Delaware policy would let preschoolers choose gender, race without parents’ consent

Delaware policy would let preschoolers choose gender, race without parents’ consent

by WorldTribune Staff, February 5, 2018 A new policy for Delaware schools drafted by Gov. John Carney would allow children in grades K-12 to select the race or gender with which they identify – without the consent of their parents, according to recent reports. The policy would even allow students “access to the hormone blockers […]

‘Sorry Dear Leader’: Superbowl banned ad linking Bitcoin security and Kim Jong-Un

‘Sorry Dear Leader’: Superbowl banned ad linking Bitcoin security and Kim Jong-Un

by WorldTribune Staff, February 5, 2018 The NFL sacked a Super Bowl ad by a Bitcoin company that featured an actor portraying North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. The ad says: “North Korea’s top hacker has been totally unable to steal AML BitCoin for two days and Kim is mad.” The actor, who bears a striking […]

‘Free but fair trade’: NAFTA, China and the India success story

‘Free but fair trade’: NAFTA, China and the India success story

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Back in Ronald Reagan’s time, the underlining philosophical mantra of the extraordinary economic expansion was that “a rising tide lifts all boats.” Namely, as entrepreneurialism and enterprise were encouraged, the results would create the rising tide of progress. But later, in the early 1990’s slowdown, […]

Rep. Steve King: ‘Watch for Obama’s fingerprints’ on FISA memo

Rep. Steve King: ‘Watch for Obama’s fingerprints’ on FISA memo

by WorldTribune Staff, February 4, 2018 A trail of “fingerprints” from the classified memo released on Feb. 2 by the House Intelligence Committee likely “leads to the Obama presidency,” Rep. Steve King said. During an interview with Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace on April 10, 2016, then-President Barack Obama said: “I guarantee that there is no political […]

Read it: Trump releases memo, charges FBI elite ‘politicized sacred investigative process’

Read it: Trump releases memo, charges FBI elite ‘politicized sacred investigative process’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2018 President Donald Trump in an early morning tweet on Feb. 2 lashed out at a “politicized” FBI after the fabled agency publicly advised against releasing a classified memo said to question how it conducted its investigation of the Trump campaign’s alleged ties to Russia. Trump tweeted: “The top Leadership […]

Trump hits North Korea where it hurts, meets defectors at White House

Trump hits North Korea where it hurts, meets defectors at White House

by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 2 was slated to meet with a group of defectors from North Korea, just days after the emotionally-stirring appearance of defector Ji Seong-Ho at the State of the Union address. The president is expected to meet with eight defectors in the Oval Office, […]

Poll finds Democrats lost government shutdown spin battle

Poll finds Democrats lost government shutdown spin battle

by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2018 Democrats called it the Trump Shutdown – the White House said it was the Schumer Shutdown. More Americans agree with the White House. According to a new poll by Zogby Analytics, congressional Democrats are more to blame for the recent government shutdown than the White House or Republicans. A […]

Californication: 510 suspects arrested in statewide human trafficking sweep

Californication: 510 suspects arrested in statewide human trafficking sweep

by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2018 The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from 85 federal, state and local agencies, carried out a statewide crackdown on human trafficking last week that resulted in 510 arrests. The operation also rescued 56 female trafficking victims, KTLA TV reported. During a Jan. 30 news conference, L.A. County Sheriff […]

Facebook dramatically increases advertising revenues as reader usage declines

Facebook dramatically increases advertising revenues as reader usage declines

by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2018 Facebook’s advertising revenues increased by 49 percent in 2017 even though the number of users and the time spent by users on the site decreased. The trend shifts followed changes to the “algorithms” governing content distribution and impacting the bottom lines of competing news organizations, reports say. Meanwhile the […]

U.S. seeks to assure South Korea after withdrawing nomination of ambassador to Seoul

U.S. seeks to assure South Korea after withdrawing nomination of ambassador to Seoul

by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2018 The United States has moved to assuage any concerns from Seoul over the Trump administration’s withdrawal of Victor Cha’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to South Korea. “The U.S has sought our understanding through diplomatic channels that its efforts to send its ambassador to the South before the PyeongChang Winter […]