Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to over 100 questions at a hearing last week U.S. Senate committee holds Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt A Republican-led U.S. Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress, after he declined to answer questions at a hearing …
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Impeachment Court orders Duterte camp to review confidential fund documents submitted by prosecution
Senate Impeachment Court presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, August 5, ordered the defense panel of Vice President Sara Duterte to again review the documents submitted by the House prosecution panel pertaining to her alleged misuse of confidential funds. This, after the defense panel refused to stipulate the 4,492 …
Read More »Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in major victory for party’s progressive wing
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens says she will back El-Sayed’s candidacy after narrow defeat Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a primary election night event early Wednesday at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press) Abdul El-Sayed, an insurgent former public health official who harnessed Democratic frustration with the party establishment, …
Read More »In Gaza City, a funeral for 112 family members takes place 3 years after their deaths
Family members say they dug through rubble with their hands when excavators weren’t available People carry the remains of loved ones to a cemetery in Gaza City Tuesday. The funeral procession was for 112 members of the Abu Sharia and Hasayna families who were killed in a November 2023 Israeli …
Read More »Jalapeno-linked salmonella outbreak sickens hundreds across 27 U.S. states
FDA says 36 people hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported so far Jalapeno peppers are shown at a farm in Bolton, Vt., in August 2016. (Lisa Rathke/The Associated Press) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they are investigating a multi-state salmonella …
Read More »South Korea records highest-ever temperature of 41 C amid intense heat wave
Mercury has topped 40 C for 3rd straight day in parts of the country Pedestrians try to keep cool with handheld fans and shade in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. (Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images) South Korea recorded its highest temperature on Friday since modern weather observations began, as a prolonged heat wave …
Read More »Qatar says mediators making progress in ending war between U.S. and Iran
Tehran has denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that talks are under way A drone view shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman on June 15. (Reuters) Qatar said on Tuesday mediators were making progress in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war, driving oil prices lower, …
Read More »Australia confirms first mass death of seabirds from H5N1 bird flu
No evidence yet of virus on Australian farms, many of which are locked down A northern giant petrel found on a beach in South Australia in June 2026 that later tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu. (Lori-Ann Shibish/Esperance Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary/Reuters) Australia warned on Monday against the risk of …
Read More »Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes
Calgary-based Enbridge says it is reviewing its legal options after ruling A drone view of Enbridge’s Mackinaw City, Mich., facility. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters) The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes …
Read More »‘It’s just ash’: Washington state wildfire evacuees return to find devastation
‘It’s like a war zone … there’s nothing to save,’ says Spokane resident A resident carries a statuette retrieved from the debris of their home that was destroyed by a wildfire in Spokane, Wash., on Monday. (David Ryder/Reuters) Some residents returned to devastated neighbourhoods in eastern Washington state to find their …
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