Russia Denies Ukrainian Breakthrough in Bakhmut
Russia on Friday was pushing back against suggestions of a Ukrainian breakthrough on the eastern front lines following reported gains earlier this week. On Wednesday reports emerged that Ukrainian forces had driven back Russia’s military from key positions in Bakhmut, giving Ukraine its first significant gains there in months. At the same time, the chief of […]
E. Jean Carroll Attorney says Everything on the Table After Trump’s Televised Comments
Roberta Kaplan, the attorney for E. Jean Carroll who successfully sued former President Trump for sexual abuse and defamation, said Thursday “everything’s on the table” after Trump commented on the case in a CNN interview this week. A jury awarded Carroll $5 million on Tuesday after she testified that Trump had raped her in a […]
Federal Judge Rules Banning Gun Sales to 18-20 Year-Olds Unconstitutional
A U.S. District Court judge in Virginia has ruled that banning sales of firearms to adults younger than 21 violates the 2nd Amendment and is unconstitutional. Based in Richmond, Judge Robert Paine of the Eastern District of Virginia wrote in a 71-page ruling that many of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship are granted to […]
FDA Ends Ban on Gay and Bisexual Men Donating Blood
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday finalized new rules eliminating sweeping, decades-old bans on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. Gay and bisexual men were first banned from donating blood in 1985 over concerns about transmitting HIV to recipients through blood transfusions. The new guidelines instead focus on individual risk behaviors, rather than sexual […]
Russian Fencers Reject Olympic Committee’s Conditions for Return to Competition
Russia’s national fencing team on Thursday rejected the “proposed return format” set out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for their return to global competition. On March 28, the IOC set out a number of conditions for the return of athletes from Russia and Belarus—which allies with Russia in its war against Ukraine—though the committee […]
EPA Announces Plan to Crack Down on Fossil Fuel Plants’ Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed new regulations that would aggressively crack down on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants. If enacted, it would be one of the biggest steps undertaken so far by the Biden Administration in its effort to decarbonize the economy to fight climate change. Power plants are the […]
Government Announces Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Service Workers
The Department of Education this week announced it has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for public service workers. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program would impact more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months. It’s open to teachers, librarians, nurses, public interest lawyers, military members and other public […]
Adidas to Sell off its “Yeezy” Sneakers for Charity
The CEO of sportswear giant Adidas, Bjørn Gulden, said Thursday that the company would sell millions of pairs of Yeezy-brand sneakers from its terminated partnership with rapper Kanye West and donate the proceeds to charity. Adidas cut ties with West in October over antisemitic statements the rapper made. West sparked additional controversy around the same […]
Annual Report finds “Sharp Increase” in Violence at Abortion Clinics
An annual report on violence by the National Abortion Federation found a “sharp increase” at abortion clinics in 2022. The report notes an increase in arson, burglaries, death threats and invasions last year as compared to 2021. The Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 struck down the half-century-old ruling Roe v Wade, overturning the Constitutional right […]
U.K. to Provide Ukraine with Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles
The United Kingdom has supplied Ukraine with multiple Storm Shadow cruise missiles ahead of its anticipated counteroffensive against Russian forces. Typically launched from the air, the Storm Shadow missiles have long-range strike and stealth capabilities. They were jointly developed by the UK and France and have a firing range in excess of 155 miles—just short […]
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