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G7 leaders hope global investment will spur economic competition with China
In front of the beautiful backdrop of the Bavarian Alps, G7 leaders announced a new investment plan called the Partnership for Global Infrastructure (PGII). The goal is to invest $600 billion over the next five years in lower and middle income countries around the world, with the U.S. pledging $200 billion. The ambitious plan includes… -
988: The new 911 for mental health
Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis will have a new number to call starting July 16: 988. It’s short and easy to remember like 911. But instead of general emergencies, 988 is for suicide and crisis intervention. It will be available to everyone in the country to call or text. Trained professionals will provide help… -
Elon Musk might pay Twitter $1 billion breakup fee. Here’s the most expensive.
Twitter has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk in an effort to force the world’s richest man to honor his agreement to purchase the social media site. Musk is attempting to terminate the $44 billion deal last week amid concerns about bots and spam accounts on the site. If Twitter doesn’t win its argument, there… -
Russia, Ukraine, Turkey reach deal to export grain from war zone
Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey have come to a preliminary agreement described as a ray of hope to ease human suffering and hunger around the world. The countries’ deal would allow for the export of grain through the Black Sea. That important food source for the world, totaling millions of tons, has been stuck in limbo since… -
Justice Department creates abortion rights task force
The Justice Department is creating a Reproductive Rights Task Force in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The group will be led by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and include members from the Civil Rights Division, Office of Legal Counsel and Legislative Affairs office. The task force’s objectives include… -
Google can track users’ every move and store the information for years
Google can and does track users’ movements and stores the information for years. The tracking includes where users go, how many miles they drive, the length of time it takes to get there, and how long they spend at the destination. This screenshot of Google timeline shows a map of the exact routes driven, and… -
Jan. 6 committee: Trump tried to appoint special counsel to seize voting machines
Former President Donald Trump had a draft executive order to appoint attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel to investigate voter fraud, according to the Jan. 6 investigative committee. If Trump had his way, Powell would have had the power to seize voting machines and arrest people who did not cooperate. Then-Attorney General Bill Barr… -
Biden visits Israel and Saudi Arabia on Middle East tour
President Joe Biden will be in the Middle East this week to visit Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia. It’s an important trip for the President, as he’ll be discussing regional stability, Russian aggression, oil production, and more with the heads of those countries. While on the trip, the President will meet with a… -
Biden considering declaring public health emergency on abortion
President Joe Biden said his team is looking into the possibility of declaring a public health emergency in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. The President said there are multiple actions he’d like to take to ensure access to abortion, but he doesn’t know if he can legally… -
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon will testify before Jan. 6 committee
Steve Bannon, a close advisor to former President Trump, has agreed to testify before the Jan. 6 investigative committee. Bannon previously refused to appear because Trump had invoked executive privilege. But in a letter to the committee, his lawyer says Trump is now waiving that privilege. The former advisor’s legal team stated he prefers to… -
Poll: 36% of Americans have faith in American system of government
The number of Americans who have faith in America’s system of government is just 36%, according to a new Monmouth University poll of U.S. adults. The findings reveal a precipitous drop from February 2020 when 55% said the system is basically sound and an even larger drop from 1980 when faith in government was at… -
Biden signs executive order on abortion access
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday he said is meant to protect access to reproductive healthcare in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. The White House said the action will build on what it has already been done to defend reproductive rights. “We cannot allow an… -
Inflation, oil, stocks lead 5 signs of imminent recession
We’re hearing more and more that the U.S. is on the verge of a recession, which is traditionally seen as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, or a decline in gross domestic product. Officially, the National Bureau of Economic Research, which makes the final call, says it is “a significant decline in economic activity that…
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