Month: May 2023

Ken Paxton Impeachment Highlights Divisions Among Texas Republicans

The impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has highlighted the divisions among members of the Republican Party of Texas. The Republican-controlled House on May 27 voted to impeach Paxton, sending 20 articles of impeachment to the state Senate. The House needed a simple majority of its 149 members to move forward with the impeachment,…


German Police Say Teen Injured in Post-Match Brawl With French Team Has Died

FRANKFURT, Germany—A 15-year-old soccer player has died after suffering severe brain injuries during a post-match brawl with an opposing team at an international youth tournament in Germany over the weekend, officials said Wednesday. Frankfurt police said in a statement that a postmortem examination will be carried out on the teen in the coming days. A…


Johann Strauss II: ‘The Beautiful Blue Danube’ | Kyiv Classic Orchestra

Johann Strauss II – Finale from the operetta “The Beautiful Blue Danube” Conductor: Herman Makarenko New Year’s Strauss-Concert Credit: Kyiv Classic Orchestra, Johann Strauss II – “The Beautiful Blue Danube” – www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfaYgG-c0m0 …


NDP Won’t Break Agreement with Liberals Over Request to Remove Johnston, Says Singh

The NDP will not break its supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberal government should Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignore the party’s calls for David Johnston to be removed as special rapporteur on foreign election interference, says NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Singh spoke to reporters a day after his party introduced a motion in the House of…


Could Magnolia Tree Bark Rival Vaccines in the Fight Against COVID-19?

Researchers in the Netherlands have uncovered that honokiol, a compound found in the bark of magnolia trees, has the capacity to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within the body. The study, published on May 22 in Microbiology Spectrum, an esteemed publication of the American Society for Microbiology, offers an innovative approach to the…


Abandoning the Working Class for Freeloaders

Commentary The Democratic Party, long known as the party for working people, is now for freeloaders. Democrats want taxpayers to support people who refuse to get off the couch and get a job. That’s the major reason Democrats and Republicans in Washington were locked in a stalemate for weeks over hiking the debt ceiling. The…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (May 31): Assistant Secretary of State Calls FISA Abuses ‘Disturbing’; DeSantis Campaign Analysis

With presidential candidate Ron DeSantis campaigning in Iowa, we hear reactions from voters and some analysis on how DeSantis can overcome former president Donald Trump’s sizable polling lead. The FBI is facing questions again about its use of the FISA surveillance program on American citizens. Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence Brett Holmgren said on May…


Liberal and NDP Oppose Motion to Cut Governor General’s Salary

Liberal and NDP MPs have opposed a proposed budget amendment that would reduce Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s funding. Conservative MP Kelly Block sponsored the motion after accusing Rideau Hall of living extravagantly while Canadians turn to food banks amid cost-of-living pressures, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. “One in five Canadians are skipping meals because food is…


New Zealand Airline Is Asking Passengers to Weigh in Before Their Flights

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand’s national airline is asking passengers to step on the scales before they board international flights. Air New Zealand says it wants to weigh 10,000 passengers during a monthlong survey so pilots can better know the weight and balance of their planes before takeoff. But the numbers from the scales won’t be…


Private Flight With 2 Saudi Astronauts Returns From Space Station With Gulf of Mexico Splashdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth late Tuesday night after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station. The SpaceX capsule carrying the four parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Florida panhandle, 12 hours after undocking from the orbiting lab. The Saudi government…