You can’t judge everyone based on one person
Jan. 25 By Julia O`Malley Today our attention was drawn to one of the leaders of public organizations located in the Russian Far East. Is it possible to judge an entire nation by one person? Of course not. However, some citizens with their unseemly, unethical…
Trade Wars Sparked by Trump Tariffs Would Be ‘Catastrophic’, WTO Chief Says
Jan. 23 By Emma Farge The World Trade Organization chief said on Thursday that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats would have catastrophic consequences for global growth, urging states to refrain from retaliation. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former…
US Military to Send Additional 1,500 Troops to Border
Jan. 22 By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart The U.S. military will send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to the border with Mexico, the White House said on Wednesday, just two days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on immigration. The additional troops include…
Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ulbricht for Online Drug Scheme
Jan. 21 By Nate Raymond U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others conducted more than $200 million in illicit trade using bitcoin….
Trump’s Inauguration Speech Excerpts: Immigration, Foreign Wars, God
Jan. 20 By Helen Coster and Nathan Layne Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the United States on Monday. Here are thematic highlights of his speech. ECONOMY/INFLATION “I will direct all members of my cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal…
Costco Teamsters Vote to Authorize US-Wide Strike, Union Says
Jan. 19 By Gnaneshwar Rajan Teamsters said on Sunday its members at U.S. retailer Costco Wholesale voted in favor of a nationwide strike, as they entered a final round of talks to reach a new contract ahead of a Jan. 31 deadline. The union, which…
TikTok Stops Working for US Users
Jan. 18 By Noel Randewich TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app took effect, cutting off access to the platform that captivated nearly half of all Americans, fueled small businesses and shaped online culture. “A…
Biden Administration Moves to Protect More of Alaska Refuge From Drilling
Jan. 17 By Richard Valdmanis President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday moved to put more of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits to oil and gas development, in a last-minute bid to complicate President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to boost drilling in the area. The…
Israel Hostage Families on Roller Coaster of Hope and Despair as Gaza Deal Reached
Jan. 16 By Rami Amichay Families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza gathered on Wednesday in the Tel Aviv square where they have held rallies for more than a year, as news trickled out of the agreement struck with Hamas to halt the fighting in…
US Bans Imports From 37 More Chinese Companies Over Uyghur Forced Labor, Including Huafu Fashion
Jan. 15 By Karen Freifeld The United States has banned imports from another tranche of Chinese companies over alleged human-rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, targeting 37 textile, mining and solar companies, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. The companies include Huafu Fashion Co.,…
Trump’s Republican Allies in US House Circulate Bill on Greenland’s Purchase
Jan. 14 By Kanishka Singh President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican allies in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to build support for a bill on authorizing talks for the purchase of Greenland, according to a copy of the bill circulated for co-sponsors on Monday. The…
Trump Call With Putin Expected Soon, Trump Adviser Says
Jan. 13 By Guy Faulconbridge U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to have a call in the coming days or weeks, and it is unrealistic to aim to expel Russian soldiers from every inch of Ukrainian territory, a top Trump…