Focus Washington by Elizabeta Bozinovska

Study Shows 2,4 Times More US Vets’ Suicides than Government Reported

September 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An extensive study released on Saturday has revealed that the real rate of former US troops that are taking their own lives is about 2.4 times the suicides rate claimed by the government. The study […]

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CENTCOM: US Green Village Base in Syria Targeted in Rocket Attack

September 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US military base Green Village in northeast Syria was the target of a rocket attack on Sunday that failed to hit the US or coalition forces, or any equipment, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) […]

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Washington to Defend Taiwan with Military Force if Necessary

September 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

While insisting that the US still adheres to the One China policy and is not encouraging the independence of Taiwan, President Joe Biden said on Sunday during a ‘60 Minutes’ CBS News interview that Washington […]

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Biden: Tentative Agreement Reached to Avoid National Rail Strike

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden announced a tentative agreement has been reached between railroad companies and unions representing their workers to avoid a nationwide strike. The strike could have had a severe impact on the economy. Biden […]

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US Midterms 2022: Tracking Trump’s ‘Extraordinary’ Endorsement Spree

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former President Donald Trump has shown he has great pride in plucking the next wave of his personal favorites to become Republican stars in the U.S. Midterms 2022. When he was still in the White […]

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Ohio Abortion Ban Temporarily Blocked As Women Travel States For Procedure

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A judge temporarily blocked Ohio’s six-week abortion ban on virtually all abortions, again pausing a law that took effect after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion at the federal level. The […]

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Trump Offered Jordan the West Bank

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Then-President Donald Trump offered to give the occupied West Bank to the King of Jordan Abdullah II in January 2018. A new book details how Trump offered the West Bank to Jordan’s king. King Abdullah II […]

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Putin, Xi Meet For First Time Since Ukraine War

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Uzbekistan today for the first time face-to-face since Russia invaded Ukraine. Putin said China had “questions and concerns” about the war in Ukraine, making […]

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New CDC Data Shows Alarmingly Increased Rates of STIs in 2021

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) preliminary data of 2021 STIs Surveillance released this month shows a steep escalation in the number of STIs with the total infections beating the record number of […]

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Biden Administration Rebuffs Senators’ Russia ‘Terrorism’ Bill

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Hours after US lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislature calling on the United States to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, the Biden administration on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to the initiative. Citing unintended consequences, […]

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world is at a critical juncture with coronavirus pandemic entering third year.

WHO Chief Says Covid Pandemic’s End is in Sight

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After the number of newly reported Covid cases has dropped to the lowest level since March 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that although we’re not […]

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GOP Proposal to Force Rail Unions into Labor Deal Blocked by Sanders

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Sen. Bernie Sanders blocked the speedy approval of the resolution introduced on Wednesday by the Republicans that would require railroad workers to adopt the outlines of a labor deal. Sanders stood up on the floor […]

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DeSantis Flies 2 Planes of Undocumented Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

September 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis sent two planes full of undocumented migrants to the swanky hideaway for the rich and famous Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts on Wednesday, escalating his tactic to draw attention to the […]

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We Are Going in the Wrong Direction on Climate, the WMO Warns

September 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued a bleak warning that the world is going in the wrong direction on climate change. “The climate science is clear. We are heading in the wrong direction,” WMO said in […]

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Oil Edges Higher with US Reserves Plan Offsetting Hot Inflation

September 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Oil is swinging in prices, fluctuating after the International Energy Agency trimmed its estimates on global demand and the United States mulled when to refill its strategic emergency oil reserves. Prices edged higher today as […]

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Saudi Aramco Launches ‘Global AI Corridor’ to Boost Local Ecosystem

September 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A deal to launch a “Global AI Corridor” with Saudi state oil giant Saudi Aramco will aim to link Riyadh to the U.S. state of California. The project, named ‘Aramco Global AI Corridor,’ is to […]

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Biden to Announce Approval of $900 Million in U.S. EV Charging Funding

September 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden will announce today the approval of the first $900 million in U.S. funding to build Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations in 35 states. The funding is a part of the $1 trillion infrastructure […]

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Moderates Fleeing House, Setting Stage for More Washington Gridlock

September 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The political scene in the United States is set to get even more fraught. Moderate members of the U.S. House of Representatives are leaving office at twice the rate of their more partisan peers this year, […]

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Judge Orders Girl to Pay $150K to Family of the Rapist She Killed

September 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An Iowa court sentenced on Tuesday a teenage sex trafficking victim who stabbed her rapist to death to five years of closely supervised probation and ordered her to pay $150,000 restitution to the family of […]

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Sanctioned Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Issued US Visa for UN Visit

September 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Despite being under US sanctions, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other high-level diplomats of the Russian UN delegation will be allowed to travel to New York after Washington has granted them visas. According to […]

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West Virginia Lawmakers Adopt Near-Total Abortion Ban

September 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The West Virginia Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that, with few exceptions, would significantly curtail access to abortion in a state where it is currently legal up to 20 weeks post-fertilization. The bill passed […]

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Oath Keepers Leader’s Request for Special Master Denied

September 14, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes’s requests to delay the trial and get a special master appointed in his Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case were denied Tuesday by the US District Judge Amit Mehta hours after […]

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EPA Watchdog to Probe Jackson, Miss., Water Crisis

September 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The EPA inspector general office is now probing the federal response in Jackson, Miss., where a public water system crashed and left 150,000 people without safe drinking water. The office previously issued a scathing report […]

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DOJ Issued Dozens of Subpoenas Last Week Related to Trump and Jan. 6

September 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been busy over the past week, reportedly subpoenaing around 40 of former president Donald Trump’s associates. It is considered to be a significant escalation in the ongoing investigation by […]

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Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence Kicks Off in Riyadh

September 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Global AI Summit began this morning in Riyadh, bringing together 100,000 policymakers, specialists, stakeholders, and academics to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. It marks the second edition of the Global AI Summit in […]

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Thousands of Minnesota Nurses Launch 3-Day Strike Over Pay

September 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike, making it the largest protest in American history involving private sector nurses. The nurses are pressing for salary increases they say will help improve patient care […]

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In Utah, Drying Great Salt Lake Leads to Air Pollution

September 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The driest period in human history has crashed down on the American West. The mega-drought being experienced by the West threatens health, agriculture, and entire ways of life. In Salt Lake City, Utah, the air […]

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Responding to a request from President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed on Saturday that he had approved $200 million in military aid for Ukraine

Blinken Calls Iran’s Response to Proposed Nuclear Deal Step Backward

September 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

With Tehran’s response to the proposal put forward by the European Union being a clear step backward, the prospects for a new nuclear deal between the US and Iran are unlikely any time soon, US […]

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Moscow Accuses US of Involvement in Kyiv’s Strikes on Nuclear Plant

September 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The head of Russia’s Security Council Nikolay Patrushev has accused Washington of involvement in Ukrainian strikes on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) by supplying Kyiv with crucial intelligence to designate targets for shelling around the […]

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Police Arrest Texas Woman Behind Death Threats to Judge Cannon

September 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Texas police has arrested last week the woman who allegedly made death threats against the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s court fight over national security documents the FBI seized from his Florida resort. […]

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