Новости за 04.02.2023

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has paused flights at three airports in North Carolina and South Carolina as the Chinese surveillance balloon moves across those states. The FAA said in a statement on Saturday that it has paused departures and arrivals at Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina and Myrtle Beach International and Charleston International...

The sheriff's office in York County, South Carolina, is imploring residents not to shoot at the Chinese surveillance balloon traveling over the U.S. after eyewitnesses in the region spotted the balloon Saturday. "Yes, there are reports that the Chinese balloon is flying over our area at the moment," the sheriff's office said in a tweet....

It is unconscionable that Biden is still creating speedbumps to increased employment by, for example, not requiring people to pay their student loans.

The Biden administration is weighing a plan to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon that has been moving across the continental United States once it moves over the Atlantic Ocean, The Associated Press reported. Four U.S. officials told AP that officials could possibly recover the remnants of the balloon after shooting it down once it...

President Biden made the ambitious pledge in 2021 to eliminate carbon emissions from power plants by 2035.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Saturday approved an adjusted early presidential primary state schedule, formalizing their intentions to move Iowa out of the early lineup and shake up the order with South Carolina going first. DNC committee members approved an early presidential primary schedule during the winter meeting in Philadelphia that begins with South...

Bitter windchills as low as more than 100 below zero are being recorded in the northeastern United States this weekend as cold continues to blast the region.  The combination of low temperatures and strong winds caused what was likely the U.S.'s lowest ever reported wind chill of –109 degrees Fahrenheit at Mount Washington in New...

For five years or so, I have been running around as a pale imitation of Paul Revere, yelling, “The robots are coming! The robots are coming!” At schools, social settings, with family and friends, or even to complete strangers with whom I fell into conversations, I have uttered the same warning: “It’s critical that you...

Progressives are looking at New York as a way to make the Senate map more left-wing. They see Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who’s up for reelection in 2024, as a tempting primary target in a state that sent several "squad" members to the House and which some Democrats concede is in need of a party...

Lax security measures have been “going on for years” at the Supreme Court, dating back to well before the May leak of the court’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, CNN reported Saturday.  Sources familiar with the court's operations, including former employees, told CNN that the practices...

If you haven't filed your taxes yet, that means you still have time to take advantage of some commonly overlooked credits and deductions.

Without doubt, many Americans are highly supportive of this tone, but...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) administration has filed a complaint against an Orlando foundation over a drag holiday event it hosted in which minors were allowed to attend the show.  The complaint, which was filed Friday, alleges that the Orlando Philharmonic Plaza Foundation violated state law in allowing for a person to “commit lewd or...

Any contemplated reforms will involve hard choices.

Biden’s speechwriters will pour through quotes from earlier State of the Union addresses looking for kernels of truth and pearls of wisdom.

Former Vice President Mike Pence said a conversation needs to be had about reforming Social Security, a remark that comes as Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has asserted that cuts to that program and Medicare will not be considered as part of negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.  Yahoo News reported Friday that Pence, who has...

Psychology Today describes “gaslighting” as insidious manipulation and “psychological control” wielded over victims who are “fed false information,” causing them “to question what they know to be true.” The progressive green war against the sources of energy this nation needs is starting to look like a classic case of gaslighting. Consider the recent media frenzy...

Two emergency medical technicians have had their licenses suspended after a Tennessee regulatory board found that they failed to give medical attention to Tyre Nichols for nearly 20 minutes as he laid on the ground after being beaten by five officers. The state’s Emergency Medical Services Board unanimously voted on Friday to suspend the licenses...

The spy balloon that China sailed over the United States and Canada should compel Americans to ask what, exactly, Beijing is doing. China claims the balloon is a weather “airship” that went off course, a contention the Pentagon dismissed. At a minimum, the balloon has been gathering meteorological intelligence, but its detection over U.S. military...

The possibility of a crowded GOP presidential primary in 2024 has grown likelier in recent days following reports that former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley is gearing up to officially announce a White House bid later this month. Former President Trump is the only high-profile Republican who has formally announced a presidential campaign,...

A recent wave of surprisingly solid economic data reveals that the U.S. economy is in a far stronger position than most economists expected. Friday’s stunning jobs report, coupled with a surprising jump in job openings, has forced experts to recalibrate their expectations for an economy being slowed by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. Here’s...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday proposed major changes to school lunches in an attempt to make the meals healthier, with particular emphasis on reducing sugar and salt. The plan, which is set for a 60-day public comment period starting Tuesday, is a multi-year effort that was developed with input from school nutrition...

Tensions between the United States and China heightened Friday when U.S. officials publicly identified a Chinese surveillance balloon drifting across the country. The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that the balloon belongs to China but have claimed that it is a weather balloon that went off course as a result of the wind. U.S. officials have...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk reiterated his plan to remove the social media platform’s “legacy” verification in a “few months” on Friday, calling the system “deeply corrupted.” “Twitter’s legacy Blue Verified is unfortunately deeply corrupted, so will sunset in a few months,” Musk tweeted in response to a question from a user about accounts that previously...

A second Chinese "surveillance balloon" was spotted flying over Latin America after another one traveling across the continental U.S. was detected earlier in the day, officials confirmed Friday evening. “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America.  We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon," Brig. Gen Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press...