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Wall Street is warming up to the idea that the next big disruptive force on the horizon is central bank digital currencies, even though the Federal Reserve likely remains a few years away from developing […]

CDC Says Fewer Than 6,000 Americans Have Contracted COVID After Being Fully Vaccinated

U.S. health officials have confirmed fewer than 6,000 cases of Covid-19 in fully vaccinated Americans, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Monday, CNBC writes. That represents just 0.007% of the […]

Senate to Vote on Bill to Combat Anti-Asian American Hate Crimes

The Senate will vote Wednesday on legislation to address a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday, CNBC reported. The bill, put forward by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, […]

Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Corruption Authority Initiates a Number of Criminal Cases

Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-corruption Authority (Nazaha) said on Sunday it had initiated a number of criminal cases and legal procedures, Arab News reported. Among the most prominent cases, a retired major general and two […]

Austin Police Identify Former Sheriff’s Detective Accused of Rape as Suspect Behind Massacre

A massive multi-agency manhunt including the FBI and U.S. Marshals continued Monday morning stemming from a shooting on Sunday in Austin and an armed former sheriff’s detective is wanted for killing at least three people […]

Biden to Hold Second Meeting with Bipartisan Lawmakers on Infrastructure

President Biden is scheduled to meet Monday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, all of whom are former governors or mayors, to discuss his $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal, according to The Hill. The group, which […]

Half of U.S. Adults Now Have Received at Least 1 Covid Shot

Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one Covid-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince […]

Graham: ‘I Could Not Disagree More’ with Trump Support of Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday pushed back on former President Trump’s support for removing all troops from Afghanistan, writing on Twitter that he “could not disagree more with former President Trump regarding his support […]

NY State Adds New COVID Vaccine Rules for Nursing Homes as Workers Decline Jab

Nearly half of New York’s nursing home workers haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine — so the state Department of Health is now putting more pressure on the facilities to bridge the gap, The Post has […]

Trump Calls Afghanistan Withdrawal ‘Wonderful and Positive Thing to Do,’ Criticizes Biden’s Timeline

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday praised withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan, while knocking his successor’s timeline for doing so, CNN reports. Though the former President offered his support of President Joe Biden’s plans to […]

Pentagon Confirms New Photos and Videos of UFOs are Real

The leaked photos and video of “unidentified aerial phenomena” taken in 2019 are indeed images of unexplained objects, Defense Department confirmed last week. According to CNN, Pentagon spokeswoman Susan Gough said that the photos and […]

SpaceX to Launch Starship SN15 this Week

According to Teslarati, the CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk said that the company is “aiming to launch” its fifth Starship on a high-altitude test flight as early as next week, maintaining their schedule of at […]

US Pressuring Israel to Stop Commenting on Iran

The Biden administration has turned to Israel several times in the past few days, asking that it stops commenting on Iran, N12 reported as quoted by The Jerusalem Post. According to the report, the Biden […]

Feds Hit Roger Stone with $2 Million Tax Suit

The Justice Department is suing political strategist and longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone for almost $2 million in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest, dating back more than a decade, Politico reports. The civil suit, […]

Russia to Expel 10 U.S. Diplomats in Response to Biden Administration Sanctions

The Kremlin said Friday it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and blacklist eight current and former U.S. officials including FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, Susan Rice and John Bolton in response to U.S. sanctions and […]

Biden Appears to Cave on 15K Refugee Cap Under Pressure from Left, Democrats

Just hours after President Joe Biden signed an executive order that would retain the Trump administration’s 15,000 person cap on refugee admissions Friday, the White House reversed course on the matter, apparently caving after facing […]

Florida Woman Charged for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Kamala Harris

A Miami woman has been charged for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, CNN reports. […]

World Passes 3 Million Coronavirus Deaths

The world has surpassed three million COVID-19 deaths, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker, a shocking toll that comes amid new warning signs even as vaccinations progress, The Hill writes. Both cases and deaths […]

New Details Emerge about Feds’ Decision Not to Charge Jeffrey Epstein in 2016

New details emerged Friday about the feds’ decision not to pursue charges against Jeffrey Epstein in 2016 — when a number of lawyers warned he might still be abusing girls, according to New York Post. […]

GOP Acknowledges Struggle to Bring Down Biden

Republicans are struggling to land attacks against President Biden as they grapple with how to win back power in Washington next year, according to The Hill. Biden is proving to be an elusive cipher for […]

Indianapolis Shooter was Former FedEx Employee, Had Had Gun Seized by Police

The gunman who carried out a massacre at a FedEx sorting facility, killing eight people before shooting himself, was a 19-year-old former employee who had had a shotgun seized by authorities last year, Indianapolis police […]

Portland Police Disperse Crowd with Pepper Spray Following Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting

Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the fatal shooting of a suspect by police in Lents Park, […]

States Struggle To Give Out Over $45 Billion in Rental Assistance as Evictions Continue

Since Matthew Turner was laid off in October, he estimates he’s applied to close to 600 jobs, with no luck. Nearly as difficult has been his hunt for rental assistance, CNBC reports. Turner’s contacted many […]

Dogecoin Spikes 400% In a Week, Stoking Fears of a Cryptocurrency Bubble

Dogecoin started out as a joke – but now it’s a top 10 digital currency worth $40 billion, CNBC writes. The cryptocurrency is based on the “Doge” meme, which rose to popularity in late 2013. […]

S&P 500 Edges Higher to Another All-Time High, On Pace for 4th Straight Positive Week

U.S. stocks rose again on Friday as the market’s record run carried on amid strong earnings from blue-chip companies as well as solid data signaling a snapback in the economy, CNBC reports. The Dow Jones […]

Saudi Arabia Must ‘Confront Power With Power’ in Yemen, Says Expert

The international community bears responsibility for prolonging the crisis in Yemen, and Saudi Arabia should not simply wait for the Iran-backed Houthis to cause a disaster, according to a Saudi expert in international relations, Arab […]

Biden to Use Meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister to Send ‘Clear Signal’ to China

President Joe Biden plans to use his meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday to send a signal to China that the countries are united in their opposition to recent aggression against Taiwan as […]

Biden Hits Russia with New Sanctions in Response to Election Meddling

The Biden administration has announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and broad sanctions against Russian officials and companies in retaliation for Moscow’s interference in elections and cyber-espionage campaigns such as the SolarWinds hack, The […]

Warnock Pushes Gun Control but Paid Over $100K to Private Security Firm

Sen. Raphael Warnock has been calling for gun control in recent weeks, despite his campaign spending over $100,000 on “security services” from a private security firm as recently as February, according to Fox News. The […]

Yang Under Fire for Appearance in Video Suggesting Violence Toward Women

Andrew Yang faced an onslaught of criticism Thursday after a video circulated of the leading mayoral candidate laughing when asked if he “choked b—-es,” Politico reports. In the video, someone asks the mayoral front-runner whether […]