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Aid flight from New Zealand arrives in Tonga as tsunami cleanup continues
Update (Jan. 20, 2022): After the volcanic eruption that caused the Tonga tsunami left the country’s main airport runway covered in ash, officials were finally able to clear the runway enough to land the first aid flights since the eruption happened. The flights, which carried water containers, kits for temporary shelters, generators, hygiene supplies and communications… -
Blinken to travel to Ukraine after bipartisan group of senators do the same
Update (Jan. 18, 2022): The State Department announced Tuesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky. That meeting “to reinforce the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” is set for Wednesday. “The Secretary will also meet with the employees and families of the U.S.… -
After limiting fans at Olympics, Beijing ramps up testing due to Omicron
Update (Jan. 24, 2022): Since it was announced that selected fans would be allowed at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, the city has seen a new cluster of COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant. In response, Beijing authorities have tested millions of residents and imposed new measures two weeks ahead of the games. Beijing officials… -
Deadly tsunami hits South Pacific island of Tonga after huge undersea volcano erupts
A tsunami hit the South Pacific Island nation of Tonga after a huge undersea volcano erupted on Saturday. Satellite images showed the immense undersea eruption with a plume of ash, steam, and gas rising like a giant mushroom above the South Pacific waters. Tonga's Hunga Tonga volcano just had one of the most violent volcano eruptions ever… -
Investigation into 10-hour Texas synagogue hostage situation continues
Authorities in the United States and the United Kingdom are looking for more answers after a hostage situation at a Texas synagogue over the weekend. Among the big questions that still need to be answered: what was the motive behind it? “We will conduct an independent investigation, my evidence response team will be here to… -
White House conducts soft launch of website offering free COVID-19 tests
Update (Jan. 18, 2022): A day before the website offering free at-home COVID-19 tests was set to officially go online, the White House conducted a soft launch of the site Tuesday. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the website was in “beta testing” and operating at a “limited capacity.” According to public government tracking data,… -
North Korea launches missiles for third time in 2022, second time this week
North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles Friday, marking the third such launch in 2022, and the second this week. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the missiles were fired 11 minutes apart from an inland area in western North Pyongan province. They flew 267 miles cross-country with a maximum altitude of 22 miles… -
Prince Andrew stripped of military titles amid sex abuse lawsuit
Just a day after a judge ruled the sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew could go ahead, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday Queen Elizabeth II stripped Andrew of his honorary military titles. The Queen also ordered Andrew to give up honorary leadership of various charities, known as royal patronages. According to British media, this means Andrew… -
Ukraine warns to “expect the worst” after massive cyberattack
Ukraine warned its citizens to “expect the worst” after the country was hit by a massive cyberattack Friday. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it’s too soon to tell who was behind the attack but added, “There is a long record of Russian cyber assaults against Ukraine in the past.” According to Ukraine’s Security Service, the… -
Biden’s uphill climb on Capitol Hill to pass filibuster, voting reform
President Biden took a special trip to Capitol Hill Thursday to try to pass new voting legislation through filibuster reform. But it may be more of an uphill battle than he planned. “The honest to God answer is, I don’t know whether we can get this done,” he said. Biden met with Senate Democrats to… -
Oath Keepers, social media companies targeted in relation to Capitol riots
Ongoing investigations into last January’s Capitol riots are targeting two groups: the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and social media companies. The companies, which include Meta (formerly Facebook), Twitter, Reddit and Alphabet (home of YouTube), have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the riots. “Two key questions for the Select Committee are how the… -
Hunter Biden’s ex-wife Kathleen to release memoir about their marriage
Kathleen Buhle, the ex-wife of the son of President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, is set to release a memoir about the end of their marriage titled “If We Break: A Memoir of Marriage, Addiction, and Healing.” According to a listing on book publisher Penguin Random House’s website, the memoir is set to be released on… -
Supreme Court blocks federal COVID-19 testing and vaccine mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic-related vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses while allowing his administration to enforce its separate vaccine requirement for healthcare facilities. The court acted after hearing arguments last Friday in the legal fight over temporary mandates issued in November by two federal agencies. The court was…
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