Category: Nations
Wisconsin Assembly set to clear pharmacist-prescribed birth control
Fox News The Wisconsin Assembly on Wednesday is expected to pass a Republican-authored, bipartisan bill opposed by anti-abortion groups that would allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense birth control. The GOP-controlled Assembly passed the measure with broad bipartisan support last session, but it died in the Senate. Its sponsor, Republican Rep. Joel Kitchens, has said…
Read MoreRevelers Greet Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Wall Street Journal Thousands gathered Wednesday at daybreak at England’s Stonehenge to celebrate the first day of summer, the Northern Hemisphere’s longest day. The prehistoric stones align with the sun during the summer and winter solstices. Photo: Kin Cheung/Associated Press https://www.wsj.com/articles/revelers-greet-long-days-journey-into-night-1269f33f
Read MoreAir raid alert declared across Ukraine, blasts rock Krivoi Rog, Kharkov
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. An air threat warning has been enforced in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kiev, Kirovograd, Nikolayev, Odessa, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkov, Cherkassy and Chernigov regions, as well as Kiev-controlled areas of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions https://tass.com/world/1636285
Read MoreHouse Censures Adam Schiff Over His Role Investigating Trump
New York Times The move by the Republican-led House was the first in what could be a series of votes seeking to punish those they have deemed enemies of the party. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/us/politics/house-censures-adam-schiff.html
Read MoreGrassley, Graham demand FBI turn over key document linked to Biden allegations
Fox News Sens. Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham have asked the FBI to turn over an unredacted version of the document containing allegations that President Biden was involved in a criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national that involved influence over U.S. policy decisions. Grassley and Graham are also demanding to know whether the FBI…
Read MoreExplosions rock Kryvyi Rih
Pravda Ukraine On the night of 21-22 June, Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Defence Council of Kryvyi Rih, reported explosions in the city. Source: Vilkul on Telegram Quote: “Kryvyi Rih. Explosions. Do not film anything or post it on the Internet. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/22/7407947/
Read MoreWendy Rush, Wife of the Missing Submersible’s Pilot, Is Descended From Titanic Victims
New York Times Wendy Rush is a great-great-granddaughter of the retailing magnate Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, two of the wealthiest people to die aboard the ocean liner. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/us/wendy-stockton-rush-titanic-missing-submersible.html
Read MoreBiden’s $400B student loan handout is safe for now, survives House GOP push to kill it
Fox News President Joe Biden’s $400 billion student loan forgiveness program survived a procedural challenge on Wednesday as the House couldn’t find the votes to override his veto of a bill aimed at killing the program. The House passed a resolution in May to end what Republicans say is an illegal attempt by Biden to…
Read MoreAdam Schiff censured by House for ‘false’ allegations on Trump-Russia collusion
Fox News The House voted Wednesday to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for pushing claims that former President Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russia – a vote that made Schiff just the third member of the House to be censured since the turn of the century. The resolution passed 213-209 in a vote – every…
Read MoreUK investigates possible cooperation of its scientists with Iran for kamikaze drones production – FT
Pravda Ukraine The UK government is investigating whether scientists at British universities have helped the Iranian regime develop technology that could be used to improve its kamikaze drone programme. Source: European Pravda with reference to the Financial Times Details: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said while speaking in parliament on Wednesday, 21 June, that “we…
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