Month: April 2022

After a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington D.C.’s yearly tradition of having a party with celebrities, journalists, and politicians returns on Saturday, but the dynamic of mixing humor with politics hasn’t altered, Fox News […]

Republicans Call Out Biden for his Dystopian Disinformation Board

President Biden’s idea to form a “Disinformation Governance Board” to battle “disinformation” in the 2022 midterm elections has been criticized by a slew of conservatives, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Fox News informed. The […]

White House Stands in Defense of New ‘Disinformation’ Board

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, defended a recently announced Department of Homeland Security attempt to address “disinformation” on COVID-19 and election-related problems on Thursday, Fox News informed. “I really haven’t dug into this […]

Progressive Lawmakers Pressure Biden for Title 42 Repeal

Progressive politicians asked that President Biden withdraw the Title 42 border measure on Thursday, and warned other Democrats not to give in to political pressure by adopting Trump’s “xenophobic” immigration policies, Fox News informed. Pressley […]

Donald Trump Joins his TRUTH Social Network

Former President Donald Trump joined his own TRUTH Social on Thursday, publishing a post for the first the very first time in almost a year on a social media site, with a flashback to his infamous 2017 mistake “covfefe,” Fox […]

Russia Tried to Humiliate UN with Kyiv Attack, Says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is trying to “humiliate” the United Nations with its attack on Kyiv. The Ukrainian President condemned Russia’s airstrikes on Kyiv yesterday, which took place while the UN Secretary-General […]

Turkey’s Erdogan Visits Saudi Arabia

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in Jeddah, marking the Turkish President’s first visit to the Kingdom since 2017. Erdogan’s trip […]

New Gas Pipeline Boosts Europe’s Bid to Ease Russian Supply

The European Union is redrawing the energy map for the region in order to ease its heavy reliance on Russian natural gas. A new pipeline on the Greek-Bulgaria border began construction during the Covid pandemic, with […]

FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new rule to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The ban is a long time coming. Menthol is the last special flavor allowed in cigarettes in the U.S. […]

Amazon Stock Plunges as Company Reports Nearly $4 Billion Loss

Amazon has reported a significant loss in the first three months of 2022, and the announcement has sent the stock plunging. The giant tech company said that it had a net loss of $3.8 billion in […]

Guterres Says UNSC Failed to Do Everything to End Ukraine War

The Security Council failed to do everything in its power to prevent and end this war, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday while visiting Kyiv, stressing that it makes him feel great disappointment, […]

Oklahoma Gov. Expected to Sign Abortion Ban the House Approved

After the GOP-led Oklahoma House gave final approval Thursday with a 68-12 vote – without discussion or debate – to a Texas-style abortion ban, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign the bill within […]

Manafort Sued by DOJ Over Failing to Disclose Offshore Accounts

The former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is facing a lawsuit accusing him of failing to report financial interests held in foreign countries. The Justice Department has filed the lawsuit – which could result in […]

IAEA: Iran Set Up Underground Centrifuge-Parts Workshop at Natanz

In a move apparently aimed at protecting their assets from possible attacks, Tehran has set up its new workshop for making parts for centrifuges – machines that enrich uranium – underground at Natanz, UN nuclear […]

Referendum on NATO Membership Is a Bad Idea, Swedish PM Says

Suggesting that putting the matter to a vote would be a bad idea, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Thursday that if the parliament approves of the measure, Sweden will not hold a referendum […]

Gazprom Claims Poland Still Buys Russian Gas – via Germany

After it was grandly announced that Poland no longer needs Russian gas and would not buy it anymore, it continues to buy Russian natural gas from Germany via reverse flows, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said […]

Unprecedented Water Restrictions Ordered in California

For the first time, officials in southern California have declared a water shortage emergency. Unprecedented water restrictions have been ordered for six million people in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Bernardino counties. The […]

Meta Sees a Very Mixed Quarter Report

Facebook parent company Meta made a cautious recovery with its first earnings report since its disastrous fourth quarter, with shares going up 13 percent in after-hours trading. The earnings represent a slight recovery, with daily […]

U.S. and Russia Make Surprise Prisoner Exchange

The United States and Russia carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange during a period of extremely high tensions and extremely low relations between the two countries. A Marine veteran jailed by Moscow was traded for […]

Texas Slaps Biden, Mayorkas with Lawsuit over Border Policy

In an effort to permanently block the new Biden administration rule that allows more asylum seekers to avoid deportation at the border and remain in the United States, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a […]

Washington to Share More Intelligence to Help Kyiv Seize Donbas

Striving to help Ukraine seize the breakaway republics in the eastern Donbas region, Washington has reportedly lifted some restrictions on sharing intelligence with Kyiv, which is faced with a renewed Russian military assault in the […]

Trump Unleashes Temper at GOP Allies over Ohio Senate Primaries

One of the most powerful groups in Republican politics is sticking with its pick in Ohio’s messy GOP Senate primary, despite attacks rolling in from top Trump allies who back a rival candidate, and despite […]

Elon Musk Already Broke His Agreement with Twitter

When Twitter agreed to sell to the richest man in the world Elon Musk for $44 billion, the two parties agreed to specific terms of the merger, signed a document, and filed it to the […]

UK’s Liz Truss Calls for Global NATO That Will Protect Taiwan Too

The West needs a new, global NATO to pursue geopolitics anew since the world order created after WW2 and the Cold War isn’t working anymore, the UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss argued Wednesday in a […]

Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize COVID Jab in Young Children

After the clinical trials in March showed that its vaccine prevents serious illness – although it wasn’t particularly effective against infection – in children 6 months to under 6 years of age, Moderna submitted on […]

EU Accuses Moscow of Blackmail as Russia Cuts Gas Supplies

The European Union has accused Russian gas giant Gazprom of “blackmail” after it moved to halt supplies to some European customers. The European Union’s chief executive said that the bloc was working on a coordinated […]

Harvard Sets Up $100 Million Endowment Fund in Slavery Reparations

Harvard University is setting aside $100 million for an endowment fund and additional measures in order to help close the educational, social, and economic gaps that are legacies of slavery and racism. Harvard University President […]

Germany Will Deliver Anti-Aircraft Tanks to Ukraine

The German government will now supply heavy military equipment to Ukraine after weeks of mounting pressure. “Gepard” anti-aircraft tanks will be delivered to Ukraine, the German government confirmed. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced the supply […]

Antisemitic Incidents Surged in 2021 in the USA

Antisemitism is on the rise in the United States. An annual audit by a Jewish civil rights organization found a sharp uptick in antisemitic incidents in the U.S., with reports of assaults, vandalism, and harassment […]

Oklahoma Governor Signs Ban on Nonbinary Birth Certificates

Oklahoma Republican Governor Kevin Stitt signed into law a ban on using nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates. Experts say the ban is the first of its kind in the United States. The bill […]