Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Public health specialists have for months warned the U.S. government that shuffling detainees among immigration detention centers will expose people to COVID-19 and help spread the disease. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has continued the practice, saying it is taking all necessary precautions. It turns out the health […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The three white men charged with the murder of a Black jogger in south Georgia pleaded not guilty Friday morning in Chatham County Superior Court, in a case that spurred a national outcry after cellphone video of the shooting appeared on the internet. Ahmaud Arbery, 25, who was killed […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued a policy ushering in a de facto ban on displaying the Confederate flag at U.S. military installations around the world by authorizing only certain flags that promote unity, according to a copy of his memo, seen by Reuters on Friday. The decision could […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Crews have extinguished all known fires aboard a U.S. Navy warship that burned for four days at its mooring in San Diego, a top admiral said on Thursday, but it was still unclear if the Bonhomme Richard could be saved. Firefighters were combing through the 844-foot-long (257-m) amphibious assault […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The U.S. and British foreign ministers agreed to promote the development of “additional trusted 5G solutions,” the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, two days after Britain decided to purge Huawei equipment from its 5G network by 2027. “Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke with UK Foreign Secretary […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The coronavirus-hit U.S. travel industry on Friday asked Congress for $10 billion in federal grants to promote safe practices, new liability protections, and tax credits for travelers and the industry. The U.S. Travel Association, which represents hotels, car rental companies, American Express, airports, and tourism agencies, also wants $13 […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] U.S. Attorney General William Barr took aim at Hollywood companies, including Walt Disney Co. <DIS.N> on Thursday, saying they have routinely caved into pressure and censored their films “to appease the Chinese Communist Party.” “I suspect Walt Disney would be disheartened to see how the company he founded deals […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Twitter said hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk and used them to solicit digital currency. Twitter said employees with access to its internal […]
Madeline Sponlser, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A New York prosecutor on Thursday warned against allowing U.S. President Donald Trump to run out the clock on the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal probe into Trump. Carey Dunne, general counsel for District Attorney Cyrus Vance, spoke at a hearing in federal court in Manhattan to discuss Trump‘s renewed […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Republicans will significantly limit the number of attendees at the party’s August convention nominating President Donald Trump for a second White House term in Jacksonville, Florida, as coronavirus cases continue to spike sharply across the state. The shift to a smaller gathering is the latest in a series of […]
