The U.S. Federal Reserve is on the verge of causing a disastrous surge in unemployment, progressives said Wednesday after the nation’s central bank raised interest rates for the second consecutive month—doubling down on its dogmatic quest to reduce prices even as slowing wage growth offers more evidence that inflation is being driven by ...
A key U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday took what one leading child advocate called “an important step toward creating a safer and less exploitative internet for children and teens.” The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced two pieces of legislation to the floor: the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 3663) and C...
A trio of congressional lawmakers reintroduced the Espionage Reform Act on Wednesday to prevent reporters from being prosecuted for publishing classified information. Unveiled by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), the measure aims to narrow the scope of the 105-year-old Espionage Act enacted dur...
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a new initiative to bring solar power to low-income families across the U.S. The new measures will be available to the over 4.5 million families that are served by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs, helping them transition their homes to community solar power—which w...
Karachi, Pakistan – (AFP): The monsoon, which usually lasts from June to September, is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but also brings a wave of destruction each year. This year’s monsoon is being felt hardest in cities, where poor infrastructure and services lead to cl...
ano, Nigeria – (AFP): Thirteen scrap-metal collectors in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state were killed when a bomb they excavated blew up, security sources told AFP on Tuesday. Sixteen metal scavengers from a displaced persons’ camp in Bama found the bomb while digging for scrap on Monday in the bush on the outskirts of town. &...
Lake Dukan, Iraq – (AFP): Farmers in Iraqi Kurdistan seeking to irrigate crops face seeing their economic lifeline slip away as the waters of Lake Dukan recede and dams upstream in Iran stem the flow. The large artificial lake was created in the 1950s following construction of the Dukan dam, to supply irrigation and drinking […]
Tunis, Tunisia – (AFP): Tunisia’s main opposition alliance on Tuesday accused President Kais Saied’s electoral board of falsifying turnout figures, saying his referendum on a new constitution had “failed.” Tunisians voted on Monday on a draft charter that would give the president unchecked powers, a year after Sai...
ANKARA (AA) – Russia has warned of “retaliatory measures” if Russian citizens are denied Schengen visas. Calling a possible ban on Schengen visas for Russians “emotionally driven,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kremlin hopes an initiative by Finland towards that end is not implemented. Moscow will “react very neg...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisians have approved a new constitution in a referendum, the head of the country’s electoral commission said Tuesday, citing preliminary results. Farouk Bouasker, president of the Independent High Authority for Elections, said 94.6% of the participants in the referendum voted “yes” and 5.4% voted R...
