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Moscow Issues Demarche to US Envoy Over Washington’s Role in Ukraine

February 22, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US ambassador to Moscow, Lynne M. Tracy, was summoned on Tuesday at the Russian Foreign Ministry where a demarche was presented to her over Washington’s role in the conflict in Ukraine, Russian media report. […]

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US Averts Diplomatic Crisis Over Israel

February 21, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. has averted a potential diplomatic crisis over Israeli settlements on the West Bank. The crisis would have threatened to overshadow ongoing Western efforts for the United Nations to spotlight Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, […]

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Chatbots Trigger Next Misinformation Fears

February 21, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

New generative artificial intelligence chatbot tools have stoked a new fear of the next misinformation nightmare. AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s BingGPT, and Google’s Bard have stoked a tech-industry frenzy. But they are also […]

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Republican 2024 Rivals Shopping for Big Donors

February 21, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The 2024 Republican nomination contenders are shopping for their big donors to launch their campaigns into the White House. Former president Donald Trump, on his third run for the Oval Office, is gathering some of […]

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CDC: COVID Jabs Added to Official Child Immunization Schedule

February 21, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

COVID-19 vaccines have been added to the child and adolescent immunization schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which released a few updates last week to it with several recommendations. The schedule […]

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OPEC+ Decisions Not Politicized, Saudi Energy Minister Says

February 20, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Decisions by the massive oil block OPEC+ are not politicized, Saudi Arabian energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said. The energy minister said that the decisions are based on market fundamentals and that the alliance […]

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Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine

February 20, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv, Ukraine early Monday. It marks his first to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighboring country nearly a year ago. The unannounced visit is […]

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Meta to Introduce Paid Subscription for Facebook, Instagram

February 20, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A new paid subscription service for Facebook and Instagram that will grant users a hallowed blue check for a monthly fee was announced on Sunday by Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Starting at $11.99 a […]

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Companies to Get Warned Directly Against Evading US’s Russia Sanctions

February 19, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As Washington seeks to further squeeze Russia’s economy, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said Saturday that Washington will directly warn companies against evading US-imposed sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine. Citing specific concerns […]

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US Slaughterhouses Illegally Employed Children for Hazardous Jobs

February 19, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Department of Labor has found that one of the nation’s largest food safety sanitation services providers, US cleaning contractor Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), has illegally employed children in slaughterhouses, one of the […]

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Russia Formally Accused by US of Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine

February 19, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In the latest Western effort to pile more pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and hold it accountable for its wartime atrocities, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Saturday that Washington has […]

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Washington Incites Kyiv to Escalate the War, Russia Accuses

February 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Washington was accused on Friday by Russia of inciting Ukraine to escalate the war by condoning attacks on Crimea, with Moscow pointing out that the US was now directly involved in the war because crazy […]

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Rep. Gaetz Says No Charges for Him in Sex Trafficking Case

February 17, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Far-right Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said the Department of Justice has ended a sex trafficking case against him. Gaetz is known for his staunch support of former president Donald Trump, and his membership in the […]

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Biden Says He Will Speak to China’s Xi about Balloon Incident

February 17, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden said he expects to speak with China’s president, Xi Jinping, about the spy balloon. The United States says it was a Chinese spy balloon that a U.S. fighter jet shot down early this […]

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US Lack of Medical Leave in Focus as Spain Passes New Law

February 17, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Spain has passed a new “period pain” law that allows women to take medical leave. The new law has brought the lack of U.S. medical leave into focus. Spanish women suffering from “period pain” will now […]

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Free Covid Care for Uninsured to Continue After Biden’s Push

February 17, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

While plotting a quicker wind-down of its broader Covid pandemic response, the Biden administration is mulling a plan to keep vaccines, tests, and treatments free for the uninsured into 2024. The plan aims to calm […]

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Youngkin Clears Path for ‘Extreme’ Bill Allowing Police to Seek Menstrual Histories

February 16, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Republican Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is taking aim at abortions. Youngkin blocked a bill that was passed in the state senate that banned search warrants for menstrual data stored in tracking apps on mobile phones and […]

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US, UK Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity in Chagos Islands

February 16, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The U.S. and the United Kingdom are guilty of crimes against humanity in the forced displacement of indigenous people from the Chagos Islands, Human Rights Watch said. Human Rights Watch published a scathing new 106-page […]

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DeSantis Signs Bill Expanding Controversial Migrant Transportation Program

February 16, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill to expand a controversial state program to transport migrants. The law is used to relocate migrants from anywhere in the country to Democratic-led cities. The […]

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Al Qaeda’s New Leader Adel Has $10 Million Bounty on His Head

February 16, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United Nations has identified a new leader of the al Qaeda terrorist group. He has a $10 million bounty on his head. Seif al-Adel is a former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking […]

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First Among Social Media Platforms, Twitter to Allow Cannabis Ads

February 16, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After updating its advertising policies on Wednesday, Twitter will now allow – in accordance with federal guidelines – cannabis ads to run on its service in states where cannabis is legal. In part due to […]

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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 […]

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Thanksgiving food prices rising over inflation

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Partisan Warfare is Consuming the New Congress

February 13, 2023 Dime

The new Congress is at war with itself. The two sides of the aisle are consumed in warfare against each other. President Joe Biden baited Republican hecklers during his State of the Union address last […]

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Democrats Throw Weight behind Biden for 2024 but Do the Public Agree?

February 13, 2023 Dime

The Democratic Party is deciding whether their best bet for the 2024 presidential election is the incumbent, President Joe Biden. There is a gaping divide in the Democratic Party between institutional public opinion and the […]

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Lawmakers Seek More Answers on Unidentified Objects that were Shot Down

February 13, 2023 Dime

Democrats and Republicans in Congress are urging President Biden to show “maximum transparency” on the information the administration gathers regarding the four unidentified flying objects that have recently been shot down over the United States […]

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NYC Mayor Adams says Mask Mandates Might Need to Return

February 13, 2023 Dime

In an interview with Caribbean Power Jam Radio’s “The Reset Show,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams justified the removal of a COVID vaccine mandate for city workers and said that mandates might be reinstated […]

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Meta Restores Trump’s Access for Facebook, Instagram

February 10, 2023 Dime

Trump is allowed back on Facebook and Instagram. Meta has restored former president Donald Trump’s access to Facebook and Instagram. It comes after a two-year suspension following the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol. […]

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