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Apple’s New Patents Suggest Tech Giant is Working on a Drone

November 13, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In an apparent bid to keep its new research project a secret, US tech giant Apple has filed multiple patents suggesting it may be working on a drone although the rumors were that it is […]

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Manchin Opposes Califf’s Nominations for Leading FDA

November 12, 2021 Dime

Joe Manchin, the Democratic Senator from West Virginia, spoke in opposition to US President Joe Biden’s pick for head of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Fox News informed. His motives were the candidate’s relations […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Critical Race Theory – Which Wars Were Mistakes? – Patty Murray

November 12, 2021 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, November 12, 2021 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Down 1 since Monday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 36% (Federalist/Susquehanna) to 46% (Politico, Reuters). Biden’s […]

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Johnson & Johnson Announces Plans to Split into Two Companies

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Health-care conglomerate Johnson & Johnson has announced on Friday its plans to split into two publicly traded companies which, if approved, will occur in the next 18 months to two years. In its Friday’s news […]

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WhatsApp Users Urged to Be Wary Over ‘Friend in Need’ Scam

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Is it a friend in need, or is it a scam targeting your fear and empathy? That’s what WhatsApp users are being forced to determine after waves of suspicious messages have appeared on the popular messaging […]

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UK and EU Hold Talks as Brexit Trade War Looms

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

New Brexit negotiations began Friday between the European Union and the United Kingdom in an attempt to avoid a trade war over the contentious Northern Ireland borders. Negotiators for the UK and the EU met […]

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Myanmar Court Gives US Journalist 11 Years Jail and Hard Labor

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After he was found guilty on Friday on several charges, including spreading false information, Myanmar court sentenced the American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison with hard labor. Fenster’s lawyer Than Zaw said […]

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Austria on Verge of Placing Millions of Unvaccinated People in Lockdown

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Austria’s chancellor said it is only days away from ordering millions of unvaccinated people to stay at home. The rare move shows the increasing worry and exasperation of European leaders towards populations that have chosen […]

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Kremlin Slams US Claims about Potential Russian Invasion of Ukraine

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has dismissed on Friday as inflammatory, void and groundless US media report suggesting Moscow might have plans to “invade Ukrainian territory”, stressing its aim is to escalate tensions between Russia and […]

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Taiwan Halts 2nd Dose of Pfizer Jab for Teens over Risk of Cardiac Issues

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Citing concerns about an increased risk of heart inflammation, Taiwanese health authorities have suspended the administering of second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine for teens. Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) panel of experts […]

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Former Trump’s Envoy Ignites Spat with EU with a Stunt on Kosovo Border

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a failed effort to salvage the Serbia-Kosovo deal brokered by former President Donald Trump with a stunt on a border crossing between the Balkans state and its renegade province, the former US diplomat Ric […]

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Biden to Hold Virtual Summit with China’s Xi on Monday

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The highly anticipated virtual summit between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping amid the ongoing tensions over trade, Taiwan, human rights for Uyghur Muslims and military activities will be holding on Monday, people familiar […]

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Release of Trump’s Jan. 6 Docs Temporarily Halted by US Appeals Court

November 12, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

It seems that the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol will have to wait bit longer to obtaining Trump’s White House records from the National Archives. An administrative […]

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Flint Water Crisis Victims Awarded $626 Million

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Victims of the Flint, Michigan lead water crisis have been awarded a $626 million settlement. A federal judge approved the settlement for victims in a case brought by tens of thousands of residents affected by […]

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Federal Judge Rules Texas Ban Of Mask Mandates Violates Disability Act

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A federal judge has ruled that Texas schools can require masks. U.S. District Court Judge Lee Yeakel ruled in Austin that the state ban, ordered by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, violates federal laws protecting disabled […]

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US and China Announce Unexpected Climate Agreement at Cop26

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An unexpected US-China climate agreement has come out of Cop26. An agreement between the U.S. and China has emerged at the end of the UN Climate Change Conference Cop26 for the two countries to work […]

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$4.3 Billion Lawsuit Against Google Blocked in UK

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The top court in the UK blocked an enormous class action lawsuit against Google. The 3.2 billion pound (or $4.3 billion USD) lawsuit claimed that the company unlawfully tracked personal information and internet activity of […]

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French MEP Calls US Naval Presence Off Russia’s Black Sea Coast Provocation

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The presence of the US warships off the Russian shore in the Black Sea and the NATO naval manoeuvres are clearly a provocation of Russia, French MEP and member of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Committee […]

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Apple Offers Small-Business Users’ Tailored Subscription Service

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Apple launched on Wednesday a new subscription service specially tailored to help small-business owners to manage the Apple devices used by their employees. Apple’s Business Essentials service is tailored for small businesses with between 50 […]

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Biden Slapped with Lawsuit Over Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Stressing that Biden’s demand for 17 million healthcare staffers to be vaccinated would worsen staff shortages, ten Republican state attorneys general sued on Wednesday his administration in the US District Court in St. Louis, claiming […]

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Russia Warns US Against Shipping Weapons to Ukraine

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Moscow refutes as unacceptable any ambitions to see Ukraine becoming member of NATO and believes that the US plans for military help to Kiev will only worsen the situation in southeastern Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to […]

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Elon Musk Sells About $5B in Tesla Shares

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In his first sale in over five years, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has disposed of more than 4.5 million company shares so far this week after another bombshell tweet dragged Tesla stock down […]

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Biden Might Save Christmas, but Can’t Do Much on Rising Inflation

November 11, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Although the US is experiencing the highest growth rate in decades and fastest unemployment decrease ever, most Americans see only the rising prices and inflation, President Biden acknowledged, admitting everything costs more nowadays. As pandemic-related […]

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EU’s Future Military ‘Strategic Compass’ Doesn’t Aim Toward Autonomy

November 10, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

What will the European Union’s upcoming military strategy document ‘Strategic Compass’ entail? Reports claim that the strategy maps out threats facing the bloc of European countries for the first time, and that it also covers […]

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Judge Refuses Trump’s Request to Block Jan 6 Records

November 10, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Donald Trump’s White House records can be handed over to the Capitol attack panel. A federal judge denied Trump’s request to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, meaning that […]

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Poland Threatens to Arm Borders as Belarus Floods Border with Migrants

November 10, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Poland has warned of “armed” escalation on its border with Belarus after thousands of migrants tried to enter the country. Belarus has been accused by Poland, the European Union, and Nato of encouraging people to […]

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Childcare Cost Preventing US Women from Returning to Work

November 10, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The effects of the Covid pandemic continue to worsen for women, the latest being that women with children have been unable to return to the workforce, or have had to leave. Reports have said that […]

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UN Bypasses Taliban, Pays Salaries Directly to Afghan Health Workers

November 10, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a test case to inject much needed liquidity into the dire Afghan economy, the United Nations has bypassed the Taliban-run health ministry to pay $8 million in salaries directly to some 23,500 health workers […]

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GE to Break Up in Three in Latest Effort to Revive the Iconic Company

November 10, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a last-ditch effort to simplify its business, pare down debt and breathe life into a battered share price, General Electric (GE) announced on Tuesday it would split into three public companies, marking the end […]

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Facebook to Remove Thousands of Sensitive Ad-Targeting Options

November 10, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Concerned over possible abuses of its ad system to harm vulnerable people, Facebook Inc. announced on Tuesday its plans to remove marketing options that allow advertisers to target certain “sensitive” subjects, including race, health, religion […]

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