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Due to an increase in coronavirus instances caused by the highly transmissible omicron strain, a United Nations nuclear treaty conference has been postponed until August of next year
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UNSC Votes Against Russia’s Call for Probe into US Biolabs

November 3, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected Russia’s call for an international investigation into claims that Washington used laboratories in Ukraine to develop biological weapons. The US, Britain, and France voted against Russia’s […]

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Foreign Policy

US Troops to Remain in Poland for a Long Time, Biden Predicts

November 3, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a comment made in passing following an event at the White House, President Joe Biden hinted on Wednesday that the US troops that are currently stationed in Poland on a temporary basis might end […]

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Politics

New York’s AG Sued Over Abuse of Position by Trump

November 3, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

New York Attorney General Letitia James faced another lawsuit on Wednesday in which former President Donald Trump alleges that by embarking on a war of intimidation and harassment against him, she’s abused her position. Filed […]

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Politics

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: New Polls, Plenty of Very Close Races

November 2, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, November 2, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters, Trafalgar-R) to 46% (Rasmussen). Biden’s […]

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Politics

Egypt Criticized as Climate Activist Arrested in Run-Up to Cop 27

November 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The arrest of an Indian climate activist by Egyptian security forces has renewed international alarm about Egypt’s human rights record as the nation prepares to host the annual UN Climate Summit, COP 27.  President Joe […]

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Politics

Chief Justice Roberts Pauses Fight over Trump Tax Returns

November 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a U.S. House of Representatives committee from gaining access to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns.  The move by the Supreme Court’s chief justice has effectively paused the […]

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Politics

How New Laws Could Trip Up Midterm Election Voters 

November 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

States across the U.S. have enacted more than 30 new voting restrictions since 2020, including voter ID requirements, and mail-in ballot limitations. Most of the laws were Republican and introduced in the Red regions. The voting […]

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Technology

Experts Warn of Serious Evolving Threat of 3D-Printed Weapons 

November 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Interpol has issued a warning about the evolution of 3D-printed weapons, saying they pose a “serious threat” if policymakers do not catch up with how quickly the technology is evolving.  Interpol, the global policing body, […]

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Foreign Policy

US Concerned About Iranian Threats to Saudi Arabia

November 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States is concerned about threats from Iran against Saudi Arabia and will not hesitate to respond if necessary.  A White House spokesperson said the administration is concerned about the Iranian threats against Saudi […]

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Technology

Censorship Demand Prompt Rumble to Suspend Access in France

November 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a demand by the French Government to remove some Russian news sources from its platform, the Toronto-based video hosting service Rumble has announced that users in France will no longer be able to access […]

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Administration

Washington Considers Accommodating Haitian Migrants in Guantanamo

November 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States government is looking at doubling the capacity of a detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which it can use to accommodate the surge of migrants from Haiti it anticipates, NBC News claims, […]

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Administration

‘Undated’ Ballots Will Not Be Counted, Pennsylvania Court Orders

November 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest development in a long and twisting legal battle over how ballots are tallied in Pennsylvania, the state’s highest court ordered state election officials on Tuesday to not count mail ballots with dates […]

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Energy

US to Invest $100Bn in Clean Energy Projects in Partnership with UAE

November 2, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

More than $100 billion will be invested to produce 100 gigawatts of clean energy globally by 2035 in line with the strategic partnership the United States signed Tuesday with the UAE, the White House announced. […]

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Politics

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Nevada Senate Tightening – New Polls from Nevada, New Mexico, Michigan, Utah, Oklahoma, Alabama, Iowa

November 1, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, November 1, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters, Trafalgar-R) to 45% (Rasmussen). Biden’s disapproval […]

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Politics

Republicans Urged to Purge Extremists 

November 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Republican Party is being urged to purge itself of its extremist base. The attack last Friday on Democratic speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s husband may have been shocking, but it was not an aberration, […]

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Business

As Food Prices Soar So Too do Companies’ Profits 

November 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Food prices are soaring, but something else is much higher too. Corporate profits.  Last year, the cost of a bag of chips was an average of $5.05. That has increased a dollar to $6.05. A […]

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Business

EU Rails at ‘Discriminatory’ Tax Breaks for US-Made Electric Cars

November 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The European Union and the United States are having an ongoing dispute over electric vehicle batters that the EU says would discriminate against manufacturers in the 27-nation bloc and break World Trade Organization rules.  The […]

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Business

Judge Blocks Penguin Random House Merger 

November 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A federal judge blocked Penguin Random House’s planned $2.2 billion acquisition of the rival publishing house Simon & Schuster. It was a win for the Biden administration, which has sought to toughen its antitrust enforcement. […]

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Energy

OPEC Raises Long-Term Oil Demand View

November 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

OPEC called for trillions of dollars in investment in the oil industry over the next two decades.  OPEC raised its forecasts for world oil demand in the medium and longer-term in its annual outlook and […]

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Foreign Policy

US Iran Envoy Apologizes for Controversial Tweet on Iran’s Protests

November 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After the storm of criticism he provoked in mid-October, US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley apologized on Monday for a recent tweet he posted on the anti-government protests in Iran which have spread across […]

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Business

Elon Musk Dissolves Twitter Board, Named Sole Director

November 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A US Securities and Exchange Commission filing made by Twitter on Monday shows that before he completed his $44 billion acquisition of the company, Elon Musk dissolved the board in place and appointed himself chief […]

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Administration

President Biden to End ‘War Profiteering’, Threatens With New Taxes

November 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Since fighting erupted in Eastern Europe earlier this year, oil companies have seen almost unbelievable high profits and now must start acting beyond their narrow self-interest, the US president said Monday. Speaking alongside Energy Secretary […]

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Foreign Policy

Putin’s Idea to Make Turkey Europe’s Gas Hub Rejected by Washington

November 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The proposal that Russian President Vladimir Putin made on Monday to turn Turkey into a gas hub for the EU has prompted a negative reaction in the United States, which has rejected it as unacceptable. […]

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