A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ordered Assange to remain in prison while the courts consider an appeal by U.S. authorities of a decision not to extradite him. On […]
Politics
PM Costa wants to hear citizens’ opinions on Portugal’s Plan for Recovery and Resilience’
Dubbed the “vitamin that will get us out of the crisis and make Portugal more resilient, green and digital”, the government’s Plan for Recovery and Resilience has gone online today for public consultation before being delivered to Brussels for approval. Prime minister António Costa has tweeted to his followers: “Give your contribution for the future […]
Covid-19 Vaccine
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN’s Jim Sciutto Tuesday he thinks the process of widespread vaccinations will likely start in the spring and large portions of the public will be able to be vaccinated by the end of the summer. Fauci acknowledged that previous estimates had placed […]
Democrats Stimulus Relief Plan
assemble a final bill based off the measures approved by at least nine committees. Most of them — but not all — adhere closely to what Biden outlined in his proposal last month.The full House may pass the legislation as soon as next week, but it could face hurdles in the Senate, where Democrats can’t afford […]
Trump Impeachment Looming
Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The suit cites a post-Civil War law designed to combat violence and […]