Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Since Saturday, heavy rain has poured down on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu creating floods and landslides that have killed about 60 people. Over 3.5 million inhabitants of the island were urged to evacuate and find shelter at one point. Evacuation and shelter poses a problem during the […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] In an address to the Hudson Institute FBI director Christopher Wray condemned China for cyber attacks against the U.S. and emphasized the threat such attacks posed, saying, “The stakes could not be higher, and the potential economic harm to American businesses and the economy as a whole almost defies […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The established clothier Brooks Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, thanks to the shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Starting in 1818, the Brooks Brothers company proudly touts a historic and innovative American style. As defined by the United States Courts, Chapter 11 bankruptcy provides a company […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers may have a religious exemption to supply insurance for birth control under the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare). The decision was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, while Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor dissented. The case was spearheaded by the Little […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] In the ongoing debate over President Donald Trump’s tax returns and speculation over what they may contain and why the president has guarded them so closely, the Supreme Court has made two rulings on the matter. Both rulings were decided 7-2 and were written by Chief Justice John Roberts. […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] MIT’s news website officially announced a lawsuit filed with Harvard against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Their case involves the new rule from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program which states that any nonimmigrant student who is studying at an academic or vocational […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Theme parks are beginning to reopen in Japan. As the parks grapple with how to maintain a space for people to enjoy, while maintaining the measures needed to keep the coronavirus at bay, the East Japan and West Japan Theme Park Associations presented a document with guidelines on how […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Longtime Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon was found dead, according to police, after his daughter reported him missing saying he had left a message “like a will”. After a search involving hundreds of police, the mayor’s body was found at Mt Bugak in northern Seoul around midnight, near where […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The United States imposed sanctions on the highest-ranking Chinese official yet targeted over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority. This move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing. Washington blacklisted Xinjiang region’s Communist Party Secretary Chen Quanguo, a member of China’s powerful Politburo, […]
FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The deadline for filing 2019 tax returns is quickly approaching, Wednesday, July 15th. The IRS Website has some helpful tips and resources for figuring out the best method of filing, filing for an extension, and so on. Electronic filing is the simplest, most efficient way to file a tax return, according […]
