Month: November 2022

The European Union has had to go into emergency mode to ready a big subsidy push in order to prevent European industry from being wiped out by rivals in the United States. President Joe Biden […]

G7 Debates Russian Oil Price Cap

The Group of Seven nations is looking at a price cap on Russian oil. The European Union is discussing a proposal from the G7 to put a price cap on Russian sea-borne oil in the range […]

US Corporations Gave More Than $8M to Election Deniers’ Midterm Campaigns

Some of the biggest corporations in the U.S. collectively poured a massive $8 million into supporting election deniers running for House and Senate seats in the midterm elections. The $8m contributed by the top 20 […]

Supreme Court Allows Congress to View Trump’s Tax Returns

The Supreme Court will allow a congressional committee to receive copies of former president Donald Trump’s tax returns. It brings to an end a messy three-year battle by the House ways and means committee to […]

Multiple People Fatally Shot at Virginia Walmart

Six people were shot and killed inside a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia on Tuesday night. It marked the second high-profile mass shooting in the U.S. in three days. Five people were shot and killed at […]

WHO to Rename Monkeypox to Avoid Stigmatization

In a decision that was reportedly taken following pressure from Washington, the World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to redesignate monkeypox as MPOX to avoid stigmatization. Citing anonymous sources, Politico says that the renaming of […]

RNC, GOP AG Nominee Sue Arizona Over 2022 Election Mismanagement

The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican candidate attorney general’s race in Arizona filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the results of the race may have been influenced by the elections officials’ mismanagement. The […]

US Keeps NATO’s Approach Toward Russia Moderate, Source Says

Despite calls for the opposite among members, the United States has, fortunately, established a moderate approach toward Russia within NATO, a NATO source says. In order to avoid any dangerous military action by air or […]

CIA Targets Disgruntled Russians as Potential Assets

CIA believes the war in Ukraine has been a massive failure for Moscow and that it opens opportunities for Western intelligence agencies among Russians disgusted” with the conflict, says David Marlowe, the agency’s deputy director […]

Gov. Hochul Enacts 2-Year Ban on Cryptocurrency Mining in New York

In a move prompted by environmental concerns over the energy-intensive activity, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law temporarily restricting cryptocurrency mining, making New York the first state to enact a temporary ban on […]

Can the US Stop Turkey from Syria, Iraq Invasion?

Turkey will attack militants with tanks and soldiers soon, singling a possible ground offensive against a Kurdish militia in Syria after retaliatory strikes escalated along the Syrian border. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to […]

Tech Firms Woo Ex-Twitter Staff

Technology firms are moving to lure thousands of former Twitter employees laid off by the social media company under its new owner, Elon Musk. Tech companies are telling former Twitter employees that if they did […]

Progressive Activists Ready Campaign to Counter New House GOP Majority

Republicans are on track to assume a slim majority of the House next year, prompting progressive groups to roll out a coordinated campaign to counter the new majority as soon as it takes charge in […]

DOJ Seeks to Void Trump’s Special Master Review of Papers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is scheduled to ask a court to void the special master review examining documents seized from Donald Trump’s Florida residence and make the materials available to the criminal investigation surrounding […]

Veteran Helped Disarm Gunman at Gay Club

A decorated Army veteran who had taken his family to support a drag show performer was one of the two men who took down a shooter at an LGBTQ club in Colorado. When army veteran […]

US Opposes Escalation in Syria as Erdogan Threatens Ground Offensive

The US State Department spokesperson said Tuesday that Washington opposes any military action that destabilizes the situation in Syria and additionally escalates the retaliatory strikes by Turkey and a Kurdish militia along the Syrian border. […]

Unprecedented Third Failed Lethal Injection in Alabama Stops Executions

After an unprecedented third failed lethal injection last Thursday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey sought on Monday a pause in executions, ordering a “top-to-bottom” review of Alabama’s capital punishment system. According to the statement issued by […]

Simon & Schuster Merger with Penguin Random House Officially Fails

After a federal judge blocked the $2.2 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster the rival publishing house Penguin Random House planned, Simon & Schuster’s corporate parent has officially ended the agreement. According to the agreement’s […]

War Crimes Envoy Says US is Monitoring Executions in Ukraine

The US ambassador-at-large for global criminal justice, Beth Van Schaack, said on Monday that the United States was monitoring allegations of Kyiv forces summarily executing Russian servicemen after Moscow accused Ukraine forces of executing unarmed […]

2022 Election Results’ Certification Delayed in Two Arizona Counties

Two Republican-leaning counties in rural Arizona have voted to postpone certifying their ballot canvasses as some in the Republican Party claim voters were disenfranchised and to protest the voting issues that emerged and some GOP […]

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner May Have Reported Trump to the FBI

Donald Trump’s ex-personal attorney Michael Cohen suggested Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner may be FBI informants working against the former president. Ivanka distanced herself from her father’s third run for the White House last week. […]

Videos Suggest Captive Russian Soldiers Were Killed at Close Range

A series of videos surfaced on social media last week that has sparked a debate over the killing of Russian soldiers. There are questions over whether Ukrainian forces committed war crimes or acted in self-defense as […]

Biden Climate Agenda Expected To Survive Midterms

While the midterm elections have resulted in a split Congress, experts say that they believe the White House’s climate policy agenda will still survive. The midterm elections did not deliver the typical historic blow for […]

US Official Says US-Saudi Cooperation Deterred Potential Iranian Attack

A top U.S. official said Sunday that close cooperation between the United States and Saudi Arabia deterred a possible Iranian attack. The United States is focusing on deterring threats in the region, Brett McGurk, the […]

Musk Rules Out Alex Jones Return to Twitter

The new owner of Twitter Elon Musk has said he will not reinstate the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to the social media platform. Musk said he has “no mercy” for people who capitalize on the deaths […]

UNRWA Opens Health Center in Palestinian Refugee Camp in Jordan

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) opened on Sunday a health center that will serve around 300,000 refugees in the Zarqa camp in Jordan. Being the […]

Senators Side with Biden on Granting Lawsuit Immunity to Saudi Prince

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton and Democratic Sen. Mark Warner both defended on Sunday the Biden administration’s decision to grant sovereign immunity to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from lawsuits stemming from the slaying of […]

Trump to Build $4 bln Estate in Oman with Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al Arkan

The Trump Organization has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al Arkan real estate company to develop a signature Trump Resort worth $4 billion in Muscat, Oman. The company said in a statement on […]

Post-Election Tensions Prompted by Arizona’s AG in Maricopa County

Demanding answers about some Election Day issues before the state election send in final election results, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has definitely enticed some post-election tensions and prompted election concerns in Maricopa County during […]

IAEA’s Grossi Urges Stopping the Madness After ZNPP Shelling

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi urged stopping the madness on Sunday after shelling on Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant (ZNPP) warning Kyiv and Moscow, which traded blame for the […]