Russia Deluges Ukraine with Drones Ahead of Victory Day
Moscow on Monday launched its biggest deluge of drones in months against Ukraine, on the eve of annual Victory Day celebrations in Russia. According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Russia had fired 60 Iranian-made kamikaze drones at Ukraine, including 36 upon the capital city. He said all had been shot down, though debris hit apartments […]
White House to Propose Mandating Airlines Compensate for Cancelled Flights
President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday were set to announce a new rule to examine mandating airlines compensate expenses for “controllable airline cancellations” and delays. Currently no airlines provide cash compensation for preventable cancellations or delays. One guarantees frequent flyer miles, and two others provide credits or vouchers, according to the White […]
Trump Apparently Misses Deadline to Testify in Rape Trial
Former President Trump appeared to have missed a deadline Sunday to testify in a sexual assault and defamation lawsuit brought against him by a New York City writer. Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan, who’s overseeing the case in Manhattan, had given Trump until 5pm ET Sunday to change his mind about testifying. E. Jean Carroll, a […]
Biden Repeats Call for Assault Weapons Ban Following 199th Mass Shooting
President Biden on Sunday again called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban, following a mass shooting at a shopping mall outside Dallas. Eight people were killed and seven others wounded when a gunman opened fire at a shopping mall Saturday in Allen, Texas. The gunman is also dead after being fired on by […]
Russian Mercenary Promised Ammo; Withdraws Threat to Pull Out of Bakhmut
Two days after threatening to withdraw from Bakhmut, the leader of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group said he would continue to lead the offensive on the Ukrainian city. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reversal came after he said on Telegram Sunday that Wagner had been “promised the amount of ammunition we’d need to continue fighting.” On Friday Prigozhin […]
Trump Rape Accuser’s Attorneys Release Video of his Deposition
Attorneys for E. Jean Carroll, who’s suing former President Trump for sexual battery and defamation, have released about 48 minutes of video of Trump’s deposition in the case. The video can be seen here. Carroll, a former advice columnist for Elle magazine, filed suit against Trump for battery under New York State’s Adult Suvivor’s Act […]
CDC Director to Step Down as Covid Emergencies End
Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday she would resign from her position as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Walensky said her last day would be June 30, noting that the waning of the Covid-19 pandemic influenced her timing. Walensky submitted a letter of resignation to President Biden and announced her decision […]
Would Supreme Court Justices Really Abide by a Legislated Code of Ethics?
Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) said this week that his committee was “going to produce a bipartisan code of ethics” for the Supreme Court. But given the recent string of reporting about questionable behavior by some of the Justices, would such a formal code have real teeth in practice? Several Ethics Proposals “On the […]
FDA One Step Closer to Possibly Approving Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday posted its initial review of Opill, which could potentially become the United States’ first birth control pill to be sold over-the-counter rather than requiring a prescription. Perrigo, French drugmaker HRA Pharma, applied to switch Opill from prescription-only to over-the-counter last July. The FDA said in March that a […]
Proposal Would Regulate Property Sales to Foreigners Near U.S. Military Bases
The Treasury Department was set to propose Friday a new rule that would require federal approval before foreign individuals and businesses could purchase property within 100 miles of eight military bases. The proposal comes after a Chinese company attempted to build an industrial plant near the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota (see […]
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