Money or life: How White House, doctors, researchers and media censored facts about Covid
Publicly, however, Fauci dismissed the lab leak theory as an unfounded conspiracy theory. Within weeks, several other virologists who echoed Andersen’s concerns also mysteriously ended up putting their names to papers refuting the lab leak theory.
Tried and failed: Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record
Experts have highlighted it was no coincidence the deportation drive happened as farmers were looking for guest workers under the Bracero program that began in the 1940s, aimed at allowing Mexican farmworkers to enter the country and work in the US legally. The programme excluded women and children, driving some families to enter the country illegally to remain together.
Wuhan Cover-Up: Anti-vaccine activist and presidential candidate RFK Jr lays bare rot in US health industry
There are the funders; the scientists who will do anything for another grant; the massive network controlled by a syndicate: the moneymen and women from the National Institutes of Health’s many institutes, especially its best-funded National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Science Foundation, whose former director was on the board of EcoHealth Alliance; the Wellcome Trust, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation; and other charities deeply entangled with the ones I just mentioned. There are think-tanks that help guide the direction the funding takes.
Frist Black Harvard President Gay forced to resign after rocky testimony, plagiarism claims
Gay, former University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill and Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth testified before a US House of Representatives committee on December 5 about a rise in antisemitism on college campuses following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October.
Democratic Party strategists: Trump could very well defeat Biden even if the former president is in prison
Perhaps because of such apathy, some voters simply don’t believe Biden and Trump will end up on the general election ballot, despite strong evidence to the contrary. That’s an idea that conservative strategist Sarah Longwell, who founded the Republican Accountability Project, says she hears regularly during weekly focus groups with voters across the political spectrum.
American democracy has been tested since 2022 election, now voters say it’s ‘up to us to make it resilient’
President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has tried to repeat this feat especially in Buganda, thereby generating conflict in the kingdom. He encouraged installation of hitherto non-existent “kings” to weaken Buganda. The Kayunga Crisis of 2009 in which some people died is said to have arisen from the NRM government’s support for the Banyala to break away from the Kingdom of Buganda as late as October 2022.
US Navy helicopters fire at Yemeni Houthi rebels and kill 10 in latest Red Sea maritime attack
For over a month, Iran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on ships in the Red Sea that they say are either linked to Israel or heading to Israeli ports. They say their attacks aim to end the Israeli air-and-ground offensive in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ October 7 attack in southern Israel.
Revellers prepare to pack into Times Square for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop
The confetti has been tested for airiness. The giant numerals – 2 0 2 4 – are in place. And the luminous ball, bedazzled with 2,688 crystal triangles, is fixed to the pole from which it makes its 60-second descent at 11:59 p.m. With throngs of revellers set to usher...
Prosecutors want appeals court to throw out Trump’s immunity claims in insurrection case
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan earlier rejected the immunity arguments, asserting that the office of the presidency does not confer a “‘get-out-of-jail free card.” Trump’s lawyers then appealed that decision, prompting Smith to seek to bypass the court and request an expedited decision from the Supreme Court.
Military-led Sahel states announce Alliance of Sahel States formation, rally thousands for support
The juntas have all severed long-standing military ties with former colonial ruler France, dealing a blow to France’s influence in the region and complicating international efforts to curb a decade-old Islamist insurgency that has destabilised the Sahel region.
