The U.S. military carried out a counterterrorism operation on Jan. 25 in Somalia that killed multiple ISIS terrorists, among them Bilal-al-Sudani, according to the Pentagon. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said that al-Sudani, who is an ISIS leader in Somalia and a key facilitator for ISIS’s global network, “was responsible for fostering the growing presence…
US Military Kills Major ISIS Figure Bilal al-Sudani, 10 Other ISIS Terrorists in Somalia
US to Sign Defence Agreement With Papua New Guinea
The United States and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are set to negotiate a defence cooperation agreement just after Australia and the southern Pacific nation agreed to a broad-reaching security agreement with neighbouring Australia. PNG will send a delegation to Honolulu in February for high-level discussions, but the agreement is expected to be completed by the…
Ontario Government Workers Enjoy Nearly 11 Percent Higher Wages Than Private Sector Counterparts: Study
Employees in the Ontario government are enjoying a wage premium and receiving more generous benefits over their private sector counterparts, a new study by think tank the Fraser Institute says. Published on Jan. 24, the study finds that the wages of government workers in Ontario are 34.4 percent higher, on average, than wages in the…
Ryder Extends Farmers Lead to 3, Rahm Gets Hot on Windy Day
SAN DIEGO—Sam Ryder extended his lead to three shots in the Farmers Insurance Open with a 4–under 68 in challenging wind in the second round Thursday on Torrey Pines’ South Course while Jon Rahm had an eagle and three straight birdies late in his 5–under 67 on the easier North Course to get under the…
Prime Minister Lays out Plans for Medicare Overhaul
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has put health care reform at the top of his agenda with a planned overhaul of the Medicare system and improvements to primary care. A meeting of the National Cabinet will meet next week to discuss ways to ease pressure on Medicare, particularly by increasing the number of general practitioners. Less…
California’s COVID-19 Gag Law Is ‘First Effort to Suppress’ Doctors: Lawyer
California’s controversial COVID-19 misinformation law, which bars doctors from providing “misinformation” or “disinformation” related to COVID-19, is an unprecedented effort by those in power to block doctors from sharing their views on COVID-19 topics, including on vaccines, with their patients, an attorney says. And lawmakers had pivoted the initial bill from its true, intended purpose…
Aussie Basketball Team Opts out of Wearing Pride Jersey Due to ‘Barrage of Abuse’
Team members of the Cairns Taipans have decided against wearing a special Pride Round jersey in response to a “barrage of abuse and harmful commentary” targeting individual players. The Australian National Basketball League (NBL) is holding its first Pride Round to celebrate the LGBT community from Jan. 25 to 30, with Commissioner Jeremy Loeliger conceding…
FDA Advisers Back COVID-19 Vaccine Pivot in Move Toward Annual Shot
Experts who advise the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on immunizations were supportive on Jan. 26 of a planned pivot on COVID-19 vaccines. Members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted to recommend the FDA stop using the original vaccines, which only target the obsolete Wuhan strain, in favor of new bivalent…
LIVE at 11AM ET: Why Is Big Pharma Only Industry Free From Liability?
Big pharma has a good deal with big government—even if someone is hurt by a vaccine, the drug maker is exempt from liability claims. Lack of accountability then is at the heart of the U.S. sprawling public health bureaucracy. And that leaves Americans wondering if they can trust the medical professionals tasked to keep us…
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‘The Highest Standard of Any Performance in the World’: Tokyo Audience Praises Shen Yun’s ‘Perfection’
TOKYO, Japan—A Japanese IT company president enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts, which he felt was amazing, majestic, and somehow familiar. “When the curtain first opened, I was shocked. The performance is incredibly amazing,” said Mr. Anbo Mituru, the president of an IT company in Tokyo, after attending Shen Yun at the Shinjuku Bunka Center in…