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US Intel Report Shows UAE Tries to Meddle in American Politics

November 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has engaged in an extensive effort to influence US political decisions and foreign policy in ways that would benefit the UAE, intelligence officials have reportedly claimed in a classified report. […]

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Mayorkas Pressures into Resignation CBP Commissioner Magnus

November 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Following reports that Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas told him to resign or expect to be fired, the commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Christopher Magnus, has resigned. Noting that his resignation […]

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UNGA to Take Israeli ‘Occupation’ of Palestine to ICJ

November 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Acting at the request of the Palestinian Authority, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted 98-17 to approve a resolution to request the Hague international court to urgently weigh in on the Israel-Palestine conflict and […]

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Student Loan Forgiveness Application Process Suspended

November 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a federal judge ruled on Thursday against President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, declaring it unlawful, the Biden administration announced on Friday it would stop accepting applications. The website for the program which would […]

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Pentagon, US Army Sued Over Ban on HIV-Positive Recruits

November 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a renewed effort to put an end to the US military’s decades-old policy of barring people with HIV from enlisting, an LGBTQ advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the US Department of […]

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Internal Memo Shows Disney to Cut Costs with Layoffs, Hiring Freeze

November 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

According to an internal memo Disney CEO Bob Chapek sent to employees following a disappointing quarter, the Walt Disney Co. is planning to freeze hiring and cut some jobs ahead of the winter holidays. According […]

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Russia Puts Biden’s Siblings, Press Secretary on Sanctions List

November 12, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In response to personal sanctions from Washington, Moscow had banned more than 200 US nationals from entering Russia, including a sister and two brothers of US President Joe Biden, the Russian foreign ministry said on […]

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Is the Lottery Racist?

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The largest jackpot for the Powerball lottery ticket went to a California resident this week. The odds were 1 in 292.2 million for the whopping $2.04 billion. Some experts have highlighted the flaws of a […]

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Examining the National Security Strategy in the Middle East

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration recently released its National Security Strategy (NSS). Experts say that studying the strategy and considering U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia may leave some to expect a confident reimagining of American foreign policy […]

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Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter is off to a rocky start. Musk’s control over Twitter entered its third week. And with it came hints of bankruptcy. The billionaire laid bare a delicate financial future for the […]

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Biden to Meet Xi Jinping at G20 in First Face-to-Face Talks as President

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden will meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in their first face-to-face talks. Biden hopes the meeting on Monday will allow him to build a “floor” […]

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Georgia Midterm Runoff Draws Whopping $262m in Funding

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Even before the contest in Georgia between Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker headed for a Dec. 6 runoff, a staggering $262 million had already been spent on the race. The […]

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17 Al Shabab Militants Killed in Strike by US Forces in Somalia

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a ‘self-defense strike’ that came days after the Al Shabab terror group killed five soldiers in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, and over a week after a deadly car bombing caused more than 100 fatalities, American […]

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US Revokes Russia’s Market Economy Status in Antidumping Proceedings

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Claiming that Moscow’s unfair trade practices harm US industries and manufacturers, which are struggling to compete with Russian companies in domestic and global markets, the US Department of Commerce has announced it will no longer […]

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Washington Pledges Fresh $400 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Defense Department announced Thursday it will provide Ukraine with more air defense capabilities, Stinger missiles, missiles for the HAWK air defense system, and four Avenger air defense systems as part of a $400 […]

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Federal Judge Declares Unlawful Biden Student Debt Relief Program

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, which would have provided borrowers with up to $20,000 in student loan relief, was struck down on Thursday by a federal judge who declared it unlawful. Ruling that the […]

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Pentagon to Support Taiwan’s Military with Both Weapons and Training

November 11, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Pentagon will continue to strengthen security cooperation with Taipei, despite vocal objections from Beijing, a top US general said, warning against a Chinese attack on the island. Speaking at an event held by the Economic […]

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A Predicted ‘Red Wave’ Crashed into Wall of Abortion Rights Support

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Republican Party declared there would be a “red wave” in the midterm elections. That red wave crashed into a wall of support for reproductive rights. A surge in turnout among people motivated by the erosion […]

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Biden Begins Trip to COP, G20

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden kicked off a week-long trip to Egypt and Asia today to participate in multiple high-profile conferences and grapple with some of the United States thorniest foreign policy issues. Biden left for the […]

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Midterm Update: Senate Up for Grabs, GOP Moves to House Majority

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The question of which party will control either chamber of Congress is still not determined two days after the midterm elections, with the final outcome not expected to be determined for some time. Republicans are […]

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Biden Says He Plans to Run Again, to Make It Final in Early 2023

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

U.S. President Joe Biden said he intends to run for re-election and would likely make a final decision by early next year. Biden has faced questions on whether he will seek a second term and run […]

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Climate Activists Call for Fossil Fuel ‘Criminals’ to Be Kicked Out of COP

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Climate justice activists from around the world protested in the main courtyard of the United Nations climate summit demanding that the UNFCCC kick out big polluters from COP 27. There are more than 600 fossil […]

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Medicaid Expansion Approved by South Dakota Voters

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Voters in South Dakota, which up until now was one of 12 states that had opted not to expand Medicaid, voted 56% to 44% to broaden Medicaid to roughly 42,500 low-income residents starting in mid-2023, […]

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Musk ‘Worthy’ of Probe as National Security Risk, Biden Says

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Responding to a question about whether Washington had national security concerns around the world’s richest man, US President Joe Biden said at a press conference on Wednesday that it is worth looking into whether Elon […]

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US to Fund Two Nuclear Reactors in Romania with $3 Billion Loan

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States will provide more than $3 billion worth of funding for the construction of two new nuclear reactors in NATO-member Romania, which is expected to commence early next year, Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae […]

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GOP Won More Jewish Votes, US Midterm Exit Poll Shows

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

According to the results of a midterm election exit poll conducted Tuesday by Fox News, the Republican party increased its share of the national Jewish vote to a new high not seen in a generation. […]

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UNICEF Warns Young People Rethink Parenthood Due to Climate Change

November 10, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Climate change has made young people across the world reconsider their future parenthood plans, a global poll by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) revealed, underlining their uncertainty about the planet’s future. UNICEF’s U-Report – […]

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Trump Silent in Public, Angry in Private Over Midterm Results

November 9, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former president Donald Trump is not known for his silence. But the typically loud and voluble former president appeared uneasy at his election night event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The midterms were expected to […]

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Congressional Midterm Race is Tight, But No Republican ‘Red Wave’

November 9, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republicans and Democrats are in a tight race for control of Congress, as counting continues following the midterm elections on Tuesday. Republicans made modest gains in the midterm elections, but Democrats performed better than expected. […]

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Global Cybersecurity Forum Calls for More Women in Field

November 9, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A global report by the Global Cybersecurity Forum said that while the majority of women in the Middle East would be interested in studying cybersecurity, only a small percentage of women are active in the […]

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