Rebels in Sudan this week seized a major biolab containing samples of polio, cholera, and measles, prompting a warning from the World Health Organization—and begging a question: Who puts a biolab in a failed state like Sudan?
Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelensky said Feb. 24 that Americans will need to fight if we don’t send him the money and weapons he needs to defeat Russia—a goal that Western officials now admit is unrealistic.
The important 12-mile-long bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean peninsula was damaged by a large explosion Friday. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine; the question is what comes next.Continue Reading
President Biden extended the emergency declaration first issued by President George W. Bush after the 9/11 attacks 21 years ago. More than three dozen national emergencies are in effect that grant the president dozens of powers, most of which don’t require congressional approval.Continue Reading
News that First Lady Jill Biden and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaxxed and boosted, barely caused a blip in the news cycle this week. The CDC’s new COVID guidelines basically say the pandemic is over.
Nancy Pelosi’s stunt visit to Taiwan last week caused Xi Jianping and Chinese leadership to lose face, an unforgivable act in their culture. China’s response may be slow in coming, but it will be calculated, precise, and tough.Continue Reading
The FBI’s efforts to interfere in the last two presidential elections on behalf of Democrats brings to mind the Praetorian Guard in the Roman Empire. Once the Guard realized it had the power to make and break emperors, who learned to play ball—or else.Continue Reading
The pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge is posting flyers around Washington, DC calling for riots in response the Supreme Court’s expected ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.Continue Reading
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it will rename the monkeypox virus, because the current name doesn’t meet WHO guidelines against using geographic regions or animals.Continue Reading
AN OUTBREAK of monkeypox has taken Europe and North America by surprise. The disease normally isn’t seen outside Africa, where the virus is endemic in animals.Continue Reading