Day: December 5, 2023

Women’s groups face outrage for silence on Hamas crimes: ‘It’s time for people to say this is wrong’

8:00 pm December 5, 2023

Several top women’s organizations have been largely silent on Hamas’ crimes against women, and many have yet to speak up after Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., was accused of downplaying Hamas terrorists’ sexual violence against Israeli women. On “The Faulkner Focus” Tuesday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., called out Jayapal and the women’s groups, including Planned Parenthood […]

Former president of Mauritania gets 5 years for corruption

7:55 pm December 5, 2023

A Mauritanian court handed down a five-year prison sentence to the country’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz after finding him guilty of money laundering and self-enrichment, his attorneys said Tuesday. The Monday verdict wraps up a rare corruption trial in West Africa and closes a chapter in the long trajectory of a strongman who […]

Georgia plans $127M rail terminal northeast of Atlanta

7:20 pm December 5, 2023

The Georgia Ports Authority will spend $127 million building a new inland terminal for moving cargo by train between Savannah’s busy seaport and Gainesville northeast of Atlanta. NYC PROPOSES $15 FEE FOR DRIVERS ENTERING MANHATTAN’S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT The state authority’s governing board voted Tuesday to approve the funding, which includes a $46.8 million federal […]

Justice Department reaches settlement with Kentucky jail over opioid medication access

7:18 pm December 5, 2023

Inmates at an eastern Kentucky jail are guaranteed access to medication for opioid use disorder under a settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and the Big Sandy Regional Jail Authority, U.S. Attorney Carlton S. Shier announced. The Americans with Disabilities Act protects people in recovery from the disorder and the settlement requires Big Sandy Regional […]

Argentina’s Milei extends public invitation to Musk: ‘We need to talk, Elon’

7:16 pm December 5, 2023

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of the social network X, shared a video Tuesday in which Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei says equality should never come before freedom, in a sign of how some notable conservatives are closely watching the incoming libertarian head of state. “We need to talk, Elon,” Milei replied on X, formerly Twitter. […]