Month: February 2023

Could your milk soon come from cloned cows? Chinese scientists said they have successfully cloned three “super cows” that can produce an unusually high amount of milk. Chinese state media hailed it as a breakthrough […]

Biden’s new chief of staff Jeff Zients to set a course for ’24

President Biden has a new chief of staff. Jeff Zients will take over the reins from Ron Klain. Zients is expected to bring a decidedly different management style to the position, with ripple effects across an […]

Department of Energy to shift $400bn away from fossil fuels

At the Department of Energy, the loan programs office was “essentially dormant” under former president Donald Trump, The Guardian reports. But now that department has come roaring back to life. And it now has a […]

Why prosecutors might get Trump – and not Biden – for classified documents

Both President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump were found to have classified documents in their personal possession, The Guardian reported. But Trump’s retention of classified-marked documents found at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Florida […]

80% of workers who quit during ‘Great Resignation’ have regrets

The ‘Great Resignation’ has turned into the Great Regret. Some people are having regrets over the Great Resignation. 2022 was a record year for quitting. A new survey shows that the majority of professionals who […]

Republicans oust Rep. Omar from high-profile House committee

Republicans have voted to kick Democrat Ilhan Omar off of a high-profile House committee, CNN reports. The deeply divided GOP-led House voted 218-211 along party lines to remove Rep. Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee. […]

First sweeping federal report on guns and crime in 20 years released

The most expansive federal report in more than two decades on guns and crime was published by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, AP News reports. The report comes as the nation grapples with […]

Big Tech earnings show industry taking some hits

Big Tech has Wall Street feeling down. Big Tech failed to ease Wall Street’s concerns about slowing growth and the challenges the industry faces amid global economic uncertainty. This week’s earnings reports confirmed that Big […]

Biden Administration unites over 600 migrant families

More than 600 migrant families who were split up under previous President Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy have now been reunited, The Hill reported citing a DHS statement. Biden’s Family Reunification Task Force was founded to […]

Pentagon on the watch for Chinese high-altitude balloon

Since it has been seen over American airspace for a few days, the United States has been watching a possible Chinese surveillance balloon. However, the Pentagon opted against shooting it down due to worries that […]

African American history class revised by College Board

The new Advanced Placement course on African American studies has been revised in order to downplay components that right-wing conservatives did not like, BBC reported. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has gone after the new AP […]

US admin discusses raising the debt ceiling

Fed raises interest rates, expects ‘ongoing’ increases

The U.S. central bank has raised interest rates again, giving little indication that it is nearing the end of the hiking cycle, CNBC reported. Federal Research raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage […]

Mourners call for end to police violence at Tyre Nichols funeral

Mourners celebrated the life of Tyre Nichols, whose death at the hands of police led to second-degree murder charges against five officers, Reuters reports. This is the latest death of a Black man caused by […]

Netflix Cracks Down On Password Sharing

Are you still watching? Many may no longer be on Netflix. The era of Netflix password sharing is coming to an end. The streaming giant lost subscribers for the first time in a decade last […]

Anger as Shell makes ‘obscene’ $40bn in profits

Oil and gas giant Shell has reported its highest profits in 115 years. Shell made a record profit of almost $40 billion in 2022, more than double what it raked in the previous year after […]

Atlanta shooting part of alarming US crackdown on environmental defenders

The shooting of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán is believed to be the first of environmental defenders killed in the U.S., The Guardian reported. His killing is the culmination of a dangerous escalation in the criminalization […]

No classified documents found at Biden’s beach house

No classified documents were found at President Joe Biden’s beach home during an FBI search of the property in Delaware, BBC reported. The Department of Justice conducted the search, which had been consensual by the […]

Biden revamp of Democratic primary faces final vote at DNC convention

President Joe Biden wants to reshape how the Democratic Party does its presidential nominating contest, Reuters reported. His plans to reshape it will face its final test this week in a Democratic National Committee vote. […]

Job layoffs in U.S. record high in January

The number of job layoffs disclosed by US firms in January was the most since 2020, according to statistics gathered by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc, Bloomberg reports. Businesses declared 102,943 layoffs in the month, […]

Poll shows Biden approval remains stable despite document handling

Although most Americans disapprove of the way President Biden has handled the discovery of sensitive materials at his home and old office, his popularity rating has mostly remained stable, The Hill reports. Around 41% of […]

Mpox almost gone in US

The Biden administration ended the U.S. public health emergency declaration for the mpox virus, formerly known as monkeypox, CNN reported. The outbreak leaves both lessons and mysteries in its past. Over the summer, the virus […]

Gen Z doesn’t want to talk about money

Gen Z would rather talk about anything else besides their finances, Intuit reports. According to a new survey by Intuit, Gen Z feels like they are falling behind their peers financially. Intuit is the global […]

Black taxpayers more than three times more likely to be audited by IRS

A new report published Monday found that the IRS audits Black taxpayers at a significantly higher rate than non-Black taxpayers, The New Times reports. Black taxpayers are at least three times as likely to be […]

Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling talks to set tone for divided Washington rule

President Joe Biden will hold his first meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy since the Republican was elected to the position but the stakes could not be higher. The two men must agree on how […]

Nikki Haley poised to enter 2024 presidential race

Nikki Haley is entering the 2024 presidential race, making a run for the Republican nomination, POLITICO reports. A formal announcement is expected to be made on February 15. It cements what has been in the works […]

Trump’s fundraising for presidential bid gets off to a slow start

Former President Donald Trump is strapped for campaign cash for his third run at the White House, NBC News reports. After the launch of his 2024 campaign in mid-November after the midterms, Trump’s campaign financing […]

The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump's administration, together with Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

Conservative Federal Judge Says “Beginning of the end” of Trump

A conservative federal judge helped stop former president Donald Trump on Jan. 6 and now he wants to finish the job. Judge Michael Luttig is one of the most celebrated legal minds of his generation. […]

Exxon posts record $56bn profit for 2022 in historic high for western oil industry

Exxon Mobil made a whopping $56 billion in profit for 2022, Reuters reports. The eye-watering amount set not only a company record but a historic high for the western oil industry. Oil majors are expected […]

February 1, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russia has Violated New START Treaty, Washington Argues

Refusing to allow inspection activities on its territory, Russia has violated the New START Treaty, the United States accused on Tuesday. A State Department spokesperson said in a statement that Moscow’s refusal to facilitate inspection […]

February 1, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Biden’s Think Tank Searched by FBI for Classified Docs

The offices of the think tank where President Joe Biden kept an office in between stints in the White House, the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, were searched at some point in […]