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Violent protests in China rock world’s largest iPhone factory
Workers clashed with police at the world’s biggest iPhone production plant amid protests over compensation and COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday. Videos on social media authenticated by the Associated Press showed authorities beating employees at the Foxconn facility in Zhengzhou, China. One of the videos circulating online show dozens of riot police officers storming the factory… -
What do Democrats want with Trump’s tax returns?
The Supreme Court declined to block the IRS from handing over Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee. A committee member said the committee expects to receive the documents covering 2015 to 2021 within a week and immediately start reviewing them. “This rises above politics, and the Committee will now conduct… -
Biden announces extension on student loan payment pause
President Biden announced that the student loan payment and interest freeze is being extended until June 30, 2023. The president said the extension will give the Supreme Court time to hear a case on the matter in its current term and finally settle on whether his forgiveness plan is legal. President Biden used executive action… -
Mohave, Cochise counties wait to certify Arizona election results in protest
Two counties in Arizona, Mohave County and Cochise County, are refusing to certify their election results in what they said is a protest of Election Day voting issues in Maricopa County. Some Republicans in Arizona said Maricopa County’s voting machine glitches day cost them the election. In Mohave county, officials promised to come back to… -
FTX books a ‘complete failure’, investors did ‘little homework’ with billions owed
Embattled and bankrupt, cryptocurrency exchange FTX said it owes its top 50 creditors more than $3 billion. The largest single lender is out around $226 million, according to a court filing. As FTX and founder Sam Bankman-Fried continue the fall from grace, contagion is spreading. Almost immediately following the fallout, Solana DeFi lost almost $700… -
DOJ: Capitol Police officer’s suicide after Jan. 6 considered line of duty death
The Department of Justice has determined a Capitol Police officer who died by suicide days after the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol was a death in the line of duty. As a result, Officer Howard Liebengood’s family will be able to receive death and health benefits. “The determination is significant, healing, relieving,… -
McCarthy wants to remove Omar, Schiff, Swalwell from House committees
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is campaigning to become the next Speaker of the House in the 118th Congress. If he takes the gavel, he will have the power to add and remove members from committee assignments; a power he said he plans to use. In an interview on Fox News, McCarthy said he will take… -
Senate Dems call for investigation of Hobby Lobby SCOTUS decision leak
The Senate Judiciary Committee is reviewing allegations made in a New York Times report that the 2014 Hobby Lobby decision was leaked to a minister, who then passed the information on to Hobby Lobby’s CEO Steve Green two days before it was publicly released. There are also calls for an investigation and strengthening SCOTUS ethics… -
Attorney General Garland appoints special counsel to Trump investigations
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced he is appointing a special counsel to handle two important investigations involving former President Donald Trump. The appointment comes three days after Trump announced he’s running for reelection in 2024. Garland is appointing veteran career prosecutor Jack Smith who most recently led the team in The Hague prosecuting war crimes… -
Hakeem Jeffries, Pete Aguilar headline new Democratic leadership
The House Democratic leadership that has been in power for decades is stepping down. It is also endorsing Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, N.Y., Katherine Clark, Mass., and Pete Aguilar, Calif., to fill its shoes in the hopes of having a smooth transition. “In the 118th Congress, House Democrats will be led by a trio that reflects… -
Tom Brady, Shaquille O’Neal, 9 other celebs sued in FTX class action
Nearly a dozen high profile celebrities are named defendants in a class action lawsuit against the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Tom Brady, Stephen Curry and Shaquille O’Neal headline a list of playmakers who endorsed the platform through various campaigns. The lawsuit loops in 11 celebrities and the Golden State Warriors with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried,… -
From World Cup stadium to housing, 5 ways to repurpose shipping containers
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented shipping crunch with consumption off the charts. But now the industry is left with an excess of shipping containers as demand for goods falls. Container depots are filling with the empty vessels, raising questions about what to do with these giant steel boxes. Here are some creative ways shipping… -
What Senate Democrats want to do in the lame duck session
Six weeks remain in the 117th Congress, which has now entered the lame duck session. Congress has at least one big “must” on its to-do list, and Senate Democrats have a few bills they still want to pass. First, Congress has to pass an omnibus spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Funding for discretionary…
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