North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia for talks with Putin

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia Tuesday after a nearly day-long train ride from Pyongyang across the border. The meeting will reportedly take place in Vladivostok, which is just 50 kilometers from North Korea’s border with Russia, where Putin had already arrived Monday to take part in the Eastern Economic Forum. Putin […]

Mark Meadows files emergency stay request in Georgia

Former Trump White House Chief of Staff and co-defendant Mark Meadows on Monday filed an emergency request to stay his order in the Georgia 2020 election racketeering case. The emergency request was filed after U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in Atlanta ruled Friday that Meadows cannot move his trial to federal court, after which Meadows filed […]

FDA approves updated Covid vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved updated vaccines against Covid-19 to target the latest variant of the virus. The approval for new Moderna and Pfizer vaccines comes after the FDA asked those manufacturers to switch to using only a single component in their formulas, which would target the XBB.1.5 Covid variant with the aim of […]

Kyiv reacts to G-20 declaration on Ukraine-Russia War

Officials in Kyiv are voicing disappointment over a Group of 20 (G-20) declaration on the Ukraine-Russia War that avoids direct criticism of Moscow for its aggression. Spokesperson for Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Oleg Nikolenko posted his own mock-up of what he believed should have been the G-20’s language, writing on social media, “We are grateful to […]

Gun rights groups sue New Mexico governor over executive order

Several gun rights organizations have filed suits against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) over an executive order declaring gun violence a “public health emergency.” The executive order suspends open and concealed carry laws in cities and counties based on crime statistics. It also prohibits firearms on state property, including state buildings, schools, parks […]

Voting rights groups warning against purported registration fraud software

Voting rights groups are urging election officials to reject a new tool that some conservatives are backing as a way to root out voter registration fraud. According to a document provided to the Georgia State Elections Board and just obtained by CNN through a public records request, the “EagleAI NETwork,” is pitching its software as […]

British House Speaker comments on Chinese spy case

Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons in Britain’s Parliament, on Monday warned Ministers against speaking about an ongoing investigation into Chinese spying in the UK. Referring to media reports Sunday “about a security issue relating to the Chinese state and access to this House” Hoyle noted that UK Metropolitan Police had confirmed […]

Rail inspectors find dangerous defects at Union Pacific

Federal rail inspectors said they found an alarming number of defects in locomotives and railcars at Union Pacific’s railyard in western Nebraska, the world’s largest. Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) Amit Bose wrote to Union Pacific’s top three executives Friday, warning that the defects found during inspections in July and August at Bailey Yard in North […]

Two more 9/11 victims identified by DNA

New York City officials over the weekend identified two more 9/11 victims at the World Center, just ahead of Monday’s 22-year-mark of the deadliest terrorism attack on U.S. soil. One man and one woman were identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as the 1,648th and 1,649th victims, according to a statement from […]

Biden Visits John McCain memorial in Vietnam

Before departing Vietnam on Monday President Biden paid respects to late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at a memorial to the Vietnam War veteran at Trúc Bạch Lake. During the Vietnam War, then-Navy aviator McCain was captured from Trúc Bạch Lake after he was shot down over Hanoi. He spent five and a half years from […]

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