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To avoid a shutdown, the US Congress is gearing up for a series of votes.
On Saturday, lawmakers will return to Washington, DC, without having reached an agreement on how to avoid a government shutdown that could affect everything from national parks to financial regulation.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has failed to pass legislation tha...
Google says it is creating tools to assist journalists in creating headlines and stories.
Google claims it has discussed its ideas with leaders in the news industry and is in the early phases of developing artificial intelligence tools to assist journalists in writing stories and headlines.
Already, questions have been raised regarding whether or not the quickly developing t...
The G7 conference will be held in Washington, DC, with Japan serving as meeting host.
On Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said that the country would preside over a conference of the Group of Seven (G7) financial leaders the following day in Washington, DC, to examine the state of the global economy and financial markets, the fortification of supply chains, and t...
The stars of the future, Elle Fanning, Cate Blanchett, and Kerry Washington, dominate the red carpet at the 2023 Critics' Choice Awards
As usual, the stars put their best attire forward for the red carpet at the 28th Annual Critics' Choice Awards. Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles was aglow with the presence of Hollywood's finest, including Elle Fanning, Cate Blanchett (who won "Best Actress" for her r...
Seoul and Washington pushed to impose cryptocurrency laws to tighten North Korea's purse constraints.
The fact that North Korea launched 38 ballistic missiles in 2022, more than any other year, garnered international attention. However, the isolated nation was also in the news for its purportedly lucrative criminal cyber activities that generated billions of dollars, in addition to its constant s...
Pyongyang conducts a nuclear test, Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington promise to make Pyongyang "learn of its fault."
In order to ensure that North Korea understands it has made a clear "wrong decision," South Korea, Japan, and the United States have committed to work together to take severe action against the dictatorship if it performs a nuclear test, Seoul's security director said on Thursday (U...
A Korean group visits Washington to conduct US IRA negotiations.
According to Foreign Ministry on Monday they stated that the South Korean government is planning to sending a group of negotiators to Washington to address the US Inflation Reduction Act, which plans to disallows tax benefits for electric vehicles made outside of North America.
Accordin...
Oil and gas provisions in the climate bill are a worthwhile trade-off
On July 27, Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer stunned Washington by announcing that they had agreed on a climate package. The bill, known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, allocates $369 billion for climate action. The United States would take a significant step toward attaining the em...
When petrol stations in Washington run out, plan on paying $10 per gallon
According to a report, gas stations in Washington state are changing their price boards to handle double digits in anticipation of fuel costs potentially hitting $10 per gallon.
According to the Post Millennial, the move comes after several petrol stations in the Evergreen State ran out...
50th NHL Game Postponed Due to Covid-19 This Season
The Washington Capitals were supposed to play against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, but the game has now been postponed. This is the 50th NHL game to be postponed this season due to the Covid-19.
The league said that Justin Schultz, the Capitals’ defenseman, and Daniel...
US to release emergency oil from stockpiles
The United States is ready to announce a loan of crude oil from its emergency stockpile. The US has asked major Asian energy consumers to release crude oil from its reserve stockpile, and now this move is a part of that plan.
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- United States a...
FREE MARIJUANA JOINT IF YOU GET VACCINATED IN THE US
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• The President Joe Biden has set a target of vaccinating at least 70 percent of adults with one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by July 4, the US Independence Day
• Recently, Anheuser-Busch, the company that makes Budweiser had announced that it would provide fr...
PRESIDENT BIDEN PAYS A SURPRISE VISIT TO A WASHINGTON TACOS RESTAURANT
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• President Biden decided to munch on his favorite tacos in order to promote the newly opened Restaurant Revitalization Fund
• According to the co-owner of the restaurant, Josh Phillips, President Joe Biden ordered four tacos and two quesadillas, of which ...
HUAWEI’S Q1 REVENUE FELL 16.5% TO $23.5 BILLION
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- Huawei’s Q1 revenue fell 16.5% to $23.5 billion.
- The company attributed the decline to lower revenue for its consumer unit.
- It is struggling to hold onto its global market share after U.S. sanctions that devastated ...
CHINA WARNS U.S., SAYS PLAYING TAIWAN CARD IS PLAYING WITH FIRE
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• China was hoping that the Biden administration would view its development objectively and rationally, and explore with China a new path of peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation
• Wang said “If confrontations are at the front, then both are g...
BEIJING EXPRESSES OPPOSITION OVER FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC
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- Beijing expresses opposition over free and open Indo-Pacific.
- While the U.S and Japan have called for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
- China has again reiterated its defence of its aggression and gross human rights vi...
BEIJING WARNS WASHINGTON NOT TO TAKE A SUPERIOR POSITION ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS
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• While the US has on several occasions accused China of creating the dreadful virus in a lab in Wuhan and then intentionally spreading it across the globe, China has denied all such allegations
• China won’t be accepting a list of unilateral demands...
US SHOULD REMOVE UNREASONABLE CURBS ON COOPERATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE: CHINA
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• Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi while speaking at his annual news conference talked about the possibility of world's two biggest economies working together
• Answering to a question on the US-China frictions over Taiwa...
MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE CHARGED IN US CAPITOL RIOT: THE UNITED STATES
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• According to the reports, over 300 people are currently facing federal charges in links with the January 6 riots on Capitol Hill and a minimum of 280 people have been taken under in the custody
• Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said that “Ba...
CHINA READY FOR RESETTING SINO-US RELATIONS
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• Wang had called on Washington to abolish tariffs on goods manufactured in China and also abandon an irrational suppression of the Chinese tech sector
• Right before his address, the officials had played footage of the “ping-pong diplomacy” of...