Polar Bears Invade Russian Arctic TownNewsweek2024-10-22 | Polar Bears Invade Russian Arctic TownJim Jordan, Stacey Plaskett Clash Over RFK Jr. Time Allotment During HearingNewsweek2023-07-20 | The House Judiciary Committee met on Thursday morning as part of the Republican effort to investigate "the weaponization of the federal government" under President Joe Biden. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, testified during the hearing, which led to a series of explosive moments, including when Rep. Stacey Plaskett asked House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan why Kennedy was allotted 10 minutes to testify instead of five.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comCarlee Russell Told Hoover Police She Was Abducted Before EscapingNewsweek2023-07-19 | Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said Carlee Russell told police a man picked her up from the side of an interstate after she got out of her car to check on a child. Russell said the man kidnapped her and took her to a house, but she eventually escaped and returned home on foot after being missing for two days. Derzis went on to say Russell's search history showed she looked up information about Amber Alerts and the movie "Taken" before her disappearance.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comCarlee Russell Update: Police Reveal Internet Searches Before DisappearanceNewsweek2023-07-19 | Hoover, Alabama police said Carlee Russell researched information about Amber Alerts as well as the movie "Taken" before her disappearance on July 13. The 25-year-old returned home on foot two days later.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comHuge Apple-Sized Hail Smashes Mans WindshieldNewsweek2023-07-18 | 'Apple-sized' hail smashed Lee Baca's car, leaving the body dented and smashing the windshield, as severe thunderstorms rolled through northern New Mexico Saturday.
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Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comActors And Writers On Picket Lines Across U.S. Amid StrikesNewsweek2023-07-14 | For the first time in 60 years, the major unions representing writers and actors are on strike simultaneously. Protesters gathered on picket lines in Los Angeles and New York Friday, a day after SAG-AFTRA, the union representing more than 150,000 actors, announced a strike.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comTucker Carlson Questions Mike Pence For Being Distressed Over UkraineNewsweek2023-07-14 | Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson criticized former Vice President Mike Pence for being "distressed" over Ukraine rather than issues facing the United States.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comMcCarthy Warns Senate To Stop Using Taxpayer Money For WokeismNewsweek2023-07-14 | House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent a message to the Senate to "stop using taxpayer money to do their own wokeism" as the National Defense Authorization Act goes to the chamber after it passed the House Friday. "We don't want Disneyland to train our military."
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comBoebert Praises Tuberville For Blocking Bidens Woke Military PromotionsNewsweek2023-07-14 | Rep. Lauren Boebert applauded fellow GOP lawmaker Sen. Tommy Tuberville for "dealing devastating blows to the Biden regime's woke military." The Alabama senator has blocked hundreds of military promotions in protest of the Defense Department's abortion travel policy.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comIndia Successfully Launches Moon-Bound RocketNewsweek2023-07-14 | India successfully launched its moon-bound Chandrayaan-3 rocket Friday. The mission, equipped with a lander, rover and propulsion module, is India's latest attempt to achieve a soft landing on the moon.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comPicketers Rally Outside Netflix Offices As Actors Join Writers In StrikingNewsweek2023-07-14 | Protesters rallied outside Netflix officers in Los Angeles Thursday as SAG-AFTRA, the union representing more than 150,000 actors, announced a strike following failed contract negotiations. It's the first time since 1960 that both writers and actors are striking simultaneously.
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Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comBiden Slams Tubervilles Ridiculous Military Promotion BlockNewsweek2023-07-13 | President Joe Biden called out Republicans to "stand up" against GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville's "ridiculous" military promotion blockade in the Senate. "It's just totally irresponsible in my view," Biden said Thursday.
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Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comBiden Slams Putin For Making A Bad Bet With Ukraine WarNewsweek2023-07-12 | President Joe Biden sent a strong message to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a fiery speech in Lithuania Wednesday, saying he's "making a bad bet" with his continued invasion of Ukraine. "Putin still doubts our staying power," Biden said.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comGaetz Asks FBI Director Wray If Hes Protecting The BidensNewsweek2023-07-12 | Rep. Matt Gaetz asked FBI Director Christopher Wray if he's "protecting" the Biden family after he declined to comment on an alleged 2017 text from Hunter Biden to a Chinese business partner. "Your inability to acknowledge that is deeply revealing about you," Gaetz said Wednesday in Wray's House oversight hearing.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comWatch President Biden Mistakenly Call Ukraine President Zelensky VladimirNewsweek2023-07-12 | President Joe Biden is at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, and said that Ukraine is closer to NATO than it has ever been before, and reaffirmed that Ukraine would eventually become part of the alliance. However, Biden had a bit of blunder at the start after calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky - 'Vladimir.'
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comMarjorie Taylor Greene Proposes US Leave NATO And Stop Funding Ukraine WarNewsweek2023-07-12 | Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced several amendments to the NDAA Tuesday, calling on President Joe Biden to withdraw the U.S. from NATO and halt funding to Ukraine until a diplomatic solution to the Russian war is reached.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comMcConnell Breaks With Fellow GOP Sen. Tuberville On White NationalismNewsweek2023-07-11 | Sen. Mitch McConnell made it clear Tuesday that he thinks white nationalism is "unacceptable" in a stark contrast from fellow GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who came under fire for his renewed comments refusing to condemn white nationalism Monday.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comDevastating Vermont Floods Destroy InfrastructureNewsweek2023-07-11 | Drone footage shows intense flood damage after Vermont was impacted by heavy rain. "The devastation and flooding we are experiencing across Vermont is historic and catastrophic,” Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said Tuesday.
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Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comRand Paul Rages About Antitrust Laws Impact On College SportsNewsweek2023-07-11 | Sen. Rand Paul raged over the impact of antitrust law impact on college sports, blaming the Court for "screwing up" athletes. "Now everybody that plays basketball in college is gonna be driving a Bentley or a Rolls ... we're gonna be seeing rap stars instead of basketball starts," Paul said Tuesday.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comSchumer Calls Out Tubervilles Wrong White Nationalism CommentsNewsweek2023-07-11 | Sen. Chuck Schumer condemned Sen. Tommy Tuberville's remarks about the meaning of white supremacy on CNN Monday. "The senator from Alabama is wrong, wrong, wrong. The definition of white nationalism is not a matter of opinion," Schumer said Tuesday.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comLava Spews From Iceland Volcano After Minor EruptionNewsweek2023-07-11 | Icelandic officials warned the public to stay away from volcanic eruption near Grindavik. Authorities said there are no current risks to communities or infrastructure, but have restricted public access near the volcano.
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Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comTurkey Agrees To Back Swedens NATO Bid Ahead Of Vilnius SummitNewsweek2023-07-10 | NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to admit Sweden to the alliance on Monday after months of opposition. "The memorandum concluded a year ago at the Madrid summit has delivered," Stoltenberg said. "It has delivered more in our fight against terrorism, more security for Türkiye, and a stronger NATO."
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comDemocrat Mocks GOP For Circus Election Hearing In GeorgiaNewsweek2023-07-10 | Democratic Rep. Joe Morelle mocked his GOP colleagues for holding an election hearing in Atlanta on Monday, calling back to former President Donald Trump's infamous 2021 phone call to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to change the state's presidential election results.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comHow Kevin McCarthy Helped Republicans With New Plan To Punish Biden AdminNewsweek2023-07-10 | Some House GOP members are reportedly considering using the Holman rule to target top officials in the Biden administration by cutting their salaries, Politico reported on Monday. Speaker Kevin McCarthy reinstated as part of the agreement he made with conservative hardliners to secure the speakership
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comGov. Kathy Hochul Says Flooding New Normal For New YorkNewsweek2023-07-10 | New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said flooding is part of the "new normal" for the state Monday, as 14 million people are under flash flood warnings amid heavy rain in the Northeast.
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Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comHouston Police Reveal Details In Rudy Farias CaseNewsweek2023-07-06 | The Houston Police shared information in the case of Rudy Farias, a 25-year-old man found Saturday after being missing for eight years. Police said Farias' mother deceived police about his whereabouts for years, but denied allegations from Farias that there were instances of sexual abuse.
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Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comDamage In Jenin Following 2-Day Israeli OperationNewsweek2023-07-05 | Drone footage captured damage in Jenin after a two-day Israeli operation that ended Tuesday. At least 12 Palestinians were killed, according to health officials.
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Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comBiden Calls Out GOP Hypocrisy For Opposing Student Loan ReliefNewsweek2023-06-30 | President Joe Biden slammed Republicans who benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program for opposing his student loan relief plan as "hypocrisy" in wake of the Supreme Court's ruling Friday.
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comNikki Haley Thanks Supreme Court For Making A Lot Of Wrongs RightNewsweek2023-06-30 | GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley thanked the Supreme Court Friday for "making a lot of wrongs right" with religion, student loans and affirmative action, calling out liberals for trying to "put minorities down."
Facebook: facebook.com/Newsweek Twitter: twitter.com/Newsweek Instagram: instagram.com/Newsweek newsweek.comHow Will The Supreme Courts Student Loan Ruling Impact Borrowers?Newsweek2023-06-30 | The Supreme Court rejected President Joe Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 of debt for federal student loans for nearly 44 million people. Newsweek reporter Alex Backus breaks down what this means for borrowers and how you can still get help repaying student loans.