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Thomas Catenacci North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un blamed a group of his senior officials for a recent coronavirus outbreak that he characterized as a “great crisis.” The coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is so serious that Kim Jong-un reportedly met with members of the nation’s…
Read More Kim Jong-Un Says North Korea Faces ‘Great Crisis’ As Coronavirus Spreads
Harry Wilmerding President Joe Biden will not travel to Tokyo for the 2021 Summer Olympics, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a press conference on Monday. “The president is not planning to attend the games. He will certainly be rooting for the athletes,”…
Read More Biden To Skip Tokyo Olympics
Ailan Evans United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet issued a report Monday detailing a comprehensive plan for countries to combat alleged systemic racism, including reparations and police reform. The report recommends the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council establish a “specific, time-bound mechanism” to…
Read More UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls For Reparations, ‘Reimagining Policing’
Kaylee Greenlee The Afghan government has begun recruiting militias to resist the Taliban takeover of districts as the U.S. withdraws troops from the country, the Associated Press reported Friday. The Taliban have taken over several districts in northern Afghanistan where they outnumber the government troops defending the town by around 200 people, according to…
Read More Afghan Government Recruits Militias As The Taliban Overruns Districts
Kendall Tietz About half of the adults in Israel infected with the recent outbreak of a coronavirus variant were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, The Wall Street Journal reported. An estimated 90% of the new infections were found to be the delta variant, according…
Read More REPORT: Nearly Half Of Adults In Israel Infected With Delta Variant Were Vaccinated
Kendall Tietz The Biden administration announced plans Monday to allocate the remaining 55 million vaccine doses of the 80 million pledged worldwide by the end of June, the White House said in a press release. The U.S. will share 75% of the 80 million doses…
Read More US To Send Millions Of The Promised Vaccines Worldwide Before The End Of June
Kendall Tietz The Tokyo Olympics announced Monday it will allow up to 10,000 Japanese spectators at each event, overriding doctors’ assertions the games would be safer without crowds, the Wall Street Journal reported. The decision is an attempt to build excitement and enthusiasm ahead of…
Read More Tokyo Olympics Will Allow Spectators, Despite Advice From Doctors
Meyya Meyyappan, a senior National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) scientist, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in prison for making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), NASA’s Office of Inspector General (“NASA OIG”), and the USAO. Meyyappan pled guilty on January…
Read More Senior NASA Scientist Sentenced To Prison For Making False Statements Related To Chinese Program
A North Korean defector and human rights activist detailed her Columbia University experience in a video, calling America’s future “as bleak as North Korea,” Fox News reported. Yeonmi Park defected from North Korea in 2007 at the age of 13. In 2016 she transferred to…
Read More ‘Even North Korea Was Not This Nuts’ North Korean Defector Describes ‘Chaos’ Of Woke Columbia University
Sebastian Hughes President Joe Biden expressed “unwavering commitment to Israel’s security” in a call with the country’s new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, on Sunday, the White House said in a statement. The call took place two hours after the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, voted 60-59 to…
Read More Biden Expresses ‘Unwavering Commitment’ In Phone Call With Israel’s New Prime Minister Amid Iran Deal Tensions