Archives for April 2023

The U.S., Canada and Mexico have pledged enhanced coordination measures to combat the rise of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, which the countries have jointly recognized as the foremost drug threat in North America. … [Read more...] about U.S., Canada, Mexico launch new efforts to battle fentanyl

Switzerland says it will spend about $2 billion to help Ukraine with humanitarian and development assistance over the next six years, ponying up financial aid for Ukraine as Western critics press Bern to do more to help it defend itself against Russian invaders and squeeze Russian interests. … [Read more...] about Criticized over response to war, Swiss offer $2B for Ukraine

Step into a U.S. military recreation hall at a base almost anywhere in the world and you're bound to see it: young troops immersed in the world of online games, using government-funded gaming machines or their own consoles. … [Read more...] about Online gaming chats have long been spy risk for U.S. military

After a weeklong $6.6 billion loss in share value, executives at AB InBev, parent company of Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light brand, have decided to shelve its "partnership" with Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender "influencer" whose appearance on a can triggered a nationwide backlash. … [Read more...] about Bud Light halts promotion with Dylan Mulvaney, transgender ‘influencer,’ after share value plummets

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is convinced that he has figured out a way to stop China from invading Taiwan: Give the Taiwanese people guns. … [Read more...] about GOP presidential candidate calls for guns in ‘every Taiwanese household’ to prevent Chinese invasion