Type 147 aka “Fridolin” Every Volkswagen car has a story, but not all have a historic significance quite like the Volkswagen Fridolin. Originally known as the Type 147 Kleinlieferwagen, the oddly tall wagon has become a rare collector car but was once a common sight on German and Swiss roads – as a sign that…
Month: July 2021
Green Beret dies at special forces dive school in Key West
A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier died earlier this week while training at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West. Read full article
Republican Trump critics rake in campaign funds
Republican critics of Donald Trump have raked in campaign cash this year as their votes to impeach the former president and investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack have put them in the crosshairs of Trump and his allies.Why it matters: The 2022 midterms won't just determine which party controls Congress. They're also shaping up to…
Texas Governor Threatens Fines for Local Officials Who Enforce Mask Mandates
Texas governor Greg Abbott on Thursday threatened to issue fines to local officials who enforce new mask mandates. Abbott’s warning comes after the CDC reversed course earlier this week and recommended that people in areas with substantial spread of COVID-19 should wear masks indoors — including vaccinated individuals. Read full article
‘Shame on Fox News!’: MyPillow Pulling Ads From Network Over Rejected Election-Fraud Commercial
Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesTrump-boosting pillow magnate Mike Lindell, whose company MyPillow is one of Fox News’ largest advertisers, said on Thursday night that he is pulling his commercials from the network because they won’t run a commercial pushing baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election.The Wall Street Journal was the…
Georgia man, 19, dead after Applebee’s fight, was ‘all-American’ with ‘heart of gold,’ family says
A Georgia man who was knocked out in an Applebee’s restaurant fistfight earlier this week has died, according to local reports. Read full article
Philippine’s Duterte recalls decision to void VFA with U
The Philippines will keep having large-scale combat exercises with the United States after President Rodrigo Duterte retracted his decision to terminate a key defense pact in a move that may antagonize an increasingly belligerent China. Duterte’s decision was announced Friday by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in a joint news conference with visiting U.S. counterpart Lloyd…
Mike Lindell pulls MyPillow ads from Fox News
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said he directed the removal of his company's advertisements from Fox News programming after the network declined to run one of his commercials. Read full article
Colombia coastal city crowded with African, Haitian migrants
A small city on Colombia's Caribbean shore is being crowded with migrants from Haiti, Africa and Cuba making what they hope will be a journey toward the United States. Local official estimate more than 10,000 migrants have massed recently in Necocli, a city of some 20,000 people better known for its beaches, coconuts and burbling…
Hong Kong crowd booing China’s anthem sparks police probe
Police are investigating an incident where hundreds jeered while watching an Olympics broadcast. Read full article