On Wednesday, France beat Morocco 2-0 in their semifinal leading them to a final with Argentina. This will be France’s fourth time participating in the World Cup Final. The team won the tournament in 1998, finished second in 2006, and won the tournament again four years ago. Argentina’s road to the finals included a 3-0 semifinal win over Croatia. This…
The holiday season is well known as the busiest travel time of the year and TSA is ready for it with an upgraded baggage handling system. The Denver International Airport is one of the biggest airports in the U.S. and has now developed a high tech baggage handling system that promises to be safer and more efficient. The system costs…
The U.S. Senate has unanimously voted to approve a bill that would ban a social media platform from all government devices. The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act” was introduced by Senator Josh Hawley and has now taken a step closer to becoming official law. If the bill proceeds, the law would ban the TikTok app on all government owned…
New details have been revealed in the case of Paul Pelosi’s attacker. A few months ago, 42-year-old, David DePape, broke into the Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked the husband of House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi. DePape was arrested and is facing trial on several different charges. In a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, a recorded police interview of DePape was played…
The Federal Government is suing the state of Arizona. The lawsuit is for their actions of placing shipping containers at the border as a temporary wall. A few months ago, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, issued an executive order calling on the state’s department of emergency and military affairs to use containers to close gaps along the border. The Republican governor…
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve approved to boost the borrowing rate half a percentage point. The raise is part of the fed’s on-going battle against inflation. This marks the highest level of interest in 15 years. The rate is now between a 4.25% and 4.5%. Federal officials believe that raising rates assist in taking money out of the economy which…
Though inflation overall is easing, grocery prices remain high. From the beginning of the year to November the price of food rose 10.6%. Grocery prices were up 12% while menu prices hiked to 8.5%. The price of food is affected by many factors such as extreme weather, diseases impacting crops and livestock, supply chain complications as well as geopolitical unrest…
Last month, nearly nine million people received an email from the Department of Education that wrongfully informed students. An email stated that their application for the Student Loan Forgiveness program had been accepted. No one has been able to receive debt forgiveness at this time due to the legal challenges that the program is still facing. It is currently blocked…
Lawmakers leading negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government, announced an agreement has been reached on a “framework.” By midnight on Friday, Congress has a deadline to pass a spending bill to prevent a partial government shutdown. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees will negotiate the details of final 2023 spending bills that can be supported by both…
A legislation has been introduced that could ban TikTok in the United States. A group of lawmakers in the House and Senate presented a bill that would “protect Americans by blocking and prohibiting all transactions from any social media company in or under the influence of China, Russia, and several other countries of concern.” Warnings from the FBI director and…
