New book: How Obama used the White House to enrich his friends

New book: How Obama used the White House to enrich his friends

by WorldTribune Staff, March 25, 2018 A new book details how President Barack Obama used the power of the executive office to enable his friends to become quite wealthy. In his book, “Secret Empires: How Our Politicians Hide Corruption and Enrich Their Families and Friends”, Peter Schweizer notes that Obama and his team would “deem […]

China confirms Kim-Xi meeting; Graffiti rattles Pyongyang elite; the decades-long Syria alliance

China confirms Kim-Xi meeting; Graffiti rattles Pyongyang elite; the decades-long Syria alliance

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct Among the articles in the new edition of Geostrategy-Direct.com are the following: State of Kim Jong-Un: Graffiti on landmark building rocks Pyongyang regime Secrecy suggested North Korean train to Beijing was on urgent mission Israeli intelligence discovered North Korean reactor in Syria, longtime secret alliance High-level official visits shake Beijing […]

Mystery train leaves Beijing on return to N. Korea; Seoul seeks answers

Mystery train leaves Beijing on return to N. Korea; Seoul seeks answers

by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2018 A South Korean government source said Seoul can’t yet rule out the possibility that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un secretly visited China via train ahead of upcoming talks with the presidents of South Korea and the United States. A special North Korean train carrying a high-ranking North Korean delegation […]

Lacking a catastrophic quake, California finds other ways to split from USA

Lacking a catastrophic quake, California finds other ways to split from USA

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders There always seemed to be the possibility that there could be a really big rumble along the San Andreas Fault and Hollywood, San Francisco’s hills and the wild northern California coast would slide into the Pacific. The state has had its Brown-outs with two governors, father and son, […]

Report: Facebook has been collecting users’ data without permission for years

Report: Facebook has been collecting users’ data without permission for years

by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2018 A new report details the extent to which Facebook goes to collect users’ data. Ars Technica reported that Facebook’s Android app collects data on users’ phone calls and texts outside of the platform without the users’ permission. And, the report said, Facebook has been doing it for years. According […]

America’s opioid crisis and the culture of death that feeds it

America’s opioid crisis and the culture of death that feeds it

Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto In a March 19 speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, President Trump reiterated his call to “get tough” on drug dealers: He is directing the Justice Department to impose the death penalty on the worst traffickers. Trump vowed during his 2016 election campaign to craft policies to stem the opioid […]

Saudis intercept seven missiles fired by Houthis

Saudis intercept seven missiles fired by Houthis

by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2018 Seven missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels were intercepted by Saudi forces on March 25. Houthi jihadists in Yemen fired three missiles at Riyadh and four others at the southern cities of Khamis Mushait, Jizan and Najran. The Saudi-led coalition said it used Patriot missile batteries to target the […]

Murder rate near zero in Switzerland where teens enter shooting competitions

Murder rate near zero in Switzerland where teens enter shooting competitions

by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2018 Switzerland has a high rate of gun ownership, a murder rate near zero, and no mass shootings. The country of 8.3 million people has about 2 million privately owned guns. In 2016, there were 47 homicides with firearms, according to a report by Business Insider. There has not been […]

Citigroup becomes first U.S. financial institution to impose gun restrictions on commercial partners

Citigroup becomes first U.S. financial institution to impose gun restrictions on commercial partners

by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2018 Citigroup is now requiring its business partners to ban the sale of firearms to any customers under the age of 21 and to those who have not passed a background check. In becoming the first major U.S. bank to impose the restrictions, Citigroup said the new policy applies to […]

Parents sue San Diego schools over pro-Muslim Brotherhood curricula

Parents sue San Diego schools over pro-Muslim Brotherhood curricula

by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2018 A legal organization has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the San Diego Unified School District over an “anti-Islamophobia” curricula being taught by a group which critics say supports the Muslim Brotherhood terror organization. The Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund (FCDF) filed the suit on behalf of parents […]