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Biden Draws Parallel To Cuban Missile Crisis At a fundraiser in New York on Thursday, President Biden warned that we faced the threat of nuclear Armageddon for the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. #BREAKING Biden says nuclear 'Armageddon' threat back for first...

A Russian court has set Oct. 25 as the date for Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. The Moscow region court said it will hear her appeal. Griner was convicted on August 4 and given a nine-year prison sentence in a Russian...

President Joe Biden used large sections of his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine and the Kremlin's nuclear threats on the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin is making “overt nuclear threats against Europe," Biden said, calling...

According to the latest Gallup poll released last week, President Joe Biden's job approval rating rose to 44%, the highest level in a year. However, it was at a record low in July at 38%.  Even though the poll shows Biden and his party are strengthening political ground ahead of...

Russia confirmed on Thursday for the first time that negotiations between Washington and Moscow on a prisoner exchange are underway, following numerous starts and stops over the US proposed deal to release WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. The Washington Post reported the...

Donald Trump made clear his opposition to recent prisoner exchange talks that may or may not be underway between the U.S. and Russia involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout - a convicted Russian arms trafficker who has been...

Brittney Griner's hearing in a court outside Moscow ended Thursday without a verdict. Defense attorneys will continue to argue her case on Friday, one week after the WNBA star pleaded guilty to having cannabis oil in her suitcase when she was detained at a Moscow...

The U.S. Treasury has reached out to President Joe Biden to help regulate cryptocurrencies. In a July 7, 2022 memorandum, the U.S. Treasury detailed an effort to establish worldwide standards for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and cryptocurrency payments to regulate financial stability and...

Early Saturday morning, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law, the first major federal gun reform in three decades.   "God willing, it's going to save a lot of lives," Biden said at the White House as he signed the bill. "How many times have we...

To lower gasoline prices, the U.S. White House is considering waiving more guidelines that aim at reducing summertime smog, according to a Reuters report. Currently, refiners and blenders are “required to avoid lower-cast components like butane in summer gasoline, but the White House is...

According to a recent White House document, President Joe Biden will propose a minimum tax on billionaires.  Biden is expected to unveil the proposal in the fiscal 2023 budget, which is likely to take place on Monday.  The proposed "Billionaire Minimum Income Tax" would set a...

Marcus Sotiriou, Analyst at the UK based digital asset broker GlobalBlock Whilst Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) consolidates below the important $40k level, rising oil prices has created more fear surrounding out-of-control inflation and its subsequent impact on global markets. Many...

By Marcus Sotiriou, Analyst at the UK based digital asset broker GlobalBlock  (TSXV:BLOK) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) managed to outperform the S&P 500 over the course of the past week, despite fears surrounding the Federal Reserve raising rates in response to high...

The administration of President Joe Biden called for the regulation of stablecoins in a recent report. What Happened: The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets admitted that stablecoins could “support faster, more efficient, and more inclusive payments options" but...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) are among the firms lobbying against a U.S. bill that among its many elements, also deals with climate change.   What Happened: On...