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Israel bans UN secretary-general for response to Iran attack
Israel’s foreign minister has banned the United Nations secretary-general from entering the country over his initial response to Iran’s missile attack on the country. Foreign Minister Israel Katz said U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ failure to call out Iran made him “unwelcome” in Israel. Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday,… -
Court upholds free speech rights in favor of Texas citizen journalist
A Texas court has ruled a citizen journalist can sue a county sheriff. Justin Pulliam was shut out of a press conference in July 2021 while being told he wasn’t the local media. Pulliam has an investigative YouTube channel called Corruption Report. The page is described as “confronting tyranny to protect our individual rights and… -
Red Cross gets 3,000 missing person requests in wake of Helene
Crews continued on Tuesday, Oct. 1, to search for hundreds of missing people following Hurricane Helene. According to FEMA, the Red Cross got 3,000 requests from people looking for loved ones in a 24 hour period. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who oversees FEMA, said the agency has delivered 1.9 million ready-to-eat meals, 1 million… -
Amtrak unveils new campaign to compete with air and road travel
Amtrak is hoping a new marketing campaign will get more people on board. The “Retrain Travel” ads will mostly appear online and around transit hubs. It is all part of Amtrak’s continued effort to try and sway people who prefer to drive or fly. An exclusive report by the Wall Street Journal explored the challenges… -
Helene and other storms unleash 40 trillion gallons of rain
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast in the last week from Hurricane Helene and two other other storm systems. That’s enough to fill the Dallas Cowboys stadium 51,000 times, or enough to fill all of Lake Tahoe. It could also fill more than 60 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Ryan Maue, a former… -
Arizona sheriffs say they won’t enforce proposed immigration law
Sheriffs from at least four Arizona counties say they will not enforce a controversial immigration measure if voters approve it in November. Proposition 314, also known as the Secure the Border Act, would make it a state crime for migrants to cross illegally in the United States. The law would lead to state and local… -
Judge overturns Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban
A judge in Georgia’s Fulton County overturned the state’s “heartbeat’ abortion ban. The ban made it illegal to terminate a pregnancy after the six week mark or around the time a heartbeat can be detected. Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga., signed the state law in 2019. However, it didn’t take effect until July 2022 after the… -
Helene death toll rises to 120; President Biden to visit damaged areas
At least 120 people were confirmed dead across six states on Monday, Sept. 30, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. There are reports of at least 600 people unaccounted for because they can’t be contacted. Helene was a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall in Florida on Thursday with winds of 140 mph. Crews… -
US troops to leave Iraq, end ISIS combat mission by end of 2026
The U.S. has announced a deal with the Iraqi government to wrap up the military mission in Iraq that’s working to defeat ISIS. U.S. officials revealed the two-phase transition plan on Friday, Sept. 27, which will close the Operation Inherent Resolve Task Force by the end of 2026. The first phase will begin after the… -
Activists throw soup at Van Gogh painting again; other protesters jailed
Climate activists threw soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting again in London on Friday, Sept. 27. Three protesters from Just Stop Oil tossed the tomato soup over Sunflowers 1889 and Sunflowers 1888. It happened an hour after two others were sentenced to prison time for a similar protest with one of the Sunflower paintings… -
RNC asks ‘pizzagate’ conspiracy theorist to train poll watchers
The Republican National Committee invited the far-right political activist known for helping spread the “pizzagate” conspiracy to an event on Sept. 4. He was asked to speak to GOP volunteers about how to monitor elections in Michigan. During the 2016 presidential election, Jack Posobiec helped spread the false claim of a child trafficking ring involving… -
Travel agents smuggle migrants to the US, some take charter flights
The State Department enforced visa restrictions on travel agents, accused of smuggling migrants into the United States. It said rogue agencies based in Europe, Africa and the Middle East are preying on vulnerable people by operating services designed to facilitate unauthorized migration. A State Department spokesman told the Telegraph, “No one should profit from vulnerable… -
Wealthy voters favor Harris over Trump: Poll
A new survey revealed a majority of millionaires are supporting Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election. According to the poll by global financial firm UBS, 57% of investors with at least $1 million of investable assets plan to vote for Harris and 43% plan to vote for Trump. Trump edged out…
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