US News The Department of Education will forgive student loans for ITT Technical Institute students from January 1, 2005 until it closed in 2016. Over 200,000 former attendees of the school will have $3.9 billion forgiven. Market Watch The Army transferred control of military satellites to the Space Force. Gizmodo Russia Russia demands the UK cancel a planned fight by a spy plane over Russian territory. AP A blast hit a Russian ammunition depot in the northern Dzhankoi district of Crimea on Tuesday, injuring two people, in an incident the Russian Defense Ministry described as an act of...
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News Roundup 8/6/2022
US News The Justice Department said federal charges have been filed against four former and current Louisville police officers in the apartment raid that killed Breonna Taylor. UPI The National Police Accountability Project, claims that officers with the Rosenberg Police Department illegally detained a couple at gunpoint before destroying, damaging or confiscating their belongings, including the dialysis device, on Nov. 6, 2020. It alleges the department has a reputation for roughing up medically compromised citizens. NBC The Biden administration continues to send millions of covid...
Senate Votes 95-1 to Expand NATO Into Sweden and Finland
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a resolution approving Sweden and Finland’s bids for NATO membership, demonstrating the bipartisan consensus on expanding the military alliance further on Russia’s border.
News Roundup 7/20/2022
US News Army officials said the service will fall about 10,000 soldiers short of its planned end strength for this fiscal year, and prospects for next year are grimmer. AP The U.S. Department of Defense is nearing an agreement with Lockheed Martin Corp for around 375 F-35 fighter jets for $30 billion. Reuters Ukraine A Ukrainian military official told The Times on Monday that Ukraine is preparing to target Russia’s Black Sea fleet with Western-provided arms. AWC Miami Herald Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Tuesday openly offered Ukraine as a venue to test NATO weapons...
Putin Will Make Mid East Visit, Cementing Moscow’s Shift East and South
President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey and Iran. The Russian leader’s planned travels will be his second trip abroad after the invasion and follows President Joe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel. In Iran, Putin will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Ankara is a member of the NATO alliance and has attempted to facilitate negations between Kiev and Moscow. Erdogan’s presence carries particular significance as Washington has tried to rally its allies to isolate Moscow. Other Western leaders have faced criticism for merely...
News Roundup 6/27/2022
US News An Afghan prisoner who was held in US custody for nearly 15 years without charge was released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and returned to Afghanistan. [Link] Ukraine War President Joe Biden said Sunday that the Group of Seven will ban Russian imports of gold in retaliation to Moscow's war against Ukraine. [Link] The New York Times reports CIA officers are in Kiev to pass intelligence to Ukrainian officials, and special operations forces from several allied countries are training Ukrainian troops near the battlefield. The covert operations in Ukraine are a part of a...
Turkey Grows Cautious of Arms Sales to Ukraine as Ankara plans to Host Kiev and Moscow for Talks
A top Turkish official said Ankara is now “much more careful” about weapon sales to Ukraine. The head of Turkey’s Defense Industry Agency warned the arms transfers could jeopardize Ankara’s neutrality and its ability to facilitate negotiations. Turkey plans to host talks with Kiev and Moscow to alleviate global food shortages. Turkey hosted several rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that a proposal made by Kiev during a meeting in Istanbul was a “suitable” basis for a deal. However, negotiations between Moscow and Kiev broke off in...
Turkey & Russia Suggest Path for Grain Ships to Access Ukrainian Ports
Ankara and Moscow have put forward potential solutions to reopen Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, with Russia offering safe passage to grain ships while Turkey said it could help guide vessels around Ukrainian naval mines deployed to stall the Russian advance.
News Roundup 6/10/2022
US News Biden asked for an $813 billion military budget, which represents about a 4% increase from the $782 billion that was approved for 2022. Congress wants more, and the Biden administration appears poised to agree. [Link] The FBI arrested Republican Ryan Kelley, a candidate for Michigan governor, on Thursday for misdemeanor charges in connection with the Jan. 6 US Capitol riot. [Link] ICE performed over 1.2 million searches in the LexisNexis database over seven months. LexisNexis was paid $1.7 million. [Link] Biden held a call with Juan Guaido and reaffirmed his support for Gaudio’s...
News Roundup 6/1/2022
US News Boston police secretly purchased a new drone for $25,000. The department has eight drones in active use. Starting July 20th, Boston police will have to disclose similar purchases. [Link] Law enforcement initially claimed the Robb shooter entered through a door propped open by a teacher. However, the teacher disputes this narrative, and security footage confirms the door was closed. [Link] UK The UK will start relocating asylum seekers who arrive in the UK to Rwanda. [Link] Russia/Ukraine A Department of Homeland Security memo warns of white nationalists returning from Ukraine with...
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