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As Crypto Rises, Some Bemoan Its Carbon Footprint

In the years since the still-anonymous ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ created the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, crypto has proven to be polarizing. Proponents argue that cryptocurrencies offer a transparent alternative to fiat currencies like the dollar. Crypto transactions are permanently recorded on a decentralized ledger known as a blockchain, making them potentially resistant to censorship. For political dissidents,…


US Appeals Court Will Not Reinstate Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees

A U.S. appeals court panel on Wednesday said it would not reinstate President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees, declining to overrule a lower court ruling that put the order on hold. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to stay the lower-court injunction against the mandate by a 2-1 vote and asked both parties to…


Biden Promises to Appoint a Black Woman to Supreme Court | Larry Elder

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, and President Joe Biden says he will appoint the first black female Justice to take his place, fulfilling a recent campaign promise. But if you look further back in the past, Biden has spoken out against giving people advantages because of race. What happened? Do we really…


Beijing’s Failure to Meet ‘Phase 1’ Pledges, Ongoing Trade Abuses Call for New US Policy: Experts

Beijing’s marked failure to meet its promises under the “phase one” trade deal signed in January 2020, and its ongoing flouting of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and guidelines, call for a shift in how the United States and aligned nations approach commerce with the vast markets of China, experts said. Under the agreement, China…


Biden to Sign Executive Order Requiring Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects up to $35 Million

President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday aimed at bolstering project labor agreements (PLAs) used for federal construction projects costing more than $35 million. Biden will travel to a local ironworkers union in Maryland to sign the order which the White House says will “improve timeliness, lower costs and increase quality in federal…


Biden Questions Legitimacy of Upcoming Election, Just Like Trump? | Larry Elder

President Joe Biden recently held a two-hour press conference in which he was asked if he would question the legitimacy of the 2022 midterm elections if new voting laws were not passed. “I think it could easily be illegitimate,” he answered, surprising many pundits who previously criticized Donald Trump for questioning the results of the…


The Biden Family’s Alleged $31 Million of China-Linked Business

News Analysis In an era of superpower competition with Russia and even more so China, there is nothing more important than the integrity of politics in America’s capital city. Why? Because America is currently the only country in the world capable of defending democracy globally from the totalitarian threats emanating from Beijing and Moscow. Yet…


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Biden Calls on Taliban to Release of American Hostage

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Afghanistan’s Taliban terrorist group to release a U.S. civil engineer who was abducted two years ago and is believed to be the last American hostage held by the Taliban. Mark Frerichs, a 59-year-old U.S. Navy veteran from Lombard, Illinois, who worked in Afghanistan for a decade on…


Biden Calls on Taliban to Release American Hostage

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Afghanistan’s Taliban terrorist group to release a U.S. civil engineer who was abducted two years ago and is believed to be the last American hostage held by the Taliban. Mark Frerichs, a 59-year-old U.S. Navy veteran from Lombard, Illinois, who worked in Afghanistan for a decade on…