Top FBI official dodges questions about federal agents’ involvement in Capitol riot

WASHINGTON – Executive assistant director for the FBI’s national security branch Jill Sanborn was grilled by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on whether or not federal agents or confidential informants played a role in the Jan. 6,  2021, Capitol riot. The senior FBI official deflected and demurred throughout the senator’s questioning, which further raised suspicions about Read More >

Weather Disasters in U.S. Dominate Natural Disaster Losses in 2021

1/11/22 WEATHER DISASTERS Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Natural disaster losses increased substantially. Worldwide, natural disasters caused substantially higher losses in 2021 than in the two previous years, a Munich Re report says. Based on provisional data, storms, floods, wildfires and earthquakes destroyed assets worth $280bn. Losses in the previous year amounted to $210bn, Read More >