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Biden pledges to nominate Black woman to Supreme Court as Breyer retires
During an event officially announcing Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, President Joe Biden reaffirmed a campaign promise that his nominee for Supreme Court will be a Black woman. The video above includes clips from the event. “That person will be the first Black woman ever nominated,” Biden vowed. “It is long overdue in my view.” "I've made… -
US GDP skyrocketed 5.7% in 2021, highest yearly economic growth since 1984
According to Gross Domestic Product numbers released by the Commerce Department Thursday, the United States saw its highest year-to-year economic growth since 1984 in 2021. The country’s GDP rose 5.7% in 2021, including a 6.9% annual rate of growth in the fourth quarter of 2021. “The increase in real GDP primarily reflected increases in private… -
5 dead, 34 missing after human smuggling boat capsized, search suspended
Update (Jan. 27, 2022): After an additional four bodies were found, the Coast Guard announced the search for a suspected human smuggling boat that capsized over the weekend would be suspended. There are now 34 people missing, with five dead and only one survivor. The video above includes the scene near where the boat went missing,… -
Trump declares himself 47th president, fueling speculation of 2024 run
A video spreading widely on social media Wednesday shows former President Donald Trump declaring himself the 47th president of the United States. In the video, which shows former President Trump on a golfing trip, the person taking the video described Trump as “the 45th president of the United States.” “45th and 47th,” Trump responded. While… -
First-of-its-kind move: San Jose to require liability insurance for gun owners
The San Jose City Council voted Tuesday night to pass a two-part ordinance, the first of which would require gun owners in the city to get liability insurance. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said gun owners who don’t get insurance will be fined but won’t lose their guns or face criminal charges. The ordinance does… -
PepsiCo responds to #BoycottPepsi over campaign contributions
A day after #BoycottPepsi began trending, PepsiCo attempted to clear the air regarding the controversy that led to the hashtag. That controversy grew from a report published Monday by progressive news outlet Popular Information. According to the report, PepsiCo donated $15,000 to the Texas GOP. According to Popular Information, “the money will support the reelection… -
GM to spend $7B on electric truck, battery cell production
General Motors (GM) will invest $7 billion towards “significantly increasing battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity,” the company announced Tuesday. The money will go to four Michigan manufacturing sites and create 4,000 new jobs. It will also keep another 1,000 people employed at an underutilized assembly plant north of Detroit. “The $7 billion investment is… -
US SAT exams to go digital in 2024 to become ‘more relevant’
College Board announced an array of changes to the SAT exam Tuesday, the largest being a switch to a digital format. While test takers will be allowed to use their own laptops or tablets, they’ll still have to take the test at a monitored testing site. “The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to… -
Pfizer, BioNTech to launch study into Omicron-based COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer and partner company BioNTech announced Tuesday it will launch “a clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of an Omicron-based” COVID-19 vaccine. The study will test up to 1,420 healthy adults ages 18 to 55, and will be broken down into three parts: 615 people who have gotten two doses of the… -
US sends air carriers to South China Sea after China sent 39 warplanes toward Taiwan
Update (Jan. 25, 2022): The U.S. Navy reported a “landing mishap” while a combat jet conducted exercises in the South China Sea Monday. According to the Navy, the jet crashed while trying to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Seven sailors were injured in the mishap. Three were evacuated for medical treatment in the Philippines.… -
Assange allowed to appeal extradition to US, UK Supreme Court to decide
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received a legal win after the High Court in London allowed him to appeal his extradition to the United States. Last month, the court ruled Assange’s mental health was in appropriate shape for Assange to be extradited to the U.S., reversing a lower court ruling that said Assange was likely to… -
Supreme Court to hear two affirmative action cases next term
The Supreme Court’s latest order list, released Monday, includes two affirmative action cases. The cases, involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC), will be combined for an hour of oral arguments “early in the 2022-23 term, which begins in October.” “The justices agreed to take up two cases asking them to overrule… -
US puts troops on ‘heightened alert,’ orders Ukraine embassy staff to leave
A day after the State Department announced it is ordering the evacuation of non-essential staff and families of staffers at the United States’ embassy in Ukraine, the Department of Defense announced Monday it has put 8,500 troops on “heightened alert.” The video above shows the embassy on Monday. Those troops could be deployed to Eastern…
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