[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The EU and Britain recently announced that after lengthy negotiation, they have finally struck a trade deal with one another. The deal, which preserves Britain’s zero-tariff and zero-quota access to the EU’s single market of 450 million consumers, was reached on Dec 24.
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Republicans have filed a lawsuit against Vice President Pence looking for an “expedited declaratory judgment” saying that certain subsections and provisions in Section 15 of the Electoral Count Act unconstitutionally violate Pence’s responsibilities given to him in the 12th amendment. With 2020 coming to a close, the U.S. nears […]
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[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The Serum Institute of India, the local maker of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, said on Monday it expected the British and Indian governments to approve shots for emergency use within a few days. “You will be hearing some good news from the UK very soon,” Serum’s Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla told reporters, adding […]
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Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Yesterday the House of Representatives voted to increase direct relief to Americans to $2,000 from the the initial $600. The stand alone bill passed 275 – 134. The vote came in accordance with President Trump’s request to increase the amount of relief, which he has been discussing for the […]
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Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] With the Georgia runoffs a week away, Republicans are pulling ahead according to Trafalgar Group’s latest polling data. The polls, which were conducted mid-December, show Republican David Purdue leading John Ossoff by 2.7%. While in the special runoff Kelly Loeffler’s lead over Raphael Warnock has increased dramatically with a […]
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[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A motor home, parked on a downtown street of Nashville Tennessee, exploded at dawn on Christmas moments after police responding to reports of gunfire noticed it. Authorities say the 63-year-old suspect in the bombing was killed in the blast that destroyed his motor home.
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] On Sunday night President Trump signed the latest Covid-19 relief bill. The $2.3 trillion omnibus package is 5,600 pages long, part of which provides $600 dollars in direct payments to Americans. For the last few days the president has railed against the bill for wasteful spending, while not providing […]
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Michael Cardinal, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The bomb that rocked the heart of America’s country music capital on Christmas morning had a different ending for one police officer due to “God’s leading.” The explosion, which emanated from an RV parked in downtown Nashville, injured three people and damaged more than 40 businesses including an AT&T […]
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Michael Cardinal, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Microsoft cloud customers have been added to the list of those who may be compromised in the cyber-attack that started in the spring. The suspected Russian hackers used reseller access from Microsoft Inc. to steal emails from at least one company. Jeff Jones, Microsoft’s senior director of communications said […]
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[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Anti-poaching operations in protected areas were paused or restricted to limit the spread of COVID-19, leaving populations of threatened species like the African lion vulnerable. Now these areas are confronting COVID-19’s economic fallout, and research suggests that illegal hunting, mining, deforestation, and bushmeat consumption all tend to increase during downturns. Safari tours and […]
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