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It’s a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of February 2023.

We collect current events of the week starting and ending on a Friday, so make sure you check back at the end of every week to keep up-to-date on what’s happening in the world and the U.S., including politics, disasters, science & technology, and military actions.

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Our Top Stories for the Week of January 27, 2023

Our Top Stories for the Week of January 27, 2023

It’s been a busy week, from political power moves in the U.S. to disastrous floods in New Zealand. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.

 

Violence And Suicide Bombings

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  • More Shootings In California: On Saturday, January 28, 2023, Police confirmed that a shooting at a residence in California on Saturday morning killed three individuals and wounded four more. The shooting occurred at about 2:30 a.m. in Bergeron Crest, Los Angeles. According to Sgt Bruce Borihanh, a police spokesperson, two of the four individuals injured were sent to the hospital by ambulance, while the other two were transported in a private automobile. This is the fourth such shooting in California this month.[1]
  • Police In Turmoil After Assault On Tyre Nichols: On Sunday, January 29, 2023, Memphis police disbanded the specialist police squad that included the five cops who beat Tyre Nichols. The video from the police officers’ bodies and the security pole showed Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, continuously begging out for his mother as the policemen pummeled, kicked, and beat him with a baton in his mother’s neighborhood. The cops involved have been charged with murder, assault, abduction, and other offenses.[2]
  • Suicide Bomber Kills 59 People: On Monday, January 30, 2023, A suicide bomber targeting a police officer praying inside a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, killed at least 59 people. Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, stated that “terrorists seek to instill fear by attacking people who fulfill the job of safeguarding the country.” The explosion occurred during afternoon prayer at approximately 13:30  in the northwestern city near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, denounced the attack.[3]

Sources: [1] The Guardian [2] Reuters [3] BBC

More Shootings In California: On Saturday, January 28, 2023, Police confirmed that a shooting at a residence in California on Saturday morning killed three individuals and wounded four more. The shooting occurred at about 2:30 a.m. in Bergeron Crest, Los Angeles. According to Sgt Bruce Borihanh, a police spokesperson, two of the four individuals injured were sent to the hospital by ambulance, while the other two were transported in a private automobile. This is the fourth such shooting in California this month.[1]

Police In Turmoil After Assault On Tyre Nichols: On Sunday, January 29, 2023, Memphis police disbanded the specialist police squad that included the five cops who beat Tyre Nichols. The video from the police officers’ bodies and the security pole showed Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, continuously begging out for his mother as the policemen pummeled, kicked, and beat him with a baton in his mother’s neighborhood. The cops involved have been charged with murder, assault, abduction, and other offenses.[2]

Suicide Bomber Kills 59 People: On Monday, January 30, 2023, A suicide bomber targeting a police officer praying inside a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, killed at least 59 people. Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, stated that “terrorists seek to instill fear by attacking people who fulfill the job of safeguarding the country.” The explosion occurred during afternoon prayer at approximately 13:30  in the northwestern city near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, denounced the attack.[3]

Political Moves And Power Plays

  • North Korea Accuses US Of Dangerous Escalations: On Friday, January 27, 2023, following reports by Ukraine’s envoy to France that the country would get more than 300 tanks from Western nations. North Korea accused the United States and its allies of crossing the line by delivering tanks to Ukraine. Although the tanks are yet to arrive in Ukraine, it is reported that the U.S. will supply 31 M1 Abrams tanks, and Germany agreed to supply 14 Leopard 2 A6s.[1]
  • Sunak Sacks Party Chairman: On Sunday, January 29, 2023, The Chairman of the Conservative Party, Nadhim Zahawi, was removed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his ethical adviser learned that HMRC is probing his tax issues. Mr. Zahawi, who was responsible for the United Kingdom’s tax system while he was chancellor, was alleged to have paid about £5 million in total, including penalties.[2]
  • Ukraine Will Not Get Jets: On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, Western allies decided not to send F-16s or other western combat planes to Ukraine. When asked if he would deploy F-16s to Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden stated “no,” but added that he would continue communicating with Ukraine about their arms request. Ukraine began demanding fighter planes built by a U.S. military industry shortly after the U.S. and Germany agreed to send their own tanks to Ukraine for the first time.[3]
  • Court Blocks New Jersey Law To Sue Gun Industry: On Wednesday, January 1, 2023, a federal judge barred a New Jersey law that allows the state’s attorney general to sue gun makers and sellers for endangering public safety. The Governor’s spokesperson, Phil Murphy, expressed his unhappiness with the ruling, but he is optimistic that it will be overturned on appeal. Quraishi determined that the New Jersey statute contradicted the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005. (PLCAA).[4]
  • More Countries Ban China: On Wednesday, February 1, 2023,  After China was able to circumvent the embargo on chips placed on them by the US owing to the presence of other rivals in the chip manufacturing business, the U.S. was in discussions with other key chip manufacturing companies such as the Netherlands and Japan to ensure the success of the embargo. The Chinese semiconductor industry has been a key target of U.S. export restrictions as china continues to invest heavily in the business.[5]
  • Ilhan Omar Voted Off House Committee: On Thursday, February 2, 2023, Ilhan Omar was accused of making antisemitic and disrespectful statements about 9/11, which many Republicans, including Speaker McCarthy, thought were inappropriate for such a sensitive subject as the Foreign Affairs Committee. Rep. Ilhan Omar stated during the debate and on her Twitter account that the House Republicans’ move was a retaliation technique and a target to a minority, which has resulted in death threats. She is the third senior Democrat to lose her committee assignment since Republicans assumed control of the House.[6]

Sources: [1] CNN [2] BBC [3] The Guardian [4] Reuters [5] The Guardian [6] BBC

North Korea Accuses US Of Dangerous Escalations: On Friday, January 27, 2023, following reports by Ukraine’s envoy to France that the country would get more than 300 tanks from Western nations. North Korea accused the United States and its allies of crossing the line by delivering tanks to Ukraine. Although the tanks are yet to arrive in Ukraine, it is reported that the U.S. will supply 31 M1 Abrams tanks, and Germany agreed to supply 14 Leopard 2 A6s.[1]

Sunak Sacks Party Chairman: On Sunday, January 29, 2023, The Chairman of the Conservative Party, Nadhim Zahawi, was removed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his ethical adviser learned that HMRC is probing his tax issues. Mr. Zahawi, who was responsible for the United Kingdom’s tax system while he was chancellor, was alleged to have paid about £5 million in total, including penalties.[2]

Ukraine Will Not Get Jets: On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, Western allies decided not to send F-16s or other western combat planes to Ukraine. When asked if he would deploy F-16s to Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden stated “no,” but added that he would continue communicating with Ukraine about their arms request. Ukraine began demanding fighter planes built by a U.S. military industry shortly after the U.S. and Germany agreed to send their own tanks to Ukraine for the first time.[3]

Court Blocks New Jersey Law To Sue Gun Industry: On Wednesday, January 1, 2023, a federal judge barred a New Jersey law that allows the state’s attorney general to sue gun makers and sellers for endangering public safety. The Governor’s spokesperson, Phil Murphy, expressed his unhappiness with the ruling, but he is optimistic that it will be overturned on appeal. Quraishi determined that the New Jersey statute contradicted the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005. (PLCAA).[4]

More Countries Ban China: On Wednesday, February 1, 2023,  After China was able to circumvent the embargo on chips placed on them by the US owing to the presence of other rivals in the chip manufacturing business, the U.S. was in discussions with other key chip manufacturing companies such as the Netherlands and Japan to ensure the success of the embargo. The Chinese semiconductor industry has been a key target of U.S. export restrictions as china continues to invest heavily in the business.[5]

Ilhan Omar Voted Off House Committee: On Thursday, February 2, 2023, Ilhan Omar was accused of making antisemitic and disrespectful statements about 9/11, which many Republicans, including Speaker McCarthy, thought were inappropriate for such a sensitive subject as the Foreign Affairs Committee. Rep. Ilhan Omar stated during the debate and on her Twitter account that the House Republicans’ move was a retaliation technique and a target to a minority, which has resulted in death threats. She is the third senior Democrat to lose her committee assignment since Republicans assumed control of the House.[6]

Disasters And Near Disasters

  • Auckland Flood: On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the city of Auckland in New Zealand endured a series of rainstorms, causing citizens’ normal lives to come to a standstill as homes were flooded, power supply was disrupted, and four people were found dead. While officials work to clear the roads and return life to normal in the region, Auckland schools have halted physical attendance for a week to monitor the situation’s progress.[1]
  • Authorities Found Missing Radioactive Capsule: On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, A missing capsule was reported to contain Caesium-137, a highly radioactive element was found on a remote highway in Australia. It went missing from a cargo ship from a Rio Tinto mining facility to Perth, Australia’s capital. Authorities think the capsule, which is about 8 millimeters high and 6 millimeters round, fell from the vehicle bringing it from the mine along the Great Northern Highway.[2]

Sources: [1] BBC [2] CNN

Auckland Flood: On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the city of Auckland in New Zealand endured a series of rainstorms, causing citizens’ normal lives to come to a standstill as homes were flooded, power supply was disrupted, and four people were found dead. While officials work to clear the roads and return life to normal in the region, Auckland schools have halted physical attendance for a week to monitor the situation’s progress.[1]

Authorities Found Missing Radioactive Capsule: On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, A missing capsule was reported to contain Caesium-137, a highly radioactive element was found on a remote highway in Australia. It went missing from a cargo ship from a Rio Tinto mining facility to Perth, Australia’s capital. Authorities think the capsule, which is about 8 millimeters high and 6 millimeters round, fell from the vehicle bringing it from the mine along the Great Northern Highway.[2]

In Other News

  • Deadline Shifted For Old Naira Return: On Sunday, January 29, 2023, the governor of Nigerian Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, announced that Nigerians now have till February 10, 2023 to deposit old Naira notes with the Central Bank of Nigeria, a date which was previously set at January 31, 2023. The new deadline is intended to allow citizens who reside in remote areas to swap their old notes.[1]
  • The United States To End Covid Emergency Status: On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, after years of sweeping pandemic measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden’s administration said that the virus’s emergency designation would be lifted on May 11. After the declaration expires, the government will no longer be liable for COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and some treatments, since they will be handed to private insurance and government programs.[2]

Sources: [1] Reuters [2] Reuters

Deadline Shifted For Old Naira Return: On Sunday, January 29, 2023, the governor of Nigerian Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, announced that Nigerians now have till February 10, 2023 to deposit old Naira notes with the Central Bank of Nigeria, a date which was previously set at January 31, 2023. The new deadline is intended to allow citizens who reside in remote areas to swap their old notes.[1]

The United States To End Covid Emergency Status: On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, after years of sweeping pandemic measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden’s administration said that the virus’s emergency designation would be lifted on May 11. After the declaration expires, the government will no longer be liable for COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and some treatments, since they will be handed to private insurance and government programs.[2]

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