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Month: March 2021

US to resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under Trump

The US will resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under the Trump administration, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told the Security Council Thursday. “Since January, our diplomatic engagement has been guided by the premise that sustainable progress toward peace must be based on active consultations with both sides,” Thomas-Greenfield

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Georgia bill that would restrict voting access sent immediately to state Senate after House vote

Georgia’s sweeping Republican-backed election-law overhaul bill was sent immediately to the state Senate after it was passed earlier Thursday by the state’s House of Representatives, setting up a final vote on changes that would restrict voter access in a state that was pivotal in giving Democrats control of the White House and US Senate this

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Hugh Hefner Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of the Hugh Hefner, the founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine. Personal Birth date: April 9, 1926 Death date: September 27, 2017 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hugh Marston Hefner Father: Glenn Hefner, accountant Mother: Grace (Swanson) Hefner, teacher Marriages: Crystal Harris (December 31, 2012-September 27, 2017,

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Biden slams GOP vote-restriction bills as ‘sick’ and ‘un-American’ while Georgia moves to suppress the vote

President Joe Biden on Thursday slammed a slew of Republican efforts to suppress the vote as “un-American” as Georgia’s state House passed a sweeping bill that would vastly limit access to the ballot and sent it immediately to the state Senate. The President, in his first formal news conference since taking office, criticized Republican efforts

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Biden pressed over crisis at the southern border in his first White House news conference

President Joe Biden spent much of his first presidential news conference on Thursday facing questions about the crisis on the southern border, promising conditions for unaccompanied minors arriving in the US will improve and blaming the prior administration and the cooler weather for the spike of migrants at the border. The President faced a wide-ranging

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Russia says Alexey Navalny is in ‘generally good health’ after he describes ‘severe pain’ and ‘difficulty walking’

Russia’s prison service has said Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny is in “generally good health” after the activist’s team expressed concern about his physical condition and said they were denied access to see him. Navalny has submitted two applications to Russian prison officials through his lawyers requesting access to a doctor of his choice and to

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