Portland riots: Justice Department considered pursuing charges against city officials in violent unrest

DOJ officials were looking at the way Portland officials, ‘were handling, or not handling,’ the riots and violence. The Justice Department explored possible criminal or civil charges against local officials in Portland, Ore., after weeks of clashes between federal law enforcement and violent protesters, spokeswoman Kerri … Read More

US Army boosting presence in Syria, says ISIS ‘still poses a threat’

A small number of troops will also be deployed in the region. The U.S. Army is sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Syria to bolster force protection in the region as ISIS “still poses a threat,” according to a coalition spokesman. “The @coalition continues … Read More

How the EU is breaking its own Lisbon Treaty

posted in: European Union, News

That the European Union takes to the moral high ground on international law when it suits it is hardly new. Nor is its infringement of international treaties, even when they are its own. For six months now, the European Union … Read More

The three worrying statistics that show how bad the COVID-19 situation is in Europe

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As coronavirus cases rise across Europe the World Health Organization has sounded the alarm about how bad the situation really is. WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, warned on Thursday the situation across the continent looks as bad as it was … Read More

Chinese virologist: China’s government ‘intentionally’ released COVID-19

posted in: Far East, News

‘I work[ed] in the WHO reference lab, which is the top coronavirus lab in the world’ The Chinese government intentionally manufactured and released the COVID-19 virus that led to mass shutdowns and deaths across the world, a top virologist and whistleblower told Fox … Read More

Hurricane Sally’s center roars into Alabama, and its crawling pace threatens catastrophic flooding

(CNN)Hurricane Sally is pummeling southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 storm after it crossed land Wednesday morning, prompting water rescues, sapping power, dropping trees and threatening worse as it crawls at an agonizingly slow pace.     … Read More

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