Year: 2022

The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s bid to again empower an independent arbiter to vet classified records seized from his Florida estate as part of his legal […]

Russia Declares Meta Extremist and Terrorist Organization

Russia’s financial monitoring watchdog Rosfinmonitoring has declared the US tech giant Meta a terrorist and extremist organization, the Russian media report citing an update on the service’s website on Tuesday. Rosfinmonitoring’s decision now obliges the […]

Saudi FM Defends OPEC+ Oil Output Cut Decision as Purely Economic

Faced with the backlash it faced last week after the OPEC+ decision to reduce the oil cartel’s output target by 2 million barrels a day, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan tried to defend […]

US Praised ‘Historic’ Lebanon – Israel Maritime Border Deal

After Israel and Lebanon have reached a US-brokered agreement to settle their long-disputed maritime border, the Biden administration on Tuesday heaped praise on the deal that establishes a permanent maritime boundary between the two countries. […]

Arms Seller Uses 3D Printer to Exploit Gun-Buyback Loophole

The rules of a state gun buyback program have been changed by New York’s attorney general after an arms seller used a 3D printer to demonstrate that buybacks are futile in an era of printable […]

Paris is Accusing Washington of Taking Advantage of EU Energy Crisis

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stressed on Monday that Ukraine war-induced energy crisis could lead to American economic domination and warned that Washington should not be allowed to dominate the global energy market. Speaking […]

Russian Hackers Force Over a Dozen US Airport Websites Offline

Websites for more than a dozen airports in the United States were temporarily brought offline by cyberattacks. Russian-speaking hackers claimed responsibility for the disruption caused to airport websites, including those for some of the largest […]

New Zealand Farmers May Pay for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New Zealand is set to introduce a world-first scheme that will require farmers to pay for the greenhouse gas emissions coming from their agriculture. This includes methane that is released by cows and nitrous oxide […]

China Tech Shares Sink as US Export Curbs Raise Chip Sector Hurdles

Shares in Chinese tech giants and chipmakers slumped as investors were spooked by new U.S. export control measures aimed at slowing Beijing’s technological and military advances. The Biden administration published a new sweeping set of […]

Will Opposition to Spending Cost Republicans in the Midterms?

Republicans have largely stood in opposition to spending as a way of creating jobs and fixing poverty and other issues such as water problems. Experts and analysts say this may cost Republicans seats in the quickly […]

Supreme Court Mulls Line Between Art and Theft in Warhol Case

The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on a case that centers on paintings by the late artist Andy Warhol. The question is as philosophical as it is legal: what is the line between […]

Gov. Abbott Blasts NYC Mayor Adams for Ticketing Migrant Buses

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasted on Monday New York City Mayor Eric Adams over the ticketing of migrant buses carrying illegals from his state to the self-declared sanctuary city, calling his moves another pathetic ploy […]

Third-Largest Rail Union Renews Possibility of Strike, Rejects Deal

The third-largest railroad union in the US has revived the possibility of a strike in the vital railroad sector, rejecting a tentative deal with the Class I freight railroads. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way […]

UN Report Warns Heatwaves Could Make Entire Regions Uninhabitable

Pointing out that extreme weather could push poorer nations to the brink of disaster, the United Nations warned in a new report that climate change-fueled scorching heatwaves could leave some areas of the world virtually […]

Rep. Paul Gosar: US Doesn’t Owe Zelensky ‘A Damn Thing’

At a time when a number of Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill have condemned President Joe Biden’s open checkbook for Kyiv, GOP Rep. Paul Gosar, one of the loudest critics of the Biden administration’s Ukraine […]

October 10, 2022 John Ganjei

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Voting Methods, Counts – Pickleball, Anyone? – New Polls

Your Daily Polling Update for Sunday, October 9, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 1 from Wednesday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 40% (Reuters) to 47% (Economist). Biden’s disapproval […]

Amazon Electric Fleet Expands across UK and Europe

Amazon is investing more than 1 billion euros in its sprawling electric vehicle fleet across Europe over the next five years. Amazon will add thousands more electric lorries, vans, and cargo bikes to the growing e-fleet. […]

Pork Industry Takes Fight over California Law to U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that could put climate, public health, and animal welfare regulations across the United States on the chopping block. The case is a pork industry challenge […]

Barrack Trial Paints Trump White House Plagued by Foreign Influence

Wealthy investor Thomas “Tom” Barrack is at the center of the latest court case to roil former president Donald Trump’s inner circle. Barrack is a close investor friend of Trump and is being accused by […]

Harvey Weinstein Trial on Further Sexual Assault Charges Begins in LA

The trial of the convicted sexual assailant and former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is beginning in California. It marks the second time the fallen Hollywood titan is standing trial on accusations of sexual assault. Weinstein is […]

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Struggles

In the year since Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would change its name to Meta and become a “metaverse company,” the company is still having a rocky launch. Last October, Zuckerberg sketched a vision of […]

Tennessee Medical Center Pauses Trans Surgeries on Children

Due to last month’s publication of new standard-of-care guidelines by the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH), the Transgender Health Clinic at Tennessee’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center has temporarily halted gender surgeries for patients […]

UNGA to Vote on Resolution Condemning Russian Annexations in Ukraine

As Western powers push harder in their efforts to underscore Moscow’s international isolation, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) will open debate on Monday on a draft resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions. After […]

Yellen Blasts OPEC’s Oil Output Cut as Bad for Global Economy

OPEC+ decision last week to cut oil production is unhelpful and unwise for the global economy – especially for emerging markets already struggling with high energy prices – under the circumstances the world faces, US […]

Scientists Turn to Oysters to Save California Coasts from Erosion

In its efforts to help combat sea-level rise, a dozen scientists in California look at numerous different ways, and oysters reefs in San Diego Bay are one of the tools to do that. Eileen Maher, […]

Democratic Lawmakers Call for Arms Sales Ban for Saudi Arabia

In light of the oil production cuts from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its recently voiced support for Russia, Democratic lawmakers are proposing Washington to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia. […]

‘Catastrophic’ Cyberattack Costs Should be Shared, Gov’t Suggests

The federal government is considering taking action to assist private insurance firms in covering some of the expenses associated with serious cyber catastrophes as cyberattacks continue to increase, The Hill reported. The Treasury Department and […]

Herschel Walker Campaign Sacks Political Director over Media Leaks Allegations

According to two Republican individuals with firsthand knowledge of the situation and Fox News Digital, Republican Herschel Walker’s campaign for the Georgia Senate dismissed Taylor Crowe on allegations that she had leaked information to the […]

CDC, FDA Investigate E. Coli Outbreak from Frozen Falafel

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that they are looking into an E. coli outbreak that has spread to multiple states and may […]

Columbia University Strikes $165mln Settlement over Ex-Gynecologist Sex Assaults

Nearly 150 patients of a former gynecologist who was accused of sexual assault by dozens of women have reached a $165 million settlement, according to Columbia University and its associated institutions. The former gynecologist Robert […]