Joe Lawson

Joe Lawson is a science reporter who studied journalism at the University of Southern California with five years of experience in the news. He contributes to Fortune, The Washington Post, and The New Republic. Lawson has written for National Geographic, The Atlantic, Popular Science, and Wired.
3 Western Balkan Countries Deepen Economic Ties At Summit

3 Western Balkan Countries Deepen Economic Ties At Summit

Leaders from Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia met Tuesday to discuss their Open Balkan initiative which aims at promoting political stability throughout the region. Edi Rama, president of Albania, hosted the two-day meeting in Tirana with Aleksandar Vucic, president of Serbia, and Zoran Zaev, president of north Macedonia. In addition to signing labour market and

US Jobless Claims Rise To A Still-Low 206,000

US Jobless Claims Rise To A Still-Low 206,000

According to latest unemployment benefit filings, more Americans applied for benefits, despite signs that the labour market is rebounding from last year’s coronavirus recession. Apparently not all boats rise with the tide, but it appears as though some firms are experiencing a recovery in their business. According to historical standards, the number of jobless claims

Florida District To Pay $26 Million To Shooting Victims

Florida District To Pay $26 Million To Shooting Victims

The Broward County School District will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed and some injured in last year’s Valentine’s Day Massacure at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Members of the Board voted Tuesday to approve the two legal settlements. 51 plaintiffs, including family members of the 17 victims, injured

Italian Births Decline Dramatically During Pandemic

Italian Births Decline Dramatically During Pandemic

The Italian government has tried to combat the pandemic by making it mandatory for all women in Italy who are not pregnant or have given birth recently, but this is not working as well they imagined.While Italy was under lockdown, the country’s birth rate declined by 13.6%.The month of January 2021 saw a drastic fall

UK PM Boris Johnson resign

Plan C? UK PM Boris Johnson Not Planning Further COVID Rules Despite Omicron Growth

Prime Minister Johnson has no plans to limit travel or impose any other restrictions on the virus’s spread, his spokesman said on Friday. Scottish officials have claimed that they expect omicron coronavirus variants will become dominant within just days now and could go down as one of Britain’s most threatening outbreaks in decades if nothing

Reynoldsburg Man Arrested

Reynoldsburg Man Arrested In Connection With September East Side Homicide

Police said Wednesday that a Reynoldsburg man was arrested and charged with murder in relation to the Sept. 12 shooting death of a South Side man, according to Police.Garland Williams will not be bullied by criminals as he awaits trial for murdering someone so senselessly! The 24-year old man who was shot and killed on

Japan Defence

Japan Seeks Extra Defense Budget Amid China, North Korea Concerns.

Japan has approved a 770 billion yen ($6.8 million) request for an extra defense budget for March to speed up the purchase of missiles, anti-submarine missiles, and other weapons amid growing concerns about Chinese, Russian and North Korean military aggression. The decision was made on Friday after weeks spent deliberating between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s

Fed. Govt. To Settle $127.5 M With Parkland School Shooting Victims

On Monday, The U.S. Justice Department filed a notice in federal court signifying that a settlement is getting finalized to be paid by the federal government to the victims of the 2018 high school mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida. The amount is about to be $127.5 million to be distributed among

Ohio Attorney General Sued Meta For Misleading Information To Public

Dave Yost, the attorney general of Ohio sued Meta Platforms Inc. formerly known as Facebook Inc. as the latter is alleged to mislead the public about how to control its logarithm and effects of the products affecting children. The attorney general said that the lawsuit was filed on behalf of Meta investors and the Ohio

Huge Early Retirement In Pandemic Causing Shortfall In US Labor Market

During the pandemic recession a huge number of older workers, expected to be 1.7 million, took early retirement due to more health risks, sudden job losses, and fewer opportunities now causing a huge lack of manpower when businesses are opening up and trying to grow in economic resurgence. The percentage of retired workers among the