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[ September 29, 2023 ] Iranian Navy Repeatedly Aimed Laser at American Military Helicopter Politics
[ September 29, 2023 ] Zelensky, Navalny Among Favorites for Nobel Peace Prize NGO
[ September 28, 2023 ] Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to Cease to Exist on January 1 Politics
[ September 28, 2023 ] Poland Might Seek Extradition of Ukrainian Nazi Veteran that Embarrassed Canada Politics
[ September 27, 2023 ] UN Women’s Bahous Asks UN to Declare ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanistan NGO

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FBI Contacted Twitter about Violating Accounts

December 17, 2022 Dime

According to fresh Twitter Files revealed on Friday, employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation frequently contacted Twitter employees to alert them about accounts that “may” violate the company’s terms of service, Fox News informed. […]

North Carolina Court Overturns 2018 Voter ID law

December 17, 2022 Dime

On Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a 2018 voter ID law on the grounds that it discriminates against citizens of the state, Fox News informed. A lower state court already ruled in 2021 […]

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Arizona Court Rejects GOP’s Finchem Lawsuit

December 17, 2022 Dime

Rep. Mark Finchem, a Republican running for secretary of state, filed a lawsuit on November 8 challenging the results of his election, but the judge in Arizona’s Superior Court dismissed it, according to Fox News. […]

Abbott Says Border Wall Construction Will Resume

December 17, 2022 Dime

Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, has announced that work on a wall along the state’s border with Mexico will resume, Fox News informed. The announcement follows extensive negotiations between Texas government representatives and private […]

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Hillary Schieve Sues Private Detective for Car Monitoring Device

December 17, 2022 Dime

Hillary Schieve, the mayor of Reno, is suing a private investigator and his business after discovering a live GPS monitoring device affixed to her car, Fox News informed. The case, which was filed in Washoe […]

Outrage After Musk Suspends Journalists From Twitter

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

There is growing outrage over the suspension of several U.S. journalists from Twitter after they reported on its owner, Elon Musk. Musk’s social media company blocked half a dozen reporters for apparently violating Twitter rules. […]

Puerto Rico Independence Vote Bill Passes House

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Puerto Rico’s fight for greater self-government got a boost in the House of Representatives this week. The House passed a bill for a referendum on three potential futures. However, the measure has little chance of being […]

600,000+ Service Members Given ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Department of Defense has greatly underestimated the number of people exposed to dangerous levels of toxic, harmful “forever chemicals,” and downplayed the exposure risk. More than 600,000 service members were given water with potentially […]

Trump Mocked After Announcing Superhero Card Collection

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former president Donald Trump has walked into a comic-book universe of internet mockery. Trump announced his “official Donald Trump Digital Trading Card” collection with a picture of himself in a superhero costume, cape, and “Trump Champion” […]

Conservative Donors Pour ‘Dark Money’ Into Case That Could Upend Voting Law

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Tens of millions of dollars of “dark money” are being poured into a Supreme Court case that could upend election laws. Conservative donors have been flooding millions of anonymous money into groups supporting Republican lawmakers in […]

Biden’s Plan to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Halted by Federal Judge

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration’s most recent attempt to put an end to the so-called “Remain in Mexico” policy which was first implemented in 2019 under then-President Donald Trump, was put on hold for now by a […]

Musk Cites ‘Doxxing’ as Reason to Suspend Few US Journos on Twitter

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Several prominent US journalists who recently wrote about Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk have found their accounts suspended on the social media platform on Thursday without explanation, media report. Twitter suspended the accounts belonging to […]

Aramco to Build $11 Billion Petrochemical Complex in Jubail with TotalEnergies

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A massive petrochemical complex worth $11 billion will be built in Saudi Arabia as a result of the joint efforts of Saudi oil giant Aramco and the French supermajor TotalEnergies, says the joint statement of […]

Adolescent Overdoses in the US More Than Doubled Between 2019 and 2020

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A study released Thursday by American health authorities alarms that, between 2019 and 2021, drug overdoses among people aged 10 to 18 in the United States more than doubled, warning in particular of the risks […]

Fed Raises Interest Rates Half a Point to Highest in 15 Years

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Federal Reserve has continued its battle against inflation by raising the interest rate yet again. The interest rate is the highest now that it has been in 15 years. The fight against inflation is not […]

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Senate Passes Legislation to Ban TikTok from Government Devices

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Senate passed legislation to ban the popular social media platform TikTok from government devices. The move is designated to limit perceived information-security risks coming from the social media app. The No TikTok on Government […]

Congress Racing to Avert Government Shutdown

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A short-term funding bill has passed through the House as a stop-gate in order to avoid a government shutdown this week. The measure extends funding for federal agencies for one week. It now heads to the […]

Americans Bought at Least 150M Guns in Decade

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Americans bought an estimated 150 million guns in the past decade. In the past 10 years since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school, the gun safety movement has gained some political power. But the […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Voters Disapprove of Griner Swap – Biden Negative on Issues – Another Poll Has DeSantis Leading Trump

December 15, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, December 15, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on seven polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters) to 46% (Rasmussen). Biden’s disapproval […]

GOP Claims Covid Origins May Have Been Tied to China Bioweapons Program

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republicans in the House Intelligence Committee are claiming that there are indications that Covid could be tied to China’s bioweapons research program. In a newly released report, the Republicans claim Covid could have “spilled over” […]

Plastic Waste Created by Amazon Increased by 18 Percent in 2021

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new report from environmental group Oceana shows that last year, Amazon generated 709 million pounds of plastic waste, which represents an 18% increase compared to 2020, The Hill reported. Despite the repeated pledge by […]

Severe Strep A Infections Rise Among Kids Reported in Four States

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Several children’s hospitals in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and Washington have reported an increased number of cases of invasive strep A infections this season compared to past years. Group A streptococci are the same bacteria that […]

Arizona Sued by DOJ for Building the Shipping Containers Border Wall

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Arizona and its GOP Governor Doug Ducey are being sued by the federal government for building a temporary wall made of shipping containers at the border with Mexico in their effort to suppress the stronger-than-ever […]

Elon Musk Sells New Batch of $3.58 Bill Worth of Tesla Shares

December 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

According to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold some 22 million company shares worth $3.58 billion in 29 separate transactions over three days, from Monday to Wednesday. […]

Viktor Bout’s Bloody Legacy Still Felt

December 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The legacy of the Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner is still felt today, especially across Africa. Viktor Bout was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans. But in the 1990s and early 2000s, he supplied […]

Trump Trails DeSantis in New 2024 Poll

December 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former president Donald Trump may be in trouble for cinching the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. A new poll regarding potential Republican nominees shows Florida governor Ron DeSantis is leading Trump by a whopping […]

Iran Likely To Be Ousted from UN Women’s Body

December 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

World powers will vote on whether to oust Iran from the United Nations body tasks with empowering women. The vote is a big moment in global solidarity against Iran’s bloody crackdown on a women-led protest […]

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: New Poll Shows Trump’s GOP Support Collapsing

December 14, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, December 14, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as Dec. 6 RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 38% (Reuters) to 46% (Rasmussen, Economist). Biden’s […]

Saudi Banking Income Growth Estimated to Outshine GCC

December 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Banking revenue growth in Saudi Arabia is set to outpace other countries in the region. The Boston Consulting Group said increased spending in the environmental transformation is fueling profits. The firm forecasts that Saudi Arabia’s retail […]

10 Years After Sandy Hook, Gun Violence Soars

December 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A decade has passed since the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting. Since then, gun violence has soared, including the use of semi-automatic and high-capacity magazines in mass shootings. President Joe Biden said the U.S. must do […]

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