Flights to take some refugees to the United States are cancelled
Flights
for some refugees who have been allowed to travel to the United States have
been revoked, according to sources acquainted with the issue.
Report Claims Pentagon is World’s Largest Producer of Greenhouse Gases
According to a study from Brown University's "Costs of War" initiative, the Pentagon has produced over a billion metric tonnes of greenhouse gases since the start of the worldwide war on terrorism in 2001.
In major shift, Trump allows lawsuits against foreign firms in Cuba
According to Reuters report, the Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies that use properties Communist-ruled Cuba confiscated since Fidel Castro’s revolution six decades ago, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Latin America, US Targets double funding to $12 trillion
Latin focus by the US
The United States has developed a fresh organization with a
specific focus on Latin America...
Alabama abortion vote compared to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
On Tuesday night, Alabama’s majority-Republican Senate passed a bill which, if signed by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, would ban almost all abortions in the state and could punish doctors who perform them with life in prison.
Facebook co-founder calls on the government to break up the company
Facebook co-founder in a New York Times editorial today said the social networking giant has become a corporate monopoly with too much power and said the federal government needs to step in and break up the company.
At least 5 people, 2 children, shot at family gathering in...
At least five people, including two children, were shot and wounded Saturday at a family gathering in Chicago
Drug companies inflate prices over 1,000%; 44 U.S. states are suing
44 U.S. states filed a lawsuit in which they're accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals USA of orchestrating a scheme with 19 other drug companies to inflate drug prices
Veteran dies in police custody. Body returned to family with missing...
The family of the deceased Army veteran is looking for answers from Pennsylvania authorities fourteen months after he mysteriously died in a local jail, his organs removed and never returned. No one seems to know exactly what happened.
Julian Assange indictment: Danger for free press and journalism
Julian Assange indicted under espionage act, obtaining and publishing classified material, represents a grave threat to all Americans' First Amendment rights,...