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LGBTQ Nightclub Shooter Leaves 5 Dead, 18 Injured

November 20, 2022 Maja Popovska

Sunday night a shooter opened fire at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing five individuals and wounding 18, The Hill reported. According to Colorado Springs Police Department Lt. Pamela Castro, officers were alerted […]

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COP27 Adopts Draft Agreement for “Loss and Damage” Fund

November 19, 2022 Maja Popovska

After putting off discussing the matter for years, the COP27 United Nations climate summit has come to a provisional agreement for a “loss and damage” fund for countries facing the most severe effects of climate […]

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Musk Polls Twitter Users if Trump Account Should Be Reactivated

November 19, 2022 Maja Popovska

Elon Musk, the new CEO of Twitter, published a poll on the site on Friday asking users if they thought former president Trump’s account should be reinstated, The Hill reported. Following the Jan. 6, 2021 […]

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Theranos CEO Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison over Fraud Charges

November 19, 2022 Maja Popovska

The former CEO of Theranos Elizabeth Holmes was given a sentence of 11 years and three months in jail on Friday for her part in cheating investors of hundreds of millions of dollars, NPR reports. […]

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Barr Claims DOJ Can Legitimately Indict Trump over Mar-a-Lago Papers

November 19, 2022 Maja Popovska

The Department of Justice (DOJ) likely has a “basis for legitimately indicting” former President Trump over the confidential and sensitive materials, according to law enforcement, that were allegedly transported to Mar-a-Lago, according to former Attorney […]

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Anti-abortion Organizations Demand Withdrawal of Abortion Meds

November 19, 2022 Maja Popovska

Anti-abortion organizations filed a lawsuit on Friday requesting a court to invalidate the United States Food and Drug Administration’s clearance of the drug mifepristone for medicated abortion, which may restrict access to medication abortion across […]

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Can Trump Do to DeSantis What He Did to Bush?

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, he had to vanquish a Florida governor competing for the position, POLITICO reports. To become president again, he might have to do it once more. There is much […]

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COP27 Climate Summit Extended

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

The annual United Nations climate summit was extended an additional day to Saturday as talks remained gridlocked, BBC reported. The two-week talks, known as COP27, took place in Egypt and were supposed to conclude on […]

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Voters Pass Historic Climate Initiatives in ‘Silent Surprise’ of US Midterms

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

Voters in cities and states across the U.S. turned out in the midterms this year to pass a number of climate ballot initiatives, The Guardian reports. Experts and activists said that climate voters were the […]

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Russia Hopes to Swap Brittney Griner for ‘The Merchant of Death’

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

Russia seems to be hopeful that it will begin moving forward with a potential prisoner swap with the United States, Reuters reports. On Friday Moscow said it hoped to clinch a prisoner swap with the […]

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Biden Will Ask Supreme Court to Revive Student Debt Relief Plan

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

The Biden administration will ask the Supreme Court to revive its student debt relief program, POLITICO reports. The move to refer to the top court of the country as the White House fights to reverse […]

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State Department Says Saudi Prince Won’t Face Lawsuit over Khashoggi Murder

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

The Biden administration decided on Thursday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is exempt from legal action after the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, The Hill reported. According to the State […]

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Buffalo Shooting Suspect Expected to Enter Guilty Plea

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

Payton Gendron, the suspect in the Buffalo supermarket shooting, is anticipated to enter a guilty plea during a court hearing set for Monday, according to information that appeared to be corroborated on Thursday by Buffalo […]

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McConnel Praises Speaker Pelosi for ‘Historic Tenure’

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

On Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the House of Representatives received congratulations from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for ending her historic term as the head of the House Democrats and her significant and […]

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Hakeem Jeffries Could be Appointed New House Speaker

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

Hakeem Jeffries, a New York representative, is expected to be chosen by House Democrats to replace Nancy Pelosi as House speaker, making history by becoming the first Black person to head a party in Congress, […]

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Users Anticipate Twitter Collapse Pushing Hashtag #RIPTwitter

November 18, 2022 Maja Popovska

After hearing on Thursday night that Twitter had received a large number of resignations, users of the social media platform paid tribute to the platform by pushing hashtags like #RIPTwitter and #GoodbyeTwitter to the top […]

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Republicans Gain Control of the House

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republicans scraped back control of the House of Representatives, securing a slender majority. It marks a delayed, yet consequential, finish to the 2022 midterm elections. After more than a week of vote counting, the Republican Party […]

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Same-Sex Marriage Legislation Clears Key Senate Hurdle with Republican Support

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages crossed a major hurdle in the Senate, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law. Twelve Republicans […]

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Key Takeaways of G20 in Bali

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Leaders of the world’s Group of 20 wealthiest nations concluded the two-day summit on the Indonesian island of Bali. The G20 deplored Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in the strongest terms, among other key takeaways. The summit […]

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Elon Musk Gives Twitter Staff ‘Hardcore’ Ultimatum, Says Will Find New Leader

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Chief Twit Elon Musk has told the remaining Twitter employees to be prepared to be “extremely hardcore” or to get out. The new owner of the social media platform sent an ultimatum out to the […]

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UN Secretary-General Says Black Sea Grain Deal Extended

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The deal between Russia and Ukraine to allow food shipments through the Black Sea has been extended. The agreement is aimed at easing global food shortages by facilitating Ukraine’s agricultural exports from its southern Black Sea […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: GOP Presidential Nomination – Top Voting Issues – Feelings on Election

November 17, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, November 17, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as Nov. 8 RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls that were taken since the midterm elections, ranging from […]

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Diplomat Claims Ukraine Lied to NATO over Missile Strike in Poland

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An unnamed diplomat from a NATO country accuses Kyiv of openly lying about the recent missile strike that killed two civilians in Poland, calling it a ridiculous situation in which Kyiv’s leadership is destroying confidence, […]

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High Profile Democrat Voices Support for Trump’s Border Wall

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As Philadelphia rages at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over migrant buses he’s been sending to crime-ridden Philadelphia, a prominent Democrat is opposing his own party and voicing support for a Trump-style border wall, Fox News […]

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After Warning to the US, North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

North Korea’s military fired a short-range ballistic missile from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Thursday after it warned the United States of a […]

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US Government Network Compromised by Iranian Hackers

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The network of an unnamed US federal government agency was compromised by Iranian government-sponsored hackers who, starting in February, stole passwords on the network and installed software to generate cryptocurrency, US officials said Wednesday. The […]

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Global Pandemic Fund to Get $50m Boost from Saudi Arabia

November 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a bid to boost global efforts to prevent future pandemics, Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday its pledge of support amounting to $50 million for the Pandemic Fund or the Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF), the […]

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Single-Room Airbnb Listings Jump Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis

November 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Single-room listings on Airbnb are skyrocketing as more people seek out additional income in the face of a cost-of-living crisis. Airbnb said it recorded a “disproportionate” 31 percent rise in single-room listings in the third quarter. […]

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Climate Disasters Now Common Across US

November 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The toll of climate change across the U.S. continues to rise. A new report measures what parts of the country have suffered the greatest number of federally declared disasters. The designation is reserved for only disasters […]

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Republicans Divided on Trump 2024 Bid, Democrats Say Unfit to Serve

November 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former president Donald Trump announced his third run for the White House on Tuesday night, officially launching his 2024 presidential bid. His Republican Party is divided on the announcement. Some Republicans have hailed him as the […]

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