Biden Skips G20 Dinner After Official He Met With Tested Positive for COVID-19
Read More President Joe Biden on Nov. 15 skipped a dinner and event he’d been scheduled to attend after an official he met with earlier in the week tested positive for COVID-19. Biden, in Asia for a Group of 20 summit and other events, opted against attending the G20 gala dinner with Joko Widodo, the […]
Biden Urges China to Rein in North Korea
Read More President Joe Biden said on Nov. 14 that he had urged China to use its influence to rein in North Korea’s missile launches, or the United States would have to “take certain actions that would be more defensive” in response. Biden made the remarks following his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on […]
Japan to Reopen to Cruise Ships After 2 1/2-Year Ban
Read More TOKYO—Japan will lift a more than 2 1/2-year ban on international cruise ships that was imposed following a deadly coronavirus outbreak on the cruise ship Diamond Princess at the beginning of the pandemic, transport officials said Tuesday. The Transport Ministry said cruise ship operators and port authorities’ associations have adopted anti-virus guidelines and […]
Unilever Defends Israel Stance Against Progressive Ben & Jerry’s Board
Unilever Plc’s internal dispute with Ben & Jerry’s is ramping up after the Vermont-based ice cream maker disavowed its products being sold in Israel.
Empowering farmers in Africa to farm smarter
Read More COP27 may take place against a different news background this year given the conflict in the Ukraine and the fuel crisis in Europe, but the agenda has not changed. With global temperatures rising to record-breaking levels, the need for meaningful progress at this year’s UN climate conference has never been greater. Across Africa, […]
Nuclear power is not the answer to the Earth’s energy crisis
Read More Just as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted Europe’s dangerous dependence on fossil fuels, increasingly frequent and intense climate-driven weather events are highlighting the death and destruction that fossil-fuel dependence has wrought. Understandably, political and public pressure to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, move away from insecure primary energy supplies and develop new, reliable, secure […]
Senators Urge Pentagon to Uphold Military Tenants’ Rights
In recent years, Congress has focused on improving the quality of housing on military barracks, and now five senators are asking the Pentagon to guarantee service members a complete “tenant bill of rights,” required by law.
RNC chair Ronna McDaniel to seek fourth term steering national committee
Post Content Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel will seek a fourth two-year term steering the national party committee, Fox News has confirmed. McDaniel announced her candidacy on Monday during a call with RNC committee members, multiple sources on that call told Fox News. Her decision to run for RNC chair comes as Republicans reconcile […]
CBP reports all-time record 230,000 migrant encounters at US border in October
Post Content U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported over 230,000 border encounters in October, setting an all-time record for the stat. October’s numbers show a 1.3% increase over September, according to the CBP. Nearly 20% of those apprehended this month had tried to cross the border at least once before in the past 12 months. […]
Joe Manchin gets a GOP challenger for his West Virginia Senate seat
Post Content Rep. Alex Mooney, R, W.Va., announced Tuesday that he will run for Senate in 2024 in a bid to unseat Sen. Joe Manchin. Manchin faced his toughest challenge in 2018 when he won by only three percent, and could face a tight challenge from Mooney as West Virginia grows increasingly Republican. The moderate […]