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Pelosi: We are legislating, investigating and litigating

Pelosi: We are legislating, investigating and litigating

by Soram Cheon | Dec 9, 2019 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi had a weekly press conference on Thursday talking about topics small and large, including impeachment. Pelosi stressed that legislating “takes time.” While they are investigating Trump for impeachment, they also have other bills and...
Shared electric scooters explode in U.S., mixing convenience with potential problems

Shared electric scooters explode in U.S., mixing convenience with potential problems

by Bing Xiao | Dec 9, 2019 | Business & Tech

Washington — In September 2017, a shared electric scooter appeared for the first time in the U.S. on the streets of Santa Monica, California. Two years later, according to Santa Monica government data, more than 2,000 electric scooters have been added, \operated...
TikTok tries to expand in U.S. market even if struggling

TikTok tries to expand in U.S. market even if struggling

by Bing Xiao | Dec 9, 2019 | Business & Tech

WASHNGTON – TikTok, the video social networking app owned by Chinese-based conglomerate ByteDance, has launched a campaign to fight back against the U.S. government’s decision to label it a threat to national security because of its data collection by saying all its...
Jane Fonda leads 9th climate change protest

Jane Fonda leads 9th climate change protest

by Silvia Martelli | Dec 7, 2019 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda held her ninth consecutive Fire Drill on Friday to protest climate change, marching through the nation’s capital to confront financial institutions protesters say are associated with the climate crisis...
Nuclear power plants require significant subsidies to keep operating, experts say

Nuclear power plants require significant subsidies to keep operating, experts say

by Niko Boskovic | Dec 7, 2019 | Business & Tech

WASHINGTON – Nuclear energy companies, most of whose costs exceed revenues, are often filing for bankruptcy to obtain federal subsidies. “According to the data we gathered nuclear power plants are losing money right now, some of them to the extent where they can’t...
Republican senators push for tough sanctions on hostage takers, families

Republican senators push for tough sanctions on hostage takers, families

by Mark Satter | Dec 6, 2019 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Foreigners responsible for taking Americans hostage abroad have long been able to benefit from western institutions and ways of life. A new bill aims to curb that, but some experts fear it goes too far. The Global Hostage Act, introduced last month...
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