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Month: June 2022

Health

Israel Eases Abortion Restrictions after Roe Overturned

June 30, 2022 Dime

Israel has eased regulations on abortion access in what the government said was a direct response to the United States overturning Roe v. Wade.  The new rules were approved by a parliamentary committee. They now […]

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Environment

Egypt Accused of Restricting Protest ahead of COP27

June 30, 2022 Dime

In five months, a pivotal UN climate summit will take place in Sharp el-Sheikh, Egypt.  But climate activists say the plight of a prominent political prisoner shows how protesters’ voices will be ignored, or even […]

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Foreign Policy

China Clamps Down on Hong Kong as Xi Jinping Ventures Outside the Mainland

June 30, 2022 Dime

Chinese President Xi Jinping took his first venture outside of mainland China since the Covid pandemic began in January 2020, arriving in Hong Kong.  Xi’s visit to Hong Kong came on the eve of the […]

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Foreign Policy

‘Shameful’ Government Allows Russian ‘Dirty Money’ to Flow through UK

June 30, 2022 Dime

A new highly critical report says the British government is allowing “dirty money” from Russia to flow through the United Kingdom.  The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said government complacency and a failure from […]

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Administration

Ketanji Brown Jackson to Join Supreme Court as Breyer Departs

June 30, 2022 Dime

Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to be sworn in today to begin her lifetime appointment as a Supreme Court Justice.  Jackson, 51, was picked by President Joe Biden to become the first Black woman to […]

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Technology

FCC Commissioner Wants to Remove TikTok from App Stores

June 30, 2022 Dime

A leader of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said he asked Apple and Google to remove TikTok from each of their app stores because of data security concerns over China.  Brendan Carr, a Republican, is […]

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Politics

Liz Cheney Blasts Trump, Calling him a ‘Domestic Threat’

June 30, 2022 Dime

Former President Donald Trump was referred to as a “domestic menace” by Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., during a speech she gave Wednesday night at the Reagan Library in Southern California, Fox News informed. An ex-president […]

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Administration

Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Former Trump’s White House Counsel

June 30, 2022 Dime

Pat Cipollone, the top legal advisor to former President Trump in the White House, received a subpoena on Wednesday to appear before the committee on January 6, Fox News informed. According to reports, Cipollone expressed […]

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Politics

New Poll Shows Kemp and Abrams Tied, and Warnock 10 Points Ahead of Walker

June 30, 2022 Dime

According to a recent survey, Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock is ahead of his Republican opponent and football hero Herschel Walker by double digits in the decisive Senate race in battleground Georgia, Fox News informed. The […]

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Administration

Union of Immigration Judges Worried about Trump-era Judges Being Ousted

June 30, 2022 Dime

The American immigration judges’ union is worried about the dismissal of several Trump-era judges from their jobs, Fox News informed. They label the removals as “unprofessional” and in conflict with the Biden administration’s labor policy, […]

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Administration

Donald Trump Melts Down on Truth Social Over Jan 6 Testimony

June 29, 2022 Dime

New bombshell testimony from a former White House aide has sent former president Donald Trump flying.  Trump is not happy with the testimony provided in the latest House select committee Jan. 6 hearing. Cassidy Hutchinson, […]

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Foreign Policy

NATO Releases Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment

June 29, 2022 Dime

In a “sobering” assessment report released today, NATO said that climate change is the overarching challenge of our time.  The new report said that the scope, scale and intensity of climate change effects are currently […]

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Administration

Jan 6 Hearing: Ex-aide Paints Devastating Picture of Trump

June 29, 2022 Dime

A former top White House aide to then-President Donald Trump gave an explosive testimony to the Jan 6 committee, saying that Trump knowingly directed armed supporters to march on the Capitol as a last-ditch effort […]

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Foreign Policy

Turkey Lifts Objections to Finland and Sweden’s Nato Bid

June 29, 2022 Dime

A last minute agreement has been reached between Turkey, Sweden and Finland to allow the two Nordic countries to join the Nato alliance.  The agreement came on the eve of the Nato summit in Madrid.  […]

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Foreign Policy

G7 Accused of ‘Backsliding’ on Climate Goals over Energy Security Fears

June 29, 2022 Dime

The Group of Seven nations has been accused of “backsliding” on climate goals after they watered down pledges to halt fossil fuel investments.  In its final communique from the G7 summit, the nations said investment […]

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Administration

Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years

June 29, 2022 Dime

Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $750,000 for helping convicted sex offender and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls.  District Judge Alison Nathan handed down the sentence to Maxwell […]

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Energy

Energy Secretary Granholm Violated Hatch Act, Special Counsel Rules

June 29, 2022 Dime

In a late 2021 interview, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was found to have broken the Hatch Act, according to the US Office of Special Counsel (OSC), Fox News informed. According to a response letter submitted […]

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Health

Texas Attorney General Says he is Looking into Walmart Opioid Sales

June 29, 2022 Dime

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that he is looking into Walmart’s opioid sales to see if the retail behemoth filled prescriptions incorrectly, Fox News informed. According to a press statement from his […]

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Administration

Judge Temporarily Halts Ban on Abortions in Texas

June 29, 2022 Dime

Tuesday’s implementation of the state’s pre-Roe v. Wade ban on abortions was temporarily halted by a judge in Houston, Texas, Fox News informed. After the American Civil Liberties Union sued the state, claiming that the […]

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California Will Not Cover Costs for Travel to Women who Seek Abortions There

June 29, 2022 Dime

Although Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration promised to make California a safe place for all the women seeking abortions, they will not be utilizing taxpayer money to assist women traveling from other states, Fox News […]

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Abortion Rights Groups Takes Fight to States

June 28, 2022 Dime

The battle over the right to an abortion shifted from the federal focus to the states.  After a weekend of furious protest in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade, a […]

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Foreign Policy

World Leaders Condemn Russian Attack on Ukraine Shopping Center

June 28, 2022 Dime

World leaders have strongly denounced Russia’s attack on a shopping center in Ukraine, callin git “abominable” and a war crime.  The search for survivors continues after Russia launched a deadly missile strike on a mall. […]

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Administration

50 Migrants Found Dead in Texas Trailer Truck

June 28, 2022 Dime

The bodies of 50 people believed to be migrants were found inside an abandoned tractor-trailer rig on a remote back road in south-west San Antonio, Texas.  At least 16 others, including children, were taken to […]

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Administration

Federal Agents Seized Trump Lawyer John Eastman’s Phone

June 28, 2022 Dime

Federal agents with a search warrant seized the phone of John Eastman, a lawyer who famously advised former President Donald Trump on key elements of the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential […]

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Energy

G7 Agrees to Explore Cap on Russian Oil Price

June 28, 2022 Dime

The Group of Seven economic powers agreed to a broad agreement to seek ways to impose a price cap on Russian oil.  The advanced economy nations agreed to explore imposing a ban on transporting Russian […]

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Administration

Ghislaine Maxwell to Be Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Girls for Jeffrey Epstein

June 28, 2022 Dime

Disgraced socialite Ghislaine Maxwell will be sentenced today for her sex trafficking conviction connected to her role in facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of girls. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan will sentence Maxwell today for […]

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Politics

New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Oppose Overturning Roe v. Wade

June 28, 2022 Dime

A national poll done following the Friday morning explosive Supreme Court news found that the majority of Americans oppose the conservative majority’s decision to reverse the almost 50-year-old historic Roe v. Wade decision, Fox News […]

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Administration

NYC Law that Allowed Noncitizens to Vote is Unconstitutional, NY Supreme Court Rules

June 28, 2022 Dime

A New York City legislation allowing noncitizen residents to cast ballots in municipal elections was declared unconstitutional by the New York Supreme Court on Monday, Fox News informed. The legislation, which was approved by the […]

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Administration

Louisiana Court Halts State Laws that Would Have Banned Abortions

June 28, 2022 Dime

On Monday, a court in Louisiana temporarily overturned 3 state laws that would have prohibited almost all abortions, Fox News informed. The abortion restrictions were supposed to be enforced, only when the Supreme Court of […]

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Administration

ICE Director Nominee Withdraws from Consideration

June 28, 2022 Dime

More than a year after being nominated for the position of director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by President Joe Biden, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that he has withdrawn from consideration for the […]

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