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Month: February 2023

Foreign Policy

UAE Calls Security Council Meeting on Israel-Palestine Violence

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The UAE has requested a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss Israeli violence in the occupied Palestinian territories.  UAE Ambassador to the UN Lana Nusseibeh said she is deeply concerned about the escalating violence […]

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Business

Saudi Economy Expected to Grow 3% in 2023

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Arabia’s economy is expected to grow by 3 percent in 2023. The economic growth is expected to be due to a robust non-oil sector, according to a forecast by Riyad Capital.  The Riyad Capital forecast […]

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Environment

Block the Sun to Save the Planet? 

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Some top scientists are calling for research into blocking the sun’s rays in order to limit global warming. The method, called solar radiation and modification, has long been considered too dangerous to even study. But […]

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Politics

White Student Alleges Racial discrimination in $2M Suit Against Howard University 

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An expelled white student is suing a historically Black college for $2 million, alleging he was racially discriminated against.  The student has sued Howard University for racial discrimination, citing “pain, suffering, emotional anguish, and damage […]

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Health

Zero-Calorie Sweetener Linked to Strokes, Heart Attacks

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new study has found that popular zero-calorie sweetener has links to strokes, heart attacks, blood clots, and death. A sugar replacement called erythritol has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack, and death, […]

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Foreign Policy

Britain and the EU Struck a Northern Ireland Trade Deal

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Brexit is back in the news. The United Kingdom and the European Union have signed a new agreement intended to solve one of the thorniest challenges created by Brexit: a long-term resolution for the trading status […]

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Politics

DeSantis Signs Bill that Gives Him More Control of Disney’s Special District

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that gives him power over Disney’s self-governing district. The move effectively punished the entertainment giant for speaking out against the Republican’s political agenda. Last year, DeSantis called on […]

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Technology

‘Take It Down:’ a Tool for Teens to Remove Explicit Images

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new online tool aims to give control back to teenagers to take down explicit images and videos of themselves from the internet. The warning typically goes, once you send the photo you cannot take it […]

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Technology

Sensitive Data Compromised After Hacker Attack on US Marshals Service

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A major security breach that happened over a week ago compromised the United States Marshals Service’s systems that contained sensitive information, multiple senior US law enforcement officials confirmed Monday. In addition to the hackers’ attacks […]

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Foreign Policy

Saudi Arabia’s Recent Ukraine Aid Pledge Praised by Washington

February 28, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Arabia was praised on Monday by the Biden administration for its recent pledge of $400 million in aid for Ukraine, which was seen in Washington as a significant, positive step. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince […]

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Administration

Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid Pandemic, Energy Dept Says

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new U.S. government assessment says that Covid likely originated from a lab leak in China. It has ignited yet another round of political furor around the issue.  The virus that drove the Covid pandemic most […]

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Business

EU Shows Openness Toward Crypto In Turnaround

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Crypto industry has a new focus: Europe. Crypto lobbyists are in the midst of an intensifying battle with U.S. regulators. Now that Europe wants their business, they may have an extra edge.  Tough capital rules […]

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Politics

How the Right Racialized the Ohio Train Disaster

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Republican Party has racialized the Ohio derailment disaster. The derailment of a 50-car freight train carrying toxic materials earlier in February shattered daily life in East Palestine, Ohio, and sent a pall of black smoke […]

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Culture

James Bond Novels to Be Reissued with Racial References Removed

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The James Bond novels are to be reissued with a number of racial references removed. The Ian Fleming novels will also include a disclaimer that the books might use terms of attitudes “considered offensive by modern […]

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Administration

Supreme Court’s Student-Loan Case Will Test Limits of Presidential Power

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Student loan forgiveness is about to have its day in court. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments in two cases challenging the legality of President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan.  […]

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Health

Louisiana Anti-Abortion Group Calls on Doctors to Provide Care Exempted by Ban

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An influential group in Louisiana that has long opposed abortion access is calling out medical providers and their legal advisers who have cited the state’s ban on most abortions to deny treatments that remain legal. […]

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Politics

RNC Chair Says 2024 GOP Candidates Must Sign Pledge to Participate in Debates

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Any Republican who wants to run for president in 2024 will have to sign a loyalty pledge if they want to join the 2024 debates, the Republican National Committee (RNC) ’s chairperson said.  The pledge […]

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Politics

Republican War on ‘Woke’ Policies Creeps into Debt-Ceiling Debate

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

House Republicans are eyeing $150 billion in spending cuts that reflect a hardline drive to target education, healthcare, and housing as they push forward in talks on the federal debt ceiling. The money is particularly […]

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Environment

Removal of Contaminated Debris from Ohio Train Derailment Halted

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered Norfolk Southern over the weekend to temporarily pause the removal and shipment of contaminated waste from the train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio. Announcing that the removal would […]

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Technology

To Offset Plunge in Revenue, Twitter Lays Off at Least 50 Employees

February 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest – eight round – job cuts wave since Elon Musk took over the company in late October, this time targeting multiple engineering teams, social media platform Twitter laid off at least 50 […]

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Administration

Migrant Encounters Surpass One Million for FY2023

February 26, 2023 Dime

According to several sources from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), encounters with migrants at the southern border have surpassed one million for Fiscal Year 2023, which is an unprecedented rate, Fox News informed. As of […]

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Politics

Presidential Hopeful Nikki Haley Vows to Cease Billions in Foreign Aid to China

February 26, 2023 Dime

Nikki Haley, a Republican candidate for the presidential election, deviated from the Washington establishment on foreign aid and pledged to cease sending billions of taxpayers’ money to “anti-American countries and causes,” Fox News informed. In […]

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Administration

Republican Congressman Raises Concerns about Chinese ‘Police Stations’ in US

February 26, 2023 Dime

On Saturday, the Chairman of the House China Select Committee, Mike Gallagher, held a press conference at a former illegal police station in downtown Manhattan connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Fox News informed. Gallagher […]

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Politics

Nevada Progressives Express Outrage after Democrats Passed Resolution for Denouncing ‘Horrors of Socialism’

February 26, 2023 Dime

This month, Democratic socialists in Nevada expressed their fury after Democratic state lawmakers in their state passed a resolution denouncing the “horrors” of socialism, and the state party declined to criticize them, Fox News informed. […]

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Foreign Policy

Chinese Air Force Warns US Fighter of Intruding its Airspace

February 26, 2023 Dime

China apparently sent a menacing radio warning to a U.S. Navy plane recently flying over the South China Sea before dispatching a fighter to find the American plane, Fox News informed. The Chinese air force […]

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Politics

GOP Bill in Idaho Requiring Party Affiliation from School Boards Under Fire from Critics

February 25, 2023 Dime

A Republican state representative’s bill is under fire from critics at one Idaho news outlet, who claim that it would “disastrously” overstuff the state’s school boards with partisan hacks, Fox News informed. House Bill 171, […]

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Energy

GOP Senator Warns that New Regulations Will Ban 96% of Gas Stoves in US

February 25, 2023 Dime

Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, warned Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a letter this week that new rules being proposed by her department could outlaw up to 96% of the gas-powered stoves presently […]

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Foreign Policy

No Indication of Misused Funds in Ukraine, White House States

February 25, 2023 Dime

As GOP lawmakers call for an audit, John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator for the National Security Council, told reporters at a White House briefing on Friday that there is “no indication” that any of […]

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Health

Democratic AGs File Lawsuit against FDA over Limitations on Abortion Medication

February 25, 2023 Dime

Attorneys general from twelve states with Democratic governors filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claiming that the agency’s limits on the sale of the abortion drug mifepristone are unfounded, Fox News […]

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Health

Republican Lawmakers Investigating Pentagon’s Abortion Travel Policies

February 25, 2023 Dime

The Pentagon’s decision to impose “pro-abortion” travel regulations for its personnel is the subject of a new investigation being launched by House Republicans, Fox News informed. On Thursday, a group of 29 Republican members of […]

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