U.S. Designates China, Russia, 8 Others as Violators of Religious Freedom
From: VOA U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has designated China, Russia and eight other countries as violators…
Mexico to Deploy Troops to Riviera Maya in Wake of Shootings
From: AP Mexico will deploy a battalion of National Guard troops to its Mayan Riviera in the wake…
ADL Exposes Dozens of Arabic Facebook Pages Dedicated to Anti-Semitic ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’
From: Algemeiner Arabic-language pages promoting a notorious antisemitic text fabricated in the early 20th Century have become rife…
Mark Your Calendars: a New U.S. Aircraft Carrier Is Coming in 2028
From: National Interest While there is naturally much focus upon the first-in-class USS Ford, which is nearing its…
U.S. overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
From: AP An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health…
Pakistan parliament approves chemical castration of rapists
From: VOA Lawmakers in Pakistan approved on Wednesday new anti-rape legislation that would allow speedy convictions and severe…
Chinese Tennis Pro Peng’s Disappearance May Be Part of Xi’s Cultural Crackdown
From: Fox News The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai shows another example of a country intent…
Meat Prices Are Soaring as Inflation Bites U.S. Consumers
From: CBS Meatless Mondays could soon be followed by Tofu Tuesdays, at least among more frugal shoppers. Americans…
Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize Its Covid Antiviral Pill
From: Axios Pfizer said Tuesday it has asked the FDA for emergency authorization of Paxlovid, its experimental COVID-19 treatment. Why…
Mysterious Neurological Illness Haunts Canadian Atlantic Region
From: GuardianWhen Roger Ellis fell ill two years ago, his family rushed to the hospital, fearing he was…