Less than half of Black applicants for mortgage refinancing with Wells Fargo, the biggest bank mortgage lender, were approved in 2020. Nationwide, only 47 percent of Black homeowners who completed the applications were approved, compared to 72 percent of white applicants.
Koch Industries Stay in Russia While hundreds of United-States-based companies are exiting and creating sanctions in Russia over the Kremlin’s invasion in Ukraine, Koch Industries has decided to continue to operate and sell products across Russia. Koch, which is the second-largest privately owned business in the US, is defying public pressure and stating silent regarding […]
Elon Musk Challenges Vladimir Putin to a Duel Tech billionaire Elon Musk challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to a “single combat” for the fate of Ukraine. In a tweet Musk put out Monday, he wrote in Cyrillic letters the words “Vladimir Putin” and “Ukraine.” Putin called Musk a “weakling” and a “little devil.” Chechen Leader […]
Ukrainians Denied Entry to US As the war in Ukraine continues, many Ukrainians have been denied entry to the United States due to a Covid-19 policy made in 2020. Title 42, a former US President Donald Trump-era health order, gives border officials the authority to turn back asylum seekers at the border, which officials at […]
Florida Legislature Passes so-called “Stop WOKE Act” In its second controversial move this week, Florida’s legislator passed in a 24-15 vote what supporters have called the “Stop WOKE Act” (House Bill 7), a bill that will potentially limit how workplaces and classrooms handle discussions around systemic racism, gender, and racial discrimination. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, […]
Russian State TV Claimed to be Hacked to Show War Footage Online activist community Anonymous claims it hacked into Russian State TV — specifically Russia 24, Channel One, and Moscow 24 and streaming services Wink and Ivi — to air real footage of the war in Ukraine. Prior to the hack into the streaming services, Russian […]
Former Fox News producer, John Hanick, was charged March 3 with violating the U.S.'s sanctions on Russia for being a leading financial supporter of people who favor the separation of Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
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