U.S. Attorney David Weiss wanted to bring charges against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden in Washington, D.C., IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley said on Friday — and when he was reportedly barred from doing so, he told six witnesses. Shapley testified on the matter last month, telling the House Oversight Committee that Weiss revealed in an October 2022, meeting that he had actually wanted to charge Hunter Biden in two federal districts but that he had been denied — and when Attorney General Merrick Garland denied that had ever happened, Shapley publicly named the witnesses he said Weiss had told. “He surprised us by telling us on…
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The European Union is looking into technologies involving large-scale interventions into natural phenomena like sun rays or the atmosphere, as part of its new strategy for tackling climate change, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a draft document that might be made public later this week. The paper Brussels is reportedly about to release is aimed at assessing the consequences of rapid global warming such as water or food scarcity, and the risks of them triggering new conflicts or mass migration waves, the outlet said. It will also feature an assessment of the potential for studying atmospheric re-engineering technologies and the dangers associated…
Five of the six living US presidents are direct descendants of slaveholders, according to an investigation by Reuters published on Tuesday. The comprehensive study, released just days after the country celebrated the ‘Juneteenth’ federal holiday on June 19, which commemorates the emancipation of African American slaves, details that Donald Trump is the only living current or former US head of state not to have familial links to slavery. The ancestors of current President Joe Biden, as well as Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, are all descended from slaveholders, the report states. Obama’s links to slavery…
Someone has been randomly mailing smartwatches to U.S. Navy personnel, and officials are warning those who receive this free tech to not use the devices due to the potential for cyber-shadiness. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service confirmed Monday that “multiple” Navy personnel have reported receiving the unsolicited smartwatches in the mail, but NCIS officials declined to say exactly how many sailors are involved, citing an ongoing investigation. “Smartwatches, like any wearable device, can be used by adversaries to gain a wide collection of personal information and pose a security threat to U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps service members,” NCIS…
The United States will provide Kyiv with a new military package worth up to $500 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, in a show of support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia as Moscow deals with the aftermath of a mutiny by mercenary fighters. The package will include ground vehicles including Bradley fighting vehicles and Stryker armored personnel carriers, and munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, according to a statement from the Pentagon. The package “includes key capabilities to support Ukraine’s counteroffensive operations, strengthen its air defenses … and other equipment to help Ukraine push back on Russia’s war of…
A university janitor accidentally turned off a super cold laboratory freezer after repeated “annoying alarms,” resulting in the destruction of $1 million worth of scientific research, according to a lawsuit filed in the New York. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a private research university in Troy, New York, is suing Daigle Cleaning Systems after one of its contracted workers wiped out over 20 years of research, according to the suit, which was filed in Rensselaer County Supreme Court. Joseph Harrington, an employee of Daigle, was contracted to clean at RPI’s Cogwell Building from August 2020 through to November 2020 where a laboratory…
The idea of the fourth dimension, commonly referred to as the “other dimension,” or the one dimension of time and space that no one had been able to confirm or explain, captivated mathematician Charles Howard Hinton as much as it irritated him. Einstein made an attempt. In his Theory of Special Relativity, Einstein concluded that “time is inseparable from space” and that “time is the fourth dimension.” Since that time, science fiction authors have employed the space-time continuum in their novels to great dramatic effect. Hinton, though, was the author of the seminal piece on the subject, which was published…
An audio recording has been released in which Donald Trump appears to disclose what the former US president refers to as “highly confidential” military secrets to guests at his New Jersey golf club. It is the latest development in the legal battle which has seen Trump deny 37 federal charges related to the mishandling of sensitive documents. The recording, which was aired on Monday night by US broadcaster CNN, suggests that Trump was in possession of classified Pentagon documents which detailed a secret plan to attack Iran. “These are the papers,” Trump can be heard saying in the two-minute audio clip allegedly recorded at his…
Cryptocurrency will become legal tender subject to strict controls in Russia as the use of digital assets is growing rapidly, the head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets Anatoly Aksakov said on Saturday. Cryptocurrency traders “want to be legalized” as they are “ready to work in a legal space because… [foreign] banks are sometimes afraid to interact with Russian banks and conduct settlements with Russia,” he said. According to Aksakov, digital currencies could be used in foreign trade transactions and it is necessary to control their “movement” to avoid “irregularities.” The use of digital currencies is limited in Russia due to restrictive legislation including President…
Billionaire movie producer Arnon Milchan told a Jerusalem court on Monday that some $200,000 worth of the gifts he sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara may have been “excessive” but claimed he did not think they were illegal. Milchan founded the production house Regency and has been credited with producing over 130 motion pictures, from ‘Brazil’ (1985) and ‘Pretty Woman’ (1990) to ‘12 Years a Slave’ (2013) and ‘The Northman (2022). He met Netanyahu while working for Israeli intelligence, starting in the 1960s. Appearing via video link from Brighton, UK – declining to travel on account of ill health…
Political commentator Jesse Watters has been given the prime-time slot on Fox News previously occupied by top-rated host Tucker Carlson, who was fired from the US network in April. Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott revealed the new lineup on Monday, with ‘Jesse Watters Primetime’ moving from 7 pm to 8 pm, US Eastern Time. The shows hosted by Laura Ingraham and Greg Gutfeld will move to 7 pm and 10 pm respectively. The news schedule, which will take effect on July 17, will “ensure our viewers have access to unrivaled coverage from our best-in-class team for years to come,” Scott said. The network…
Millions of Americans are at risk of a stroke if they exercise too hard, a study suggests. Researchers found people with carotid artery stenosis, estimated to affect five percent of the country, are at risk of suffering sudden clots in the brain from simple activities like a brisk walk, swimming or even Zumba. During strenuous exercise, plaque in major arteries can become dislodged and travel to the brain where it blocks a blood vessel — causing a stroke. It suggests that as many as 16.5million Americans may want to refrain from going all-out while they work out. Carotid artery stenosis…
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws and his 11-year-old nephew were found shot dead in their Oklahoma home late Monday in what police said they are investigating as a murder suicide. Three bodies — Johnson’s father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jack Janway, 69, and Terry Janway, 68, along with their grandson, Dalton — were found in their Muskogee, Okla., home. Terry and Jack are the parents of Johnson’s 44-year-old wife, Chandra Janway. Jimme and Chandra Johnson were married in 2004 and have two daughters. According to reports, police said it was likely Johnson’s mother-in-law, Terry Janway, shot and killed her husband and their…
Anthony Fauci, who was previously the top public health official leading the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be joining the faculty at Georgetown University, in Washington DC. University officials announced in a statement on Monday that Fauci will join as a “distinguished university professor” in the university’s School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy. Fauci’s professorship title “recognizes extraordinary achievement in scholarship, teaching and service”, noted Georgetown in a statement. “I am delighted to join the Georgetown family, an institution steeped in clinical and academic excellence with an emphasis on the Jesuit tradition of public service,” said Fauci in a statement. “This…
Pope Francis has once again stunned Catholics as he welcomed photographer Andres Serrano to the Vatican. Serrano is the creator of the controversial “Piss Christ,” in which he submerged a model of Jesus Christ on the crucifix in his own urine. Pope Francis welcomed 200 artists to the Sistine Chapel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Vatican’s collection of contemporary art. “Thank you for accepting my invitation; I am happy to be with you, because the Church has always had a relationship with artists that can be described as both natural and special,” the pontiff told the artists, including Serrano. “A…
First gas stoves, now wood-fired ovens. New York City will be cracking down on wood-fired pizza joints to reduce carbon emissions by up to 75%. “All New Yorkers deserve to breathe healthy air and wood and coal-fired stoves are among the largest contributors of harmful pollutants in neighborhoods with poor air quality,” Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Ted Timbers said in a statement to the New York Post on Sunday. “This common-sense rule, developed with restaurant and environmental justice groups, requires a professional review of whether installing emission controls is feasible.” According to the New York Post, some restaurateurs are…
States are scrambling to figure out how to keep making money to funnel into road maintenance amid economic struggles in President Joe Biden’s (D) America. Officials have historically spent gas taxes on roadways, but “the problem that has developed is those taxes are generating less each year due to inflation, fuel efficiency and the rise of electric cars,” Fox Business reported Sunday. Now, state officials are hoping to somehow replace those taxes, and charging drivers by the mile and not the gallon in the future is one among several proposals. Others include taxing electricity via car charging stations and adding charges to door-to-door…
Social media companies like Twitter and Facebook could be hit with substantial fines under new draft legislation from the Australian government to crack down on the spread of “misinformation” and fake news on their platforms, The Age reported. Under the proposal put forth by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), social media companies will be required to keep records showing their efforts to curb the spread of such information online. Repeated failures to do so could see them facing fixed fines numbering in the millions of dollars. “Mis- and disinformation sows division within the community, undermines trust and can threaten public…