Giorno: 20 Ottobre 2023

Duty to Ukraine a Main Question as Biden, EU Heads Meet

Saddled with a dysfunctional Congress, President Joe Biden welcomed European Union leaders to the White House on Friday with the promise that the United States can nonetheless deliver tens of billions of dollars worth of aid to wartime Ukraine and Israel.[#item_full_content]

US Budget Deficit Jumps 23% to $1.7 Trillion

The U.S. government Friday posted a $1.695 trillion budget deficit in fiscal 2023, a 23% jump from the prior year as revenues fell and outlays for Social Security, Medicare and interest costs on the federal debt rose significantly.[#item_full_content]

GOP-backed Ohio education overhaul notches key win in ongoing lawsuit

A Republican-backed overhaul of Ohio’s public education system can continue operating as a lawsuit claiming it violates the state constitution makes its way through the courts, a county magistrate ruled Friday. Indefinitely stalling the conversion of the Ohio Department of Education to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, which would shift educational oversight from […]

Perry Johnson Suspends Campaign, Cites RNC Corruption

Perry Johnson, a Republican presidential candidate and Michigan businessman, announced Friday that he is suspending his campaign while lamenting government spending, inflation, and what he perceived as corruption in the Republican National Committee.[#item_full_content]

6 dead, 100 injured in stadium stampede on Kenyan holiday

A stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday killed at least six people on Friday and injured 100 others, authorities said. The stampede happened when thousands of people struggled to get inside Kericho stadium in western Kenya at dawn, police said. The stadium was the venue for this year’s Mashujaa Day, […]

Hurricane Norma closes in on Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts

Residents of Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts rushed to prepare Friday as Hurricane Norma headed toward the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, while in the Atlantic, Tammy grew into a hurricane and threatened to batter the Leeward Islands. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Tammy had grown into a hurricane, with winds […]

Perry Johnson suspends presidential bid after failing to make debates

Long-shot Republican presidential candidate Perry Johnson dropped out of the race Friday, saying that he was not given the opportunity to share “his vision on the debate stage.” “With no opportunity to share my vision on the debate stage, I have decided at this time suspending my campaign is the right thing to do,” Johnson […]