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The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has approved a proposal that would substantially expand military and defense-industrial cooperation between the U.S. and Israel, rejecting an effort by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and other lawmakers to remove the measure from the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Critics argue the proposal
Google Whistleblower Says Company Rewrote Algorithm to Thwart Trump
A former Google engineer who stepped forward in 2019 to blow the whistle on a shift in company policy...
Eying Mineral Wealth, China Prepares to ‘Cash In’ on Taliban Takeover
The People's Republic of China (PRC) was one of the first countries to rush forward to legitimize the...
California Fires Rage On
Northern California continues to reel under blazing forest fires. Ten days ago, the town of Greenville...
Facebook Shuts Down Research Team Investigating Instagram Algorithm
A German-based research group, AlgorithmWatch, was forced to stop its study of Instagram’s algorithm...
Georgia Board to Review Elections in Fulton County
The GOP-controlled State Election Board of Georgia has voted to appoint a bipartisan panel of lawmakers...
Beijing Carries Out Military Drills Near Taiwan, Media Uses Afganistan Example as ‘Lesson for Taiwan’
On Aug. 17, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted military drills near Taiwan, with fighter...
FBI Says Jan. 6 Riots Not a Case of Organized Insurrection
FBI investigators say 95 percent of the more than 570 arrested participants in the Jan. 6 Capitol Building...
Taliban Declares ‘Islamic Emirate’ of Afghanistan
Having regained control over Afghanistan and toppling the U.S.-backed government, the Taliban resurrected...
Chinese State Firm Claims Stake in TikTok’s Sibling Company
In April, ByteDance, which owns TikTok, sold a one percent stake in its subsidiary company Beijing ByteDance...