GOP launches probe into Biden administration funding of UN Palestinian relief agency
House Republicans are launching an investigation into the Biden administration’s funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following allegations related to the October 7 attack on Israel. “House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republicans on the Oversight Committee are launching an […]
Why Mets can keep Pete Alonso despite near-certain free agency
Don’t hold your breath for one of the increasingly rare big spring contracts involving Pete Alonso. He is almost certain to become a free agent after the 2024 season. That doesn’t mean he’s a wreck. He probably just likes to keep his options open. Mets team president David Stearns essentially conceded that there would be […]
Free agency destinations as told by sportsbooks
Commercial Content 21+. The Chiefs’ elite defensive lineman is set to become a free agent this offseason, and some desperate teams are certainly lining up their checkbooks in search of a run-stopper. DraftKings has odds on Chris Jones’ next team, predicting he’ll return to the Kansas City Chiefs (-175), as he drunkenly declared at the […]
Jeffrey Epstein victims sue FBI â accuse agency of cover-up, enabling sex trafficking operation
On Wednesday, more than a dozen anonymous victims of Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, accusing the agency of conducting a cover-up and enabling the financier’s sex trafficking operation. Reuters report. The women allege that the FBI tried to cover up the alleged botched investigation into Epstein. The complaint says […]
UNRWA leader: Calls for dismantling Palestine relief agency ‘short-sighted’
Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said calls for the organization’s disbandment were “short-sighted” and would spark a bigger crisis in Gaza. “I have discussed with Member States the calls for UNRWA to be dismantled and abolished. I have warned of its […]
Texas agency says megachurch shooting highlights damage done by ‘defund police’ movement
The head of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) pointed to Sunday’s Lakewood church shooting in Houston, highlighting the toll in metropolitan areas affected by the movement to defund police. . At a press conference Monday afternoon, TABC President Kevin Lilly joined Houston’s mayor and law enforcement officials to provide an update on the Joel […]
CIA terminates a female employee who accused the agency of retaliating over sexual assault claim
The Central Intelligence Agency has reportedly fired a female employee who claimed she was sexually assaulted on the agency’s stairs. NBC News. She accused government agencies of trying to dissuade her from filing criminal charges in the case. The woman’s attorney, Kevin Carroll, argued that the CIA’s firing of the anonymous woman was a clear […]
Maryland juvenile justice agency now facing 200 sex abuse suits
Since the Maryland General Assembly eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits last year, the number of victims filing lawsuits with the state’s juvenile justice agencies has increased to 200. The latest lawsuit, filed Thursday on behalf of 63 plaintiffs, alleges abuse is rampant at 15 juvenile detention facilities. Some of them […]
House panel demands records from agency overseeing Biden’s AI plan after censorship outrage
The House Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas to Biden administration officials running an artificial intelligence research program to combat online “misinformation.” This would also help social media giants censor Americans’ free speech. Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said in a Tuesday letter obtained exclusively by the Post that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has given […]
FAA chief to tell lawmakers agency will hold Boeing accountable for any safety violations
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Mike Whitaker will tell lawmakers on Tuesday that Boeing will hold the agency accountable for violating safety regulations, according to reports. “We will explore the full scope of our enforcement authority to ensure that Boeing is held accountable for its regulatory violations,” Whitaker said in prepared comments shared with The […]