A passenger at Newark Liberty International Airport was arrested Monday after hiding an assault rifle and a cache of ammunition in the lining of the luggage, authorities said. The East Orange man “cleverly” concealed an assault rifle, large-capacity magazine, four boxes of hollow-point bullets, three magazines, one of which was …
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China used Uyghur labor to manufacture PPE, including US exports: NYT
China used the work of the persecuted Uighurs to make personal protective equipment (PPE) that was later exported to the US and other countries, according to a new report by the New York Times. Many Chinese factories use a job program to recruit Uighur employees, The Times reported, which experts …
Read More »After John Lewis’ death, Democrats renew push for voting rights law
WASHINGTON – Senator Mitch McConnell went to the Senate Monday to mourn the death of Representative John Lewis, a civil rights icon whom the Republican leader called a “monumental figure” who made “huge personal sacrifices to help our nation overcome the sin of racism. ” . “ While many Democrats …
Read More »MN Senator Investigated for Criticism of CDC Death Count
A doctor serving as Minnesota’s state senator announced this month that his state’s Board of Medical Practice is investigating him following his criticism in April that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines on the classification of coronavirus deaths could artificially inflate the counts. Dr. Scott Jensen (R) …
Read More »NASA astronauts tie EVA spacewalk record to prepare ISS updates
July 21, 2020 – Two NASA astronauts tied a spacewalk record as they prepared the International Space Station for future updates. Bob Behnken, who arrived at the space station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon DM-2 spacecraft in late May, and Expedition 63 commander Chris Cassidy conducted their fourth spacewalk together on …
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