A stampede at Iranian general Qassem Soleimani’s funeral killed at least 40 people and wounded 200 others…
January 7, 2020
During Tuesday's funeral activities, a stampede, the cause of which remains unknown at this time, erupted unexpectedly.
Nearly 200 People Arrested In Australia For Deliberately Lighting Bushfires…
January 7, 2020
A total of 183 people have been arrested by police across the states of Queensland, New South Wales (NSW), Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania since November for 205 bushfire-related offences, local media reports...
Senate to advance Trump USMCA trade deal with help from liberal Democrats…
January 7, 2020
It will be a rare bipartisan win for the president... Democratic senators including Ohio's Sherrod Brown, Oregon's Ron Wyden, Minnesota's Amy Klobuchar, Colorado's Michael Bennet, and, most recently, Massachusetts's Elizabeth Warren, have all said they'll support the trade deal, which would replace the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement. Only two senators at opposite ends of the political spectrum have so far declared opposition: conservative Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey and socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Mexico Rejects U.S. Proposal to Send Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala…
January 7, 2020
...the foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that it was working with authorities to offer "better options".
A federal court in Washington dismissed a lawsuit against the FBI brought by The Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry and other plaintiffs, which claimed the bureau violated a congressional mandate to evaluate and report on certain evidence relating to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks…
January 7, 2020
The plaintiffs reject the 9/11 Commission’s conclusion that Osama Bin Laden and other Islamic extremists were responsible for the attacks, according to the ruling...
Facebook to remove deepfakes and other manipulated videos in run-up to 2020 U.S. election from its platform if they have been edited, but not content that is parody or satire…
January 7, 2020
Senator Josh Hawley and Senate Republicans Give Pelosi Until Sunday Jan. 12 to Turn Over Impeachment Documents or Face Dismissal…
January 7, 2020
On Monday Senator Hawley came through on his promise and introduced the resolution to allow dismissal of the “bogus impeachment” against President Trump. The resolution gives Speaker Pelosi 25 days to turn over the Articles of Impeachment or face dismissal of the charges...