Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] After the August-18-military-coup in Mali that ousted then President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the nation has appointed a new president. The retired Colonel Bah Ndaw was nominated for the role, and he named veteran diplomat Moctar Ouane as interim prime minister of the expected 18 month-long transitions. Mali’s transitional leaders […]

Rachel Stevens, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, said she would rule based on the law, not her personal views, in prepared remarks issued on Sunday ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing this week. Barrett, a conservative appeals court judge, said that in her […]

Rachel Stevens, FISM News  [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected President Donald Trump’s latest offer on COVID-19 stimulus on Tuesday, in the latest sign that a bipartisan deal on coronavirus relief remains unlikely ahead of the November election. In a letter to colleagues, Pelosi laid out what Democrats view as the shortcomings of […]

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Uber and Lyft  together are spending nearly $100 million on a November California ballot initiative to overturn a state law that would compel them to classify drivers as employees. Under the existing law the two ride-hailing companies would each face more than $392 million in annual payroll taxes and workers’ compensation costs even […]

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Vista Outdoor said late last month it would buy some parts of U.S. gunmaker Remington’s ammunition and accessories businesses for about $81 million dollars. Remington in July filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years as it faced financial troubles partly because some retailers placed restrictions on gun […]