Washington Times,
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Ben Wolfgang
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The capabilities of the Chinese military continue to beat U.S. estimates, and neither the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War nor any other country in recent history has consistently exceeded Pentagon and intelligence community projections to this extent, a top Air Force general said Wednesday. In an exclusive interview with The Washington Times, Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote, the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements, offered a blunt assessment of how quickly the Chinese armed forces have accelerated key programs such as hypersonic weapons, nuclear arms, and a host of others. Gen. Hinote‘s sobering take came just hours after a new Pentagon
Daily Mail (UK),
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Harry Howard
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Whilst Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are rightly hailed as being the first men to step on the moon, it was a stray mongrel named Laika who propelled the space race into new territory. On November 3, 1957, the little part-husky dog–who was also known as Curly–became the first animal to orbit Earth when she flew out of the atmosphere in the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 spacecraft. At the time, the Russians told the world that, until her air supply ran out, the dog had survived for six days inside a capsule which provided her with food, water and oxygen. Animal rights groups around the world,
Daily Mail (UK),
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Henry Martin
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Royal Marines commandos 'dominated' US troops and forced them into a humiliating surrender just days into a mass training exercise in the Mojave desert, it has been revealed today. British forces took part in a five-day mock battle at the US Marine Corps' Twentynine Palms base in southern California, one of the largest military training areas in the world, and achieved a decisive victory against their American counterparts. The Royal Marines, along with allied forces from Canada, the Netherlands and the UAE, destroyed or rendered inoperable nearly every US asset and finished the exercise holding more than 65 per cent of the training area, after beginning with
Washington Times,
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Stephen Dinan
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Offering a path to citizenship to illegal immigrants and opening the doors to more legal immigrants will cost the federal government more than $500 billion over the next few decades, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The costs would come chiefly to Social Security, Medicare and other social safety net programs that the new, and newly legalized, immigrants would be able to access, the budget analysts said. The nonpartisan budget agency analyzed House Democrats’ plan to update the window of eligibility for illegal immigrants to adjust their status to legal immigrants, and to expand availability of green cards, or legal immigrant visas, to more foreign citizens.
Daily Mail (UK) & Agence France-Presse,
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Clare McCarthy
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Chris Jewers
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A hospital in Connecticut began administering Covid-19 vaccines to children, aged between five to 11, just minutes after the CDC officially signed off on approval. Hartford Hospital vaccinated six children with a low dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday evening and dozens more will get the shot today. The decision has caused a storm of controversy with opponents pointing to the fact there is little evidence to suggest vaccinating children is necessary. Data shows Covid poses a low risk to the age group, with children accounting for less than 0.1 percent of Covid deaths in America.(Snip)In Britain, scientists have warned against officials 'blindly' recommending
Washington Times,
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Mica Soellner *
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Democracy was put to the test again Tuesday as voters in Virginia, New Jersey and several major cities went to the polls after a year marred by doubts about election security, the riot at the U.S. Capitol and enduring concern among Republicans that the November 2020 election was stolen from President Trump. In the nation’s most closely watched contest, voters in both parties generally expressed confidence in the integrity of the race for governor of Virginia.(Snip)An NPR/PBS/Marist poll released Monday found that 86% of Democrats and 60% of independents have a “great deal” or “good amount” of trust that elections are fair, but only 34% of Republicans
Daily Mail (UK),
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Keith Griffith
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Jennifer Smith
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A former Drug Enforcement Agency official faces up to 15 years in prison over the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, despite his insistence that he never entered the building. Mark Ibrahim, an Army veteran who was fired from the DEA over his participation in the events of January 6, spoke out in Tuesday's episode of Fox News host Tucker Carlson's series on the fallout from the riot. Ibrahim made the explosive claim that he was invited to attend Donald Trump's 'Stop The Steal' rally by an FBI informant he knew from his military service, who subsequently urged him to join the mob breaking into the Capitol, which he
Daily Mail (UK),
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Morgan Phillips
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Katelyn Caralle
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All eyes are on Virginia as Republican Glenn Youngkin takes the edge over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the race for governor.
Though the race hasn't been called, with 61% of precincts reporting, Youngkin leads his opponent by about 10%, 54.5% to 44.8%, or about 193,000 votes. Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel put out a statement declaring Youngkin victorious and congratulating him on the win.(Snip)Fairfax County, the state's most populous, delayed its reporting of early ballots. The county had originally said it would have results for early vote ballots by 8 pm but now says it will be later.
McAuliffe's campaign has said a portion
Daily Mail (UK) & Associated Press,
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Alex Raskin
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NASCAR has ordered driver Kyle Busch to undergo sensitivity training before the start of the next season for saying the r-word in a post-race interview on Sunday in Martinsville, Virginia. Busch, who finished second at the Xfinity 500, complained in a post-race interview about third-place driver Brad Keselowski rear-ending him on the final straightaway, which nearly caused him to spin out as he crossed the finish line. According to Busch, Keselowski's driving was 'frickin' r*******.' 'He drills my ass coming out of [turn] 4 for no reason,' Busch told reporters. 'I mean, where was he going? What was he gonna do? Spin me out?
Washington Times,
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Mica Soellner
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Virginia Democrats are turning out Tuesday to vote for Terry McAuliffe but some are holding their nose as they cast their ballot for the former governor. Voters in the Democratic stronghold of northern Virginia said they were not excited about Mr. McAuliffe but turned out to support the Democratic Party. Arlington Democratic Party volunteer Justin Boadner, 23, was standing outside of a polling place encouraging people to vote for the party. He said he’s seen support fueled by more of an anti-Trump sentiment than excitement for Mr. McAuliffe.(Snip). “I had one lady come and say ‘I voted for the Democrats, but seriously Terry McAuliffe?
Washington Times,
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Alex Swoyer
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The Senate confirmed the first openly lesbian judge to a federal circuit court on Monday, flipping the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to a majority of Democrat-appointed judges. Judge Beth Robinson, who previously served on the Vermont Supreme Court, was confirmed by a 51-45 vote. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska broke with their party and supported her confirmation.(Snip)LGBTQ groups cheered the confirmation but said their community continues to be underrepresented in the federal judiciary, calling for a transgender appointment. “LGBT representation in the courts is critical because judges that more accurately reflect the diversity of our nation
Guardian [U.K.],
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Julia Kollewe
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The US drugmaker Pfizer has lifted its 2021 forecast for revenues from its Covid vaccine to $36bn (£26.3bn), and forecast another $29bn sales next year after it started shipping booster jabs and shots for children. The Covid jab, called Comirnaty and developed with Germany’s BioNTech, contributed $13bn of revenues in the three months to 30 September. That was more than half of Pfizer’s total revenues of $24bn in the quarter, which rose 134% from a year earlier. In the first six months of the year, Corminaty revenues were $11.3bn. Pfizer, which shares profits on the Covid vaccine evenly with BioNTech, raised its 2021 forecast for Corminaty sales from $33.5bn
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Of course they do, because they're stupid, and stupid people are allowed to vote only because it's guaranteed to destroy the nation.