A significant number of deaths among American adults are now being accounted for by fentanyl, with deaths among children increasing by more than 1,400 percent since 2015, according to a national advocacy group. Families Against Fentanyl (FAF), the organization that compiled the data, said in a Jan. 12 statement that fentanyl deaths in children are…
Fentanyl Deaths Among Young Children Rising at Alarming Rate: Advocacy Group
Australian Police Smashes Chinese Money-Laundering Operation, Seizing $150M Haul
February 2, 2023
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Police have smashed an organised Chinese-Australian crime syndicate and seized a record $150 million (US$107 million) of assets, including mansions, property, cash, cryptocurrency, designer handbags, and other luxury items. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) alleged the group, a global operation headquartered in Sydney, enabled multiple transnational organised crime groups to launder funds derived from criminal…
House Speaker McCarthy Pledges to Defend Women’s Sports From ‘Wokeness’
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said there should be a level playing field for women in sports on Feb. 1, which marks the 37th anniversary of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. McCarthy hosted a panel in Washington on Wednesday in honor of the day, while raising concerns over transgender men competing in women’s…
UN Detects Fewer Persons Trafficked, According to New Report
According to the United Nations Global Report on Trafficking in Persons for 2022, the number of people detected as trafficked dropped by 11 percent last year. While this is the first decline in 20 years, one of the report’s authors said it isn’t necessarily a cause for celebration. “We have not really seen a decrease…
Australian Foreign Minister Calls on Britain to Confront Its ‘Colonial Past’
February 1, 2023
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The United Kingdom must deal with its colonial past so that it can strengthen ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific region, says Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong. As part of her visit to the UK, the centre-left Wong delivered a speech to the King’s College in London where she spoke of how Australia eventually developed…
Feminism Was Never About Equality
Commentary We were once told feminism was about equality, creating a level playing field where women could take their rightful place in the world. I happily called myself a “feminist” after reading Germaine Greer’s “The Female Eunuch,” ironically whilst working a university vacation job as a Hertz Rent-a-car girl, dressed in my bright yellow mini skirt…
Tech Layoffs Reflect Growing Frustration With Social Media, Industry Analysts Say
News Analysis The massive layoffs that have rocked the tech sector in recent days have become the subject of widespread speculation in the mainstream media, with some industry and media sources attributing the firings and announced staff cuts to adverse economic factors, such as inflation and interest rate hikes. But the real reasons go much…
Republican States File Lawsuit to Cease DACA Protections for Illegal Immigrants
February 1, 2023
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Nine Republican states have filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program, aiming to phase it out over two years, and insisted that President Joe Biden overstepped his authority when he renewed it in 2022. DACA allows illegal immigrants who arrived in the United…
Gallup Poll: Americans Say Government Is the Number One Problem Today
February 1, 2023
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According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans say that government is their number one problem, beating out inflation for the top spot. In response to the question: “what do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?” 21 percent of Americans answered “Government,” up from 15 percent last year. According to Gallup’s…
Arkansas Bill Would Ban Students From Using Opposite-Sex Bathrooms, Changing Rooms
An Arkansas state House committee has advanced a bill that would require all school students to use the bathrooms that correspond to the biological sex listed on their birth certificates, with the bill’s sponsor insisting that children have a “right to privacy and to feel safe” in school bathrooms. House Bill 1156 (pdf) would apply to…
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