A recent 60 Minutes spot meant to highlight what the American tax dollars are paying for in Ukraine uncovered some details that were likely unknown to most citizens. We’ve all read, and I’ve extensively reported on, the copious amounts of dollars sent to Ukraine focused on military equipment and training. …
Read More »North Korea expels U.S. Soldier Travis King who ran into the country over claims of suffering racism and maltreatment in US army
North Korea announced on Wednesday, September 27, that it had expelled Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into the country in July, according to the country’s state-run media. North Korea’s KCNA television network said King had confessed to illegally entering the country and they had concluded investigations. “The relevant …
Read More »Can the U.S. Make Solar Panels? This Company Thinks So.
For more than two decades, workers at a factory in Perrysburg, Ohio, near Toledo, have been making something that other businesses stopped producing in the United States long ago: solar panels. How the company that owns the factory, First Solar, managed to hang on when most solar panel manufacturing left …
Read More »U.S. Provided Canada With Intelligence on Killing of Sikh Leader
American spy agencies provided information to Ottawa after the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in the Vancouver area, but Canada developed the most definitive intelligence that led it to accuse India of orchestrating the plot, according to Western allied officials. In the aftermath of the killing, U.S. intelligence agencies …
Read More »U.S. and China Agree to New Economic Dialogue Format
The United States and China have created a new structure for economic dialogue in an effort to improve communication between the world’s largest economies and stabilize a relationship that has become increasingly strained in recent years. The Treasury Department said on Friday that the United States and China had agreed …
Read More »Mohbad: Setback For Marlian Music As U.S Show Promoter Cancels Zinoleesky’s Upcoming Tour
United States show promoter, Faithia Entertainment Showbiz has cancelled the upcoming tour of Marlian music signee, Zinoleesky. This comes in the wake of the death of Nigerian singer, Mohbad, and the accusation that his former record label boss, Naira Marley and his associate, Sam Larry, were involved in the demise. …
Read More »In Risky Hunt for Secrets, U.S. and China Expand Global Spy Operations
As China’s spy balloon drifted across the continental United States in February, American intelligence agencies learned that President Xi Jinping of China had become enraged with senior Chinese military generals. The spy agencies had been trying to understand what Mr. Xi knew and what actions he would take as the …
Read More »U.S and China owe half of world?s $235tr debts – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that the United States and China account for half of the world’s total indebtedness of $235 trillion, with both countries owing $117.5 trillion. In its global debt update, titled: Global Debt Is Returning to its Rising Trend, the global monetary fund on …
Read More »Daniil Medvedev Furious at U.S. Open Conditions: ‘One Player Is Gonna Die’
The conditions at the U.S. Open have been a huge topic of conversation in tennis circles this week. The head and humidity are so bad players have been begging tournament organizers to close the roof of the main courts and turn on the air conditioning. Thus far, they have refused. …
Read More »Why Aren’t Wrexham’s Matches Broadcast In the U.S.?
If you’ve been paying attention to pop culture over the last year, you’re aware that Welcome to Wrexham has become a breakout hit for FX. The docuseries follows Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s purchase of fifth-tier Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC and their attempts to rebuild the club and return …
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