Month: October 2022

Saudi Arabia has hit back at the United States in the ongoing geopolitical row over a decision made by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to cut oil production. The group, […]

Sandy Hook Families Win $1 Billion From Alex Jones

Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims. It is a devastating blow against Jones’ empire and sends a clear […]

US Army: Obese Soldiers Can Stay in Service with High ACFT Score

Faced with recruiters’ struggle to meet quotas, the US Army will reportedly cancel weight limits for its troops so obese soldiers will no longer have to meet weight limits if they score well on fitness […]

Trump Personally Ordered Moving of Classified Docs, Employee Claims

The former President Donald Trump personally instructed workers in moving boxes of documents, including classified files, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, an unidentified employee has told the FBI. According to the staffer’s testimony […]

DHS Announces New Program for Qualifying Venezuelan Migrants

Faced with an increasing number of Venezuelan migrants that are fleeing the political instability and poverty in their country, the Biden Administration on Wednesday announced a new parole program for qualifying Venezuelans in an attempt […]

Top US Admiral Points Iran as Biggest Threat to Gulf Maritime Waters

The biggest threat to the security of navigation in the Gulf maritime waters is from Iran, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the top admiral overseeing US Naval forces in the Middle East, warned Wednesday speaking to […]

October 12, 2022 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Voter Enthusiasm – Abortion Voting – New Favorability Ratings – Labour Clobbers Tories in Britain

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, October 12, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Down 2 from Sunday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 40% (Reuters) to 46% (InsiderAdvantage). Biden’s disapproval […]

Musk Denies Expert’s Report He Spoke to Putin Directly

The richest person in the world Elon Musk has denied a report that he spoke directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The report said Musk talked with Putin about the potential for using nuclear weapons, […]

Biden Downplays Risk of ‘Very Slight’ Possible Recession

President Joe Biden said he does not think there will be a recession in the near future, and if there is, that it would only be “very slight.” “Every six months they say this. Every […]

Supreme Court Rebuffs Fetal Personhood Appeal

The Supreme Court declined to decide whether fetuses are entitled to constitutional rights. The rebuff comes after the top court made a ruling in June that overturned the half-century precedence set in the 1973 Roe v. […]

All Charges Dropped Against Adnan Syed of Serial Podcast

Baltimore prosecutors have dropped all charges against Adnan Syed, whose case garnered worldwide attention through the hit true-crime podcast Serial. Syed was released from prison last month after the overturning of his murder conviction in […]

DOJ Opposes Trump Supreme Court Request Over Documents

The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s bid to again empower an independent arbiter to vet classified records seized from his Florida estate as part of his legal […]

Russia Declares Meta Extremist and Terrorist Organization

Russia’s financial monitoring watchdog Rosfinmonitoring has declared the US tech giant Meta a terrorist and extremist organization, the Russian media report citing an update on the service’s website on Tuesday. Rosfinmonitoring’s decision now obliges the […]

Saudi FM Defends OPEC+ Oil Output Cut Decision as Purely Economic

Faced with the backlash it faced last week after the OPEC+ decision to reduce the oil cartel’s output target by 2 million barrels a day, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan tried to defend […]

US Praised ‘Historic’ Lebanon – Israel Maritime Border Deal

After Israel and Lebanon have reached a US-brokered agreement to settle their long-disputed maritime border, the Biden administration on Tuesday heaped praise on the deal that establishes a permanent maritime boundary between the two countries. […]

Arms Seller Uses 3D Printer to Exploit Gun-Buyback Loophole

The rules of a state gun buyback program have been changed by New York’s attorney general after an arms seller used a 3D printer to demonstrate that buybacks are futile in an era of printable […]

Paris is Accusing Washington of Taking Advantage of EU Energy Crisis

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stressed on Monday that Ukraine war-induced energy crisis could lead to American economic domination and warned that Washington should not be allowed to dominate the global energy market. Speaking […]

Russian Hackers Force Over a Dozen US Airport Websites Offline

Websites for more than a dozen airports in the United States were temporarily brought offline by cyberattacks. Russian-speaking hackers claimed responsibility for the disruption caused to airport websites, including those for some of the largest […]

New Zealand Farmers May Pay for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New Zealand is set to introduce a world-first scheme that will require farmers to pay for the greenhouse gas emissions coming from their agriculture. This includes methane that is released by cows and nitrous oxide […]

China Tech Shares Sink as US Export Curbs Raise Chip Sector Hurdles

Shares in Chinese tech giants and chipmakers slumped as investors were spooked by new U.S. export control measures aimed at slowing Beijing’s technological and military advances. The Biden administration published a new sweeping set of […]

Will Opposition to Spending Cost Republicans in the Midterms?

Republicans have largely stood in opposition to spending as a way of creating jobs and fixing poverty and other issues such as water problems. Experts and analysts say this may cost Republicans seats in the quickly […]

Supreme Court Mulls Line Between Art and Theft in Warhol Case

The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on a case that centers on paintings by the late artist Andy Warhol. The question is as philosophical as it is legal: what is the line between […]

Gov. Abbott Blasts NYC Mayor Adams for Ticketing Migrant Buses

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasted on Monday New York City Mayor Eric Adams over the ticketing of migrant buses carrying illegals from his state to the self-declared sanctuary city, calling his moves another pathetic ploy […]

Third-Largest Rail Union Renews Possibility of Strike, Rejects Deal

The third-largest railroad union in the US has revived the possibility of a strike in the vital railroad sector, rejecting a tentative deal with the Class I freight railroads. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way […]

UN Report Warns Heatwaves Could Make Entire Regions Uninhabitable

Pointing out that extreme weather could push poorer nations to the brink of disaster, the United Nations warned in a new report that climate change-fueled scorching heatwaves could leave some areas of the world virtually […]

Rep. Paul Gosar: US Doesn’t Owe Zelensky ‘A Damn Thing’

At a time when a number of Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill have condemned President Joe Biden’s open checkbook for Kyiv, GOP Rep. Paul Gosar, one of the loudest critics of the Biden administration’s Ukraine […]

October 10, 2022 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Voting Methods, Counts – Pickleball, Anyone? – New Polls

Your Daily Polling Update for Sunday, October 9, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 1 from Wednesday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 40% (Reuters) to 47% (Economist). Biden’s disapproval […]

October 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Amazon Electric Fleet Expands across UK and Europe

Amazon is investing more than 1 billion euros in its sprawling electric vehicle fleet across Europe over the next five years. Amazon will add thousands more electric lorries, vans, and cargo bikes to the growing e-fleet. […]

October 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Pork Industry Takes Fight over California Law to U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that could put climate, public health, and animal welfare regulations across the United States on the chopping block. The case is a pork industry challenge […]

October 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Barrack Trial Paints Trump White House Plagued by Foreign Influence

Wealthy investor Thomas “Tom” Barrack is at the center of the latest court case to roil former president Donald Trump’s inner circle. Barrack is a close investor friend of Trump and is being accused by […]