Month: January 2023

The oil giant Exxon privately predicted global warming correctly. It then spent decades publicly ridiculing and discrediting such science in order to protect its core business, new research has found. For decades, the fossil fuel industry […]

Adidas Loses Trademark Lawsuit Over Stripe Design

Adidas lost a trademark infringement lawsuit over the sportswear giant’s famous “three stripes” logo design. Adidas brought the suit against Thom Browne, after it claimed the luxury fashion brand used the design without its permission. The […]

House Republicans to Vote on Bill to End Income Tax and IRS

After a tumultuous start to its term, the Republican-led House is starting on its agenda items. House Republicans are going to vote to slash funding for the IRS and repeal the federal income tax. However, the […]

Prices Fell in December as Inflation Continues to Moderate

For the first time in nearly three years, inflation fell on a monthly basis. Consumer prices decreased by 0.1 percent in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its Consumer Price Index. The last […]

Trump Loses Bid to Dismiss Rape Accuser’s Second Defamation Lawsuit

A federal judge has rejected former president Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss writer E. Jean Carroll’s second lawsuit accusing him of defamation for denying he raped her in the mid-1990s. Trump argued that Carroll could […]

Snowden Points to Real Scandal Regarding Biden’s Mishandling of Docs

As the investigation of Biden’s potential mishandling of sensitive documents begins to unfold, the former CIA and National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who found asylum in Russia, suggested in a series of tweets that […]

Report Shows Billions of Dollars in Crypto Used to Fund Terrorism

According to a report released on Thursday by Chainalysis, a platform that provides data on blockchain technology, the volume of crypto transactions funding illegal activities – such as terrorism and human trafficking – has quadrupled […]

Morning Consult Survey Finds Tesla’s Brand Image Is Tanking

The brand image of Tesla, the world’s top electric vehicle maker, whose favorability is declining in the wake of its CEO Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover of Twitter, is slowly tanking, according to a new survey. […]

Special Counsel Named After Third Batch of Docs Found in Biden’s Possession

US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Thursday he had appointed a special counsel to handle the investigation of President Joe Biden’s ‘mishandling’ of classified documents after earlier that morning Biden’s personal counsel informed the […]

Russia Releases Detained Navy Veteran Taylor Dudley After a Year

Following months of on-the-ground negotiations spearheaded by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Russian authorities released on Thursday American Citizen Taylor Dudley, a 35-year-old Navy veteran who had been detained in Russia since April, negotiators […]

Georgia Becomes Test for Climate Law

A solar manufacturing complex in the southern state of Georgia may serve as the test case for whether President Joe Biden’s climate law can boost the domestic supply chain for renewable energy. If successful, it […]

Saudi Arabia is the World’s Energy ‘Safety Valve’, Minister Says

A top Saudi Arabia Minister said the nation has a major role to play in the world’s energy supply, especially in the mining sector. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih discussed a global shortage […]

FAA Outage Traced to “Damaged Database File”

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) came to a drastic standstill, temporarily grounding all domestic flights and causing chaos in airports nationwide. The agency said it traced the mass system outage that day to a “damaged […]

Supreme Court Allows New York to Enforce New Gun Restrictions

The Supreme Court has allowed New York to enforce a gun control law, for now, while legal challenges play out. The measure was adopted in New York after the same top justices last year struck […]

Officers’ Line of Duty Deaths Drops Significantly Due To Covid

There was a significant drop in law enforcement officers dying in the line of duty in 2022. Covid was the leading cause of law enforcement deaths in 2022 for 3rd year in a row. Last year […]

Socially Isolated Older Adults Face Greater Risk of Dementia

According to a recently published study, socially isolated older adults are facing at least 28 percent higher risk of developing dementia than their more social peers, The Hill reports. After examining health data on over […]

The Possible Gas Stoves Ban Prompted Some High-Level Backlash

The news that a US Federal Agency Considering a ban on gas stoves, a source of indoor pollution linked to childhood asthma that more than 40 million Americans use at home, set off a firestorm […]

Second Batch of Classified Docs Found at New Location by Biden Aides

At least one additional batch of classified documents was discovered by aides to President Joe Biden in a location separate from the Washington office he used after leaving the Obama administration, NBC News report. According […]

Pompeo, Hook Get Extended Protection from Iran Threats

Due to persistent threats against them from Iran, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Brian Hook, one of Trump’s top Iran aides, were approved for extended government protection by the Biden administration. The State […]

EP Might Exclude Pfizer Officials for Lack of Transparency

Prompted by Pfizer Inc’s lack of transparency in vaccine purchase contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Parliament’s COVI committee approved on Thursday the proposal to ban the company’s officials from the European Parliament. The […]

US Federal Agency Considering a Ban on Gas Stoves

Gas stoves could be on their way out. A federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves. For years, the case against gas stoves has been heating up. Thirty-five percent of households in the United States […]

House Republicans Vote to Go After Biden Justice Department

House Republicans are declaring what amounts to an investigative war on the Biden administration and federal agencies. The move is a dramatic escalation by Republicans in their standoff with the administration. Republicans controlling the House of […]

World Bank Warns Global Economy Risks Another Recession

The World Bank has warned that the global economy risks its second recession within three years in 2023. The institution said that any fresh setback to a global economy already rapidly weakening as a result […]

Household Debt Rising to $16.5 Trillion

The average U.S. household owes more than $165,000 in debt. The year 2022 was an expensive year. The cost of living is rising faster than incomes across the U.S., forcing people to take on more […]

Golden Globes Return After Controversy

The Golden Globes returned to all its glory this year, one year after going on mute with no red carpet, no stars, and no television broadcast. The 80th annual Golden Globes was an image rehabilitation […]

San Antonio Campaigners Bid for Ballot Measure to Buck Texas Abortion Ban

Campaigners in San Antonio, Texas are fighting for abortion to be decriminalized in the city. More than 38,000 signatures were delivered to the city clerk’s office petitioning for a vote in May to allow for the […]

Fresh Flood Threats to California Brought by Deadly Atmospheric Rivers

As high-impact heavy precipitation continues across much of California, the endless stream of atmospheric river events is set to refocus across the northern part of the state, the National Weather Service informs. As of Tuesday, […]

Covid Vaccine Mandate for US Troops Formally Dropped by Pentagon

The Pentagon formally dropped on Tuesday its Covid-19 vaccination mandate instituted in August 2021, a contentious political issue that has divided America and forced more than 8,400 troops out of the military for refusing to […]

US Navy Seizes Illegal Arms Cargo from Iran to Yemen Militia

An illegal cargo of more than 2,000 assault rifles that were being smuggled on a fishing boat from Iran to the Houthi militia in Yemen was seized Tuesday by the US Navy in the Gulf […]

Biden Surprised Confidential Docs Were Found in His Private Office

President Joe Biden claimed on Tuesday he doesn’t know what documents were discovered at his former private office from his time as vice president, stressing he’s surprised that confidential records were kept there at all. […]