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[ August 16, 2022 ] DOJ Firm Against Unsealing Trump Warrant Affidavit Administration
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[ August 16, 2022 ] CIA Sued for Spying by Assange’s Legal Team and Journalists Politics
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[ August 15, 2022 ] Fallout and a Divided GOP from the FBI’s Raid of Trump Politics

Politics

CIA Sued for Spying by Assange’s Legal Team and Journalists

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been sued along with its former director Mike Pompeo for violating the constitutional rights of a group of US journalists and lawyers by allegedly spying on them while [...]
Business

Pharmaceutical Drugs Are Reaching Record Highs This Year

Drug makers are launching new medicines at sky-high prices in 2022, new analyses have found, highlighting their pricing power even as Congress moves to slash the $500-billion-plus annual bill for prescription drugs. Some pharmaceutical manufacturers [...]
Politics

Fallout and a Divided GOP from the FBI’s Raid of Trump

The fallout continues from the F.B.I.’s raid of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. Deep fissures within the Republican party’s support for Trump, and support for law enforcement, have become more and more visible after [...]
Foreign Policy

Moscow to End Relations with US if Russian Assets Seized

The head of the North American Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Darchiev, said on Saturday that Moscow’s bilateral relations with Washington could be completely destroyed by any possible seizure of Russian assets by [...]
Administration

US Evacuated 800 Americans from Afghanistan since Taliban Takeover

Since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan last August and US troops officially left the country, more than 800 American citizens have been evacuated from the country by the US government, the data provided [...]

DOJ Firm Against Unsealing Trump Warrant Affidavit

August 16, 2022

Unsealing the law enforcement affidavit the FBI used to obtain a search warrant for raiding former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate would jeopardize the ongoing investigation, the Justice Department said on Monday urging the federal [...]
US Evacuated 800 Americans from Afghanistan since Taliban Takeover

August 15, 2022
Rep. Richard Neal Says House to Raise Taxes if Democrats Win Midterms

August 14, 2022

Researchers Say Langya Tip of the Iceberg for Undiscovered Pathogens

August 12, 2022

The new Langya henipavirus detected in dozens of people in China may not cause the next pandemic but reminds us just how easily viruses can travel from animals to humans unnoticed, scientists warn. Though it [...]
Health Officials on High Alert as Dangerous Langya Virus Spreads

August 11, 2022
States Where Abortion Is Illegal Have Worst Support Systems for Mothers

August 9, 2022

China Announces New Drills Around Taiwan as US Delegation Visits Island

August 15, 2022

China has announced more military drills around Taiwan. The announcement comes as Taiwan’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation today, in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing [...]
Moscow to End Relations with US if Russian Assets Seized

August 15, 2022
Nikki Haley Urges the Biden Administration to Refuse the Iranian President’s Visa

August 13, 2022

Climate Change Tax Increase of $739 Billion Passed by House Democrats

August 14, 2022

In a time of record-high inflation and poor levels of presidential job approval, President Biden’s domestic program received a boost on Friday when the House Democrats passed a $739 billion climate change, tax increase, and [...]
Can Biden’s Climate Bill undo Decades of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Harm?

August 12, 2022
Climate Crisis Fueling Barrage of Floods in the US, Scientists Say

August 11, 2022

Facebook Under Fire for Handing Over Private Messages in Teen Abortion Case

August 10, 2022

Facebook handed over private chats to the police from its messenger app in an alleged abortion case involving a mother and teen daughter from Nebraska. Now the duo is facing charges. Facebook and its parent company [...]
Drowning Teen Saved by Drone on a Spanish Beach

July 26, 2022
US Tests Hypersonic Missiles Amid Concerns of Falling Behind Russia, China

July 14, 2022

UN Resuming Talks on High-Seas Treaty

August 15, 2022

The United Nations is resuming talks aimed at finally completing a high-seas treaty to protect the world’s high seas, a vital yet fragile resource covering nearly half the planet. NGOs and affected countries say the [...]
UN Warns Islamic State Threat Grows Despite Leadership Losses

August 10, 2022
Ukrainians Pressure Amnesty to Apologize for Recent Report

August 8, 2022

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