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Ivanka Trump reportedly arranged meeting between Donald Trump and Mike Pence after the Capitol riots

Feb 15, 2021 08:23 am UTC| Politics

The pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol last January 6 was targeting then-vice president Mike Pence as well as House and Senate leadership, resulting in a strained relationship between Pence and the former president....

Joe Biden COVID-19: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson echoes POTUS' call for full transparency of China regarding pandemic origins

Feb 15, 2021 07:38 am UTC| Politics

Until today, it is still unknown how the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China last 2019. With Joe Biden raising concerns about Chinas transparency, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also joined in on the conversation,...

Kamala Harris family: White House lawyers raise concern's over VP's niece Meena Harris using aunt's name to build brand

Feb 15, 2021 06:48 am UTC| Politics

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration has promised to become one of the most ethical administrations in not having an immediate family member or extended family member working in advisory roles or having executive...

Joe Biden reflects on Capitol riots in a statement following Senate acquittal of Donald Trump

Feb 15, 2021 06:11 am UTC| Politics

Joe Biden has largely stayed away from making any statements that could hold any influence over the impeachment trials of his predecessor Donald Trump. Following the Senates acquittal of the former president, Biden...

World War 3: Iran warns time is running out for US to rejoin nuclear deal

Feb 15, 2021 05:03 am UTC| Politics

Since taking office, US President Joe Biden has rejoined the country to several international organizations. However, world war 3 fears have since been raised as Iran recently warned the new US leader that time is running...

Joe Biden foreign policy: Administration imposes sanctions on Myanmar military following coup

Feb 12, 2021 09:11 am UTC| Politics

Joe Biden previously threatened Myanmars military leaders with possible sanctions should the coup made due to the November elections remain. Now, Biden has decided to impose said sanctions on the countrys military leaders...

Kamala Harris to regularly meet with Secretary of State in effort to be more prepared in foreign policy

Feb 12, 2021 08:22 am UTC| Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris has been hands-on in the administrations foreign policy matters. Harris is looking to further prepare herself for future foreign policy talk as she will start regularly meeting with Secretary...

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Economy

China's Deflationary Woes: CPI and PPI Signal Persistent Economic Challenges

Chinas Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped 0.1% from year-ago in Chinas Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 0.1% from a year ago in March 2025, less than Februarys decline of 0.7%. That was lower than an expected rise of...

Trump's Tariff U-Turn: 90-Day Reprieve for Most, China Still in the Crosshairs

On April 2025, Donald Trump announced a 90-day tariff relief for the majority of nations, a dazzling about-turn after imposing them, out of fear of market volatility. This was at a time when global markets were in...

[Editorial Cartoon] “Tariff Chicken Game” – U.S. and China Speed Toward Economic Catastrophe

Amid rising tensions in the U.S.-China trade war, this weeks editorial cartoon depicts a dramatic chicken game scenario, where two economic superpowers appear locked in a collision course with potentially devastating...

Trade War Escalates: China Fires Back with 84% Tariff on US Goods

China escalated the stakes of the trade war with America by imposing an 84% tariff on American products as a retaliatory measure to President Trumps recent tariffs on Chinese products. The retaliatory tariff which...

China's Treasury "Nuclear Option": Bluff or Reality?

If China were to sell its $761 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, the immediate effects would be higher U.S. Treasury yields, which would rise by 30 to 60 basis points, raising the borrowing cost and cutting economic growth....

Politics

IRS Chief to Resign Amid Controversial Tax Data Sharing Deal with Homeland Security

The acting head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Melanie Krause, is set to resign following a controversial agreement to share undocumented immigrants tax data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),...

Ken Paxton to Challenge Sen. John Cornyn in 2026 Texas GOP Primary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his bid to unseat fellow Republican Senator John Cornyn in the 2026 GOP primary. Speaking on Fox News The Ingraham Angle, Paxton declared his intention to bring stronger...

Trump Slams TSMC Subsidy, Threatens 100% Tax Without U.S. Manufacturing

President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration for awarding a $6.6 billion subsidy to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), arguing that semiconductor giants like TSMC do not need government...

Trump Moves to Block State Climate Laws to Boost Fossil Fuel Industry

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Tuesday aimed at blocking state-level climate laws that restrict fossil fuel use and promote clean energy. This latest move underscores Trumps ongoing efforts to...

Pam Bondi to Lead DOJ Initiative Defending Second Amendment Rights

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to spearhead a new Justice Department initiative aimed at protecting gun rights under the Second Amendment, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters. The memo outlines Bondis plan to...

Science

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Approval for Bladder Cancer Treatment

AstraZenecas drug Imfinzi (NASDAQ: AZN) has received U.S. approval to treat adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a significant advancement in cancer therapy. The approval allows Imfinzi to be used in...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 per cent on...

A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. Its a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star50 times closer than the Earth does around the Sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal forces...

Technology

US Senators Question Microsoft and Google Over AI Cloud Partnerships

Two Democratic U.S. senators are pressing Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) for transparency over their cloud computing partnerships with leading artificial intelligence firms. Senators Elizabeth Warren of...

Telegram Fined $80K by Moscow Court for Extremist Content Refusal

A Moscow court has fined Telegram Messenger Inc. 7 million roubles (approximately $80,000) for refusing to remove content allegedly promoting extremist activities, according to Russian state news agency TASS. Court...

Samsung Posts Resilient Q1 Profit on Strong Chip and Smartphone Demand

Samsung Electronics reported a better-than-expected 0.2% drop in Q1 operating profit, reaching 6.6 trillion won ($4.49 billion), beating market forecasts of 5.1 trillion won. This resilience was driven by solid memory chip...

Meta Unveils Llama 4 Maverick and Scout, Boosts AI Ambitions

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has unveiled its latest AI modelsLlama 4 Maverick and Llama 4 Scoutcalling them its most advanced large language models (LLMs) to date. Designed as multimodal AI systems, they can process and...

Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Heads to Jury Trial in 2026

Elon Musks high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI is set for a jury trial in spring 2026, as ruled by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The case centers on Musks...