Former CIA Director Brennan: Votes were swayed by Russian influence operation
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Wednesday that at least some American voters were swayed as a result of Russia’s 2016 election interference operation, a statement that went further than the official assessments of U.S. intelligence agencies and lawmakers. Speaking alongside other former intelligence figures at the National…
Tucker Carlson and Guest Blame Diversity and ‘Woke’ Culture for California Fires
Fox News host Tucker Carlson and his guest, conservative YouTube personality Dave Rubin, both insisted Tuesday night that the wildfires burning across California are due largely to progressive ideology, “woke” culture, and diversity in hiring. During Tuesday’s broadcast of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Carlson welcomed on Rubin, a political commentator and podcaster, to discuss the issues…
Georgia authorities search for convicted rapist and child molester who was released 'in error' from prison
Police in Georgia are trying to find a man serving a life sentence who was released from prison “in error,” according to a statement from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez, 31, was mistakenly released from Rogers State Prison at 11:30 a.m. Friday. According to records from the Department of Corrections, Munoz-Mendez began serving…
Auburn tree poisoner fails to appear in court for hearing
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama fan convicted of poisoning Auburn University’s oak trees failed to attend a hearing Wednesday on why he hasn’t paid court-ordered restitution. The Opelika-Auburn news reports Harvey Updyke, a retired Texas state trooper who lives in Louisiana, didn’t show up for a hearing before Lee County Circuit Judge…
Congress Considers Delaying Spending Talks Until After Impeachment
(Bloomberg) — Democrats and Republicans in Congress are deliberating whether to push the deadline to fund the government into early February to avoid having a budget fight amid an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump that’s set to stretch at least into December. That would mean enacting another stopgap spending bill to avert a government…
London's Gatwick airport is testing out new technology to board passengers by individual seat, which could be faster and avoid long lines
Gatwick Airport/Business Insider London’s Gatwick airport is running a two-month trial of ways to speed up plane boarding, including boarding passengers based on their individual seat number. The trial has a sophisticated order that favors filling the back of the plane first, and prioritizing window seats over middle and aisle seats. The idea is that…
What Baghdadi’s Death Means for al Qaeda—and Why It Matters
With ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed one day and the group’s official spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir the next, there’s a giant hole in the pseudo-Caliphate structure of the so-called Islamic State. The group must now, by its strict religious tenets, find a new (supposed) descendant of the Prophet Muhammed to fill the role of…
China pushes higher 'moral quality' for its citizens
Beijing (AFP) – From budgeting for rural weddings to dressing appropriately and avoiding online porn, China’s Communist Party has issued new guidelines to improve the “moral quality” of its citizens. Officials have released several sets of guidelines this week alongside a secretive conclave of high-ranking officials in Beijing which discusses the country’s future direction. On…
Mexico releases video showing moment military faced El Chapo's son amid deadly violence
Mexico releases video showing moment military faced El Chapo’s son amid deadly violence originally appeared on abcnews.go.com The Mexican government has released several dramatic, at-times-gory, new videos showing their side of the fierce gun battle that erupted between officers and criminals in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa state, as authorities tried to arrest one of…
Mexican soldiers told Chapo's son to call to stop attacks
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican security forces had a son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán outside a house on his knees against a wall before they were forced to back off and let him go as his cartel’s gunmen shot up the western city of Culiacan. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval on Wednesday showed video…