by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2018 Many taxpayers are unaware that the repeal of the Obamacare individual mandate does not take effect until 2019, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus said. Rep. Mark Meadows, North Carolina Republican, said the repeal should be immediate so taxpayers can avoid being hit with a fine by the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 4, 2018 Governments are testing rating systems for each individual’s value which dole out or withhold benefits based on how people perform, an analyst said. “We live in a world where judgment is being replaced by numbers – by scores that calculate the value of a human being, with the help […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2018 The Taliban is reluctant to accept Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of peace talks because the terror organization said it views Ghani’s government as a U.S.-imposed regime. “While the international community sees Ghani’s administration as the sole legitimate government of Afghanistan, the Taliban see it as an artificial, foreign-imposed […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 4, 2018 In the nearly three weeks since the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, advocates pushing for stricter gun control laws have monopolized the national conversation. Now, those on the other side of the issue are beginning to push back. In a March 2 speech to the Virginia House of Delegates, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty WASHINGTON — If it hasn’t started already, then a new arms race is almost certainly about to get under way, arms-control experts and analysts warn. With his announcement that Russia has developed new strategic weapons, including a nuclear-powered missile that he said can fly indefinitely and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2018 Americans believe government inaction on threats and violent video games and movies are more to blame for mass shootings than weak gun control laws, two new polls show. A Rasmussen Reports poll in the wake of last month’s Florida school shooting found that 54 percent of adults blame the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2018 The digital advertising dominance of Google and Facebook and their ever-changing algorithms are putting independent publishers at a severe disadvantage and U.S. regulators should step in, News Corp. Chief Executive Officer Robert Thomson said. “It’s fair to say I have algorithm angst,” Thomson said. His concerns have been echoed […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 1, 2018 Several California cities have passed resolutions instructing local authorities not to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Activists have even demanded that ICE be removed from the state. President Donald Trump has indicated he may oblige. The president on Feb. 22 said he may pull ICE out […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 1, 2018 Egypt has more than doubled the number of troops it has stationed in the Sinai Peninsula, a Feb. 28 report said. Egyptian armed forces Maj. Gen. Mohammed el-Shahat said there are currently 88 battalions and a total of 42,630 soldiers in Sinai, Israel’s Channel 11 reported. The troop increase […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 28, 2018 Teachers unions, even in “progressive” California and New York, have for years invested in gun manufacturers, including those which make AR-style rifles, a report said. “Teacher union pension investments from coast-to-coast have continued to buy stock in gun and ammunition companies despite the outrage expressed by many teachers following […]
