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Aug
24
War / Conflict / Security

A United States grand jury awards former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, $16 million against the Los Angeles County sheriff'

A United States grand jury awards former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, $16 million against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments for releasing graphic photographs of the former player, their 13-year-old daughter, and the other victims of the helicopter crash. Another victim's widow receives $15 million. (The Manila Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 24, 2022
Aug
24
War / Conflict / Security

Aftermath of the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash A United States grand jury awards former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, $1

Aftermath of the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash A United States grand jury awards former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, $16 million against the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments for releasing graphic photographs of the former player, their 13-year-old daughter, and the other victims of the helicopter crash. Another victim's widow receives $15 million. (The Manila Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 24, 2022
Aug
26
Politics / Government

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zapor

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying electricity to Ukraine's power grid after being disconnected yesterday from it for the first time in history. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) A traffic police deputy chief is killed by a bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian authorities accuse the Ukrainian forces of the attack. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 26, 2022
Aug
26
Politics / Government

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Powe

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying electricity to Ukraine's power grid after being disconnected yesterday from it for the first time in history. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) A traffic police deputy chief is killed by a bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian authorities accuse the Ukrainian forces of the attack. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 26, 2022
Aug
26
Politics / Government

Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying ele

Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's state nuclear company, Energoatom, says that the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed supplying electricity to Ukraine's power grid after being disconnected yesterday from it for the first time in history. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) A traffic police deputy chief is killed by a bombing in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian authorities accuse the Ukrainian forces of the attack. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 26, 2022
Aug
27
Politics / Government

Hunter Biden laptop controversy, Censorship in the United States In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook

Hunter Biden laptop controversy, Censorship in the United States In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook restricted posts about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy during the 2020 United States presidential election after receiving misinformation warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 27, 2022
Aug
27
Politics / Government

In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook restricted posts about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy durin

In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Facebook restricted posts about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy during the 2020 United States presidential election after receiving misinformation warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 27, 2022
Aug
27
Immigration / Law / Policy

Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange, Censorship in the United States Lawyers for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange file an appeal against his extradition t

Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange, Censorship in the United States Lawyers for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange file an appeal against his extradition to the U.S., after UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved his extradition from the United Kingdom. (The Guardian) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet meets with Assange’s lawyers and his wife in Geneva, Switzerland. (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 27, 2022
Aug
28
Major Trends

Mass shootings in the United States 2022 Bend, Oregon shooting Three people are killed, including the gunman, and two others injured in a mass shooting at a Saf

Mass shootings in the United States 2022 Bend, Oregon shooting Three people are killed, including the gunman, and two others injured in a mass shooting at a Safeway store in Bend, Oregon, United States. (NBC News) Three people are killed, including the gunman, and five others injured, including two police officers, in a mass shooting outside a Days Inn motel in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. (KPNX)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 28, 2022
Aug
31
Immigration / Law / Policy

The Government of Ethiopia says that the Tigray People's Liberation Front has begun an offensive into the Wag and Welkait regions and is also pushing forward to

The Government of Ethiopia says that the Tigray People's Liberation Front has begun an offensive into the Wag and Welkait regions and is also pushing forward towards the Sudanese border. Tigrayan authorities say that three airstrikes have hit the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle, nearly striking a hospital. (Reuters) (Voice of America)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 31, 2022
Aug
31
Immigration / Law / Policy

Tigray War The Government of Ethiopia says that the Tigray People's Liberation Front has begun an offensive into the Wag and Welkait regions and is also pushing

Tigray War The Government of Ethiopia says that the Tigray People's Liberation Front has begun an offensive into the Wag and Welkait regions and is also pushing forward towards the Sudanese border. Tigrayan authorities say that three airstrikes have hit the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle, nearly striking a hospital. (Reuters) (Voice of America)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 31, 2022
Aug
31
Immigration / Law / Policy

International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia–European Union relations European Union foreign ministers agree to suspend a visa fac

International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia–European Union relations European Union foreign ministers agree to suspend a visa facilitation agreement with Russia, making it more difficult and more expensive for Russian tourists to enter the EU. (Al Arabiya)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 31, 2022
Sep
01
Politics / Government

A Brazilian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the Argentine Federal Police shortly after attempting to shoot Vice President Cristi

A Brazilian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the Argentine Federal Police shortly after attempting to shoot Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Montiel pointed a loaded pistol at Kirchner's head and apparently pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire. (Washington Examiner)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 1, 2022
Sep
01
Politics / Government

Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner A Brazilian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the Argentine Federal Poli

Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner A Brazilian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the Argentine Federal Police shortly after attempting to shoot Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Montiel pointed a loaded pistol at Kirchner's head and apparently pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire. (Washington Examiner)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 1, 2022
Sep
03
Immigration / Law / Policy

Illegal immigration to the United States U.S.

Illegal immigration to the United States U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and Mexican police find nine migrants dead in the Rio Grande after dozens of migrants attempt to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, United States. At least 70 other migrants are rescued. (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 3, 2022
Sep
06
Politics / Government

Couy Griffin, a commissioner of Otero County, New Mexico, United States, is barred from public office by a state judge due to his involvement in the January 6 a

Couy Griffin, a commissioner of Otero County, New Mexico, United States, is barred from public office by a state judge due to his involvement in the January 6 attack, which was determined to be an insurrection. This is the first time that the Fourteenth Amendment has been used in more than a century to ban a person who participated in an insurrection from serving in the government. (New York Times) (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 6, 2022
Sep
06
Politics / Government

January 6 United States Capitol attack Couy Griffin, a commissioner of Otero County, New Mexico, United States, is barred from public office by a state judge du

January 6 United States Capitol attack Couy Griffin, a commissioner of Otero County, New Mexico, United States, is barred from public office by a state judge due to his involvement in the January 6 attack, which was determined to be an insurrection. This is the first time that the Fourteenth Amendment has been used in more than a century to ban a person who participated in an insurrection from serving in the government. (New York Times) (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 6, 2022
Sep
11
War / Conflict / Security

Russia launches missile strikes with Kalibr cruise missiles on critical infrastructure objects, including Kharkiv TEC-5, causing a total blackout and water shut

Russia launches missile strikes with Kalibr cruise missiles on critical infrastructure objects, including Kharkiv TEC-5, causing a total blackout and water shutdown in Northeastern Ukraine and the Kharkiv and Donetsk Oblasts. Ukrainian officials confirm at least 40 electrical substations have been destroyed in the wave of missile strikes. (The New York Times) (Reuters) (Ukrinform)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 11, 2022
Sep
11
Immigration / Law / Policy

Russian forces withdraw from most of the Kharkiv Oblast as the Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast collapses.

Russian forces withdraw from most of the Kharkiv Oblast as the Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast collapses. Ukrainian soldiers retake Chkalovske and Velykyi Burluk. Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says that "thousands" of civilians are fleeing across the border into the region. (Financial Post) (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 11, 2022
Sep
15
War / Conflict / Security

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Izium mass graves Ukrainian police s

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Izium mass graves Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 15, 2022
Sep
15
War / Conflict / Security

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Izium mass grave

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Izium mass graves Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 15, 2022
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