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Friday, July 26, 2024

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris

With a video published on Friday, former President Barack Obama and his ex-wife, Michelle Obama supported Vice President Kamala Harris in her presidential candidacy. Obama and Harris, likely to be the Democratic Party candidate, have had frequent co…

Friday, July 19, 2024

Technology outage disrupts global flights, banks, media and companies

NEWNEY -- On Friday, a software update went wrong wreaking chaos all across the world on Friday, grounding planes, taking down several financial institutions and media sites, and upsetting hospitals, small businesses, and government agencies. The br…

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Senator Menendez was found guilty of bribery in his corruption trial

A jury decided on Tuesday that Senator Bob Menendez was guilty of receiving bribes from three businessmen who showered him and his wife with money, gold bars, and a Mercedes-Benz. The bribes were accepted by Senator Menendez. It was in return for hi…

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Trying to assassinate Trump during an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania

When Secret Service agents scrambled to keep Donald Trump safe during his rally speech in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, he was forced to hide behind the podium. He was speaking when he heard gunshots, so he ran to hide behind the podium a…

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Beryl is now a Category 1 hurricane heading towards the Caribbean

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Beryl was upgraded to a hurricane status on Saturday as it moved towards the southeast Caribbean. This prompted forecasters to issue warnings about the possibility that the hurricane could intens…

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Biden Bans Kaspersky Antivirus for National Security Concerns

The government of the United States of America is going to make it illegal to sell antivirus software that is developed by the Russian firm Kaspersky. This decision is being made as a consequence of the allegations that Kaspersky has connections to …

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

The great baseball player Willie Mays dies at 93

The San Francisco Giants announced on Tuesday that Willie Mays, who during baseball's golden age enthralled fans throughout the country with his incredible power, lightning-fast speed, and jaw-dropping defense, had passed away. He was ninety-thr…

Friday, June 14, 2024

Ukraine declines Putin's ceasefire proposition as the conflict intensifies

Russian President Putin proposed a ceasefire in Ukraine in response to demands Kyiv withdraw from captured land, renounce NATO ambitions, and recognize Crimea as Russian territory. The Ukrainian President Zelensky promptly rejected Putin's propo…

Thursday, June 13, 2024

EU Raises Tariffs on Chinese EVs to 38.1% to Increase Local Production

The European Union has authorized import taxes on Chinese electric cars ranging up to 38.1%. The tariffs seek to assist the European EV supply network and advance domestically produced electric vehicles. The European Commission projects yearly tarif…

Supreme Court rejects request to restrict abortion pill access

The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone, therefore ensuring that the generally used medication will stay freely accessible in a defeat for anti-abortion supporters. The court decided unanimously that t…

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

NBA star Jerry West dies at age 86

Dead on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Clippers said NBA star Jerry West, whose explosive playing career landed him on the league's emblem and basketball expertise led to several championships died. Starting in 2017, the 86-year-old had been advisin…

Inflation fell marginally in May 2024

Slightly improving from the previous month, consumer prices increased 3.3% in May compared to a year earlier, exceeding projections made by experts. The information arrived hours before the Federal Reserve decides on whether to raise or lower its be…

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

US examines restrictions on China's AI chip access

The Biden government is debating further limitations on China's access to cutting-edge semiconductor technologies. Important technologies under likely constraint include High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and "Gate All-Around" (GAA) CPU archi…

Vice President of Malawi dies in plane accident

The government of Malawi confirmed Tuesday that nine other persons along with Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima perished when the aircraft they were flying in crashed in the Chikangawa mountain range. Tuesday became national day of mourning announce…

Friday, June 7, 2024

Copenhagen Incident: Danish Prime Minister Attacked

Mette Frederiksen, Danish Prime Minister, was assaulted on Kultorvet Square in central Copenhagen and was not injured. The assailant was put under arrest after the event. Declared against European values, the strike was criticized by EU Commission P…

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders dies in a plane crash

NASA, local authorities, and his family report that William Anders (Bill Anders), an astronaut among the first three people to orbit the moon, died Friday following a small plane crash in the water north of Seattle. He was 90. The Coast Guard for th…

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Steve Bannon was ordered to go to jail by July 1

Steve Bannon, who used to work for Trump, was told by a federal judge on Thursday that he will begin his four-month jail sentence on July 1 for not following the Jan. 6 Committee's orders. Another judge had turned down his case before. For igno…

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Trump's gun license is likely to be revoked after a hush money trial

Donald Trump, who used to be president, was found guilty of 34 criminal charges related to forging business documents. A police spokeswoman for New York said it is likely that Trump's gun permit will be taken away. A Trump spokeswoman also said…

eSafety Commissioner settles dispute with Elon Musk's X company

Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner, dropped her Federal Court case against X Corp (formerly Twitter) for taking down videos of a stabbing in a Sydney church. Inman Grant turned her attention to the Administrative Appeals Tribun…

Violence breaks out in Jerusalem Flag March parade

On June 5, 2024, people who love Israel will march with flags to remember when they took over Jerusalem in 1967. There were tens of thousands of Jewish Israelis who marched through Palestinian areas. Some of them were patriotic. This made things mo…