Mpox in India: First Mpox case confirmed in Kerala, patient recently travelled from…
State Health Minister Veena George provided information for the hospital of the Health Department where isolation facilities and treatment would be available for the patients.
John Kirby denies US involvement in Lebanon device attacks: ‘We want to see the war end’
National Security communications adviser John Kirby shot down multiple questions Wednesday about possible U.S. involvement in the explosion of hundreds of electronic devices used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon. “We were not involved in [Tuesday’s] incidents or [Wednesday’s] in any way. And I don’t have anything more to share,” Kirby said when asked to respond Read More
Sheriff calls the border wall ‘racist’ while seated next to mom of woman allegedly killed by illegal migrant
An Arizona sheriff told House lawmakers Wednesday a proposal for a wall on the southern border has a “racist component” to it unless a wall is built on the United States’ border with Canada as well. Testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security on the border crisis, Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway explained Read More
Maternal deaths surged in Texas in 2020, 2021
Even excluding deaths related to COVID, Texas’ maternal mortality rate spiked, reversing two years of improvement.
Trump camp touts ‘union workers’ support’ after Teamsters’ shock announcement
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced on Wednesday that it won’t endorse either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump in the 2024 White House election. The powerful union decided to stay neutral in a presidential race for the first time in over a quarter-century – despite releasing internal polling Read More
Iran tried to influence election by sending stolen material from Trump campaign to Biden’s camp, FBI says
In an effort to “sow discord and shape the outcome of U.S. elections”, Iranian cyber actors sent messages during the summer to people involved in President Biden’s then re-election campaign containing stolen material from former President Trump’s campaign, U.S. agencies said. “Iranian malicious cyber actors in late June and early July sent unsolicited emails to Read More
Johnson’s plan to avoid government shutdown goes down in flames as Republicans rebel
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert a partial government shutdown failed on Wednesday. It was voted down 202 to 220, with two Republicans – Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky. – voting “present.” At least nine Republicans voted against House GOP leadership’s bill, a six-month extension of the current year’s federal Read More
Harrowing footage shows US troops being fired at after VP Harris’ claim of no Americans in combat zones
New video of U.S. troops being shot at overseas contradicts Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim the U.S. does not have troops in an active combat zone, according to Rep. Jim Banks. The harrowing footage shows a firestorm of bullets and explosives targeting U.S. troops and was taken within the last “few months,” according to the Read More
158 Dems vote against bill to deport illegal immigrants who commit sex crimes
More than 150 House Democrats voted against a bill that would deport illegal immigrants convicted of a sexual offense or conspiracy to commit such a crime. The Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act passed the House of Representatives along bipartisan lines on Wednesday. All present Republicans voted for the bill, as did 51 Democratic Read More
Texas education commissioner calls for student cellphone ban in schools
Mike Morath made the recommendation as concerns rise that phones are harmful to students’ mental health and distract them from learning.