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UNITED STATES−President Donald Trump addressed the county on Wednesday, March 11, calling for unity in the wake of the Coronavirus, and noted that the spread of the virus is now a National Emergency. President Trump placed a 30-day travel ban on flights coming into the U.S. from Europe beginning starting Friday, March 13 in an effort to mitigate and contain...

UNITED STATES−The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of the new, “Public Charge Rule” to begin on February 24. The Public Charge Rule restricts green cards from immigrants who do not have the means to support themselves, and may not be productive members of society, but an additional burden to the country by relying on government...

LONDON, UK—Caroline Flack, 40, the host of TV series "Love Island" died on Saturday, February 15 inside her London apartment. The cause of death has been reported as a suicide.  Her family confirmed her death in a statement to PA Media saying, “We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today, the 15th of February. We would ask that the...

UNITED STATES−Iranian lawmaker, Ahmad Hamzeh offered a bounty for President Donald Trump while speaking to his fellow members of the Iranian Parliament in Tehran on Tuesday, January 21. This is the second bounty on President Trump’s life in 30 days. There are approximately 290 seats in the Iranian Parliament. Hamzeh is a member of Parliament, representing Kerman. Kerman is the...

UNITED STATES−Kyle Jeffrey Jurek, a presidential campaign field organizer for Senator Bernie Sanders was arrested on January 7 and is being held without bond according to arrest records from the Polk County Jail. He was arrested for possession of drugs and failing to have insurance. This is Jurek's second offense for possession of drugs. Project Veritas is currently investigating Jurek...

UNITED STATES−Secretary of the Treasury, Steve Mnuchin and Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo gave a press briefing announcing new sanctions on Iran on Friday, January 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCErLFbu4Q&feature=youtu.be Mnuchin and Pompeo announced the sanctions imposed in keeping the President’s promise to place sanctions against the Iranian regime. “First, the President is issuing an executive order authorizing the imposition of additional sanctions against any...

UNITED STATES−Democrats in Congress, along with three Republicans passed the War Powers Resolution on Thursday, January 9. The unbinding resolution is intended to keep the President of the United States from making decisions in time of conflict without the approval of Congress. The House of Representatives voted Thursday night approving the resolution which requires the POTUS to seek Congressional approval...

UNITED STATES−The United States government under the request of Secretary of Defense, Mike Pompeo, denied a visa of Iran’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. Zarif had been the chief negotiator in official nuclear talks with the United States and was expected to speak at a United Nations security counsel meeting in New York on Thursday, January 9. The meeting...

UNITED STATES−Pentagon officials reported that Iranian Major-General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. airstrike on Thursday, January 2 in Baghdad. The airstrike took place at Baghdad’s International Airport. The U.S. Department of Defense made the announcement in a press release on January 2. “At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect...

UNITED STATES—One hundred troops from the Special Marine Corp Response Team were deployed on Tuesday, December 31, to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after angry Iraqi Shiite militiamen along with their supporters broke into the compound, smashed windows, vandalized and set fire to the roof of the reception area. U.S. military fired out warning shots and tear gas on Wednesday,...