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Inflation (again).
Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its inflation numbers for June, and prices have once again risen sharply. Plus, an interesting que…
3 years, 7 months ago
Brittany Giner's imprisonment.
American basketball star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia over four months ago on drug smuggling charges for allegedly possessing cannabis oil …
3 years, 7 months ago
President Biden's age.
President Biden, who is now 79, became the oldest president in U.S. history to be elected when he was voted into office. He will be 82 at the end of …
3 years, 7 months ago
Shinzo Abe's assassination.
On Friday, Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest serving prime minister, was assassinated while giving a speech in Nara. Plus, a question about Democrats passi…
3 years, 7 months ago
The death of Shireen Abu Akleh.
The Palestinian-American journalist was killed on May 11, 2022, as Israeli soldiers conducted a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. Plus, a question…
3 years, 7 months ago
Passing an abortion bill (without the filibuster).
On Thursday, President Biden for the first time expressed support for making an exception to the filibuster rule in order to codify abortion rights a…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Supreme Court's EPA ruling.
In a 6-3 ruling last week, the Supreme Court agreed with Republican-led states and coal companies that the 1970 Clean Air Act did not give the Enviro…
3 years, 8 months ago
Biden and Saudi Arabia.
President Biden says he will travel to the Middle East next month, from July 13-16. He will be visiting Saudi Arabia to meet with Arab leaders, inclu…
3 years, 8 months ago
SCOTUS's gun control ruling
On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down a law in New York that required anyone who wanted to carry a handgun in public to show a “special need for…
3 years, 8 months ago
Roe v. Wade is struck down.
On Friday, the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, overruling the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling and leaving the question of aborti…
3 years, 8 months ago