Government
Investors Dumped U.S. Assets Overnight As Government Shutdown
Investors dumped U.S. assets overnight as government shutdown chaos pushed money into gold, Bitcoin, and foreign stocks. It feels like...
Why Are Federal Layoffs ‘Imminent’ in the Government Shutdown?
With the current US government shutdown, the White House has openly threatened mass, permanent layoffs of federal workers (a drastic...
Why Did the Taliban Shut Down the Internet in Afghanistan?
The Taliban's recent 48-hour communications blackout (which crippled businesses, grounded flights, and silenced a nation) was more than a mere...
Are Construction Standards Failing Churchgoers in Ethiopia?
The tragic collapse of scaffolding at the Arerti Mariam Church that claimed at least 30 lives and injured over 200...
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Axing Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Axing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, and in doing so, the justices may have quietly reminded...
Trump’s Movie Tariff Madness: Does the World Really Revolve Around the U.S.?
Donald Trump is at it again. In his latest Truth Social rant, the former U.S. president declared a 100 percent...
Maryland Audit Exposes Gov Wes Moore
Maryland Audit Exposes Gov Wes Moore and it could not have come at a worse time. The findings are not...
Why Did Nigeria’s Shea Nut Export Ban Backfire on the Women It Was Meant to Help?
President Bola Tinubu's administration has executed a classic case of policy aspiration split from market reality with its sudden, mid-harvest...
Why Did the Presidency Cancel the Independence Day Parade? Nigerians Demand Answers
The Federal Government's sudden cancellation of the 65th Independence Anniversary parade is a jarring signal of a government that fundamentally...
Greene Turtle Ban Exposes Baltimore’s Lazy Fix to a Bigger Problem
The Greene Turtle ban exposes Baltimore’s lazy fix to a bigger problem. Shutting down liquor sales on Thursdays might sound...
What Does Trump’s $24.5M YouTube Deal Mean for Future Content Moderation?
The $24.5 million settlement by YouTube, the final domino in a $60 million payout from three major platforms (Alphabet/YouTube, Meta/Facebook,...
Madagascar Unrest Turns Deadly as Rajoelina Sacks Entire Cabinet
Madagascar unrest turns deadly as Rajoelina sacks entire cabinet, a move that exposes just how fragile his leadership has become....
Deport the Babies? Trump Revives Fight to Strip Birthright Citizenship
Deport the babies? That is exactly the kind of America Donald Trump wants to shape as he pushes to end...
The Lie of “No Religious Cleansing” — Nigeria’s Dangerous Denial Game
The Lie of “No Religious Cleansing” Nigeria’s Dangerous Denial Game is not just a debate over words, it is a...
No Fly Zone: U.S. Keeps DJI on Military Blacklist
No Fly Zone: U.S. Keeps DJI on Military Blacklist, and that says a lot about how far Washington is ready...
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