Month: February 2023

Shrimp Sold at Major Stores Recalled Over ‘Possible Health Risk’

Shrimp that was sold at Walmart, Albertsons, and other stores were recalled due to a “possible health risk,” according to an announcement posted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday. New York City-based Kawasho Foods USA Inc. voluntarily recalled a lot of canned GEISHA Medium Shrimp 4oz. after reports of “swelling, leaking, or bursting…


Elon Musk, Scott Adams, Academia, and the Media Call Each Other ‘Racist’

Legacy media outlets reported with insinuations of “racism” on Elon Musk’s accusations of “the media” and “elite colleges and high schools” being “racist” against white and Asian people. His tweets came in reply to the controversy surrounding Scott Adam’s remarks last Wednesday when he concluded that half of black people are “racists.” The controversy began…


East Palestine Residents Say They’ve Been Diagnosed With Bronchitis After Train Derailment

Residents who live near the toxic site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment have said they’ve been diagnosed with bronchitis associated with exposure to chemicals. Melissa Blake, who lives within a mile of the train derailment site, said she was diagnosed with bronchitis after she started coughing up gray mucus and was having difficulty…


After Years of Isolation, Quake-Hit Syria Set to Return to Regional Fold

After being largely shunned in the region for the past 12 years, Syria appears set to return to the fold after two devastating earthquakes left thousands dead in the country’s northwest early this month. On Feb. 27, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry visited Damascus, where he held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It was…


Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Second Challenge to Constitutionality of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Supreme Court agreed on Feb. 27 to hear a second challenge to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in three years. The appeal gives the court’s 6–3 conservative majority an opportunity to continue its campaign to restrain the so-called administrative state by curtailing the authority of regulators and placing them under…


DeSantis Signs Bill Ending Disney’s ‘Corporate Kingdom’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis consigned Disney World’s self-governing status to the historical dustbin on Feb. 27 as he signed the bill setting up a new board to govern the Central Florida property, one of the world’s premier tourist destinations. DeSantis staged the bill with a backdrop not of the Magic Kingdom, but of a big…


White House Holds Briefing Joined by National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, joined by National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby, holds the daily briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 27. …


LIVE NOW: White House Holds Briefing Joined by National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, joined by National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby, holds the daily briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 27. …


LIVE 2:30 PM ET: White House Holds Briefing Joined by National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, joined by National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby, holds the daily briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 27. …


MPs Want Google Execs to Testify on Blocking of News Links

Google’s blocking of links to news articles for some Canadians in response to the Liberal government’s bill C-18 will be discussed at a special House of Commons committee on Feb. 28, with MPs seeking to hear from the company’s leadership. Seven members of the Heritage committee wrote to the Liberal Chair Hedy Fry requesting the…