Month: August 2022
U.S. to declare health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.
Read MoreMistrial denied as jury weighs damages against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook defamation trial – Reuters
Mistrial denied as jury weighs damages against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook defamation trial Reuters Sandy Hook family attorney exposes Alex Jones’ dishonesty during brutal cross-examination CNN Alex Jones admits Sandy Hook massacre was ‘100% real’ PIX11 News Sandy Hook parents await jury’s
Read MoreNew Zealand MP talks about the movement to change the country’s name
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, co-leader of The Maori Party in the New Zealand parliament, about a push to change the country’s name to Aotearoa, a Maori name.
Read MoreDeSantis suspends Tampa prosecutor who took stance against criminalizing abortion providers – CNN
DeSantis suspends Tampa prosecutor who took stance against criminalizing abortion providers CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspends ‘Soros-backed’ state attorney who refused to enforce abortion ban Fox News Polk Sheriff Grady Judd: ‘Innocent people are being murdered where prosecutors don’t do their
Read MoreOutrage grows over ‘unjustified’ Brittney Griner sentencing
The US basketball community decried Women’s NBA star Brittney Griner’s drugs conviction and nine-year prison sentence from a Russian court as “unjust” on Thursday and called on the US government to bring her home. “Today’s verdict and sentencing is unjustified
Read MoreEx-Louisville police detective, officer charged in Breonna Taylor case – Courier Journal
Ex-Louisville police detective, officer charged in Breonna Taylor case Courier Journal Police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor’s death CNN Attorney: ‘What a great day to arrest the killers of Breonna Taylor’ 11Alive Family, attorneys celebrate federal charges against ‘the killers of Breonna
Read MoreThe U.S Will Soon Have Space Force Ambassadors Around the World
First come the warriors, then come the diplomats. It was on December 20, 2019, that the National Defense Authorization Act was signed, creating the U.S. Space Force, the first new branch of the military to come into being in the
Read MoreAn Antitrust Bill Targeting Big Tech Appears to Have the Votes. Why Is Schumer Sitting on It?
As Congress nears its summer recess and the fall campaign season, the Senate has some high-profile measures that are just a few votes short of passing. There’s the $433 billion health and climate bill that hinges on whether Democrats can
Read MoreU.S. ‘desperately needs’ electoral law update, Manchin testifies
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin are making the case for overhauling the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act.
Read MoreUS declares state of emergency over Monkeypox – New York Post
US declares state of emergency over Monkeypox New York Post Biden administration plans to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency CNN As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Plans to Declare a Health Emergency The New York Times White House scrambles to play catch-up
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