by WorldTribune Staff, December 6, 2017 The United States brought its top guns to the show on Dec. 6 as it dispatched at least one B-1B bomber and several F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to a major joint exercise with South Korea. In an unprecedented show of force amid ongoing provocations by North Korea, the […]
Special to WorldTribune , December 6, 2017 By Miles Maochun Yu, Hoover Institution Last week marks the 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China. The historic mutual defense treaty, signed on Dec. 2, 1954 in Washington, provided an ironclad guarantee to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 6, 2017 Hackers have taken a North Carolina county’s computer files hostage and are asking for a ransom of 2 bitcoins, officials said. Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio said on Dec. 5 that the hacker or hackers have essentially frozen the county’s electronic files and gave officials until 1 p.m. EST […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 5, 2017 Google and Facebook will receive a staggering 84 percent of all digital ad dollars in 2017 and will account for all Internet advertising growth for the year. That dominance “is exceedingly bad news for the balance of the digital publisher ecosystem,” the investment management firm GroupM said. The two […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 5, 2017 Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon shifted into high gear upon leaving the White House and believes that his campaign backing President Donald Trump’s populist movement against the GOP establishment is “on the right side of history.” If that movement gets it right, “we will govern for 50 […]
Special to WorldTribune, December 4, 2017 By Joseph Churba The following excerpt is from ‘The Washington Compromise‘ by the late Dr. Joseph Churba, University Press, 1995. The Republican National Convention was held in Detroit on July 14-17, 1980. With Reagan’s candidacy assured, the only remaining question befell the choice of running mate. Henry Kissinger, hoping […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The global surge of refugees and economic migrants continues unabated. Both the scourge of civil and ethnic conflicts, as well as the pull of economic betterment, have seen millions of people on the move to both the USA and the European Union. As countries scramble […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 5, 2017 President Donald Trump has asked longtime Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch to consider running for an eighth term, in large part because Mitt Romney, the failed 2012 presidential candidate and a virulent “Never Trumper,” is said to be preparing to run for the seat should Hatch retire. In a phone […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 5, 2017 North Korea’s Hwasong-15 ICBM broke up on re-entry, according to a U.S. official and the crew of a Cathay Pacific airliner that reported witnessing the test. U.S. and allied ships are reportedly still searching for debris from the ICBM, which was launched on Nov. 29 and came down near […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 4, 2017 Former FBI officials said that the Saudi government officials helped 9/11 terrorists prepare for the attack and hide out in the United States. Affidavits filed by three former FBI officials that were provided to the Washington Examiner allege that Saudi Arabia used intricate espionage “tradecraft” to assist the September […]
