Gina Haspel became the first woman to head CIA. On Thursday, the 61-year-old veteran of the agency’s clandestine services was approved by the Senate, and is expected to be quickly sworn in at the White House. Until recently, almost nothing was known about Haspel, even after she became deputy CIA director last year. Her role in overseeing the […]
Month: May 2018
Political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica has filed for voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy due to business losses. It has listed assets in the range of $100,001 to $500,000 and liabilities in the range of $1 million to $10 million. The firm and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd said earlier that they would begin bankruptcy proceedings […]
Michigan State University has agreed to pay $500 million to former team doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse victims. It is stipulated that $425 million will be distributed to the 332 victims who are mostly female gymnasts. As part of the deal, Nassar was sentenced to 175 years in state prison. Lawsuits were also filed against […]
The US Senate voted on a bill reinstating the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules which require internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally. The bill was passed on a 52-47 margin with three Republicans joining the 49 Senate Democrats. Most Republicans argue that the net neutrality rules are unnecessary and burdensome […]
Following the United States, Guatemala has opened an embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the inauguration. Guatemala was one of the nations that supported US President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and is the second country to move its embassy to the […]
The Kerch Strait Bridge, a 12-mile bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean Peninsula which the country annexed from Ukraine was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. This bridge touted to be the longest bridge in Europe is expected to accommodate 40,000 passenger cars daily and will offer passage to Crimea’s 2.3 million citizens. Ukranian President Petro […]
Amazon has announced a 10 percent discount for its Prime members in the grocery chain Whole Foods’ sale items. Amazon acquired Whole Foods last year for $13.7 billion and terminated Whole Foods’ rewards program and digital coupons. This move comes to effect in Whole Foods stores in Florida and will expand to all U.S. Whole Foods stores. Prime members […]
The Airbus A319 of Sichuan Airlines headed to Tibet from the Chinese city of Chongqing with 128 people aboard made an emergency landing after a cockpit window broke at 32,000 feet, sucking the co-pilot partly out of the aircraft. The pilot managed to slow the aircraft down and land in about 20 minutes. The co-pilot […]
North Korea has threatened withdrawal from the summit with US President Donald Trump scheduled for 12 June, if the US insists it gives up its nuclear weapons. The country accused the US of making reckless statements and condemned US National Security Adviser John Bolton who said that North Korea could follow a “Libya model” of […]
A Nigerian woman named Queen Obioma has filed a lawsuit against United Airlines on allegations of racial discrimination. She claims that she and her minor children were ejected from a San Francisco-bound plane because a white, male co passenger who settled in her assigned seat complained of a “pungent” odor emanating from her. United Airlines […]