Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] White House negotiators on Tuesday vowed to work “around the clock” with congressional Democrats to try to reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of this week, as the pandemic takes a heavy toll on American life. Following an afternoon negotiations meeting, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin raised […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The New York City’s health commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot resigned from her position citing frustration with Mayo Bill de Blasio’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the city. The New York Times reported her resignation email, in which she criticized de Blasio. “I leave my post today with deep […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Former Vice President Joe Biden will not be traveling to Milwaukee for the Democratic National Convention, out of concern over the coronavirus. Originally, Biden had intended to accept the Democratic nomination in person, but instead, he will accept the nomination digitally from his home in Delaware. Along with the […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A recently released interview from July 28th with President Trump dropped on HBO, and it is, as interviewer Jonathan Swan said in a later MSNBC interview, “one of the most shocking exchanges I’ve ever had with him.” Below is a brief recap of said exchange, and the full 40-minute […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Chinese imports goal of $36.5 billion for U.S. farm goods this year may not be quite out of reach, but it’s looking like a big stretch. By the end of May, imports were running behind 2017 levels (rather than 50% ahead as needed). While orders for China’s main farm import, […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A large explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, injuring many people as glass shattered and balconies collapsed from the impact, Reuters witnesses said. Lebanon’s state news agency NNA and two security sources said the blast had occurred in the port area where there are warehouses housing explosives. It was not […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The Center for Disease Control has released a report examining the characteristics of those who died from COVID-19 in the United States between January 1st and May 18th. The CDC hopes that with this data the medical community can better “inform medical and public health interventions focused on preventing […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Teachers at dozens of school districts protested from their cars on Monday over plans by some U.S. governors to resume in-class instruction during the coronavirus pandemic, while Arizona, Florida, California, and Texas saw declines in new cases. The teachers, who painted messages on their cars and formed caravans with […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Senate Democrats are now pushing for Joe Biden to debate Trump saying they will give Biden a chance to provide a stark difference between himself and the President. Democrat strategists have been suggesting that no debate would be politically advantageous for Biden, considering he is already up in the […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Last week, FISM News reported on a USDA release that said seed packets from China were being sent to random Americans across the country. The USDA told anyone who received such packets to report them to a local “plant regulatory official” or “APHIS State plant health director.” They would […]
