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Putin: Annexed Ukraine regions under martial law, nuclear protection
It’s been about three weeks since Russia’s sham referendum to annex four regions in Ukraine. This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said those areas are now under the protection of Russia’s nuclear arsenal and declared martial law. When Russia illegally annexed Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, it essentially claimed sovereignty over 15 percent of Ukrainian… -
Amazon workers in New York reject unionization
The group trying to bring labor unions to Amazon, aptly named the Amazon Labor Union, is recuperating after workers in upstate New York voted overwhelmingly to reject unionization. The facility is in the town of Schodack, and according to Unionstats.com, it’s one of the most unionized metro areas in the country. The strong union numbers… -
Federal officials say Arizona’s ‘shipping container wall’ is illegal
In August, Arizona found a fairly cheap way to plug gaps in the border wall. The state double-stacked shipping containers and put some razor wire on the top. This week, the federal government ordered the containers removed. Gaps in the border wall around Yuma, Arizona made the area a recent hotspot of illegal migrant crossings.… -
A grassroots Oregon group wants to join Idaho
Division in America is about as old as the country itself. Differing ideologies or philosophies were the reasons why some of the colonies ended up with the borders that they did. So, it shouldn’t be surprising, around 250 years later, that political ideologies are once again driving some to try to change state borders. This… -
Radioactive waste contaminating Missouri elementary school
Radioactive material from nuclear bombs made during World War II is contaminating an elementary school Monday. It’s not happening in Nagasaki or Hiroshima, but in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. In August, samples were taken at Jana Elementary School. The school sits in the floodplain of Coldwater Creek, which was contaminated by nuclear waste in the… -
Nebraska’s 2nd District could be political bellwether for US
Time to shake hands The midterms are just weeks away, and polling indicates it’s likely that the GOP will take the U.S. House of Representatives. However, for those running in swing districts, like Nebraska’s 2nd, nothing can be taken for granted. Congressman Don Bacon is the Republican incumbent in the district. He took office after… -
US Special Forces kill Islamic State leader in Syria
Chalk up another win for the United States in the fight against the Islamic State. According to reports out of Syria, around 200 special forces soldiers carried out a raid to take out a top IS commander. The operation started just after midnight Thursday morning, in a village called Muluk Saray. Using more than a… -
Secret Service scrutinized, again, after VP Harris motorcade crash
The United States Secret Service is under the microscope, yet again. Reports revealed this week some of the agents protecting Vice President Kamala Harris might have lied about the cause of an accident involving the vice president’s motorcade. The Washington Post reports the one-car accident happened Monday on a closed road in D.C. The highly… -
No, ‘furries’ are not invading US schools and demanding litter boxes
What’s your favorite conspiracy theory? The moon landing was fake? The earth is flat? Oswald didn’t act alone? Well, for some, a conspiracy theory about furries taking over schools and demanding litter boxes in the restrooms just seems too real to be fake. But it is. Now, furries are real. They’ve been around for a… -
New York leaders call for ‘federal solution’ to migrant crisis
Political leaders in the Northeast are finding out what leaders in the South have known for years; dealing with an influx of migrants on a daily basis is really hard, and the U.S. needs to find a federal solution. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Oscar Leeser, the democratic mayor of El Paso, have been… -
Damage estimates could make Ian costliest storm in Florida history
What remains of Hurricane Ian is slowly making its way up the East Coast. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in Florida, but help is coming by land, sea and space. Ian could be the most expensive storm in Florida’s history. Early damage estimates were in the $30 to $40 billion range,… -
State Department names diplomat for plants, animals
Ukrainians are fighting for their lives. China is ready to go to war over Taiwan. Iran could build a nuclear weapon conceivably any moment. But for the first time in U.S. history, we now have a diplomat for plants and animals. This week, the State Department named Monica Medina as the new special envoy for… -
US: Ex-Army Major, wife tried to give Russia military health records
The U.S. Army’s first openly transgender officer is now under house arrest. Dr. Jamie Lee Henry, and his wife, are both accused of trying to pass private military health records of U.S. soldiers to a person they thought was working for Russia. Henry came out as transgender in 2015 but used male pronouns during his…
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