Focus Washington by Elizabeta Bozinovska

Research Shows Ants Can Detect the Smell of Cancer

January 25, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Real Estate Future Forum Kicks Off in Riyadh

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Davos Ends With Criticism Over Attendees’ Private Jet Usage

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Trouble for Trump in Georgia

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Ford Slashes 3,200 Jobs in Europe In Move to US

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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California Staggered by Deadly Back-to-Back Mass Shootings

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Border Patrol Sees Huge Spike in Terrorist Suspects Entering the US

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Former FBI Agent Arrested Over Ties to Russian Oligarch Deripaska

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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State Secretary Blinken Tells Baku to Lift Lachin Corridor Blockade

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Another 4 Oath Keepers Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy for Jan6

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Microsoft to Invest Billions in ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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FDA Proposes Shift to Annual Covid Vaccine Shots

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Kamala Harris Urges Federal Abortion Protections

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Quran Burning In Sweden Sparks Outrage

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Fox News: Your TV Is Spying On You?

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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New EU Report Says Big Pharma Has Disproportionate Influence on Public Health

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Manchin Calls Biden’s Mishandling of Classified Docs Irresponsible

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Dozen People Shot, Three Critical in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Nightclub

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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DOJ Considering Search of President Biden’s Rehoboth Home

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Brazil and Argentina Move to Cut Reliance on US Dollar

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Biden to Tap Zients as White House Chief of Staff Klain’s Replacement

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Saudi FM Speaks on US Relationship At Davos

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud spoke on the Kingdom’s economy, oil, Iran, and U.S. ties at Davos. Speaking at a panel at the World Economic Forum, he said the Saudi-US partnership […]

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US Obtains Exclusion of NGOs from Drafting AI Treaty

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The first international treaty on Artificial Intelligence is being drafted. However, civil society organizations will not have a seat at that table. Civil society organizations have been excluded from the drafting process due to a request […]

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Social Media Failed To Address Jan 6 Online Violence

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Far-right Republicans Greene and Gosar Restored to House Committees

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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A Trump Judge Could Effectively Ban The Abortion Pill

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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State Department Encourages UK, EU Terror Designation of IRGC

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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IEA Chief Tells WEF World is Witnessing Biggest Energy Crisis Ever

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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Apple Slapped With Massive Fine by Russian Monopoly Watchdog

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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. […]

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

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

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 […]

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