Nov 18, 2019: Largest coal plant in the West shuts down, dealing financial losses to Native American tribes Aug 27, 2019: Kayenta coal mine lays off its last 265 workers as closure nears for Navajo … Continue reading Owners of the Navajo Generating Station in Northern Arizona Vote to Shutdown the Plant by the end of 2019
Feb 5, 2017: Yesterday, the Romanian government voted to withdraw the decree it announced on February 1. Today as many as 500,000 people protested in the streets of Romania with an estimated 250,000 of those … Continue reading Tens of Thousands Protest in Romania in Response to Corruption Decree Issued by the Romanian Government
Note: Because it's such a large topic, information regarding the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is posted here. Apr 30, 2017: On the CBS news program Face the Nation Trump spoke … Continue reading President Donald Trump | The First 100 Days
Jan 11, 2017: By a vote of 238 to 183 (only five Democrats voted in favor) the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 | congress.gov. Specifically, the bill would … Continue reading Republicans Push Legislation to Restrain Federal Regulations
Jan 8, 2017: During her Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech at the Golden Globe Awards, actress Meryl Streep called out Donald Trump for mocking a disabled reporter at a campaign rally last year. Steep … Continue reading Meryl Streep Calls Out Donald Trump at the Golden Globe Awards
Jan 17, 2017: Abdulkadir Masharipov, the man believed responsible for the January 1 attack at the Reina nightclub, has been captured and arrested. Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said that Masharipov confessed to the crime, and … Continue reading Terrorist Attack at Reina Nightclub in Istanbul Turkey Leaves 39 Dead and 69 Wounded
Dec 28, 2016: In Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a speech regarding U.S.-Israel relations and the recent abstention in the U.N. by the United States. Read a transcript of Kerry's speech … Continue reading United Nations Security Council Approves a Resolution Condemning Construction of Israeli Settlements in the West Bank
Dec 15, 2015: At a press conference, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Mike Zullo (a member of Arpaio's Cold Case Posse) presented the results of a 5-year investigation concluding that President Obama's birth certificate … Continue reading Sheriff Joe Arpaio Presents Results of 5-Year Investigation Concluding that President Obama's Birth Certificate is Forged
Dec 23, 2016: Anis Amri was shot and killed by Italian police near the city of Milan. Amri was on foot when he was stopped by two police officers, when he pulled a gun from … Continue reading Attack at Christmas Market in Berlin Germany Leaves 12 Dead and 48 Injured
Dec 13, 2016: President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act. The Cures Act provides $1 billion for opioid abuse prevention and $4.8 billion for biomedical research funding ($1.8 billion of which is dedicated to … Continue reading President Obama Signs the 21st Century Cures Act