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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Another three members of the Iran’s women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday. The departure leaves three of an initial seven squad members in Australia. “Overnight, three members of the Iranian Women’s Football Team made the decision to join the rest of the team on their journey back to Iran,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said in a statement. “After telling Australian officials they had made this decision, the players were given repeated chances to talk about their…

Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) is sounding the alarm regarding Chinese nationals training in the United States to become pilots, a fact that was first revealed in New York Times bestselling author and Breitbart News Senior Contributor Peter Schweizer’s new book, The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon. He is sending a letter to the Transportation Security Administration about the issue, National Review reported Friday, because those trainees could become assets to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military and meet its demand for pilots. Banks wrote in the letter: Each Chinese citizen trained at…

It is now 80 percent cheaper for Americans who choose to renounce their U.S. citizenship to make it official. The U.S. State Department on Friday published a rule that cut the cost from $2,350 to $450 after it was promised in 2023. However, the rule did not take effect until now, the Associated Press (AP) reported. “The Department of State (‘Department’) is proposing to amend the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (‘Schedule’) to reduce the current fee for Administrative Processing of a Request for a Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States (CLN) from $2,350 to $450,”…

The US journalist could pay the price for calling out important people, the CIA whistleblower has said The life and freedom of US journalist Tucker Carlson might be in danger, CIA whistleblower and host of the RT program Deep State John Kiriakou has said.Carlson claimed on Saturday that the CIA is preparing a criminal referral against him to the US Justice Department. “What’s that crime? Well, talking to people in Iran before the war. They read my texts,” he said in a video published on X.The former Fox News star said that he will “apparently” be charged under the Foreign…

Five food stamp recipients are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over restrictions on junk food as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is working to Make America Healthy Again. The group of recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits filed the lawsuit on Wednesday and are being represented by the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ), the Hill reported Thursday. The lawsuit challenges the USDA’s food restriction waivers, the outlet noted. Under the waivers, a pilot project, SNAP recipients may not use their benefits to buy certain junk foods. The…

California’s top librarian is accused of failing to produce $650,000 in missing funds linked to a literacy program started by country music star Dolly Parton in east Tennessee in 1995. State legislators recently pelted Greg Lucas, the leader of the California State Library, with questions about the funds during a budget hearing on education, the New York Post reported on Friday. The issue is connected to a foundation started by Parton called Imagination Library, which delivers free books to children. The program was set to be statewide in California in 2023, according to WJHL. The outlet noted Parton created her…

Fertilizer shortages and high prices could collapse the fragile system that feeds the world The US-Israeli war on Iran has shut fertilizer plants throughout the Gulf and choked off shipping routes. The longer it drags on, the greater the risk of a global food crisis.For farmers in the northern hemisphere, the war has come at the worst possible time. The spring planting season has begun, and fertilizer is in high demand. While rising fuel costs are the most obvious consequence of the war to consumers, the price of fertilizer is also increasing, and supply of its ingredients is tightening.How is…

While interviewing Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday, MS NOW host Ayman Mohyeldin asked Araghchi “to set the record straight on those negotiations” with the United States over Iran’s nuclear program right before the start of Operation Epic Fury. Mohyeldin said, “Let me ask you, really quickly, about the negotiations before the war started. Do you believe that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were good-faith negotiators conveying accurate information back to the White House about Iran’s position during these negotiations? There have been some reports that you shouted at Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, that you threatened that you…

Mohsen Rezaee, a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, has said preconditions include reparations and security guarantees For the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US to conclude, the latter must withdraw its military forces from the Persian Gulf, according to a member of the advisory board of Iran’s supreme leader.Mohsen Rezaee, a retired major general and former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), added that Tehran would also seek full restitution for the damage done and ironclad security guarantees from Washington.In an interview with Iran’s SNN TV broadcaster published on Saturday, the member of the Expediency Discernment…

Formula 1 has cancelled its races scheduled for April in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia this year over concerns about military actions in Iran and elsewhere. The grand prix was scheduled for April 12 in Bahrain and April 19 in Saudi Arabia. But the races have been cancelled due to concerns about the military actions in the Middle East, according to Sky Sports. Sky News also noted that the races will not be replaced on the Formula 1 schedule. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, head of the FIA, said “safety and well-being” are the main concerns in deciding whether races will remain on…