• Japan Passes New Anti-Cyberbullying Law

    Online harassment is now punishable with jail time or fines. Recently, Japan’s parliament passed new legislation that imposes stiffer penalties on acts of online harassment and cyberbullying. When this new amendment to the country’s...
  • World’s Billionaires Lost $2 Trillion in 2022

    Economic woes are affecting the highest echelons of wealth. According to recent statistics released by Forbes, the world’s wealthiest individuals have become substantially less wealthy over the course of 2022. Factoring in the combined...
  • Pandemic Policies Drive Down Poverty

    Pandemic-era policies have reduced rates of poverty and lack of insurance. According to the latest report from the United States Census Bureau, various policies implemented at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have had...
  • Wells Fargo Fined $1.7 Billion by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    The bank was fined for “widespread mismanagement” and “illegal activity,” according to the CFPB. Today, financial regulators from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered banking company Wells Fargo to pay a $1.7 billion civil...
  • US to Send Ukraine Patriot Missile Systems

    The systems will aid Ukraine in fending off Russian missile attacks. For multiple months now, Ukraine has been requesting the delivery of Patriot missile defense systems from the United States in order to help...
  • Kroger and Albertsons Workers Concerned About Merger

    Store employees are worried layoffs may follow a merger. Recently, two of the largest grocery supermarket chains in the United States, Kroger and Albertsons, announced their intents to merge into a single, currently-unnamed entity....