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DeSantis wants to roll back press freedoms

February 24, 2023 Maja Popovska

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ broken relationship with the mainstream media could get even worse, POLITICO reports. The contentious Republican governor has encouraged Florida’s Republican-dominated Legislature to weaken state laws that have long protected journalists […]

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Republican presidential hopefuls make their way in Iowa

February 24, 2023 Maja Popovska

The GOP descended on Iowa this week. Over the course of three days in Iowa this week, the political pitfalls and opportunities of the state already became apparent, POLITICO reported. After a slow start, Republican presidential […]

Investigation into Ohio train derailment points to overheated wheel bearing

February 24, 2023 Maja Popovska

The derailment of a train carrying dangerous toxic chemicals in Ohio can be traced to an overheated wheel bearing, which was 253 degrees hotter than the air temperature, National Transportation Safety Board officials said, Axios […]

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 additional years for LA rape conviction

February 24, 2023 Maja Popovska

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 additional years in prison, three months after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles, CNN reports. The disgraced film producer was previously convicted of rape and […]

Colleges brace for the end of affirmative action

February 24, 2023 Maja Popovska

Colleges are reevaluating their admissions process as they try to figure out how to attract a diverse student body in a world without affirmative action, Axios reported. The Supreme Court is widely expected to rule […]

Trump’s polling number dip amid GOP presidential nominations

February 24, 2023 Maja Popovska

The GOP’s 2024 presidential field has an inertia problem, Axios reports. At the front is former president Donald Trump, who is described as a wounded candidate. Republicans privately fear that Trump will lose to President […]

All U.S. extremist mass killings in 2022 linked to far right

February 24, 2023 Maja Popovska

Right-wing extremists committed all ideologically driven mass killings identified in the U.S. in 2022, ADL reports. A new report about murder and extremism in the U.S. found that all extremist-related murder and mass killing was […]

The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump's administration, together with Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

Trump ordered to testify in lawsuits against DOJ and FBI

February 24, 2023 Maja Popovska

Former President Donald Trump has been instructed by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson to participate in the questioning regarding two lawsuits filed against the Justice Department and FBI by two former officials who claim […]

Debt ceiling debate sparks division among Americans, poll shows

February 24, 2023 Maja Popovska

According to a recent NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll, Americans are divided on whether Congress should vote to raise the debt ceiling before a possible default occurs this summer, The Hill reported. The poll found that 52% […]

Online content policing loses steam

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

Big tech platforms are splintering on their efforts to limit undesirable content, Reuters reports. Major online platforms once competed to display their vigilance against misinformation, abuse, and hate speech. Now, the platforms are choosing decidedly […]

Banning ideas and authors is not a ‘culture war.’ It’s fascism.

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

Republicans are enthusiastic to ban concepts, authors, and books, The Guardian reported. The bans are sweeping across the U.S. Forty-four states have proposed bans on the teaching of “divisive concepts”, and 18 states have passed […]

EU lawmakers approve effective 2035 ban on new fossil fuel cars

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

The European Union is blocking gas-powered cars, Reuters reports. For years, the bloc has been looking for ways to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions contribute to global warming by trapping heat […]

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Inflation rose 0.5% in January, more than expected

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

There has been a bump in the road to squash inflation, Axios report. Inflation turned higher to start 2023, as rising shelter, gas, and fuel prices took their toll on consumers, the Labor Department reported […]

Michigan State students grew up with school shootings

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

Multiple students at Michigan State University relived a horror of a school shooting, having already lived through previous school shooting massacres, NBC News reports. It shows a generation of children being continuously haunted by school […]

Drastic emissions cuts needed to avert multi-century sea level rise

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

Human-caused global warming must be limited in order to avert a huge increase in sea levels, ABC News reports. A new study found that only by limiting global warming to 1.5°C or less can a […]

America turns against immigration

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

Americans are showing increased concern over immigration, Axios reports. A new poll by Gallup shows that more Americans want less immigration. The polling says that the share of Americans who want less immigration has spiked […]

Michigan Republicans blocked gun reform laws a year before school shooting

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

Republican lawmakers in Michigan rejected an opportunity to change gun reform laws less than a year before the school shooting at Michigan State University, The Guardian reported. After the mass shooting at an elementary school […]

New details shared about Michigan State University shooter

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

Information about the lives of the victims and the shooter is becoming available less than 24 hours after a shooting spree that left three Michigan State University students dead and five others gravely injured, The […]

The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump's administration, together with Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

Manhattan judge upholds Trump contempt order in civil case

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

A decision placing Donald Trump in civil contempt for disobeying a subpoena issued by Letitia James, the New York attorney general, in her investigation into his business operations, was upheld by a state appeals court […]

Nikki Haley is running for president

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

Nikki Haley, a South Carolina governor and a United Nations ambassador in the Trump administration, is officially running for president, The New York Times reports. She becomes the first GOP rival to take on former […]

Fallout continues from Ohio train derailment

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

The fallout over a train derailment in Ohio continues to mount, The Hill reported. The EPA released more details on Monday on what other chemicals were on board the train. The EPA said it found […]

How the Chinese spy balloon sent the U.S. on a hunt for flying objects

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

It appears the U.S. military had an “awareness gap” on flying objects over the nation, Reuters reports. After the U.S. government announced last week that a fleet of Chinese spy balloons had visited the United […]

Netanyahu launches contentious overhaul as thousands protest

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis converged on the nation’s parliament, CNN reports. It comes amid warnings that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the plan to weaken the judiciary, which risks plunging Israel into a […]

Fears of renewed FBI abuse of power after informant infiltrated BLM protests

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

There are fears that the FBI is again abusing its powers to harass and intimidate minority groups, The Guardian reported. The FBI’s use of an informant to infiltrate Black Lives Matter in Denver during the […]

Teen girls ‘engulfed’ in violence and trauma, CDC finds

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

Teenage girls are experiencing record-high levels of sadness and violence. A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a record-high percentage of teen girls are persistently sad or hopeless. Nearly […]

The Republican war on energy efficiency will cost the poor the most

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

Republicans have taken aim at energy-saving measures. There has been a growing, strong disdain in the Republican Party for energy efficiency. Republicans have actively rolled back or blocked measures on energy efficiency at the federal and […]

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Republican senator Tim Scott preparing presidential run

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

South Carolina senator Tim Scott is reportedly taking steps to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, The Hill reports. It comes as a fellow South Carolina politician, Nikki Haley, officially launches her own presidential […]

Michigan State University shooting leaves three dead, 5 injured

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

Three people were killed and five others were injured after a shooter opened fire at Michigan State University on Monday night. After an hours-long manhunt that prompted terrified students to shelter in the dark, the […]

Pence prepares battle against grand jury subpoena

February 14, 2023 Maja Popovska

According to two sources who are knowledgeable of Mike Pence’s position, he is ready to fight a grand jury subpoena for evidence about the effort by the late President Donald Trump to rig the 2020 […]

Brittney Griner makes second public appearance since Russian prison

February 12, 2023 Maja Popovska

In her second outing since leaving a Russian prison, WNBA star Brittney Griner went to the WM Phoenix Open golf event on Saturday, according to NBC News. Around 200,000 spectators watched the action from the […]

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