Month: September 2022
Activists Flood Election Offices With Challenges
Groups fueled by right-wing election conspiracy theories are trying to toss tens of thousands of voters from the rolls. “They are just going to beat the system into the ground,” said one election official.
Read MoreNorth Korea fires two ballistic missiles on eve of Kamala Harris trip
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, just days after Pyongyang’s last test and ahead of a visit to South Korea by US Vice President Kamala Harris. The launches, part of a record-breaking blitz of
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: FEMA Director Deanna Criswell gives update ahead of Hurricane Ian landfall
FEMA’s director will give an update ahead Hurricane Ian’s expected landfall as nearly a Category 5 storm.
Read MoreLizzo played James Madison’s crystal flute onstage in D.C., proving history rocks
The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool. (Image credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Read MoreHurricane Ian reignites panic for Florida’s strapped insurance market – NBC News
Hurricane Ian reignites panic for Florida’s strapped insurance market NBC News LIVE: Hurricane Ian path tracker – Florida landfall in hours | LiveNOW from FOX LiveNOW from FOX Hurricane Ian strengthens to Category 3 storm, set for landfall in Florida today |
Read MoreNearing Florida, Hurricane Ian just shy of a Category 5
Governor of US state warns of ‘rough stretch’ ahead as massive storm rapidly intensifies off coast, with winds jumping to 155 mph
Read More7 killed, 28 wounded in Iran strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan, health ministry says
Iranian military fires missiles and drones in cross-border attack after Kurdish Iranian woman was killed by morality police, sparking nationwide protests
Read MoreTo Calm Markets, Bank of England Will Buy Bonds on ‘Whatever Scale Is Necessary’
The purchases are designed “to restore orderly market conditions,” the central bank said, after days of turmoil that followed the government’s plan for sweeping tax cuts and higher borrowing.
Read MoreItalian women and LGBTQ advocates raise the alarm after far-right election win
Activists warn that Giorgia Meloni, who ignored plea from Holocaust survivor to change party’s fascism-linked symbol, will promote ‘white, patriarchal and heterosexual nation’
Read MoreWith staged referendums in Ukraine complete, Russia begins the annexation process
Separatist leaders in occupied areas of Ukraine moved to join the Russian Federation — after claiming that the people there had chosen to join Russia, in referendums denounced by the West as a sham. (Image credit: Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)
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