CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to Step Down From Agency
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 6:08pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden in a statement on Friday announced that Rochelle Walensky will depart her role as the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Vucic Calls for Serbia’s ‘Almost Complete Disarmament’ After Back-to-Back Mass Shootings
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 5:45pm EDTThe recent mass shootings at a school and in two Serbian villages have rocked the country, which has high gun ownership but low firearm homicide rates.
Vucic Calls for Serbia’s ‘Almost Complete Disarmament’ After Back-to-Back Mass Shootings
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 5:45pm EDTThe recent mass shootings at a school and in two Serbian villages have rocked the country, which has high gun ownership but low firearm homicide rates.
Vucic Calls for Serbia’s ‘Almost Complete Disarmament’ After Back-to-Back Mass Shootings
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 5:45pm EDTThe recent mass shootings at a school and in two Serbian villages have rocked the country, which has high gun ownership but low firearm homicide rates.
DeSantis on 2024 US Election Bid: ‘We’ll Get on That Relatively Soon’
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 5:28pm EDTHaving consistently ranked behind former US President Donald Trump in 2024 polls, American media reports have hinted the Florida governor is using his squabbles with the Disney group as a means to energize his base before any official election announcement is made.
Fox Demands Halt to Release of Leaked Tucker Carlson Clips
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 4:44pm EDTThis week, a self-described media watchdog began posting a series of behind-the-scenes clips of the fired Fox News host using salty language in back-and-forth banter with producers, makeup artists and other staff. The leaks come as rumors continue to swirl over what caused the number one-rated US cable news host to lose his job.
US Dow Surges Nearly 550 Points After Strong Jobs Report, Improved Bank Shares
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 4:05pm EDTUS stocks experienced a massive rally on Friday, thanks in large part to the unexpectedly strong jobs report and shares of regional banks managing to climb back from earlier lows.
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive May Start in Coming Hours or Days – Zaporozhye Governor
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 2:54pm EDTSIMFEROPOL, Russia (Sputnik) – Acting governor of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, warned on Friday that the counteroffensive of Ukrainian troops in the region would be launched in the coming days or hours.
Quick Buck for Your Arms: Why West and Kiev Uninterested in Weapons Oversight
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 2:43pm EDTThere is no reliable oversight body that would give a clear answer as to what actually happens to Western weapons after they enter Ukraine, Earl Rasmussen, a retired lieutenant colonel with over 20 years in the US Army and international consultant, told Sputnik, adding that apparently, neither Kiev nor Washington is interested in transparency.
1No Shells, No Pasta: Italy Faces Food and Ammo Troubles Amid Ukrainian Crisis
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 2:12pm EDTEuropeans were hit much harder by the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine than their American counterparts across the Atlantic, with the past year witnessing the largest inflation, food and energy price hikes since the 1970s. Local economists and business leaders fear the crisis could result in Europe’s deindustrialization over the long term.
US Ohio-Class Nuclear Sub to Visit South Korean Waters
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 12:47pm EDTThe Ohio-class submarines are designed to move undetected, with their port calls being kept under wraps by their typically silent commanders. They are equipped with 24 D-5 Trident ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
Ilyushin Il-76: Russia’s Workhorse Strategic Airlifter
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 12:23pm EDTRussia’s Ilyushin Il-76 heavy airlifter made the news this week after the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the aircraft were used to evacuate people from instability-torn Sudan. What’s so special about the plane? What are its characteristics? Why does it have a glass nose? And why do Russian pilots call it the “humpback”? Sputnik explains.
Federal Reserve Should Seek Other Tools Than Lending Rates to Fix Inflation
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:49am EDTEconomist and professor Mark Frost and media commentator and podcaster Mitch Roschelle argued that inflation will keep looking like a nail until Fed chiefs find another tool to control it than the hammer of interest rates.
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Enable States to Verify Citizenship of Voters
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:34am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Congressmen Matt Rosendale and Chip Roy introduced a bill that would enable state officials to verify the citizenship status of people registering to vote in federal elections in the United States, Rosendale said on Friday.
Pepe Escobar: Divisions Brewing in Europe
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:29am EDTDissent is brewing inside the EU and inside NATO as old aristocracy and business circles of France and Germany feel betrayed by Washington, Pepe Escobar, geopolitical analyst and veteran journalist, told Radio Sputnik’s New Rules podcast.
Germany Seeking to Limit Number of Refugees Crossing Into EU
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 11:25am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has proposed a stricter EU asylum policy that will improve the vetting of refugees on the EU’s external border and fast-track pushbacks.
A Penny for Your Thoughts? Al Making Mind-Reading Possible
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 10:43am EDTThree volunteers agreed to give up 16 hours of their time to lie inside a Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine while listening to podcast stories. It was what happened next that has been described by neural engineers as a fascinating feat. So is mind-reading another frontier that may be conquered?
WHO Not Designating COVID-19 as Public Health Emergency of Int’l Concern Anymore
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 9:42am EDTGENEVA (Sputnik) – The World Health Organization (WHO) does not consider COVID-19 a pandemic anymore, the director-general of the organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Friday.
Jihadist Killed in Ukraine Got NATO Weapons, SAS Training – Investigation
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 9:22am EDTRussia has repeatedly slammed the United States over the recruitment of terrorists and criminals for deployment to Ukraine, and has charged Ukrainian ultra-nationalist fighters with war crimes, not just since 2022, but going back to the start of the crisis in the Donbass in 2014.
Hungary’s Orban: Ukraine Crisis is ‘Klondike’ for Arms Makers & Profiteers
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 9:21am EDTHungary has vehemently opposed Europe’s arms supplies to Kiev, warning the European Union in February that it could sleepwalk into an armed conflict with Moscow by sending increasingly deadly weapons to Ukraine as part of NATO’s proxy war with Russia.
White House Summons Big Tech Bosses to Tackle AI Safety Fears
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 8:35am EDTThe Biden administration announced that it would invest $140 mln into the National Science Foundation to launch seven new AI research institutes. Calls for the regulation of emerging AI have been coming from both politicians and tech leaders, including Elon Musk and Apple founder Steve Wozniak.
Debt Ceiling Turmoil: White House Claims China & Russia Would ‘Capitalize’ on US Default
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 8:18am EDTAs squabbling between the House Democrats and Republicans over the debt ceiling continues, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informed American lawmakers that the government could run out of cash to pay its bills as early as June 1, raising the risk of a US default.
Video: Russian T-80 Battle Tanks in Action During Special Military Op
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 8:08am EDTThe T-80 battle tank was designed as an upgraded version of the T-64 and T-72 tanks and was intended to be more effective. One of the key features of the T-80 is its gas turbine engine, which provides high power-to-weight ratio and allows it to reach top speeds of up to 70 km/h.
Rome Demands Apology From France Citing FM’s Insult Over Migration Remarks
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 7:58am EDTROME (Sputnik) – Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani told an Italian newspaper on Friday that remarks made by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin was an insult not only Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, but also all Italians, demanding apologies.
Dems Bring in ‘Use of AI in Political Ads’ Bill After GOP’s ‘Beat Biden’ Flick
Sputnik - May 5th 2023 7:52am EDTAfter Joe Biden announced his intention to run in the 2024 election, the Republican National Committee rustled up its first “AI-generated” broadside against the 80-year-old Democratic president, with its “Beat Biden” campaign ad serving up some visuals of a dystopian future resulting from a reelection triumph of the octogenarian.