by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2017 The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) remains all Democrats after the group on Nov. 16 denied membership to Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo. “I think it was pre-cooked,” said Curbelo, who represents a Latino-heavy district in Miami that is a top target for Democrats in 2018. Some CHC members were […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2017 House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should resign amid allegations that at least two members of Congress, who still hold their seats, committed sexual harassment, radio host Mark Levin said. “Not to be provocative or controversial, but if this sexual harassment has been going on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2017 Within the next 20 years, life will be found somewhere amid the 3,500 exoplanets that have been discovered, a NASA researcher said. “I think that in 20 years we will have found one candidate that might be it,” said Tony del Genio of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2017 A government watchdog group announced it has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky over the state’s failure to reasonably maintain its voter registration lists. Judicial Watch alleges in the lawsuit that 48 Kentucky counties have more registered voters than citizens over the age of 18. “Kentucky has perhaps the dirtiest […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2017 Why are Yale students known as Elis? That question in the year 2017 can certainly be taken as rhetorical, but for history’s sake they are called Elis after the college’s namesake, Elihu Yale, a straight, white, wealthy male who profited greatly from trading slaves. Earlier this month, the head […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2017 Three employees at Voice of America (VOA) said the government radio broadcaster is seeking their dismissals for insubordination following their interview with Chinese dissident Guo Wengui. The three workers, Sasha Gong, Fred Wang, and Robert Li, were notified in letters Nov. 3 that VOA planned to fire them allegedly […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 14, 2017 Governments in 30 countries manipulated information on social media in an effort to advance their agendas and suppress dissent, a U.S.-based rights group said in its annual report on Internet freedom. “Paid commentators, trolls, bots, false news sites, and propaganda outlets were among the techniques used by leaders to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 14, 2017 Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has called on Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to normalize relations between the kingdom and Israel, a report said. The pro-Hizbullah Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar on Nov. 14 publicized the contents of a letter it said was sent from Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir to Crown […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 14, 2017 The FBI may launch an investigation into whether Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers illegally sold fetal tissue, The Hill reported on Nov. 13, citing sources familiar with the document request. The FBI in recent days asked the Senate Judiciary Committee for unredacted documents it obtained from abortion providers […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 12, 2017 The Turkish government on Nov. 12 called a report that Turkish officials plotted to kidnap U.S.-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen “utterly false, ludicrous and groundless.” The Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. 10 that Special Counsel Robert Mueller was investigating an alleged plot involving former U.S. national security adviser […]
