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Major World Media Call on Biden to Drop Assange Charges

November 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A group of prominent Western newspapers led by the New York Times has called on the Biden administration in a public letter issued Monday to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Detained in the […]

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Voters Sue GOP-led Cochise County Over Election Certification Delay

November 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After it voted last week to delay the certification of its election canvass past the statewide Monday deadline, the Republican-controlled Cochise County in rural Arizona is now facing a lawsuit, which was widely expected after […]

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Cyber Monday Set for Record Sales of $11.2 Bil as Shoppers Wait for Discounts

November 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Spending on Cyber Monday is set to hit a record $11.2 billion as discounts on everything drive shoppers to spend even as stubbornly high inflation persists. Cyber Monday is the biggest U.S. online shopping day. […]

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Apple Curbs AirDrop File Sharing on Devices in China

November 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Apple restricted a crucial tool of dissent in China weeks before widespread protests broke out. Over the weekend, anti-government protests flared in several cities in China and on college campuses. It marks the country’s most widespread […]

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Rood: It’s Important for Biden the Embassy in Moscow Remains Open

November 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

It is very important to President Joe Biden that the US Embassy in Russia remains open and functioning, US Charge d’Affaires in Moscow Elizabeth Rood told RIA Novosti, noting that the United States has channels […]

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Maricopa County Refutes Claims of Disenfranchised Voters

November 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Pushing back on claims that voters were disenfranchised because of malfunctions at some of its vote centers on Election Day, Arizona’s Maricopa County on Sunday released new data about the issues. Despite Maricopa election officials’ […]

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President Biden Evades In-Depth Weapons Check in Ukraine

November 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Fearing that sending inspectors or other military personnel too deep into Ukraine and closer to the frontline may antagonize Russia and fuel a wider conflict, the Biden administration has so far resisted the pressure and […]

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Fauci Believes in Covid-19 Natural Origin, but Has an ‘Open Mind’

November 27, 2022 Dime

In regards to the origins of COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that he is “totally open-minded,” but added that the scientific data “highly” implies it was not released from a lab, Fox News informed. During […]

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Colorado Governor Declines Biden’s Call for Assault Weapons Ban

November 27, 2022 Dime

Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado, a Democrat, said he was open to look into further licensing requirements for some “high-powered guns” but declined to support President Biden’s call for a ban on so-called “assault weapons” […]

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David Friedman Criticizes Trump for Meeting Kanye West and Nick Fuentes

November 27, 2022 Dime

Leading Jewish figures are criticizing the former president Donald Trump for hosting a dinner at his Florida home that featured the white supremacist Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West, commonly known as Ye. Both have […]

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GOP Threatens Audits on Ukraine Aid once they Regain House Control

November 27, 2022 Dime

Republicans have threatened audits when they regain control of the House in January, so President Biden’s administration is rushing to track the roughly $20 billion in military aid it has delivered to Ukraine, Fox News […]

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Newsom to Support Biden’s Re-election Bid

November 26, 2022 Dime

Gavin Newsom, governor of California, has reportedly told President Biden that he is “all in” on Biden’s reelection, dispelling rumors that he could run against the vice president for the Democratic primary in 2024, Fox […]

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Will Republicans Support Trump’s 2024 Presidential Run?

November 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The question of whether former president Donald Trump will rise or fall continues to be in the spotlight. The Republican Party’s delegate-selection process across the United States may hold the key to telling whether Trump’s […]

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Black Friday Lands with a Flop in a Strange Economy

November 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Billions of dollars are at stake in a puzzling holiday shopping season. The shopping season promises to be unpredictable. Retailers and consumers are figuring out how much they can spend, and what should be prioritized. Two […]

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Biden Renews Push for Ban on Assault Weapons After Recent Shootings

November 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After a recent spate of shootings in the US, President Joe Biden stressed Thursday that it’s sick that the United States still allows the purchase of semi-automatic firearms, renewing his push to ban assault weapons. […]

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US Military-Linked Propaganda Campaign Uncovered by Meta

November 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The latest Adversarial Threat Report published this week by Facebook’s parent company Meta shows that the investigation has uncovered several US-originating clusters of fake accounts and pages engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB). The company […]

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Pence Should Testify in Jan.6 Criminal Probe, DOJ Demands

November 25, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former Vice President Mike Pence was allegedly contacted by the US Justice Department that wants him to testify in the criminal investigation into former president Donald Trump and allies’ efforts to impede the transfer of […]

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Kanye West Asks Trump to Be His Running Mate in 2024

November 24, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Could Kanye West and Donald Trump be on the Republican ticket together? Kanye West said he asked former president Donald Trump to be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Ye, the controversial rapper formerly […]

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Federal Judge Rejects Push for DeSantis Testimony

November 24, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will likely not have to testify in court over the decision to suspend a Hillsborough County prosecutor. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that DeSantis would likely not have to testify, […]

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Russia’s Embassy in Washington Blasts CIA Plan to Recruit Russians

November 24, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Following the news that the CIA is interested in recruiting disaffected Russians as potential future assets, Russia’s embassy in the US issued a public statement on Thursday condemning the spy agency’s statements, adding that these […]

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Majority of COVID Deaths in August Were Vaccinated Americans

November 24, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A Washington Post analysis of federal and state data published Wednesday found that for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a majority of Americans dying from the virus were at least […]

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Russian Embassy in UK Accused of Posting Antisemitic Meme of Zelensky

November 24, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A meme that Russia’s Embassy in the UK tweeted on Tuesday has sparked an avalanche of criticism both against Russia as well as Twitter for allowing its publishing after its content was branded antisemitic. Responding […]

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EU Industry on Emergency Footing Due to High Gas Prices

November 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The European Union has had to go into emergency mode to ready a big subsidy push in order to prevent European industry from being wiped out by rivals in the United States. President Joe Biden […]

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G7 Debates Russian Oil Price Cap

November 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Group of Seven nations is looking at a price cap on Russian oil. The European Union is discussing a proposal from the G7 to put a price cap on Russian sea-borne oil in the range […]

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Supreme Court Allows Congress to View Trump’s Tax Returns

November 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Supreme Court will allow a congressional committee to receive copies of former president Donald Trump’s tax returns. It brings to an end a messy three-year battle by the House ways and means committee to […]

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US Keeps NATO’s Approach Toward Russia Moderate, Source Says

November 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Despite calls for the opposite among members, the United States has, fortunately, established a moderate approach toward Russia within NATO, a NATO source says. In order to avoid any dangerous military action by air or […]

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CIA Targets Disgruntled Russians as Potential Assets

November 23, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

CIA believes the war in Ukraine has been a massive failure for Moscow and that it opens opportunities for Western intelligence agencies among Russians disgusted” with the conflict, says David Marlowe, the agency’s deputy director […]

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Progressive Activists Ready Campaign to Counter New House GOP Majority

November 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republicans are on track to assume a slim majority of the House next year, prompting progressive groups to roll out a coordinated campaign to counter the new majority as soon as it takes charge in […]

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DOJ Seeks to Void Trump’s Special Master Review of Papers

November 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is scheduled to ask a court to void the special master review examining documents seized from Donald Trump’s Florida residence and make the materials available to the criminal investigation surrounding […]

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US Opposes Escalation in Syria as Erdogan Threatens Ground Offensive

November 22, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US State Department spokesperson said Tuesday that Washington opposes any military action that destabilizes the situation in Syria and additionally escalates the retaliatory strikes by Turkey and a Kurdish militia along the Syrian border. […]

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