Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would impose mandatory sanctions on individuals or companies that back efforts by China to restrict Hong Kong’s autonomy, pushing back against Beijing’s new security law for the city. The measure also includes secondary sanctions on banks that do business with anyone […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Thursday on sweeping Democratic police reform legislation that is opposed by President Donald Trump and Republicans, in the latest sign that congressional efforts to rein in police misconduct have hit an impasse. The Democratic-controlled House is due to vote on the […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Americans are growing increasingly aware of racial inequality in the United States, but a large majority still oppose the use of one-time payments, known as reparations, to tackle the persistent wealth gap between Black and white citizens. According to Reuters/Ipsos polls this month, only one in five respondents agreed […]
Samuel Case, FISM News Upon completing their investigation the FBI has determined that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime. NASCAR fans and drivers rallied around the sport’s only black driver after he said that he had found a noose in his garage, which Wallace interpreted as a racist symbol […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Ride-hailing company Lyft on Wednesday said every vehicle on its ride-hailing and rental car platform will be electric by 2030, but it would not provide direct financial support to drivers for switching from gas-powered cars. Instead, the company plans to push competitors, lawmakers, and automakers to make it easier […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Safe form of ultraviolet light kills airborne coronavirus Ceiling fixtures emitting a safe form of ultraviolet light called far-UVC would be very efficient at killing airborne coronaviruses, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University. “A very low exposure to far-UVC light killed well over 99.9% of the […]
Reuters, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Hundreds of unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops were activated and on standby to assist law enforcement personnel with protecting some historical monuments, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, after protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House. President Donald […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday walked back on his earlier remarks that the U.S.-China trade pact was “over”, stoking volatility in markets already frazzled by the coronavirus pandemic. Navarro said his comments were taken “wildly out of context”, while U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed in a […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Google said on Thursday it was tackling unlawful discrimination by barring housing, employment, and credit ads from being targeted to its users based on their postal code, gender, age, parental status, or marital status. U.S. protests following the death of George Floyd have placed a spotlight on racial inequities, […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] It would appear the month of May was difficult for the Trump campaign’s fundraising efforts. Joe Biden outdid the incumbent president by bringing in a hefty haul of $80.8 million, the largest since his campaign began. Donald Trump took in $74 million, an increase from the $61.7 million raised […]
