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Washington Split Over Ukraine’s Demand for Accelerated NATO Accession

October 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s unexpected demand to fast-track NATO membership talks has been met with a mixed reaction in the United States, where US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stopped short of unequivocally endorsing the move, […]

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Elon Musk Showcased Humanoid Robot Optimus at Tesla AI Day

October 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off Friday the prototype of humanoid robot Optimus – developed in February – at the electric vehicle maker’s AI Day event at a Tesla office in Palo Alto, California. Noting […]

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Moscow Slapped with Severe Sanctions after Annexing Ukrainian Regions

October 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday, Washington slapped Moscow and Putin’s allies with another round of sanctions, also warning anyone outside of Russia against providing Moscow political […]

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2020 Election Conspiracists Could Soon Oversee Voting in Battleground States

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Two far-right politicians who want to upend the way votes are cast and counted are tied or leading in races to become the top election administrators in their states. Republicans Jim Marchant of Nevada and […]

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Former NSA Employee Arrested on Espionage-Related Charges

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A former National Security Agency (NSA) employee was arrested on espionage-related charges for allegedly trying to sell U.S. secrets, the Justice Department announced. The Colorado Springs man made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday […]

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Nord Stream Incident Prompts US to Puts Energy Operators on Alert

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a series of explosions earlier this week disabled Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in a suspected sabotage act, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned the US energy industry, including LNG […]

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Facebook’s Meta to Freeze Hiring, Prompts Fears of Layoffs

September 30, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After the Facebook parent company announced on Thursday it would freeze hiring and further restructure amid an uncertain macroeconomic situation, Meta employees have also been warned of potential layoffs. During a weekly Q&A session, Chief […]

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‘Unprecedented’ Nord Stream Leaks has Massive Environmental Impact

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Both Nord Stream gas pipelines were apparently sabotaged, making it one of the worst industrial methane accidents in history, scientists said. While the sabotage has massive environmental impacts, it falls short of being a major climate […]

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US Condemns Putin’s Plan to Annex Seized Ukrainian Territory

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russia is facing another round of sanctions on prominent individuals and sectors of its economy after proclaiming it has annexed four Ukrainian regions. The United States said it will announce sanctions in the coming days. Russian […]

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Highland Park Mass Shooting Survivors Sue Smith & Wesson

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest bid to hold gun manufacturers accountable for mass killings despite broad protections the federal law gives the industry, survivors and family members of people killed during the July 4 mass shooting at […]

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Washington is Sending More Rocket Systems to Ukraine Under USAI

September 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ukraine will be getting eighteen additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) as part of a new $1.1 billion military aid package under USAI the Biden Administration has approved for the country, Pentagon officials announced […]

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White House Has First Hunger Conference in 50 Years

September 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden administration is hosting a one-day conference today on hunger, nutrition and health, bringing together advocates, researchers and activists, as well as leaders in business, philanthropy, faith groups, and communities. Just before the conference, […]

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Supreme Court Conservatives Step on the Gas

September 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Supreme Court will hear multiple new cases in its new term beginning on Monday, showing the increasing willingness of the conservative majority to take on divisive issues as it continues to steer the court […]

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Berlin Was Warned by CIA of Possible Nord Stream Attack Months Ago

September 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After both of Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines were damaged and a massive gas leak appeared off the Danish island of Bornholm and Sweden also reported two leaks, Germany appeared to be looking for answers. German […]

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US Urged by Russia, China, to Return Afghanistan $7Bn in Frozen Funds

September 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States was urged on Tuesday by both China and Russia to release $7 billion of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves that were frozen in the US banking system when the Taliban seized power in the […]

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Whistleblowers Alarming Over Migrant Kids’ Mistreatment Fear Retaliation

September 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After raising concerns last year about the mistreatment of unaccompanied migrant children on a Texas military base, US government workers aiding migrant children are now fearing retaliation, a watchdog report released on Tuesday shows. The […]

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Biden Demands That Oil Companies Bring Down Prices Immediately

September 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

US President Joe Biden repeated on Monday demands for oil companies to charge less for petrol at the pumps in a clear sign that while they have come down from the highs seen this summer, […]

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Abortion Upends the Battle for a Dozen Key Governorships

September 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The battle over abortion rights will be won or lost in state capitals, not Washington, now that the Supreme Court has overturned the federal constitutional right to the procedure. Governors have been handed new power when […]

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Pennsylvania School District Bans Girls Who Code Book Series

September 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A school district in Pennsylvania temporarily banned the Girls Who Code book series for young readers, making it the latest book to vanish from schools in the U.S. The books are four of more than […]

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Putin Grants Russian Citizenship to U.S. Whistleblower Snowden

September 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russian President Vladimir Putin granted Russian citizenship to former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the National Security Agency (NSA). Snowden is accused of espionage […]

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Mark Meadows’ Texts Show Evidence of ‘Attempted Coup’

September 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A former technical adviser to the January 6 committee said texts former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows turned over provide “irrefutable” proof of a plot to overturn the results of the 2020 election. […]

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Activists Push to Make Ecocide an International Crime

September 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new global movement aims to make the mass destruction and damage of ecosystems a prosecutable, international crime against peace, known as ecocide. The Stop Ecocide movement is global. In the U.S., its chapter spent […]

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Republican Abortion Bans Restrict Women’s Access to Other Essential Medicine

September 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Many pharmacies and doctors across the United States in Republican states are being forced to deny patients access to essential drugs due to sweeping abortion bans. One such prescription is methotrexate, which is used for […]

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GOP Under Pressure to Impeach Biden if They Win House, Rep. Mace Says

September 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

If they win back control of Congress in November’s midterm elections, Republican lawmakers will face pressure to impeach and oust President Joe Biden, Representative Nancy Mace has claimed in an NBC News interview. After winning […]

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Cheney Will Not Remain Republican if GOP Nominees Trump in 2024

September 26, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney will not remain a Republican if former President Donald Trump becomes the Republican Party’s nominee for president in 2024, she said at the Texas Tribune festival. Cheney vowed to do […]

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Tom Emmer Argues that ‘Commitment to America’ Platform is Crucial for GOP Winning Midterm Elections

September 25, 2022 Dime

The National Republican Congressional Committee’s leader, Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, emphasized on Friday how crucial the “Commitment to America” platform would be to the party’s hopes of taking back control of the House of […]

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Hillary Clinton Finds Trump’s Handling of Documents ‘Disturbing’

September 24, 2022 Dime

In response to the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, Hillary Clinton called former President Trump’s management of records “very distressing” and refuted any claims that she ever had classified information on a personal email […]

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Former Reagan Adviser Says Ukraine Should ‘Leave Crimea Alone’

September 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The former aide to US President Ronald Reagan, Doug Bandow, believes the US’ goal in Ukraine should be to contain the effects of the crisis, urging the Biden administration to firmly ground Washington’s Ukraine policy […]

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Tesla Recalls Nearly 1.1 Million U.S. Vehicles

September 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million U.S. vehicles in order to update a window reversing software in the vehicles. The cars are being pulled because the window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting […]

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Stratcom Commander Says Nuclear War is No Longer Theoretical

September 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the US faces the possibility of nuclear war with a peer-level opponent, Navy Admiral Charles Richard, commander of US Strategic Command, declared on Wednesday […]

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