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[ September 28, 2023 ] Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to Cease to Exist on January 1 Politics
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Ocasio-Cortez Lauds Dem Colleague on Emotional Speech During House Judiciary Committee Hearing

April 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared nothing but praise for Pramila Jayapal after she showed emotion as she shared an intimate story during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Equality Act, Newsweek reported. The Washington Democrat […]

Venezuela’s Guaido Stripped of Parliamentary Immunity

April 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Venezuela’s opposition figurehead, Juan Guaido, has vowed to continue fighting Nicolás Maduro’s “cowardly, miserable and murderous” regime after he was stripped of his parliamentary immunity – a move that potentially opens the door to his […]

Senators Preparing to Slap New Sanctions against Russian Banks

April 3, 2019 Focus Washington

U.S. senators are expected to introduce bipartisan-supported legislation Wednesday that will threaten harsh new sanctions on Russia’s banking, energy, and defense industries to deter the Kremlin from further interference in U.S. elections, Reuters reports. According […]

Iran Blames Trump Administration for Blocking Flood Relief Efforts

April 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Iran’s Foreign Ministry accused the Trump administration on Tuesday of blocking efforts to aid Iranian victims of calamitous floods through “inhumane and cruel” restrictions imposed by renewed American banking sanctions on the country, the New […]

Sheremetyevo Airport Achieves Prestigious 5-Stars Skytrax Rating

April 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Sheremetyevo International Airport was officially awarded a 5-Star Terminal Rating from Skytrax, a prestigious award for airports and airlines acknowledging the top quality of passenger services. Terminal B received the 5-star rating at a special event in […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Tuesday Trivia – Candidate Traits – UK Politics – Pennsylvania, Nevada

April 2, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, April 2, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44% Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Looks like the post-Mueller bump for Trump may have peaked yesterday at 45%…. Today’s average […]

Theresa May Asks for Extension of Brexit Deadline

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

British Prime Minister Theresa May asked the European Union (EU) to give the U.K. additional time for negotiating the exit union shortly after the British Parliament didn’t pass four Brexit plans. “We will need a […]

Trump Says He is Best Thing That Ever Happened to Puerto Rico

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized politicians in Puerto Rico saying that they are incompetent while the “best thing” that ever happened for the island is “President Donald J. Trump.” According to The Hill, just […]

DHS Chief Says Asylum Seekers Use Migrant Kids as Pawns to Enter U.S.

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen appeared to accuse asylum seekers of using sick children “as pawns” to gain entry into the United States on Monday, just as an autopsy report revealed that an […]

Trump Officials Challenge Tech over Housing Discrimination

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is stepping up its scrutiny into whether Silicon Valley giants are enabling housing discrimination online. The administration has already brought charges against Facebook and is investigating both Twitter and Google. The moves […]

U.S. Stops F-35 Deliveries to Turkey over Purchase of Russian Arms

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

After Turkey insisted last week on a major arms purchase from Russia, the United States said Monday it was halting all deliveries and joint work with its NATO ally on the F-35 fighter jet program, […]

Trump Determined to Close Border Despite Potential Chaos

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump could initiate chaos and grave economic disruption by finally making good on his threat to slam shut the southern border, yet he’s clearly tempted to do it anyway, CNN writes. Such a […]

Bitcoin’s Surge Propels It Above $5,000

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

Bitcoin climbed suddenly on Tuesday to the highest level since November, leading a surge in virtual currencies and ending three months of calm in the $160 billion market, Bloomberg informs. Traders struggled to pinpoint reasons […]

Maduro Plans To Ration Electricity As Outages Spur More Protest

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday instituted a plan to ration electricity as the troubled government scrambles to repair the country’s electrical system amid worsening economic and political conditions, NPR reports. Maduro pleaded with the […]

U.S. Considering Additional Iran Sanctions

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

Washington is considering additional sanctions against Iran, a senior U.S. administration official has said, Radio Liberty reported. Washington intends to follow through with new sanctions around the first anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from a […]

Pyongyang Threatens To Stop Nuclear Talks With Washington

April 2, 2019 Focus Washington

A North Korean official says the U.S. missed a golden opportunity at the recent summit in Vietnam, and that Kim Jong-un will soon decide whether to pull out of nuclear negotiations with Washington, NPR informs. […]

Zuckerberg Lays Out Vision for ‘High-quality’ News Tab in Facebook

April 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Facebook could launch a dedicated news tab in partnership with “high-quality” publishers, if CEO Mark Zuckerberg carries out his latest vision for news content on the platform, CNBC informed. The dedicated news tab sounds similar […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Investigation Fallout – Candidate Traits – Trump vs. The Party – Pennsylvania, Nevada

April 1, 2019 Lisa Clayton

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, April 1, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45% Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 42% (Morning Consult) to 51% (Rasmussen). Without […]

Trump Administration Defends Plan to Close U.S.-Mexico Border

April 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, defended President Donald Trump’s threat to end assistance to three Central American countries and to close parts of the United States border with Mexico next week, […]

Huawei Teams up With Google Despite U.S. Warnings

April 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Huawei Technologies Co. built Track AI using TensorFlow, a set of AI software tools from Alphabet Inc.’s Google. TensorFlow is also open-source, so anyone, anywhere can use it and Google can’t control access, Bloomberg informs. […]

Avenatti to Face Fraud Charges in Los Angeles Court

April 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represented adult film star Stormy Daniels in her legal battles with President Donald Trump, will appear in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Monday to face embezzlement and fraud charges, […]

Bloomberg Tesla Model 3 Tracker Suggests a Surprise

April 1, 2019 Focus Washington

This week, Tesla will announce how many cars it built and sold for the quarter. It’s always a day of suspense for investors, especially after a tumultuous 2018 in which production tripled while still managing […]

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Guaidо Awaits Army Support

April 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has acknowledged that there can only be a change of government with the support of the armed forces – however, military chiefs have so far remained loyal to President Nicolas […]

Saudi Aramco Gets First Credit Ratings Ahead of Bond Debut

April 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Saudi Aramco, the world’s top oil producer, has been rated A+ by Fitch and A1 by Moody’s in its first-ever credit ratings, ahead of the state oil giant’s first global bond sale and following 2018 […]

Apple Hires Tesla’s Head of Electric Powertrains

April 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Apple has hired Michael Schwekutsch, the Tesla VP overseeing electric powertrains, as a Senior Director of Engineering at the Special Project Group (the division that includes driverless vehicles). There’s no mention of his next duties […]

North Korea Wants Investigation into ‘Terror Attack’ on Its Madrid Embassy

April 1, 2019 Focus Washington

North Korea on Sunday called for an investigation into what it described as a “grave terrorist attack” on its embassy in Madrid last month, in its first official statement on the break-in, CNN informs. The […]

Sanders Promises to Cut Prescription Drug Prices in Half

March 31, 2019 Focus Washington

Indiana Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday promised to cut prescription drug prices in half if elected president in 2020. “It is absurd that Americans are forced to pay, by far, the highest prices in the […]

Mulvaney Says Mueller’s Investigation Wasn’t Designed to Exonerate Trump

March 31, 2019 Focus Washington

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday stated that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation wasn’t designed to exonerate President Donald Trump. “That is not what these documents do,” Mulvaney answered to the […]

Biden Accused of Inappropriate Conduct with Assemblywoman

March 31, 2019 Focus Washington

A former Nevada state assemblywoman accused Joe Biden of inappropriately kissing her in 2014. On Sunday, Lucy Flores stated that she wants the former vice president “to acknowledge that it was wrong.” “I’m glad that […]

Medvedev Claims U.S. Will Never Lift Sanctions on Russia

March 30, 2019 Focus Washington

Washington will never remove sanctions on Moscow because this is what its policies have been based on for years, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said while answering questions from users of the VKontakte social network […]

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