Day: May 16, 2023

US Supreme Court sides with Alabama inmate who seeks to die by nitrogen hypoxia

6:20 pm May 16, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with an Alabama death row inmate, who had his lethal injection called off at the last minute in November, and argues he should be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia when he is ultimately executed. Justices without comment rejected the Alabama attorney general’s request to review an 11th […]

Biden vetoes bipartisan bill protecting US solar panel makers from Chinese competition

6:19 pm May 16, 2023

President Biden vetoed a bipartisan resolution Tuesday that would have reversed his executive action last year ordering the Department of Commerce not to enforce tariffs on Chinese solar panel manufacturers for two years. Biden explained that the legislation — which recently passed the House and Senate with Democratic support — “bets against American innovation.” Last […]

Argentine tourist dies after injuries sustained in Mexico machete attack

6:17 pm May 16, 2023

A tourist from Argentina who was seriously wounded in a May 12 machete attack in Mexico died on Monday, officials said. Prosecutors in the Pacific coast state of Oaxaca said the tourist — whose name was not released — died of his injuries at a hospital in Mexico City. However, the Tala Rugby Club based […]

CIA uses favored Russian Telegram app to recruit spies

6:08 pm May 16, 2023

The U.S.’s chief intelligence agency has turned to the favored social media platform in Russia known as Telegram to launch its latest recruitment effort and appeal to Russians opposed to the war in Ukraine. On Monday night the CIA posted a recruitment video in Russian to not only Telegram but YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. “The […]

IRS whistleblower letter accuses DOJ of retaliation in Hunter Biden probe

6:02 pm May 16, 2023

Attorneys for an IRS whistleblower claim the whistleblower’s entire team has been removed from the Hunter Biden probe and have accused the government of illegal retaliation, according to a letter sent to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. The whistleblower’s attorneys told Congress that the removal was on the order of the Department of Justice. […]