day after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it was planning to plug four gaps in the wall in southern Arizona. The…


Pennsylvania GOP Voters Predict Preferred 2024 Presidential Nominee

The Pennsylvania Department of State counts 4 million registered Democratic voters in the state and 3.5 million Republicans as of May 2022. But even with 550,000 more Democrats than Republicans, Pennsylvania is not quite a blue state. It is more purple, with 1.3 million registered voters who call themselves libertarian, Green, or “other.” These are…


Spanish Prosecutor Asks for 8-Year Jail Term for Shakira

MADRID—A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for Colombian superstar Shakira over a 14.5 million-euro tax fraud case, a prosecutor’s office document showed on Friday. The singer, who has sold more than 80 million records worldwide with hits such as “Hips Don’t Lie,” earlier this week rejected a settlement offer from…


New Information Platform Seeks to Create Family Friendly Digital Town Square

Imagine an information platform free of political censorship and of degenerate content, like violence, drugs, and pornography. Enter, Ganjing World. Founded with the goal to provide a new form of clean social media—the name translates to “clean world”—the company seeks to create a digital town square that is family-friendly. The platform is gearing up to…


New Social Media Platform Seeks to Create Family Friendly Digital Town Square

Imagine a social media platform free of political censorship and of degenerate content, like violence, drugs, and pornography. Enter, Ganjing World. Founded with the goal to provide a new form of clean social media—the name translates to “clean world”—the company seeks to create a digital town square that is family-friendly. The platform is gearing up…


Banned Hong Kong Films Renew Life Overseas

Old Hong Kong films dating back decades or even half a century are currently playing in the “Made in Hong Kong Film Festival” held in Washington. In the meantime, contemporary movies were banned from the territory in the post-National Security Law era. Overseas Hongkongers slammed the Washington event and helped the banned films be presented…