US says Sudan rebel force has committed genocide, imposes sanctions on its generals
The sanctions announced by the US include several businesses based in the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, including one handling gold likely smuggled out of Sudan.
US Africa Command says it killed a senior al-Shabaab leader in targeted Somali airstrike
In January 6 post on its website Africom said that on December 24 “in coordination with the federal government of Somalia, US Africa Command conducted a precision airstrike approximately 10km southwest of Quyno Barrow that resulted in the death of senior al-Shabaab leader, Mohamed Mire and another al-Shabaab militant.”
US Congress certifies Trump election victory with Harris presiding in total contrast of January 6, 2020 chaos
Four years ago, then-Vice President Mike Pence had to preside over Biden’s victory. In 2001, then-Vice President Al Gore had the same dubious distinction following a bitter battle between him and George W. Bush that ended so close that the US Supreme Court ultimately had to put a stop to the legal challenges, leading to Bush being declared the winner.
Small businesses worry Trump’s next regime will be corrupt, controlled by crooks and the little guy is guaranteed losses
Take Trump’s promised tariff war. Under the new round of tariffs, economists warned, only the biggest businesses – those with the connections to flatter Trump and the resources to hire lobbyists – will be the big winners.
As president, Jimmy Carter once regretted ‘our country ignored Africa’ and went on to become first US leader visit the continent
Cold War tensions drew Carter’s attention to the continent as the US and Soviet Union competed for influence. But Carter also drew on the missionary traditions of his Baptist faith and the racial injustice he witnessed in his homeland in the US South.
Independence of American media queried again after cartoon critical of media owners kowtowing to Trump is spiked
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists issued a statement on Saturday accusing the Post of “political cowardice” and asking other cartoonists to post Telnaes’ sketch with the hashtag #StandWithAnn in a show of solidarity.
Trump’s pick for education, Linda McMahon, lied about having bachelor’s degree in education
While most of Trump’s appointments are drawn from more recent additions to his orbit, his relationship with McMahon spans decades. In the late 1980s, Trump hosted two consecutive WrestleManias in his Atlantic City hotel. From there, the relationship blossomed not only between McMahon and Trump, but also with Vince McMahon, Linda’s husband and controversial WWE co-founder.
Pesticide banned in Europe but widely used in US makes brain cells age faster
The new study shows that atrazine exposure ages certain brain cells in mice, causing them to stop dividing and growing. It also highlights for the first time the role of a specific stress response pathway in disrupting the processes healthy cells use to detect, repair or remove damaged parts.
GMO tomato project funded by Gates Foundation and US taxpayers hits roadblock
Although the researchers experimented with an ornamental tomato variety, applying this technology to food crops for human consumption raises health concerns, Antoniou said.
Domestic terrorism data suggests US military service is the strongest predictor of carrying out extremist violence
From 1990 through 2023, 730 individuals with US military backgrounds committed criminal acts that were motivated by their political, economic, social or religious goals, according to data from the new START report. From 1990 to 2022, successful violent plots that included perpetrators with a connection to the US military resulted in 314 deaths and 1,978 injuries – a significant number of which came from the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
