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Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed a historic 'defense agreement' and met with Bahrain’s King Hamad Al Khalifa in the royal palace during his landmark visit to the Gulf state. During the highlight of his visit, Gantz expressed his anticipation that future cooperation will strengthen the defense forces of both countries and contribute to regional security and stability in the face of emerging threats in the region, and terror groups that continue to strengthen technologically and militarily. The MOU framework formalizes defense relations between Israel and Bahrain and will facilitate any future cooperation in the areas of intelligence, shared trainings, industrial...

A Twin Cities activist group is demanding that the Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a man in a downtown apartment complex Wednesday morning be arrested, jailed and charged with murder. The Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar said in a statement that while police might say the fatal shooting happened as officers were serving a search warrant, that doesn’t give officers the right to be “be the judge, jury and executioner.” “It is inexcusable to come in armed to the teeth at a 259-unit apartment building. The reckless disregard for our community’s safety is typical, unfortunately, of the...

WASHINGTON — China has failed to meet its commitments under a two-year Phase 1 trade deal that expired at the end of 2021, and discussions are continuing with Beijing on the matter, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi said on Tuesday. "You know, it is really clear that the Chinese haven't met their commitment in Phase 1. That's something we're trying to address," Bianchi told a virtual forum hosted by the Washington International Trade Association. In the deal signed by former President Donald Trump in January 2020, China pledged to increase purchases of U.S. farm and manufactured goods, energy and...

Ottawa's chief of police suggested Wednesday that the Canadian Armed Forces might have to be called in to handle the lingering protesters in the Canadian capital. "This is a national issue, not an Ottawa issue," Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly said in a briefing to city councilors. "I am increasingly concerned there is no policing solution to this."

The North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a pair of redistricting lawsuits on February 2. A quick ruling on the case is expected. The ruling could alter some or many of North Carolina’s 14 congressional, 50 state Senate, and 120 state House districts. How the Court Could Rule The court, which currently has a 4-3 Democratic majority, has a range of options, from upholding the maps to overturning decades, if not centuries, of precedent. Here are some possible outcomes, ranging from the most positive for Republicans to the most positive for Democrats. Uphold the maps: The trial court...

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has broken his silence over the claims against him and the organization in a lawsuit filed by former coach Brian Flores. In the suit, centered on alleged discriminatory hiring practices in the NFL, Flores also says he was offered a bonus of $100,000 per game by Ross to tank games during his tenure as coach. Flores coached the Dolphins for three seasons and went 24-25 before being fired after a 9-8 campaign in 2022. Ross personally pushed back against Flores’ claims in a statement released late Wednesday after the Dolphins had already said they “vehemently...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—As more and more students across Virginia receive suspensions for following a state executive order by not wearing a mask in school, parents and students have expressed disappointment at the new governor’s handling of the matter, saying that they feel he doesn’t have their back. On his first day in office, Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order reversing a state-wide mask mandate in public schools to make mask wearing optional. Before the order was due to take effect on Jan. 24, more than 60 out of Virginia’s 137 school districts announced they would nevertheless continue mask mandates,...

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NEW: for the first time, Dems have taken the lead on @CookPolitical 's 2022 redistricting scorecard. After favorable developments in NY, AL, PA et. al., they're on track to net 2-3 seats from new maps vs. old ones.*

My goodness, you guys have no idea how much what you’re doing means to me and my family.' A woman who says her firefighter husband was injured by the COVID shot made an emotional video giving support to the Canadian truckers’ “Freedom Convoy.” The young Canadian woman can be seen holding back tears while explaining how grateful she is for the convoy currently in Ottawa standing up against vaccine mandates. In her emotional video, she outlines how her firefighter husband contracted myocarditis after the first dose of the experimental COVID-19 vaccine, but still lost his job as he was unable...

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Interview with investigative journalist Taylor Hanson

Interview with investigative journalist Taylor Hanson.

New “I Feel Like I Went to N.Y. Burgers” come with a touch of American comic book flair. Ever since the pandemic put everyone’s travel plans on hold indefinitely, big companies in Japan have been creating opportunities for our taste buds to go on holiday. Now McDonald’s is stepping up to the plate with an invitation to imagine we’re eating in New York, in the form of two new menu items dubbed “Itta Ki Ni Naru N.Y. Burgers“, which translates to “I Feel Like I Went to N.Y. Burgers“. Both burgers are said to recreate the New York experience with...

Karl Rove is, once again, beating the war drums. He is ready to send 18-year-olds like my son to fight nuclear Russia over Ukraine’s border so that he and the other neocons can talk like tough guys on TV. On Jan. 28, Karl Rove shared an article on his Twitter page written by Noah Rothman attacking American populists who are opposed to sending our troops to war with Russia. My view is that Mr. Rove despises “America First.” He loves war and the global economy that all these wars prop up.And my direct response to that: Screw Karl Rove.The fact...

The large town of Ostfildern in the district of Esslingen near Stuttgart in Germany issued a “general decree” on January 26, 2022, according to which peaceful walkers can now also be shot if they take part in protests against the leftwing government's Corona measures.In order to ensure that the ban on assembly in Germany is observed, the use of direct coercion, i.e. physical violence or the use of weapons, have been ordered. After weighing up the conflicting interests, this is “proportionate and necessary” because there are no other means that would discourage potential anti-vaccine participants from walking, the decree states.This...

JUST IN - Premier Scott Moe of Saskatchewan, a Canadian province that borders the US: "It's time to look at ending all remaining Covid measures and restrictions.

President Biden insisted the answer to surging gun violence was “not to defund the police” or “abandon our streets” as he met with Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul at the NYPD’s Manhattan headquarters Thursday afternoon. “Mayor Adams, you and I agree, the answer is not to abandon our streets. The answer is to come together; police in communities building trust and making us all safer,” Biden said.

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) document explaining why the agency approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was removed from the agency’s website overnight. The Summary Basis for Regulatory Action gave more details on how regulators reached the approval decision, and included references to an unpublished analysis that found the rates of post-vaccination heart inflammation were higher than any U.S. agency had found before. After The Epoch Times reviewed the document and sent questions about it to FDA spokespersons, it disappeared from the agency’s website. “We are aware of the issue and hope to have the document reposted as soon as possible,”...

Megyn Kelly, host of SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show,” suggested there are more troubles ahead for CNN following Jeff Zucker’s resignation after it was revealed he had been in a sexual relationship with a colleague. Zucker’s inappropriate relationship was unearthed as another network scandal, Chris Cuomo’s efforts to help his then-governor brother beat sexual harassment claims, was under investigation.