Year: 2022

For the first time, officials in southern California have declared a water shortage emergency. Unprecedented water restrictions have been ordered for six million people in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Bernardino counties. The […]

Meta Sees a Very Mixed Quarter Report

Facebook parent company Meta made a cautious recovery with its first earnings report since its disastrous fourth quarter, with shares going up 13 percent in after-hours trading. The earnings represent a slight recovery, with daily […]

U.S. and Russia Make Surprise Prisoner Exchange

The United States and Russia carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange during a period of extremely high tensions and extremely low relations between the two countries. A Marine veteran jailed by Moscow was traded for […]

Texas Slaps Biden, Mayorkas with Lawsuit over Border Policy

In an effort to permanently block the new Biden administration rule that allows more asylum seekers to avoid deportation at the border and remain in the United States, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a […]

Washington to Share More Intelligence to Help Kyiv Seize Donbas

Striving to help Ukraine seize the breakaway republics in the eastern Donbas region, Washington has reportedly lifted some restrictions on sharing intelligence with Kyiv, which is faced with a renewed Russian military assault in the […]

Trump Unleashes Temper at GOP Allies over Ohio Senate Primaries

One of the most powerful groups in Republican politics is sticking with its pick in Ohio’s messy GOP Senate primary, despite attacks rolling in from top Trump allies who back a rival candidate, and despite […]

Elon Musk Already Broke His Agreement with Twitter

When Twitter agreed to sell to the richest man in the world Elon Musk for $44 billion, the two parties agreed to specific terms of the merger, signed a document, and filed it to the […]

UK’s Liz Truss Calls for Global NATO That Will Protect Taiwan Too

The West needs a new, global NATO to pursue geopolitics anew since the world order created after WW2 and the Cold War isn’t working anymore, the UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss argued Wednesday in a […]

Moderna Asks FDA to Authorize COVID Jab in Young Children

After the clinical trials in March showed that its vaccine prevents serious illness – although it wasn’t particularly effective against infection – in children 6 months to under 6 years of age, Moderna submitted on […]

EU Accuses Moscow of Blackmail as Russia Cuts Gas Supplies

The European Union has accused Russian gas giant Gazprom of “blackmail” after it moved to halt supplies to some European customers. The European Union’s chief executive said that the bloc was working on a coordinated […]

Harvard Sets Up $100 Million Endowment Fund in Slavery Reparations

Harvard University is setting aside $100 million for an endowment fund and additional measures in order to help close the educational, social, and economic gaps that are legacies of slavery and racism. Harvard University President […]

Germany Will Deliver Anti-Aircraft Tanks to Ukraine

The German government will now supply heavy military equipment to Ukraine after weeks of mounting pressure. “Gepard” anti-aircraft tanks will be delivered to Ukraine, the German government confirmed. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced the supply […]

Antisemitic Incidents Surged in 2021 in the USA

Antisemitism is on the rise in the United States. An annual audit by a Jewish civil rights organization found a sharp uptick in antisemitic incidents in the U.S., with reports of assaults, vandalism, and harassment […]

Oklahoma Governor Signs Ban on Nonbinary Birth Certificates

Oklahoma Republican Governor Kevin Stitt signed into law a ban on using nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates. Experts say the ban is the first of its kind in the United States. The bill […]

Kosovo Set Donbas Precedent, Putin Tells UN Secretary-General

Russia’s move to recognize Ukraine’s breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk was based on the Kosovo precedent, set up by an UN-backed court, Russian President Vladimir Putin told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres he hosted in […]

Croatia’s Milanovic Threatens to block Finland, Sweden from Joining NATO

Stressing that the NATO membership candidacy of Finland and Sweden is a very dangerous charlatanry that amounts to the provocation of Russia, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic informed on Tuesday that Zagreb will not ratify their […]

Washington Believes Iran Deal is Still the Best Path, Blinken Says

Amid a prolonged standoff in talks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday during an appearance before Congress that the United States still believes a return to a nuclear deal with Iran is the […]

Lucid to Sell Up to 100,000 Electric Vehicles to Saudi Arabia

In an effort to diversify its fleet to be more environmentally friendly, Saudi Arabia has signed a purchase agreement with Lucid Motors to buy up to 100,000 electric vehicles over a ten-year period. The Saudi […]

Russian Gazprom Suspends Gas Supplies to Bulgaria, Poland

In the toughest response yet by the Kremlin to the crippling sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine imposed by the West, Russian energy giant and main natural gas supplier, Gazprom has announced on Wednesday a […]

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April 26, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, April 26, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Same as Saturday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 40% (Trafalgar-R) to 43% (Reuters, Economist). Biden’s disapproval […]

Gazprom’s Implementing Roubles-for-Gas Scheme, Kremlin Says

Asked about the European Commission’s guidance on Russia’s plan, the Kremlin said on Tuesday without providing further clarification that Gazprom was in the process of implementing the presidential decree on enforcing gas supplies’ payments in […]

State Department Deeply Troubled by Kavala’s Unjust Conviction

The US State Department stressed in a statement on Monday how deeply troubled and disappointed the United States was by the unjust conviction of the leading Turkish activist Osman Kavala. The Istanbul court accused Kavala […]

Lockdown Fears Prompts Beijing to Test Most of Its 21 Mln Residents

Faced with the possibility of a Shanghai-style lockdown and the recent spike in Covid cases that have sparked food stockpiling by worried residents, Beijing will conduct mass testing of almost three-quarters of its 21 million […]

The Enormous Stakes in the Supreme Court’s “Remain in Mexico” Case

The Supreme Court today will hear arguments over the Biden administration’s effort to end a controversial immigration measure from the Trump era, which requires asylum seekers at the southern border to stay in Mexico while […]

Marjorie Taylor Greene Asked Meadows About Martial Law

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia texted in then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in just before President Joe Biden’s inauguration to tell Meadows some GOP members of Congress privately suggested former President […]

US Hosts Defense Talks as Russia Accuses NATO of Proxy War in Ukraine

The U.S. hosted defense talks in Germany involving more than 40 countries that sought to speed up and synchronize the delivery of arms to Ukraine. The U.S. said that the world was galvanized against Russia’s […]

Donald Trump Held in Contempt by New York Judge

A New York State judge has held Donald Trump in contempt of court and fined the former president $10,000 a day after Trump failed to hand over documents to prosecutors investigating his business practices. Judge […]

Musk Gets Twitter for $44 Billion

The richest man in the world Elon Musk has clinched a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion cash, in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform. The deal has resulted […]

Election Police Units DeSantis Created to Crack Down on Voter Fraud

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Monday the bill approving the creation of a new stand-alone election police force designed to crack down on voter fraud and other election crimes. Even though […]

Russia Blames Kyiv for Sabotaging Corridor for Civilians from Mariupol

The Russian military admitted late on Monday that the latest attempt to evacuate civilians allegedly trapped at the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol through a humanitarian corridor has failed, blaming Kyiv for that, Russian […]