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Donald Trump has in the last three years built up the economy and removed many of the restrictive federal laws that had been tying the hands of industry. Even though ...

Following the 2016 presidential election, Russia’s interference in American politics has regularly been discussed by intelligence agencies in the West and in the media. These reports have suggested that Russian ...

In June 2019, Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands announced it would restrict new job vacancies to women in an attempt to balance out the staff’s gender disparities over ...

In Australia, coronavirus cases are starting to rise more rapidly since tapering off in April. The country has seen just over 9,000 confirmed cases and 106 people have died. Although ...

On Tuesday, July 7, the state of New York imposed a US$150 million fee on Deutsche Bank, based in Frankfurt, Germany, for dealings it had with the now-deceased convicted sex ...

This week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a full list of the 4.9 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans given out since the CARES Act was passed in March ...

Ever since President Donald Trump labeled concerns over his handling of COVID-19 a “hoax,” the United States’ pandemic response has been deeply politicized. At times, the Republican president has publicly ...

On the United States’ Independence Day, the Gettysburg National Park in Pennsylvania was once again to be the setting of a great battle. According to social media posts, anti-fascist protesters ...

Despite the continued impact of the global coronavirus pandemic, especially in places like the United States, Brazil and Russia, global airline companies are looking to restart operations, albeit with caveats.

In mid-May, with cases of COVID-19 steadily declining, Spain was among a number of countries that began a phased approach to ending its lockdown. Through an abundance of caution, which ...

After President Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore on July 3, the evening before Americans celebrated their Independence Day, many observers noted that the president seemingly went out of his way ...

The brutal civil war in Syria that has lasted since March 2011 has killed hundreds of thousands of people and led millions to flee the country in search of refuge ...

Since its inception, with an anonymous post on the 4chan messageboard in October 2017, the QAnon conspiracy movement has been labeled a cult.

The rapid industrialization and high economic growth rate Hong Kong saw in the 1960s led to it being labeled as one of the four “Asian Tigers,” with seemingly limitless potential.

As cases of COVID-19 in the United States have seen a worrying increase in recent weeks, a film industry that was already experiencing a difficult year is facing the possibility ...

Following reports last weekend that Russia was offering Taliban combatants a bounty for killing American troops and their allies, United States President Donald Trump denied knowing about the scheme. A ...

Wednesday, July 1, was the last day of a week-long voting period in which Russians reportedly approved multiple amendments to their constitution. Among the controversial changes proposed by President Vladimir ...

Joseph James DeAngelo, one of the most prolific serial killers and rapists in California history, pleaded guilty to 13 counts of murder on Monday, June 29.

Over the past several weeks in the United States, coronavirus cases have increased significantly. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, which has become one of the most popular virus ...

With Twitter recently adding warnings to some of President Donald Trump’s tweets, the platform has been accused of actively censoring conservative voices.

On June 26, President Trump signed an executive order instructing law enforcement officials to prosecute those who damage or destroy statues, monuments and religious iconography “to the fullest extent permitted ...

With former Vice President Joe Biden securing enough delegates to lock up the Democratic nomination for president in early June, attention has turned to the November election.

“There will continue to be a very rough ride between the US and China over the next six months. In fact, their relationship will get worse,” says Chris Leung, the ...

Even after the presidential nominees have been decided, the primary season carries on, with multiple states holding primaries on Tuesday, June 23.

Amid the latest reckoning on race and racism in America, The Millennial Source reached out for perspectives from black business owners and employees regarding their circumstances, hopes and fears. The ...

A New York Times/Siena College poll conducted using a nationally representative sample of 1,337 registered American voters interviewed over the phone from June 17 to June 22, shows Joe Biden ...

Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was supposed to mark President Donald Trump’s grand reentrance to political campaigning with his first public rally in over three months.

The Black Lives Matter protests in the United States and the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have been met with militarized police responses, including the use of tear gas and ...

With China’s rise as an economic powerhouse in recent decades, along with its international investment program – known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which seeks out large-scale infrastructure ...

Immigration advocates have celebrated the Supreme Court’s rejection of the Trump administration’s bid to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Though originally a criticism of the economic policies of President Ronald Reagan, “trickle-down economics” is now the phrase most commonly associated with the supply-side economic theory that underpinned so-called “Reaganomics.” ...

According to a United States government report in 2019, over 500,000 people on any given night suffer from homelessness in America.

Since early May, Fox News viewers have been seeing something quite unusual on the network – harsh criticism of President Donald Trump.

The hanging deaths of two black men, Malcolm Harsch and Robert Fuller, over a time span of less than two weeks has spurred a federal investigation.

For a decade, reports have been placing the death of various industries at the feet of Millennials. In reality, as the oldest Millennials approach their 40s, they are rapidly aging ...

In late May, after Black Lives Matter protests first took place in response to the police killing of George Floyd, violence and rioting broke out in Floyd’s hometown of Minneapolis ...

Law enforcement agencies across the United States have long upheld a practice known as civil asset forfeiture (or civil judicial forfeiture) as an important tool for combating crime. This practice ...

Amid the strong public response to the death of George Floyd, a black man murdered at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis, there has been a renewed ...

For many in the United States, June 19, or Juneteenth, is among the most important dates on the calendar. Though it’s not an official federal holiday, it marks one of ...

New waves of protest have spread across Hong Kong after China voted in late May to move forward with drafting new national security legislation aimed at undermining “secession, subversion, terrorism ...

After nearly a month of negotiations, Uber was thought to be close to a deal to buy Grubhub in what would have combined two of the three largest meal delivery ...

In the wake of the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and, most recently, Rayshard Brooks, there has been a ...

On Wednesday, June 10, United States Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin stated, “America’s economy has begun to rebound” from the COVID-19 crisis.

In the midst of nationwide protests around police violence towards black Americans, two tech giants have announced that they will no longer sell facial recognition technology to law enforcement after ...

With videos of police violence surfacing amid nationwide protests, there have been bipartisan calls for law enforcement agencies to be reformed. These recommended reforms have run the gamut from internal ...

For weeks, cities across the United States have experienced Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in response to well-publicized instances of police brutality. But with some protests resulting in rioting and ...

On Saturday, June 6, J.K. Rowling, the British author best known for the Harry Potter series, set off a firestorm on Twitter with a single tweet.

Tuesday, June 2, was the second largest day of the 2020 presidential primary season, with seven states and Washington, DC voting. Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests against ...

Protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd by police officers have been met with military-grade police force. In response, a three-word phrase has become a rallying cry for protestors: ...

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has resigned and asked that the company replace him on its board with a black candidate. Ohanian’s decision comes in the wake of nationwide protests against ...

With restrictions easing and the summer months ahead, public health officials were already expecting a rise in cases, but in the wake of the mass protests sparked by the death ...

The policeman who killed George Floyd in Minneapolis, Derek Chauvin, was charged with murder after he was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over 8 minutes during a call to ...

With daily cases of COVID-19 in the United States reportedly on the decline, the airline industry is looking to the summer months as a possible chance to rebound from losses.

Schools, offices and restaurants have begun to reopen as countries around the world start easing COVID-19 lockdown measures. This has led public health officials to seek ways to minimize the ...

The United States is about to enter the third week of protests over the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, by Minneapolis police officers. The protests, which started ...

In American politics, men have always occupied most of the seats of power. In addition to the United States never having had a female president, the makeup of both the ...

Since last week, protests have erupted across the United States in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by police officers. The protests, led by the ...

On September 13, 1994, then-President Bill Clinton signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, often referred to today as simply the 1994 crime bill. Go beyond ...

Trump and Biden agree on little, but one of their largest divides is on issues pertaining to women, particularly reproductive rights and domestic violence.

Since winning the primaries over his main challenger, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden has received plenty of criticism from the progressive wing of the party, which ...

Microsoft has decided against renewing the contracts of dozens of journalists and editorial staff at its news organizations, including MSN, planning instead to replace them with artificial intelligence (AI).

Though Floyd’s death initially sparked unrest only in his native Minneapolis, the angry protests soon spread to cities throughout the country, where reports have come in claiming that other groups ...

On Wednesday, May 27, the Supreme Court of British Columbia decided that the extradition case against Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Meng Wanzhou, could proceed after prosecutors cleared the necessary ...

While theater companies such as AMC may have staved off bankruptcy for the time being, it’s unclear what the simple act of going out to a movie will entail in ...

Over the last few weeks, multiple outlets have published articles with headlines like this one from USA Today on May 27: “17-year cicadas are waking up. They have red eyes ...

In recent years, there have been repeated calls for the President Trump to be banned from Twitter, and the social media platform has received criticism for not curtailing Trump’s activities. ...

Chinese tech giant Tencent plans to invest 500 billion yuan (US$70 billion) over the next five years towards making advances in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI).

On May 12, in the midst of days of tweeting about the alleged crimes of Obamagate, Trump took a break to tweet about another conspiracy theory – the supposed 2001 ...

The Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2017 immediately set up a protracted legal battle. With the United States Supreme Court set ...

On Wednesday, May 20, a man named Armando Hernandez Jr. entered the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale, Arizona and fired on the crowd, injuring three. Go beyond the headlines... - ...

President Donald Trump, who has faced frequent accusations of racism, regularly polls poorly among Blacks and Latinos. He is just as unpopular with most Jewish Americans. Go beyond the headlines... ...

In the wake of the 2016 election, some observers, including many in the broader public, were surprised by Donald Trump’s victory. Much of this surprise stemmed from polling data from ...

While the Libertarian Party (LP) is unlikely to supplant a Republican or Democrat in the White House, taking even a small percentage of votes from key states in a tight ...

In December 2019, as part of a US$738 billion defense bill, President Donald Trump unveiled the sixth branch of the United States military, called the Space Force. It is the ...

China’s rise over recent decades has been both feared and welcomed. Go beyond the headlines... - How does the fluidity of the coronavirus crisis gives weight to the idea that ...

The 2020 US presidential election is looking to be as contentious, if not more contentious, than the 2016 election. Go beyond the headlines... - What is astroturfing?

Humans have been battling health emergencies throughout history. From the bubonic plague and smallpox to the 1918 pandemic and H1N1, disease has always been a part of life. Go beyond ...

Through March, as the COVID-19 crisis in the United States was worsening, President Donald Trump championed an antimalarial drug, called hydroxychloroquine, as a possible cure for the virus. The supposed ...

Political experts frequently state that the 2020 election could be determined by voter turnout with the conventional wisdom being that more voters would be better for Democrats while fewer voters ...

In late April, Eric Schmitt, the Republican attorney general of Missouri, introduced a lawsuit in a United States federal court against the Chinese government over alleged negligence in the early ...

In the early hours of Friday, March 13, police officers entered the Louisville, Kentucky home of Breonna Taylor in pursuit of a suspect. In the ensuing firefight, Taylor was shot ...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep across the United States, businesses in numerous sectors have been devastated by the accompanying economic fallout. However, the country’s biggest tech companies have ...

The news that the United States Department of Justice intended to drop charges against retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn was met with an immediate outcry when it was announced on ...

Retail spending in the United States fell a record 16.4% from March to April, the second straight record decrease in Americans’ retail spending after the first, in March, saw retail ...

On May 7, a leading team of cyber threat experts reported on a string of cyberattacks by Naikon APT, a group of hackers with ties to China’s military. Go beyond ...

In March 2019, federal investigators in the United States announced that they were bringing fraud and bribery charges against some wealthy parents for securing their children’s acceptance to some of ...

In the United States, a controversial decision by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding a former member of President Donald Trump’s administration has placed a harsh spotlight on its head, ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average took a hit at the end of February, dropping over 8,000 points by mid-March. The Dow Jones has largely stabilized since then, though events in ...

Much of the current conversation taking place around the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is centered on when states will reopen for business and allow their citizens to return ...

Over the past few days, President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter and repeatedly helped give credence to a rapidly evolving conspiracy theory. That theory, known as “Obamgate” and disseminated ...

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, many world leaders and influencers are emphasizing the need for cooperation. Behind the scenes though, there are other moves taking place that reportedly ...

On Sunday, May 10, President Donald Trump tweeted an all-caps Happy Mother’s Day message. A few hours later, he tweeted a completely different all-caps message: “OBAMAGATE!” Go beyond the headlines... ...

A technique reportedly used by Chinese authorities to contain the outbreak – or at least to blunt any fears, rumors or criticism surrounding its spread – has been obfuscation and ...

The United States is said to have a two-party political system, made up of the Republican Party (also known as the GOP) and the Democratic Party. But in every presidential ...

While many Americans have received their stimulus checks, reports indicate that the rollout of the project hasn’t been as smooth as intended. For individuals, the checks have gone out in ...

In June 2019, Facebook announced that it was developing a new global payments system called Libra that would integrate blockchain technology to its platforms in order to allow free and ...

The February 23 shooting death of an unarmed black man, Ahmaud Arbery, by two white men, Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, has sparked outrage across the United States. ...

On Wednesday, May 6, the European Union (EU) released its Spring 2020 Economic Forecast, which concluded that the 27-country alliance would “experience a recession of historic proportions” with an uncertain ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been called both “fiercely patriotic” and “the world’s favorite dictator.” Having led Russia in some capacity for two decades, Putin is a leader who inspires ...

Even before the coronavirus crisis hit the United States, the topic of Universal Basic Income (UBI), a government-mandated baseline income, had been further popularized by recent Democratic presidential candidate, Andrew ...

In the first year of his presidency, United States President Donald Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program started by his predecessor, President Barack Obama. The termination ...

To prevent public servants from profiting from being in a position of power, the United States government has multiple statutes that forbid self-dealing and nepotism. But in spite of these ...

On April 27, the Pentagon, the United State’s headquarters for its Department of Defense, released three videos that they claim are legitimate examples of “unidentified aerial phenomenon,” which is the ...

Since the late 1990s, Victoria’s Secret has played a major role in defining what is sexy through its catalog and annual runway shows, granting the company global status and making ...

In late April, NASA gave three American companies - SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics - the rights to develop lunar landers for manned moon missions scheduled for 2024. In total, ...

From the time the first case of COVID-19 appeared in the United States, estimates for the final number of infections and related deaths have fluctuated greatly. Go beyond the headlines... ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every industry, whether big and small, but the book industry may be one of the hardest hit. Go beyond the headlines... - What did ...

In the weeks prior to former Vice President Joe Biden becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, a former staffer, Tara Reade, accused him of having sexually assaulted her in ...

Recently released FBI documents confirm Roger Stone, a former member of United States President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, has repeatedly communicated with Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks. Go beyond the ...

According to official numbers, the United States has by far the highest number of coronavirus cases of any country in the world, as well as the most deaths attributed to ...

On Monday, March 9, the Spanish government announced it would be closing schools for two weeks in regions badly affected by the rapidly spreading coronavirus. The following day, United States ...

One of the legacies of major crises is that they have the potential to spark change and renewal. From the ashes of World War II major powers forged ahead with ...

With COVID-19 exacting a heavy toll on populations and national economies, many have speculated that countries around the world will experience increases in rates of suicide. Go beyond the headlines... ...

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a global halt to tourism due to lockdowns, stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions. In Africa, there’s concern that this could give rise to increased ...

On Monday, Starbucks announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with investment firm Sequoia Capital China to make co-investments and tap into China’s growing technology sector. Go beyond the ...

As the COVID-19 crisis spreads across the United States, some college students have faced issues regarding campus housing. A significant number of universities have shut down campus dorms over fear ...

The Millennial Source spoke with Dr. Tamara Moise, an emergency room physician in New York about her experience on the front lines during COVID-19.

On Thursday, Tyson Foods announced it would be temporarily suspending production at its Tyson Fresh Meats facility in Pasco, Washington. The company reports that, on its own, the facility produces ...

Earlier this week, Dr. Rick Bright claimed that President Donald Trump had him removed as both the director of the United States Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and ...

The Senate Intelligence Committee has reaffirmed that Russian operatives interfered in the 2020 election to help President Donald Trump secure his victory. Go beyond the headlines... - What did the ...

As states work to protect their citizens, governors and journalists are reporting that protests against stay-at-home regulations are not growing organically, but are in fact political maneuvers organized by conservative ...

With much of the world’s population under lockdown orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, questions remain about when the disease will disappear. Go beyond the headlines... - Will COVID-19 ...

With former Vice President Joe Biden, as the presumptive Democratic nominee, set to challenge President Donald Trump in this year’s presidential election, both men have gone to great lengths to ...

On Monday United States oil prices dropped below zero for the first time in history. By the end of trading on Monday, April 20, the price of a barrel of ...

Farmers in the United States are having to make the difficult decision to destroy their own crops as demand drops nationally due to the COVID-19 crisis. Go beyond the headlines... ...

After weeks of lockdowns and social distancing around much of the world, some countries are starting to have serious debates over when to end their emergency shutdowns. Go beyond the ...

Many healthcare workers on the frontlines of the crisis still worry about becoming infected with the deadly virus. Go beyond the headlines... - Why are some on the frontlines being ...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the US economy, the number of unemployment claims is rapidly increasing. This increasing job loss could lead to more people seeking ...

The government of the United Kingdom wants to implement widespread antibody testing to determine who has been exposed to the coronavirus to ascertain who can safely come out of quarantine. ...

With all the remaining candidates having suspended their campaigns, it appears all but certain that former Vice President Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee and will challenge President Donald ...

Over the last two decades, the Punisher, the famously violent comic book character, has grown into a symbol used by police officers and the Blue Lives Matter movement. Go beyond ...

Economies across the word have taken a big hit during the COVID-19 crisis. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), most countries can expect their economies in 2021 to be ...

New analysts are alleging that Russia is once again engaged in a disinformation campaign, this time related to COVID-19. Go beyond the headlines... - What has Putin’s role been in ...

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, the initial epicenter of the virus, the heightened media attention that the city and China on a whole have received has led ...

China exports the greatest number of international students to college campuses around the world. With the onset of COVID-19, however, life for Chinese students studying abroad has become somewhat complicated. ...

Like many employees in the United States, sex workers have found their income dramatically reduced in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Go beyond the headlines... - How is the ...

Last week, Apple and Google announced a joint effort to release a decentralized Bluetooth-based contact tracing system for smartphones that could be used to alert people if they’ve been exposed ...

Recent drone footage has led to rumors that the Hart Island is now housing a mass grave for coronavirus victims. Go beyond the headlines... - What is the Hart Island ...

Over the past several decades in the United States, politics has veered towards what seems like a zero-sum quest for moral supremacy, with each side hardening its views and viewing ...

Dating, which has traditionally been dependent on people physically meeting, has therefore been quite challenging under the current circumstances. However, despite this, dating apps have seen a recent spike in ...

Ever since an anonymous 4chan post in 2017 launched the QAnon conspiracy movement, mainstream media outlets have attempted to shed light on its byzantine belief system. Go beyond the headlines... ...

As Spain struggles to get through the COVID-19 crisis, the country’s leftwing government is considering implementing Universal Basic Income (UBI) to help its citizens weather the resulting economic hardships. Go ...

Data from multiple states has revealed a disturbing trend: African Americans are dying in greater numbers from COVID-19 than other demographics. Go beyond the headlines... - What is the COVID ...

With the movement of over half the world’s population currently restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries are turning to technology to track their citizens. Go beyond the headlines... ...

In some ways, Men’s Rights Activists (MRA) appear to be the male equivalent of feminists, a group of people – consisting of both men and women – dedicated to the ...

With more than half of the world’s population under home lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cases of domestic violence have been increasing around the globe. Go beyond the headlines... ...

Quibi, a mobile subscription-based streaming service designed to provide short-form scripted and unscripted content, launched in the US on Monday after receiving US$1.75 billion in investments. Go beyond the headlines... ...

An international team of scientists has predicted that depleted marine wildlife could recover by 50% to 90% by 2050 if decisive action is taken in the immediate future.

SoftBank, the Japanese conglomerate run by Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, announced on April 2 that it was pulling out of a deal to buy US$3 billion worth of WeWork shares, ...

In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, the issue of disinformation campaigns on social media emerged as a topic of media fascination and a subject of near-constant political arguments. ...

Though Fox News is the leading conservative news source in the United States, both One America News Network (OAN) and Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) are quickly emerging as alternatives. Go ...

On April 3, President Trump fired Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community inspector general who alerted Congress to the whistleblower complaint that triggered the president’s impeachment trial. For some, Atkinson’s removal ...

The use of video calling on platforms such as WhatsApp, Microsoft Teams and Google Hangouts has increased, but the popularity of Zoom has particularly surged. However, the huge increase in ...

The worldwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has created fertile ground for misinformation and conspiracy theories. On social media, one popular theory is that 5G mobile towers and technology are ...

Australia is hoping to preempt predatory investments from China, one of the country’s main economic partners, amidst an economic slowdown. Go beyond the headlines... - Why are there concerns of ...

Across the world, the coronavirus outbreak has caused massive disruptions to healthcare, travel and businesses, wreaking havoc to global economies. Go beyond the headlines... - How are organizations raising funds ...

During an appearance on Fox and Friends on March 30, President Donald Trump claimed that the Republican Party would never win another election if it were easier for Americans to ...

After being the original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, China appears to now have the outbreak under control. In a remarkable turnaround, the country has gone from reporting thousands of ...

Since 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China’s President Xi Jinping has been reshaping trade in the region, with ripple effects throughout the global economy. The ambitious plan ...

As of March 28, 2020, new coronavirus cases have passed 663,000. People are being told to stay home, isolate themselves, practice social distancing and only leave the house for essential ...

In 2015, Google underwent a change in corporate structure, with Alphabet Inc. becoming the holding company and Google a subsidiary. This restructuring allowed Alphabet to widen its interests beyond Google’s ...

As a result of the hundreds of millions of people around the world who are currently in lockdown due to the spread of COVID-19, countries are experiencing a reduction in ...

A decision by the United States Supreme Court could allow states to eliminate the so-called “insanity defense” that allows a criminal defendant to argue that they are mentally incapable of ...

The continuing COVID-19 epidemic is an egalitarian crisis, affecting the famous and non-famous alike. As Americans self-isolate and practice social distancing, the internet has filled with funny, informative and occasionally ...

As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the globe, many aspects of ordinary life have been altered. Go beyond the headlines... - How is Big Tech thriving? - How have the Big ...

As the coronavirus spreads around the world, so does the public’s fear and angst. Here are four news stories to give you a bit of a mental and emotional break ...

On Saturday, March 21, Politico reported that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) had made a request to Congress that would effectively end the legal right of habeas corpus. ...

The United Nations (UN) and water charities have warned that there is a greater risk facing humanity than the current coronavirus pandemic — lack of access to clean drinking water. ...

On Saturday, Amazon announced that it is raising overtime pay for associates working in its US warehouses between March 15 and May 9, as the e-commerce giant tries to meet ...

The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the world to a standstill. Countries are in lockdown, major sporting events have been postponed, and the stock market appears increasingly turbulent. Every continent other ...

As required by the US Constitution, the federal government conducts a census of all people living within the country every ten years. Among other things, the census helps determine the ...

In recent days, viral posts on Facebook and Twitter have alleged that celebrities who have contracted COVID-19 are in fact not sick, but are using the virus to cover for ...

Starting with the Iowa caucuses in February, the 2020 US presidential campaign began in earnest, but Russia’s disinformation campaign started far earlier. - How may Russian efforts differ in 2020?

Due to a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, the price of oil has hit a 17-year low in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Go beyond the headlines... ...

On March 2, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could result in the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare as it is more commonly ...

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have gone interplanetary as the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia’s Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities announced they were postponing a planned mission ...

On Monday, Russia’s Constitutional Court approved a set of constitutional amendments, including a reset of President Vladimir Putin’s presidential term count.

Billions of swarming desert locusts are ravaging crops across East Africa and South Asia, threatening the food supply and livelihoods of millions of people. Go beyond the headlines... - Which ...

In the presidential debate on Sunday, March 15, former Vice President Joe Biden committed to choosing a woman as his running mate if he gets the nomination. Go beyond the ...

Thursday was a tipping point. It felt that way when I woke that morning. United States President Donald Trump spoke to the US on Wednesday from the Oval Office to ...

Millions of women in Mexico took part in a strike on March 9 to protest against rising levels of gender-based violence. The strike, called "The Day Without Us," saw women ...

With the continued spread of COVID-19, music festivals and other major cultural events are being forced to cancel, at great financial loss. The list of festivals that have now been ...

Late on Monday, March 9, Spanish officials announced that they would be closing schools in the capital city of Madrid and the surrounding region for two weeks, starting Wednesday. Go ...

On Tuesday, March 10, former Vice President Joe Biden took a massive step towards securing the Democratic presidential nomination, claiming victory in the primary states of Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi and ...

On Monday, March 9, Adam Castillejo came forward as the second patient ever to be cured of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In an interview with The New York Times, Castillejo ...

Thousands all over the globe took part in protests and celebrations to mark International Women's Day on March 8. The demonstrations were widespread and well-attended as people demanded an end ...

On Friday, March 6, 2020, Hachette Book Group (HBG) announced it would not be publishing Woody Allen’s memoir. Hachette’s decision was a reaction to critics, including the company’s own employees, ...

The coronavirus is taking the world by storm, spreading across the globe and understandably, many people still have questions about it. The Millennial Source is here to help. Below are ...

A federal judge dismissed a US$50 million lawsuit filed against Google by Hawaiian Representative, and current Democratic presidential candidate, Tulsi Gabbard on March 4. Go beyond the headlines... - Why ...

Google provides access to a “largely unfiltered sample of actual search requests” through Google Trends. The service shows that in the US this month, the two topics being explored more ...

As countries scramble to address the spread of COVID-19, regular citizens are changing how they live their lives. In China, where the virus originated, mass quarantines have also led to ...

Ever since the creation of MP3s, the music industry has been in a race to adapt to the rapid evolution of computer technology. Now, with virtual reality (VR) on the ...

President Vladimir Putin has recommended an amendment to the Russian constitution that would officially define marriage as being between a man and a woman. This wording, which would essentially ban ...

A California environmental group is suing Coca Cola, Pepsi, Nestlé and other large companies for contributing to plastic pollution and misleading consumers about the recyclability of their products. Go beyond ...

On Sunday, March 1, US district judge Randolph Moss ruled that Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, had been unlawfully appointed to his ...

The final four days of February saw many of the biggest names in the US Republican Party gather for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Since its inception more ...

The February 24 conviction of former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein on charges of rape and sexual assault spawned headlines touting the verdict as a “reckoning” and a victory for the ...

Recent trends in consumer spending are revealing a clear preference for digital media over physical products, which is creating a shortfall in state revenue. In response, states are adding sales ...

On Sunday, the Belgian city of Aalst held its traditional carnival, which for the second year in a row included stereotypical depictions of Jews. The satirical carnival took place despite ...

Democrats who once said a brokered convention was unlikely now see it as a distinct possibility. Although the primary season is well underway, the Democratic field is still crowded with ...

US intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential election in an attempt to get President Trump re-elected, according to reports. The revelation was ...

On Saturday, February 15, English television personality Caroline Flack hung herself in the midst of a personal scandal that had become regular fodder for the British press. In the week ...

On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, the Boys Scouts of America released a press release stating the organization had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This follows years of sexual abuse allegations ...

On January 28, 2020, US authorities arrested Professor Charles Lieber, a celebrated chemist at Harvard University. Lieber, who is also a pioneer in the field of nanotechnology, has been charged ...

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, has vowed to donate US$10 billion to combat climate change. His donation would be the largest ever given towards addressing ...

This last week, Facebook and Instagram were forced to amend and qualify their advertising policies after Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign bought ads with popular meme aggregating accounts. Then, on Sunday, ...

Residents in Mexico City are outraged over the murder of a 7-year-old girl, further fueling anger over an epidemic of brutal murders of women in the country, including that of ...

On February 17, tech giant Apple announced that the company would likely see losses in revenue due to an iPhone shortage. China, which leads the world in overall manufacturing output, ...

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on February 15, United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told European allies that building their 5G networks with Chinese technology firm Huawei threatens ...

On February 2, 2020, the European Schengen Area updated its rules for multiple-entry Schengen visas. These visas allow visitors to freely move between the 26 countries within the Schengen Area, ...

Responding to evidence from Australian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie, an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said that Australia's offshore detention centers violate international law. Yet despite finding that conditions in ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Saturday that social media companies need regulations from governments in order to deal with the increasing amount of harmful content online. Speaking at the ...

On Tuesday, February 11, the Washington Post reported that the United States and Germany had used a Swiss-based encryption company, Crypto AG, as a front to spy on allies and ...

The growing consensus that climate change is reaching a point of no return is leading to anxiety in children, psychologists have found. While eco-anxiety is also seen in adults, children ...

On Monday, February 10, 2020, federal prosecutors recommended a nine-year prison sentence for Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump. The sentence, for obstructing a congressional investigation, was ...

As legal battles over abortion in the United States continue to be waged on both the state and federal level, researchers are addressing a seemingly more straightforward question: Is abortion ...

On February 12, Mobile World Congress (MWC) canceled the annual tech event amid fears of the coronavirus outbreak. Prior to the cancelation, dozens of major tech companies had already pulled ...

On February 10, the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte signaled its intention to shut down ABS-CBN, the largest broadcaster in the Philippines, by submitting a complaint with the country's highest ...

Swiss voters have supported a referendum to make it illegal to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation. In Sunday’s vote, voters were 63.1% in favor to 36.9% against ...

Botswana auctioned off six hunting licenses on Friday. Each license allows hunters to kill 60 elephants in “controlled areas”. The auction is the first to be allowed in the country ...

Since Chinese public health officials first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31 that the coronavirus was infecting people in Wuhan, over 37,000 have caught the virus ...

An individual who works as a middleman for a company that connects wealthy gamblers to casinos, claims that they are responsible for almost AUD$2 billion flowing through the Crown Melbourne ...

On Wednesday, February 5, the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that Ireland-based airline Ryanair must pull “misleading” ads. Those ads claim that Ryanair flights produce the lowest carbon ...

Andrew Anglin, the founder of the far-right, white supremacist website, The Daily Stormer, said he was cutting staff because the site’s readers had failed to donate. This follows years of ...

As the spread of the coronavirus increasingly isolates China, Taiwan is seeking inclusion in the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency focused on issues of international health. Taiwan’s exclusion from ...

The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), stoked controversy over an ad they said was banned from airing during Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, February ...

Speaking to The Observer on February 1, Zden?k H?ib, the Mayor of Prague, said he was pushing plans that would ban property owners in the Czech capital from leasing out ...

Over four decades after a landmark Supreme Court case legalized abortion in the United States, the controversial topic is likely to be a central issue in the 2020 presidential election. ...

On Friday, January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union after over three years of uncertainty and political upheaval. However, many unanswered questions remain, perhaps the biggest ...

On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union bloc after several years of negotiations, pushbacks and controversy. With many long-standing agreements no longer valid, it is now ...

On January 3, a new natural gas field was discovered between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, holding 80 trillion standard cubic feet of gas. According to authorities in the United Arab ...

On Monday, February 3, 2020, Iowa was the site of the first nominating caucus for the 2020 presidential campaign. After two rounds of caucusing, technological issues have caused uncertainty over ...

Nike’s Vaporfly line of running shoes will not be banned following an investigation into whether the shoes provide runners with an unfair advantage in competitions. Nevertheless, World Athletics is introducing ...

Malaysia’s securities regulator has announced that it will launch a probe into two Malaysian budget airlines, AirAsia and its subsidiary, AirAsia X, on whether they had broken securities laws. The ...

On Monday, January 27, 2020, The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow a controversial Trump administration immigration law to go into effect. The law, commonly referred to as the "Public ...

The next decade will be an active one for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is currently seeking a director to lead their Mars Sample Return (MSR) program. ...

At 11 p.m. local time on January 31, 2020, nearly three and a half years after the original Brexit referendum was voted on, the United Kingdom is set to leave ...

The Chief Executive of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Alex Gorsky, was in a New Jersey court on January 27 over allegations that the company’s baby powder causes cancer. Lawyers for ...

Fifth generation internet, also known as 5G, is set to redefine the ways we use technology in the coming years. As the race for 5G network capabilities heats up, technology ...

More and more Lebanese are converting their cash savings into luxury goods such as gold and jewelry after banks in Lebanon imposed cash withdrawal limits. According to a report by ...

More than two years after Ledell Lee was executed in Arkansas following a murder conviction, new evidence suggests he may have been innocent. Lee had maintained during the trial and ...

On January 15, the United States House Intelligence Committee released a range of documents relating to Lev Parnas, an associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Among the ...

On Wednesday, January 22, it was reported that the phone of Jeff Bezos — the CEO of Amazon, owner of the Washington Post, and the world’s richest man — had ...

A study published on Jan. 16 from the activist group Avaaz revealed that YouTube is "actively promoting" climate disinformation on its platform, which some of the biggest companies and environmental ...

Puerto Rico’s emergency manager, Carlos Acevedo, was fired on Saturday after a warehouse full of donated relief supplies was discovered. The emergency aid is believed to be from when Hurricane ...

Leaked documents on Sunday allege that Isabel dos Santos, Africa's richest woman and daughter of Angola's former president, built her wealth through corruption and by exploiting her country.  The files ...

A recent decision to get rid of public “likes” on Instagram was influenced by a popular episode of the Netflix series, “Black Mirror.” Instagram’s CEO, Adam Mosseri, revealed this fact ...

For the first time in its 50-year history, Amtrak, the largest passenger railroad service in North America, is set to make a profit. That is according to company projections for ...

The United States Senate began the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Tuesday with a 13-hour session that set rules for the trial. The Republican-led Senate blocked much of ...

On Tuesday, January 21, Spain’s coalition government announced plans to drastically reduce its carbon emissions in response to the “national climate emergency.” The declaration, approved by the cabinet, says the ...

The United Kingdom’s post-Brexit immigration system will reportedly focus on immigrants’ skills instead of their country of origin. According to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the country’s immigration system will ...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was greeted by angry protestors accusing him of “crushing” Indian e-commerce and retail trade during his visit to India on Jan. 15. Infuriated small store owners ...

A low-emissions zone in Spain’s capital appears to have brought about a 10-year low in pollution, despite opposition from the city’s current mayor. The zone, known as Madrid Central, was ...

The United States government is about to publish a rule to expand its powers to block shipments of foreign-made goods to Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, despite the two countries’ leaders ...

Following a deadly December shooting in Pensacola, Fla., United States Attorney General William Barr has pressed Apple Inc. to help unlock a pair of iPhones believed to belong to the ...

Eight months after being found guilty of a racketeering conspiracy, five top executives of Insys Therapeutics are set to receive their sentences. The defendants, which include former Insys CEO John ...

On January 6, the scientific journal Nature published a report by a coalition of international astronomers announcing that the origin of a repeating fast radio burst (FRB) had been found. ...

Multiple members of a secretive Russian military group visited Spain in 2016 and 2017 in the lead up to the October 2017 vote for Catalan independence. It is believed that ...

Russia's amended law on communications, information, information technologies, and information protection came into effect on November 1, allowing greater control over its citizen's access to online information. According to Radio ...

One way to evaluate the “One Country, Two Systems” approach that Beijing is insisting on for Taiwan is to look at the relationship between Hong Kong and China. Hong Kong ...