US News Advisers at 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade racked up at least 60 misconduct offenses, including incidents with alcohol, drugs and adultery; a battalion commander was fired; members of one advising team are facing punishment for their behavior in...
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White House Considering Reducing or Increasing Tariffs on China
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 10, 2022 | News Roundup
President Joe Biden is examining a range of options for what to do with the current tariffs on China, according to Reuters. For months, the administration has considered cutting tariffs on Beijing to relieve inflation in the US, but has alternatively thought about additional penalties as China carries out military drills in the waters surrounding Taiwan.
News Roundup 8/10/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 9, 2022 | News Roundup
US News The Biden administration yesterday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the ban on gun possession by medical marijuana users, saying that law is consistent with a long tradition of firearm regulation in the United States. Reason The U.S....
Moscow Accuses Washington of ‘Unreasonable and Unnecessary Escalation’
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 9, 2022 | News Roundup
Russia claims the US provoked the Kremlin with a request to inspect Moscow's nuclear weapons under the New Start treaty. The Kremlin recently announced it was suspending American inspections because Western sanctions were preventing Russians from implementing checks...
US to Conduct Military Operations in Chinese-Claimed Waters
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 9, 2022 | News Roundup
Amid unprecedented Chinese military drills surrounding Taiwan, a top defense official said the US will carry out Taiwan Strait transits and freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) in waters claimed by China.
EU Submits Final Text of Iran Deal; Negotiations Over
by Jason Ditz | Aug 8, 2022 | News Roundup
The EU’s return to the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna appears to have borne fruit, as after just four days they have submitted what they are calling the final text that tackled everything.
US to Send Ukraine $5.5 Billion in New Budgetary, Military Aid
by Dave DeCamp | Aug 8, 2022 | News Roundup
The US announced on Monday new massive aid packages for Ukraine, including $4.5 billion in direct budgetary aid and a $1 billion weapons package.
News Roundup 8/9/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 8, 2022 | News Roundup
US News Relatives of 19-year-old Anton Black, who died after being detained by police officers in Maryland, have reached a $5m partial settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit. AJ According to a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender (OPD),...