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DHS: Migrants That Illegally Enter US Will Be Ineligible for Asylum Under Proposed Rule
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:46pm EDTEL PASO (Sputnik) – The Biden administration by next week will finalize a federal rule that will make migrants who illegally enter the United States ineligible to apply for asylum, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Friday.
Former Italian Prime Minister Assaulted by Anti-Vaxxer in Tuscany
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:26pm EDTRome (Sputnik) – Giuseppe Conte, former Italian Prime Minister and leader of the opposition 5 Stelle (Five Star) Movement, was physically attacked by an anti-vaxxer in protest against lockdowns during the politician’s visit to the central Italian city of Massa, Italian media reported on Friday.
Police Unions in France Call for Law to Combat Rioters
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 10:52pm EDTPARIS (Sputnik) – French police unions have demanded that President Emmanuel Macron pass a law to combat rioters at demonstrations, French daily reports.
Drone Attack on Kremlin Shows Ukrainian Nationalists Prefer Terrorist Acts – Bastrykin
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 10:51pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The attempted attack on the Kremlin confirms that terrorist acts are a typical style of Ukrainian nationalists, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, told Sputnik.
Report: Soros, Fortress Investment Group May Buy Vice Media in $400 Million Deal
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 9:56pm EDTVice Media was established in 1994 and initially co-founded by Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes and Shane Smith in Canada before its headquarters moved to New York. Its assets include Vice News, Vice TV, Refinery 29 and Motherboard.
‘They’re Everywhere’: Hundreds of Migrants Arrive on US-Mexico Border Ahead of Title 42 End
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 9:35pm EDTEL PASO (Sputnik) – Hundreds of migrants illegally crossed into the United States in the Texas border city of El Paso, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Assange Offers ‘Heartfelt’ Belmarsh Invite to King Charles III Ahead of Coronation
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 9:04pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday invited King Charles III to visit him at the Belmarsh prison in London, where the journalist has been held for four years, to celebrate the coronation of the monarch on May 6.
It’s Not Cheese! Scientists Confirm What Makes Up Lunar Core
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 8:34pm EDTFrench planetary scientists from the Côte d’Azur University and Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Computation of Ephemerides recently built a model of the moon’s internal composition based on mission data, and have since revealed quite the shocking find.
Biden Warns GOP That Defaulting on US Debt Will End String of Good Jobs Reports
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 7:59pm EDTCongressional lawmakers have remained at a debt ceiling stalemate for months as Republican lawmakers have used the matter as a negotiating tactic, and refused to heed the US president’s veto warning. The Treasury Department has warned the US may default on its debts by early June.
US Created ‘Toxic, Cancerous’ New Police & Security Forces in Afghanistan – Former Envoy
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 7:08pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US efforts to build up local police and militias in Afghanistan backfired disastrously and created “toxic and cancerous” forces that reinforced existing elite corruption instead, former US ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry told a US Institute of Peace meeting.
1CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to Step Down From Agency
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 6:08pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden in a statement on Friday announced that Rochelle Walensky will depart her role as the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Vucic Calls for Serbia’s ‘Almost Complete Disarmament’ After Back-to-Back Mass Shootings
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 5:45pm EDTThe recent mass shootings at a school and in two Serbian villages have rocked the country, which has high gun ownership but low firearm homicide rates.
DeSantis on 2024 US Election Bid: ‘We’ll Get on That Relatively Soon’
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 5:28pm EDTHaving consistently ranked behind former US President Donald Trump in 2024 polls, American media reports have hinted the Florida governor is using his squabbles with the Disney group as a means to energize his base before any official election announcement is made.
Fox Demands Halt to Release of Leaked Tucker Carlson Clips
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 4:44pm EDTThis week, a self-described media watchdog began posting a series of behind-the-scenes clips of the fired Fox News host using salty language in back-and-forth banter with producers, makeup artists and other staff. The leaks come as rumors continue to swirl over what caused the number one-rated US cable news host to lose his job.
US Dow Surges Nearly 550 Points After Strong Jobs Report, Improved Bank Shares
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 4:05pm EDTUS stocks experienced a massive rally on Friday, thanks in large part to the unexpectedly strong jobs report and shares of regional banks managing to climb back from earlier lows.
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive May Start in Coming Hours or Days – Zaporozhye Governor
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 2:54pm EDTSIMFEROPOL, Russia (Sputnik) – Acting governor of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, warned on Friday that the counteroffensive of Ukrainian troops in the region would be launched in the coming days or hours.
Quick Buck for Your Arms: Why West and Kiev Uninterested in Weapons Oversight
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 2:43pm EDTThere is no reliable oversight body that would give a clear answer as to what actually happens to Western weapons after they enter Ukraine, Earl Rasmussen, a retired lieutenant colonel with over 20 years in the US Army and international consultant, told Sputnik, adding that apparently, neither Kiev nor Washington is interested in transparency.
No Shells, No Pasta: Italy Faces Food and Ammo Troubles Amid Ukrainian Crisis
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 2:12pm EDTEuropeans were hit much harder by the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine than their American counterparts across the Atlantic, with the past year witnessing the largest inflation, food and energy price hikes since the 1970s. Local economists and business leaders fear the crisis could result in Europe’s deindustrialization over the long term.
US Ohio-Class Nuclear Sub to Visit South Korean Waters
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 12:47pm EDTThe Ohio-class submarines are designed to move undetected, with their port calls being kept under wraps by their typically silent commanders. They are equipped with 24 D-5 Trident ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
Ilyushin Il-76: Russia’s Workhorse Strategic Airlifter
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 12:23pm EDTRussia’s Ilyushin Il-76 heavy airlifter made the news this week after the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the aircraft were used to evacuate people from instability-torn Sudan. What’s so special about the plane? What are its characteristics? Why does it have a glass nose? And why do Russian pilots call it the “humpback”? Sputnik explains.
Federal Reserve Should Seek Other Tools Than Lending Rates to Fix Inflation
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:49am EDTEconomist and professor Mark Frost and media commentator and podcaster Mitch Roschelle argued that inflation will keep looking like a nail until Fed chiefs find another tool to control it than the hammer of interest rates.
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Enable States to Verify Citizenship of Voters
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:34am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Congressmen Matt Rosendale and Chip Roy introduced a bill that would enable state officials to verify the citizenship status of people registering to vote in federal elections in the United States, Rosendale said on Friday.
Pepe Escobar: Divisions Brewing in Europe
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:29am EDTDissent is brewing inside the EU and inside NATO as old aristocracy and business circles of France and Germany feel betrayed by Washington, Pepe Escobar, geopolitical analyst and veteran journalist, told Radio Sputnik’s New Rules podcast.
Germany Seeking to Limit Number of Refugees Crossing Into EU
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:25am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has proposed a stricter EU asylum policy that will improve the vetting of refugees on the EU’s external border and fast-track pushbacks.
A Penny for Your Thoughts? Al Making Mind-Reading Possible
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 10:43am EDTThree volunteers agreed to give up 16 hours of their time to lie inside a Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine while listening to podcast stories. It was what happened next that has been described by neural engineers as a fascinating feat. So is mind-reading another frontier that may be conquered?