Новости за 25.08.2022

The Pentagon on Thursday released a long-awaited plan aimed at reducing civilian casualties caused by U.S. military operations and proposed a better way to report and respond to incidents when they occur.   The 36-page Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan, approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin earlier this week, directs sweeping changes in military planning,...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday became the latest lawmaker to visit Taiwan, landing on the self-governing island after a string of visits by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other U.S. officials that has heightened tensions with China. The visit by Blackburn, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is likely to further anger...

The White House is declining to give a price tag for President Biden’s decision to forgive student loan debts for millions of Americans amid attacks by Republicans that the plan will add to the deficit and increase inflation. White House officials have spent the 24 hours since the forgiveness plan was announced skirting questions about...

The White House's chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci advised against making the same assumptions about the current monkeypox outbreak that were made during the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Fauci and H. Clifford Lane, deputy director for clinical research and special projects at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), published a...

Increasing the regulatory powers of the Fed could sound the death knell for private stablecoins.

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has announced that will miss the 2022 US Open due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19. “Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for US Open,” Djokovic wrote in a tweet to his 9 million followers on Thursday. “Good luck to my fellow players!” Djokovic added....

Story at a glance Researchers said Americans may be experiencing a “false social reality” as supporters of policies targeting climate change outnumber opponents two to one, while the perception is the opposite. About 66 to 80 percent of Americans said they support major climate change mitigation policies. But just 37 to 43 percent of respondents said...

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), chair of a cybersecurity subcommittee, are demanding that Twitter respond to allegations from a whistleblower about major security deficiencies that the Democrats said could pose national security threats. The Democrats sent a letter to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Thursday asking for...

In 2016, South Side Chicago-native James Alford proudly became the first in his family to graduate from college. But that sense of pride was marred by student loans. When Alford graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in political science with a minor in Black studies, he was around $50,000 in debt. Now, at 30, with...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint on Wednesday alleging Starbucks illegally withheld wages and benefits from employees at unionized stores and those in the process of unionizing. The 30-page complaint also alleges interim CEO Howard Schultz made a number of illegal statements under federal labor laws, including video calls where he told...

Story at a glance The Archdiocese of Omaha has rolled out a new policy for its 70 member schools to follow on “human sexuality,” whereby students, school staff and volunteers are required to use names and pronouns consistent with their sex assigned at birth. Students and staff under the policy will conduct themselves in accordance...

As the leaders of the Artist Rights Alliance, Copyright Alliance, and CreativeFuture, we believe in the right of creative people to make a living through their creativity, ingenuity, and hard work. But that work is being undermined by the existential threat of digital piracy. Technology and widespread digital piracy have outpaced the notice and takedown...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas's leading oil and gas regulator on Thursday cheered the state government’s push against environmental, social and governance investing (ESG) “extremists” like BlackRock and UBS. “I’m thrilled to see my conservative colleagues join the defense against ‘woke’ Wall Street bankers,” Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian said in the statement. “Rally the troops:...

Story at a glance The devastating toll of Hurricane Katrina on cities like New Oreans prompted some to re-analyze their own emergency evacuation plans. However, new data show that just seven of the nation’s 50 largest cities have strong plans in place, while some have no evacuation plans at all. As climate change continues to...

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D) filed a notice of appeal Thursday to revive the antitrust case against Amazon that a judge dismissed earlier this year. The lawsuit, first filed in 2021, alleges Amazon has used its position as a giant in the e-commerce field to maximize profits at the expense of consumers, third-party sellers...

A Denver high school is facing criticism after playing a video advising students to avoid interactions with police in racially motivated attacks. CBS affiliate KCNC reported on Wednesday that during a schoolwide assembly, South High School students were shown a video titled "Don't be a Bystander: 6 Tips for Responding to Racist Attacks” published by...

Former President Obama will be participating in a fundraiser hosted by the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm just two months ahead of the November midterms. Obama and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, will be holding a “conversation” in New York City on Sept. 8, according to an invitation obtained...

New York City officials claim that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is placing bar codes on migrants who were bused to the city, calling the move an intimidation tactic amid the escalating feud over migrants in the U.S. CBS affiliate WCBS published a video on Wednesday showing migrants arriving in New York City wearing wristbands...

The new law increases or tax credits for capturing and (re)utilizing or sequestering carbon dioxide.

Newly revealed emails show that former White House counsel Pat Cipollone agreed that materials the National Archives requested be returned by President Trump should be given to the agency. Cipollone, who also severed under the Trump administration as a designated representative to the Archives, reportedly told National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) chief counsel Gary...

The Republican group Winning for Women Action Fund rolled out a six-figure digital ad buy on Thursday hitting incumbent Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) over the issue of crime. The ad accuses Murray of being "out of touch" and of "turning her back on law enforcement." Additionally, the buy includes a website called wokepattymurray.com which also targets her...

The White House on Thursday hailed a ruling by a federal judge in Idaho late Wednesday that temporarily halted the state’s abortion ban from taking effect, while vowing further action to safeguard access to abortions in emergency situations. “Yesterday, a federal Idaho district court determined that women in Idaho will continue to receive life-saving and...

If Biden and congressional Democrats want to ride the wave of pro-choice enthusiasm into November, they’ll need to step more visibly into the fray .

Expect a Trumpier U.S. House of Representatives next year. House Republicans are not only forecast to win control of the lower chamber in November's midterm elections, they're also poised to bring with them a roster of new arrivals who have embraced the former president and his false claims of fraud surrounding his 2020 defeat. A...

Some Democrats running in competitive reelection races in November are still reluctant to attach themselves to President Biden, even as he and the White House have been buoyed by a few weeks of good news. Biden has in recent weeks racked up a series of major legislative victories, and he’s seen his poll numbers rebound...