Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] With only a day to go before the Georgia Senate runoffs, both Democrat candidates have taken slight leads over their Republican opponents according to the latest data from Robert Cahaly’s Trafalgar group. Cahaly believes the Republicans’ failure to “immediately” back President Trump’s plan to raise coronavirus relief “payments from […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Operation Warp Speed chief adviser Dr. Moncef Slaoui said the COVID-19 vaccine developed by British drugmaker AstraZeneca and Oxford University will likely be authorized for emergency use in the United States in April. Slaoui said recruitment for the British drugmaker’s late-stage U.S. trial is almost complete with over 29,000 participants enrolled. British regulators […]
Michael Cardinal, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Tensions between Iran and the United States continue to escalate as the one year anniversary of the strike that took out general Qasem Soleimani approaches. Soleimani was killed on January 3rd, 2020 in a drone attack that was approved by President Trump. At the time of the strike, Trump […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby. Known as a termopolium, Latin for hot drinks counter, the shop was discovered in the […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] President Vladimir Putin signed an array of laws on December 30 handing Russia new powers to restrict U.S. social media giants, label individuals “foreign agents,” and to crack down on the disclosure of its security officers’ personal data. The laws, which also introduce new restrictions for protests, cap a year of constitutional reforms […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is issuing long-awaited rules to allow for small drones to fly over people and at night, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries. The FAA is also requiring remote identification of most drones to address security concerns. “The new rules make way […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Republican Senator Josh Hawley said he would challenge the presidential election results on January 6th, when Congress convenes to officially tally the electoral votes. His objection could trigger a long debate in the Senate. Hawley, a Missouri senator elected in 2018, said in a statement that “voters concerned about […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A Chinese court handed down a four-year jail term to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of this year’s coronavirus outbreak.
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] President Donald Trump signed an executive order on “expanding educational opportunity through school choice.” The order allows parents to use federal funds to put their kids in private or religious schools if their public school remains closed due to the pandemic. The purpose of the order is “to ensure […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] After the House of Representatives passed the COVID relief bill on December 29 which aims to provide $2,000 to Americans under a $75,000 yearly salary cap, it traveled directly to the Senate. The bill was brought up by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, but was blocked by Majority Leader Mitch […]
