• U.N. Has Flown More Than $2.9 Billion in Cash to Afghanistan Since the Taliban Seized Power, Diverting U.S. Funds

    The U.S. State Department has previously said that no U.S. funds went to the militant group, but a new federal report indicates that some taxpayer money has ended up in the Taliban-controlled central bank of Afghanistan.

  • Opinion: Is the U.S. truly a Democracy?

    Democracy. It was a novel idea in 1776. However, the system existed about 2,500 years ago in Athens. At the time, the Athenian leader called the system of government “demokratia.” When the founders of our country decided to remove the thirteen New World colonies from the reign of King George, they chose “democracy” to describe the kind of political system by which the new nation would operate. It was a truly “revolutionary” idea, stemming from the Greek nouns “demos” (people) and “kratos”...

  • College students shouldn’t feel the pressure of hookup culture

    As seen in countless movies and TV shows like “Pitch Perfect,” “After,” and the latter episodes of “Normal People,” hookup culture is prominent on college campuses in media. Hookup culture is based on pressuring college students into believing they must participate in casual sex. To break the cycle, students must become more accepting of those

  • Tammy Murphy will drop out of U.S. Senate race

    Tammy Murphy will announce today that she is dropping out of the race for United States Senate, abruptly ending her campaign after four months, the New

  • ANC Accused Of ‘threatening Democracy’ By Cutting Funds To Smaller Parties

    Al Jama-ah’s Ganief Hendricks accused ANC MPs of turning their backs against ethical principles when passing the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill. The ANC has betrayed the principles of democracy, according the Al Jama-ah party. The party is unhappy after National Assembly passed the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill on Tuesday. The Political Party Funding Act (PPFA) is […]

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    Arrest made after female students were photographed while showering at U of T

    Toronto police have charged a suspect after female students at the University of Toronto were photographed while showering. Police allege that between January and March 2024, the female victims entered an all-female washroom in the university’s Wilson Hall Residence in the Spadina Avenue and Willcocks Street area. Police say that while the victims were changing and using the shower, they observed a cell phone held over the shower curtain by the suspect, who appeared to capture images of...

  • U.S. hydropower production dropped to a 22-year low in 2023

    Regions that depend on hydropower energy are having to look to other sources of energy — which can cost more and emit more carbon.

  • Ipswich Town secures investment from U.S. Private Equity fund

    This move by Bright Path Sports Partners illustrates the increasing domination of U.S. capital in funding English football

  • Funding Bill Bans Flying 'Pride' Flag at U.S. Embassies

    The recently passed $1.2 trillion funding bill contained a little-noticed amendment that effectively bans the flying of the "pride" flag from U.S. embassies around the world.

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    Mid-Michigan U.S. Reps vote ‘yes’ on funding package

    LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- Federal lawmakers from mid-Michigan returned a "yes" vote on the new budget package that became law this Saturday, March 23. President Joe Biden signed the new, $1.2 trillion government spending package early on Saturday, six months into the current budget year, eliminating the long-standing threat of a partial government shutdown. The []

  • U.S. Senate passes government funding bill, averting shutdown

    The U.S. Congress approved a funding bill Saturday in a rare show of cross-party unity, keeping federal agencies running through September and averting a damaging partial government shutdown.Senators missed a midnight deadline to pass the $1.2 trillion package to keep the lights on in several key government agencies but voted in the early hours to pass a resolution that had already advanced from the House."It wasn't easy, but tonight our persistence has been worth it," Democratic Majority Leader...

  • Frank Hester: Sunak under pressure over new funds from racism accused donor

    It follows reports controversial Tory donor Frank Hester may have given a further £5m to the party.