Darker days for American-Israeli relations may be ahead if Netanyahu stays the current course, write Dan Raviv and Yossi Melmen.
The Biden administration is adamant that no U.S. personnel will set foot in Gaza when it starts delivering humanitarian aid from a floating dock, but a proposal for workers from other nations to deliver the aid carries security risks, say one former and two current administration officials. The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the White House push to get aid to the enclave’s hungry population via a floating dock. U.S. military officials have told NBC News that the first time they heard that...
The country’s health agency warned doctors Monday about an increase in measles cases that in a little more than three months has equaled all of the U.S. cases last year. There had been 58 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year as of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, compared to 58 in all of 2023. In the cases this year, 93% were linked to international travel, the agency said. Most of the cases involved children a year old or older who haven’t yet gotten...
U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022. That’s a 4% increase from the year before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the data Friday but has not released marriage data for last year. In 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, there were 1.7 million U.S. weddings — the lowest number recorded since 1963. The pandemic threw many marriage plans into disarray, with communities ordering people to stay at home and banning large...
The U.S. government is not ruling out consequences for Israel if it goes ahead with plans for a ground offensive in Rafah, plans that the White House, Israel's main backer, strongly opposes. "I am ruling out nothing," U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview broadcast on Sunday when asked by a journalist whether there would be consequences from the U.S. if the Israeli operation in the overcrowded city in the south of Gaza goes ahead. "We have been clear in multiple conversations...
Google's interference also extended to every federal election cycle since 2016, and it's already impacting the 2024 election, the report states. The post Google ‘Interfered’ with U.S. Elections Dozens of Times Since 2008: Report first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
The lawyer for Canadian diplomats suing Ottawa over 'Havana syndrome' criticized a report on the symptoms that have been reported by American and Canadian diplomats.
I have to say, I like Elon Musk. He's basically the real world's Tony Stark. I like that he is using the fact that he has "eff-you" money to do as he pleases, like buying Twitter (now X) to make sure it's a free speech platform; I'm glad that he doesn't take any crap from the woke brigades, and besides, you just have to love a guy who posts video of himself popping off rounds from his personal Barrett .50 caliber rifle.
"If a Chinese attack on Taiwan turned into a Sino-Japanese war, the U.S. would almost certainly be compelled to defend its treaty ally where roughly 56,000 U.S. servicemembers are stationed." The post Likelihood of Hot War Between U.S.-China Could Increase if Taiwan Isn’t Secure, Report Says first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
We have all seen rescue stories and dogs that are close to visiting the Rainbow Bridge. They always touch our hearts.
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.
Fewer than three months into 2024, there have already been more measles cases reported in the U.S. than were reported during all of 2023, according to data posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC indicates that as of March 21, there had been 64 measles cases reported, compared to just 58 reported in all of 2023. "As of March 21, 2024, a total of 64 measles cases were reported by 17 jurisdictions: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana,...