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Maryland Gov. Approves New Congressional Map

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a judge struck down a previous map 10 days ago for being a product of extreme partisan gerrymandering, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan approved on Monday a new congressional map with more compact districts. The […]

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US Secretly Tested Hypersonic Missile to Avoid Escalation with Russia

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration supposedly kept in secret a hypersonic missile testing that reportedly took place in mid-March in order not to antagonize Russia further, a defense official cited by CNN on Monday has claimed. The […]

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Berlin Nationalizes Gazprom Germania to Prevent Liquidation

April 5, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a bid to save Germany’s gas market, the German government has, effective immediately, taken ownership of a local branch of Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom. Berlin has temporarily transferred the ownership of Gazprom Germania […]

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Russian Forces Using Sexual Violence as Weapon of War in Ukraine

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Executions, rape, and torture are reportedly being used against civilians in areas under Russian control since Russia first launched its invasion of neighboring country Ukraine on Feb. 24. The scale of sexual violence is starting […]

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House Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana, but Senate Likely to Kill Bill

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Will marijuana soon be decriminalized at the federal level? The House of Representatives voted to allow states to set their own policies on marijuana, meaning that the drug would be decriminalized at the federal level. However, […]

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US Seizes Yacht Owned by Oligarch with Close Ties to Putin

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. government has seized a mega-yacht owned by an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin today, making it the first in the government’s sanctions initiative to seize and freeze mega yachts […]

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Biden Finds Murdoch ‘Most Dangerous Man in the World’, New Book Says

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden called Australian-American oligarch, media tycoon, and investor Rupert Murdoch “the most dangerous man in the world,” according to a new book that will be released soon. Biden made the comment in mid-2021, […]

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Russian Atrocities in Ukraine Prompt Calls for More EU Sanctions

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russian military forces have narrowed their targets to the south of Ukraine as the Russian invasion of the country enters its seventh week. With forces drawing away from the capital city Kyiv the toll of […]

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US Wants Russia Suspended from UN Human Rights Council

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In light of the allegations that Russian forces committed war crimes in Ukraine, most recently in Bucha over the weekend, the US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced on Monday that the United States […]

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Responding to a request from President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed on Saturday that he had approved $200 million in military aid for Ukraine

State Department to Launch Cyberspace and Digital Policy Bureau

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

At a time when Russia and China are increasingly putting their own authoritarian stamp on the internet, the US State Department is to formally launch on Monday its long-awaited cyberspace and digital policy bureau in […]

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Moscow Demands Probe, SC Meeting Over Bucha Deaths’ Accusations

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After both Kyiv and the West accused the Russian military of massacring civilians in the town of Bucha over the weekend, Russia’s chief investigator ordered on Monday an official examination, branding the accusations a Ukrainian […]

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Mexico Suspends Fuel Subsidy After US Drivers Create Fuel Shortages

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Faced with fuel shortages caused by American drivers who flock to stock up on cheaper fuel in the area, Mexico has been forced to cancel gasoline subsidies in regions bordering the United States, Mexico’s Finance […]

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‘Shocked’ by Bucha Images, UN’s Guterres Calls for Investigation

April 4, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called in a tweet on Sunday for an independent investigation that will lead to effective accountability after stressing how deeply shocked he was by images of civilian deaths in Ukraine. […]

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At a media briefing on Sunday morning, Kathy Lester, the new chief of the Sacramento Police Department, said that when police arrived on the site, they found a big crowd and many victims who had been killed "in a really tragic situation."

Sacramento Shooting Leaves Six Dead, 10 Wounded

April 3, 2022 Maja Popovska

Six people were murdered and ten others were injured in a shootout in downtown Sacramento early Sunday, according to authorities, The New York Times reported. The incident occurred at 2 a.m. near the city’s Capitol […]

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Amazon Labor Union Demands Company Start Bargaining in May

April 3, 2022 Maja Popovska

In a letter posted on Twitter on Saturday, the Amazon Labor Union that workers just elected to represent them has asked that the corporation begin negotiations in early May and stop making changes to contract […]

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LA County Superior Court has ruled that a law requiring publicly listed firms to include minorities on their boards of directors is unconstitutional.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Rules Corporate Diversity Law Unconstitutional

April 3, 2022 Maja Popovska

Los Angeles County Superior Court has ruled that a law requiring publicly listed firms to include members from minority populations on their boards of directors is unconstitutional, siding with a conservative organization demanding an injunction […]

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Mitch McConnell Hopes GOP will Oppose Jackson for Supreme Court Post

April 3, 2022 Maja Popovska

Amidst the historic importance of her candidacy as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is placing public and private pressure on his fellow republicans in the Senate to […]

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Pentagon to Provide Ukraine with Extra Military Aid worth $300mil

April 3, 2022 Maja Popovska

On Friday, the Department of Defense announced that the United States would support Ukraine with $300 million in extra military aid, The Hill reports. The department said in a news statement that it has informed […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: French Presidential Election – New Hampshire, Alabama, Missouri Senate – Florida, Michigan, Alabama Governor

April 2, 2022 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Saturday, April 2, 2022 BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 41%Down 1 from Thursday RON’S COMMENT: Looks like Biden’s rating is stuck for now in the low 40s…. Today’s average is based […]

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Sarah Palin Says She’s to Run for Congress

April 2, 2022 Maja Popovska

Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, said on Friday that she will run for Congress to replace the late Alaska Representative Don Young, The Hill reported. “Today I’m launching my candidacy for the United […]

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US to End COVID-related Deportation Policy for Asylum Seekers at Mexico Border

April 2, 2022 Maja Popovska

According to US health experts, a broad pandemic-related deportation policy that has essentially shut down the US asylum system at the border with Mexico will be ended, stating that it is no longer necessary to […]

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Press Secretary Jen Psaki to Leave Position in White House

April 2, 2022 Maja Popovska

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, is set to leave in the next weeks, but the Biden administration has yet to choose her successor, according to two individuals familiar with the issue, Reuters reports. […]

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US House Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana, Senate Vote to Follow

April 2, 2022 Maja Popovska

The United States House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana, which has caused legal issues for consumers and companies in states that have legalized it, although the […]

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US Navy Honors Late Supreme Court Justice by Naming Ship after Her

April 2, 2022 Maja Popovska

In honor of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s support for women’s rights and gender equality, the US Navy wants to name a ship after her. “She is instrumental to why we now have […]

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Kyiv ‘Launches First Airstrike on Russian Territory’

April 1, 2022 Maja Popovska

Ukraine has been accused of launching its first airstrike on Russian territory since Russia first invaded Ukraine, Sky News reported. It comes as hopes of an evacuation for the citizens of destroyed, besieged Mariupol have […]

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Biden Administration amends plan to battle human trafficking

Biden Orders ‘Unprecedented’ Release of Oil Reserves

April 1, 2022 Maja Popovska

President Joe Biden has ordered a major and unprecedented release of oil reserves in order to help bring down the high costs of fuel, BBC reports. Biden has released from America’s oil reserves up to […]

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Putin Signs Order Demanding Gas Payments in Roubles from Friday

April 1, 2022 Maja Popovska

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order that demands gas payments be paid in roubles beginning today. Putin also signaled that supplies to Europe could soon be halted, however, details of a deal have suggested […]

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Congressman Madison Cawthorn under Fire over Claims of DC Drugs and Orgies

April 1, 2022 Maja Popovska

North Carolina congressman Madison Cawthorn is under fire from his Republican colleagues over claims that fellow lawmakers have invited him to orgies in Washington, D.C., and has taken cocaine in front of him at parties, […]

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Jared Kushner Gives ‘Valuable’ Jan 6 Testimony as Truth Social Downloads Slump 93%

April 1, 2022 Dime

The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 riot on the Capitol said that Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former White House advisor Jared Kushner gave valuable testimony, The Independent informed. Meanwhile, Trump’s social […]

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State Department Alerts that Russian Security Officers are Targeting Americans

April 1, 2022 Dime

On Thursday, the State Department cautioned that Russian government security officers in both Russia and Ukraine “might be targeting out U.S. citizens” based on their nationality, and called on all Americans who are still located in either of these countries […]

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