News & Current Affairs

The media mogul pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the Cable News Network in 1980. Source link

Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for a new congressional map that would heavily favor Republicans this November by splitting up state’s sole Democratic district. The map would put a target on Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), who represents the state’s only majority-Black district and is the lone Democrat among Tennessee’s nine House members. Memphis,……

The United States and Israel’s bombing campaign has left much of Iran’s infrastructure and industries in tatters, disrupting domestic production and hiking prices for basic food items. A US sea blockade has intensified the economic pressure on Iran, hampering its trade through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime chokepoint that has been effectively closed…

The average price of gasoline in the U.S. reached $4.53 a gallon on Wednesday, according to AAA, an increase of 31 cents in a week and 50 percent since the U.S. and Israel began their war against Iran. Iran has responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil and energy waterway, with the……

Now is the time to envision a better electoral system, regardless of who sits on the court. Source link

The World Health Organization (WHO) said early Wednesday morning it evacuated three people suspected of carrying the rare hantavirus from aboard a cruise ship to Europe.  Three other people on board the vessel have already died from suspected hantavirus infection, and one person remains in critical care in South Africa. The WHO has confirmed two……

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) on Tuesday said President Trump’s pause on “Project Freedom,” the U.S. military’s plan to escort ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, is another example of the leader’s “strategic incoherence.” “This is another example of the strategic incoherence that has dominated this whole operation. The president did not get the authority……

Maybe network executives really should consider that jokes about a president dying do little to serve the public interest.  Source link

President Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with “higher level and intensity” attacks if the country does not agree to a peace deal. “Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow……

US President Donald Trump has warned Iran it will face “a much higher level and intensity” of strikes if it fails to agree to a peace deal that the two sides are reportedly closing in on. US media outlets, led by Axios, reported on May 6 that Tehran and Washington were close to an agreement…