Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday that the United States has imposed additional sanctions on Iran’s metal exports that provide revenue for the country’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. Eight companies in Iran were designated as companies working in the iron, steel and aluminum sectors affiliated with the Mobarakeh Steel Company, …
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Justice Department has 500 investigations into protesters and destruction of statues
Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department had brought “dozens of indictments” against people who committed violence during a wave of protests across the country. During the Thursday episode of Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s podcast, Verdict, which is co-organized by conservative commentator Michael Knowles, Barr said his agency was …
Read More »CDC Adds Pregnant Women to List of People Most at Risk for Serious Coronavirus Symptoms
WASHINGTON – The nation’s top public health agency renewed on Thursday its list of Americans who are at increased risk for severe COVID-19, adding pregnant women and eliminating age alone as a factor. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also changed the list of underlying conditions that make someone …
Read More »The Bears roster was ranked 21st in the NFL.
The last list ESPN had wasn’t too kind to the Chicago Bears, so using that one as context, this last list isn’t too bad. That other list had the Bears’ Super Bowl era QB status at 32nd in the league, so this ranking 21 is good by comparison. Until we …
Read More »Cadillac to unveil its Lyriq electric SUV on August 6
Cadillac will reveal its first electric vehicle, the Lyriq SUV, during a virtual event on August 6. The vehicle’s original debut on April 2 was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. GM, Cadillac’s parent company, announced the Lyriq at an “EV Day” event last March in Warren, Michigan, which unveiled …
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