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100-year-old Nazi concentration camp guard on trial, facing 3,518 charges
A former concentration camp guard is on trial for assisting in the murder of 3,518 prisoners, 76 years after the end of World War II. The 100-year-old Nazi SS concentration camp guard on trial for his role in the Holocaust declared his innocence in court Friday. Due to German privacy rules, he has only been… -
Biden calls new jobs report ‘disappointing’ but ‘durable’
President Joe Biden said the U.S. economy remains strong after a “disappointing” September jobs report with the United States adding only 194,000 jobs. He blamed the low number on companies slowing new hires because of the spread of the delta variant of coronavirus. “What we’re seeing is an economic recovery that’s durable and strong,” he… -
US turns focus to Taiwan as Afghanistan blast kills 46, wounds dozens more
As the United States appears to be switching its foreign policy approach from the Middle East to the conflict between Taiwan and China, a Friday blast killed at least 46 people and wounded dozens more at a mosque in Afghanistan. The video above shows the wreckage left behind by the attack. The explosion happened as… -
UPDATE: Battle over executive privilege following conflicting Trump reports
Update (10/8/21): A day after the Senate Judiciary committee came out with a report on former President Donald Trump and the 2021 election, President Joe Biden announced he will not invoke executive privilege on to prevent the House committee investigating the Capitol riots from obtaining requested documents. The committee asked for the documents back in August.… -
18 former NBA players charged in multi-million dollar fraud scheme
The U.S. Attorney’s Office charged 19 people, including 18 former NBA players in a nearly $4 million fraud scheme. The players are accused of defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan. The video above shows the announcement of the charges on Thursday. According to officials, former NBA player Terrence Williams led the fraud scheme,… -
Microsoft releases hacking report as CIA escalates efforts to counter China
Microsoft has released its second annual Digital Defense Report, which examines hacking reports on a global scale. This includes the countries Microsoft has found to be the most affected by hacking as well as the ones who account for the most state-sponsored hacking. According to the Microsoft report, which covers July 2020 through June 2021, 46 percent… -
White House touts effects of vaccine requirements ahead of Biden trip
The White House released a report Thursday morning showing the effect recent vaccine requirements have had on the country’s vaccination rate as a whole. According to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just under 78 percent of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Among the findings in… -
Biden asks Supreme Court to temporarily stop Texas abortion law
UPDATE (10/18/21): The Biden administration’s Justice Department officially asked the Supreme Court to block the controversial Texas abortion law Monday, after a judge order pausing enforcement of the law only lasted 48 hours. In its plea to the court, the Department wrote the law defies past Supreme Court rulings “by banning abortion long before viability —… -
Pfizer seeks approval for children’s COVID-19 vaccine as report spotlights caregiver deaths
On the same day Pfizer announced it is seeking regulatory approval for use of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine on American children ages 5-11, a new report released Thursday shows just how many children lost a caregiver during the pandemic. “We and @BioNTech_Group officially submitted our request to @US_FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of our… -
Amid tensions between US and China, Biden and Xi to meet by end of year
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed at her daily White House briefing Wednesday that President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will hold a virtual meeting by the end of the year. The video above shows her discussing the future meeting. “We continue to believe that leader level engagement is an important part of… -
COVID Wrap: LA vaxx mandate, investment in tests, new HUD eviction rule
On the same day as the Los Angeles City Council enacted one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the country, the White House Coronavirus Response Team announced a major investment in at-home tests Wednesday, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new rule that aims to prevent public housing evictions. The… -
Another American wins Nobel Prize, found “greener” way to build molecules
An American took home a Nobel Prize for the third time in as many days for his work developing a more environmentally-friendly way to build molecules. American David W.C. MacMillan joined German Benjamin List in winning the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”. The video above shows the Wednesday announcement, as… -
Four hurt in Texas high school shooting, suspect in custody after search
A search for a Texas high school student ended with the student in custody Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly started shooting inside the school. The video above shows the scene of the shooting. Police identified the alleged shooter as 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins. The reported shooting happened Timberview High School in Arlington, which is part…
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