Gender chaos hitting home in North Carolina public schools

Gender chaos hitting home in North Carolina public schools

by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 Administrators in a North Carolina school district are allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their gender identity, which is prohibited under House Bill 2 (HB2), a report said. Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said a transgender student who was born a boy was seen […]

Nein: Iran rejects Germany’s condition that it recognize Israel

Nein: Iran rejects Germany’s condition that it recognize Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 Iran will not recognize Israel as a precondition for normalizing relations with Germany, the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 2. “Ties between Iran and Germany are based on mutual respects and interests, and no precondition would be acceptable in this regard,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi, said. […]

In leaked audio, Kerry admits losing ‘argument’ for force against Assad’s forces in Syria

In leaked audio, Kerry admits losing ‘argument’ for force against Assad’s forces in Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 A frustrated U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told a group of Syrian civilians last week that he “lost the argument” within the Obama administration for the use of force against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. “I lost the argument. I’ve argued for the use of force. […]

‘Cozy’ ties with DNC? Fed challenged over governor’s Clinton ties

‘Cozy’ ties with DNC? Fed challenged over governor’s Clinton ties

by WorldTribune Staff, September 29, 2016 A Republican congressman called on Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen to explain how one of the allegedly non-partisan central bank’s governor’s coziness to Hillary Clinton is not a conflict of interest. Rep. Scott Garrett, New Jersey Republican, questioned Yellen on donations that Fed governor Lael Brainard has made to the Clinton […]

UN tweeted, then deleted, support for global voter registration drive against Trump

UN tweeted, then deleted, support for global voter registration drive against Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 In a web post titled “the October surprise that will end Trump,” the United Nations News Center tweeted a call for “8 million Americans abroad” to register to vote and get their friends to register in an effort to “stomp Trump.” The tweet, published at 9:14 p.m. on Sept. […]

States file urgent lawsuit to stop Obama’s handover of the Internet

States file urgent lawsuit to stop Obama’s handover of the Internet

by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 The attorney generals of four states have launched a last-minute effort to stop President Barack Obama’s handover of the Internet on Oct. 1. Both the Senate and House of Representatives, fearing the backlash from a potential government shutdown, opted against blocking the transition as part of a budget deal […]

Facts do not support media’s and DNC’s narrative in Charlotte violence

Facts do not support media’s and DNC’s narrative in Charlotte violence

by WorldTribune Staff, September 29, 2016 The major media’s coverage and Democratic politicians’ description of the recent “protests” in Charlotte and what led up to them run counter to the actual facts on the ground, analysts say. The depiction of Charlotte as a racist southern town in which police gunned down a “peaceful” black man […]

U.S. coalition forces in Iraq now up to 8,000 in advance of offensive to retake Mosul

U.S. coalition forces in Iraq now up to 8,000 in advance of offensive to retake Mosul

by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 The U.S.-led coalition now has 8,000 troops on the ground in Iraq. The U.S. said earlier this week it will send more advisers to assist the preparation for an assault on Mosul aimed at driving out Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). “The reason for the increase of […]

Saudis warn of ‘disastrous consequences’ after Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill overturned

Saudis warn of ‘disastrous consequences’ after Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill overturned

by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 A U.S. law allowing victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia will lead to “disastrous consequences,” the kingdom warned on Sept. 29. The House of Representatives approved the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) earlier this month. It was passed by the Senate […]

Females chess players told to wear hijabs or else at 2017 world championships in Iran

Females chess players told to wear hijabs or else at 2017 world championships in Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 The world’s top female chess players will have to sacrifice more than pawns at the 2017 world championships in Iran. Many of the players reacted with shock after being told they must compete for the world title while wearing a hijab. They accused Fide, the game’s governing body, of […]