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Henry Cuellar Claims President Biden is Hurting Democrats ahead of Midterms

April 22, 2022 Dime

By pressing forward with his repeal of Title 42, Rep. Henry Cuellar claims that President Biden is hurting Democrats ahead of the November elections while also assisting the cartels, Fox News informed. Cuellar, a Democrat […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Macron Widens Lead – Ukraine Options – Presidential Debates – Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Hampshire Polls

April 21, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, April 21, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 41%Up 1 from a week ago RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 35% (Quinnipiac) to 45% (Politico/Morning […]

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Chinese Official Who Praised CPC Visits Harvard

April 21, 2022 Dime

A Chinese government official gave a speech at Harvard University this past weekend, claiming that the Communist Party of China (CPC) is a “great party” and that human rights issues in China are “lies,” Fox […]

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Liz Cheney Raised More Funds from Blue States than from Wyoming

April 21, 2022 Dime

Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, profited from a large fundraising haul in the first quarter of 2022, but a close examination indicates that the great majority of the funding came from heavily Democratic […]

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Florida House Adopts Legislation to Strip Disney’s Self Governing Status

April 21, 2022 Dime

On Thursday, the Florida House of Representatives approved a bill dissolving Walt Disney World’s special governing authority in the state, Fox News informed. The action could have significant financial ramifications for Disney, whose theme parks […]

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Mexico-US Narcotics Unit Closed, President Confirms

April 21, 2022 Maja Popovska

Mexico’s president announced on Thursday that a special narcotics unit that collaborated with the US on drugs operations was shut down last year, confirming a Reuters report and stating that the squad had been infiltrated […]

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Putin Calls Off Storming Mariupol Plant, but Orders Blockade

April 21, 2022 Maja Popovska

Russian President Vladimir Putin said it would be “impractical” to attack the plant in Mariupol where Ukrainian forces were holding out, and tried to claim a victory in the besieged city even though his forces […]

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Wimbledon Bans Players from Russia and Belarus

April 21, 2022 Maja Popovska

Russian and Belarusian tennis players will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year, ESPN reports. The decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus makes Wimbledon the first Slam to ban players from […]

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Doctors and health experts echo the FDA’s advice that non-invasive prenatal genetic screening tests need to be analyzed by a qualified medical provider.

FDA Warns of False Results with Prenatal Genetic Screening Tests

April 21, 2022 Maja Popovska

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new warning about common prenatal genetic screening tests that are done for abnormalities, ABC News reports. The FDA warned people about the risks of “false results, inappropriate […]

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Student Loan Borrowers Will Get Help

April 21, 2022 Maja Popovska

The U.S. Department of Education says it will retroactively help millions of federal student loan borrowers who have been hurt and held back by its income-driven repayment plans, and called the plays’ longstanding flaws and […]

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Netflix Shares Dive 25% after First Lost Subscribers Report

April 21, 2022 Maja Popovska

For the first time in a decade, Netflix reported a subscriber loss. Shares of the popular streaming service tumbled more than 25 percent after the reported loss during the first quarter, CNBC reports. Netflix reported […]

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New Jersey Voters Approve Recreational Marijuana Use

April 21, 2022 Maja Popovska

New Jersey is preparing to start getting high on its own supply, more than a year after voters approved recreational marijuana, Reuters reports. Residents aged 21 and up will be able to legally purchase marijuana […]

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Boris Johnson’s Apology to Parliament Met with Calls to Resign

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized for breaking his own Covid lockdown rules, but whether the public accepts this apology remains to be seen. Johnson made an apology in the House of Commons yesterday over […]

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Gov DeSantis Clears Way to Revoke Disney’s Special District in Florida

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a move being labeled widely as sheer retaliation, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is making the way for the “termination” of the self-governing privileges that Disney World has held in his state for more than […]

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New Jersey Diocese Agrees to Settle Sex Abuse Claims for $87.5 Million

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A New Jersey Catholic diocese has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle sex abuse claims made by hundreds of people who accused clergy members of sexually abusing them. It marked one of the biggest […]

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Shanghai’s Low Covid Death Toll Revives Questions about China’s Numbers

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Is China giving a complete picture of the toll of Covid? By the numbers, Shanghai has been held up as a shining star of how to save lives in a pandemic. There were more than 400,000 […]

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US Officials Heading to Solomons over China Pact Worries

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Two top U.S. officials are leading a delegation to the Solomon Islands over growing concerns that China could establish a military presence there. It comes following an announcement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang […]

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UK Court Issues Extradition Order for Julian Assange

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The potential extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US has progressed a step further after British chief magistrate Paul Goldspring has issued the extradition order in a seven-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court […]

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Russia Suspends Funding of the Office of High Representative in BiH

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Russian Federation is suspending its participation in financing the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR), underscoring that it does not consider Christian Schmidt legally appointed to the High Representative post, […]

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Israel, Palestinians Urged to End Violence Cycle by Blinken

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a sharp escalation in tensions between Israel and the Palestinians in recent days and in advance of a visit this week by an American delegation, Israeli and Palestinian leaders were urged on Tuesday by […]

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Mystery Liver Disease Seen Among Children in UK, US, Europe, and Israel

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A mystery liver disease of unknown origin that is leaving children in hospital, has spread to the US, Israel, and four countries in Europe since the UK reported earlier this year an outbreak of unexplained […]

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Another $800 Mil Military Aid Package Prepared for Ukraine

April 20, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration is allegedly preparing another $800 package of military assistance for Ukraine that will follow the equally valued package announced last week, a congressional source told The Hill, noting that a weapons package […]

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Priti Patel Could Face Home Office Mutiny over Rwanda Asylum Plan

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

British Home Secretary Priti Patel could face a Home Office mutiny over her plans to process migrants 5,000 miles away in Rwanda after overruling to push through her plan despite sweeping condemnation and criticism. Patel […]

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The US Will No Longer Enforce Some Mask Mandate on Airplanes, Trains

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States will no longer enforce a mask mandate on public transportation, including airplanes and trains. A federal judge in Florida ruled that the directive was “unlawful,” and overturned an effort to reduce the […]

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Putin Honors Russian Brigade Accused of Bucha Atrocities

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russian President Vladimir Putin bestowed an honorary title on the military unit accused of committing war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine. When Russian military forces withdrew from the capital Kyiv region, including from the town of […]

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No Ukraine Humanitarian Ceasefires Soon, Possibly in Coming Weeks

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Humanitarian ceasefires between Russia and Ukraine are not on the horizon right now, said the United Nations aid chief. Martin Griffiths met with senior officials in Moscow and Kyiv this month to discuss “aspirations” for […]

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Second Global COVID-19 Summit Scheduled for May 12

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The second Global COVID-19 Summit has been scheduled for May 12 and will be held virtually next month for countries to discuss efforts to end the ongoing pandemic and prepare for future health threats. A […]

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Federal Judge Okays Challenge to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Candidacy

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The attempt of a coalition of liberal groups to disqualify controversial GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection, claiming that she aided the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, got the go-ahead by a federal judge […]

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Ukraine Claims Moscow Planned to Invade Belarus After Election

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Publishing newly unearthed documents, the intelligence department of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claimed on Tuesday that Moscow allegedly planned an invasion of Belarus after its contested 2020 election. Citing a document entitled “Legend of the […]

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US Will Avoid Anti-Satellite Missile Tests, Harris Says

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US will avoid testing anti-satellite missiles, Vice President Harris announced on Monday, urging other nations to follow the Biden administration’s lead after a field of debris was created in space following the Russian test […]

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