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Philippines Summons Chinese Envoy Over Water Cannon Incident

Philippines Summons Chinese Envoy Over Water Cannon Incident

Philippine Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated Monday that China's envoy has been summoned after Chinese coastguards used water cannons to block Philippine vessels carrying supplies for its military personnel in the South China Sea....
Sep 22, 2023 2 min read
Politics
US Seeks to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports

US Seeks to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports

The Biden admin. announced Thursday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering barring consumer credit companies from including medical debt and collection information on individuals' credit reports....
Sep 22, 2023 2 min read
Social issues
US Govt Shutdown Looms as House GOP Blocks Spending Bill

US Govt Shutdown Looms as House GOP Blocks Spending Bill

According to an official at the US Office of Management and Budget, the White House on Friday began the process of telling federal agencies to prepare for a shutdown following House Republican opposition to its own defense bill. This process is standard practice seven days ahead of an anticipated...
Sep 22, 2023 2 min read
United States
Musk’s Neuralink Seeks Humans for Brain-Implant Trials

Musk’s Neuralink Seeks Humans for Brain-Implant Trials

Elon Musk's brain-chip start-up Neuralink has started recruiting people for its first human trial....
Sep 22, 2023 1 min read
Science & Technology
Report: China Bars 3 Indian Athletes From Asian Games

Report: China Bars 3 Indian Athletes From Asian Games

On Thursday, China reportedly denied entry to three Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh — a northeastern state in India, much of which Beijing claims as its own — for the Hangzhou Asian Games....
Sep 22, 2023 2 min read
Sports
UK: 5 Bulgarian Nationals Charged With Spying for Russia

UK: 5 Bulgarian Nationals Charged With Spying for Russia

The UK's Crown Prosecution Service revealed on Thursday that three men and two women suspected of spying for Russia will face charges of conspiracy to commit espionage....
Sep 22, 2023 2 min read
Crime & Justice
Indonesian Woman Jailed for Blasphemy Over TikTok Video

Indonesian Woman Jailed for Blasphemy Over TikTok Video

A 33-year-old Indonesian woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for filming herself saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork....
Sep 22, 2023 1 min read
Crime & Justice
Ukraine Attacks Russia's Black Sea Fleet Headquarters

Ukraine Attacks Russia's Black Sea Fleet Headquarters

On Friday, the Russian defense ministry alleged that one serviceman was missing after Ukraine launched a missile attack on Russia's Black Sea fleet in the Crimean port of Sevastopol....
Sep 22, 2023 2 min read
Military
NYC: Daycare Owner Concealed Illicit Drug Trade

NYC: Daycare Owner Concealed Illicit Drug Trade

Federal prosecutors have alleged that Grei Mendez, the owner of a New York City daycare where a toddler died last week after being exposed to a lethal opioid, was connected to a drug distribution ring....
Sep 22, 2023 2 min read
Crime & Justice
FTX Sues Founder Bankman-Fried's Parents

FTX Sues Founder Bankman-Fried's Parents

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against the parents of founder Sam Bankman-Fried for allegedly enriching themselves at the expense of FTX's customers....
Sep 22, 2023 2 min read
Money
Biden Launches US 'Climate Corps'

Biden Launches US 'Climate Corps'

On Wednesday, the Biden Admin. unveiled the creation of the American Climate Corps — an initiative aimed at environmental projects set to involve 20K young adults in its first year....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Weather
Cisco Buys AI Firm Splunk in Historic $28B Deal

Cisco Buys AI Firm Splunk in Historic $28B Deal

Technology giant Cisco agreed on Thursday to buy Splunk, a data-analysis and artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity company, for $28B in one of the largest business acquisitions of the year and the age of AI....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Science & Technology
Senate Circumvents Tuberville’s Blocks on Military Confirmations

Senate Circumvents Tuberville’s Blocks on Military Confirmations

The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, getting past Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blocks on military nominations by holding a full vote of the body....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Politics
Biden Expands Temporary Protected Status to 472K Venezuelans

Biden Expands Temporary Protected Status to 472K Venezuelans

On Wednesday, the Biden admin. announced that it would offer 472K Venezuelan migrants Temporary Protected Status (TPS), allowing them to obtain work permits and apply for deportation protection....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Social issues
Rupert Murdoch Steps Down as Chairman of Fox Corp., News Corp.

Rupert Murdoch Steps Down as Chairman of Fox Corp., News Corp.

Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch announced Thursday morning that he is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. and will transition into the chairman emeritus position of the two corporations....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Media
Saudi Crown Prince Says Israel Normalization Deal Getting 'Closer'

Saudi Crown Prince Says Israel Normalization Deal Getting 'Closer'

Saudi Arabia is moving closer to normalizing bilateral relations with Israel, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday in his first interview on US television since 2019....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Politics
Venezuela Seizes Control of Tocoron  Prison

Venezuela Seizes Control of Tocoron Prison

Venezuela has reportedly conducted an operation involving 11K security forces personnel to retake “total control” of a prison that had been run by a powerful gang for years....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Crime & Justice
International Criminal Court Says It Was Hacked

International Criminal Court Says It Was Hacked

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Tuesday that its computer systems were hacked last week....
Sep 21, 2023 1 min read
Crime & Justice
US Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

US Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

Following 11 rate hikes in 18 months, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) chose on Wednesday to leave benchmark interest rates unchanged between 5.25%-5.5% in the bid to tackle inflation....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Money
Nagorno-Karabakh: Local Armenian Reps. Meet with Azeri Side

Nagorno-Karabakh: Local Armenian Reps. Meet with Azeri Side

Armenian leaders from Nagorno-Karabakh met with Azerbaijani officials on Thursday to discuss the dissolution of their unrecognized state, with Azerbaijan’s president saying that the 'reintegration of the Armenian population of Karabakh, restoration of infrastructure and organization of activiti...
Sep 21, 2023 3 min read
Military
Trump Pledges to Send Troops to Border If Reelected

Trump Pledges to Send Troops to Border If Reelected

On Wednesday, former Pres. Donald Trump said he would deploy thousands of troops currently stationed overseas to the US-Mexico border if he's reelected....
Sep 21, 2023 1 min read
Military
Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues West Point

Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues West Point

Virginia-based Students for Fair Admissions on Tuesday filed a suit against the US Military Academy at West Point, accusing the Army’s school of discriminating against white applicants....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Crime & Justice
Iran Passes Hijab Bill

Iran Passes Hijab Bill

Iran's parliament passed a bill Wednesday that imposes heavier penalties on women for violating the Islamic dress code, including jail terms of up to 10 years....
Sep 21, 2023 1 min read
Politics
China Hosts Bashar al-Assad for Summit

China Hosts Bashar al-Assad for Summit

Syrian Pres. Bashar al-Assad arrived in China's city of Hangzhou on Thursday. It's his first visit to the PRC since 2004 as he continues his efforts to end his country's diplomatic isolation since 2011....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Politics
Poland to Stop Supplying Ukraine with Weapons Amid Grain Row

Poland to Stop Supplying Ukraine with Weapons Amid Grain Row

Poland, one of Ukraine's closest allies in its war with Russia, said it will no longer provide Kyiv with weapons amid an escalating dispute over Ukrainian grain exports....
Sep 21, 2023 2 min read
Politics
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