When Thomas Wong set foot in the United States Embassy in Beijing this summer for a new diplomatic posting, it was vindication after years of battling the State Department over a perceived intelligence threat — himself. Diplomatic Security officers had informed him when he joined the foreign service more than …
Read More »Under Scrutiny Over Gaza, Israel Points to Civilian Toll of U.S. Wars
Israeli officials say they have no choice: Hamas fighters, numbering perhaps 30,000 by Israeli estimates, embed within Gaza’s population of 2.2 million and store weapons in or under civilian sites, daring Israel to launch strikes that fuel outrage. The officials also say Hamas is clearly guilty of intentionally murdering Israeli …
Read More »Biden Names Border Patrol Chief as Immigration Policies Draw Scrutiny
President Biden named a new Border Patrol chief on Friday as U.S. immigration policies have come under renewed scrutiny following the end of Title 42, a pandemic-era restriction that allowed the authorities to expel most migrants for more than three years. Jason Owens, who has served in the Border Patrol …
Read More »Newcastle United face fresh government scrutiny, but Premier League chief ‘cannot really comment’ on if Saudi ownership is being re-examined
Newcastle United and its ownership have been the subject of fresh government scrutiny, with a parliament committee asking Premier League chief executive Richard Masters if Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will be re-examined. PIF took over Newcastle in October 2021, approved by the Premier League after “legally binding assurances” …
Read More »Nathan Redmond says Besiktas team-mate Dele Alli has ‘been under a lot more scrutiny than others’ in recent years
Dele Alli has failed to resurrect his career thus far in Turkey, with his Besiktas manager Senol Gunes first publicly stating he “doesn’t deserve to play”, before claiming he had “gone missing” following a sanctioned doctor’s appointment. However, Besiktas team-mate Nathan Redmond has defended the 26-year-old, suggesting the spotlight Alli …
Read More »GA Lt. Gov. Candidate Now Under Intense Scrutiny Over Fake Elector Involvement
Just this last Thursday, major news broke regarding the Justice Department’s entrance into the fake electors investigation, issuing subpoenas for documents across multiple states. As the criminal probe focuses and intensifies, a candidate for Georgia’s Lt. Governor position, Burt Jones, has come under intense scrutiny for his involvement. According to …
Read More »Trump Eyes Early 2024 Announcement as Jan. 6 Scrutiny Intensifies
Republicans are bracing for Donald J. Trump to announce an unusually early bid for the White House, a move designed in part to shield the former president from a stream of damaging revelations emerging from investigations into his attempts to cling to power after losing the 2020 election. While many …
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