Month: January 2022
India’s Gandhi Says His Twitter Following Was Squashed by Modi Government
Rahul Gandhi, one of India’s most prominent opposition politicians, has written to Twitter’s chief executive alleging he is the victim of a government campaign to limit his ability to attract followers on the platform.
Read MoreNorth Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles in Sixth Weapons Test of New Year
The Kim Jong Un regime has never started a calendar year with so many missile launches.
Read MoreThe Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary Writing With Fire Shines a Light on Only All-Women News Outlet in India
It’s 2016 and inside a newsroom in India, a group of rural female journalists are discussing why they need to pivot away from print reporting to digital. It’s a conversation that would feel familiar to journalists across the world—except many
Read MorePatient who refused COVID vaccine was denied a heart transplant
Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston said the COVID-19 vaccine is one of several immunizations required by most U.S. transplant programs. (Image credit: Tracey Ferguson file photo/via AP)
Read MoreAmazon faces another union vote, this time at a Staten Island warehouse
Federal labor officials found enough support among Amazon workers on Staten Island to pave wave for a union election. It could be the second union vote for Amazon this year. (Image credit: Taylor Hanes/NPR)
Read MoreStewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Leader, Is Denied Bail on Sedition Charge – The New York Times
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Leader, Is Denied Bail on Sedition Charge The New York Times Judge orders Oath Keepers leader to remain in jail pending trial CNN Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes ordered to remain jailed pending trial on Jan. 6 seditious
Read MoreU.S. responds to Russia security demands as Ukraine tensions mount – Reuters
U.S. responds to Russia security demands as Ukraine tensions mount Reuters US tells Moscow “no concessions” over Ukraine – BBC News BBC News Russia threatens ‘appropriate measures’ if West’s responses to demands aren’t constructive Fox News Afghanistan Has Nothing to Do With Russia
Read MoreStephen Breyer to Retire From Supreme Court
The decision gives President Biden a window to fulfill a campaign pledge to nominate a Black woman to the court.
Read MoreSupreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire – The Washington Post
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire The Washington Post Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire after this term CBS News Biden said he’d put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Here’s who he may pick to replace Breyer CNN If
Read MoreBiden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court
The president’s promise highlights a group that has struggled to become part of the very small pool of elite judges in the nation’s higher federal courts.
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