Day: May 1, 2024

Amy Schumer calls out ‘razor-sharp’ scrutiny on Jewish people, ‘but not on Hamas’

8:18 pm May 1, 2024

Comedian Amy Schumer said in a new interview that Hamas has escaped the intense scrutiny Jewish people have gotten in the wake of Israel’s war in Gaza. The actress and self-proclaimed “proud Jewish woman” told Hollywood outlet Variety that she believes Jewish people get way more heat in the “public discourse” than the terror group […]

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Air Force prepares additional charges against Jack Teixeira, who leaked Pentagon classified documents

8:11 pm May 1, 2024

Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who pleaded guilty to leaking classified military documents about the Russia-Urkaine war, as well as other secrets, will face charges from the U.S. Air Force for his crimes. The U.S. Air Force is preparing additional charges against Teixeira, which will be presented during a hearing at Hanscom Air […]

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House COVID committee calling for criminal probe into gain-of-function virus research in Wuhan

8:07 pm May 1, 2024

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic is calling for a criminal probe into the origins of the COVID-19 virus. The demands for an investigation come after the release of an interim staff report accusing EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak of funding “dangerous gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, without sufficient oversight.” “Overwhelming primary source […]

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Brown U caves to anti-Israel protesters, agrees to deal on divestment in exchange for encampment closure

8:04 pm May 1, 2024

Brown University on Tuesday caved to anti-Israel protesters on its Ivy League campus by hammering out an agreement that will see the encampment end there. Demonstrators said they would shut down their encampment in exchange for administrators taking a vote in October on a proposal to divest from Israel. The compromise appears to mark the […]

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Fallen Chicago officer’s family requests Mayor Johnson not attend funeral: report

7:58 pm May 1, 2024

The mayor of Chicago did not attend the funeral of a fallen police officer because the family of the deceased said he was not welcome, according to reports. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was scheduled to attend the funeral of Officer Luis Huesca, 30, who was killed while off-duty last month. Johnson’s schedule was later updated […]

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