Democratic New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced on Friday that she was joining several other Democrats in the state in calling for a full investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a statement emailed to Newsweek, Ocasio-Cortez wrote, “I support our state’s return to co-equal governance and stand with…
A Ventura County Community College District professor is facing backlash for reprimanding a student who is hard of hearing during a virtual class. A video of the incident made waves on social media when it surfaced on Friday.In the video, which made its way onto Reddit on Friday, the frustrated professor calls on a student…
Thousands of threatening messages that were sent to U.S. District Judge James Robart during Donald Trump’s presidency came from Russia, according to CBS.Robart, who temporarily blocked Trump’s travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, received numerous online death threats and criticisms after Trump tweeted a series of attacks against him in 2017.In an interview with CBS’…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s fence around the U.S. Capitol building is an eyesore, an insult to the American people and an embarrassment for the Unites States around the world.At least one Democrat has been brave enough to do something about it. Washington D.C. delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced a bill titled “No Fencing at the…
Tanzania’s autocratic president John Magufuli is determined to walk a reckless path. Since June 2020, he has consistently declared that COVID-19, which has sickened millions and cost 2.4 million lives worldwide, doesn’t exist in his country.Cases that appeared in Tanzania had been eliminated, thanks to God and the country’s fervent prayers, he claimed. He implored…
As Senator Ted Cruz flew back and forth between Cancún, Mexico and Houston this week, “a lot of people in Texas,” including Beto O’Rourke, have stepped up to fill in for the senator during a winter storm that led to the state’s power crisis.Speaking with Vanity Fair’s Joe Hagan on an episode of the Inside…
New York legislators are looking to rein in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s control over the state’s response to the pandemic and the No. 2 ranking Democrat in the Senate is confident they have the votes they need.Cuomo has taken heavy criticism for withholding information related to nursing home deaths and members of his own party are…
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Citi bank is pictured at an exhibition hall in Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc’s employees in Texas can take shelter in the company’s offices, a company executive said on Friday, as the U.S. state battles a severe winter storm that caused blackouts and disrupted water…
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to Defense Department personnel during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday said there must be an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, adding there had…
A 3D printed Facebook logo and keyboard buttons are placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) – It’s a truism that the real news story isn’t the dog biting the man, but vice versa. A proposed U.S. law aimed at helping small media outlets…
