The U.S. conducted overnight airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby would not provide further details about the strikes when asked by reporters. The strikes are the first known since U.S. Army Gen. Scott Miller, America's last four-star commander to serve on the ground in Afghanistan, stepped down from his role last […]
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Justice Department declined to prosecute Wilbur Ross over census citizenship question testimony
The Department of Justice declined to prosecute former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross despite a watchdog finding that he made misrepresentations to Congress about his agency's motivations for seeking to add a citizenship question to the decennial census. The Commerce Department's inspector general disclosed the DOJ's refusal to bring the case in a letter addressed to […]
U.S. Senate passes bill to ban all products from China's Xinjiang
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would create a "rebuttable presumption" assuming goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labor and therefore banned under the 1930 Tariff Act. Passed by unanimous consent, the bipartisan measure would shift the burden of proof to importers. The current rule bans goods if there is reasonable evidence of […]
Texas Senate passes GOP voting reform bill after Democrats left the state to protest
The Texas Senate passed a Republican-led elections reform bill Tuesday night after dozens of House Democrats fled the state to avoid voting on the measure. In a party-line vote, 18-4 Senate Republicans passed the controversial bill that Democrats and voters-rights advocates say will suppress the votes of people of color and those with disabilities. The […]
14 more bodies recovered from Florida condo collapse, death toll rises to 78 with dozens missing
After 14 more bodies were found at the site of the Florida condominium building collapse, the death toll has climbed to 78. The search shifted from a rescue effort to a recovery operation on Wednesday after authorities decided that there was little hope of finding people alive in the rubble. Sixty-two people are unaccounted for […]
France's finance chief says it would be very disappointing if some EU nations oppose global tax deal
130 countries and jurisdictions agreed last week to a global minimum corporate tax rate. The idea is to put an end to a race to the bottom, and force multinational companies to pay a fairer share of tax. However, there are still a few nations that are hesitant about joining these efforts, namely Ireland, Hungary […]
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma fails to surrender to police, launches court appeals
Zuma was found guilty by the Constitutional Court on June 29 after failing to appear at a corruption inquiry centered on his time in power between 2009 and 2018. The 79-year-old reportedly said on Sunday that the sentence, given his advanced age and the ongoing pandemic, was equivalent to "sentencing (him) to death," as he […]
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer placed on administrative leave following sexual assault allegations
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar pitcher Trevor Bauer was placed on a week-long administrative leave by Major League Baseball amid a criminal investigation of claims that Bauer sexually assaulted a woman in a brutal incident. The leave was announced on the same day President Joe Biden hosted the Dodgers at the White House to mark their […]
U.S. military hands over Bagram Air Base to Afghan security forces after 20 years of war
In 2012, at its peak, Bagram saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through it. It was the largest U.S. military installation in Afghanistan. President Joe Biden announced in April the removal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of this year, effectively ending America's longest war. WASHINGTON – The U.S. military quietly departed […]
Lebanon won’t get a bailout — but a will to reform could lead to substantial aid, U.S. diplomat says
The French government has begun to impose entry restrictions on Lebanese officials who are hampering political progress. The U.S. Treasury has also sanctioned Lebanese officials with ties to Hezbollah. Hezbollah operates as both a political party and paramilitary group and is designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. The World Bank said earlier this […]