“The United States and the Taliban have agreed to a proposal for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper reports. Negotiation of the 7-day peace proposal comes days after a recent terrorist attack in Kabul, and within a week of the death of two U.S. soldiers who…
United Nations Report Identifies 112 Businesses in Israeli Settlements of ‘Occupied Palestinian Territory’ as Illegal
February 13, 2020
A United Nations report investigating the “implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem” has identified 112 business entities “as illegal under international law”. Among the 112 businesses are Airbnb, Booking.com., Expedia,…
Virginia House Passes Assault Firearm Ban
February 12, 2020
Virginia’s House of Representatives has passed a bill making it “unlawful for any person to import, sell, transfer, manufacture, or purchase an assault firearm”. Violation of the bill “is punishable as a Class 6 felony” which can result in “a term of imprisonment of not less than one year nor…
US Processes Record Number of Nearly 70,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children in 2019
February 12, 2020
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reports the United States processed 69,550 unaccompanied alien children in 2019, “an increase of over 42 percent from the same time period in FY 2018”. “By law, HHS has custody and must provide care for each [unaccompanied alien child], defined as a…