Polls opened Sunday in Belarus’ tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement the steely rule of the country’s authoritarian leader‚ despite calls for a boycott from the opposition‚ which dismissed the balloting as a “senseless farce.” President Alexander Lukashenko‚ who has ruled Belarus with an iron hand for nearly 30 years‚ accuses the West of trying to use the vote to undermine his government and “destabilize” the nation of 9.5 million people...

X‚ the platform formerly known as Twitter‚ is going to begin rolling out audio and video calls for non-paying users. Elon Musk‚ owner of the platform‚ shared the news several weeks ago that they would begin rolling out the feature to all users “as soon as we are confident that it is robust.” The company launched the audio and video feature for paying subscribers who use iOS. It offered subscribers the option to call other people through the app. Android users also were provided...

The EPA finalized air pollution standards that create more stringent limits for soot exposure‚ as it is called. This despite a 42% decrease in the national average over the last 22 years‚ according to the agency’s own data. “It’s going to hurt economies. It’s going to hurt manufacturing. It’s a real problem‚” Daren Bakst‚ senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)‚ told Just The News. The Clean Air Act requires the EPA every five years to...

A cargo ship that was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile on Monday has created an 18-mile long oil slick in the Red Sea as it continues to take on water‚ two US officials said Friday. The M/V Rubymar — a Belize-flagged‚ UK-registered‚ Lebanese-owned vessel — was carrying 41‚000 tons of fertilizer when it was struck on Monday by one of two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi territory in Yemen. US Central Command said the ship is currently anchored as it...

U.S. rice exports to Haiti‚ which account for the bulk of supplies of the country's key food staple‚ contain unhealthy levels of arsenic and cadmium‚ heavy metals that can increase risks of cancer and heart disease‚ according to a recent study by the University of Michigan. Haiti is among the United States' top buyers of rice‚ alongside Mexico and Japan‚ and cheap imports are more affordable than local options in the Caribbean nation‚ the poorest state in the Western Hemisphere. According...

Crowds at the Conservative Political Action Conference had a distinctly international flair this week‚ as foreign guests and leaders from around the world poured into the yearly event‚ including two sitting presidents and a former British prime minister. Brexit boss Nigel Farage — a veteran of more than a decade of CPACS — was received warmly by the CPAC audience and proved even more popular at evening cocktail parties. We “need strong leaders‚” Farage railed during his speech‚ adding “we...

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Three years ago‚ the Global Vaccine Data Network (“GVDN”) was granted unfettered access to health records by numerous governments.  Yet‚ GVDN has failed to produce any full and meaningful analysis of covid […]

Mike Donio asks the question: Why did Christian churches follow the party line during covid? The answer‚ he says‚ is churches have become part of the world system.  The covid era revealed […]