The Biden administration plans to issue 11 new licenses for offshore oil drilling over the next five years. Ten of those would be issued in the Gulf of Mexico and one in Alaska. A plan that won’t please everyone as President Joe Biden pledged during his campaign not to issue new licenses for oil and … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s environmental agency cannot set limits on how much greenhouse gases companies and factories can emit. This ruling means that President Joe Biden has limited powers to combat climate change. Six of the nine chief justices voted against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) emissions limits. The main … Read more
– AFP – NOS News•yesterday, 14:13•Amended today, 14:34 — The abolition of the nationwide abortion right in America is regarded by tens of millions of Americans as one of their greatest victories ever. “A victory for millions of babies yet to be born,” as a well-known television pastor puts it. The Supreme Court ruling puts … Read more
At least three people have been killed and dozens injured in a train accident in the US state of Missouri, reports CNN† The train collided with a garbage truck at an unguarded level crossing, after which seven trainsets derailed. The accident happened near the village of Mendon, about 100 miles northeast of Kansas City. The … Read more
The US Senate has passed a new firearms law, with support from both Republicans and Democrats. 65 senators voted in favour, 33 against. The bill was passed the same day the Supreme Court ruled that a New York state law that banned carrying a firearm in public for no specific reason was unconstitutional. Republicans and … Read more
The United States Senate on Tuesday approved stricter federal gun laws. A group of senators showed a bill that had been negotiated for weeks. This was prompted by the mass shootings in New York and Texas that recently took place in the United States. The bill contains modest restrictions for new firearms. This concerns, for … Read more
The US government’s plan to deliver four large drones to Ukraine is in doubt, according to insiders. Within the Pentagon, there are concerns that the advanced equipment could fall into Russian hands. It concerns four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones. The drones can be armed with missiles. The plan to sell it to Ukraine would have … Read more
“The outcome of a coup attempt by Donald Trump”. That’s what committee chair Bennie Thompson called the storming of the Capitol in early 2021. He went on to say at the start of the first public hearing of the parliamentary committee investigating the storming that “the violence was not an accident, but Trump’s latest attempt … Read more
Shooting at a factory in Smithsburg, Maryland, has left “several fatalities”. Police in the US have not yet given an exact number of victims, according to NBC News it would be at least three dead and four injured. One of the injured is said to be in bad shape. The gunman fled, but officers were … Read more
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a package of measures from the Democratic Party to tighten gun laws. Among other things, the new legislation changes the minimum age at which someone can buy a semi-automatic firearm. This will be increased from 18 to 21 years. Bump stocks are also banned. These are a … Read more