• More Election Interference? Google Drops Elections-Focused Announcement in Europe

    Google doubled down on its election-related censorship operations just after MRC released a special report on Google’s election interference efforts over the past 16 years. MRC Free Speech America released a report finding 41 examples of Google’s election interference efforts between 2008 and 2024. And yet, Google is going full speed ahead with its election efforts in Europe. Google announced its efforts to control information through partnerships with so-called fact-checkers and media...

  • Sherrod Brown Touts Fentanyl Border Stance Despite Years of Opposing Border Security

    Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who is up for reelection this November, released an ad that touts his efforts to crack down on fentanyl trafficking across the southern border, yet the senator has an extensive history of opposing border security.

  • Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, March 22, 2024

    Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, March 22nd, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes Terry Cutler of Montreal's Cyology Labs will be here to talk about recent news. That includes lessons

  • Joe Biden Funds Border Security in Foreign Countries as U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings Hit 7.4 Million

    President Joe Biden, with the help of Congress, is spending hundreds of millions in American taxpayer dollars on border security initiatives in foreign countries. At the same time, border crossings at the United States-Mexico border have surpassed 7.4 million since Biden took office.

  • Former borders watchdog says he stands by revealing 'high risk' aircraft landing in the UK without security checks to the Mail as he warns of a 'dangerous risk to security'

    David Neal, former independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, says the Border Force's failure to inspect private jets poses a 'really dangerous risk to security'.

  • India's borders totally secure: Rajnath Singh

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India and its borders are totally secure and the people of the country should have full faith in the armed forces. During a fireside chat on the concluding day of the Times Now Summit here, while responding to a question on the criticism of the Agniveer scheme, the minister said such questions have no standing and underlined that everyone will accept that the armed forces should have a young profile. During the event, the Union minister also...

  • The Quad’s growing focus on maritime security

    The emergence of minilateral initiatives in the Indo-Pacific, particularly the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) involving Japan, Australia, India, and the United States, has garnered global attention as a response to shifting power dynamics in the region.

  • Commentary: Balancing security, compassion and smart border policy

    As the four Texas state senators who live along the Texas-Mexico border, we understand that border security is essential not only for the safety and welfare of everyone who lives in or visits the border region, but also for the efficacy of state services and the strength of our national security.

  • Border security could sway some California Democrats — and control of Congress

    The Republican effort to solidify immigration as a decisive issue in the November election promises to influence the rematch between President Biden and former President Trump, and has already intensified the pressure on swing-district Democrats as their party fights to win control of Congress. Seeking a political advantage, Trump continues to hammer Biden over his administration's border policies and stoke anti-immigrant sentiment — vowing mass deportations of people residing in the country...

  • Democrat wins election in conservative Alabama after focus on abortion and IVF

    Marilyn Lands elected to state legislature in deep red state by significant margin after centering reproductive rights in campaignAlabama surprise Democratic victory – live updatesAn Alabama Democrat who campaigned against the state’s near-total abortion ban has won a special election to the state legislature, a stark signal that reproductive rights is a potent issue for Democratic candidates, even in the deep south.Marilyn Lands won the state house seat on Tuesday, defeating Teddy Powell, a...

  • Democrat wins Alabama special election after focusing on IVF, abortion

    Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands is projected to win the special election in Alabama state House District 10, according to Decision Desk HQ. Lands, a licensed professional counselor, beat Republican Teddy Powell, a Madison City Council member, to fill the seat. The spot was vacated after former Rep. David Cole (R) pleaded guilty last year to

  • KNUST TRECK innovation week 2023 focuses on sustainable transport

    An engineer is making a case for transport innovations that promote environmental sustainability. Chairman of the Sectorial Advisory Board of the Regional Transport Research and Education Centre Kumasi (TRECK) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr. John Bernard Koranteng-Yorke thinks the use of electric vehicles, expanding public transit networks among others are […]