The ‘National Shutdown’ protest reaches high school students, staff
Another general strike is underway in protest of the Department of Homeland Security tactics that it has used to carry out President Traitor 47’s deportation goals. This time, it’s happening at the direction of college students. Student groups at the University of Minnesota organized the “National Shutdown: No Work. NoContinue Reading
Kennedy appoints new members to oversee $2 billion autism budget
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed a new slate of 21 members to a panel that helps the federal government set priorities for autism research, policy and social services. The move, announced Wednesday, was widely criticized by former panel members and national autism advocacy groups. The InteragencyContinue Reading
Traitor 47 nominates Federal Reserve critic Kevin Warsh to run US central bank | BBC News
US President Traitor 47 has nominated conservative economist Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the US Federal Reserve. The 55-year-old, who served as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011, is an outspoken critic of the central bank, which has been under political pressure from the White House aboutContinue Reading
LIVE: Mariah Carey honored at pre-Grammys event in LA
Music stars walk the red carpet as Mariah Carey is honored at a pre-Grammys event in downtown Los Angeles. Carey was named MusiCares Person of the Year by the Recording Academy. #grammys #mariahcarey #grammyslive #live #grammyawardsContinue Reading
Central Asia is in a boom phase — with some caveats
Headline GDP is strong, but per-capita gaps, inflation and borrowing costs complicate the picture.Continue Reading
Heaviest snowfall in 200 years blankets Moscow, disrupting daily life
Muscovites struggle to make their way through heavy piles of snow in Russia’s capital as the city witnesses the largest snowfall in more than 200 years, according to Moscow State University meteorologists.Continue Reading
Asia: Lives upended by cyclones, ‘extreme’ rainfall on the rise, warn UN agencies
Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday. Continue Reading
Herbster vs. Pillen and a Review of Nebraska Gubernatorial Primary Rematches
The one and only successful primary rematch out of 13 attempts took place 115 years ago When University of Nebraska Board of Regents member Jim Pillen defeated agribusiness executive Charles Herbster for the 2022 GOP gubernatorial nomination it marked the end of one of the most competitive races for theContinue Reading
EU Plans to Weaken Pesticide Rules ‘Unlawful’, Experts Say
Plans by the European Commission to scrap routine checks on pesticide safety would break EU law, according to a new legal opinion published today (27 January). The Commission announced plans in December to “simplify” regulations for pesticides, including ditching requirements for all pesticides to be reassessed every ten to fifteen years to account for newContinue Reading
United States Plunges into Unlawful Rule and Extrajudicial Killings
Renee Good and Alex Pretti were murdered by federal agents because they were human rights defenders, bearing witness to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) widescale human rights abuses in Minneapolis. As legal observers and protestors, they were scrutinizing and calling attention to an authority that has attempted every measureContinue Reading
Mark Carney’s Goal Is to ‘Increase Our Oil Production,’ Says Former Chief of Staff
A key goal of the Mark Carney government is to “increase our oil production”, according to the Canadian prime minister’s former Chief of Staff Marco Mendicino. Mendicino made the comment during a panel on U.S.-Canada relations at the Next Campaign Summit 2026, a recent one-day conference in Toronto held toContinue Reading
More than 200 killed in mine collapse in eastern DR Congo: Report
Rights groups have raised concerns over conditions at the mine, which supplies about 15 percent of the world’s coltan., Rights groups raised concerns over conditions at the mine, which supplies about 15 percent of the world’s coltan used in advanced electronics. More than 200 people have been reported killed inContinue Reading
Missing statue of golf legend Ballesteros found chopped in pieces in Spain
A man has been arrested by police in Spain after they recovered a stolen statue of the late golfer Seve Ballesteros., A man has been arrested by police in Spain after they recovered a stolen statue of the late golfer Seve Ballesteros. A statue of the late golfer Seve Ballesteros,Continue Reading