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[ September 29, 2023 ] Iranian Navy Repeatedly Aimed Laser at American Military Helicopter Politics
[ September 29, 2023 ] Zelensky, Navalny Among Favorites for Nobel Peace Prize NGO
[ September 28, 2023 ] Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to Cease to Exist on January 1 Politics
[ September 28, 2023 ] Poland Might Seek Extradition of Ukrainian Nazi Veteran that Embarrassed Canada Politics
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Abbott Nutrition Recalls Three Baby Formulas Following FDA Warnings

February 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After four babies who consumed the company’s products were reported to have been hospitalized for bacterial infections, Abbott Nutrition announced on Thursday it is recalling specific lots of the company’s Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare infant […]

US Weighs Response After Russia Expels Deputy Ambassador Gorman

February 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US State Department’s spokesman said on Thursday that Washington is weighing American response after Russia has expelled Bart Gorman, the US deputy chief of mission to Russia, amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion […]

SF DA Drops Charges Against Woman Whose Victim’s Rape Kit was Used

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The San Francisco Police Department is under scrutiny after storing rape victims’ DNA kits for years to cross-reference them against other crimes. Rape kits are DNA testing kits that collect DNA evidence of alleged rapists […]

Disney Creating New Residential Communities

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Do you wish you lived in a fairytale? Disney announced “Storyliving by Disney,” which will be a community with about 2,000 housing units for fans who want their Disney stories to never end. Storyliving by Disney […]

Texts Show Ahmaud Arbery Murderers Repeatedly Used Racial Slurs

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Two of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahead Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs in text messages and social media posts. An FBI analyst testified during the three convicted murderers’ ongoing federal hate crime […]

The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump's administration, together with Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

Dropped by His Accountants, Trump’s Latest Wealth Claims Don’t Add Up

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former President Donal Trump seems rattled after being ditched by his longtime accountants. After his accounting firm Mazars USA declared that a decade of his and his businesses’ financial statements were not reliable, Trump issued […]

The US Says Russian Claim of Military Pullback is False

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States accused Russia of lying about pulling back military troops from its border with Ukraine and said that in reality, Moscow has added more than 7,000 troops in the past few days. A […]

Bulgarian MEP Blasted After Nazi Salute in European Parliament

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The controversial Bulgarian nationalist MEP Angel Dzhambazki has sparked outrage on Wednesday after giving a Nazi salute in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament in Strasbourg following his address during a debate on the […]

US Envoy Gabriel Escobar Threatened BiH with Sanctions – Again

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Gabriel Escobar, Deputy Assistant of the US Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, has warned that those who engage in corrupt, destabilizing, or anti-democratic behavior in the Western Balkans region, putting emphasis on […]

Maryland Turns Parking Garage into Makeshift Morgue with 300 Bodies

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Amid staffing shortages and an increase in deaths caused by violence, COVID-19, and drug overdoses, the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has turned a downtown Baltimore parking garage into a makeshift morgue to […]

DOJ Sues Missouri Over Controversial SAPA Gun-Rights Law

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The DOJ filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Missouri’s controversial gun-rights bills passed last year that allow citizens that can prove their Second Amendment rights were violated to sue state or federal agencies for $50,000. While […]

US Bolsters NATO Defenses, Sends F-35’s, Stratotankers to Germany

February 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Air Force Reserve Command announced Wednesday that Washington has sent on Monday F-35 fighter jets along with pilots, maintainers, and support personnel from the active-duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing to Germany […]

Police Launch Investigation into Prince Charles’ Charity

February 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.K. police have launched an investigation into cash-for-honors allegations linked to Prince Charles’ charity. The investigation by Scotland Yard into the Prince Foundation comes after reports that offers of financial help were made to […]

Biden Says Russian Invasion of Ukraine Remains Distinctly Possible

February 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden has claimed that 150,000 Russian troops are still massed in “threatening positions” around Ukraine, despite Russian announcements of a military withdrawal. Biden warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine “remains distinctly possible.” […]

Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Assault Case with Virginia Giuffre

February 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Prince Andrew has settled a civil sexual assault case with accuser Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre sued the Duke of York for sexually assaulting her on three occasions when she was 17. Andrew has repeatedly denied the accusations. […]

Low Ratings Prompt De Blasio Not to Run for Congress

February 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After giving up governor ambitions in the upcoming Democratic primary less than a month ago and vowing to instead continue to drive down income inequality in New York, former Mayor Bill de Blasio has now […]

Biden Orders Release of Trump’s Jan. 6 Docs

February 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden rejected former President Donald Trump’s executive privilege claims over White House docs and ordered that White House visitor logs be released to the House panel investigating the violent Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection […]

Woman Cured of HIV in Huge Treatment Breakthrough

February 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new treatment appears to have cured a woman of HIV for the first time ever. Scientists reported that for the first time, a woman was cured of HIV, making her the third person ever […]

EC President Says EU Can Handle Partial Disruption of Russian Gas Flow

February 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Although the escalating tensions with Russia over Ukraine have raised concerns over Russian gas flows and prompted EU officials to seek alternative supplies, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized on Tuesday that the […]

Study Shows mRNA Covid Vaccines in Pregnancy Impact Newborns

February 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Mothers who took the Covid-19 vaccine during their pregnancy are likely to pass some form of immunity against the virus to their babies, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) study published Tuesday […]

Blinken Calls for Serbia to Recognize Kosovo’s Independence

February 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a letter sent to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic acknowledging Serbia’s national day, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged for mutual recognition between Serbia and Kosovo. Noting the fact that Serbia still […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: French Presidential Election – Boris Johnson – Biden, Trump Party Standings – New Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania Polls

February 15, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, February 15, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as Feb. 4 RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Politico, Economist) to 43% (Reuters). Biden’s […]

Ex-RNC Chair Warns McDaniel She’ll Regret Censuring Reps

February 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The former chairman of the Republican National Committee penned an open letter to the current RNC Chairwoman saying that the committee will regret its censorship of two GOP representatives. Marc Racicot, a former Montana governor, […]

Strategists Warn Tech Giants Are “Sunsetting”

February 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Is the sun setting on giant tech platforms such as Facebook and Amazon? Strategists and experts are warning that the world is set to transition from second-generation technologies to third-generation, and the big question is which […]

UK to Co-Host Afghanistan Crisis Summit Next Month

February 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Six months after the Taliban took over the power in Afghanistan following the embarrassing rushed withdrawal of US and Western troops, the UK is preparing to co-host next month an international summit to address the […]

Accounting Firm Cuts Ties With Trump, Retracts Financial Statements

February 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The longtime accounting firm for Donald Trump has cut ties with him and his business organization, saying that it can no longer stand behind a decade of annual financial statements it prepared for the Trump […]

Judge Says He’ll Dismiss Sarah Palin’s Defamation Suit Against NYT

February 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The judge overseeing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times said that he will be dismissing the suit, as Palin’s team failed to provide a key element of its case. […]

Texas Attorney General Sues Meta on Day of Primary Elections

February 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company Meta for collecting biometric data on Texans. Paxton filed the lawsuit in a state district court on Monday, saying that Meta had been […]

US Efforts to Stop Iran Acquire Nuclear Weapons Get Saudi Backing

February 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Arabia’s government expressed on Tuesday, following the cabinet meeting, its support for the efforts of the United States to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,” state news agency SPA reported. It also thanked the […]

Trump Offers Encouragement to Far-Right French Presidential Hopeful

February 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former US President Donald Trump offered his encouragement to the French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour in a phone call on Monday, telling him to stay courageous and not to give in to pressure, Zemmour’s […]

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