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  • [ August 16, 2022 ] Apple Corporate Employees Must Work In Office 3 Days a Week Business
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  • [ August 15, 2022 ] Pharmaceutical Drugs Are Reaching Record Highs This Year  Business
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Month: August 2022

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Apple Corporate Employees Must Work In Office 3 Days a Week

August 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US tech giant Apple has set September 5 as the deadline for its corporate employees to return to the office for at least three days a week after COVID-19 increasing has put on stand-by […]

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Politics

CIA Sued for Spying by Assange’s Legal Team and Journalists

August 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been sued along with its former director Mike Pompeo for violating the constitutional rights of a group of US journalists and lawyers by allegedly spying on them while […]

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Business

Pharmaceutical Drugs Are Reaching Record Highs This Year 

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Drug makers are launching new medicines at sky-high prices in 2022, new analyses have found, highlighting their pricing power even as Congress moves to slash the $500-billion-plus annual bill for prescription drugs.  Some pharmaceutical manufacturers […]

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Politics

Fallout and a Divided GOP from the FBI’s Raid of Trump

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The fallout continues from the F.B.I.’s raid of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.  Deep fissures within the Republican party’s support for Trump, and support for law enforcement, have become more and more visible after […]

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Foreign Policy

China Announces New Drills Around Taiwan as US Delegation Visits Island 

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

China has announced more military drills around Taiwan. The announcement comes as Taiwan’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation today, in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing […]

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NGO

UN Resuming Talks on High-Seas Treaty 

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United Nations is resuming talks aimed at finally completing a high-seas treaty to protect the world’s high seas, a vital yet fragile resource covering nearly half the planet.  NGOs and affected countries say the […]

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Politics

Brittney Griner Lawyers Appeal Nine-Year Russian Jail Sentence 

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner filed an appeal against her nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession.  Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport after vape canisters with cannabis oil […]

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Politics

Man Kills Himself After Crashing His Car, Shooting Near US Capitol

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An unidentified 29-year-old Delaware man killed himself early Sunday morning after driving his car into a US Capitol barricade, after which he got out and began shooting indiscriminately into the air. US Capitol Police said […]

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Foreign Policy

Moscow to End Relations with US if Russian Assets Seized

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The head of the North American Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Darchiev, said on Saturday that Moscow’s bilateral relations with Washington could be completely destroyed by any possible seizure of Russian assets by […]

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Administration

US Evacuated 800 Americans from Afghanistan since Taliban Takeover

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan last August and US troops officially left the country, more than 800 American citizens have been evacuated from the country by the US government, the data provided […]

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Politics

Rushdie’s Suspected Attacker Had Contact with Iran’s IRGC

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Hadi Matar, the man that was arrested for the nearly lethal assault on prominent author Salman Rushdie, has allegedly been in contact with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) prior to the stabbing. News organization […]

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Politics

Sen. Paul Wants Espionage Act Repealed Following Mar-a-Lago Raid

August 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the wake of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, Republican Senator Rand Paul called for a repeal of the Espionage Act on Saturday night. Noting that […]

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Politics

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Latest on Trump – Most Trusted Universities – Cheney in Wyoming

August 14, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Sunday, August 14, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Up 3 from July 29 RON’S COMMENT: Biden’s approval rating has perked up a bit. Today’s average is based on five polls, […]

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Environment

Climate Change Tax Increase of $739 Billion Passed by House Democrats

August 14, 2022 Dime

In a time of record-high inflation and poor levels of presidential job approval, President Biden’s domestic program received a boost on Friday when the House Democrats passed a $739 billion climate change, tax increase, and […]

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Administration

Rep. Richard Neal Says House to Raise Taxes if Democrats Win Midterms

August 14, 2022 Dime

A congressional reporter quoted Democratic Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts as saying that the House would raise taxes if his party wins the forthcoming midterm elections this fall, Fox News informed. According to a Bloomberg […]

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Administration

NYC, Washington DC Mayors Outraged by Number of Migrants Bused from Southern Border States

August 14, 2022 Dime

The mayors of Washington, D.C., and New York City have expressed outrage at the number of migrants that the governors of Texas and Arizona have bused to their cities, although these numbers represent a tiny […]

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Politics

Former Trump Lawyer Certified there are No Sensitive Materials in Mar-a-Lago

August 14, 2022 Dime

According to two sources familiar with the investigation, the former president Trump’s attorney attested in a letter dated in June that there was no remaining sensitive material at Mar-a-Lago, Fox News informed. Federal Bureau of […]

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Politics

Iran State Media Denounce Salman Rushdie’s Novels, after Stabbing Incident

August 14, 2022 Dime

In response to Indian-born author Salman Rushdie being stabbed before giving a speech in New York, Iranian state media on Friday denounced Rushdie, labeling him a “apostate” and his writings “blasphemous,” Fox News informed. Rushdie […]

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Politics

Donald Trump Responds to the AG Regarding the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Raid

August 13, 2022 Dime

The former president said he wholeheartedly supports the action after a federal judge handed the Justice Department a deadline to decide whether or not to unseal the search warrant and property receipt used by the […]

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Administration

Some Democrats Eager to Advance Police Funding, after Pelosi Delays Vote

August 13, 2022 Dime

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, delayed the vote on law enforcement bill to concentrate on passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, many pro-law enforcement Democrats are remaining silent, while some in the party are […]

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Foreign Policy

Nikki Haley Urges the Biden Administration to Refuse the Iranian President’s Visa

August 13, 2022 Dime

After learning that Iranian operatives planned to assassinate top U.S. officials, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley is urging the Biden administration to refuse the Iranian president’s request for a visa to visit to the UN […]

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Politics

Brian Kemp Suggests Handing the Georgian Taxpayers $2 Billion

August 13, 2022 Dime

In the midst of his race for reelection against Democrat Stacey Abrams, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp plans to return roughly $2 billion to the state’s taxpayers, Fox News informed. Kemp said Thursday afternoon that Georgia […]

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Politics

Rashida Tlaib Earned up $100,000 in Rental Income

August 13, 2022 Dime

According to disclosure documents examined by Fox News Digital, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., earned up to $100,000 in rental income during the pandemic despite advocating for the cancellation of rent, Fox News informed. Tlaib’s most […]

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Politics

GOP Making Misleading Claims on IRA’s IRS Budget

August 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republicans are distorting how the major economic bill making its way through Congress would reform the IRS and affect taxes for the middle class.  Senator John Neely Kennedy (R-LA) claimed the recent economic bill passed […]

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Energy

OPEC Cuts 2022 Oil Demand Forecast amid Ukraine War and Inflation 

August 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

OPEC cut its 2022 forecast for growth in world oil demand for a third time since April, in contrast with that of the IEA, which raised its demand outlook.  The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting […]

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Foreign Policy

US Envoy to Yemen Visits Saudi, Gulf Nations 

August 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking began a tour of Gulf nations on Thursday. The trip comes as part of an intense diplomatic effort to extend an UN-mediated truce in Yemen and bolster peace […]

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Environment

Can Biden’s Climate Bill undo Decades of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Harm?

August 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The fossil fuel industry spent billions of dollars to deny the climate crisis. The United States spent six long decades losing the climate war, with fossil fuel companies responsible for spreading mass disinformation in order to […]

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Business

U.S. Move to Negotiate Drug Prices Rare Defeat for Big Pharma 

August 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Big Pharma is notorious for spending money on lobbying efforts. But despite this, the industry is on course for a major defeat.  This year, Big Pharma spent more than any other industry to lobby Congress […]

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Health

Researchers Say Langya Tip of the Iceberg for Undiscovered Pathogens

August 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The new Langya henipavirus detected in dozens of people in China may not cause the next pandemic but reminds us just how easily viruses can travel from animals to humans unnoticed, scientists warn. Though it […]

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Foreign Policy

Latvia and Estonia Follow Lithuania in Reducing Ties with China

August 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Lithuania announced its withdrawal from a cooperation group between China and eastern and central European countries, which once threatened to divide the EU in its relations with the world’s most populous nation, the fellow […]

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    August 16, 2022
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    August 16, 2022
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    August 15, 2022
  • Fallout and a Divided GOP from the FBI’s Raid of Trump
    August 15, 2022
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