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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: UFOs – Trump vs. Biden – Reducing Gasoline Prices – Tuesday Trivia

May 31, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, May 31, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 40%Down 2 from last week RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 36% (Reuters) to 44% (Economist). Biden’s […]

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Canada Introduces Law to Freeze Handgun Sales

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After the latest mass shooting in America, action is being taken to implement gun reform. But not in America — in neighboring Canada. Canada introduced legislation to implement a “national freeze” on the sale and […]

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WHO Says Unlikely Monkeypox Outbreak Will Be Pandemic

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

It is unlikely that the monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa will lead to a pandemic, the World Health Organization said. An official for the WHO said that it remains unclear if people who are infected with […]

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Russia Threatens to Cut Off Gas to Netherlands, Denmark

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Natural gas supplies have been cut off to the Netherlands from Russia today, and Denmark could soon be next, making the pair the latest European countries to have their natural gas supply from Russia cut […]

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Bachelet’s China Visit Shows Growing Divide Between China and the West

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet’s six-day trip to China was covered in controversy, showing a growing divide between China and the West. Analysts and experts say it is a worrying sign that even in […]

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Woman’s Avatar Virtually Raped in Metaverse

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A woman said she was sexually assaulted by a stranger in Meta’s virtual reality space, Horizon’s World, in Metaverse. The assault happened within an hour of stepping into the Metaverse. While a man virtually raped […]

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Extending Yemen Truce Discussed by Blinken and His Saudi Counterpart

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Arabia’s efforts to extend a truce in Yemen was the key issue discussed during the phone call between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan focused […]

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EU Ban on Russian Crude Imports Extends Oil Bull Run

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After the European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday to ban almost 90% of Russia’s oil imports by the end of 2022, raising concerns about a tighter market due to higher demand expectations in the summer, […]

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EU Leaders Agree to Embargo 2/3 of Russian Oil

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

EU leaders came to a political deal late Monday night to impose sanctions on most Russian oil imports, agreeing to ban more than 2/3 of Russian oil export to the EU, cutting a huge source […]

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The US Won’t Send Rockets to Kyiv That Could Reach Russia, Biden Says

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US doesn’t plan to ship to Ukraine any not long-distance missile systems capable of striking deep into Russian territory, President Biden explained on Monday, flatly rejecting the possibility after he was asked by reporters […]

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Georgia’s South Ossetia Cancels Referendum on Joining Russia

May 31, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The referendum on joining Russia that the former leader of Georgia’s of South Ossetia had scheduled for July 17 has been scrapped on Monday by the new leader of the breakaway region. Invoking uncertainty of […]

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Colombia Presidential Election Heads to Runoff

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Leftist former guerrilla and a populist outsider are headed into a runoff in the Colombian presidential election. The two opposing anti-establishment candidates will enter the runoff on June 19. Voters on Sunday did not outwardly choose […]

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Denmark’s Hostile System Forces Refugees to Return to Syria

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Denmark’s hostile and contentious immigration system is coming into international focus. The country is sending back Syrian refugees to return to Syria, despite understanding the realities of the war there and what is at stake by […]

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Biden Visits Texas Town as Anger Mounts Over School Shooting

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden met with families in Uvalde, Texas yesterday after the deadliest school shooting in America in a decade. Biden’s visit to Uvalde comes as federal officials announced they would review local law enforcement’s slow […]

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EU Not Ready to Agree on Russian Oil Ban

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

What will the European Union’s stance against Russian oil be? This remains one of the top questions for the bloc as they continue to debate what to do about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and energy […]

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Amazon Opens First Physical Fashion Retail Store in Los Angeles

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The first brick-and-mortar clothing retail store of Amazon.com Inc. where Amazon customers can try on selections and purchase clothes as an option to buying via the app opened last week, the company announced. As people […]

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Eurovision Winners Sold Trophy to Buy Drones for Ukraine War

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra which earlier this month has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has raised over $900,000 (£712,000; €838,000) for the war in Ukraine by selling their trophy to raise money. The […]

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UK to Demand Spacey’s Extradition from US to Face Sexual Assault Charges

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Authorities in the United Kingdom are pursuing the return of Kevin Spacey from the United States to face sexual assault charges. The UK is going to seek a formal extradition process for the actor unless […]

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Florida Police Arrests 10-Year-Old for Threatening Mass Shooting

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Florida police informed it has arrested on Saturday a 10-year-old Florida boy and charged him with making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting, Fox News reports. The School Threat Enforcement Team was immediately […]

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Hepatitis A Outbreak in the US, Canada Possibly Linked to Strawberries

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A hepatitis A outbreak that is potentially connected to organic strawberries purchased in March and April has been investigated by several health agencies in the United States and Canada after more than a dozen reported […]

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Italy Fears Russian Gas Halt Will Be Devastating for Its Economy

May 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ahead of the bloc’s leaders’ meeting in Brussels on Monday, Italy expressed its fears that a cut in Russian gas supply could prove devastating for its economy at a time when division over the Russian […]

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Putin Urged to Accept Direct Exchange with Zelenskiy by Macron, Scholz

May 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In an 80-minute joint phone call on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been urged by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to accept a direct exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy […]

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Former President Poroshenko Blocked from Leaving Ukraine

May 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Volodymyr Zelensky’s predecessor Petro Poroshenko, who is currently facing treason charges in Kyiv, has been prevented from leaving Ukraine after he tried to cross the border into Poland twice- on Friday and on Saturday. It […]

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Twitter Branded Anti-Palestinian by Hamas after Suspending Account

May 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After it has suspended the account of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, Twitter has found itself targeted on Saturday with a scathing attack by the Gaza-based terror organization which accused the social media platform of […]

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Smallpox, Monkeypox Outbreak: WHO Calls for Global Audit of Jabs

May 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After many cases of monkeypox have been reported in non-endemic countries in the last three weeks and their number is continuing to rise, several countries that have stockpiled doses of smallpox and monkeypox vaccines and […]

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US Probing Properties of North Korea’s Latest Tested Missile

May 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Three US officials confirmed on Friday that the US intelligence community is trying to determine if the ballistic missile North Korea tested earlier this week had properties the US has not seen before. According to […]

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Greek Tankers Seized by Iran, Athens Protests the Piracy

May 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Athens enabled the US seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel in Greek waters earlier this week, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy seized two oil tankers flying the Greek flag in the Persian Gulf […]

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G7 Fails to Fix Date on Its Pledges to Phase Out Coal Power

May 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

G7 ministers representing the world’s richest democracies failed to set a date on Friday on its agreement to phase out coal-powered energy that resulted from its three days of talks in Berlin. The group members […]

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Trump’s Lawsuit Attempt to Stop NYC Civil Probe Dismissed by Judge

May 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to stop the New York AG’s probe of his business dealings has been tossed out on Friday after the US District Court judge allowed the probe of Trump’s business […]

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Gun Ownership ‘Fundamental Human Right’, Says NRA Leader

May 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Not even the mass incident such as Tuesday’s massacre in the Texas school that claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults is enough to convince the officials of the NRA, the National Rifle […]

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