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B.C. Conservative Party Crisis

Kerry-Lynne Findlay, leader of British Columbia's Conservative Party, is facing a crisis as several key members have defected or quit in recent days. Since her narrow win in the leadership election at the end of May, Findlay has been…

Malaysia Corruption Scandal

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, 66 years old, has been charged with failing to declare $40m worth of assets, spread across nine currencies, as well as bars of gold and silver. He is accused of concealing these holdings…

NY Platform Transparency Law

A federal court has upheld a New York law that requires social media companies to post their terms of service and report how they enforce content moderation policies. The law, which was challenged by X Corp., a social media company…

Social Security Funding Shortage

The Social Security trust fund is projected to be unable to pay full scheduled benefits within six years, triggering a 22% reduction in benefits or massive tax hikes on working Americans. According to the program's trustees, this could…

Ukraine Russia Peace Talks Possible

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, said that talks between Ukraine and Russia may be possible in September. This would involve U.S. representatives participating in the talks, which had stalled earlier this…

US Supreme Court Security Upgrades

The Supreme Court has decided to create an in-house security force to protect its justices, rather than relying on the US Marshals Service, which is part of the Justice Department. This change comes after a decision was made to ditch the…

Trump's Education Scandal

President Donald Trump's Department of Education accidentally shared a social media post comparing his administration to Nazi Germany. The post featured a clip from the 2017 film Darkest Hour, where Gary Oldman won an Oscar for portraying…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and DSA

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 36-year-old New York representative, has rejoined the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) after not renewing her membership for 7 years. She initially joined the group in 2018 with a one-year membership…

Antisemitism on Canadian Campuses

On August 5, the federal government released a report called the Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences (CASE) report, which found that 96% of 900 Jewish post-secondary students surveyed experienced or witnessed at least one…

Nuclear Radiation Safety Rule

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is preparing to update a decades-old rule known as ALARA, or "As Low As Reasonably Achievable", which has been in place since 1971. The current rule requires the nuclear industry to minimize…

Dominican Republic Anti-Semitism Crac…

President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic has announced that his country will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism, making it the 48th country worldwide and the seventh in…

Primary Election Interference

Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist with a history of making antisemitic comments, made it to the Democratic runoff for Texas' 35th Congressional District after gaining the most votes in a four-way primary in March. The Democratic…