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US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper came out and said that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty forces to quell civil unrest. This is despite President Trump’s recent threats to militarize America’s response to the mass protests happening across America. President Trump has said that he could use military forces in states that fail to … Read More

Could the U.S. President order military troops into the streets of American cities over the objections of local and state officials? That is exactly what President Trump has threatened to do. The President, in a conference with U.S. governors, told them to use their National Guard units to “dominate the streets.” And then he said he would deploy the military … Read More

The U.S. President has put the Army on notice to be deployed to US streets for the first time since the LA riots in 1992 as Minneapolis erupts for the fourth night and violent protests sweep the country over the killing of George Floyd. Soldiers in North Carolina and in New York have been ordered to be ready to move … Read More

Violent protests demanding justice for the death of George Floyd spread further out across the US Friday night. As the White House was forced to go into lock-down by the Secret Service as demonstrators tried to scale the walls and force entry into the building. Also, the CNN headquarters in Atlanta was put under siege with police struggling to protect … Read More

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis from an interaction with police that was recorded in a citizen’s video has led to social violence spreading out across the U.S. The video showed Floyd handcuffed behind his back and laying face down on the city street pavement. While a white police officer’s knee with the weight of his body pressed hard … Read More

A church in Mississippi was destroyed by a suspected arson fire after its pastor filed a lawsuit challenging gathering restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak. Firefighters responded to the fire at First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs around 2 a.m. at night but when responders arrived they found the church building engulfed in flames. First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs, Mississippi, … Read More

Jordan’s King Abdullah is warning of “massive conflict” between his country and Israel if the Jewish state proceeds with annexing the West Bank as detailed in US President Trump’s Middle East plan. Unveiled in January, the controversial Trump plan gives a green light for Israel to annex a significant amount of the occupied West Bank, leaving the Palestinians with heavily … Read More

The U.S. Labor Department has just reported that prices people are paying at grocery stores for food has just seen the biggest jump in 46 years. Prices Americans pay for eggs, meat, cereal and milk shot higher in April as people flocked to grocery stores to stock up on food amid government lock-downs designed to slow the spread of covid-19. … Read More

The White House has been invaded by coronavirus as people extremely close and in contact with the President and Vice-President have been diagnosed with the virus. The Trump administration is now racing to contain the outbreak of coronavirus inside the White House. As some officials are reported to think the virus could already be spreading through the cramped offices that … Read More

Deadly hornets from Asia that measure up to 2 inches long have been found for the first time in the U.S., with researchers worried that the insects are colonizing. The Asian giant hornet, dubbed the “murder hornet”, is making inroads in the United States, threatening crops that depend on pollination, and humans who may get in its way. The “murder hornets,” … Read More