by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 Chinese-authored spyware that can be used to track a user’s movements and communications has been found on some 700 million Android smartphones, security researchers said. The spyware, discovered by Virginia-based Kryptowire, was reportedly authored by Chinese startup Shanghai Adups Technology Company. “The Department of Homeland Security was recently made […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass new legislation that would block the sale of American-made aircraft to Iran. “The American people gave us a mandate to fight radical Islamic terrorism. Preventing aircraft sales to the world’s leading terror state is a pretty good start,” a senior […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 15 voted by an overwhelming majority of 419-1 to renew the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), which was first adopted in 1996 to punish investments in Iran’s energy sector and deter Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. The House voted to reauthorize the Iran […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 A formal protest on behalf of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory has been filed in North Carolina’s Bladen County over what was called a “blatant” scheme involving fraudulent absentee ballots that benefited gubernatorial candidate Roy Cooper and other Democratic candidates. The protest included evidence of a “massive scheme to run […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 Hate crimes are most likely to be committed in traditional blue states, according to newly released FBI data. In 2015, over 800 of the 5,850 hate crimes reported nationwide were committed in California. Other blue states with high numbers of incidents included New York (500), Massachusetts (411), New Jersey […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 Since when could any serious journalist take a London Daily Mail piece based on one anonymous source as Gospel? The easy answer is “never”. But what if the source claims to have overheard Bill Clinton screaming at his wife Hillary about who was to blame for her imploding campaign? […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 As the Trump revolution rolls into D.C., Republicans “need to seize this moment and come together like never before,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Nov. 14 as Congress reconvened. Ryan urged GOP colleagues to “hit the ground running as we join forces with the new Trump administration.” “We […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 Still reeling from Nov. 8, key Washington-based media outlets erupted in unison this week as President-elect Donald Trump (who reportedly won the election) named one of the people responsible for his victory as his chief strategist. “The losers of the left have worked themselves into such a bizarre hysteria […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 Although the spotlight was focused elsewhere on Nov. 8, several other key elections were decided, including the thrashing of Colorado’s proposed single-payer healthcare plan, the thorough repudiation of David Duke and one in which Oregon voters delivered a candidate the ultimate “just desserts”. In Oregon, Democratic Secretary of State […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 Donald Trump’s pledge to scrap the Iran nuclear deal may lead Europe’s major oil companies to reconsider returning to Iran’s energy sector. With the Trump administration in place, European energy firms looking to develop Iran’s massive oil and gas reserves face the risk that he will snap sanctions back […]
