The president of EcoHealth Alliance, which used taxpayer money to fund research at the Wuhan virus lab, will appear before Congress next month to defend his firm’s work. House Republicans who announced the meeting said Dr. Peter Daszak needs to clear up “inconsistent” information he’s given about EcoHealth’s role in the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s […]
The U.S. government imposed new economic sanctions Monday on a Chinese company linked to Beijing’s Ministry of State Security spy service, accusing the firm of conducting cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure, the Treasury Department announced. In a related action, the Justice Department indicted seven Chinese state-linked hackers who were charged with targeting senior U.S. officials, […]
The president of a tech company planning a factory in Kansas near two military bases said some of its parent company employees are members of the Chinese Communist Party. Shawn Montgomery, president of Cnano USA, confirmed the CCP links on March 4 before the Kansas House Committee on Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development. Montgomery was […]
A senior Environmental Protection Agency lawyer managed cleanup efforts and congressional oversight of last year’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, despite her husband’s law firm defending the company responsible for the wreck. Documents obtained by The Washington Times reveal that EPA Deputy General Counsel for Environmental Programs and Oversight Natalia Sorgente was allowed […]
President Biden’s brother James told House investigators on Wednesday that he didn’t know payments he received had come from a Chinese energy company, though his closed-door testimony appears to conflict with the assertions of a former Biden family business associate. James Biden said he received several payments from President Biden’s son Hunter Biden in the […]
U.S. and British warplanes have been regularly striking Houthi targets in Yemen for nearly a month, but that campaign still “cannot ensure safe passage” for commercial ships sailing through the Red Sea, according to a leading maritime intelligence firm. A “threat update” from the intel firm Ambrey earlier this week said that the American-led offensive […]
FLINT, Mich. — A second contractor said Thursday that it has reached a $25 million settlement over its role in Flint, Michigan’s lead-contaminated water scandal that officials say caused learning disabilities in scores of children and other medical problems among adults in the majority Black city. The class-action litigation agreement includes payments of $1,500 for […]
A European delivery company has been left red-faced after a customer tricked its artificial intelligence systems into criticizing its service. Dynamic Parcel Distribution has decided to disable its AI chatbot after a disgruntled customer in the United Kingdom manipulated it into swearing at him and describing the company as the “worst delivery firm in the […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska’s Republican governor on Friday reiterated his rejection of $18 million in federal funding to help feed children who might otherwise go hungry while school is out. Nebraska will not participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children – or Summer EBT – program, Gov. Jim Pillen said in a […]
The White House said Thursday that the sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese firm “appears to deserve serious scrutiny” as political pressure mounts to scuttle the deal. Nippon Steel Corp. said it will purchase U.S. Steel for $14.1 billion, an announcement Monday that is raising national security concerns among both parties in Congress. Approval […]
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