Day: May 22, 2023

White House backs GOP bill to classify fentanyl as Schedule I substance

7:08 pm May 22, 2023

The White House announced Monday it supports a Republican-led bill that would place all fentanyl-related substances under the most dangerous classification of drugs. The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, led by Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., would expedite research into fentanyl-related substances and classify them all under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. […]

TSA’s facial recognition for air travel sparks privacy outrage

7:02 pm May 22, 2023

If you’re old enough, you might remember when going through airports was a breeze compared to today’s enhanced passenger and baggage screening procedures. Back then, you didn’t have to worry about full-body scanners, passenger and carry-on luggage checks, or the other airport security protocols that are now in place. It’s way different from how things […]

Professor hurls students’ pro-life display after profanity-laced tirade: ‘triggering my students’

7:00 pm May 22, 2023

A professor at a New York public college appeared to shout down pro-life students before snagging and throwing items in their display, accusing the students of spreading “propaganda” and “triggering” other students. Hunter College students were manning a table displaying pro-life literature earlier this month when they were confronted by an angry professor, who shouted […]

Rome’s mayor blasts ‘absurd’ climate protest at Trevi Fountain

6:51 pm May 22, 2023

A climate change protest in which a group of activists poured diluted charcoal to turn the water of Rome’s Trevi Fountain black has drawn a sharp rebuke from the Italian city’s mayor, who is calling for an end to such actions. Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri is speaking out after video showed uniformed police wading into […]

China summons Japan ambassador to rebuke G7 summit ‘camp confrontation and Cold War mentality’: report

6:49 pm May 22, 2023

China’s Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong reportedly summoned Hideo Tarumi, Japan’s ambassador to China, on Sunday to relay “solemn” protest from Beijing in response to the “hype around China-related issues” that occurred at the G-7 summit of the leaders of the world’s leading democracies in Hiroshima over the weekend. In a statement, cited by Japan […]