Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law to officially end the country’s Open Skies Treaty with the U.S. less than two weeks before his meeting with President Biden in Geneva.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law to officially end the country’s Open Skies Treaty with the U.S. less than two weeks before his meeting with President Biden in Geneva.
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VP Kalama Harris will visit Guatemala and Mexico on her first foreign trip as Vice President. Harris has been tasked by President Biden to tackle the spike in immigration on the U.S. Mexico border.
As part of the trip, she is hoping to deal with issues around smuggling and human trafficking.
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Gov. DeSantis has signed a law that will hold tech companies accountable for their decisions on content moderation. He said the law will protect people from “power grab on speech, thought and content.”
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Reports have come to light that show that President Biden is willing to waiver sanctions against Russia, which will allow the building of an oil pipeline between Russia and Germany.
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There have been reports that Amazon are in talks to take over MGM for $9 billion.
MGM are behind blockbusters like James Bond, Rocky, and The Handmaiden’s Tale.
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The Consumer Price Index climbed 4.2 percent annually in April. Compared with March, prices rose 0.8 percent.
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Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a candidate in the upcoming elections in Iran.
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The US Census Bureau announced that Texas would gain two House seats, as a result of updated population statistics. New York and California would lose seats.
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A leaked recording obtained by the New York Times apparently shows former Secretary of State John Kerry telling the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about Israeli military strikes.
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The Senate has voted former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health. Levine is the first openly transgender federal official to win a Senate confirmation.
The vote was largely along party lines 52-48.
Speaking of the appointment, the President said, Levine “will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic — no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability,”
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Immigration over the Mexican border has surged to its highest level in two decades. Biden faced uncomfortable questions over the issue in a press conference.
Biden said that the “way to deal with this problem” is to “deal with the root causes of why people are leaving”. The President also emphasized the vast majority of those crossing the border should be sent back.
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