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As economic sanctions against Ukraine progressed from talk to actual, the European checkerboard became more complex over the weekend. The EU has imposed new sanctions that prohibit the shipment of certain products, such as metals, coal, and construction materials, between EU territories and Russia. Kaliningrad in Russia, which is the Russian capital and home to approximately 500,000 people, is the...

American Airlines will be closing three cities in this fall as a result of a pilot shortage in the airline industry. FOX Business, a Texas-based carrier, reported Monday that it will cease service in Islip, Ithaca, New York and Toledo, Ohio on Sept. 7. American Airlines released a statement saying that they are grateful for the service and care provided...

According to RealClearPolitics, Joe Biden's approval rating average is 39.8 percent. He's at 33.6 percent on the economy. It's 35.5 percent for immigration. It's at 39 percent for foreign policy. He's at 50.3 percent for the coronavirus - his highest number. An average of 22.7 percent of Americans believe the country is heading in the right direction. In a way they...

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Lia Thomas, a biologically transgender swimmer and a champion in women's swimming, had high aspirations. It was a dream to crush physically disabled women at the Olympics. FINA, an international body that regulates women's swimming has made Thomas's career path more difficult. World swimming’s governing body effectively banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s...

Republican lawmakers claim that President Joe Biden's Department of Homeland Security is creating plans to send migrants into American towns, hours beyond the U.S.–Mexico border. According to the New York Post, the potential policy is one way DHS secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seeks to reduce the flow of migrants to U.S. border communities. August Pfluger (Republican from Texas) wrote to Mayorkas to...

Joe Biden desperately attempts to convince Americans that the 8.6% annual U.S. inflation rate in May is not his fault. Because blaming others for inflation hasn’t worked, the Biden White House is trying yet another new strategy: claiming that inflation is bad (and even worse) everywhere else. Biden said this week that the United States is performing better than other...

America's biggest air carriers are having a difficult start to the summer travel season. More than 2,800 flights were canceled over the Memorial Day weekend. Severe weather was a minor factor. On one of the most difficult travel days this summer, more than a third of all flights from LaGuardia Airport was canceled Thursday. Partly, the problem can be attributed...

After being stopped by reporters, President Biden fell off his bike while riding in Delaware with Jill Biden, the first lady. Since he assumed his Oval Office post, the president has been frequently seen riding a bicycle. He claimed that his foot got stuck in the pedal while trying to get it to stop. He said, "I'm fine," when he was...

For decades, Democrats have warned that the United States should abandon the most affordable and cost-effective energy sources or it will be consumed by burning fireballs and heat waves.  Every flood, hurricane, and natural weather disaster is blamed on climate change. So why does Joe Biden encourage everyone to drill when the world is on the verge of an impending...

Jimmy Carter made remarks during his presidency that would be later called his "malaise talk." Not because he did not use the term to describe his feelings about the crushing inflation, but because his assessment of the feelings of the Americans from the crush of inflation came off so pessimistically. Joe Biden is finally here and it is full of...