Year: 2023

Former CIA director and secretary of state Mike Pompeo said in his new book that during his term, the agency rescued Mossad agents in imminent peril at the personal request of then-Mossad director Yossi Cohen. […]

New York Passes Bill to Codify Abortion Rights in State Constitution

New York State legislatures have passed a bill to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution. The move to add abortion rights as an amendment comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to […]

FDA Proposes Limits for Lead in Baby Food

The Food and Drug Administration wants to limit the amount of lead in baby food. The FDA proposed maximum limits for the amount of lead in baby foods after years of studies revealed that many […]

Random Shooting in Yakima, Washington, Leaves 3 Killed, Suspect Dead

Three people were shot dead in what police say was an apparently unprovoked, random shooting attack at a Circle K convenience store and gas station in Yakima, Washington, early Tuesday after a young man fatally […]

FBI Discovered Classified Documents in former VP Pence’s Home

It appears that US leaders’ decision to ‘work from home’ is coming back to haunt them as yet another top official ends up under investigation for keeping classified documents in their private residence. Just two […]

UNRWA Seeks $1.6 Bn to Overcome Chronic Budget Shortfalls

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, which struggles to overcome chronic budget shortfalls, appealed Tuesday for $1.6 billion for its work in 2023 with $848 million needed for core services and another $781.6 million […]

Google Sued by US Government over Monopoly in Online Advertising

The Biden Administration filed a civil antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, alleging that the Big Tech giant abuses its dominance of the online advertising business and monopolizes key digital advertising technologies, the US Department […]

Research Shows Ants Can Detect the Smell of Cancer

A new study shows that ants are able to detect the scent of cancer in urine, suggesting that these tiny creatures can be used as bio-detectors to track people with tumors among healthy people. Sorbonne […]

Real Estate Future Forum Kicks Off in Riyadh

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 […]

January 22, 2023 Maja Popovska

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 […]

January 22, 2023 Maja Popovska

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 […]