Month: July 2022

China’s Xi Threatens US Over Taiwan in 2-Hour Phone Call: ‘Playing With Fire Will Set You on Fire’

President Joe Biden held a phone call with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping on July 28. The call was the fifth of its kind between Biden and Xi and lasted more than two hours. The call comes amid a myriad of tensions that have caused Sino–U.S. relations to fall to their lowest point…


China’s Xi Threatens United States in 2-hour Phone Call: ‘Playing With Fire Will Set You on Fire’

President Joe Biden held a phone call with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping on July 28. The call was the fifth of its kind between Biden and Xi and lasted more than two hours. The call comes amid a myriad of tensions that have caused Sino–U.S. relations to fall to their lowest point…


Xi to Biden: US ‘Playing With Fire’ on Taiwan

President Joe Biden held a phone call with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping on July 28. The call was the fifth of its kind between Biden and Xi, and lasted well over two hours. The call came amid a myriad of tensions that have caused Sino-American relations to fall to their lowest…


Salema, a Peaceful Pocket on Portugal’s Lively South Coast

Since Phoenician times, octopi have been the main catch for the villagers of Salema, located on a still-sleepy patch of the Algarve, Portugal’s popular south coast. And the fishing process has changed little in several thousand years. At the crack of dawn, I wait at the beach for my local friend, Sebastian, who’s agreed to…


Man Shot Dead by Quebec Police Identified as RCMP Officer

A man shot dead by the Quebec police at his home on July 27 has been identified as an RCMP officer who allegedly seriously injured a woman and a teenager. The incident occurred at approximately 2:05 a.m. on July 27 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu—a city about 40 kilometres southeast of Montreal—according to a French-language statement from the province’s independent…


Convicted Murderer Released from Jail Under Gascon’s Policies Accused of New Crimes

LOS ANGELES—A convicted murderer freed under Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’s policies last year is back in custody facing 11 new charges. Los Angeles deputies found Palmdale native Andres Cachu, 25, slumped over his steering wheel on July 19 with a firearm in his waistband. They suspected he was under the influence of drugs…


Quick Loss of Smell Predicts Dementia Brain Changes

A decline in a person’s sense of smell over time can predict their loss of cognitive function, and foretell structural changes in regions of the brain important in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, research shows. The findings, based on a longitudinal study of 515 older adults published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association,…


Iran, Washington, and the Magical Theater of Nuclear Weapons

Iran already has nuclear weapons capability, and possibly operational nuclear warheads and delivery systems and protocols. So why do successive U.S. administrations keep insisting that the United States will not permit Iran to acquire “a nuclear weapon?” Part of the reason lies in the belief that until the presence of nuclear weapons (in Iran or…


Heavy Rains Cause Flooding, Power Outages in Appalachia

Rescue workers plucked people off rooftops amid fast-rising water Thursday in central Appalachia, where torrential rains unleashed what Kentucky’s governor described as some of the worst flooding in the state’s history. One emergency official in hard-hit eastern Kentucky described the situation as “catastrophic” as water rescue crews searched for stranded people. Gov. Andy Beshear said…


22 States Sue Over ‘Gender Identity’ Rule Controlling $29 Billion For Poor Kids’ Meals

Twenty-two states are suing President Joe Biden’s administration for threatening to zap school-meal program funding unless the states comply with new rules surrounding gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. The lawsuit represents the latest volley fired in the ongoing battles between state officials and Biden, who they accuse of usurping their authority through his…