The World Economic Forum announced Monday that it had called off its planned annual gathering of global political, economic and business leaders, which had been set for August in Singapore.
Day: May 18, 2021
Supreme Court unlikely to strike down Obamacare despite Democratic hysteria
When former President Donald Trump nominated Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court last fall, opponents immediately raised the cry that she would overturn Obamacare.
Supreme Court rejects warrantless seizure of guns from home
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously for a Rhode Island man after police responding to a domestic disturbance took guns from his home without a warrant — a violation of the man’s Fourth Amendment rights, the justices ruled.
Abortion case before conservative court gives pro-lifers hope
Pro-life advocates hailed the Supreme Court’s decision Monday to hear a case about Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban as the legal battle they have been hoping for since President Trump cemented a 6-3 conservative majority on the bench.
US Targets Islamic State Moneymen in Turkey, Syria
The United States is taking new steps to make it more difficult for the Islamic State terror group to move money, including donations from international supporters, through Syria and Turkey.
Gantz, Netanyahu in talks to form unity government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz are in talks to form another unity government as Israel continues to face rocket barrages from the Gaza Strip, Channel 12 News reported.
Supreme Court to hear challenge to Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court on Monday accepted a Mississippi challenge to the abortion precedent set by Roe v. Wade.
Inside Pentagon’s Secret 60,000-man Army
The largest undercover force the world has ever known is the one created by the Pentagon over the past decade. Some 60,000 people now belong to this secret army, many working under masked identities and in low profile, all part of a broad program called “signature reduction.” The force, more than ten times the size of the clandestine elements of the CIA, carries out domestic and foreign assignments, both in military uniforms and under civilian cover, in real life and online, sometimes hiding in private businesses and consultancies, some of them household name companies.
Six rockets fired from Lebanon fall short of Israel border; IDF hits back
Six rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Israel late Monday, but they apparently fell short of the border fence. The IDF responded with artillery fire, the army said.
‘Monster’ cyclone to batter COVID-ravaged India as officials scramble to evacuate hundreds of thousands
Cyclone Tauktae, which has already killed six people in southern parts of the COVID-ravaged country, was expected to make landfall on Monday evening in Gujarat state with winds of up to 109 miles per hour.