Unemployment Claims Up in First Week of January

Slight jump due to Omicron and seasonal transition. The Department of Labor released its unemployment data for the first week of January on Thursday, showing a slight increase…

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CDC Says COVID Often Incidental to Hospital Admissions

Reports show U.S. broke record for hospitalizations with the virus.  This week, the United States hit a new high for COVID-19 hospitalizations, with a report of 145,982 patients…

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Treasury Department Sanctions 5 North Korean Nationals

Response to providing supplies for ballistic missiles. On Wednesday, the Treasury Department announced U.S. sanctions against five North Korean individuals, one in Russia and four in China, who…

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U.S. Intelligence Concerned By Putin Calculations

They fear Russia is preparing an operation to justify invading Ukraine.  The United States has information that indicates Russia has prepositioned a group of operatives to conduct a…

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President Doubts Elections Bills Passage

“I don’t know if we can get this done,” he said.  President Biden expressed doubts on Thursday that the Senate would pass their election legislation, accepting political realities…

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U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Attacked with Rockets

State Department says terrorists are responsible. The State Department reported that the American Embassy in Baghdad was targeted by multiple rockets Thursday. State Department officials said the attacks…

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Inflation Reaches Historic Levels

Highest amount since 1982. The Labor Department released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December on Wednesday, reporting a 0.5% increase in pricing overall in the last month.…

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Homeland Security to Recruit Climate Professionals

They will seek recent graduates for two-year program.  The Department of Homeland Security announced that it would create a new program to recruit experts focused on climate change. The…

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State Department Reports on Russia-Ukraine Talks

Deputy Secretary of State Sherman outlines the status. On Wednesday, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke of the discussions that have taken place this week regarding Russia…

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Supreme Court Rules on Vaccine Mandates

Decisions on the two cases differ.  On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the applications for stays against the vaccine-or-test rule from the president’s administration for private businesses…

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