Seattle’s phony budget crisis no reason for more taxes
Seattle leaders are reviewing the city’s finances while the City Council wants more progressives taxes. It’s time to reset priorities.
Day: January 11, 2023
Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, dies at 82
Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, who won an Olympic gold medal before becoming entangled in his country’s volatile politics in the 1960s as king and spent decades in exile, has died
Russian prisoners sent to the front lines in Ukraine have been publicly executed for not charging into enemy fire, captured inmates say
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Why this humanitarian NGO leader flew to Kabul to meet with the Taliban
Without women workers, there can be no humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, says Jan Egeland.
House GOP Officially Names Rogers As New HASC Chair, Granger As Top Appropriator
House Republicans on Thursday officially selected Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) as the new chairman of the Armed Services Committee (HASC) and Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) to lead the Appropriations Committee. Rogers takes helm of HASC in the new Congress fo…
Capitol riot trial starts for man with feet on Pelosi desk
A prosecutor says an Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol planned the trip for weeks and came prepared for violence.
Families of two Brit aid workers missing in Ukraine say they’re ‘very worried and concerned’
THE families of two Brit aid workers who vanished from the front line in Ukraine say they are “very worried and concerned”.
Christopher Parry, 28, from Cheltenham, Gloucs, was last seen on Friday carrying out emergency civilian evacuations in Soleda…
Covid-related tech exploited for mass surveillance
FILE PHOTO: Monitoring view of temperature measurement at an airport © Getty Images / izusekBy: Rachel MarsdenSource: RTVarious governments across the world have co-opted digital tracing for use by police and intelligence services Covid-related t…
Mexico arrests son of ‘El Chapo’: Why don’t citizens feel safer?
Mexico captured the son of “El Chapo” ahead of President Biden’s visit – and the ensuing violence has led many Mexicans to reconsider how to stay safe.
Ukraine Forces To Receive Patriot Air Defence Training In US: Pentagon
The United States will train Ukrainian personnel at a base in the state of Oklahoma on how to use and maintain the advanced Patriot air defense system that Washington is providing to Kyiv, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday.