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Weapon Being Tested to See If It Was Used to Kill Texas Boy

HOUSTON—Investigators have recovered a weapon that may have been used to kill a 5-year-old Houston boy whose body was allegedly kept in a storage unit before being discovered in an East Texas motel. The weapon was being tested to see if it was the one used to kill Samuel Olson, Andrea Beall, a prosecutor with…


Republicans Introduce Bill to Sanction China for Lack of COVID-19 Transparency

Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would authorize sanctions and other restrictions on scientists affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unless Beijing allows a transparent, international probe into the origins of COVID-19 at suspected labs in China. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) on Tuesday introduced a House version of the COVID-19 Act of 2021…


EU Investigates Google’s Conduct in Digital Ad Tech Sector

LONDON—European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the U.S. tech giant is stifling competition in digital advertising technology. The European Commission said Tuesday that it has opened a formal investigation into whether Google violated the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own online display advertising technology services…


German Antitrust Watchdog Launches Investigation Into Apple

BERLIN—Germany’s antitrust watchdog said on Monday it had launched an investigation into whether Apple was exploiting its market dominance, following similar proceedings into U.S. tech rivals Facebook, Amazon, and Google. Based on new competition law rules specifically intended for large digital companies, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) said it would assess whether Apple has a…


International Lawmakers Call for UN Investigation Into Uyghur Genocide

A group of international lawmakers has called on the United Nations to investigate alleged genocide against Uyghur and other ethnic minorities in China, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) said on Monday. It comes as the 47th regular session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (OHCHR) began in Geneva on Monday. In a letter to OHCHR President…


Inside Durham’s Investigation: Deep State Strikes Back | Truth Over News

We continue by examining how John Durham’s investigation narrowed during the presidential election year and the potential impacts of a Biden presidency. Welcome to Truth over News with Jeff Carlson and Hans Mahncke.


Senate Passes Resolution Urging Probe to ‘Get to the Bottom’ of CCP Virus Origin

The Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan resolution calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to act with “extreme urgency” to investigate the origins of the CCP virus, demanding full and transparent access to records in China, which senators accused of stonewalling and a “cover-up.” The resolution, introduced by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Kirsten Gillibrand…


Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin Leaves Vaccine Rollout Post Pending Military Investigation

OTTAWA—The military officer in charge of Canada’s vaccine rollout has left his assignment with the Public Health Agency of Canada pending the results of an investigation. The Department of National Defence announced in an news release Friday evening that Maj.−Gen. Dany Fortin is off the high−profile job. There was no information released about the nature…


Arizona AG Rejects Secretary of State’s Call for Probe of GOP-Led Maricopa County Vote Audit

Arizona’s attorney general has rejected the state’s top election official’s call for an investigation into possible irregularities in a Republican-led audit of 2020 election results. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, on Friday wrote a letter to Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich, citing media reports of security lapses at the audit site and calling…


French Authorities Detain 5 Amid Terrorism Investigation of Deadly Police Station Attack

PARIS—French authorities detained a fifth person Sunday in a terrorism investigation seeking to identify potential accomplices and motives after a police official was fatally stabbed at a police station outside Paris. French police killed the 37-year-old Tunisian attacker shortly after he stabbed the unarmed administrative employee on Friday at the entrance of her police station…