Aug 04, 2021 07:28 am UTC| Politics
Talks between the US and North Korea regarding denuclearization have been in the air as the isolated nation remains determined to further its nuclear program. South Koreas lawmakers have revealed that the North will resume...
Capitol riots: Secret Service says 12,000 Trump supporters went to Capitol after ex-POTUS' speech
Aug 03, 2021 08:51 am UTC| Politics
Hours before the insurrection at the Capitol last January 6, the disgraced now-former President Donald Trump held a rally to protest against the certification of Joe Bidens election win by Congress. As more details on the...
Kevin McCarthy humiliated: Rep. Eric Swalwell questions House Minority Leader's Jan. 6 accusations
Aug 03, 2021 08:38 am UTC| Politics
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been caught in a bind, especially as more details of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol are revealed. With McCarthys constant attempts to pin the blame of the insurrection on...
Nancy Pelosi urges the extension of eviction moratorium
Aug 03, 2021 08:22 am UTC| Politics
Millions of tenants are at risk of eviction in the midst of the pandemic, as the federal eviction ban officially expired over the weekend. Congressional Democratic leadership, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has...
Kamala Harris approval rating: VP falls 46 percent in local polls
Aug 03, 2021 07:42 am UTC| Politics
US Vice President Kamala Harris may have made history as the first woman and first person of color to get elected to the position. However, Harris also faces an uphill battle among the public as her latest approval ratings...
Joe Biden urged to extend eviction moratorium, White House calls on states to implement extension
Aug 03, 2021 07:01 am UTC| Politics
As the pandemic continues on, millions of Americans remain at risk of becoming homeless or getting evicted. Following the lapsing of the federal moratorium placed to prevent evictions in the midst of the pandemic,...
Joe Biden criticized: John Oliver blasts POTUS on US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan
Aug 03, 2021 06:37 am UTC| Politics
Despite the decision of US President Joe Biden to withdraw all US troops that are stationed in Afghanistan, getting a lot of support, the decision was also met with a lot of criticism. Among those who have criticized the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects