Month: January 2023

The Real Estate Future Forum began in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday. On the first day of the industry conference in Saudi Arabia, real estate agreements totaling more than $2.66 billion were inked. The collaboration agreements […]

Davos Ends With Criticism Over Attendees’ Private Jet Usage

At least 150 private jets flew business executives, billionaires, government officials, and celebrities into the World Economic Forum summit this year. Participants of the World Economic Forum at Davos said they were committed to fighting climate […]

Trouble for Trump in Georgia

Former president Donald Trump and his allies are facing legal jeopardy in Georgia over interference in the 2020 presidential election. A judge in Atlanta is considering releasing a grand jury report, while the district attorney […]

Ford Slashes 3,200 Jobs in Europe In Move to US

Ford plans to cut 3,200 jobs across Europe as the carmaker looks to cut costs and shift its focus towards electric vehicles. Most of the 2,500 jobs in product development and up to 700 in […]

California Staggered by Deadly Back-to-Back Mass Shootings

California is suffering from one of its bloodiest spates of mass gun violence in decades. The West Coast state is reeling from its third mass shooting in eight days after a man shot dead seven […]

Border Patrol Sees Huge Spike in Terrorist Suspects Entering the US

As concerns about the migrant crisis continue to loom large for affected communities, the statistics released by United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) reveal that the explosion in border crossings also poses a public […]

Former FBI Agent Arrested Over Ties to Russian Oligarch Deripaska

Charles McGonigal, a former counterintelligence agent responsible for investigating Russian oligarchs, has been arrested over the weekend over his ties to a Russian oligarch. Russian billionaire and founder of aluminum giant Rusal, Oleg Deripaska, was […]

State Secretary Blinken Tells Baku to Lift Lachin Corridor Blockade

Baku’s continued blockade of a key road linking Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region risks a potential humanitarian crisis, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Monday, urging Azerbaijan’s president to lift the blockade of […]

Another 4 Oath Keepers Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy for Jan6

In the latest victory for the US Justice Department in the struggle to prosecute people who tried to block certification of the 2020 presidential election, four members of the far-right Oath Keepers were found guilty […]

Microsoft to Invest Billions in ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI

US tech giant Microsoft is making a multiyear, $US10 billion worth investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as part of the third phase of their long-term partnership and work toward creating advanced AI that benefits everyone, the […]

FDA Proposes Shift to Annual Covid Vaccine Shots

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed one dose of the latest updated Covid vaccination annually for healthy adults. This would be similar to the influenza immunization recommendation. It comes as the U.S. aims to simplify […]

Kamala Harris Urges Federal Abortion Protections

This week would have marked the 50th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision by the Supreme Court, which enshrined the federal constitutional right to abortion into law. But about half a year ago in […]

Quran Burning In Sweden Sparks Outrage

An anti-immigrant politician from the far-right Danish political party fringe burned a copy of the Quran near the Turkish Embassy in Sweden. The Quran burning was carried out by Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish […]

Fox News: Your TV Is Spying On You?

Is your TV spying on you? This week Fox News published an article about how televisions may be stealing your data. The article said that tracking on television is just like how tracking works on a […]

New EU Report Says Big Pharma Has Disproportionate Influence on Public Health

A new report says that the pharmaceutical companies’ influences on institutions in the European Union (EU) increased significantly during the Covid pandemic. The report said the trend impacted the health of citizens. A report comes from […]

Manchin Calls Biden’s Mishandling of Classified Docs Irresponsible

President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents is totally irresponsible, Western Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said on Sunday, stressing that it’s unbelievable how that could happen. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” amid […]

Dozen People Shot, Three Critical in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Nightclub

At least 12 people, three of which were in critical condition, were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, late on Sunday, local media report citing police. According to Baton Rouge […]

DOJ Considering Search of President Biden’s Rehoboth Home

After several sets of classified documents were found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, in recent weeks – the latest being on January 20 – the Justice Department prosecutors are reportedly considering requesting […]

Brazil and Argentina Move to Cut Reliance on US Dollar

Argentina and Brazil, South America’s two biggest economies, are reviving an often-discussed plan that would face numerous political and economic hurdles by renewing discussions on forming a common currency for financial and commercial transactions. In […]

Biden to Tap Zients as White House Chief of Staff Klain’s Replacement

President Joe Biden’s former COVID-19 czar Jeff Zients is reportedly expected to soon replace Ron Klain – who plans to leave the post in February after serving in the role since Biden’s inauguration – as […]

Ron Klain to leave White House Chief of Staff post in weeks

Sources close to the matter report that Ron Klain, White House chief of staff for President Joe Biden, intends to depart his position in the upcoming weeks. According to Reuters, this represents a significant change […]

Right of women to make decisions about their own bodies on the line: Harris

In a speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that upheld the right to an abortion until it was reversed last year, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris said abortion […]

Lunar New Year celebration in LA ends with mass shooting, 10 dead

Authorities say a mass shooting that took place during a Lunar New Year party in a community east of Los Angeles resulted in at least 10 fatalities, The Hill reports. According to the Los Angeles […]

Nancy Mace says GOP’s abortion stance prevented them from getting bigger House majority

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said that the abortion debate prevented Republicans from gaining a larger majority in the House and urged members to compromise on the subject, The Hill reported. “It’s the reason we didn’t […]

DOJ search reveals more classified documents at Biden residence

The United States Justice Department conducted a fresh search of President Joe Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware residence on Friday and uncovered six additional items, including classified documents, according to a statement from the president’s attorney on […]

DOJ won’t share info about pending probes with House Judiciary Chairman

In response to the GOP’s pledge to look into the acts of the Biden administration, the Justice Department (DOJ) sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) informing him that it will not […]

U.S. General says Russia’s casualties in Ukraine are turning into “absolute catastrophe”

U.S. Army General Mark Milley stated on Friday that despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assertion that victory in the fight is inevitable, the war in Ukraine is developing into an unmitigated tragedy for Russia, Newsweek […]

Cyber-criminal allegedly stole $700,000 from GOP Senator campaign

A cyber-criminal allegedly stole roughly $700,000 from Sen. Jerry Moran’s (R-Kan.) campaign in November, according to the campaign, The Hill reported. Timothy Gottschalk, the treasurer for the Moran campaign, said last month in a statement […]

Elijah McClain case: Colorado police officers, EMTs enter not-guilty pleas

Elijah McClain, a Black man who was restrained by police, put in a choke hold, and given a sedative injection in 2019, was neither armed nor suspected of committing a crime when he was killed, […]

US admin discusses raising the debt ceiling

Biden, McCarthy to “have a discussion” about debt ceiling

In the midst of a dispute over raising the debt ceiling, President Joe Biden promised on Friday to “have a discussion” about American debt with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, Reuters reported. At a […]