Double-face: Leaked diplomatic cables show White House opposes Palestinian statehood
While clarifying that President Joe Biden has worked vigorously to support “Palestinian aspirations for statehood” within the context “of a comprehensive peace that would resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” a diplomatic cable dated April 12 details US talking points against a UN vote for Palestinian statehood.
Covid cover-up: White House will never earn trust back from Americans by deeming information that it doesn’t like as misinformation
Upon questioning by Representative Debbie Dingell (Democratic-Michigan) and Representative Deborah Ross (Democratic-North Carolina) about communications between Fauci, Collins and Thorp in May 2021, Thorp said they supported an investigation into the origins of Covid-19 at the time and did not dissuade Science from publishing the Bloom letter.
Censorship: Top editors of world leading science newspapers skip probe on Covid origin in tacit admission White House used them to peddle lies
Independent journalist Paul D. Thacker has investigated scientific censorship for The Disinformation Chronicle. He told The Defender, “The science and medical journals did not publish the best research available during the pandemic. They just served as gatekeepers to protect people, institutions and corporations in power.”
Trump lawyers say porn star Stormy Daniels declined subpoenaed at Brooklyn bar, papers left ‘at her feet’
Trump’s lawyers are asking Judge Juan M. Merchan to force Daniels to comply with the subpoena. In their filing, they included a photo they said DellaPorte took of Daniels as she strode away.
Despite low unemployment, ex-US President Trump plans middle-class tax cut if elected
Other ideas that Trump’s close economic advisors are discussing include an increase in the so-called standard deduction on year-end tax returns and a cut to the marginal income tax rate for middle-income households, one of the people with knowledge of those conversations said. It was unclear if either of those ideas had been presented to Trump directly.
Song and dance by ABBA, Blondie and Notorious B.I.G that dazzled US in golden era enter prestigious National Recording Registry
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the 25 new titles in the class of 2024 on Tuesday, saying in a statement that they are “worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”
US crime rates hit new levels after self-proclaimed ‘God’s Misfits’ group held in killings of Kansas women
The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals had directed a trial judge in 2022 to give the children’s parents shared custody. The ruling described them as “very young and immature parents” who accused each other of “inappropriate behaviour and choices,” but said “the children are nurtured and comforted by Mother” and “happy and excited to be with Father.”
US Supreme Court declines Black Lives Matter activist’s appeal over protest incident that injured police officer
The Baton Rouge protest was one of numerous demonstrations in the United States in 2015 and 2016 arising from incidents involving police and Black individuals. These predated the massive racial justice protests that flared in various cities in the United States and abroad following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
Hellen Obiri destroys strong field to lead Kenyan sweep in Boston Marathon as Ethiopia’s Lemma takes men’s race
The start line was painted to say “100 years in Hopkinton,” commemorating the 1924 move from Ashland to Hopkinton to conform to the official Olympic Marathon distance. The announcer welcomed the gathering crowds to the “sleepy little town of Hopkinton, 364 days of the year.”
Bureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison or ‘rape club’ where inmates are prone to sex abuse
Since 2021, at least eight FCI Dublin employees have been charged with sexually abusing inmates. Five have pleaded guilty. Two were convicted at trial, including the former warden, Ray Garcia. Another case is pending.
