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Governor Noem Wants Answers after Leaked Social Security Numbers

January 8, 2023 Dime

Following the publication of committee records on January 6, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is requesting information from federal agencies regarding how they permitted the public disclosure of her personal information and how they intend […]

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Biden Praised by Democrats for Addressing Asylum Situation

January 8, 2023 Dime

Prior to his first trip to the southern border of his administration on Sunday, President Biden’s recent declaration on asylum has received plaudits from Democratic officials across the country, Fox News informed. Details on how […]

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IRS More Focused on Low-Income Taxpayers Rather than High Income Ones

January 8, 2023 Dime

According to an analysis of IRS tax audit data from 2022, taxpayers in the lowest income band are five times more likely to be audited than those in the highest income bracket, Fox News informed. […]

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Federal Court Overturns a Trump-era Bump Stock Ban

January 7, 2023 Dime

The Trump administration’s prohibition on bump stocks, a firearm attachment that allows a semi-automatic pistol to fire more frequently, was overturned by a federal appeals court on Friday, Fox News informed. The Bureau of Alcohol, […]

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Eight Senators to Visit Southern Border

January 7, 2023 Dime

Following President Biden’s visit to Texas the following week, a bipartisan delegation of senators from both parties will travel the southern border amid calls for congressional action to address the migrant problem after a two-year […]

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DeSantis Signs Order to Activate Florida National Guard

January 7, 2023 Dime

In order to help with the “alarming surge of migrants landing in the Florida Keys” and to aid in efforts to stop further landings along the Florida Keys, Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order […]

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Biden Congratulates McCarthy for New House Speaker Role

January 7, 2023 Dime

Just after midnight on Saturday, President Joe Biden sent a message congratulating House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who had just been chosen, Fox News informed. After nearly an hour, he was sworn in. The American people […]

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Kevin McCarthy Becomes the New House Speaker

January 7, 2023 Dime

Kevin McCarthy was elected as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Fox News informed. McCarthy’s arduous journey to become House speaker came to an end early on Saturday morning when Republicans appeared to […]

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House Still Without Speaker as McCarthy Pleads with Republican Holdouts

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The third day was not the charm. Hardline conservative Republican lawmakers have blocked fellow Rep. Kevin McCarthy through 11 straight votes. It marks the lengthiest search for a speaker in 159 years. McCarthy’s team insists there […]

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How GOP Lawmakers Contributed to Jan. 6

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A handful of Republicans who contributed to the Jan. 6, 2021, violent insurrection on the Capitol are using their power to bring the House of Reps to a standstill. The House select committee investigating Jan. […]

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Biden Toughens Border, Offers Legal Path for 30,000 a Month

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden announced new border rules, tightening the border. Biden said the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally. It marks his strongest move to […]

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Non-Compete Agreements Could Soon Be Banned

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Millions of workers are subjected to non-compete agreements. That could be coming to an end. The Federal Trade Commission took a bold move aimed at shifting the balance of power from companies to workers. The FTC […]

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Killings by US Police Reach Record High in 2022

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Police in America killed at least 1,176 people in 2022. It was the deadliest year on record for police violence since experts first started tracking police killings. Police across the U.S. killed an average of more […]

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Russian Ambassador: US Doesn’t Want Political Solution in Ukraine

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Washington does not want a political settlement of the Ukraine conflict, Russian Ambassador in the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Thursday, commenting on the White House’s decision to deliver Bradley fighting vehicles to Kyiv. […]

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IMF: Too Early for US to Abandon Restrictive Monetary Policy

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Stressing that there is a very narrow path for the United States to avoid a recession in the coming months, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the United States to stick with last year’s […]

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Six Weeks Abortion Ban Removed by South Carolina Supreme Court

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

South Carolina’s ban on abortion after six weeks violates constitutional rights to privacy that extend to the decision whether to terminate a pregnancy, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Thursday striking down the ban. […]

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Psaki Deposition in Social Media Lawsuit Blocked by Appeals Court

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Efforts by Republican-led states to force former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to testify about the Biden administration’s efforts to urge social media platforms to bar users from posting and to take down certain […]

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Ukraine, US, and Germany Reject Putin’s Christmas Truce Declaration

January 6, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ukraine, the United States, and Germany rejected on Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of a ceasefire on the eve of Orthodox Christmas which is celebrated this week by both countries involved in the war. […]

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McCarthy Loses 7th Vote for Speaker as Drama Shrinks Congressional Agenda

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Representative Kevin McCarthy lost his bid for House speaker for a seventh time. It leaves the chamber deadlocked for a third day at the start of the Republican rule. The latest loss came even after his […]

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Oil Rises After Fuel Stocks Draw Down

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Oil prices rose nearly 2 percent on Thursday after posting the biggest two-day loss for the start of a year in three decades. Fears of a global recession looming caused the big declines in the […]

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RNC’s 2022 Election Audit Will Scrutinize Trump’s Role in the GOP’s Losses

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is going to examine what role former president Donald Trump played in the party’s poor performance in the 2022 midterm elections. The investigation into its own losses comes as part of […]

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U.S. Defends Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan in Supreme Court Brief

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Department of Justice filed a brief with the Supreme Court defending President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans. The court filing marks the beginning of a high-stakes battle […]

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Government Approves Use of World’s First Vaccine for Honeybees

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The world’s first vaccine for honeybees has been approved by the U.S. government that helps protect honeybees from a deadly bacterial disease. The new vaccine raises hopes of a new tool to help fight diseases […]

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Newsome Declares Emergency as Powerful River Storm Hits California

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

California has been plagued by heavy rains, damaging winds, and a significant amount of mountain snowfall Wednesday through Thursday as a result of a potent atmospheric river storm associated with a bomb cyclone, the latest […]

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US to Oppose Israel at UNSC Temple Mount Meeting

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In light of the Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit Tuesday morning to the Temple Mount that has sparked angry reactions and condemnation, US State Department speaker Ned Price said that Washington will speak […]

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CENTCOM: US Army Base in Eastern Syria Targeted with Two Rockets

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In an attack for which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights accused pro-Iranian groups, an army base in eastern Syria hosting a US-led anti-extremist coalition was targeted Wednesday with two rockets that have caused no […]

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Irish Data Regulator Slaps Meta with Massive Fine

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After it has established that Facebook and Instagram violated EU privacy law, the Irish data regulator fined their parent firm Meta $416 million on Wednesday, bringing the total penalties Dublin handed to Meta in just […]

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New Report Shows Quarter of US Servicemen Have Been Food Insecure

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

According to a new report from the RAND Corporation based on research requested by the Defense Department, more than a quarter of active-duty military personnel have experienced food insecurity in recent years. The DoD commissioned […]

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FDA Makes Abortion Pills More Widely Available at Pharmacies

January 4, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Food and Drug Administration finalized a new rule change that makes abortion pills more widely available to more pharmacies across the U.S., including large chains and mail-order companies. The new rules allow certified pharmacies […]

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Stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” Sue for More Than $500Mil Over Nude Scene

January 4, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The two stars of 1968’s “Romeo and Juliet” sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens. Olivia Hussey, then 15 and now 71, […]

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