In The News This Week: Joe Biden, First American President To Recognize Armenian Genocide

Saturday, Joe Biden became the only president to officially recognize the 1915 massacre of more than 1 million Armenians during world war 01, as genocide by the Ottoman empire. Highlights of Biden's speech. Speaking from the briefing room in the White House, Biden said, "Beginning on April 24, 1915, with the arrest of Armenian intellectuals …

This Week In The News: Civil Rights Leaders Call For Fighting Racial Injustice During Duante Wright Funeral

Duante Wright's funeral was Thursday in Minneapolis at Shiloh Temple International Ministries. In attendance were family members, politicians, and civil rights leaders. On the afternoon of April 11, Wright had been fatally wounded as he attempted to flee after resisting arrest for a previous warrant. Hundreds of people from political figures to relatives of George …

This Week In The News – COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Passes Senate

The bill to address hate crimes against Asian-Americans, passed overwhelmingly Thursday. The Senate approved the SB 937 - COVID-29 Hate Crimes Act by a vote of 94 to 01. The bill will seek to strengthen federal laws to address hate crimes against Asian-Americans who have experienced an increase in discrimination and hate crimes since the beginning …

In the News This Week: DOJ To Investigate Potential Systemic Issues In Minneapolis Policing

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced yesterday that The Justice Department will investigate the Minneapolis police department in the aftermath of the Chauvin trial that found him guilty of murdering George Floyd. The investigation will determine if the Minneapolis police have engaged a "pattern or practice" of illegal behavior, especially during the protests, according to the …

In The News This Week: Derek Chauvin Trial Comes To An End With Guilty Verdict

On May 25, 2020 George Floyd was confronted by Minnesota police for allegedly attempting to pay for purchases with a counterfeit bill. Floyd, who was later found to have had traces of fentanyl in his system, died under the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is alleged to have had previous complaints of …

In The News This Week: Michigan Governor Will Not Order A New Shut-Down In Response To Recent COVID Surge

Anti-masking idiots. Michigan has experienced a rise in COVID-19 cases lately, and Dr. Fauci and other infectious disease experts have urged the state to shut down in response. But the Michigan Governor who had been relentlessly criticized by Republicans and the former administration - and even threatened with a kidnapping attempt by Trump-supporting extremists in …

In The News This Week: Every American Adult Available For COVID Vaccine

Every American Adult is available to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Previously, president Biden set a deadline of May 01 to meet that requirement, telling people that they should be able to hold small gatherings by the 04th. But many states had moved to make the vaccine to all adults much sooner, so the deadline was …

In The News: Justice Department Will Not Charge Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt In Capitol Riot

Former U.S. Air Force veteran, Ashli Babbitt was among the Trump-supporting mob of radicals who stormed and invaded the Capitol on January 06. She was fatally shot by a police officer and later died of her wound. Babbitt, according to her social media foot print, had once voted for Obama, but had become disillusioned somewhere …

President Biden Says All Remaining Troops Will Leave Afghanistan By September 11

President Biden announced Wednesday that all troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn by September 11, on the anniversary of 9/11, the same day Islamic militants attacked the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, September, 2001. What Biden said. Biden's speech was addressed from the Treaty Room of the White House. "I'm …

In The News This Week: Capitol Police Knew Potential For Violence Before January 06

The potential for violence during the certification of Joe Biden on January 06 is the subject of a new report. The Capitol Police Inspector general, Michael Bolton, released a scathing report criticizing his agency, saying that leaders received warnings that Trump supporters were a threat to civilians and law enforcement, but we're not equipped to …