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Tech 01/19/22, 15:54

The activation of 5G mobile technology deployed in the United States is causing scheduling chaos for airlines in many countries, forced to cancel or reschedule dozens of flights due to the technical restrictions involved.  The new regulations affect companies in Emirates, Korea, Japan, Germany, India, and Singapore at least, in what ...

New York 01/19/22, 15:39

New York City's previous mayor will not run for office at the gubernatorial election on Nov. 8. Bill de Blasio has ruled out any immediate tilt for New York state governor. The Democrat will devote his time to combating inequality instead. "No, I am not going to be running for governor of ...

U.S. 01/19/22, 15:22

A study revealed an overwhelming majority of Americans support barring lawmakers from stock market trading. Data for Progress's latest poll found 67% of respondents agree that Congress members should be banned from trading shares. From the sample audience of 1,266 likely voters, 43% strongly supported new legislation prohibiting representatives and senior congressional ...

U.S. 01/19/22, 15:16

Americans will have to wait more than 12 months for critical information about the president's chief medical advisor, an Illinois non-profit said. OpenTheBooks does not expect to see Anthony Fauci's work and financial disclosures anytime soon. The Chicago-based transparency group believes the general public could have to wait a year or more ...

News 01/19/22, 04:16

Staffing shortages are developing as hospitals across the United States deal with a record number of Covid-19 hospitalizations nearly two years after the pandemic began. As a result, healthcare workers face the risk of chronic exposure. Experts are urging Americans to remain careful and attempt to avoid Covid-19 since the weeks ...

U.S. 01/19/22, 02:54

Bitcoin continued to drop on Tuesday, Jan. 18, extending its slide after hitting a record high in November 2021. Data from CoinDesk shows that the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value fell more than 1% in morning trading, hovering around the $41,500 level.  According to Fox Business, Bitcoin hit an all-time high ...

U.S. 01/19/22, 02:43

WalletHub evaluated all 50 state capitals across 49 key measures of affordability, economic well-being, education and health, and quality of life to see which ones make the greatest homes. It is not only about establishing laws in state capitals. They are frequently bustling metropolises with significant economic and cultural significance. They ...

U.S. 01/19/22, 01:57

A Democrat who wants to be Louisiana's next U.S. senator posted images of himself smoking a mind-altering drug. Gary Chambers, Jr. raised eyebrows across social media after the progressive activist shared a video of himself smoking marijuana in New Orleans. The footage shows the senate candidate sitting in a field and complaining ...

U.S. 01/19/22, 00:49

An accomplished military leader quickly fundraised a large sum of cash for his inaugural run for public office. Sam Brown successfully collected more than $1 million in donations for his first tilt for a U.S. Senate seat in Nevada during the past quarter. This is the second quarter the retired Army captain ...

U.S. 01/18/22, 23:59

A Democrat from Arizona lost lobbyist support because she resisted strengthening party control over the Senate. Emily's List confirmed it would stop endorsing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) for strongly opposing the Democratic Party's proposed filibuster reform. "If Sen. Sinema cannot support a path forward for the passage of this legislation we believe ...

News 01/18/22, 23:52

A Democrat-appointed judge keeps hearing cases remotely because her conservative colleague will not cover his nose and mouth. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor remotely attends U.S. Supreme Court matters because fellow GOP Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch is maskless. The 67-year-old former President Barack Obama nominated for the job, has regularly worn a face ...

D.C. 01/18/22, 23:44

A TV celebrity, the son of the previous president, and others were summoned to a federal inquiry. The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack recently subpoenaed Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump, and various Trump allies. Committee members are widely expected to question Guilfoyle, a former Trump adviser, and her telephone ...

D.C. 01/18/22, 23:35

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to defuse a crisis with Moscow over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The State Department said Blinken would travel to Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, then move on to Berlin where he ...

U.S. 01/18/22, 22:08

Executives from U.S. airlines and cargo carriers have expressed their concerns about the coming 5G wireless service, warning that it could leave thousands of travelers stranded and cause other havoc. The faster, brawnier 5G network is set to deploy from Wed. Jan. 19. In a letter sent to the Biden administration, chief ...

U.S. 01/18/22, 21:44

The White House announced via teleconference that a web page to supply free at-home tests will be launched Wednesday, Jan. 19, as part of an overall strategy to make COVID tests available for millions of Americans. Half a billion rapid tests have been granted an Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA ...

U.S. 01/18/22, 16:13

Joe Biden's administration pedalled election reform policy on a historical civil rights leader's remembrance day. Kamala Harris demanded new voting rights legislation on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. public holiday. The vice president urged the U.S. Senate to "do its job" and pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis ...

U.S. 01/18/22, 15:24

Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced that the United Kingdom has begun supplying anti-tank weapons to Ukraine due to "the increasingly threatening behavior from Russia" in the region. Faced with Russia's increased military deployment on the Ukrainian border, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have toughened their stance against the country led ...

U.S. 01/18/22, 04:56

A Democrat from Arizona was widely praised for resisting party efforts to strengthen its control over the Senate. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is winning vocal support from her constituents, because she strongly opposes the Democratic Party's proposed filibuster reform. Fox News revealed left-leaning liberals recently criticized Sinema for refusing to toe the party ...

U.S. 01/18/22, 03:38

Jill Biden reflected on her first year in the White House as a time of healing. The first lady claimed she did not expect to be so preoccupied with the worldwide pandemic, natural disasters, and political unrest during her first 12 months. "I did not kind of expect, which was like a ...

U.S. 01/18/22, 03:30

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has the Republican Party's complete endorsement. Mitt Romney believes McConnell will receive full GOP support as Senate minority leader. "I think there is full support for Mitch McConnell, there is no question about that," he said in a video shared on YouTube. "I have not heard anything other ...