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Anti-liberal backlash as Christian nationalism sweeps USA

By Liz Theoharis In the 1989 Webster v. Reproductive Health Services case, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Missouri law restricting the use of state funds and facilities for abortion, an early attempt to eat away at Roe v. Wade. Since then, the agenda of right-wing U.S. leaders, of which abortion is only a part, has become clear: […]

Beirut blast victims sue suspected US firm

Victims of Lebanon's deadly 2020 port blast have filed a quarter-billion-dollar lawsuit against a US firm for its suspected links to the tragedy, a Swiss foundation assisting the plaintiffs said Wednesday. Accountability Now said in a statement that the claim was filed this week in Texas against US-Norwegian geophysical services group TGS. The company owns […]

BREAKING NEWS - Biden lambasts gun lobby after latest school massacre

Lamenting a uniquely American tragedy, an anguished and angry President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school. Biden spoke Tuesday night from the White House barely an hour after returning from a five-day trip to Asia […]

Republican party promoter indicted with threat of violence during Trump election campaign

A conservative activist has been charged in connection to an alleged 2020 incident in which a repairman was held at gunpoint by a man searching for fraudulent mail in ballots that did not exist. RawStory reports that Steven Hotze, 71, was indicted Wednesday by a Harris County grand jury and is facing one count of unlawful restraint and […]

Natacha Karam plays hijabi firefighter in US drama

Born in Saudi Arabia to a Lebanese father and a Northern Irish mother, actress Natacha Karam is making a name for herself in Hollywood as a character on “9-1-1 Lone Star,” the latest series created by multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winning writer Ryan Murphy. The drama follows the heroics and personal lives of firefighters […]

Has the whole world gone crazy?

It seems like the whole world is going crazy: the most recent trend in the United States is buying guns and ammo in mass quantities. This unprecedented surge in gun buying seems to be related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's not the first time something like this has happened. Fear plays a major part […]

US oil sector preparing for battle

The world is about to run out of oil storage and U.S. shale producers are selling crude for almost nothing but they are still refusing to shut production, hoping to survive the storm, one of the world’s biggest oil traders said. The continuing production shows the challenges that Russia and Saudi Arabia are facing in […]

Thousands attend funeral prayer service for Pakistani girl killed in Texas shooting

Sabika Sheikh was a world away from close family when a gunman shot and killed her and nine other people at Santa Fe High School last week. On Sunday, thousands turned out at a Houston-area mosque to briefly take part in a traditional Muslim funeral prayer for Sabika, 17, an exchange student, and to send […]

Many killed in Texas school shooting, explosives found

Authorities say possible explosive devices have been found at and adjacent to the Texas high school where a shooting left as many as 10 people dead. The Santa Fe Independent School District said in a statement Friday that authorities are in the process of rendering the devices safe. There's no indication how many devices have […]

Aramco is said to plan chemical complex project study in US

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company will sign an agreement this weekend with a British oilfield services firm to explore building chemical facilities in Texas, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement with TechnipFMC Plc involves a study for a potential chemical unit on the US. Gulf Coast that would be able to produce […]

Austin bomber had a list of targets and made a 'confession' video, but motive remains a mystery

Hours after a serial bomber blew himself up as authorities closed in, investigators discovered that the homegrown Texan who had killed two people and terrorized Austin for 19 days had left behind a list of future targets and a 25-minute "confession" on his phone, officials said Wednesday. After hundreds of investigators swarmed Austin in recent […]

Texas Bombing Suspect Blows Himself up as Police Close In: Officials

An unemployed 24-year-old man suspected of a three-week bombing campaign in Texas that killed two people and injured five others blew himself up on the side of a highway as police closed in on him early Wednesday, authorities said. Police had tracked the suspect to a hotel about 20 miles north of Austin, the state […]

Austin explosion may have been triggered by tripwire, police say

An explosion that injured two men Sunday night could've been triggered by a tripwire, said Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, after a fourth blast in the Texas city in little over two weeks. Authorities are working under the belief that the latest incident is connected to the previous three explosions in the city, Manley said. […]

Three ‘powerful’ package explosions in Austin that killed 2 are connected, police say

Police said Monday that they believe three packages that exploded at homes and killed two people here are connected, raising fears that a bomber is on the loose in a city hosting tens of thousands of people for a world-renowned music and technology festival. Authorities said it was too early to say what motivated the […]

Energy executives say US tariff gambit could hit shale, LNG project costs

Energy executives say the Trump administration’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs could bump up the cost of big-ticket projects needed for rapidly rising US shale oil and gas output by three to 10 per cent. Higher construction costs could slow growth in production and exports of crude and natural gas from shale that has made […]

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