September Current Events 2022: US News
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- Alarm In Houston As Dozens Of Migrants Children Reported Missing
- A Request From Committee Needed For Hunter Biden Data, United States Treasury Tells Republican
- Trump's Demand For A Special Master In Case Of Classified Document Granted By Judge
- Barack Obama And Wife, Michelle Obama, Return To The White House For The Unveiling Of Portrait
- The Lawsuit By Trump Against Hillary Clinton Over Russia Claims Rejected By Judge
- United State President Joe Biden Recalls American Unity On 9/11 Anniversary
- Mother Questioned As Three Of Her Children Were Found Dead On New York’s Coney Island Beach
- In The United States, Florida Turns To Military Veterans, Due To Shortage Of Teachers
- Raymond Dearie Named Special Master To Oversee Donald Trump’s Florida Files
- Families Of Russian-Held Detainees Met By President Of The United States
- Amidst The Rise In Death Toll And Cases, President Biden Says The Pandemic Is Over
- Eight People Have Been Hospitalized After Explosion Rocked A Building In Chicago
- Migrants To Be Accommodated In Emergency Centers Opened By New York City
- A Ruling By A Judge In Arizona Gives State The Right To Enforce Near-Total Abortion Ban
- Emmanuel Macron To Be Hosted By Biden At White House For First State Visit
- $1.1 Billion Ukraine Arms Package Unveiled By The United States
Alarm In Houston As Dozens Of Migrants Children Reported Missing
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Friday, September 2, 2022 – According to the United States government officials, federal and local officials are struggling to locate close to a dozen unaccompanied migrant children after Houston police raised concerns.
According to an official of the Health and Human Service Department who prefers to remain anonymous, a Houston police detective earlier this summer alerted the United State Health and Human Service Department (HHS) after the detective discovered what looked like a pattern of migrants’ kids missing from the homes of their U.S. sponsors.
The agency discovered that since last year, there has been a report of missing 57 unaccompanied migrant kids in Houston, said the HHS official and two additional sources familiars with the situation. But, as of August 26, it has been confirmed that 46 of them are now safe. But authorities have said they have not found any sex or labor trafficking evidence.
Source: Reuters
A Request From Committee Needed For Hunter Biden Data, United States Treasury Tells Republican
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 – After a Republican lawmaker has since been requesting financial "suspicious activity reports" on Hunter, the son of President Biden, the United State Treasury issued a formal response to the request, saying that it would consider only official requests from relevant congressional committees.
James Comer, who represents Kentucky, the top Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, has accused the Treasury of having the rules changed to shield Hunter's business dealings with foreign companies.
During the 2020 election campaign, Former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress made Hunter Biden's business dealings in China and Ukraine a line of attack. But all allegations have been denied by Hunter Biden.
Suspicious activity reports are filed by financial institutions when large cash transactions or transfers above $5,000 that could signal money laundering are made by clients. However, many of those transactions are legitimate.
Source: Reuters
Trump's Demand For A Special Master In Case Of Classified Document Granted By Judge
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Monday, September 5, 2022 - Donald Trump's demand for a special master has been granted by a judge. The special master is set to oversee the case in handling classified materials.
The former President had asked for the appointment of a special master. In contrast, prosecutors had vehemently opposed it, and there is bound to be a delay in the justice department's ongoing criminal investigation due to the appointment of a special master.
The officials of the Department of Justice previously said that documents stored at former President Donald Trump's Florida home were likely to have been concealed as part of an effort to obstruct the FBI investigation.
On the other hand, Mr. Trump denies all allegations against him and said he had declassified all the documents when he was the President. But the Justice Department insisted that any presidential records seized in search of Mar-A-Lago "belong” to the United States, not the former President.
Source: BBC
Barack Obama And Wife, Michelle Obama, Return To The White House For The Unveiling Of Portrait
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - Former President of the United States, Barack Obama, and his wife, Michelle Obama, return to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits, hosted by the President, Joe Biden, who is a fellow Democrat five years after the former President left office.
Large, formal portraits of the United States president and first lady adorn walls, hallways, and rooms all over the White House; customarily, a former president returns to the White House for the unveiling during the tenure of his successor. However, while Republican President Donald Trump was in office, Barack and his wife Michelle did not have their ceremony done.
Stewart MacLaurin, the White House Historical Association president, said It is up to the current President in the White House and the former President portrayed in the portrait to determine the right moment.
Source: Reuters
The Lawsuit By Trump Against Hillary Clinton Over Russia Claims Rejected By Judge
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Friday, September 9, 2022 - A judge of the United States district court for the Southern District of Florida has dismissed the lawsuit Donald Trump filed against his 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton, saying the former Republican President's Allegations that Democrats tried to have the election overruled by linking his campaign to Russia was an attempt to flaunt political grievances that did not belong in court.
In dismissing Trump's lawsuit, Judge Donald Middlebrooks said the case was not seeking "redress for any legal harm" and that the court was not the appropriate forum for the former President's complaint.
In March, Trump sued Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, and several other Democrats alleging "racketeering" and other claims in a lawsuit of 108-page that contains the long list of grievances he repeatedly aired during his four years as the President after defeating Clinton.
Trump said he incurred over $24m in defense costs, legal fees, and related expenses. Thus, he sought compensatory and punitive damages.
Source: The Guardian
United State President Joe Biden Recalls American Unity On 9/11 Anniversary
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 - At the pentagon on Sunday, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, invoked the memory of America's United response to attacks by Al Qaeda on September 11, 2001, and vowed to "never give up" in the face of terrorist threats in a solemn commemoration.
The remarks Biden made about national unity on the 21st anniversary of the attacks stood in contrast to the warnings he had earlier given about dangerous division in American society, including that some Republicans who are supporters of former President Donald Trump's agenda pose a threat to democracy.
Biden said he hopes Americans would remember how they dug deep during the dark days, how they cared for each other, and how they came together.
In the attack by Al Qaeda, nearly 3,000 people were killed as planes were hijacked and flew into New York's World Trade Centre towers and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, while a fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania.
Source: Reuters
Mother Questioned As Three Of Her Children Were Found Dead On New York’s Coney Island Beach
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Monday, September 12, 2022 – On Monday, two small girls and a boy died after they were discovered unconscious early morning on Brooklyn's Coney Island beach, where the detectives of New York City took the mother in for questioning, said the Police. The detectives found a 4-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, and a 3-month-old girl near the water edge of the beach.
Kenneth Corey, Police Chief, said Police responded to a call to a Brooklyn apartment at about 1:30 am EDT; the call came from a concerned family member who said that a relative might have harmed the three small children.
After having found the children's 30-year-old mother after searching the area, but not the children, the search intensified, with aviation units, harbor units, and additional canvasses of the shoreline. Finally, after a further search of more than 3hrs, officers found the children unconscious on the beach. They rushed them to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Source: Reuters
In The United States, Florida Turns To Military Veterans, Due To Shortage Of Teachers
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 – Many teachers in Florida have abandoned their profession in recent years, prompting the state to invite military veterans with no prior teaching experience to lead classrooms while they earn education credentials.
Schools elsewhere across the United States resumed this August and September; districts are using virtual teachers from several states away in the classrooms, and retirees are also being offered bonuses in a bid to lure them back.
To make up for the shortage, the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, signed the Military Veterans Certification Pathway into law on June 9, after it passed through both houses of the Florida legislature without any opposing vote. With this direction, qualifying veterans are given five-year teaching certificates, and they are allowed to work as teachers. At the same time, they earn their bachelor's degrees.
Source: Reuters
Raymond Dearie Named Special Master To Oversee Donald Trump’s Florida Files
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Friday, September 16, 2022 – Federal Judge of the United State, Raymond Dearie has been chosen to review the files that were seized when the FBI searched the former United State President Donald Trump’s Florida Home. Mr. Dearie, 78 will be the “special master”, and during any legal proceedings, he will determine whether any documents are off limits.
Mr. Dearie was proposed by Trump’s team after the request for a special master was granted by a Judge, and banned the government of the United State from reviewing or using the materials that were seized for its investigation until the independent review of the special master has been completed.
Aileen Cannon, a federal Judge of the United State appointed Mr. Dearie and also that the Justice Department is banned from resuming the review of the files.
Source: BBC
Families Of Russian-Held Detainees Met By President Of The United States
Photo Source: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko
Saturday, September 17, 2022 – The President of the United State, Joe Biden met with the families of two Americans being held by Russia, and he personally reassures them that a lot of work is being done to make sure the detainees gain their freedom.
The president along with Jake Sullivan, National Security adviser had separate meetings with Cherelle Griner, wife of women’s basketball star Brittney Griner, and Elizabeth Whelan, sister of former United State Marine Paul Whelan where he assured the families that the detainees are priorities.
After the meeting, Jean-Pierre said in a statement that President Biden “appreciated the opportunity to learn more about Brittney and Paul from those who love them most, and acknowledge that every minute they are being held is a minute too long.
Source: Reuters
Amidst The Rise In Death Toll And Cases, President Biden Says The Pandemic Is Over
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Monday, September 19, 2022 – President Joe Biden in an interview conducted with CBS said that "the pandemic is over", even though the coronavirus infection that kills hundreds of Americans daily is still been battled by the country.
According to Mr. Biden, they are still doing a lot of work to bring down the mortality and morbidity, but the pandemic is over. He said, "if you notice, no one is wearing masks, everybody seems to be in pretty good shape” And so he thinks it's changing.
Since Biden began his term, there has been a significant reduction in the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, when over 3,000 Americans were dying every day. Medications, enhanced care, and vaccinations have now become more widely available.
Although, according to the United State Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, close to 400 people die on a daily basis due to COVID-19 in the United States.
Source: Reuters
Eight People Have Been Hospitalized After Explosion Rocked A Building In Chicago
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022 – An explosion of a red-brick building, which collapsed partially in Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday sent eight people to the hospital, which includes three who were in a serious or critical condition, the fire department in the city said.
The images and a video clip that was posted by the fire department showed damaged top floors at West Washington Boulevard and North Central Avenue. In the video, bricks were scattered around the corner building and cars that were parked were damaged by fallen bricks.
On Twitter, Chicago Fire Department said it is unclear what caused the explosion which prompted the evacuation of an adjacent building.
Present at the scene were Chicago’s bomb squad and officers from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive (ATF), the fire department confirms, there were 10 ambulances at the site while the authorities searched for trapped people.
Source: Reuters
Migrants To Be Accommodated In Emergency Centers Opened By New York City
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Friday, September 23, 2022 – Mayor Eric Adams confirmed that the City of New York will open two emergency centers to accommodate migrants arriving on buses sent by the Republican Governor of Texas, in a political dispute over security.
According to the report from the office of the mayor, the centers will provide shelter, food, and medical care while working to link migrants with family and friends inside and outside New York City.
Emergency relief centers are part of efforts by Democratic mayors to handle thousands of migrants being transported from border states of Texas and Arizona that are led by Republicans. The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, Republican seeking reelection in November, has had more than 11,000 migrants transported since April, to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Chicago.
In a statement from Adams, he said “while other leaders have abdicated their moral duty to support arriving asylum seekers, New York City refuses to do so.”
Source: Reuters
A Ruling By A Judge In Arizona Gives State The Right To Enforce Near-Total Abortion Ban
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Saturday, September 24, 2022 – A Judge in Arizona Superior Court ruled that a 1901 ban on nearly all abortions in that state can be enforced, but the ruling is likely to see an appeal and is all but certain to galvanize female voters to turn out in greater numbers in a closely contested US senate and governor’s race in the state.
Superior Court Judge, Kellie Johnson wrote in his ruling that “the court finds that because the legal basis for the judgment entered in 1973 has now been overruled, it must vacate the judgment in its entirety.
With the Judge’s ruling, all abortions are effectively outlawed in Arizona except when the procedure is necessary to save the mother’s life. The decision came a day before a 15-week ban on abortion was slated to go into effect in Arizona. A law that was passed by the lawmakers of Arizona before the decision of the United State Supreme Court.
Source: CNN
Emmanuel Macron To Be Hosted By Biden At White House For First State Visit
Photo Source: AP Photo/Caroline Blumberg
Monday, September 26, 2022 – The White House confirmed that for the first time during his term, United State President, Joe Biden will host a state visit at the white house for the president of France, Emmanuel Macron on December 1, marking the return of tradition not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Press secretary of White House, Karine Jean-Pierre announced during a press briefing that President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host the French Head of State and the First lady. This will be the first state visit of the Biden-Harris administration.
Jean-Pierre also added that the United States' close relationship with France is founded on their shared democratic values, economic ties, and defense and security cooperation. The discussion between the leaders will be about the continuous close partnership on shared global challenges and areas of bilateral interest.
Source: CNN
$1.1 Billion Ukraine Arms Package Unveiled By The United States
Photo Source: AP Photos/Efrem Lukatsky
Wednesday, September 28 – Officials of the United State confirmed that a $1.1 billion arms package has been unveiled by Ukraine in their battle with Russia that includes 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher systems, accompanying munitions, various types of counter-drone systems and radar systems.
While on a conference call, a senior defense official told reporters that the announcement by Pentagon kicks off a contracting process to procure the weapons which are set to be delivered within a period of 6-24 months.
Rather than obtaining from the existing United State weapons stocks, the Biden administration would be allowed to procure weapons from industry using the funds from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI appropriated by the United State Congress.
Included in the package are some 150 vehicles, 40 trucks, and 80 trailers for the transportation of heavy equipment, 2 radars tactical secure communications and surveillance systems as well as body armor training maintenance and spares.
Source: Reuters
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