WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and six of his predecessors are urging Congress to quickly pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling and are warning that defaulting on the nation’s debt would pose catastrophic consequences for the military. In a statement Wednesday, Austin said that defaulting would “undermine the economic strength on which our national security rests” and “it […]

Gen. Keane: ‘Not sure’ US commitment to Taiwan is ‘rock solid’ after China military activity Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane discusses China’s potential future military plans regarding Taiwan With record numbers of military flights near Taiwan over the last week, China has been showing a new intensity and military sophistication as it steps up its harassment of […]

‘Something is going seriously wrong in our economy’: Tory peer and Next boss Lord Wolfson warns labour shortages are ‘real problem’ and prices will spiral unless firms are allowed to recruit more foreign workers Lord Wolfson said ‘something is going seriously wrong’ with the British economy  Sectors of the economy are experiencing ‘real panic and despondency’  He said companies in […]

Father-of-three plasterer, 50, who posted ‘abhorrent’ video on Facebook racially abusing three England players after the Euro 2020 final is spared jail Bradford Pretty, 50, racially abused three England players after Euro 2020 final  Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were targeted after Italy loss Father-of-three Pretty admitted sending a message that was grossly offensive  He was given a […]

Credit:Illustration: Andrew Dyson To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. MANDATORY VACCINATION How many anti-vaxxers were protected as kids? At a time when we should be honouring and applauding the many scientists world-wide who developed safe vaccines (years ahead of the usual time line for such developments), we constantly hear […]

CNN anchor Jake Tapper has recounted what it was like dating Monica Lewinsky in the 1990s. Tapper said the pair had a one-off "G-rated" date in Washington D.C. in 1997 and never met for a second. Did Jake Tapper date Monica Lewinsky? The news presenter met Lewinsky during a going-away party for a friend and exchanged numbers, agreeing to meet […]

A MUM has been left fuming after Amazon delivered a box of WEETABIX instead of the £900 MacBook Air she had ordered for her son's 18th birthday. Lisa Burton, from Derby, claims the online retail giant originally refused to give her a refund or replace the laptop despite her phoning up in tears. The 51-year-old says in desperation she even […]

ESPN anchor Sage Steele was taken off the air after she made several controversial comments about vaccine mandates and Obama's race as it was revealed that she tested positive for COVID. Steele's comments came during an appearance on former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler's podcast Uncut, including calling ESPN's vaccine mandate "sick." She claimed she received the vaccine so that she […]

ESPN anchor Sage Steele apologized Tuesday after making controversial comments during an appearance on Jay Cutler's podcast. Steele questioned ESPN's COVID-19 vaccine policy on the podcast, telling Cutler "it is sick and it’s scary." Steele's apology did not reference specific comments she made on Cutler's podcast. Instead, she apologized for creating "controversy for the company," according to USA Today. "I […]

By Carl O'Donnell    (Reuters) – Surging demand for COVID-19 tests from U.S. employers has exacerbated a nationwide shortage of rapid tests in recent weeks and is driving up costs for state and local testing programs, according to industry executives and state officials.    Testmakers including Abbott Laboratories, Quidel Corp and LumiraDX Ltd are scaling up production to meet rising demand. But […]