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Arbery slaying trial opening statements, Rittenhouse trial focuses on victim
On the same day the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse focused on one of the three people Rittenhouse shot at a protest in Kenosha last year, the trial of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery held opening statements. Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael, as well as their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan, allegedly… -
Family, friends, diplomats remember Colin Powell at funeral service
A funeral service was held at the Washington National Cathedral for former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair and Secretary of State Colin Powell Friday. The video above shows clips from the service. Powell died at 84 last month “due to complications from COVID-19”. He had been vaccinated against the virus. However, his family said his immune… -
Blinken vows to stop ‘Havana Syndrome’, names investigation coordinator
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new coordinator for the State Department’s investigation into Anomalous Health Incidents, formerly known as Havana Syndrome. The video above shows clips from Friday’s announcement. Jonathan Moore replaces Pamela Spratlen, a retired diplomat temporarily called back into service by Blinken before leaving in September. “Jonathan brings decades of experience… -
At least 27 states sue Biden Administration over OSHA vaccine mandate
Update (11/8/21): The number of states who have filed lawsuits against the new OSHA vaccine mandate has climbed to 27 as of Monday. Several businesses and associations filed legal challenges in at least six federal appeals courts. The Biden administration wants all these challenges to by consolidated into one single federal court. In court filings, the… -
New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams to get first three paychecks in Bitcoin
New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced on Twitter Thursday he is going to take his first three paychecks as mayor in Bitcoin. His tweet, sent two days after winning the city’s mayoral election, came in reply to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who said he was going to take his next paycheck in bitcoin. It all… -
US turns around weak jobs reports, adds more than half a million jobs
According to the October jobs report, released Friday by the Labor Department, the United States added 531,000 jobs last month. That’s a step up from recent, weaker jobs reports. It’s also the most jobs added in the U.S. since July. Nearly a third of the jobs added came from the leisure and hospitality sector. This indicates more… -
Pfizer says its COVID-19 pill is 89% effective at reducing hospitalization and death
Pfizer announced Friday it is planning to become the second company to submit data for a COVID-19 pill to the Food and Drug Administration. Pfizer said the pill is called ritonavir, but it is also known as its brand name “PAXLOVID”. According to data, the Pfizer pill caused an “89% reduction in risk of COVID-19-related… -
Countries pledge to phase out coal use, pulling world closer to climate goal
COP26 President Alok Sharma announced at the climate change summit Thursday dozens of countries have made a commitment “to end coal investment” and “to scale up clean power”. The commitment is called the Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement. The video above shows Sharma talking about the commitment. “It has 77 signatories, including 46… -
Rittenhouse trial juror dismissed after Jacob Blake shooting joke
A juror in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse was dismissed Thursday after a court security officer caught the juror making a joke about the police shooting of Jacob Blake. That shooting led to the protests where Rittenhouse shot three people, killing two and wounding another. The video above shows Judge Bruce Schroeder addressing the juror.… -
New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Ciattarelli refuses to concede, truck driver upsets state senate president
Despite the Associated Press calling the New Jersey gubernatorial race for Governor Phil Murphy Wednesday evening, challenger Jack Ciattarelli had yet to concede as of early Thursday afternoon. AP said it called the race, “when a new batch of votes from Republican-leaning Monmouth County increased Murphy’s lead and closed the door to a Ciattarelli comeback”.… -
Infrastructure bill, Build Back Better Act votes scrapped for Thursday
House officials continued to rush to get everything in place for debate and votes on both the bipartisan infrastructure bill (BIF) and the Build Back Better Act. Votes could’ve happened as early as Thursday, according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. However, it could force those officials to work over the weekend. “90% of this bill… -
Russian analyst Danchenko arrested in Trump-Russia investigation origins probe
Justice Department spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle confirmed Thursday Russian analyst Igor Danchenko has been arrested. His arrest, first reported by the New York Times, is part of special counsel John Durham’s probe into the origins of the FBI’s investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. According to a grand jury indictment issued in… -
Unemployment claims hit pandemic low, trade deficit hits record high
The Labor Department and Commerce Department reported new numbers regarding unemployment claims and the trade deficit respectively Thursday. The numbers show unemployment claims hit another pandemic low last week, and the United States’ trade deficit hit a record high last month. “September exports were $207.6 billion, $6.4 billion less than August exports,” the Commerce Department…
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