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News Roundup 8/21/2023

News Roundup 8/21/2023

Russia Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to use nuclear weapons, deployed to his country by Moscow, if “aggression is launched against us.” AWC Newsweek reported on Wednesday that Ukrainian leadership is divided on what steps to take amid Ukraine’s...

News Roundup 8/21/2023

News Roundup 8/17/2023

US News The police department in Marion, Kansas raided a local, family-owned newspaper’s offices as well as the owner’s home in an aggressive search which myriad press groups have deemed illegal and unconstitutional. This raid may have been motivated by the paper’s...

News Roundup 8/21/2023

News Roundup 8/15/2023

Assange US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy indicated in comments to the Sydney Morning Herald that Washington might be open to a plea deal for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that could keep him from being extradited and imprisoned in the United States for...

News Roundup 8/21/2023

News Roundup 8/14/2023

US News On Thursday, government lawyers went to court to defend federal meddling in content moderation decisions on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. AWC Russia Delays have caused the North Atlantic alliance to push back the expected arrival of...

News Roundup 8/21/2023

News Roundup 8/10/2023

US News The Pentagon is planning an expensive upgrade to its problem-plagued Zumwalt-class destroyers. The Department of Defense is preparing to equip the USS Zumwalt with hypersonic missile launchers. The Institute  Cristopher Pohlhaus, a former Marine and prominent...

News Roundup 8/21/2023

News Roundup 8/9/2023

US News Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Sunday called for world leaders to recognize the “folly” of nuclear deterrence at a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the US dropping an atomic bomb on the city, killing an estimated 140,000 people. AWC Russia The...

News Roundup 8/21/2023

News Roundup 8/2/2023

US News The Joe Biden administration released a report endorsing the renewal of a controversial law which enables US intelligence agencies to spy on foreign nationals and American citizens on Monday. The Institute  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday...

News Roundup 8/21/2023

News Roundup 8/1/2023

US News Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have introduced a bill to create a new federal government commission overseeing online communication. The legislation is presented as consumer protection but grants new government authorities to police...

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