Year: 2023

Social media companies failed to address the online extremism and call for violence that preceded the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol. The House committee that spent months investigating the violent riot collected stunning evidence […]

Far-right Republicans Greene and Gosar Restored to House Committees

Two far-right members of Congress whose threatening behavior prompted their removal from committees were given assignments for the new Congress. The assignments, announced Tuesday, fulfill a past promise by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to […]

A Trump Judge Could Effectively Ban The Abortion Pill

A zealous federal judge in Texas appointed by former president Donald Trump could revoke the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk was an obscure conservative Christian rights activist who was largely chosen […]

State Department Encourages UK, EU Terror Designation of IRGC

Amid ramped-up pressure to further isolate the Iranian regime, the State Department said it is encouraging European Union and the United Kingdom to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization and […]

IEA Chief Tells WEF World is Witnessing Biggest Energy Crisis Ever

As Russia, which is a major oil and gas exporter, continues its war in Ukraine, the world is witnessing the biggest energy crisis ever recorded in history, stressed on Tuesday the executive director of the […]

Apple Slapped With Massive Fine by Russian Monopoly Watchdog

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced on Tuesday that it has imposed a more than $17 million fine on US tech giant Apple for violating Russia’s anti-monopoly legislation and abuse of its dominant market position. […]

NYC Mayor Promised Free Abortion Pills at City-Run Health Clinics

Laying out an agenda to repair health care inequities for women in the city, Ney York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that four city-run health clinics in New York will offer abortion medication […]

Treat Trump and Biden Equally, Senator McConnell Tells the DoJ

Special counsels at the Department of Justice should treat equally President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump as they investigate their possession of classified documents at Biden’s Washington office and home in Delaware and […]

Davos Begins – But Is It Becoming Irrelevant?

Delegates are settling into Davos 2023 for the beginning of the annual World Economic Forum meeting. But the World Economic Forum is facing both growing skepticism and competition. The power of Davos is the guest list. […]

Trump: “We’ll Handle That” if DeSantis Challenges Him for 2024

Former president Donald Trump is already after his leading competition for the Republican nomination for the White House in 2024. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to throw his hat into the ring for the […]

TikTok Trying to Win Allies in the US Over Data Concerns

The clock could be ticking for one of the most popular social media apps in the world. TikTok is trying to win more allies in the United States. For years, TikTok has had U.S. lawmakers sounding […]

CIA Director Warned Zelensky of Assassination Threat at Secret Meeting Before Invasion

CIA Director Bill Burns met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a secret trip to Kyiv ahead of the Russian invasion last year to tell him the Russians were plotting to assassinate him. One year […]

Study Finds US Freshwater Fish Highly Contaminated with ‘Forever Chemicals’

A new study found bad news for fish fans. Eating just one serving of freshwater fish could have the same effect as drinking water heavily polluted with “forever chemicals” for an entire month, a new study […]

Senior US Diplomats in Quiet Peacemaking Offensive in Iraq, Jordan

US President Joe Biden’s top White House adviser on the Middle East is on a hush-hush mission to patch up widening rifts between traditional allies of Washington in the region, according to sources familiar with […]

No Visitor Logs for Biden’s Delaware Home, the White House Claims

Since President Joe Biden’s house in Wilmington, Delaware – where classified documents from his vice-presidential days were found- is a private residence, no visitor logs exist for it, the White House Counsel’s office said on […]

As Another Major Storm Lashes California, It Faces Weeks of Cleanup

California officials warned it could take weeks to clean up after weeks of heavy rains, snow, and flooding as California was being lashed Monday by what’s likely to be the final in a string of […]

Republicans Blast Biden for Calling Them ‘Fiscally Demented’

Several Republican lawmakers blasted President Joe Biden after he called them ‘fiscally demented’ on Monday while speaking at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event. Speaking out about Biden’s dig, […]

Croatian President Says US, NATO Waging ‘Proxy War’ Against Russia

Washington and NATO are waging a proxy war against Russia through Ukraine, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has claimed as quoted by media outlet Istra24. Speaking to Croatian reporters in the city of Vukovar on Sunday, […]

An Unknown, But Crucial Election in Wisconsin

There is a massive election happening this year, arguably the most important election in the United States in 2023. A spring state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin has serious implications for politics across the nation. […]

Republicans Want Biden Home Visitor Logs – But Not Trump’s

The House Republicans are calling for the release of visitor logs for President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware. The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer (Ky) on Sunday demanded visitor logs for […]

Why Companies Are Recruiting In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is becoming a regional leader in attracting the best talent, according to recruiters who work in the Middle East. John Armstrong, founder and managing director of recruitment agency JCA Associates, wrote for the […]

Anti-Vax Org Says Famous Vaccinologist Has Conflict of Interest with Pfizer

Children’s Health Defense, an American nonprofit anti-vaccination group, published an article last week about a vaccinologist who was formerly a paid Pfizer consultant. The article said that Dr. Kathryn Edwards, a well-known vaccinologist who served […]

Climate Envoy Kerry Outlines Carbon Offset Initiative for Developing Nations

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry outlined a carbon offset plan to help developing nations speed up their energy transition. On Sunday, Kerry outlined core principles for a “high-integrity” carbon offset plan, as well as the […]

NYC Mayor Demands Federal Government to Do More to Secure Border

The federal government has to take a bigger, more proactive role in addressing the migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border that is overwhelming city officials, New York City Democratic Mayor demanded on Sunday. Mayor Eric […]

Ohio Measles Outbreak Propelled by Low Vaccination Rate among Children

Although the United States was declared measles-free in 2000, a recent outbreak in Ohio is raising concerns about the disease spread enhanced by the possibility that low vaccination rates among children might lead to additional […]

US Troop Presence in Iraq Got the Support of PM al-Sudani

In an interview for The Wall Street Journal published Sunday, his first US interview since taking office in October, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani defended the open-ended presence of US and other foreign troops […]

US, UAE to Invest $20bn 15 GW of New Clean Energy Projects

In the first wave of investment under their $100 billion clean energy partnership, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed on Sunday to allocate $20 billion to fund 15 gigawatts (GW) of […]

Twitter Workers Can’t Pursue Class-Action Lawsuit, Judge Says

Laid-off Twitter workers who are suing the social media company over their termination must pursue claims in individual arbitration and not a class-action lawsuit after a judge ruled that they must drop their group suit. […]

January 15, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Refinitiv Data Shows Global Imports of LNG Hit All-Time High

The world’s race to reduce and replace supplies of Russian pipeline gas in light of the war in Ukraine has prompted an unprecedented surge in global LNG imports in 2022, according to data from Refinitiv, […]

January 15, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Le Monde: France Warns Europe of the Risk from US Cyber Defense

Since the war began in Ukraine, the United States has sent several specialized teams to help European countries feeling vulnerable to Russian cyberattacks but France, on the other side, is concerned that this could risk […]