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Month: December 2022

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Lake Appeals the Court’s Dismissal of Her Arizona Election Challenge 

December 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The defeated Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake appealed on Tuesday a Maricopa County judge’s decision to dismiss her lawsuit challenging her midterm loss after a two-day trial, noting she’ll also seek a direct review […]

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Politics

Musk Claims All Social Media Censor for the US Government

December 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ever since he purchased Twitter, Elon Musk has released documents showing that the platform colluded with government agencies – the FBI, CIA, and Pentagon – to suppress information on elections, Ukraine, and Covid-19. Twitter CEO […]

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Administration

Pandemic-Era Title 42 Left in Place by US Supreme Court

December 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Title 42, the controversial pandemic order allowing US officials to quickly expel migrants caught at the US-Mexico border, remains in place according to the decision the US Supreme Court brought Tuesday in a 5-4 vote. […]

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Administration

US Military Lowers Standards, Hires Recruits with Behavioral Disorder

December 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

More than 700 recruits with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been allowed to sign up US military for the first time after the Defense Department rewrote its rules on which medical conditions would bar […]

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Embassy

Red Alert Issued by US Embassy in Pakistan, Staff Barred from Travel

December 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As Pakistan’s capital has been placed on a Red Alert citing security concerns while banning all public gatherings, the United States embassy in Islamabad also issued a security red alert on Sunday evening. Due to […]

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Politics

Potential GOP Rivals Signal Nomination Campaigns as Trump Star Wanes

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republicans are beginning to vie for the party’s nomination as the decision for who will represent the GOP in 2024 nears.  Potential rivals to Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination will be reading the […]

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Politics

Trump Insider Says ‘Some Accurate Stuff’ in Profile of Moribund 2024 Campaign 

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former president Donald Trump is having a meltdown over a New York Magazine story that his 2024 run for the White House was all but moribund.  The New York Magazine story, called “The Final Campaign,” […]

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Business

Russian Rouble Falls to 70 v Dollar as Sanctions Weigh 

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Russian rouble dropped even more on Tuesday as the market comes to terms with sanctions and restrictions against Russian oil.  The latest round of Western sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine is […]

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Business

Thousands of Canceled Flights Upend Travel Plans

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Flights are still being canceled and delayed due to the weather. Thousands of stranded holiday travelers are still no closer to home. The aftermath of a massive, deadly storm grounded thousands of flights and throttled plans […]

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Energy

BP Criticized for Plan to Spend Billions More on Fossil Fuels Than Green Energy

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

BP has been accused of pouring billions and billions more into fossil fuels and prioritizing them over green energy. BP has plans to spend as much as double the amount on oil and gas projects for […]

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Technology

New Yorker Sues Apple Alleging ‘Racial Bias’ in Watch’s Blood Oximeter

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

One New Yorker filed a class-action lawsuit against the tech giant Apple on Dec. 24, alleging that the blood oximeter in Apple Watch had a racial bias against people with darker skin tones. According to […]

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Administration

Biden Responds to Blizzard, Approves New York Emergency Declaration

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden approved New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s emergency declaration request filed in response to the destructive winter storm that’s already claimed at least 28 lives in the state’s west since its beginning on […]

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Administration

Arizona’s Hobbs Demands Sanctions Against Election Denier Lake

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After an Arizona judge on Saturday rejected defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s failed effort to overturn the state’s election results, Arizona’s Democratic Governor-elect Katie Hobbs asked the court on Monday to sanction Lake over […]

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Administration

Appeals Court: Sikh Recruits Can Keep Beards at Marine Boot Camp

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Marines’ policy to be clean-shaven with short hair does not promote diversity and inclusion in the Defense Department contrary to the stated goals of the US and the Pentagon, a federal appeals court has […]

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Administration

Health Experts Denounce DeSantis’s request for COVID Vaccine Probe

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Health experts have expressed fierce criticism towards Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after he described the ongoing vaccine campaign as propaganda by the Biden administration in his petition for a grand jury investigation into COVID-19 […]

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Administration

Jan 6 Panelist Points to Electoral College Reform as Next Priority 

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The next issue coming into the spotlight is the Electoral College. Rep. Jamie Raskin, a member of the House January 6 select committee, said the Electoral College “has become a danger” to American democracy.  Raskin said […]

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Energy

Russia Ready to Resume Gas Supply to Europe via Yamal-Europe Gas Pipeline

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

More Russian gas will soon be coming back to Europe. Russia said it is prepared to resume gas supplies to Europe through the Yamal-Europe pipeline, which was stopped for political reasons.  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander […]

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Politics

How Democrats Fought Back in America’s Most Gerrymandered State

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Wisconsin has become famous for being the most gerrymandered state in the U.S. Wisconsin is also crucial to any presidential candidate’s path to the White House.  The midterm elections were a high-stress event in the […]

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Politics

Police Department Applications Fall

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Police departments across America are seeking to overcome a sudden decline in applications. They are also dealing with a mass exodus of disgruntled officers.  Police departments are trying to woo new recruits with the tactics typically […]

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Politics

Conservatives Look to Curtail Abortion Ballot Measure Process

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Abortion rights groups are making efforts to build on victories with new ballot measures. Conservatives have responded by piling up new legislatures to curb the ability of citizens and other lawmakers to place ballot measures.  The […]

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Politics

China Launches Strike Drills in Response to US ‘Provocation’

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Just days after Washington authorized a $10 million security assistance package to Taiwan which Chinese leadership described as a serious political provocation against China, Beijing has launched military drills near the self-governing island for the […]

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NGO

Ban on Women Staff Prompts Foreign NGOs to Stop Work in Afghanistan

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After the Taliban administration ordered during the weekend all local and international NGOs to stop their female employees from coming to work, at least five top non-governmental organizations suspended their work in Afghanistan. While Islamic […]

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Environment

At Least 12 Casualties of the Winter Storm in New York, More Expected

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The winter storm that will go down in history as the Blizzard of 2022 has claimed the lives of 12 people in New York, the storm update briefing in Erie County on Christmas afternoon that […]

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Politics

Gov. Abbott Enrages Dems, Drops Off Migrants Outside VP Harris’ Home

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest salvo of a months-long effort by Republican governors to urge the Biden administration to bolster its immigration policy, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bussed illegal migrants to Vice President Kamal Harris’s Washington, […]

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Business

TikTok’s Future Uncertain After Ban on US Government Devices

December 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Chinese-owned TikTok, which is wildly popular in the United States with more than 85 million users, faces an uncertain future in the country where it has made serious inroads following the increasing wave of bans […]

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Politics

Five People Arrested in Connection with Mall of America’s Shooting

December 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Minnesota police have arrested on Saturday five people- three 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old males – in connection with the fatal shooting the previous night at Minnesota’s Mall of America, the largest shopping center in […]

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Foreign Policy

Netanyahu Would Give Up Annexation Pledge for Saudi-Israel Deal

December 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would reportedly suspend plans for annexing the West Bank as part of his push for a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, Israeli media reported over the weekend. According to […]

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Politics

WSJ Poll Shows Americans Deeply Split Over Discrimination  

December 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new poll that the Wall Street Journal published on Saturday shows a deep division between Americans along partisan lines over which population groups in the United States face discrimination. The poll finds that voters […]

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Foreign Policy

China Calls the US Defense Act a ‘Political Provocation’  

December 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Reacting to the US National Defense Authorization Act, which contains a large number of negative provisions on China, Beijing insisted on Saturday that the new legislation adopted by Washington is a serious political provocation against […]

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Politics

Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit Rejected by Arizona Judge

December 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republican Kari Lake’s lawsuit challenging the result in the November gubernatorial race the Democrat Katie Hobbs won by roughly half a percentage point was rejected Saturday by an Arizona court. Dismissing the highest-profile case challenging […]

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