Day: October 20, 2023
Who are the 25 Republicans who took down Jim Jordan on third House speaker ballot?
Total number of votes for Jordan drops from 199 votes on second ballot to 194 on third, while Jeffries gets 210
China Tightens Curbs On Graphite Exports Citing ‘National Security’
China announced on Friday new curbs on exports of certain types of graphite, key to making batteries for electric vehicles, days after the United States slapped fresh restrictions on outflows of high-tech microchips.
Frontline footage shows moment elite Russian tank is obliterated by Ukraine strike
Ukraine has made little progress in its counteroffensive against Russian troops, but there remains “concern” in Moscow.
New Jersey dad sues state, district over policy keeping schools from outing transgender students
A New Jersey father has filed a federal lawsuit to block a state policy that prevents schools from outing transgender students to their parents.
How Pac-12 football benefits from Big Ten severing ties to ESPN
The Pac-12 will play more games than usual on ABC and ESPN thanks to a gap year in broadcast agreements for Disney-owned networks.
‘Destruction chased them’: funeral held for those killed in Gaza church airstrike
Hundreds of Christians and Muslims were sheltering in Saint Porphyrius church when a missile brought down part of the complex, killing 16 peopleIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesThe airstrike was a reminder of what everyone in Gaza City already kne…
Ukraine, Israel, submarines: What’s in Biden’s $105B supplemental request
Should a chaotic Congress go along, the funds would include $61.4 billion for Kyiv, $14.3 billion for Jerusalem in addition to multiple smaller pots of money for Indo-Pacific and several non-national security initiatives.
FCC approves access to faster 6GHz band for AR and VR headsets
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Meta have all been lobbying for access to the faster 6GHz band. Here’s why and what this means.
The Navy Warship Forged with Steel from the World Trade Center Returns to New York for Veterans Day
The Navy calls this latest USS New York “an instrument of freedom and peace,” and its job is to deliver Marines and their equipment anywhere in the world.