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The new report prepared by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) underscores that the DoD has still not set out any...
11/07/2023

The new report prepared by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) underscores that the DoD has still not set out any assessment programs or performance goals to check if the US taxpayers’ money has been spent properly (or effectively) at all.

Washington has lavishly funded the initiative- spending over $35 billion since 2015 - on a variety of military activities, says GAO report.

A new report by Human Rights Watch has found that children have been forcibly transferred to Russia and separated from t...
14/03/2023

A new report by Human Rights Watch has found that children have been forcibly transferred to Russia and separated from their families, and have suffered traumatic experiences of war and displacement.

A new report by Human Rights Watch has found that children have been forcibly transferred to Russia and separated from their families,

The data analysts at Fair Betting Sites have crunched the space budgets from countries around the world to see which nat...
14/03/2023

The data analysts at Fair Betting Sites have crunched the space budgets from countries around the world to see which nations are spending the most money on their aerospace programs.

In total, the United States spent $61.97 billion on space programs in 2022, more than any other country in the world.

The White House said that while it was not in a position to take on the mediator role between the two nations, China’s e...
14/03/2023

The White House said that while it was not in a position to take on the mediator role between the two nations, China’s efforts to “promote de-escalation” in the region were not “adverse” to U.S. interests.

The White House said that the deal by China is steering the region in the same direction that the U.S. has been working towards.

The GOP is in denial on whether the former president could be on the ticket again, for a third time. Trump’s rivals and ...
14/03/2023

The GOP is in denial on whether the former president could be on the ticket again, for a third time. Trump’s rivals and critics underestimated him in 2016, often treating him as a sideshow rather than a front-runner.

Last month's Emerson poll found Trump winning 72 percent support among Republicans with a high school degree or less education.

Civil rights and legal experts say it is preposterous that states are looking to put children at risk in order to meet s...
14/03/2023

Civil rights and legal experts say it is preposterous that states are looking to put children at risk in order to meet some claimed labor shortages.

The federal government promised to crack down on illegal child labor last month after observing a 69% increase in employing underage workers since 2018.

“Had he sent the votes back to the legislatures, they wouldn’t have had a problem with January 6, so in many ways you ca...
14/03/2023

“Had he sent the votes back to the legislatures, they wouldn’t have had a problem with January 6, so in many ways you can blame him for January 6,” Trump said.

Pence has said he did not have the constitutional authority to reject the electoral votes on Jan. 6 and that Trump was “wrong” to suggest so.

The Wisconsin supreme court is currently made up of three judges who lean liberal and four conservatives. Whoever replac...
14/03/2023

The Wisconsin supreme court is currently made up of three judges who lean liberal and four conservatives. Whoever replaces the conservative retiring justice Patience Roggensack will determine the ideological composition of the court, which has been dominated by the right-wing for 15 years.

At stake in the Wisconsin supreme court race are redistricting, abortion rights, voting rights, and elections policy. And these decisions go beyond the state.

The order will also strengthen federal support for red flag laws intended to stop gun sales to people deemed dangerous t...
14/03/2023

The order will also strengthen federal support for red flag laws intended to stop gun sales to people deemed dangerous that have been passed by 19 states and the District of Columbia.

Opinion polls show that a majority of both Democrats and Republicans support universal background checks before allowing them to buy a gun.

In 2016 Trump lost the Iowa Republican caucus. This time he aims to win over the critical voters who, he hopes, will sen...
14/03/2023

In 2016 Trump lost the Iowa Republican caucus. This time he aims to win over the critical voters who, he hopes, will send him back to the Oval Office.

Trump has made clear to his team that he does not want a repeat of what happened in Iowa in 2016, when he finished second to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

The rate of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, increased by 15 percent in a single year. It jumped from 33.3 deaths ...
14/03/2023

The rate of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, increased by 15 percent in a single year. It jumped from 33.3 deaths per 100,000 babies born in 2019 to 38.2 such deaths in 2020.

New research from the CDC found that the rate for Black babies spiked in particular, widening an already stark disparity.

In a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) think-tank, there has been an increase i...
13/03/2023

In a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) think-tank, there has been an increase in imports in certain places despite the overall market falling by 5.1 percent.

Saudi Arabia ranked as the second largest arms importer globally in 2018-2022. It received 9.6% of all arms imports during that period.

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