Month: October 2021

Australia is looking to help survivors of abuse, especially domestic abuse, with new initiatives to help victims leave violent partners. The Australian government is offering one-off payments to help people leave domestic abuse. Starting this […]

House Committee Backs Criminal Contempt Charges Against Bannon

The U.S. congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurgence on the Capitol voted unanimously in favor of holding Steve Bannon in contempt-of-Congress. The longtime aide to former President Donald Trump has refused to comply with […]

Facebook Pays Millions in Discrimination Settlement

Facebook is in the hot seat once again. The social media platform has just shelled out $14 million in order to settle a US discrimination lawsuit. The Justice Department accused Facebook of discriminating against US […]

New Covid Delta Variant Detected in the UK also Found in US

A new mutation of the Delta variant “Delta plus” has been identified in the UK, but experts say there’s no need to worry about it yet. British officials are keeping close watch over the new […]

Mayorkas Tests Positive for Covid-19 Days after Meeting with Maskless Biden

Just days after attending an outdoor event with President Biden, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday morning after going through routine pre-travel protocols since was supposed to travel to Colombia […]

US SurgeoFirst Pig-to- Human Kidney Transplant

US Surgeons Successfully Executed First Pig-to- Human Kidney Transplant

NYU Langone Health medical centre’s surgeons have made a scientific breakthrough that may yield in the future a vast new supply of organs for severely ill patients, by successfully attaching a kidney grown in a […]

Belarus Closes Its Consulate General in New York City

In accordance with a decree of the Belarus’s Cabinet of Ministers signed by Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, the Consulate General of the Republic of Belarus in New York City has closed on Wednesday, BelTA reports. […]

New US Special Envoy on Afghanistan’s Appointment Welcomed by the Taliban

Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Kahar Balkki has welcomed the appointment of Thomas West as the US Special Presidential Representative on Afghanistan on behalf of the Taliban movement, praising at the same time the outcome […]

Facebook to Change Its Name to Reflex the Focus on Building ‘Metaverse’

According to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, Facebook plans to rebrand the company with a new name next week to reflect its focus on building the ‘metaverse’, The Verge reported on Tuesday. […]

October 19, 2021 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Biden’s Intensity Problem – 2024 Nominations – Size of Government – Boston – New York – Virginia – Tuesday Trivia

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, October 19, 2021 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Down 1 since Thursday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 42% (Economist, Rasmussen) to 46% (Reuters, Politico). […]

EPA to Ban and Limit Toxic “Forever Chemicals”

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an ambitious roadmap to restrict a class of toxic chemicals that are being labeled as “forever chemicals.” The strategy will limit pollution from a group of chemicals […]

Facebook Looks to Hire 10,000 People in EU to Build the ‘Metaverse’

Facebook plans to hire up to 10,000 people in Europe to build a “metaverse,” a whole new online realm combining virtual and augmented reality technologies. Facebook made the announcement this week, claiming that the investment […]

UK Forms Green Investment Plan with Bill Gates

The UK government has launched a green investment partnership with Bill Gates to mobilize millions of private sector funding over the next decade. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Bill Gates announced the £400 million […]

Trump Sues to Keep White House Records about Jan. 6 Insurrection a Secret

Former president Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in order to keep the White House records about the Jan. 6 insurrection a secret. The lawsuit, filed to the DC District Court against the House select committing that […]

Saudi Arabia Rolls Out ‘Saudization’ Plan in Al-Baha Region’s Key Areas

Under the recent plans announced by the Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi, sales outlets in the Al-Baha region will be required to only employ Saudi citizens as a part of […]

Hacker Defaced Trump’s Site, Posted Video of Erdogan, Surah from Quran

In the latest in a series of digital hacker attacks targeting US businesses and political entities, a purported pro-Turkey “hacktivist” has hacked and defaced former President Donald Trump’s website on Monday, Forbes reports. The hacktivist […]

No Iran Nuclear Deal Talks in Brussels on Thursday, EU’s Borrell Says

Contradicting Iran’s FM statement that Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri, would go to Brussels for discussions Thursday, the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that the bloc will not hold talks […]

Migrant Children Transported to Suburban NY under Cloak of Darkness

Planes with unaccompanied migrant minors are secretly flown to suburban New York by the Biden administration that tries to quietly resettle migrants across the region, the New York Post reports citing unnamed sources. They claim […]

US to Skip Moscow Format Talks on Afghanistan, Cites Logistical Reasons

Citing logistical reasons he didn’t elaborate on, the US Department of State spokesman Ned Price informed on Monday that United States will not participate in the Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan, scheduled for October 20, […]

US Envoy to Afghanistan Resigns after Washington’s Chaotic Pullout

Less than two months after the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and amid the reports that US State Department will probe the hasty and chaotic evacuation from Kabul, the top US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay […]

Toyota to Invest $1.3 Billion in US Battery Plant That Will Employ 1,750

The Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp.is ramping up development and production of the key components needed for hybrid and electric vehicles, announcing on Monday its plans to invest $3.4 billion in the US through 2030, […]

Russia Suspends NATO’s Information Office in Moscow, Its Permanent Rep to NATO

Two weeks after NATO expelled eight Russian diplomats for alleged ‘undisclosed espionage’ at its Brussels headquarters, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Moscow is completely suspending the operations of its mission to the Alliance […]

Washington Urges the UK to Repair Relations with France after AUKUS Row

Angry over British PM Boris Johnson’s reluctance to try harder to improve relations with French President Emmanuel Macron after the row over France’s submarine deal with Australia, the US diplomats are urging UK to follow […]

Sen. Taddeo Launches Bid to Become Florida’s First Latina Governor

Miami state Sen. Annette Taddeo is the latest high-profile Democrat to mount a challenge to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after she officially announced she’s entering the race for governor during a news conference in Tallahassee […]

The First Black State Secretary Colin Powell Dies of COVID Complications

General Colin L. Powell, who served as the United States’ top soldier, diplomat and national security adviser in his four decades of public life, and whose speech at the UN in 2003 paved the way […]

Syria’s Constitution Reform Drafting to Begin Today in Geneva

Following a meeting with the government and opposition co-chairs of the Syrian Constitutional Committee who have agreed to start the process for constitutional reform, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen informed […]

Evac Flight Takes Over 350 People, Including Americans, Out of Kabul

A senior Qatari government official informed on Monday that in one of the largest evacuation flights from Afghanistan since the Taliban’s hostile takeover, 353 people including an unknown number of Americans set out from Kabul […]

Facebook to Pay $336,000 for Failing to Delete Banned Content in Russia

After Facebook did not take advantage of the postponement granted by the Russian courts and did not pay the fine for refusing to delete the content considered illegal in Russia, the Russian Federal Bailiffs Service […]

Turkey Considers Buying Russian Su-35, Su-57s if US Does Not Sell F-16

After Turkey’s president Erdogan pointed on Sunday that the US has allegedly offered Turkey to buy F-16 fighter jets in return for its investment in the F-35 programme it was kicked off from, the chief […]

Escobar: It’s Dangerous for NATO to Share Info with Government in Podgorica

Speaking at the last NATO summit, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, has allegedly expressed fears that it is dangerous to share information with the new Montenegrin government, […]