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Amid Financial Crisis, Taliban Bans Foreign Currencies in Afghanistan

November 3, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Citing national interests and current economic conditions as major reasons for the unexpected move, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has completely banned the use of foreign […]

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Russian Deputy FM Concerned about Moscow-Washington Ties

November 3, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Addressing the online Fort Ross Dialogue conference that started on Tuesday, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has expressed grave concern over Moscow-Washington relations, stressing the uncertainty that surrounds them and the risk it brings. […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Virginia, New Jersey Updates – Texas Governor – Threats to Democracy – Biden, Trump Electability – Tuesday Trivia

November 2, 2021 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, November 2, 2021 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 40% (IBD/TIPP) to 45% (WSJ/NBC). Biden’s disapproval […]

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GOP Senator Hawley Blames Feminists for Men’s Porn& Games Habits

November 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a speech at the National Conservatism Conference, the Missouri Republican suggested that men are turning more to porn and games because of efforts to combat toxic masculinity. Completely neglecting to understand the meaning of […]

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Netflix Launches Mobile Games

November 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Netflix no longer wants you to think of only television and movies when you hear its name. Next up: Netflix Games. Netflix Games is being rolled out globally today, with some of its mobile video […]

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Supreme Court Seems Open to Lawsuits Challenging Texas Abortion Ban

November 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A majority of the US Supreme Court seems open to hearing arguments against the controversial Texas abortion ban. Two months after the law came into effect in Texas, the judges reviewed two separate legal challenges […]

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World Leaders Agree to End Deforestation, Slash Methane Emissions

November 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Cop26, the annual UN Climate Change Conference being held in Glasgow this year, began on Monday. World leaders have agreed to a deal that would end deforestation over the next decade. US President Joe Biden […]

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Software Communication Error Forces Tesla to Recall 12,000 EVs in US

November 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) informed on Tuesday that Tesla Inc is recalling nearly 12,000 ECs sold in the United States since 2017 due to communication error that may cause a false […]

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Meta Deletes 1,500 Nicaraguan Accounts it Claims Were from ‘Troll Farm’

November 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

More than a thousand Nicaraguan accounts on Facebook and Instagram were deleted just days before nationwide elections in Nicaragua with Meta justifying its move with claims they were part of the ruling Sandinista party’s disinformation […]

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US Watchdog Says Biden Should Not Lecture Others on Climate

November 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Climate activists dismissed the goals set by President Joe Biden and slammed his remarks at the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) as woefully inadequate to address the looming disaster. One of the […]

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Republicans Believe Violence Necessary to ‘Save’ America, Alarming Poll Reveals

November 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Almost one-third of US Republicans justify violence to restore what they consider to be their version of America, an alarming Public Religion Research Institute’s (PRRI) poll has indicated in a time when political violence in […]

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Minneapolis Considers Replacing Police Force with Public Safety Department

November 2, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the wake of May 2020 civil rights protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, the city of Minneapolis will vote on Tuesday on whether to replace their police department with a Department of […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Late Lunch Edition – Virginia, New Jersey, NYC Updates

November 1, 2021 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, November 1, 2021 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 42% (The Hill, Rasmussen) to 46% (Politico). Biden’s […]

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Rite Aid Vaccine Registration Process Made Easier by DOJ Settlement

November 1, 2021 Maja Popovska

Following a settlement with the Department of Justice, Rite Aid will make scheduling vaccines on its website more accessible to persons with disabilities, The Hill reports. According to court records, Rite Aid will guarantee that […]

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Joe Biden Calls for Climate Change Action

November 1, 2021 Maja Popovska

With an address Monday at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, President Joe Biden tried to reestablish the United States’ status as a significant global actor on climate change, The Hill reports. The UN conference […]

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Senate to Vote Bill on Electoral Reform

November 1, 2021 Maja Popovska

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer stated Monday that the Senate will take a procedural vote on a bill on Wednesday that would reinstate requirements whether specific states and counties seek government approval before redrawing voting districts, […]

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Vaccine Mandate Puts 9,000 NYC Workers on Unpaid Leave

November 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Some 9,000 municipal city workers, including firefighters and police, were put on unpaid leave for refusing to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate that went into effect on Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de […]

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Elon Musk Ready to Donate $6 Bln to Solve World Hunger, Wants UN’s Proof First

November 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Billionaire Elon Musk said he’ll immediately sell Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to solve world hunger if the United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) can prove that $6 billion will deal with the problem […]

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The $30.4 Bln Profit in Q3 Makes Saudi Aramco World’s Most Profitable Company

November 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Bolstered by the surge in oil prices and the increased demand as the COVID pandemic eases, the world’s largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, has become the world’s most profitable company in Q3 od 2021 on […]

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Nearly 12 Mil. Illegal Immigrants May Have Entered US in 2020, Trump Claims

November 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The number of illegal immigrants who crossed the US southern border over the past year could be close to 12 million, former President Trump has claimed in an interview for Fox News on Sunday. US […]

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Putin Says US Missile Deployment in Europe Poses Threat to Russia

November 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Pointing that everyone’s aware of the US’ plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Russian president Vladimir Putin stressed that Washington’s intentions to deploy IRBMs poses a great danger and threat to Russia. Speaking at […]

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US Tech Giants to Pay $2 Mill in Fines in Russia for Not Deleting Banned Content

November 1, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Russian Federal Service for Supervision in Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) published in a post on its Telegram channel on Monday companies that failed to abide its content deletion requests, outlining at […]

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Blinken Warns China, Says US will Help Taiwan to Defend Itself

October 31, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Talking on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pointed that, pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States have long standing commitment to ensure Taiwan had the ability […]

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US, EU Ended the Tariff War, EU’s Von Der Leyen Confirms

October 31, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a tweet on Sunday that the EU and the United States have put an end to the ‘tariff war’ initiated in by former President Donald Trump […]

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Iran Official Blames US, Israel for the Cyberattack on Fuel Distribution System

October 31, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Israel and the United States are to blame for the large-scale 26 October hack attack which crippled Iran’s fuel distribution system, the head of Civil Defense Organization of Iran, Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali Gholam, […]

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Israelis Mock Facebook’s Rebrand as ‘Meta’ Translates to ‘Dead’ in Hebrew

October 31, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The last week’s rebranding of Facebook Inc to “Meta” has been mocked by Israelis and Hebrew speakers and social media users worldwide since the name in question, in Hebrew, is the conjugation of the feminine […]

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Catholic Priests Slam Biden for Meeting with Pope, Taking Communion

October 31, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Several US bishops who were dismayed after President Joe Biden met with Pope Francis and Pope’s alleged statement that he should continue to partake in the sacrament, slammed Biden on Sunday for receiving Communion at […]

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After the ‘Kiss &Make Up’ with Macron, Biden to Face Tougher Crowd in Rome

October 30, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In an attempt to repair US relationship with France since the country declared a “crisis of trust” over the AUKUS, President Joe Biden admitted to his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, that US was ‘clumsy’ […]

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US Watchdog Blasts Pentagon, State Department for Concealing Afghan Data

October 30, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The State Department and Pentagon suppressed information that almost certainly would have benefited Congress and the public in assessing the collapse of Afghanistan’s former government and military and the chaotic US troop pullout, a US […]

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White House Faces Missouri-Led Barrage of Lawsuits over Jab Mandate

October 30, 2021 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Apart the harsh criticism from Republican-ruled states and cities, President Biden’s plan to curb COVID-19 spread now faces a serious legal challenge after at least 20 US attorneys general decided to sue his administration to […]

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