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- + Could Humans Go Extinct Within Years?— Above image depicts how humans could go extinct within years. The image was created with NASA LOTI 1880-Dec.2019 data, 0.78°C adjusted to reflect oce...
- + The Australian firestorms: portents of a planetary future—by Andrew GliksonEarth and climate scientistAustralian National University Global warming and its disastrous consequences are now truly with us since ...
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- + Revealed: the proposed global plan for nature that could save the planet— This October, world leaders will meet in China to discuss a new set of biodiversity targets that will decide the fate of nature on this planet....
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- + Court dismisses climate change lawsuit brought by 21 young Americans—A lawsuit by young people who claimed the U.S. government's climate policies jeopardize their future and violate their constitutional rights has been ...
- + Car buyers shun electric vehicles not named Tesla. Are carmakers driving off a cliff?—Electric vehicles can cut greenhouse gases and carmakers have big plans for them. But so far, few car buyers want them.
- + Confront your fear of bumblebees: Nose into human-size nests at Descanso Gardens—Artist Jessica Rath imagines human-sized bumblebee nests at Rath's "fruiting bodies" exhibit at Descanso Gardens.
- + Turning carbon into concrete could win UCLA team a climate victory — and $7.5 million—A UCLA team is vying for the Carbon XPrize, a competition to see who can recycle the most CO2 by turning it into useful products like concrete.
- + Turning carbon into concrete could win UCLA team a climate victory — and $6.5 million—A UCLA team is vying for the Carbon XPrize, a competition to see who can recycle the most CO2 by turning it into useful products like concrete.
- + 2019 was the second-warmest year on record, NASA and NOAA say—2019 was the second-warmest year since scientists began taking temperatures in 1880, government scientists from NASA and NOAA announced Wednesday.
- + A big cat convention? Rare video captures five mountain lions hanging out together—A home surveillance video captured five California mountain lions defying their reputation as being notoriously solitary.
- + Scientists were stumped when seabirds started dying. Now they have answers—A new study suggests that a 'blob' of warm ocean water in 2015 disrupted the food web of the Pacific, triggering the starvation and deaths of thousand...
- + Your $14 salad's not as eco-friendly as advertised — but Sweetgreen's trying—Sweetgreen has long said nothing from its stores goes to landfill. On closer inspection, that's more aspiration than guarantee.
- + An Australia in flames tries to cope with an 'animal apocalypse.' Could California be next?—Wildfires in Australia are overrunning vast ecosystems and their wildlife. Nearly half of Kangaroo Island has burned.
- + Beverage makers have dodged California's recycling crisis. That may soon change— State lawmakers are mulling bills to make beverage makers more responsible for recycling their cans and bottles.
- + Sea lions are cash cows in the Bay Area. Farther south, fishermen say, 'Shoot 'em' —The welcome mat for California sea lions has been rolled out in San Francisco, but is nowhere to be seen in La Jolla and many of the state's fishing p...
- + Feeling distressed about climate change? Here's how to manage it—Researchers and therapists say that grief linked to climate change is on the rise.
- + An artist set out to paint climate change. She ended up on a journey through grief—An artist discovered the uneasy feelings she had about climate change were akin to mourning. She's channeling those emotions through her art.
- + Newsom's budget includes $20 million for California's biggest new state park in decades—Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed $20 million Friday to purchase new parkland. He won't say where, but a likely candidate is a 51,000-acre ranch on sale near...
- + Garden Calendar: Camellia gazing, succulent show and water-saving workshops—Upcoming gardening events include a camellia celebration, L.A. Arboretum's lantern sculptures fest, a native landscaping talk and a succulents show.
- + She helped make California a clean air leader. Now Trump could upend that legacy—Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board chair, fears the U.S. Supreme Court could take away the state's power to set its own emissions standards.
- + Trump seeks exempting some pipelines and highways from environmental review, alarming climate activists—The White House move would fast-track the construction of some infrastructure projects, including pipelines, highways and airports.
- + California could require backup power at cellphone towers to prevent outages during fires—Mobile phone service outages have worsened in recent years as wildfires have become more common and more destructive.
- + Group raises nearly $16 million to buy Alder Creek giant sequoia grove—The largest private holding of the world's largest trees will be preserved after Save the Redwoods League raised millions in four months.
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- + A distributional code for value in dopamine-based reinforcement learning—Nature, Published online: 15 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1924-6Analyses of single-cell recordings from mouse ventral tegmental area are consi...
- + Transparent ferroelectric crystals with ultrahigh piezoelectricity—Nature, Published online: 15 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1891-yThe use of alternating-current electric fields to control domain size in ferro...
- + Podcast: Strange objects at the centre of the galaxy, and improving measurements of online activity—Nature, Published online: 15 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00102-8Listen to the latest from the world of science, brought to you by Benjamin Th...
- + Meet the relatives of our cellular ancestor—Nature, Published online: 15 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00039-yMicroorganisms related to lineages of the Asgard archaea group are thought to...
- + How ‘spooky’ is quantum physics? The answer could be incalculable—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00120-6Proof at the nexus of pure mathematics and algorithms puts ‘quantum weirdness...
- + Daily briefing: A supercomputer is mining fossil records to uncover unknown extinctions—Nature, Published online: 17 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00138-w300 million years of Earth’s history in breathtaking detail, the extent of “s...
- + Research on embryo-like structures struggles to win US government funding—Nature, Published online: 17 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00127-zBiologists say they need clearer guidelines on funding rules for this nascent...
- + Atomic-bomb carbon unmasks fraudulent luxury whisky —Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00121-5Carbon-14 dating reveals that an ‘antique’ Scotch is roughly 150 years younge...
- + Supercomputer scours fossil record for Earth’s hidden extinctions—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00117-1Palaeontologists have charted 300 million years of Earth’s history in breatht...
- + Gene helps cat-poo parasite to lie in wait in the body—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00100-wThe toxoplasmosis parasite can hide in a person’s organs after infection and ...
- + A bargain-rate satellite system could keep an eye on nearly all of Earth—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00099-0A four-satellite network takes advantage of forces that would hamper other sp...
- + Good wolf! Wild canines play ball with people—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00083-8Young wolves’ enthusiasm for retrieving toys hints at an ability to read cues...
- + Daily briefing: Cell that kicked off complex life grown in the lab for the first time—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00123-3‘Asgard archaea’ isolated from deep-sea sediment and painstakingly grown over...
- + Large African herbivores have helped to repair their environment—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00093-6The reintroduction of ruminant herbivores to a national park in Mozambique ha...
- + Structure of the neurotensin receptor 1 in complex with β-arrestin 1—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-1953-1Structure of the neurotensin receptor 1 in complex with β-arrestin 1
- + Structure of the M2 muscarinic receptor–β-arrestin complex in a lipid nanodisc—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-1954-0Structure of the M2 muscarinic receptor–β-arrestin complex in a lipid nanodisc
- + The manicured wetland that sucks up more carbon than a natural marsh—Nature, Published online: 16 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00098-1Restoration and strict controls help a saltwater marsh in China to absorb gre...
- + The kill-switch for CRISPR that could make gene-editing safer—Nature, Published online: 15 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00053-0How anti-CRISPR proteins and other molecules could bolster biosecurity and im...
- + Catastrophic Australian bushfires derail research—Nature, Published online: 17 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00130-4But scientists see chance to control invasive species and study ecosystem dis...
- + Home grown—Nature, Published online: 15 January 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03933-2A creative process.
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- + Colombian farmers under pressure from frosts linked to climate change—Potato farmer Pedro Gomez stared out across rows and rows of ruined potato plants, the usually green foliage brown and withered by heavy frost. [C...
- + Brazil's answer to Greta Thunberg wants help protecting Amazon rainforest and its tribes—She is only 16 and from a remote Brazilian village on the Tapajos River in the heart of the Amazon, but her plea has been heard at the United Nations ...
- + Smoke threat recedes as Australian Open approaches—Fears of disruption to the Australian Open from bushfire smoke receded on Saturday but some players were clearly concerned about the conditions their ...
- + Floods, road closures in Australia as storms lash some bushfire-hit regions—Thunderstorms lashed parts of Australia's east coast early on Saturday, causing road closures and lash flooding, but the country was still battling ne...
- + 'It was going for my throat': Florida python hunters wrestle invasive snakes—Thomas Aycock's life flashed before his eyes one night in the Everglades as a 13-foot Burmese python squeezed his arm and a leg in its coils. [Cat...
- + Children, young adults cannot sue U.S. government over climate change: ruling—A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by children and young adults who claimed they had a constitutional right to be protected fr...
- + Blizzard slams Canada's Newfoundland, state of emergency declared in capital—A winter blizzard hammered Canada's Atlantic coast on Friday packing wind gusts of more than 120 km/h (75 mph) and dumping more than 60 cm (2 feet) in...
- + Bloomberg plan would make all new U.S. cars electric by 2035—Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by making elect...
- + California sues Trump administration over drilling plan—California on Friday sued the Trump administration over its plan to open up more than a million acres of public lands in the Golden State to oil and g...
- + 'You have not seen anything yet,' climate activist Greta says ahead of Davos—Swedish activist Greta Thunberg marched with 10,000 protesters in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday and said "you have not seen anything yet" befor...
- + One skier killed, another hurt in California avalanche—One man was killed and another seriously hurt on Friday when they were caught in an avalanche at a northern California ski resort, the local sheriff's...
- + Rhode Island Governor aims for 100% renewable power by 2030—Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed an executive order on Friday aiming for renewable energy to provide all of the state's electricity by 2030 ...
- + Serbians don masks and take to smog-filled streets to demand cleaner air—Hundreds of protesters, some wearing surgical masks and respirators, took to the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade on Friday, demanding the gove...
- + Paraguay braces for deadly Dengue fever outbreak—Paraguay is bracing for a potential major epidemic of Dengue fever after recording close to 7,000 suspected cases in the first two weeks of 2020, simi...
- + 'We can't wait': Maldives desperate for funds as islands risk going under—The tropical Maldives may lose entire islands unless it can quickly access cheap financing to fight the impact of climate change, its foreign minister...
- + Locust plague devastates crops in Horn of Africa—Ethiopian farmer Ahmed Ibrahim batted empty water bottles at a swarm of desert locusts the size of his palms that were devouring his field of khat - t...
- + Philippine residents retrieve animals, belongings amid threat of volcano eruption—Thousands of residents under orders to evacuate from a town near the Philippine volcano Taal were allowed to briefly visit homes on Friday to rescue t...
- + Ashes to bricks: Philippine city helps others rebuild after volcano—A Philippine city shrouded in ash from the nearby Taal volcano has turned adversity into an opportunity to help neighboring towns hit by the natural d...
- + German power grid firms need sharp rise in renewable generation capacity by 2035—Germany's four power grid operators said on Friday that a sharp rise in the country's renewable generation capacity was needed over the next 15 years ...
- + German power grid firms need sharp rise in renewable generation capacity by 2035—Germany's four power grid operators said on Friday that a sharp rise in the country's renewable generation capacity was needed over the next 15 years ...
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- + Study Finds Link Between Deadly Heatwave Exposure and Redlining Housing Policies—Deadly urban heatwaves disproportionately affect underserved neighborhoods because of the legacy of racist housing policies which have denied African ...
- + Long Shaped By Fire, Australia Enters a Perilous New Era—Australia has always been a dry continent where fire has played an important ecological role. But the latest massive conflagrations there are evidence...
- + 2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year on Record—2019 was the second-hottest year on record, capping what scientists say is the warmest decade on record, according to a new analysis by the National O...
- + UN Calls on Nations to Protect 30 Percent of Planet—The United Nations is calling for world governments to protect 30 percent of the planet by 2030 in order to stop the rapid loss of biodiversity, resto...
- + Native Species or Invasive? The Distinction Blurs as the World Warms—With thousands of species on the move as the climate changes, a growing number of scientists say that the dichotomy between native and alien species h...
- + Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health—A growing body of research points to the beneficial effects that exposure to the natural world has on health, reducing stress and promoting healing. N...
- + 1 Billion Animals Estimated Dead in Australian Wildfires—Scientists estimate that as many as 1 billion animals have died in Australia’s record-breaking wildfires, with more than 800 million lost in New South...
- + Song of the Western Ghats: A Green Island in a Crowded Land—For a young ecologist, the mountains of the Western Ghats are a respite from India’s intense urban life — a lush land of monsoon rains, elephants, kin...
- + Wild Roots: On a Vermont Farm, Renewal for a Man and His Land—After a tough transition from the military to civilian life, Jon Turner found solace in working in the New England soil. On his 10-acre hillside farm,...
- + A River Worth Saving: Who Will Protect the Unheralded Llano?—The Llano River is an ecological gem in Texas Hill Country, supporting dozens of native and rare plants and animals. But due to weak state environment...
- + Shuttering of U.S. Coal Plants Saved More than 26,000 Lives Over the Past Decade, Study Finds—The shutdown of hundreds of coal-fired power plants in the United States over the past decade has saved an estimated 26,610 lives, according to a new ...
- + Nepal’s Road-Building Spree Pushes into the Heart of the Himalayas—The Nepali government is seeking to build roads to every village in the mountainous nation. But some warn the road boom could have high costs for comm...
- + Scientists Find the World’s Oldest Known Forest, Dating Back 386 Million Years—Scientists have discovered what they believe is the world’s oldest known forest — a set of 386-million-year-old fossilized root systems found in an ol...
- + Regrowth of Logged Amazon Forests is Much Slower than Previously Thought—As deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon soars under President Jair Bolsonaro, a new study warns that the regrowth of logged Amazon forests, and the a...
- + Inspired by the Tissues of Living Organisms, Researchers Take One Step Closer to Harvesting “Blue Energy”—Scientists have long recognized the potential to generate renewable energy from the world’s oceans by harnessing the power of tides and waves. These f...
- + Ample Geological Capacity Exists to Store Large Quantities of Captured CO2—Suitable geological formations exist on Earth to easily store enough carbon dioxide to meet a global goal of capturing and storing sufficient C02 to p...
- + Rising Temperatures Are Stressing the U.S. Corn Belt—Climate change is hitting the United States’ corn and soybean belt on two fronts. Warming temperatures are both increasing evaporation of soil moistur...
- + The Global Price Tag for 100 Percent Renewable Energy: $73 Trillion—A global effort to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 would cost nations $73 trillion upfront — but the expense will pay for itself in...
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- + Things Fall Apart for Angola's dos Santos family—Angola’s president Joao Lourenco who took office in 2017 has systematically embarked on a mission to take down a patronage network that was championed...
- + Guinea: Funeral for slain protesters held—A funeral ceremony for protesters killed during clashes at recent anti-government demonstrations in Guinea was held Friday. The victims were the lat...
- + DRC police quell protest in Kinshasa—Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo prevented a forbidden march in Kinshasa on Friday. They kept a close watch on its instigator, opponent and...
- + Anti-bribery protest hits Malawi over election petition case—Tens of thousands of people gathered in Malawi on Thursday to protest against corruption. It’s a movement that began after the country’s supreme cour...
- + Protests against Khalifa Haftar held in Tripoli—Hundreds protest in Tripoli on Friday against General Khalifa Haftar, who leads the Libyan Arab Armed Forces and his supporters. Protesters gathered ...
- + African leaders in Togo to help fight fake drug menace—Seven African leaders are in Lome, capital of Togo, as a summit against fake drugs kicked off on Friday (January 17). The two-day summit is under the ...
- + $20m out of $2 bn: Kenya recoups 1% of looted funds - Chief prosecutor—Across Africa, the fight against corruption is a topical issue with leaders promising to root out the cancer and with opposition and activists accusin...
- + EU, ECOWAS react to Gambia protests: caution against 'coup' voices—The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, and European Union delegation in the Gambia have commented on recent political ongoings in the West African co...
- + EU parliament calls for release of 4 Burundian journalists—The European Union’s parliament has urged Burundi to release four journalists and who have been jailed since October. The European parliament on Thu...
- + Catalan-Spanish conductor Jordi Savall enthralls UAE audiences—Award-winning Catalan-Spanish conductor and musician Jordi Savall, performed at Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Foundation theatre this month. The septuagenari...
- + Media Watch: Burundi arrests journalist over corruption report—As part of our news analysis slot on Africanews, we will be updating a media watch page that deals with major issues of media ongoings across the cont...
- + United States wants withdrawal of all foreign troops from Libya—The United States, which is scheduled to participate in this weekend’s Libya peace conference in Germany is expected to call for the withdrawal of all...
- + Do we appreciate our African museums? [Travel]—Have you ever visited a museum? If yes, when is the last time you did so? Strong condemnation against destruction of cultural heritage in civil wars...
- + Nile dam dispute: Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt agree preliminary deal in Washington—Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at clearing the way for the filling and operation of a $5...
- + 2020's key polls in Horn, East Africa: Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Burundi—Elections are always a major fixture on the African news coverage calendar. This year is no different. In 2019, over a dozen polls were recorded – fro...
- + South Africa mediates Lesotho 'political murder' crisis: PM to quit—Prime Minister Thomas Thabane of Lesotho has agreed to resign his post amid an assassination scandal involving his current wife. The resignation is th...
- + Africa's richest woman could run for Angola presidency—Exiled daughter of former Angolan president Isabel dos Santos could consider running for the presidency reports have suggested. Isabale, who is Afri...
- + West African coast accounted for 90% piracy incidents in 2019 - Report—Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa jumped by more than 50% last year as the area off oil-rich Nigeria continues to be the world’s most dange...
- + Gambia police bans anti-govt protests, pro-Jammeh march cleared—Police in The Gambia have banned a group that planned to continue anti-government protests calling for president Adama Barrow to call elections despit...
- + Fact check: Zimbabwe not under any EU sanctions—Economic sanctions are measures that are often used by trading partners – be they countries or international finance groups – to pressure particular c...
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- + Readers write: Christmas trees, gratitude, and more—Letters to the editor for the Jan. 20, 2020 weekly magazine. Readers discuss what makes a Christmas celebration authentic, give gratitude, and more. [...
- + As Iran and Iraq simmer, giants of Shiite world vie for influence—The separation of religion and state is splitting the Shiite world, pitting the supreme leader of Iran, a theocracy, against Iraq’s grand ayatollah. [...
- + As Iran and Iraq simmer, giants of Shiite world vie for influence—The separation of religion and state is splitting the Shiite world, pitting the supreme leader of Iran, a theocracy, against Iraq’s grand ayatollah. [...
- + What Virginia gun rally says about future of Second Amendment rights—Beyond Second Amendment rights, the pro-gun rally planned for Monday in Richmond, Virginia, is about changes in demographics and cultural attitudes. [...
- + What Virginia gun rally says about future of Second Amendment rights—Beyond Second Amendment rights, the pro-gun rally planned for Monday in Richmond, Virginia, is about changes in demographics and cultural attitudes. [...
- + A small victory for rule of law in Asia—Indonesia’s protection of its waters from Chinese aggression sends yet another message to Beijing about the need for rule of law. [Link to media]
- + A small victory for rule of law in Asia—Indonesia’s protection of its waters from Chinese aggression sends yet another message to Beijing about the need for rule of law. [Link to media]
- + In Australia, searching for common ground amid scorched earth—Australia’s fires may prompt new cooperation on environmental policy, many hope, in a coal-dependent country where views on climate change diverge. [L...
- + In Australia, searching for common ground amid scorched earth—Australia’s fires may prompt new cooperation on environmental policy, many hope, in a coal-dependent country where views on climate change diverge. [L...
- + How one 'Jersey girl' created a space for Muslim millennials—As a N.J. teenager, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh started a blog to counter anti-Muslim bullying. Now, she's on the Forbes "30 under 30" list of top achievers. ...
- + How one 'Jersey girl' created a space for Muslim millennials—As a N.J. teenager, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh started a blog to counter anti-Muslim bullying. Now, she's on the Forbes "30 under 30" list of top achievers. ...
- + MLB sign-stealing scandal spreads: N.Y. Mets manager fired—After only two months on the job, Carlos Beltrán has been fired over a MLB report that implicated him for cheating while with the Astros. [Link to med...
- + MLB sign-stealing scandal spreads: N.Y. Mets manager fired—After only two months on the job, Carlos Beltrán has been fired over a MLB report that implicated him for cheating while with the Astros. [Link to med...
- + China's President Xi on first visit to Myanmar. Why? —President Xi Jinping's first trip to Myanmar, a linchpin of China's geopolitical ambitions, deepens their relationship at a crucial time. [Link to med...
- + China's President Xi on first visit to Myanmar. Why? —President Xi Jinping's first trip to Myanmar, a linchpin of China's geopolitical ambitions, deepens their relationship at a crucial time. [Link to med...
- + 'You are lying': Iran's top leader slams U.S. in rare appearance—Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at Western nations that claim to support Iran and called the downing of a Ukrainian plane a "bitter accident." [Link...
- + 'You are lying': Iran's top leader slams U.S. in rare appearance—Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at Western nations that claim to support Iran and called the downing of a Ukrainian plane a "bitter accident." [Link...
- + Respect vs. humiliation: What pushes Trump to leave the Mideast—Presidents Trump and Obama, two men who could hardly be more different, arrived at the same conclusion about the Mideast: The U.S. needs to leave. [Li...
- + Respect vs. humiliation: What pushes Trump to leave the Mideast—Presidents Trump and Obama, two men who could hardly be more different, arrived at the same conclusion about the Mideast: The U.S. needs to leave. [Li...
- + Powerful women writers dominate the 10 best books of January—Get 2020 off to a roaring start with the 10 best new books out in January. Classic authors like Zora Neale Hurston pair well with dazzling debuts. [Li...
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- + Three Union ministers arrive at Jammu to kick start outreach programme on Art 370 nullification—Three Union Ministers on Saturday reached here to kick-start a week-long massive awareness of the Centre to apprise people of the potential benefits o...
- + Vizag to host mega multilateral naval exercise MILAN in March 2020—The theme of the mega event -- Synergy Across the Seas -- would provide an excellent opportunity for operational commanders of friendly foreign navies...
- + Is Raut's Savarkar comment Sena's official stand? Ashok Chavan—Raut had said "Savarkar's opponents should spend two days in the (erstwhile) Andaman Cellular Jail to understand the hardships he was put through by t...
- + Potato wholesale prices firm up due to heavy rains—Potato prices usually plummet in India by January as fresh arrivals gather pace in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal and Haryana. Retail prices of po...
- + Maize prices fall 15% on the back of rising imports—Prices of the grain, which is largely consumed by the poultry feed and starch manufacturers, have remained firm for the past two years because of poor...
- + Yoganand Shastri resigns from Delhi Congress, party leaders claim no information—Weeks ahead of Delhi polls, senior Congress leader and former assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri resigned from the party over differences with the city...
- + New selectors: BCCI invites applications for MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda's replacements—The BCCI brass led by Sourav Ganguly has adhered to specifications given in the new constitution where qualification for applying for senior selector'...
- + No state can deny implementation of CAA: Congress leader Kapil Sibal—There is no way a state can deny the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) when it is already passed by the Parliament, said Congress ...
- + Gandhi, Nehru, Manmohan favoured helping persecuted minorities in neighbouring countries: J P Nadda—While addressing a group of minority refugees from Pakistan at the party headquarters in New Delhi, BJP working president J P Nadda said the oppositio...
- + Amit Shah attacks Cong, terms those against CAA "anti-dalits"—Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to prove that the Citizenship Amendment Act would take away citizens...
- + SC verdict on Belgaum dispute will be acceptable to all: Raut—A day after a Maharashtra minister was detained in Belgaum in neighbouring Karnataka, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the Supreme Court'...
- + Behmai massacre: Case diary disappears, judge postpones verdict pronouncement—Special judge (UP dacoity-affected area) Sudhir Kumar pulled up the court official for the absence of the case diary at the time of delivering the ver...
- + Posts of CLP, opposition leader should be held by one person: Siddaramaiah—Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday said in his personal opinion, the post of Congress Legislature Party leader and Leader of Opposition i...
- + AAP's Dwarka MLA Adarsh Shastri joins Congress after not getting ticket—Adarsh Shastri quit the AAP after it denied him ticket to seek re-election from Dwarka constituency.
- + UK plans Brexit celebrations but warns businesses may suffer—“There will not be alignment, we will not be a rule-taker, we will not be in the single market and we will not be in the customs union — and we will d...
- + Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in Belagavi, asked not to speak on border dispute—Sanjay Raut's visit comes a day after Maharashtra Minister of State for Health Rajendra P. Yadravkar was prevented by the police from addressing a mee...
- + Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in Belagavi—Sanjay Raut's visit comes a day after Maharashtra Minister of State for Health Rajendra P. Yadravkar was prevented by the police from addressing a mee...
- + Tripura SEZ along Bangladesh to be multi-sector one—The Rs 1,550 crore special economic zone (SEZ), to be set up along the Bangladesh border in Tripura, would be a multi-sector SEZ and not just agro-bas...
- + Citizenship isn't just about rights, but also about duties: CJI—Speaking at the 107th convocation of the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) here, he lamented that some educational institutes hav...
- + ED takes custody of Amrapali directors for questioning—The Enforcement Directorate (ED) took custody of two directors of Amrapali Group for questioning, officials said on Saturday.
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- + Iran's leader talks tough, but the knives are out for him—Iran is fast losing the support of its own people. Did Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Friday sermon help bring unity, or exacerbate tensions?
- + Coronavirus screenings to begin at LAX, two other U.S. airports amid outbreak in China—Federal authorities in three U.S. airports will begin screening travelers arriving from Wuhan, China, for signs that they may be infected with a new c...
- + India's largest state is trying to fine Muslims — for crimes they say they didn't commit—Rather than face accountability for using excessive force, authorities in India's largest state are investigating residents over damage resulting from...
- + India's largest state is fining Muslims — for crimes they say they didn't commit—Rather than face accountability for using excessive force, authorities in India's largest state are directing residents to pay for damage resulting fr...
- + A rich history of pre-genocide Armenia hides in family heirlooms and handwritten notes—Scholars are building a record of memories from the Armenian diaspora that chronicle an often untold perspective on life under the Ottoman Empire.
- + With his constitutional 'reform,' Putin follows a familiar playbook to extend autocratic rule—Russia's Vladimir Putin is the latest in a long line of authoritarian leaders whose aim apparently is to maintain their own power even while framing t...
- + President Trump signs disaster declaration for quake-hit Puerto Rico—President Trump signs declaration authorizing federal aid to remove debris and support public health and safety in wake of Puerto Rico quakes.
- + Many Iowa Democrats, desperate to pick a candidate to beat Trump, are undecided and under pressure—Just 2½ weeks before they caucus, a majority of Iowa Democrats are still undecided on which candidate should face Trump.
- + Behind the story: Reporting on Venezuela exodus hits home —We were there to cover the story, not be part of it. Still, there were temptations to break out of our observer roles, and we did on a few occasions.
- + 2019 was the second-warmest year on record, NASA and NOAA say—2019 was the second-warmest year since scientists began taking temperatures in 1880, government scientists from NASA and NOAA announced Wednesday.
- + Big power play for Putin: Government shake-up and proposed constitutional changes —Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigns, with a little-known bureaucrat tapped to replace him, as President Vladimir Putin calls for sweeping c...
- + Meghan Markle makes her first public appearance since royal rift—Duchess Meghan visited a Vancouver women's center amid speculation about her royal future and news that her father could testify against her in a laws...
- + Analysis: Technology, not tariffs, could determine the U.S.-China relationship—'Regardless of what happens with the trade-deal signing, the tech war will continue to escalate,' says one Beijing-based analyst.
- + 'Death to the dictator': What is Iran's future? —Protests are again gripping Iran after the downing of a Ukrainian plane that killed all 176 people on board
- + This contractor says he can build Trump's border wall faster and cheaper than the U.S. can—The pace of border-wall construction is picking up. Tommy Fisher, a private contractor, is building his own section of the wall, hoping to lease it to...
- + An Australia in flames tries to cope with an 'animal apocalypse.' Could California be next?—Wildfires in Australia are overrunning vast ecosystems and their wildlife. Nearly half of Kangaroo Island has burned.
- + January Democratic debate: What's at stake for the candidates onstage?—When is the Democratic debate in Iowa and who are the candidates onstage? Here's what you need to know, including how to watch.
- + Queen Elizabeth II supports Harry and Meghan's plan to step back as royals—Queen Elizabeth II voiced her support for Harry and Meghan, 'although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working Members of the Royal Fa...
- + In an increasingly conservative Indonesia, filmmakers fight to tell LGBTQ stories—A small but determined cadre of filmmakers is fighting to tell diverse and progressive stories in an Indonesia that no longer wants to let them do so.
- + Cory Booker quits presidential race, leaving an even more white Democratic field—Sen. Cory Booker quits the Democratic presidential race, removing another high-profile minority candidate from a field that is increasingly white.
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- + Trump tried to call Kris Kobach during his meeting with Roger Marshall, sources say—President Donald Trump initially tried to call Kansas Republican Kris Kobach while he was meeting in the Oval Office with Kobach’s GOP rival Rep. Roge...
- + Michelle Obama’s school lunch program faces new cuts on former first lady’s birthday—The Trump administration has announced plans to cut back school lunch nutrition standards led by former first lady Michelle Obama. The proposed rule a...
- + Trump’s school prayer rules show ‘radical approach’ to rights, law expert says—Columbia University professor Katherine Franke criticized President Donald Trump’s new guidance on prayer in schools, saying it reinforces the adminis...
- + R.E.M. bassist calls Trump ‘con man,’ threatens legal action over campaign rally music—R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills said the band is considering legal action over President Donald Trump using its music at campaign rallies. Mills’ announceme...
- + SC agrees to change voter registration requirements after Democratic officials sue—Democratic officials celebrated a victory after South Carolina election officials agreed to change voter registration requirements that currently dema...
- + Lifting the cap on this federal tax break would be a big break for California’s rich—Democrats are pushing hard to do away with the $10,000 limit on how much in state and local taxes Americans can deduct on their federal tax returns — ...
- + Swing-district California congressman endorses Bloomberg for president—Rep. Harley Rouda of California endorsed Michael Bloomberg on Friday, becoming the third member of Congress — and the first from the Super Tuesday sta...
- + ‘I don’t know him’: Trump denies knowing Lev Parnas—President Trump was asked about allegations by Lev Parnas during his announcement of guidance on constitutional prayer in public schools on January 16...
- + ‘Trump Is Guilty’ banner unfurled during protest at Senate building—US Capitol Police arrested 11 people following protests on January 16 calling for the removal of President Trump. The protests came on the day the Sen...
- + Pence courts Florida Latinos from the pulpit. ‘Have faith in this president’—When it comes to courting Hispanic voters, Vice President Mike Pence might seem an unlikely candidate to serve as President Donald Trump’s top liaison...
- + Democrats blast Trump restrictions on Puerto Rico disaster funds—The Trump administration’s decision to impose conditions on $16 billion in disaster relief money for Puerto Rico’s cash-strapped government drew harsh...
- + Giuliani aide links Devin Nunes to Trump’s Ukraine effort: ‘He knows who I am’—Rep. Devin Nunes on Wednesday publicly acknowledged for the first time that he spoke with Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani who alleg...
- + Partisan battle or quick jury trial? Cruz and Cornyn part ways on impeachment process—As the historic Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump started Thursday, Texas’ U.S. senators had different views on how they hope it will...
- + Chief Justice John Roberts sworn in for Trump impeachment trial—The impeachment trial for President Donald Trump began in the Senate on January 16, 2020 with the swearing in of senators and Chief Justice John Rober...
- + Democrats are targeting this Republican-held congressional district in NC—National Democrats have added a North Carolina congressional district long held by Republicans to their list of 2020 targets. The Democratic Congressi...
- + House impeachment managers arrive on Senate floor—The seven impeachment managers from the House of Representatives formally gave the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on th...
- + USMCA trade deal passes the Senate—The Senate took a final vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement on January 16, 2020. The bill passed by a vote of 89-10. … Click to Conti...
- + Kellyanne Conway: Lev Parnas is desperate to get attention—Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway spoke to reporters on January 16, 2020 about Lev Parnas' allegations against President Trump, Vice Preside...
- + With Super Tuesday just weeks away, how will Beto O’Rourke affect the 2020 election?—Beto O’Rourke isn’t on the ballot this year. But his name is being tossed around by Democrats and Republicans alike as the March 3 primary election lo...
- + Pelosi: GAO report found Trump administration broke the law—The Government Accountability Office said in a report that the Office of Management and Budget violated the law in holding up the aid to Ukraine, whic...
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- + The Second-Biggest Diamond in History Has a New Owner—Louis Vuitton has won all 1,758 carats of the Sewelo diamond. [Category: Diamonds, Jewels and Jewelry, Mines and Mining, Luxury Goods and Services, Re...
- + The Second Biggest Diamond in History Has a New Owner—Louis Vuitton has won all 1,758 carats of the Sewelo diamond. [Category: Diamonds, Jewels and Jewelry, Mines and Mining, Luxury Goods and Services, Re...
- + 5 New Standout Safari Camps—These lodges help prove that safari camps can be leaders in conservation, sustainability, design, eco-sensitivity and hospitality. [Category: Camps an...
- + Plan to Cut U.S. Troops in West Africa Draws Criticism From Europe—French officials said that a Pentagon proposal to relocate troops as it focuses on China and Russia could hinder the fight against extremists. [Catego...
- + France Agrees to Small Troop Increase, but Little Else, at Sahel Summit—President Emmanuel Macron and five African leaders agreed that French troops would remain in the fight against Islamist militants. [Category: France, ...
- + Libyan Rivals Announce a Truce in the Battle for Tripoli—A cease-fire, first put forward by Turkey and Russia, stirred hopes for an end to the fight for Libya’s capital. [Category: Libya, Defense and Militar...
- + France Summons African Leaders, Threatening Troop Pullout—Facing hostility in five former colonies over a stalled fight against extremists, President Emmanuel Macron has taken a harsh public stance. Few expec...
- + In Niger, 25 Soldiers Killed in Suspected Militant Attack—The assault comes amid a “devastating surge” in terrorist attacks in the region. [Category: Niger, United Nations, Terrorism]
- + When the Cobra Bites, You’ll Be Glad Someone Sequenced Its Genome—Some scientists hope genomic technologies will lead to improved antivenom. [Category: Snakes, Genetic Engineering, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Dea...
- + How Forced Labor in Eritrea Is Linked to E.U.-Funded Projects—As it aims to stem the flow of migrants from Africa and bring about change in a dictatorship, the European Union is spending millions on projects buil...
- + Mogadishu Bombing Took the Lives of the ‘Best and the Brightest’—Despite a growing sense of stability and optimism after decades of chaos and violence, Somalia has been unable to curb the threat posed by the terrori...
- + 3 Americans Die in Shabab Attack on Kenyan Base—A service member and two contractors became the first American military-related deaths in Africa since 2018. [Category: Terrorism, Defense and Militar...
- + 14 Killed in Bomb Attack on Bus Convoy in Burkina Faso—Seven students were among those killed when a bus carrying students ran over a roadside bomb in an area where groups linked to terrorists are active. ...
- + Sudan Military Plane Crashes, Killing 16—Several officers and a World Food Program employee were among those who died when the Russian aircraft went down shortly after takeoff. [Category: Avi...
- + Video Showing Sexual Assault by Mob in Egypt Draws Outrage—The police said they were investigating the video, which showed a group of men swarming around a woman, grabbing at her as she screamed. [Category: Se...
- + New Injection Method Makes an Old TB Vaccine Far More Powerful—Giving the vaccine intravenously to monkeys provided 90% protection against tuberculosis. More testing is needed before humans can be inoculated that ...
- + Sudan Sentences 29 Intelligence Officers to Death for Teacher’s Killing—The ruling came just weeks after Omar al-Bashir, the ousted president, was convicted of money laundering and corruption. [Category: Sudan, Demonstrati...
- + U.S. Intelligence Agencies Prepare to Pull Back Officers From Africa—An expected withdrawal of military forces would lead the C.I.A. and other agencies to reduce their presence, leaving some officials and experts fearfu...
- + Somali Terror Group Al Shabab Remains Resilient Despite Setbacks—The group suspected in a weekend attack that killed 79 people has lost territory, suffered defections and been targeted by increasing United States ai...
- + Left Behind by Migrant Husbands, Women Break the Rules and Go to Work—Wives are shocking their traditional West African villages by earning money and running large households while their husbands are in Europe seeking jo...
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- + Oil exports from eastern and central Libyan oil ports to be shut: NOC source—Oil exports from eastern and central Libyan oil ports will be shut from Saturday resulting in the loss of 700,000 barrels a day, a source at state oil...
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- + Can Diplomacy Stop the War in Libya?—In the conflict over Libya, a North African country of considerable strategic importance for Europe, three countries have been setting the agenda with...
- + Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio: "Europe Stands To Lose the Most"—The conflict in Libya has spiralled into a proxy war, with Europe right at the center. Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio is pushing for a political sol...
- + Lake Chad: A War Fueled By Global Warming—The region between Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon is dominated by violence, poverty and hunger and it is home to one of the most complex humanitari...
- + A War Fueled By Global Warming—The region between Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon is dominated by violence, poverty and hunger and it is home to one of the most complex humanitari...
- + Germany's Greens Hit Adulthood—Once self-identified as the "anti-party party," Germany's Greens now have aspirations of moving into the Chancellery before long. At age 40, their sto...
- + Germany: Can New Organ Donor Law Save Lives?—German lawmakers are considering making the country's organ donor program opt-out rather than opt-in. Their decision could save many lives, but it's d...
- + American Withdraws from Trial after Questions about His Background—An American witness in a Holocaust trial drew global attention after making a conciliatory gesture to a concentration camp guard. After questions abou...
- + Germany: The Concentration Camp Victim Who Never Was—A supposed former prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp attracted attention around the world when he hugged a man accused of being a former guard du...
- + The Concentration Camp Victim Who Never Was—A supposed former prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp attracted attention around the world when he hugged an a man accused of being a former guard...
- + The U.S. Versus Iran: A Dangerous New Era in the Middle East—By killing top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the U.S. has injected even more unpredictability into an already unstable region. Both sides have ins...
- + 'The "Gypsy" Stereotype Affects Us All'—Germany's Sinti and Roma are a diverse minority that have little more an common than their negative image in society. We asked four young people from ...
- + Are Venezuelan Refugees Still Welcome?—Tens of thousands of Venezuelans are fleeing to Colombia each day because they might otherwise starve. But how long will their neighbors' goodwill las...
- + Germany Plans to Repatriate Ebola Patients—The German government, doctors and Lufthansa have come up with a novel solution for bringing aid workers back to Europe for treatment if they contract...
- + Can Nuclear Power Offer a Way Out of the Climate Crisis?—Billionaires and leading researchers in the United States are developing next-generation nuclear reactors that are small, reputedly safe and suitable ...
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- + Belgium revokes hunting licences as hopes rise of first wolf cubs in 100 years— [Category: structure:news/world-news, topics:places/brussels, topics:things/animals, storytype:standard, topics:places/belgium, topics:things/wildlif...
- + Macron evacuated from Paris theatre as protesters block exits over pension reforms— [Category: structure:news/world-news, topics:places/france, topics:people/emmanuel-macron, topics:places/europe, storytype:standard, structure:news] ...
- + Fears over growth of isolation booths for disruptive schoolchildren— [Category: topics:things/state-schools, topics:things/mental-health, topics:organisations/primary-schools, storytype:standard, structure:news] [Link ...
- + Donald Trump stirs tensions before Virginia gun rally by saying Second Amendment is 'under attack'— [Category: structure:news/world-news, topics:places/usa, topics:things/guns-in-the-usa, topics:people/donald-trump, storytype:standard, structure:new...
- + Iran's supreme leader says Europe 'cannot be trusted' in rare Friday prayers address— [Category: structure:news/world-news, topics:people/ayatollah-ali-khamenei, topics:places/iran, storytype:standard, structure:news, topics:places/mid...
- + Thank you, don't come again: The Simpsons' Apu will no longer be voiced by white actor Hank Azaria after accusations of racism— [Category: structure:television, structure:culture, topics:things/the-simpsons, topics:things/racism, storytype:standard, structure:news] [Link to me...
- + 'Phantom effect' of bobbies on beat cuts crime by a fifth— [Category: topics:places/london, topics:organisations/tube, topics:things/crime, topics:organisations/british-transport-police, storytype:standard, s...
- + Late passenger who phoned in bomb threat to delay his flight is jailed for 16 months— [Category: topics:organisations/easyjet-plc, topics:things/crime, storytype:standard, topics:organisations/gatwick-airport, structure:news] [Link to ...
- + Rotherham police did not do enough to protect girls from abuse by Asian men, says watchdog— [Category: topics:organisations/south-yorkshire-police, topics:things/crime, topics:places/rotherham, storytype:standard, structure:news] [Link to me...
- + NHS tells video game firms to stop luring children into gambling— [Category: topics:things/addiction, storytype:standard, topics:things/gambling, structure:news] [Link to media]
- + BBC defends story asking how to tell a cat that its owners have split up— [Category: topics:things/internet, topics:things/cats, topics:organisations/bbc, storytype:standard, structure:news] [Link to media]
- + GCHQ to mentor 11 Manchester startups to improve cyber security in smart devices— [Category: storytype:standard, structure:news, topics:organisations/gchq] [Link to media]
- + Jean-Paul Gaultier announces his final fashion show to celebrate 50 years in the industry— [Category: storytype:standard, structure:news, topics:people/madonna, structure:news/world-news] [Link to media]
- + UK museums may have to follow 'decolonisation' checklist— [Category: topics:places/easter-island, topics:organisations/department-for-culture-media-sport, topics:places/greece, structure:news/uk-news, topics...
- + University cancelled seminar by feminist speaker following threats of protest from transgender activists— [Category: structure:news, storytype:standard, topics:in-the-news/education-news, structure:news/uk-news] [Link to media]
- + Police Scotland 'faces staffing crisis' as annual budget down £200m since devolved force was created— [Category: topics:places/scotland, structure:news/uk-news, topics:organisations/police, storytype:standard, structure:news] [Link to media]
- + Mamadou Sakho burglary: Crystal Palace player's home targeted in £500,000 raid— [Category: storytype:standard, topics:things/crime, structure:news/uk-news, structure:news] [Link to media]
- + Brazil's culture minister sacked after speech echoing Nazi propagandist Goebbels— [Category: structure:news/world-news, storytype:standard, topics:places/south-america, structure:news, topics:places/brazil] [Link to media]
- + Donald Trump adds celebrity lawyer and investigator of Bill Clinton's affair to trial defence team— [Category: structure:news/world-news, topics:in-the-news/donald-trump-impeachment, topics:events/us-2020-election, topics:things/us-politics, topics:...
- + Two hunt stewards allegedly assaulted by man who claimed he was 'convicted murderer'— [Category: structure:news/uk-news, topics:organisations/warwickshire-police, topics:things/hunting, topics:places/warwickshire, storytype:standard, s...
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- + Impeachment: New trove of documents link Devin Nunes to Lev Parnas— The House has released more documents related to their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump -- this time linking Rep. Devin Nunes and ...
- + Suspect in custody after Utah shooting kills 4, injures 1— Authorities placed a suspect in custody Saturday after a Utah shooting left four people dead and one injured the night before.
- + On This Day, Jan. 18: D.C. Mayor Marion Barry arrested on narcotics charges— On Jan. 18, 1990, authorities arrested Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry on narcotics charges.
- + FAA warns military training exercise could jam GPS signals in southeast, Caribbean— An FAA advisory warns pilots could experience "unreliable or unavailable GPS signal" during a training exercise scheduled for Jan. 16 through Jan. 24...
- + Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months in prison for insider trading— A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Rep. Chris Collins of New York to 26 months in prison for insider trading.
- + Northeast next stop for juggernaut storm racing across U.S.— A weekend storm that originated as a bomb cyclone in the West earlier this week is destined to bring the most substantial snowfall of the season so f...
- + Best Buy investigates CEO Corie Barry for allegations of misconduct— Best Buy announced Friday it's investigating allegations of misconduct against CEO Corie Barry months after she took over the leadership role at the ...
- + California ski resort avalanche kills 1— An avalanche at a resort ski resort near Tahoe City, Calif., left one person dead Friday and another injured, local law enforcement officials said.
- + Supreme Court to hear case allowing electors to go against popular vote— The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case in which electoral college members seek the right to vote for a presidential candidate who didn't w...
- + Eighth Space Flag exercise wrapped as Space Force signed into law— Space Flag wrapped its eighth exercise at the Boeing Virtual Warfare Center on the day the U.S. Space Force was created, the branch has announced.
- + 25 years after war, a Bosnian city fights for democracy— A European court decision could open the way for residents of the Bosnian city of Mostar to vote in municipal elections and finally close an illegal ...
- + Mike Pompeo: U.S. will keep pressure on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro— The United States and its Western allies will put additional pressure on the Venezuelan authoritarian regime of Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Mi...
- + Trump administration proposes further rollbacks of school lunch standards— The Trump administration on Friday announced a rollback of regulations on school lunch standards, promising to put school officials "back in the driv...
- + Brazil's culture minister Roberto Alvim fired after appearing to quote Nazi rhetoric— Brazil's culture minister was fired Friday after comments he made were found to be similar to those once made by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goeb...
- + LA sheriff's deputy Angel Reinosa arrested for allegedly lying about being shot by sniper— The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office arrested a former deputy accused of fabricating a story that he was shot by a sniper last year.
- + Screenings to detect new coronavirus to begin at three U.S. airports— Screenings to detect a new strain of the coronavirus from China begin Friday at three U.S. airports, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a...
- + Bodies of two Chinese tourists found near popular Icelandic plane wreck site— Police in Iceland Friday were investigating the deaths of two Chinese tourists found dead along a hiking trail leading to the site of a decades-old A...
- + U.S. job openings fall to lowest level in 21 months— Job openings in the United States in November fell to the lowest level in almost two years, aided by a surge of hiring and little turnover, the Labor...
- + Almost 44,000 animals on Australia's Kangaroo Island have died from fire— Devastating wildfires in Australia have caused the deaths of more than 40,000 animals on Kangaroo Island, where animal groups are trying to save as m...
- + Toyota moves Tacoma production to Mexico in $13B plant investment project— Toyota said Friday it will build its popular Tacoma light pickup truck in Mexico instead of in Texas, but added that no U.S. jobs will be lost in the...
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- + Air Force Conducts Ground Test Of Hypersonic X-60A Missile—Air Force Conducts Ground Test Of Hypersonic X-60A Missile President Trump revealed earlier this month that the US is currently develop...
- + Uncle Sam Just Used Its Financial Nuclear Weapon Again—Uncle Sam Just Used Its Financial Nuclear Weapon Again Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, In August of 1945, the United Sta...
- + 'Leave The Hijab On': Germans Now 'Obsessed' With Refugee Porn—'Leave The Hijab On': Germans Now 'Obsessed' With Refugee Porn After the mass migration into Germany of roughly a million refugees over...
- + Add Salvini's Return To The Growing List Of Europe's Problems—Add Salvini's Return To The Growing List Of Europe's Problems Authored by Tom Luongo via The Strategic Culture Foundation, When Matteo...
- + Europe Leads The World In Environmental Protection—Europe Leads The World In Environmental Protection Earlier this week, the European Union unveiled their European Investment Plan aimed ...
- + The Prospects For A Sound-Money Revolt Against The Dollar And Euro—The Prospects For A Sound-Money Revolt Against The Dollar And Euro Authored by Brendan Brown via The Mises Institute, In the last deca...
- + "We Need A Full Investigation": Bannon Accuses Pelosi, Schiff And MSM Of Colluding On 11th Hour Impeachment Bombshells—"We Need A Full Investigation": Bannon Accuses Pelosi, Schiff And MSM Of Colluding On 11th Hour Impeachment Bombshells Former White Hou...
- + Escobar Exposes America's Existential Battle To Stop Eurasian Integration—Escobar Exposes America's Existential Battle To Stop Eurasian Integration Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Saker blog, Coming decade c...
- + All The World's Wealth In One Visualization—All The World's Wealth In One Visualization The financial concept of wealth is broad, and it can take many forms. While your wealth is...
- + The Machines Have Us Trained For Obedience, Paul Craig Roberts—The Machines Have Us Trained For Obedience, Paul Craig Roberts Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, Many decades ago there was an issue of ...
- + OK Boomer: Ex-Citi Banker Wins Ageism Case After Boss Calls Him "Old... Set In His Ways"—OK Boomer: Ex-Citi Banker Wins Ageism Case After Boss Calls Him "Old... Set In His Ways" Today in "anytime you fire someone it's always...
- + Could ISIS Take Control Over Iraq's Largest Oil Field?—Could ISIS Take Control Over Iraq's Largest Oil Field? Via OilPrice.com, As always, it’s the fear of sanctions that provides the lever...
- + Sig Sauer's Next Generation Machine Gun Receives Safety Certification With Special Forces—Sig Sauer's Next Generation Machine Gun Receives Safety Certification With Special Forces Sig Sauer announced Wednesday that the Specia...
- + Now, Everyone Pays The Piper: The End Of China's Economic Miracle—Now, Everyone Pays The Piper: The End Of China's Economic Miracle Authored by Brett Redmayne-Titley via Watching Rome Burn blog, In em...
- + Retail Carnage Continues: Bose Lays Off 100s, Shutters All Retail Stores—Retail Carnage Continues: Bose Lays Off 100s, Shutters All Retail Stores Taking the award for Most Continents Covered While Shrinking R...
- + Western Media Coverage Of Russia As An Exercise In Propaganda—Western Media Coverage Of Russia As An Exercise In Propaganda Authored by Gilbert Doctorow, The notion of “fake news” has entered our ...
- + Middle Age Misery Peaks At 47 For Most Americans, Study Finds—Middle Age Misery Peaks At 47 For Most Americans, Study Finds Middle age can be a miserable time, particularly for a certain cohort of ...
- + The Population Collapse Behind Rates, Debt, & The Asset Price Explosion—The Population Collapse Behind Rates, Debt, & The Asset Price Explosion Authored by Chris Hamilton via Econimica blog, This may no...
- + Climate-Kids' "Trump Is Endangering Our Future" Case Crushed By 9th Circuit Court—Climate-Kids' "Trump Is Endangering Our Future" Case Crushed By 9th Circuit Court On the same day as 17-year-old Great Thunberg stood i...
- + Got Gold? - David Rosenberg Warns "We're Going To Have Helicopter Money"—Got Gold? - David Rosenberg Warns "We're Going To Have Helicopter Money" Authored by Christoph Gisiger via TheMarket.ch, David Rosenbe...
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- + UN Libya mission 'concerned' over threats to block oil exports —The call comes after Libya's national oil company warned against attempts to blockade ports ahead of the Berlin summit.
- + All eyes on Berlin as Libya rivals, world powers set for talks—Representatives from Libya's warring sides, as well as from several nations, due to meet in latest bid to end fighting.
- + Reforestation is not necessarily about planting more trees—A much less costly way to regenerate our forests and decrease carbon levels is to assist nature to do its job.
- + Erdogan warns EU may face 'terror threats' if Tripoli gov't falls—Turkish president urges Europe to support Ankara's moves in Libya, days after he ordered deployment of troops there.
- + Simpsons actor Hank Azaria will not voice Apu after controversy—Actor says he will no longer voice the Indian character, two years after accusations of racism marred animated series.
- + Philippines volcano: Evacuees return to collect belongings—Thousands of evacuees from a town near the Philippines' Taal volcano have been allowed back to briefly visit their homes.
- + US shipping out asylum seekers to Guatemala—US is sending asylum seekers who arrive at its border to a 'safe third country' to seek refuge.
- + Migrant caravan: Forced to seek asylum in Guatemala—Mexico is deploying hundreds of soldiers to its Guatemalan border in an effort to block a surge of migrants and refugees trying to reach the United St...
- + Iran: From patriotism to protests—How the downing of a passenger aircraft flipped the narrative in Iran. Plus, the reporting of race in Portuguese media.
- + Cyprus struggling with influx of refugees—Some believe the country is deliberately making life unpleasant to discourage others from arriving.
- + World's shortest man Khagendra Thapa Magar dies—Khagendra Thapa Magar died of pneumonia at a hospital in the Nepalese city of Pokhara, according to his family.
- + Evo Morales's party names election runners for Bolivian vote—Morales may still have to approve David Choquehaunca and Andronico Rodriguez after describing them as 'pre-candidates'.
- + Evo Morales party names election runners for Bolivian vote—Morales may still have to approve David Choquehaunca and Andronico Rodriguez after describing them as 'pre-candidates'.
- + Trump taps legal heavyweights for impeachment defence—Starr, who led effort to unseat Bill Clinton over 20 years ago, and celebrity lawyer Dershowitz join Trump's legal team.
- + Nepal parliament in deadlock over speaker replacement dispute—Bills are piling up but Nepal's parliament has been unable to pass them into law for three months.
- + Libya's national oil company warns against export blockade —Firm condemns 'calls to blockade oil ports' ahead of Berlin conference aimed at relaunching peace efforts.
- + Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Syria of breaking ceasefire in Idlib—Turkish president says the Syrian regime has not complied with deal brokered by Turkey and Russia, killing 20 people.
- + Threat of 'explosive eruption' at Taal stalks Filipino evacuees—Number of displaced residents rises to 162,000 as experts say steady steam emission and tremors indicate rising magma.
- + India citizenship law: Dalits fear 'discriminatory' legislation—India's new citizenship law raises fears among Hinduism's 'lowest' social group that they will be targeted.
- + Brazil's Bolsonaro fires culture chief over Nazi-linked comments—Outrage erupts after Culture Secretary Roberto Alvim made remarks similar to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.
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- + No Brexit Day plan for Big Ben as countdown clock to light up No 10—Government plans include a countdown projected onto No 10 and an address by the PM - but no bongs.
- + Brexit: 'No alignment' with EU on regulation, Javid tells business—Sajid Javid warns businesses UK and EU regulations will differ after Brexit, saying firms must "adjust".
- + Spain's Magaluf and Ibiza crack down on alcohol-fuelled holidays—The Balearic Islands ban pub crawls and happy hours in popular destinations in Ibiza and Majorca.
- + Global Hawk drones: A look at Nato's new spy tool—The Global Hawk, which is unmanned, can travel halfway around the world on one tank of fuel.
- + Paul Bocuse: Famed chef's restaurant loses three-star rating after 55 years—There was outrage after the restaurant of the late French chef Paul Bocuse lost one of its stars.
- + Countdown clock to illuminate Downing Street on Brexit Day—Boris Johnson will also address the nation and cabinet will be held outside London on 31 January.
- + Ukraine audiotape row: President rejects PM's offer to quit—President Zelensky gives PM Oleksiy Honcharuk "a chance" to stay, despite his reported mockery.
- + Chinese tourists found dead by 1973 Iceland plane crash site—Police in Iceland tell the BBC autopsies will take place next week to find out the cause of death.
- + Daphne Caruana Galizia case: Under-fire Malta police chief quits—Lawrence Cutajar had been criticised over the inquiry into journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's death.
- + China tourists found dead by 1973 Iceland plane crash site—A police spokesman tells the BBC autopsies will take place next week to find out the cause of death.
- + German foreign office sorry for #SeduceSomeoneInFourWords tweet—The office accepted that the tweet, which made a joke about visa applications, was insensitive.
- + Brexit: There will be no automatic deportation for EU citizens - No 10—So far more than 2.7 million EU citizens have applied for settled status after Brexit in the UK.
- + Edinburgh brothers set rowing world records in the Atlantic—The MacLean brothers from Edinburgh crossed the ocean in 35 days, setting three world records.
- + Brexit: There will be no automatic deportation for EU citizens - Verhofstadt—The European Parliament's Brexit co-ordinator says he has received assurances from the UK government.
- + Ukraine PM Honcharuk offers to quit in audiotape furore—PM Honcharuk appears to mock President Zelensky's grasp of economics in a leaked recording.
- + Collector pays UK-record £1m for rare coin—Only six Edward VIII sovereigns were made but it is not just its rarity that fascinates historians.
- + Never mind Transylvania, Dracula was Irish—A dramatic Monaghan deathbed scene and a bloodsucking Derry chieftain suggest Dracula was Irish, analysts say.
- + Ayia Napa false rape claim trial: Briton files appeal against conviction—Legal support group says the teenager did not get a fair trial and her rights have been breached.
- + Brexit relationship: EU reveals clues ahead of talks with UK—Presentation slides published online give an insight into how the future relationship might pan out.
- + Climate change: Can Glasgow go carbon neutral?—As more cities declare climate emergencies, we look at how Glasgow aims to cancel out its carbon footprint.
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- + Deep divisions over closure of Canadian embassy in Iran persist— This week on The House, guest host Evan Dyer looks at what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government must do to get answers following...
- + Canada will withdraw forces if Iraq formalizes request for foreign troops to leave: Sajjan— If the Iraqi Parliament formally asks foreign troops to leave the country, Canada will withdraw its forces, Defence Minister Harjit Sa...
- + Premier Brian Pallister, Mayor Brian Bowman will meet with PM during cabinet's Winnipeg retreat— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with Manitoba's premier and Winnipeg's mayor during a three-day cabinet retreat scheduled to b...
- + Toronto businessman, failed Conservative candidate Bobby Singh entering CPC leadership race— A Toronto businessman who was soundly defeated in the 2019 federal election has entered the race to become Canada’s next Conservative ...
- + Canada offers $25K to families of Canadian victims on Flight PS752— Canada will give the families of people killed in the downing of UIA Flight PS752 thousands of dollars to help with their immediate ne...
- + Hustle or slow walk? Timing of new NAFTA now up to Canada— Thursday's Senate vote means the revised North American free trade agreement is on its way to Donald Trump's desk for a signature, pos...
- + 'I'm appalled': Lawyers alarmed as Ottawa gives more powers to U.S. border officers at Canadian airports— Several immigration lawyers say they're concerned about Canada's new preclearance act, which gives added powers to U.S. customs office...
- + Disappointment, 'humiliation': B.C. politicians react to Trans Mountain court decision— British Columbia has lost its latest legal effort aimed at stopping the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and, for many in the provinc...
- + Manning Centre to change its name as founder Preston Manning announces retirement— Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning has announced his retirement from the political think tank and advocacy group he founded in...
- + 6 ways the Conservatives could shake things up to widen their political appeal— If ever there was a time the Conservatives should avoid doing the same thing while expecting a different outcome, this would be it, wr...
- + Supreme Court dismisses B.C.'s bid to save bill blocking Trans Mountain project— The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed B.C.'s request to appeal a lower court decision that quashed provincial legislation designed...
- + U.S. Senate approves new version of North American free trade agreement— Senators on Capitol Hill have finally approved the latest version of North America's free trade pact. That means it now needs only the...
- + Former Manitoba reservist linked to neo-Nazi group arrested in U.S.— Patrik Mathews, who had been missing since he was accused of recruiting for a global neo-Nazi terrorist group while serving in Canada'...
- + Canadian military resumes some operations in Iraq following Iran scare— The Canadian military is resuming some operations in Iraq following a temporary suspension of activities last week. [Author: The Canad...
- + Canada calls for an independent criminal investigation into Flight PS752 crash— Canada and its international partners are pushing for an independent criminal investigation into the destruction of the Ukrainian pass...
- + John Crosbie: Political 'giant,' family man and N.L. icon remembered at state funeral— Dignitaries, politicians, family and friends gathered in St. John's on Thursday for the state funeral for John Crosbie, a former provi...
- + Conservative leadership fee makes this the most expensive race ever — but is it worth the price?— The cover charge for being a candidate in the Conservative leadership is the highest this country has ever seen. Is the price right? [...
- + Stephen Harper resigns from Conservative Fund board as leadership race heats up— Former prime minister Stephen Harper has resigned from the board of the Conservative Party of Canada Fund, the fundraising arm of the ...
- + Supreme Court hears B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain pipeline expansion— Canada's high court is hearing arguments Thursday on whether British Columbia can stop Alberta from shipping heavy oil through the Tra...
- + 'I'm in': Peter MacKay confirms he's running for the Conservative leadership— Peter MacKay has officially signalled he's ready to jump into the Conservative leadership race today with a four-word tweet: "I'm in. ...
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- + Is the JDL trying to start a race war in New York City?—Violent anti-Palestinian group plans February meeting in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. [Category: Meir Weinstein, Jewish Defense League Canada, New York Ci...
- + Why am I blocked by Belgium?—Belgium claims to support human rights but engages in lethal arms trade with Israel. [Category: Belgium, European Union, arms sales to Israel, arms tr...
- + Israeli agritech profits from military occupation—Military companies promote “a sanitized version of their repressive technologies,” watchdog says. [Category: Who Profits, agritech, agriculture, corpo...
- + Canada must not suppress free speech on Israel —Dubious definition of anti-Semitism is being challenged. [Category: settler colonialism, checkpoints, apartheid roads, child prisoners, attack on Gaza...
- + Labour's fake anti-Semitism crisis outlives Corbyn—Board of Deputies demands role in party’s disciplinary process. [Category: Labour witch hunt, Board of Deputies of British Jews, Labour Party, J...
- + Bumper crop, barren outlook—Date farmers in Gaza enjoy a plentiful date harvest but with little hope of reaping much profit. [Category: Gaza siege, Gaza blockade, Gaza Ministry o...
- + The "comic" pushing a pro-Israel agenda —Political analyst Roland Freudenstein buddies up with advocates of extreme violence. [Category: Roland Freudenstein, Wilfried Martens Centre for Europ...
- + How Israel tortures Palestinians —Human rights group barred from publishing evidence of Israeli torture against Palestinian detainees. [Category: Addameer, israeli torture, torture, Pu...
- + German crackdown on Palestine defenders prompts UN warning—German press council throws out anti-Semitism complaint against investigative report on Israel lobby influence. [Category: Germany, censorship, free s...
- + Israel starts pumping gas to Jordan—Energy deal implemented despite staunch opposition.
- + Britain's poisoned legacy in Palestine—How a strange brew of Zionism, colonialism and anti-Semitism led to denial of Palestinian self-determination. [Category: Jeremy Corbyn, United Kingdom...
- + Israel shot at Gaza fishers 347 times in 2019—Netanyahu uses fishing industry to pressure Gaza as a whole. [Category: collective punishment, Gaza fishing industry, COGAT, Benjamin Netanyahu, Al Me...
- + Hollow strategies from hollow men—Trump’s blundering around the region leaves fundamentals unchanged. [Category: Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Qasem Soleimani, Iran]
- + We "slaughtered" Jeremy Corbyn, says Israel lobbyist—“Campaign Against Antisemitism” removes revealing video gloating about election. [Category: Campaign Against Antisemitism, Joe Glasman, Labour witch h...
- + Israel lobby lusts for war with Iran —The AJC Transatlantic Institute replaces reality with lies. [Category: AJC Transatlantic Institute, American Jewish Committee, Daniel Schwammenthal, Q...
- + Graduates scramble for better pay—Even menial work in Israel or settlements pay better for many than their field of study. [Category: economic growth, economy of the occupation, Israel...
- + Palestine's sci-fi future is today's repressive reality—Anthology of short stories imagines the Nakba in 2048. [Category: sci-fi, literature, Saleem Haddad, Anwar Hamed, Nakba, Emad El-Din Aysha, Tasnim Abu...
- + Jewish National Fund to host genocide promoter—The Lawfare Project’s director will be joined by Dennis Ross at anti-Palestinian event. [Category: Brooke Goldstein, Dennis Ross, Jewish National Fund...
- + Why Trump is escalating the US-Israeli war on Iran—Killing of Qasem Soleimani underscores how US and Israel prefer ISIS to Iran. [Category: Iran, Donald Trump, Iraq, Qasem Soleimani, Israel, 2006 war o...
- + Palestine in Pictures: December 2019—A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. [Category...
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- + The Brief, powered by Orgalim – Proxies to a civil war—Until the last few weeks, most of Europe had happily ignored the civil war on its doorstep. The war in Libya between Faiez el Serraj’s Governmen...
- + Iran’s Khamenei slams ‘cowardly’ European governments—Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday (17 January) accused the governments of Britain, France and Germany of being "American lackeys"...
- + Revolving door rules must be enforced—The latest case of an EU banking official taking a lobbying job in the financial sector underscores the need to uphold rules to prevent revolving door...
- + Kid gloves on financial sector conflict of interest—The latest case of an EU banking official taking a lobbying job in the financial sector underscores the need to uphold rules to prevent revolving door...
- + Plastic waste and recycling: France among EU’s ‘poor performers’—While the EU's plastic recycling rate has seen a slight increase of 1.4% between 2016 and 2018 amounting to 32.5% total according to Plastics Europe, ...
- + Industrial decarbonisation and the EU Green Deal: The case for bold action—The green deal is a credible first step to decarbonise energy-intensive industries such as steelmaking and chemicals. However, the transition to clima...
- + A Ukrainian story: leaks, PM resignation, vermicelli and Zelenskiy—The new political season in Ukraine kicked off with audio tapes leaked on Wednesday (15 January), suggesting that the prime minister, finance minister...
- + New UK Agriculture Bill to move away from ‘inefficient and overly bureaucratic’ CAP system —The UK Government revealed a new version of their post-Brexit agriculture legislation Thursday (16 January) as part of a radical shift to move subsidi...
- + Report: UK must replace €2bn EU cash with new regional funding—The UK government needs to provide £1.8 billion (€2.1 billion) per year to the poorest regions of the country to mitigate the loss of EU Cohesion fund...
- + French forest industry not taking advantage of ever-growing forests—The forest continues to expand in France, according to industry figures, but the industry is not making the most of it. EURACTIV France reports. [Cate...
- + STOCKHOLM – The debate sets the agenda—Gang violence and urban segregation, healthcare, nuclear energy and immigration. The issues for the coming political agenda in Sweden were laid on the...
- + Kazakhstan-EU relations entering a new stage—This New Year marks the start of a fresh chapter in the relationship between the European Union and Kazakhstan and on 20 January, the EU-Kazakhstan Co...
- + Oil and gas sector ‘losing its social licence to operate’, UK boss warns—Tim Eggar, chairman of the UK's Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), sent shockwaves through the industry on Wednesday (15 January) when he said growing publi...
- + Auto tariff threat not mentioned in US talks, says EU trade chief—US threats to put tariffs on European autos did not come up during talks this week with American trade officials in Washington, EU Trade Commissioner ...
- + Auto tariff threat not mentioned in US talks: EU commissioner—US threats to put tariffs on European autos did not come up during talks this week with American trade officials in Washington, EU Trade Commissioner ...
- + Greece ready to send ‘forces’ to Libya to monitor ceasefire—In today's edition of the Capitals, find out about the issues the V4 and Austria agreed to cooperate on, Greek PM Mitsotakis' reaction to not being in...
- + Greece vows to veto a Libya deal as Haftar visits Athens—In today's edition of the Capitals, find out about the issues the V4 and Austria agreed to cooperate on, Greek PM Mitsotakis' reaction to not being in...
- + Austria and V4 agree on everything but nuclear—The leaders of the V4 group met on Thursday (16 January) in Prague’s renovated national museum to discuss migration, border security, competitiv...
- + Belgium debates phase-out of US nuclear weapons on its soil—It's one of Belgium's worst kept secrets. Lawmakers on Thursday (16 January) narrowly rejected a resolution asking for the removal of US nuclear weapo...
- + Trump impeachment trial opens as watchdog faults White House on Ukraine—The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove US President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday (16 January) even as a congressiona...
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- + Mejoró Arlenis Sierra en penúltima etapa de giro ciclístico australiano—La ciclista cubana Arlenis Sierra, capitana del Astana Women´s Team, entró en el lugar 15 hoy a la meta de la tercera y penúltima etapa del Santos Wom...
- + Ampliarán capacidades para la fabricación de refrigeradores en la Inpud de Santa Clara—La empresa Inpud, de Villa Clara, ejecuta actualmente una importante inversión destinada a la ampliación y modernización de las capacidades productiva...
- + Cuba y Francia ratificaron fortaleza de sus vínculos con visita de viceprimer ministro Cabrisas—La amplia agenda cumplida por el viceprimer ministro cubano Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz en Francia durante esta semana sirvió para que ambos países ratifica...
- + Acuden delegados municipales a elección de gobernadores y vicegobernadores provinciales (+Tuits e Infografías)—Los delegados a las asamblea municipales del Poder Popular, se reúnen en estos momentos, constituidos en colegios electorales, para elegir dentro de u...
- + Acuden delegados municipales a elección de gobernadores y vicegobernadores provinciales (+Tuits e Infografías—Los delegados a las asamblea municipales del Poder Popular, se reúnen en estos momentos, constituidos en colegios electorales, para elegir dentro de u...
- + Felicita Díaz-Canel a destacadas investigadoras cubanas—Miguel Díaz-Canel, Presidente de la República, felicitó desde Twitter a las destacadas intelectuales Llilian Llanes Godoy y María del Carmen Ariet Gar...
- + Armando Ferrer: Arruebarruena se mantendrá en line up aunque batee 0.00 —Arruebarruena (Bárbaro E.) se mantendrá en el line up regular aunque batee para 0.00 de promedio, declaró en exclusiva a la ACN Armando Ferrer Ruz, me...
- + El principal reto de la clase obrera es resistir y desarrollarnos, señala Guilarte de Nacimiento—Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, secretario general de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), señaló en Villa Clara que ante la arremetida del imperi...
- + Primera bioeléctrica cubana realiza pruebas de sincronización con el sistema electroenergético nacional —Las primeras pruebas en la sincronización de la primera bioeléctrica de Cuba, ubicada en áreas del central Ciro Redondo, en Ciego de Ávila, con el Sis...
- + ¿Telón abajo o nuevo bramido de Toros en final beisbolera cubana?—¿Se acaba hoy la temporada, o los Toros la extienden al séptimo y último duelo?: esa es la pregunta que pulula por doquier, cuando hoy se disputará el...
- + Eligen en Cuba gobernadores y vicegobernadores provinciales—Los más de 12 mil delegados a las asambleas municipales del Poder Popular se constituirán hoy en colegios electorales en sus demarcaciones para elegir...
- + Reconocen logros de comunidad científica de Granma (+Fotos)—Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, titular del Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA), exhortó hoy a la comunidad científica de la provincia ...
- + Encabeza Presidente cubano reunión de prevención, asistencia y trabajo social—El Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, encabezó esta semana en el Palacio de la Revolución una reunión de chequeo al Programa de P...
- + Recuerdan entrada de Fidel y la Caravana de la Victoria a Artemisa (+Fotos)—Artemiseños de todas las generaciones recordaron hoy la entrada de Fidel junto a la Caravana de la Libertad y el discurso donde expresó que bien merec...
- + Homenaje en la UNEAC a Octavio Cortázar en el cumpleaños 85 del cineasta—La Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) realizó hoy un homenaje en la Sala Villena de su sede nacional en esta capital, al cineasta cubano O...
- + Homenaje de todos al más universal de los cubanos (+Fotos)—Extraordinario privilegio el de Cuba de tener a Martí en su historia, en esta hora crucial y para todos los tiempos, afirmó hoy el Doctor Eduardo Torr...
- + Sabemos todos del apoyo de EE.UU. a dictaduras más horrendas, señala canciller cubano
- + Potencia Díaz-Canel valía de los colectivos laborales para eliminar trabas que frenan la economía (+Fotos)
- + Transmitió Díaz-Canel el afecto de Cuba a familiares de médico secuestrado en Kenya—Sabemos que la Revolución cubana no abandona a ningún hijo, dijo al Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, el padre del doctor tunero...
- + Universidad de La Habana y Telesur suscriben acuerdo de cooperación—La Universidad de La Habana y la multinacional Telesur firmaron este viernes un acuerdo de cooperación para la formación de los profesionales de este ...
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- + African migrants fall foul of US, Mexico policy changes—For thousands of Africans risking everything to claim asylum in the United States, shifting rules are bringing with them huge unknowns.
- + Syrian abuses, locust swarms, and millennial musings: The Cheat Sheet—A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
- + Roundup: Haiti’s struggles, a decade after earthquake catastrophe—Nearly four million Haitians, one in three, are estimated to need food aid this year.
- + On Greece’s Kos, asylum seekers complain of inhumane conditions and neglect—It’s not just in the Aegean, or on the island of Lesvos, that refugees arriving in Greece are living in overcrowded and deteriorating camps.
- + Aid organisations fail to protect LGBTQI+ aid workers in the field—Humanitarian programmes pay more attention to LGBTQI+ people’s rights and needs, but what about the humanitarians themselves?
- + Why Rohingya women and girls are risking dangerous smuggling routes—Women and children are fleeing growing threats and restrictions in Bangladesh and Myanmar camps, but they face new abuses elsewhere.
- + In Congo’s Ebola zone, misinformation persists even as cases slow—Progress has been made in containing the virus, but community trust remains low, and rumours continue to circulate fast on platforms like WhatsApp.
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- + As Australia's right tacks left on climate, the course is set —Despite the spin of recent days, when the fires pass, both the government and the Labor opposition will likely continue to support the Adani mega coal...
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- + MuzzleWatch: The forces of censorship are unrelenting—The new year is starting off fast, the forces of censorship are waxing. This makes sense as there is a well-financed, coherent, state, NGO and private...
- + Congressional Republicans are pushing an anti-BDS bill that would target the UN and EU—Congressional Republicans continue to push legislation that targets the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and their first move of 2020 ...
- + ADL lies about me so as to shut down discussion of Israel’s role in Soleimani killing—The ADL has lumped me and Max Blumenthal and Jeff Morley in with rightwing antisemites because we said that Trump killed Qasem Soleimani out of concer...
- + Science against all the odds: ‘Scientists for Palestine’ holds its third international conference—Over the weekend from Friday the 10th January through Sunday the 12th Scientists for Palestine (S4P) held their third international conference, this y...
- + Amy Klobuchar says she would work on increasing support for Israel if elected president—Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar was interviewed by the New York Times editorial board as part of their endorsement process yesterday. The Minnesota...
- + Israeli rightwing parties merge ahead of election – wolves in sheeps’ clothing—Last night (Wednesday) was the deadline for submitting party lists ahead of the upcoming Israeli elections set for March 2nd – the third elections wit...
- + South Dakota Governor signs anti-BDS executive order—On January 14, South Dakota’s Republican Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order that prohibits state offices from doing business with co...
- + Palestinian Freedom 2020: Student activists confront Democratic candidates over aid to Israel—Last week, student activists with the group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) were in Iowa as part of their Palestinian Freedom 2020 Bus Tour. The 14 Jewis...
- + U.S. mainstream media distorts Gen. Soleimani’s role to justify killing him—The U.S. mainstream media’s shoddy, dishonest reporting about the Iran Crisis continues. The media refuses to closely examine the Trump administration...
- + Biden, Buttigieg and Klobuchar talk of fighting ‘terrorism,’ while Sanders and Warren want troops home—A clear divide in the Democratic Party presidential debate last night was between mainstream candidates who see American troops performing a vital rol...
- + Israel begins extending ‘silent annexation’ over the West Bank, with the blessings of the Trump administration—The Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had approved the creation of seven new Israeli nature reserves in Area C of the occupied W...
- + On ‘missed opportunities’—A myth that the Palestinians keep “missing opportunities” to find lasting solutions is being revived from Jared Kushner, to Tony Blair, to Mohammed bi...
- + How anti-Muslim war makes US democracy impossible—The “usual suspects” are already being rounded up. U.S. citizens with Iranian names and backgrounds are being selected for special screening at the bo...
- + Israel is having its third election in a year because governments exclude Palestinian lawmakers—The latest news from Israeli politics is that the leftwing Meretz Party is joining forces with the Labor Party in order to try to stay above the thres...
- + The making of the Executioner-in-Chief: US drone warfare from Obama to Trump—We’re only a few days into the new decade and it’s somehow already a bigger dumpster fire than the last. On January 2nd, President Trump decided to or...
- + British Jewish Board of Deputies launches 10 Plagues against Palestine solidarity—The defeat of Jeremy Corbyn in the recent British elections was an event that called for celebration amongst Israel supporters. “The beast is slain”, ...
- + ‘Jeopardy’ says Bethlehem is in Israel, and gets slammed everywhere — Updated—UPDATE: On Monday, Jeopardy apologized for airing the Bethlehem-is-in-Israel answer. It did so with a convoluted statement saying that its original cl...
- + ‘Iran’s proxies’ is dishonest and slanted description of ‘Iran’s allies’—Here’s yet another example of bias in U.S. media coverage of the Iran Crisis: using the expression “Iran’s proxies” to describe various militia forces...
- + As Israel’s role in Soleimani strike is revealed, Hezbollah’s Nasrallah warned he could be next—As the region reels from a tumultuous week of tensions between the US and Iran, new information has come to light, alleging that the sole foreign lead...
- + IDF chief supports Gazan workers entering Israel—Gaza IDF pushing for thousands of Gazans to work in Israel Ynet 3 Jan by Yoav Zitun — Israel Defense Forces Chief of General Staff Aviv Kochavi ...
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- + Ninez Cacho-Olivares, Journalist and Critic of Marcos, Dies at 78—She was among a cadre of newswomen who faced down the Philippine dictator. But she later unexpectedly turned around to support President Rodrigo Duter...
- + Indian General Talks of ‘Deradicalization Camps’ for Kashmiris—It’s unclear what Gen. Bipin Rawat, chief of India’s defense staff, meant. But rights activists fear that something like what China has introduced for...
- + The Injustice of This Moment Is Not an ‘Aberration’—From mass incarceration to mass deportation, our nation remains in deep denial. [Author: By Michelle Alexander]
- + Injustice on Repeat—From mass incarceration to mass deportation, our nation remains in deep denial. [Author: By Michelle Alexander]
- + House to Investigate Policy That Ships Asylum Seekers to Mexico—The House Judiciary Committee asked the Department of Homeland Security for documents, data and communications on the “Remain in Mexico” asylum policy...
- + China Uses Growing Clout to Stifle Critics Abroad, Rights Group Says—The head of Human Rights Watch had planned to release a report in Hong Kong. Then he was barred from entering the territory. [Author: By Austin Ramzy]
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- + To remember is to fight: the legacy of Russian activist lawyer Stanislav Markelov—Eleven years ago, this anti-fascist lawyer was murdered on the streets of Moscow. Stanislav Markelov’s legacy remains important to this day. Here we p...
- + To take on the right wing media, we need to build a political movement—Labour's defeat and the triumph of Johnsonism, part five: the movement and the media.
- + We must fight the next recession by investing in a green future—When the last crisis hit, policymakers failed to reprogram the direction and purpose of our economy. We can't afford to make the same mistake aga...
- + How mercenaries and advisers fight the wars the UK won’t own—Colonial powers haven’t given up military meddling overseas – but they’ve learned how to keep it out of the news.
- + Race and citizenship in Britain—Anthony Brown knows what it's like to have to fight for his citizenship rights. He is determined to help others under the Windrush Scheme. But re...
- + Race and citizenship in Britain: one man's story—Anthony Brown knows what it's like to have to fight for his citizenship rights. He is determined to help others under the Windrush Scheme. But re...
- + In the face of a crumbling Europe, a fiscal union can maintain unity—At a time of deep-seated division within Europe, pooling decision-making power on national budgets could help keep the project alive.
- + The dusk after the dawn: fall of a Greek Neo-Nazi party—What can we learn from the rise and fall of the Golden Dawn party in Greece?
- + Colombia: A country used to violence—Violence, which became part of our daily lives for so many decades, is now reluctant to abandon us: we are used to it.
- + Labour let the right shape both sides of the Brexit debate—Labour’s defeat and the triumph of Johnsonism part 4: Brexit.
- + 2025 no more? The Tory victory, XR, and the coming storms—There’s no chance of Boris Johnson’s government implementing any of Extinction Rebellion’s “three demands” to save the climate and biodiversity. So wh...
- + Children unable to afford their citizenship celebrate as High Court find in their favour (podcast)—The High Court in London recently found a fee charged by the Home Office to be unlawful. In this podcast, Amnesty's Steve Valdez-Symonds tells us...
- + The children who can’t afford to be British—The Home Office charges £1,012 to children born in the UK who need to apply for British citizenship. The High Court recently found this to be unlawful...
- + The road to exile—A love letter to exiles about revolutions, authoritarianism, and the brutal dictatorship in Egypt.
- + The republic of Kalmykia is angry, disappointed and very much online—The arrival of an unpopular politician in this southern Russian republic has brought people out on to the streets - and raised questions about the rep...
- + Harry and Meghan, the royal family of surveillance capitalism—From tabloid nationalism to international Instagram influencers: Meghan and Harry aren’t leaving the monarchy, they are leading it.
- + New year, new internet? Why it's time to rethink anonymity on social media—We can tackle online abuse and misinformation whilst protecting those with a genuine need for anonymity, suggests a new campaign - and it wants your i...
- + Labour should have argued against the last 40 years, not just the last ten—Labour’s defeat and the triumph of Johnsonism: part three, the narrative.
- + Trade unions are key to winning back working class support for the left—To regain trust among working-class voters, the labour movement must look beyond Westminster.
- + Getting anti-trafficking advocates on board with decriminalised sex work—Sex workers rights’ advocates and anti-trafficking professionals have more in common than they think.
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- + Sanders donors less likely to give to other candidates, but when they do, it’s Warren— (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has a loyal base of donors who are the least likely to contribute to other Democratic pre...
- + Will donors to Cory Booker move to other 2020 Democrats?— Sen. Cory Booker (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) shares thousands of donors with several presidential candidates,...
- + Tom Steyer joins Democratic debate thanks to multi-million dollar ad spending— Tom Steyer (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Billionaire investor and Democratic megadonor Tom Steyer’s massive spending on TV ads in two early pri...
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- + Famous fraudster Radovan Krejčíř's villa did not sell again at auction—Prague Daily Monitor It is the sixth auction in as many years but Radovan Krejčíř's luxurious villa in Černošice, just outside of the Prague city limi...
- + Bill calling to ban all slot machines in Prague on the table—Prague Daily Monitor As fast as next year all slot machines could be banned in the City of Prague. The law which went into force in 2015 has already e...
- + Spring arrives to Šumava area—Prague Daily Monitor Record warm temperatures were recorded at 15 meteorological stati...
- + Currants and other fruits production are dropping drastically in Czech Republic—Prague Daily Monitor Czech farmers are ending production of black, red and white currants. The berries are most often used in processing of food produ...
- + STEM: ANO party stays ahead of the field—Prague Daily Monitor The STEM December political poll came out with a common result: ANO remains by far the most popular single party in the Czech pol...
- + Ski resorts are full of everything but snow—Prague Daily Monitor Ski resorts across the country continue to report record attendan...
- + Czech crown starts year off near post-intervention record: What's in store for 2020?—Prague Daily Monitor The Czech crown started the New Year off trying to pop a post-int...
- + Bartoš stays in charge of the Pirate Party —Prague Daily Monitor Ivan Bartoš has been re-elected the Pirate Party's chairman and l...
- + From Team Prague Monitor, Dear Readers:—Prague Daily Monitor It is coming on nearly twenty years of the Prague Monitor bringin...
- + Alice Merton returning to Prague in February – Colours Selection Concert—Prague Daily Monitor Alice Merton is coming back to Prague for a concert scheduled for...
- + Lamborghini burned-out in Prague's tunnel Blanka—Prague Daily Monitor The Lamborghini Aventador started burning around 16:00 yesterday afternoon, closing the Blanka tunnel in both directions for abou...
- + Prague Visegrad 4 + Austria meeting, leaders agreed to alignment of interests—Prague Daily Monitor Austria's participation in yesterday's Visegrad 4 meeting allowed...
- + A Czech XXX-Mas Party—by Lachlan Hyatt | Prague Daily Monitor The Czech Republic stands as one of the world'...
- + Weekly increase of sick with breathing problems increases 60%—Prague Daily Monitor The Czech Health Organization released figures showing drastic in...
- + Price increases to continue, inflation slated to accelerate in booming economy—Prague Daily Monitor Inflation averaged 2.8% in 2019, one of the largest gains in eleven years. Price increases were larger only in the year 2012 at 3...
- + Czech government passes law to increase the market-share of renewable energy—Prague Daily Monitor The Czech Republic's share of renewable energy in the market is posed to increase by 2030. The information comes from the energy-...
- + Czech Republic still planning to complete 5G auction in first quarter—Prague Daily Monitor The government planned on launching the super-fast 5G network auction in January and although it will not be in January, the gove...
- + Up to CZK 50k fine for dogs without electronic chip—Prague Daily Monitor From the middle of January the fine for having a dog not chipped ...
- + Czech mortgage market contracts by 17% in 2019 – biggest drop since 2009 financial crisis—Prague Daily Monitor The Czech mortgage market dropped significantly, 17%, in 2019 as the Czech National Bank curbed borrowing at the top tranches of ...
- + Daniel Zappi to launch new single at upcoming concert—Prague Daily Monitor Anglo-italian singer-songwriter Daniel Zappi launches the new yea...
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- + Judge orders travel ban for Nadine Heredia in new investigation hearings—Ex-President Ollanta Humala’s wife, Nadine Heredia, has been banned from leaving the country for the next 12 months. The travel ban has also been slap...
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- + Tens of Thousands of People Lost Driver’s Licenses Over Unpaid Parking Tickets. Now, They’re Getting Them Back.— by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos , WBEZ Chicago ...
- + Tens of Thousands of People Lost Driver’s Licenses Over Unpaid Parking Tickets. Now, They’re Getting Them Back.— by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos , WBEZ Chicago ...
- + Federal Regulators: Newark Beth Israel Put Patients in “Immediate Jeopardy”— by Caroline Chen ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom t...
- + Anchorage Daily News, a ProPublica Local Reporting Network Partner, Wins John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Journalism— by ProPublica Anchorage Daily New...
- + What Is the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and Do I Qualify for It?— by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica ProPublica is a no...
- + Trump Says U.S. Is Ready for War. Not All His Troops Are So Sure.— by T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose, and Robert Faturechi ...
- + Texas Baby-Killer Pleads Guilty to a New Murder— by Peter Elkind ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom th...
- + Treasury Inspector General Probes Possible Trump Tax Break Abuses— by Justin Elliott ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom ...
- + ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Welcome Manny García as Senior Editor of Their Investigative Reporting Initiative— ProPublica ProPublica and The Tex...
- + As the Cabinet Churns: Who’s Still Standing Among Trump’s Top Advisers— by Rob Weychert, Kyle Edwards and Anjali Tsui
- + Illinois Lawmakers Are Calling for a Nationwide Ban on Isolated Timeouts of Students— by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica Illinois, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune ...
- + Students! ProPublica Wants to Pay for You to Attend a Conference in 2020— by Caroline Chen We are proud to ...
- + They Were Promised Broadband and High-Tech Jobs. They’re Still Waiting.— by Alfred Miller , Louisville Courier-Journal This ...
- + They Were Promised Broadband and High-Tech Jobs. They’re Still Waiting.— by Alfred Miller , Louisville Courier-Journal This ...
- + Help Us Understand Logging and Timber Practices Across Oregon— by Tony Schick , Oregon Public Broadcasting, Rob Davis , The Oregonian, with Maya Miller, ProPublica ...
- + Border Patrol Officials Dodged Congress’ Questions About Migrant Children’s Deaths— by Robert Moore , special to ProPublica ProPublica i...
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- + How the hunt for profits has shaped Ontario's home care system—January 17, 2020 How the hunt for profits has shaped Ontario's home care system Privatization has negatively affected both worker...
- + Ideology isn't finished yet, but is the end in sight?—World One form of collateral damage — to use an odious term — from the recent Mideast assassination and shootdown, is that they undermined ...
- + How the hunt for profits has shaped Ontario's home care system—Zaid Noorsumar "I'm just sad that I've done [care work] for my whole career. My whole career has been taking care of people and trying to ...
- + Mysterious career changes announced in Alberta and British Columbia —David J. Climenhaga On Wednesday, former prime minister Stephen Harper abruptly quit the Conservative Party of Canada's fund-raising board,...
- + Housing activists continue Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for justice—US Politics Early Tuesday morning, a day before the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, a small army of police, sheriff's deputi...
- + We desperately need reliable reporting in today's media landscape—Duncan Cameron Dear rabble readers, The media were once thought to be no more than the mirror society held up to itself. Today, however, t...
- + Capitalism deserves zero credit for making the world a better place—World One can understand the desire to be positive, especially at the end of a pretty grim year. Even so, this headline from the usually th...
- + The criminalization of Indigenous land defenders is a global concern—Brent Patterson The Globe and Mail headline reads "RCMP viewed B.C. Coastal GasLink protesters as 'radicalized,' court documents show." Th...
- + Opting out of 'digital serfdom'—January 16, 2020 Opting out of 'digital serfdom' Platforms like Facebook and Twitter extract their users' labour for prof...
- + Jason Kenney's economic policies are failing Alberta—David J. Climenhaga Good Lord, can Alberta survive another spring of renewal like the last one? Another springtime of renewal -- that's wh...
- + Corporate media is ignoring the general strike in France—David J. Climenhaga France is in turmoil and all we hear is crickets. What gives? The government of President Emmanuel Macron has introduc...
- + Conservatives make their leadership contest pay-to-play—January 14, 2020 Conservatives make their leadership contest pay-to-play The emphasis on fundraising will hinder caucus candidates an...
- + Conservatives make their leadership contest pay-to-play—Politics in Canada On January 13, the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) kicked off the internal fight to find a replacement for Andrew Sch...
- + Iran and U.S. are far from 'done'—Maya Bhullar I once read a quote by Voltaire which said "Those that can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." In t...
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- + Rosenstein admits he authorized release of Strzok-Page texts that spawned GOP conspiracy theories—In a court filing released on Friday, former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein admitted that he authorized the release of the text messages betwe...
- + Dershowitz admits he’s ‘not an expert on the underlying facts’ of Trump’s impeachment with trial just days away—On CNN Saturday, former Harvard Law professor and attorney Alan Dershowitz, who will be speaking in President Donald Trump’s defense at the Sena...
- + Former GOP strategist Rick Wilson: ‘Hating’ Trump is the key to winning in 2020—Rick Wilson has helped countless Republicans win elections over the years as one of the most sought-after GOP media consultants. His work, by his own ...
- + Pro-Trump network OAN facing lawsuit over white anchor’s alleged racial harassment of producer—According to The Daily Beast, the San Diego-based pro-Trump cable network One America News went on trial in California Superior Court this week, with ...
- + Impeachment trial senators swear an oath aimed at guarding ‘against malice, falsehood, and evasion’—The 100 United States senators who are jurors in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump have taken a special oath in order to take part in th...
- + Black kids and suicide: Why are rates so high, and so ignored?—Teen suicide rates among black youth are increasing. In 2016 and again in 2018, national data revealed that among children age 5-11, black children ha...
- + Lev Parnas is the smoking gun in Trump’s Ukraine scandal — and why you’re not going to see any witnesses in the Senate trial—Revelations this week by Rudy Giuliani’s henchman Lev Parnas in interviews with MSNBC, CNN and the New York Times blew Iran out of the headlines...
- + The man who knows too much: Lev Parnas is the smoking gun in Trump’s Ukraine scandal—Revelations this week by Rudy Giuliani’s henchman Lev Parnas in interviews with MSNBC, CNN and the New York Times blew Iran out of the headlines...
- + Experts worried over scale of China SARS-like virus as US airports start screening—The true scale of the outbreak of a mysterious SARS-like virus in China is likely far bigger than officially reported, scientists have warned, as coun...
- + Amazon indigenous leaders accuse Brazil of ‘genocide’ policy—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s pledge to open up the Amazon to mining companies was tantamount to “genocide”, indigenous leade...
- + Mexico ramps up border security to block migrant caravan—Mexico deployed around 200 National Guard officers to the Guatemalan border on Friday in an effort to block a huge migrant caravan traversing Central ...
- + ‘Simpsons’ actor says he’ll no longer voice Apu after controversy—“Simpsons” actor Hank Azaria will no longer voice the Indian character Apu, US media reported, more than two years after accusations of ra...
- + Europe will face terror threat if Tripoli govt falls, warns Erdogan—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Europe it could face new threats from terrorist organisations if Libya’s UN-recognised governm...
- + Lev Parnas details ‘intimate’ cannabis industry dinner with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump—In an extensive interview with the Daily Beast, Lev Parnas — the associate of Rudy Giuliani who is at the center of more allegations of corrupti...
- + Macron rushed from Paris theatre during protest—French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife were rushed from a Paris theatre late Friday after protesters tried to burst in and disrupt the performa...
- + Rising rents push out famous LGBT bookshop from Paris’s gay district—France’s oldest LGBT bookshop is being pushed out of Paris’s trendy gay district due to skyrocketing rents fanned by gentrification, touri...
- + Pope praises fishermen who clean up polluted seas—Pope Francis on Saturday praised fishermen cleaning up polluted seas by collecting the rubbish caught in their nets and bringing it back to land to di...
- + Ivanka Trump’s sister-in-law says she will not vote for the president in 2020—Karlie Kloss, the sister-in-law of President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, revealed on the show “Watch What Happens Live” that she...
- + CNN legal analyst argues Trump’s new ‘reality show’ legal team could blow up in his face—President Donald Trump’s new legal team for his defense in the Senate impeachment trial is stocked with big names and celebrities, most notably Alan D...
- + ‘Take your letter and shove it’: Rep. Ted Lieu sends fiery response after Devin Nunes threatened to sue him—Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California fired a salvo at Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, also of California, on Friday by posting a letter responding to h...
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- + Ahead of tinder box Virginia gun rally, Trump says Constitution under attack—President Donald Trump took aim at Virginia Democrats and their push to stiffen the state's gun laws, saying that the U.S. Constitution was under atta...
- + U.S. will work to determine if ex-ambassador Yovanovitch was under threat -Pompeo—The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Secr...
- + After feud with Warren, Bernie Sanders airs ad aimed at women—Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders, stung by a feud with progressive ally Elizabeth Warren over gender and electability, released an ad ...
- + U.S. Supreme Court takes up presidential Electoral College dispute—As the 2020 race heats up, the Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a dispute involving the complex U.S. presidential election system focusing on wh...
- + U.S. House committee renews push for Pompeo Iran testimony, subpoena threat—A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information abo...
- + Despite lack of primary threat, Trump 'going big' in Iowa—President Donald Trump's campaign plans to blanket Iowa with representatives and events ahead of the state's Feb. 3 caucuses, hoping to use the first-...
- + Trump impeachment: What happens next?—The White House on Friday named members of U.S. President Trump's defense team for his impeachment trial, which will begin in earnest next week. [...
- + After feud with Warren, Bernie Sanders releases ad aimed at women—Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders, stung by a feud with progressive ally Elizabeth Warren over gender and electability, released an ad ...
- + The members of Trump's impeachment defense team—Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz and two former independent counsels, Ken Starr and Robert Ray, will be among those defending President Donald Trump...
- + Trump allies draw up plan to limit damage from impeachment trial—U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies plan to launch a massive effort to limit damage to his chances of re-election as the Senate tria...
- + Factbox: Dershowitz, Starr among those on Trump's impeachment defense team—Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz and two former independent counsels, Ken Starr and Robert Ray, will be among those defending President Donald Trump...
- + U.S. will work to determine if ex-ambassdor Yovanovitch was under threat - Pompeo—The U.S. State Department will do everything necessary to determine whether former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Secr...
- + Buttigieg highlights outsider status in effort to surge past Democratic rivals—Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is touting his centrist political outsider status in a final push to win over Iowa swing voters, an u...
- + U.S. State Department to determine if Yovanovitch was under threat: Pompeo—The U.S. State Department will do everything it needs to do to determine if former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Secr...
- + Trump adds legal heavyweights Starr, Dershowitz to impeachment team—President Donald Trump turned to some legal heavyweights to help defend him in his Senate impeachment trial with the addition on Friday of former inde...
- + Factbox: Trump impeachment - What happens next?—Jan 17 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday named members of U.S. President Trump's defense team for his impeachment trial, which will begin in earne...
- + Pompeo says State Dept will do everything to evaluate if Yovanovitch was under threat—The U.S. State Department will do everything it needs to do to determine if former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was under threat in Ukraine, Secr...
- + Congressional endorsements roll in as Iowa caucus nears—Weeks before the Iowa caucuses, members of Congress delivered endorsements to Democratic presidential hopefuls hoping to parlay the support into momen...
- + Prominent lawyers Starr, Dershowitz join Trump impeachment team—President Donald Trump is bringing in high-profile legal firepower to help defend him in the Senate impeachment trial, with the addition on Friday of ...
- + Trump taps lawyer Dershowitz, others for impeachment trial defense—Former independent counsel Ken Starr and lawyer Alan Dershowitz will join U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial defense team led by White Ho...
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- + Dissenter Weekly: Blowing Whistle On Business Of War In Iraq—Plus, Honduras and DOJ Cheat Whistleblower—On this week’s “Dissenter Weekly Update,” host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola discusses how military contractors are speaking...
- + CNN, Clinton Democrats Sow Discord In Democratic Presidential Race— Senator Bernie Sanders did everything he could to help Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton defeat President Donald Trump in 2016. In 1988...
- + Protest Song Of The Week: ‘One Million’ By Turismo Girlfriend World Tour— Turismo Girlfriend World Tour is the moniker of Julie Bernouis, a French-born singer-songwriter based in New York. “I don’t pretend to be an activ...
- + How Layleen Xtravanganza-Polanco’s Case Impacted Organizing For Transgender Prisoners—Editor’s Note This article is the second installment in Adryan Corcione’s series, “Trans Behind Bars,” which explores the incarcera...
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- + Killing Iran’s Qassim Soleimani: Rule of law or rule of the jungle?—By James M. Dorsey International law may not be a major consideration in debates about the US killing of Iranian military commander Qassim Soleim...
- + In Honor of Martin Luther King: “The Pursuit of Peace” and MLK’s Historic Analysis of “American Militarism”—By Barry Kissin Global Research, Consider some of what the Reverend MLK proclaimed about American militarism: “A nation that continues year after year...
- + China’s Growing Economic Miracle… Cracks and Bubbles?! Realties of China’s Banking and Finance—By Brett Redmayne-Titley Global Research, In emulating the American economic raison d’etre, China has attempted to develop its unique capitalist ...
- + A War on Iran Would be Different From Iraq, and Far, Far Worse—by ZOLTAN GROSSMAN Since President Trump’s assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, widespread alarm has centered on whether he is again drag...
- + The Return of the Antiwar Movement: Memories and Intimations—by PAUL BUHLE Photograph Source: Debra Sweet – CC BY 2.0 The turnout in Madison, Wisconsin, for an antiwar rally on Jan.4, was not bad, consideri...
- + Britain, France and Germany (E3) Trigger JCPOA Dispute Mechanism, a Hostile Action Against Iran—By Stephen Lendman Global Research, The nuclear deal dispute resolution mechanism and sanctions snapback provision can take effect if one JCPOA signat...
- + Iran’s ‘Deep State’ Struggle Will Intensify After the UIA-752 Cover-Up Was Exposed—By Andrew Korybko Global Research, There’s little doubt that Iran’s “deep state” struggle will intensify after a senior IRGC commander from the countr...
- + The China-US Phase One Trade Deal: Deep Seated Crisis Unresolved—By Stephen Lendman The phase one deal leaves major bilateral differences unresolved. Further talks could continue intermittently for years without res...
- + Fidel Castro’s Message against Nuclear War—Fidel Castro’s Message against Nuclear War: “In a Nuclear War the ‘Collateral Damage’ would be the Life of All Humanity.” A Forceful Message Calling ....
- + Opposing War With Iran: Three Reasons—by ANTHONY DIMAGGIO Photograph Source: John Robin – CC BY 2.0 The U.S. stands at the precipice of war. President Trump’s rhetorical efforts&...
- + Ceasefire Failure as Haftar Leaves Russia to Resume Military Operations in Libya—By Paul Antonopoulos Global Research, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin made a joint sta...
- + Opposing War With Iran: Three Reasons—by ANTHONY DIMAGGIO Photograph Source: John Robin – CC BY 2.0 The U.S. stands at the precipice of war. President Trump’s rhetorical efforts&...
- + A War on Iran Would be Different From Iraq, and Far, Far Worse—by ZOLTAN GROSSMAN Since President Trump’s assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, widespread alarm has centered on whether he is again drag...
- + The Return of the Antiwar Movement: Memories and Intimations—by PAUL BUHLE Photograph Source: Debra Sweet – CC BY 2.0 The turnout in Madison, Wisconsin, for an antiwar rally on Jan.4, was not bad, consideri...
- + US, UK, Australia, Canada and Germany Reject Iraqi Parliament’s Demand for US and Allied Troop Withdrawal—By Gideon Polya Global Research, Following the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Shiite Iraqi militia commander ...
- + Iran’s ‘Deep State’ Struggle Will Intensify After the UIA-752 Cover-Up Was Exposed—By Andrew Korybko Global Research, There’s little doubt that Iran’s “deep state” struggle will intensify after a senior IRGC commander from the countr...
- + Pompeo and the “Mafia Hit Strategy”—Pompeo said during a speech at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute “there was ‘a bigger strategy’ behind the killing of Soleimani. By Kurt Nimmo Gl...
- + Peace or War?—But logic, let alone common sense, does not always prevail when vested interests are at stake… By Donald Monaco Global Research, The world breat...
- + He told police he was stabbed for being Jewish. Then his Apple Watch caught him in a lie.—Bisma Parvez Detroit Free Press Sean Samitt mug shot from Dec. 20, 2019West Bloomfield Township Police A 26-year-old man faked his own stabbing at th...
- + How Europe Betrayed Iran—How Europe Betrayed Iran: By Triggering JCPOA Dispute Mechanism, EU Helps Trump Finish Job of Killing the Iran Nuclear Deal By Scott Ritter Global Res...
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- + Friedman’s Hapless Fear-Mongering—Daniel LARISON Tom Friedman’s latest column obviously wasn’t fact-checked before it was published: And then, a few weeks later, Trump ordered the kill...
- + Why Is Western Media Not Questioning the Mysterious Death of Australian Youth Activist Wilson Gavin?—Following a protest against a ‘drag queen story time’ at a library in Australia, Wilson Gavin, 21, the president of the University of Queensland Liber...
- + Patrick Armstrong on the Russian Reshuffle—Patrick ARMSTRONG (Written on the evening of. So subject to reconsideration/revision/outright denial as we learn more.) I didn’t expect any of it. Nei...
- + Soleimani’s Only Public Interview—Qasem Soleimani’s only recorded interview — his only extensive public statement — was issued online by Iran’s Government, translated into English, the...
- + 17 Years After ‘Liberation,’ Iraq Again Designated US ‘Enemy’—After the Iraqi parliament vote to end US troop presence, the US is in no mood to discuss abiding by the wishes of the Iraqi government. When Prime Mi...
- + The Geopolitics of Epistemological Warfare: From Babylon to Neocon—I think any sane human being can agree that while war was never a good idea, war in the 21st century is an absolutely intolerable one. The problem we ...
- + How the President Became a Drone Operator—From Obama to Trump, the Escalation of Drone Warfare Allegra HARPOOTLIAN We’re only a few days into the new decade and it’s somehow already a bigger d...
- + Trump, Iran Coordinated De-escalation… for Now—The stepping back from the brink of war last week seems to have been achieved by the Trump administration and Iran both working together behind the sc...
- + Cracks Appear in U.S.-China “Détente” Deal—Fears grow that a phase two accord between Beijing and Washington will struggle to get off the drawing board Gordon WATTS Great expectations were re...
- + Let’s Add Salvini’s Return to the Growing List of Europe’s Problems—When Matteo Salvini’s Lega won the state elections in Umbria in late October few, if any, noticed. Lega and the Brothers of Italy and Forza Italia too...
- + Democrats Will Not Give Up Their Russophobia—If Russians are trying to affect American elections then they are going to have a rough time competing with Multinational Big Media and Big Finance wh...
- + Libyan Peace Talks and Russian Diplomacy 101—Libya stands at a precarious watershed between a peaceful political settlement – or further civil war. But at least the two main warring factions this...
- + Interview: How the Libyan Landscape Is Changing As New Players Get Boots on the Ground—What is Russia’s real position on Libya? Has it shifted sides or playing a double game? And what strategy can Turkey’s Erdogan take now, so that he re...
- + US to Iraq: ‘Vote All You Want, We’re Not Leaving!’—Ron PAUL President Trump’s decision earlier this month to assassinate Iran’s top military general on Iraqi soil – over the objection of the Iraqi gove...
- + Chilean Military Violence – a Legacy at Home and Abroad—Chilean human rights and memory organisations have long pointed out that the Chilean military is one main factor obstructing the course of justice wit...
- + #CNNIsTrash Trends As Pushback Grows Against Oligarchic Election Meddling—Caitlin JOHNSTONE The hashtag #CNNIsTrash is the number one trend on Twitter as of this writing due to the network’s appalling treatment of Bernie San...
- + Did Soleimani Kill 600 Americans? — Questions For Corbett—Everyone has heard by now that Soleimani was responsible for 600 American deaths… but where does this oddly specific number come from? Today on ...
- + What’s the Point of NATO If You Are Not Prepared to Use It Against Iran?—Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance commits all members to participate in the defense of any single member that is att...
- + Trump Steps Back From the Edge. Neocons Rage Accordingly—Trump’s response to the attack on two US military bases showcase a hopeful about face on a dark age agenda which many thought could lead nowhere...
- + Ex-Bush Official: OPCW’s Syria Cover-Up Recalls Iraq War Lies—Former Bush administration official Col. Lawrence Wilkerson says that reports of US pressure on the OPCW’s Syria chemical weapons investigation in Dou...
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- + Eleven Islamic State terror cells busted in Dagestan - committee—Those underground cells had operated in some areas of Dagestan, including its major cities and the capital of Makhachkala [Category: Emergencies ]
- + Bill on investment protection in Russia to attract 33 trillion rubles—Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the government and lawmakers to speed up the adoption of a package of draft laws on protection and promotion of...
- + Germany to involve Sarraj, Haftar to Libyan summit after summary document approved—The organizers do not rule out that Sarraj and Haftar will remain at their hotels during the main discussions, the publication said [Category: World] ...
- + Russia to continue boosting investment in US debt securities, say experts—The expected increase in Russia’s investments in the US national debt is due to the Central Bank’s intention to diversify its international reserves [...
- + Rosneft completes deal to increase share in Bayernoil refinery to 28.57%—The company will increase its share in the refinery capacity of the Bayernoil to almost 3 mln tonnes per year following the deal [Category: Business &...
- + Kiev uses new education law to continue forced Ukrainization, says Russian ministry—Russia’s Foreign Ministry urged international human rights institutions of the UN, OSCE and the Council of Europe "to provide an adequate estimation o...
- + Yerevan negotiating fixed gas prices for ten years with Gazprom, says regulator—Gazprom Armenia announced earlier the possibility of a revision of gas tariffs [Category: Business & Economy] [Link to media]
- + Application of budget funds for National Projects equals 91.4% in 2019, says ministry—Particularly, application of budget funds for implementation of ‘Demography’ National Project amounted to 95.5%, ‘Healthcare’ - to 98%, ‘Education’ - ...
- + Militant shelling kills 28 civilians in Syria’s Aleppo—Another 56 civilians had suffered wounds [Category: World, CONFLICT IN SYRIA ]
- + Moscow authorities approve protest against constitutional amendments—The protest rally would involve up to 10,000 people [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Aeroflot reschedules Tehran flights to daytime hours to reduce risks—It is the only Russian airline that operates flights to Iran [Category: Business & Economy]
- + S&P affirms Russia's BBB-rating with stable outlook—S&P analysts also expect Russia’s new government to maintain macroeconomic policy continuity and to broadly comply with its conservative fiscal ru...
- + Merkel congratulates Mishustin on assuming office as Russian PM—German Chancellor noted that the basis of the relations between two countries are cultural, economic and political ties, which are rooted in history [...
- + Ukraine’s new security strategy aimed at easing tensions with Russia—The document was presented at the Friday session of the National Security and Defense Council [Category: World] [Link to media]
- + Draft conclusions of Berlin conference on Libya call for formation of unified government—The document also underlines "the important role of neighboring countries in the Libyan stabilization process" [Category: World] [Link to media]
- + Russian-Indian relations go up to qualitatively new level, says ambassador—Russian ambassador to India Nikolai Kudashev added that a new culture of interhuman relations is being formed between Russia and India [Category: Rus...
- + Syrian civilians unable to flee Idlib amid escalation—In the past 24 hours, 62 cases of shelling by militants operating in the Idlib de-escalation zone have been registered [Category: World]
- + Berlin conference on Libya to help launch crisis settlement process, says EU ambassador—Germany plans to organize an international conference on ways to settle the conflict in Libya on January 19 [Category: World]
- + US spy suspect Paul Whelan’s relatives unhappy about inaction of US State Secretary—His brother David Whelan said Paul’s relatives pin their hopes on the new US ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan [Category: Society & Culture]
- + Ukraine issues repeated request to Iran to hand over flight recorders from downed plane—The previous request was issued on January 15 [Category: World, IRAN'S ATTACK ON US MILITARY FACILITIES IN IRAQ]
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- + Happy Hour Roundup—Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
- + For impeachment defense team, Trump recruits from Fox News—The president chose his defense team by who he sees on his favorite TV channel.
- + There are no heroes in the Trump administration—Not even those who stood up to him.
- + Hannity previews Trump’s final defense: So what if he’s guilty?—The Fox host and his guests agree: So what if Trump did what Democrats say he did?
- + Happy Hour Roundup—Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
- + Trump has drained away our ability to hold him accountable—The sheer weight of Trump's lies and corruption makes any one outrage seem smaller.
- + GOP senator’s vicious outburst shows the corruption of Trump’s defenders—Thank you for exposing what a sham you want Trump's trial to be, Senator.
- + The GAO just said Trump broke the law. It’s another reason impeachment was necessary.—And it's more than just a technical violation.
- + Lev Parnas just accused Giuliani of a criminal conspiracy with Trump—Parnas added new details to our understanding of Trump's freezing of military aid.
- + Happy Hour Roundup—Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
- + This media failure really could help Trump politically—How Trump exploits some of the news media's faulty instincts.
- + Why Trump can’t stop talking about dishwashers—And toilets, and showers, and light bulbs. It's the "Build the wall!" of 2020.
- + The Iowa caucuses are a crime against democracy—This was the seventh debate of the primaries. What are they waiting for?
- + Four big takeaways from the explosive Lev Parnas documents—Republican senators should be very, very nervous.
- + Happy Hour Roundup—Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
- + Can we stop worrying about the deficit now?—Democrats need to start acting like Republicans.
- + Sanders just defended Biden against Russian interference. Here’s why.—The Vermont Senator explains why Russian sabotage of our elections matters.
- + Here’s what really matters about the Warren-Sanders feud—Getting beyond the squabble between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
- + How GOP senators are already pre-spinning their coverup for Trump—How Republicans will try to get away with pulling off a witness-free trial.
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- + Tomgram: William deBuys, Creating Steelhenge on the Border—A new Wild West has taken root not far from Tombstone, Arizona, known to many for its faux-historical reenactments of the old West...
- + Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, One Cheer for the Deep State—This seems like a strange moment to be writing about “the deep state” with the country entering a new phase of open and obvious abovegroun...
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- + Hunger strikes tend to work only when governments fear the consequences. Mustafa Kassem’s death in Egypt is a grim example.—Egyptian prisons hold tens of thousands of political prisoners.
- + Philippine volcano simmers, officials brace for long crisis—Philippine officials say they’re bracing for a long crisis whether the Taal volcano erupts more disastrously or simmers precariously for weeks or mont...
- + China’s birth rate is its lowest in decades. Other countries are facing the same trend.—China, Cuba, Germany, Hungary and Japan are responding differently to demographic change.
- + Sri Lanka lifts ban on drones imposed after Easter attacks—Sri Lankan authorities have lifted a ban on drones that was imposed after the Easter Sunday attacks that left 263 people dead in the Indian Ocean isla...
- + World’s biggest yearly human migration begins again in China—As the Lunar New Year approaches, Chinese travelers are flocking to train stations and airports to take part in a nationwide ritual: the world’s bigge...
- + Mara the elephant to leave Argentina for Brazil sanctuary—Mara is an Asian elephant that will soon leave her obsolete enclosure in the former Buenos Aires zoo to be moved to a special sanctuary in neighboring...
- + We live in an age of climate disaster. Now what?—Study after study lays out the evidence for a planetary emergency. Slowly, global elites are getting their act together.
- + We’re in an age of climate disaster. Now what?—Study after study lays out the evidence for a planetary emergency. Slowly, global elites are getting their act together.
- + Australians love a home among gum trees. But can eucalyptus forests recover from the fires?—Scientists warn that ecological systems will struggle to bounce back from this season’s devastating blazes.
- + South Koreans find a focus for their ire: A U.S. ambassador’s mustache—The facial hair has drawn comparisons to the mustaches worn by Japanese colonial rulers.
- + Brazil’s culture secretary fired after appearing to paraphrase Nazi propaganda in speech—Roberto Alvim released a video in which he quoted and paraphrased Joseph Goebbels in his remarks, leading numerous lawmakers, regardless of party, to ...
- + When Xi met Suu Kyi: China embraces Myanmar as Western nations pull back—The Chinese leader’s visit to Myanmar, his first foreign trip of 2020, aims to send a signal that Beijing is back in the driver’s seat — at the West’s...
- + The wild ride of East Africa’s favorite stimulant—It’s an unassuming little red-and-green leaf, but the powers unlocked by chewing it have hooked millions of people around the world, made it one of Ke...
- + Lesotho’s prime minister to retire amid political crisis—Lesotho’s prime minister has broken his silence on the southern African nation’s political crisis, saying he will soon retire
- + Hezbollah warns of ‘chaos’ if Lebanon government delayed—A senior Hezbollah official has warned that Lebanon could fall into chaos and “complete collapse” unless a new government is formed quickly
- + In rare Friday sermon, Iran’s Khamenei says U.S. suffered blow to ‘superpower image’—The supreme leader spoke in Tehran, where he led Friday prayers for the first time in eight years.
- + 11 U.S. troops were hurt in the Iranian missile strike, reversing assurances of no injuries—Officials previously said the attack, which flung some U.S. troops from towers with powerful blasts, did not cause injuries.
- + Town on edge in Colombia after 5 killed, 2 vehicles burned—A remote town in southwestern Colombia is on edge after at least five people were found shot to death, highlighting the nation’s struggle to bring pea...
- + Officials: Iraq’s top cleric discharged from hospital—Medical officials say Iran’s most revered Shiite cleric has been discharged from a hospital after undergoing a risky surgery for a fractured bone
- + Panama man pulled 2 children from clutches of killer cult—Indigenous farmer Josué González recalls how his pregnant wife and children were taken from their home by religious fanatics in a remote hamlet in Pan...
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- + Trump has attacked federal unions. Now, for the first time, he’s trying to bust one.—Making immigration judges part of the Justice Department’s management could politicize their role.
- + Trump expands legal team to include Alan Dershowitz, Kenneth Starr as Democrats release new documents—The House impeachment managers and Trump defense team face deadlines for briefs over the holiday weekend before the historic trial resumes next week.
- + ‘Shove it,’ Rep. Ted Lieu tells GOP colleague Devin Nunes in response to lawsuit threat—Lieu alleged last month that his fellow California congressman conspired with Lev Parnas, a former associate of President Trump’s personal lawyer, to ...
- + Trump expands legal team to include Kenneth Starr, Alan Dershowitz for impeachment trial—Four additions to Trump’s defense will bring celebrity credentials, unvarnished support for the president and professional baggage.
- + In Iowa, the spotlight is on Democrats. The Trump campaign is trying to change that. —“They told us this was all Democrats, but I think y’all have something different to say,” Lara Trump told a crowd of about 500 in Des Moines.
- + Supreme Court will hear cases on electoral college, birth control mandate—The court took the cases in time to hold oral arguments this spring and decide them by June.
- + The Democratic Party’s presidential delegate process—To become the Democratic Party’s nominee, a candidate needs to win a majority of the party’s delegates. Here’s how that happens.
- + Trump takes credit for low black unemployment rates. Most black voters largely disagree. —Trump regularly points to positive economic data as a reason black voters should want him to remain in the Oval Office.
- + Trump lashes out at HHS secretary after briefing shows Democrats leading on health care—The president complained Democrats would “kill us” on health care if the administration did not do more to lower drug prices and enact other reforms.
- + On Fox this week, Vince Vaughn and Lev Parnas battled for coverage dominance—On other networks, the news won out.
- + Impeachment trial live updates: Trump expands legal team to include Alan Dershowitz, Kenneth Starr and others—The House impeachment managers and Trump defense team face deadlines for briefs over the holiday weekend before the historic trial resumes next week.
- + Supreme Court to hear if states may punish or replace electoral college members who don’t back winner of their state’s popular vote—Lower courts have split on the question, and both red and blue states urged the Supreme Court to settle the matter in advance of the 2020 election. Th...
- + Trump’s defense will be led by a ‘lunatic,’ ‘wacko’ and ‘off his rocker’ Ken Starr, according to Trump himself—Trump wasn't a big fan during Bill Clinton's impeachment.
- + Even when they’re not in Iowa, 2020 Democrats can’t stop talking about Iowa—A look at the states the candidates have talked about the most in debates.
- + Trump’s presentation of changes in black voting is largely ridiculous — but not entirely—Trump's close to a truth, though only accidentally.
- + The Daily 202: Congress shows the ability to legislate through impeachment—One Senate Republican stands alone in voting against the USMCA trade deal.
- + Impeachment trial live updates: Trump expands legal team to include Dershowtiz, Starr and Ray—The House impeachment managers and Trump defense team face deadlines for briefs over the holiday weekend before the historic trial resumes next week.
- + Trump brings another dodgy map into the Oval Office—Trump's map shows him winning more counties than he actually did and a significantly smaller popular-vote loss.
- + ‘It was like a breeding ground’: Trump hotel’s mix of GOP insiders and hangers-on helped give rise to impeachment episodes—No figure embodies that mixing better than Rudolph W. Giuliani, a central figure who was a fixture at the D.C. gathering place.
- + The Technology 202: Pelosi’s Facebook slam reflects rising tensions between social media giant and Democrats—Democrats are mad the company will permit false political ads.
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- + “Living concrete” is an interesting first step—Enlarge / The cyanobacteria in flasks contribute to the structure at right. (credit: Cell Press) It seems like every week, I can do an article ...
- + SpaceX delays Crew Dragon escape test until Sunday [Updated]— Launch pad weather on Saturday morning was fine for a critical in-flight escape test of the Dragon...
- + X-rays reveal the faded colors of a 1,300-year-old Inca idol—Enlarge (credit: Sepulveda et al. 2020) The idol of Pachacamac was already 700 years old when Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru, according to...
- + Rocket Report: Russia talking big boosters, fly *us* to the Moon—Enlarge / The Rocket Report is published weekly. (credit: Arianespace) Welcome to Edition 2.28 of the Rocket Report! As we get deeper into 2020...
- + Goop’s Netflix series: It’s so much worse than I expected and I can’t unsee it—Enlarge / This is the exact moment in the goop lab's third episode in which Gwyneth Paltrow admits she doesn't know the difference between a vagina ...
- + 2019 was likely Earth’s second-hottest year on record—Enlarge / Temperature above or below the 1950-1981 average, in kelvins (equivalent to degrees C). (credit: NASA) It’s mid-January, which means ...
- + Letting slower passengers board airplane first really is faster, study finds—Enlarge / Physicists demonstrated that there really is an optimal boarding process for airplanes. (credit: izusek/Getty Images) Commercial airl...
- + Forgotten trove of fossil feathers belonged to tiny polar dinosaurs—Enlarge / One of the spectacular feather fossils that has been sitting in a museum's sample collection for decades. (credit: Melbourne Museum) ...
- + This year may finally fulfill the promise of private human spaceflight—Enlarge / Is this the year paying customers fly into space on VSS Unity and White Knight Two? (credit: GENE BLEVINS/AFP/Getty Images) This year...
- + Major investment firm to prioritize sustainability, back off coal—Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg/Getty Images) When it comes to taking action on climate change, the world has entered a very strange place. Scientific...
- + How Google researchers used neural networks to make weather forecasts—Enlarge (credit: YakobchukOlena) A research team at Google has developed a deep neural network that can make fast, detailed rainfall forecasts. ...
- + Modeling what would happen to the UK if the Gulf Stream shuts down—Enlarge / The warm waters of the gulf stream as they pass the US East Coast. (credit: NASA) While we track climate change as a gradual rise in ...
- + Anti-vaxxers celebrate victory in NJ as pro-vaccine bill falls apart—Enlarge / Anti-vaccine protesters outside the NJ State House. (credit: Twitter | NJ.com politics) Amid raucous protest from hundreds of anti-v...
- + Replication study challenges work on fish and ocean acidification—Enlarge / Local Fish Surprised by Results of Experiment. (credit: Klaus Stiefel / Flickr) In the academic equivalent of "shots fired," a newly ...
- + Never-before-seen virus in China outbreak kills one, spreads to Thailand—Enlarge / Security guards stand in front of the closed Huanan wholesale seafood market, where health authorities say a man who died from a respirato...
- + Crew Dragon faces its last big test before human spaceflight on Saturday— This is a gallery of stills from an animation of SpaceX's in-flight abort test. ...
- + Higher minimum wages linked to reduced suicide rate—Enlarge In the US, suicide is a major public health issue, with double-digit percentages of the preventable deaths for adults under 45. And, dis...
- + Trump taking credit for lower cancer death rate is absurd, expert explains—Enlarge / US President Donald Trump arrives for a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, on January 9, 2020. (cre...
- + Will lithium-sulfur batteries be in our future?—Monash University Associate Professor Matthew Hill, Dr. Mahdokht Shaibani, and Professor Mainak Majumder with the lithium-sulphur battery design. (cre...
- + California considers selling its own generic prescription drugs—Enlarge / California Governor Gavin Newsom. (credit: Getty | AGUSTIN PAULLIER ) California could become the first state to introduce its own br...
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- + Smart homes will turn dumb overnight as Charter kills security service—Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum vehicle. (credit: Charter) Charter is killing its home-security service and telling customers that security device...
- + WeLeakInfo gets pwned by FBI; Dutch, Irish police arrest alleged breach brokers—Enlarge / The seizure notice for WeLeakInfo even included the site's logo. Fancy. On Wednesday, police in the Netherlands and Northern Ireland...
- + Researchers find serious flaws in WordPress plugins used on 400k sites—Enlarge (credit: Frank Lindecke / Flickr) Serious vulnerabilities have recently come to light in three WordPress plugins that have been installed...
- + Another reason to hurry with Windows server patches: A new RDP vulnerability—Enlarge / A crafted request is like a skeleton key for gaining access to unpatched Windows Remote Desktop servers. (credit: Anadolu Agency / Getty ...
- + Critical Windows 10 vulnerability used to Rickroll the NSA and Github—Enlarge / Chrome on Windows 10 as it Rickrolls the NSA. (credit: https://twitter.com/saleemrash1d/status/1217519809732259840/photo/1) Less than...
- + The broken record of breaking encryption skips again in Florida shooter case—Enlarge / US President Donald Trump speaks about the impeachment inquiry during a tour of the Flextronics computer manufacturing facility where Appl...
- + US may subsidize Huawei alternatives with proposed $1.25 billion fund—Enlarge / Huawei sign displayed at CES 2020 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) The US government shoul...
- + Google plans to drop Chrome support for tracking cookies by 2022—Enlarge (credit: Rdsmith4 / Wikimedia) Feeling the pressure from competing browser developers, Google on Tuesday laid out a plan to drop Chrome s...
- + Apple’s rack-mountable Mac Pro is now available— The front of the rack-mountable Mac Pro. [credit: App...
- + Verizon offers no-tracking search engine, promises to protect your privacy—Enlarge / Verizon's OneSearch, a privacy-focused search engine. (credit: Verizon) Verizon today launched a new search engine, claiming that its...
- + Researchers find 17 Google Play apps that bombard users with battery-draining ads—Enlarge (credit: Bram.Koster / Flickr) Developers employed a variety of tricks to populate Google Play with more than a dozen apps that bombard u...
- + Patch Windows 10 and Server now because certificate validation is broken—Enlarge / The NSA says to patch now. (credit: National Security Agency) Microsoft's scheduled security update for Windows includes a fix to a p...
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- + NCSC makes final call for entries to CyberFirst Girls contest
- + Emotet reinvigorated after Christmas break
- + CAA debuts aviation cyber security assurance scheme
- + Cops take down data wholesale operation
- + UK’s phone and internet bulk data surveillance unlawful, says EU court opinion
- + A quarter of users will fall for basic phishing attacks
- + Security Think-Tank: Tackle insider threats to achieve data-centric security
- + Lorca announces new cohort of 20 security scaleups
- + Travelex warns customers to be alert to phone scams
- + Last Windows 7 patch updates critical remote desktop flaw
- + LGBTQ+ social app Grindr accused of breaching GDPR
- + NSA Windows 10 security disclosure raises questions
- + Threat landscape grew in complexity in 2019, no respite in sight
- + Two-thirds of UK healthcare organisations breached last year
- + Researchers find cryptojacker hiding in Wav audio file
- + Cyber criminals spend three months lurking in target networks
- + Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 42
- + Turn the end of Windows 7 support into a security advantage
- + Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities won’t be patched until end of January
- + Sextortion campaign hits Nest home security cameras
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- + 24-bit stereo audio DAC for Raspberry Pi— Dilshan Jayakody has published a new build: This project is about 24-bit stereo DAC, which we build for Raspberry Pi boards. This R-2R ladder ...
- + Simple VU-meter circuit— VU-meter circuit built on a breadboard using transistors, diodes, resistors, and LEDs @ Build Electronic Circuits: It’s basically a simple d...
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- + Mobile Banking Malware Up 50% in First Half of 2019—A new report from Check Point recaps the cybercrime trends, statistics, and vulnerabilities that defined the security landscape in 2019. [Link to medi...
- + FBI Seizes Domain That Sold Info Stolen in Data Breaches—The website, WeLeakData.com, claimed to have more than 12 billion records gathered from over 10,000 breaches. [Link to media]
- + 7 Ways to Get the Most Out of a Penetration Test —You'll get the best results when you're clear on what you want to accomplish from a pen test. [Link to media]
- + ADP Users Hit with Phishing Scam Ahead of Tax Season—Fraudulent emails tell recipients their W-2 forms are ready and prompt them to click malicious links. [Link to media]
- + Massive Oracle Patch Reverses Company's Trend Toward Fewer Flaws—Following a year that saw the fewest number of vulnerabilities reported since 2015, Oracle's latest quarterly patch fixes nearly 200 new vulnerabiliti...
- + With International Tensions Flaring, Cyber-Risk Is Heating Up for All Businesses —Risks of nation-state attacks go beyond Iran, and the need for awareness and security don't stop at any national border. [Link to media]
- + New Attack Campaigns Suggest Emotet Threat Is Far From Over—Malware described by the DHS as among the worst ever continues to evolve and grow, researchers from Cisco Talos, Cofense, and Check Point Software say...
- + Phishing Today, Deepfakes Tomorrow: Training Employees to Spot This Emerging Threat—Cybercriminals are evolving their tactics, and the security community anticipates voice and video fraud to play a role in one of the next big data bre...
- + CISO Resigns From Pete Buttigieg Presidential Campaign—The only Democratic campaign known to have a CISO loses Mick Baccio due to a "fundamental philosophical difference with campaign management." [Link to...
- + NY Fed Reveals Implications of Cyberattack on US Financial System—A "pre-mortem analysis" sheds light on the potential destruction of a cyberattack against major US banks. [Link to media]
- + Active Directory Needs an Update: Here's Why—AD is still the single point of authentication for most companies that use Windows. But it has some shortcomings that should be addressed. [Link to me...
- + 2017 Data Breach Will Cost Equifax at Least $1.38 Billion —Company agrees to set aside a minimum of $380.5 million as breach compensation and spend another $1 billion on transforming its information security o...
- + Google Lets iPhone Users Turn Device into Security Key—The iPhone can now be used in lieu of a physical security key as a means of protecting Google accounts. [Link to media]
- + Why Firewalls Aren't Going Anywhere—Written off multiple times as obsolete, firewalls continue to elude demise by adding features and ensuring that VPNs keep humming. [Link to media]
- + New Report Spotlights Changes in Phishing Techniques—Common and evolving strategies include the use of zero-font attacks, homograph attacks, and new tactics for fake attachments. [Link to media]
- + How to Comprehend the Buzz About Honeypots—Honeypots are crucial tools for security researchers and security teams. Understanding what they are and what they can do can be critical for making t...
- + ISACs Join Forces to Secure the Travel Industry—Together, the Travel & Hospitality ISAC and the Retail & Hospitality ISAC intend to improve communications and collaboration about the evolvin...
- + How SD-WAN Helps Achieve Data Security and Threat Protection —Enterprises currently consider the technology a best practice because of its flexibility, scalability, performance, and agility. [Link to media]
- + Microsoft Patches Windows Vuln Discovered by the NSA —The National Security Agency is publicly acknowledged for its finding and reporting of CVE-2020-0601, marking the start of what it says is a new appro...
- + Cloud Adoption & Technology Change Create Gaps in Enterprise Security—Many companies are struggling to get a handle on risk exposure because of visibility issues, Radware survey shows. [Link to media]
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- + Home Safety Monitoring With IoT—Home automation is a popular project to undertake but its complexity can quickly become daunting, especially if you go further than controlling a few ...
- + Exploring Early ’90s Video Game Architecture With Another World—Curious about past computer architectures? Software engineer [Fabien Sanglard] has been experimenting with porting Another World, an action-adventure ...
- + Get Compressed Air From Falling Water With The Trompe—If you’re like us, understanding the processes and methods of the early Industrial Revolution involved some hand waving. Take the blast furnace,...
- + A Simple Auger Pet Feeder—Pet feeders are a popular maker project. One can speculate that this shows the great self-confidence common to the maker set, who are willing to trust...
- + Jen Costillo Explains Why Hackers Thrive in a Recession—If you haven’t noticed, this is an absolutely fantastic time to be a hacker. The components are cheap, the software is usually free, and there&#...
- + Who Invented the Mouse? Are You Sure?—If you ask most people who invented the mouse, they won’t know. Those that do know, will say that Doug Englebart did. In 1964 he had a box with ...
- + Hackaday Podcast 050: Counterfeit Chips, Servo Kalimba, Resistor Colors, Pi Emulation, and SED Maze Solver— Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys work their way through a dizzying maze of great hacks this week, bringing you along for the ride. We...
- + Magic Acrylic Makes This Ring Stand Out—LEDs look great no matter how you use them, but sometimes you want to hide them from direct view. [Charlyn] found a great way to do that, using a spec...
- + This Week in Security: Windows 10 Apocalypse, Paypal Problems, and Cablehaunt—Nicely timed to drop on the final day of Windows 7 support, Windows 10 received a fix to an extremely serious flaw in crypt32.dll. This flaw was repor...
- + A Water Cooled Gaming PC You Can Take With You—Have you ever been stuck in a hotel room wishing you brought your VR-capable gaming PC along with you? Well [thegarbz] certainly has, which was the in...
- + Oceanography As Open As the Seas—With Earth in the throes of climate change and no suitable Planet B lined up just yet, oceanography is as important now as it has ever been. And yet, ...
- + A Simple App Controlled Door Lock—[Adnan.R.Khan] had a sliding door latch plus an Arduino, and hacked together this cool but simple app controlled door lock. Mechanically the lock cons...
- + These Bit Twiddling Tricks Will Make Your Coworkers Hate You—In the embedded world, twiddling a few bits is expected behavior. Firmware is far enough down the stack that the author may care about the number of b...
- + 74-Series Clock Gets A MEMS Heart—[Erik van Zijst] has had a long career as a programmer, but lacked an understanding of what was happening at a bare metal level. After building a few ...
- + Motorized Inline Skates Run On Makita Power—Inline skates can be fun, but like most wheeled contraptions, they’re even better when motorized. With just such a goal in mind, [The Real Life ...
- + A Strange Display Gives Up Its Secrets—Providing a display for a project in 2020 is something of a done deal. Standard interfaces and off-the-shelf libraries for easily available and cheap ...
- + A SpaceX Falcon 9 will Blow Up Very Soon, and That’s OK—They say you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs, and there are few fields where this idiom is better exemplified than rocketry. ...
- + Analyzing CNC Tool Chatter with Audacity—When you’re operating a machine that’s powerful enough to tear a solid metal block to shards, it pays to be attentive to details. The angu...
- + Car Alternators Make Great Electric Motors; Here’s How—The humble automotive alternator hides an interesting secret. Known as the part that converts power from internal combustion into the electricity need...
- + Turn By Turn Driving Directions From A Turntable—Many of us now carry a phone that can give us detailed directions from where we are to a destination of our choosing. This luxury became commonplace o...
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- + Why multicloud security is your next big challenge—Companies deploy an average of three to five different cloud services. With an increased emphasis on security and regulatory compliance, the capabilit...
- + Review: SaltStack brings SecOps to network orchestration and automation—SaltStack Enterprise, and its optional SecOps modules, is one of the only platforms available today that can fully manage complex enterprise environme...
- + 3 easy ways to make your Windows network harder to hack —Start the new year off by eliminating common paths for attackers to breach your network. [Category: Security]
- + How to deal with the impact of digital transformation on networks—Digital transformation has increased the importance of the network, particularly the edge, where customers, employees, cloud applications and IoT devi...
- + How to fix insecure LDAP binds—Prevent Windows admin credentials from being exposed in cleartext with this tip. [Category: Security]
- + Cisco issues critical security warnings its Data Center Network Manager —Cisco this week issued software to address multiple critical authentication exposures in its Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) software for its Nexus...
- + How to get maximum protection from MFA in Office 365 —Follow these steps to ensure your multi-factor authentication for Office 365 is effective. [Category: Windows, Security]
- + Most popular tech stories of 2019—Insider Pro subscribers pick the Top 10 articles published in our debut year. [Author: Dan Muse] [Category: IT Leadership, Security, Careers, Mobile, ...
- + Top tech stories of 2019—The new Apple Card, the battle for cryptocurrency dominance, cybersecurity skills shortage – just a few of the stories that made headlines in 2019. Wa...
- + How to make the most of Microsoft’s new Compliance Score Console—This new Microsoft 365 feature can help you stay in compliance with regulations like GDPR and better protect data. [Category: Windows, Security]
- + IDG Contributor Network: Recent VPN hacks reveal transparency issues within the industry and its supply chain—Consumers are no doubt becoming increasingly aware about the safety and security of their online activity after many highly publicized studies have sh...
- + Review: Blue Hexagon may make you rethink perimeter security—This fully functional, fully trained cybersecurity tool is ready on day 1 to spot threats on whatever network it’s charged with protecting. [Author: J...
- + 3 leading network access control products reviewed—Real IT users evaluate network access control solutions: Cisco Identity Services Engine, Aruba ClearPass and ForeScout CounterACT. (Download the 27-pa...
- + The best enterprise level firewalls: Rating 10 top products—You know you need to protect your company from unauthorized or unwanted access. You need a network-security tool that examines the flow of packets in ...
- + REVIEW: Best VPN routers for small business—When selecting VPN routers, small businesses want ones that support the VPN protocols they desire as well as ones that fit their budgets, are easy to ...
- + 7 free network tools you must have—"I am all about useful tools. One of my mottos is 'the right tool for the right job.'" –Martha StewartIf your "right job" involves wrangling computer ...
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- + Jersey City Attackers’ Bomb Had Range of Up to 5 Football Fields—A search of the van used by the man and woman in the attack also uncovered enough material for a second bomb, officials said. [Author: By Ed Shanahan]
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- + Could Bernie Sanders Win It All?—And when did the future get so grim?
- + Want Your Personal Data? Hand Over More Please—A new California privacy law gives consumers the right to see and delete their data. But getting access often requires giving up more personal details...
- + What’s the Price of Getting Your Data? More Data—A new California privacy law gives consumers the right to see and delete their data. But getting access often requires giving up more personal details...
- + Want Your Personal Data? Hand Over More—A new California privacy law gives consumers the right to see and delete their data. But getting access often requires giving up more personal details...
- + Smile for Your Data File!—A new California privacy law gives consumers the right to see and delete their data. But getting access often requires giving up more personal details...
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- + StFX Signs MOU with Maritime Launch Services— Cyclone 4M ANTIGONISH, N.S. (StFX PR) — St. Francis Xavier University has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Maritime Launch...
- + Could Future Homes on the Moon and Mars Be Made of Fungi?— A researcher holding a petri dish containing mycelia – the underground threads that make up the main part of a fungus – growing in simulated martian ...
- + Eutelsat Satellite Degraded by Solar Panel Loss— PARIS, 17 January, 2020 (Eutelsat PR) – On October 24, 2019, Eutelsat announced an investigation into a malfunction on one of the two solar arra...
- + SpaceX Crew Dragon In-flight Abort Test Set for Saturday— In-flight abort is the final, major test before astronauts fly aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space ...
- + Kleos and Geollect Sign Channel Partner and Integrator Agreement— Kleos Scouting mission. (Credit: Kleos Space) Kleos’ Scouting Mission data to improve UK based company Geollect’s dark vessel locating capabili...
- + First Spacebus Neo Satellite Launched— Spacebus Neo Konnect in the thermal vacuum test chamber. (Credit: Thales Alenia Space) KOUROU, French Guiana (ESA PR) — Ariane 5’s first ...
- + Farewell to the Eu:CROPIS mission— Euglena and Combined Regenerative Organic-Food Production in Space (Eu:CROPIS) satellite. (Credit: DLR) The Eu:CROPIS mission ended on 31 Decem...
- + ExoMars Rover Completes Environmental Tests— ExoMars rover undergoing environmental testing. (Credit: Airbus) TOULOUSE, France (ESA PR) — The Rosalind Franklin rover of the joint ESA...
- + Early Weather Reports Positive for SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test— In-flight abort is the final, major test before astronauts fly aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space ...
- + Ariane 5 Orbits Two Satellites to “Bridge the Digital Divide”— The Ariane 5 for Flight VA251 departs the Spaceport’s ELA-3 launch zone with its EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30 satellite passengers. (Credit: Arianesp...
- + Roscosmos Lays Out Plans to Transition to Angara Boosters— Inaugural Angara A5 launch (Credit: Khrunichev) MOSCOW (Roscosmos PR) — The management of the State Corporation “Roscosmos” c...
- + NASA Hiring Director of Mars Sample Return Program— NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its panoramic camera to record this eastward horizon view on the 2,407th Martian day, or sol, of...
- + X-60A Program Conducts Integrated Vehicle Propulsion System Verification Test— GOLauncherOne hypersonic vehixcle. (Credit: Generation Orbit) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL PR) – The Air Force Research Laborato...
- + NASA’s New Moon Rover Tested in Lunar Operations Lab— Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) engineering model undergoing tests. (Credit: NASA / Bridget Caswell, Alcyon Technical Service...
- + NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal 2019 Second Warmest Year on Record—WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth’s g...
- + Starliner Arrives Back in Florida— The Orbital Flight Test Starliner being processed by technicians after return from White Sands Missile Range. (Credit: Boeing) KENNEDY SPACE CE...
- + Starliner Orbital Flight Test Cabin Camera Views—Video Caption: Take a look inside the Starliner on its Orbital Flight Test. Four interior cameras captured the mission, and this video covers nearly ...
- + Virgin Galactic Appoints Enrico Palermo as COO— Enrico Palermo (Credit: Virgin Galactic) MOJAVE, Calif., January 15, 2020 (Virgin Galactic PR) – Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“...
- + Mars 2020 Rover Closer to Getting Name— An engineer works on attaching NASA’s Mars Helicopter to the belly of the Mars 2020 rover – which has been flipped over for that purpos...
- + “Cold Neptune” And Two Temperate Super-Earths Found Orbiting Nearby Stars— Artist’s concept of GJ229Ac, the nearest temperate super-Earth to us that is in a system in which the host star has a brown dwarf companion. Top Righ...
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- + Are Human Body Temperatures Cooling Down?—A new study finds that average temperatures have dropped over the past century and a half -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category:...
- + The FCC's Approval of SpaceX's Starlink Mega Constellation May Have Been Unlawful—A new paper suggests that the agency broke U.S. environmental law in its approval of the satellites and that if it was sued in court, it would likely ...
- + Possible Missing Link in Alzheimer's Pathology Identified—It may open the door to new treatments and explain why previous ones failed -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: Mind, Neurolo...
- + Johns Hopkins Scientists Give Psychedelics the Serious Treatment—The first research center of its kind in the country is bringing renewed rigor to the investigation of the drugs’ therapeutic uses -- Read more...
- + Bacteria-Filled Bricks Build Themselves—The microorganisms transform sand and gelatin into a living construction material -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: Tech, E...
- + The Curious Case of Proxima C—Astronomers continue to gather evidence for a second world around the sun’s nearest neighboring star -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ...
- + Mysterious, Dusty Objects Are Swarming the Milky Way's Core—Swirling around our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, these objects share properties with both stars and gas clouds -- Read more on Sci...
- + Will Taal Volcano Explosively Erupt? Here's What Scientists Are Watching—The seismic rumblings of the Philippines’ second most active volcano hold clues to what it might do -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ...
- + Did Astronomers Just Discover Black Holes from the Big Bang?—Gravitational waves attributed to the collision of two neutron stars could have been produced by something much stranger -- Read more on ScientificAm...
- + To Stop Wildlife Crime, Conservationists Ask Why People Poach—A novel study in Nepal shines light on why people commit wildlife crime and how others might be dissuaded from doing so in the future -- Read more on...
- + Bacteria "Tolerant" of One Antibiotic Are More Likely to Develop Resistance—Even combination therapies do not prevent such pathogens from becoming resistant -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: Health, ...
- + The Next DARPA X-Plane Won't Maneuver like Any Plane Before It—The challenge is to build an airplane without moving control surfaces -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: Tech, Aerospace, En...
- + How Iran Can Still Use Cyber and Drone Technology to Attack the U.S.—Cyberattacks and missile launches have already happened -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: Tech, Computing, Engineering]
- + Virus Spread by Shrews Linked to Human Deaths from Mysterious Brain Infections—The pathogen has been newly identified in eight cases of encephalitis in Germany over the past 20 years -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ...
- + Australia's Bushfires Have Likely Devastated Wildlife--and the Impact Will Only Get Worse—The large, intense fires have threatened more than 800 million animals in the state of New South Wales alone, according to one estimate -- Read more ...
- + Venomous Menace: Snakebite Treatments Are Failing in India—The most widely used antivenom is not effective against the venom of several common snakes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category...
- + Is a Sad Song Sad for Everyone?—Researchers explore how different cultures respond to the same music -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: Mind, Behavior &...
- + New Particle Accelerator Fits on a Silicon Chip—The device uses lasers to accelerate electrons along an etched channel -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: Tech, Computing, E...
- + Color-Changing Fibers Unravel a Knotty Mystery—Mathematicians are devising new techniques to better predict how to tie strong knots that are useful in climbing and sailing -- Read more on Scientif...
- + Here Are the Most Beautiful Science GIFs We Discovered in 2019—Enjoy and loop on -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: The Sciences, Physics, Space]
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- + Cybercrime Statistics in 2019—I’m preparing the slides for my next speech and I decided to create this post while searching for interesting cybercrime statistics in 2020 ...
- + Hack the Army bug bounty program paid $275,000 in rewards—Hack the Army bug bounty program results: 146 valid vulnerabilities were reported by white hat hackers and more than $275,000 were paid in rewards. ...
- + Chinese police arrested the operator of unauthorized VPN service that made $1.6 million from his activity—Chinese authorities continue operations against unauthorized VPN services that are very popular in the country. China continues to intensify...
- + Law enforcement seized WeLeakInfo.com for selling access to data from data breaches—The FBI has seized the WeLeakInfo.com websites for selling subscriptions to data that were exposed in data breaches. WeLeakInfo.com is a data br...
- + Expert released PoC exploits for recently disclosed Cisco DCNM flaws—A researcher has publicly released some proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits and technical details for flaws in Cisco’s Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)....
- + Hundreds of million users installed Android fleeceware apps from Google Play—Security experts from Sophos discovered 25 Android apps on the official Google Play that were involved in financial fraud, 600 million affected. ...
- + Two PoC exploits for CVE-2020-0601 NSACrypto flaw released—Researchers published proof-of-concept (PoC) code exploits for a recently-patched CVE-2020-0601 flaw in the Windows operating system reported by NSA. ...
- + Critical auth bypass issues affect InfiniteWP Client and WP Time Capsule WordPress plugins—WP Time Capsule and InfiniteWP WordPress plugins are affected by security flaws that could be exploited to take over websites running the popular CMS....
- + 5ss5c Ransomware emerges after Satan went down in the hell—The cybercrime group behind Satan ransomware and other malware seems to be involved in the development of a new threat named 5ss5c. The threat ac...
- + VMware addresses flaws in VMware Tools and Workspace ONE SDK—VMware has released security updates to address a local privilege escalation vulnerability in VMware Tools version 10 for Windows. VMware has re...
- + P&N Bank data breach may have impacted 100,000 West Australians—P&N Bank discloses data breach, customer account information, balances exposed The Australian P&N Bank is notifying its customers a data...
- + Hacker offers for sale 49 million user records from US data broker LimeLeads—49 million user records from US data broker LimeLeads were available for sale on a hacking forum. 49 million user records from US data broker Li...
- + Iranian Threat Actors: Preliminary Analysis—Nowadays Iran’s Cybersecurity capabilities are under the microscope, experts warn about a possible infiltration of the Iranian government. Nowad...
- + Microsoft addresses CVE-2020-0601 flaw, the first issue ever reported by NSA—Microsoft has released a security update to address “a broad cryptographic vulnerability” that is impacting its Windows operating system. ...
- + January 2020 Adobe Patch Tuesday updates fix issues in Illustrator, Experience Manager—Adobe released its January 2020 Patch Tuesday updates that address several flaws in Illustrator and Experience Manager products. Adobe releases ...
- + Why Russian APT Fancy Bear hacked the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma?—Russia-linked cyber-espionage group hacked the Ukrainian energy company Burisma at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump. ...
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- + Why multicloud security is your next big challenge—Companies deploy an average of three to five different cloud services. With an increased emphasis on security and regulatory compliance, the capabilit...
- + Review: SaltStack brings SecOps to network orchestration and automation—SaltStack Enterprise, and its optional SecOps modules, is one of the only platforms available today that can fully manage complex enterprise environme...
- + 3 easy ways to make your Windows network harder to hack —Start the new year off by eliminating common paths for attackers to breach your network. [Category: Security]
- + How to deal with the impact of digital transformation on networks—Digital transformation has increased the importance of the network, particularly the edge, where customers, employees, cloud applications and IoT devi...
- + How to fix insecure LDAP binds—Prevent Windows admin credentials from being exposed in cleartext with this tip. [Category: Security]
- + Cisco issues critical security warnings its Data Center Network Manager —Cisco this week issued software to address multiple critical authentication exposures in its Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) software for its Nexus...
- + How to get maximum protection from MFA in Office 365 —Follow these steps to ensure your multi-factor authentication for Office 365 is effective. [Category: Windows, Security]
- + Most popular tech stories of 2019—Insider Pro subscribers pick the Top 10 articles published in our debut year. [Author: Dan Muse] [Category: IT Leadership, Security, Careers, Mobile, ...
- + Top tech stories of 2019—The new Apple Card, the battle for cryptocurrency dominance, cybersecurity skills shortage – just a few of the stories that made headlines in 2019. Wa...
- + How to make the most of Microsoft’s new Compliance Score Console—This new Microsoft 365 feature can help you stay in compliance with regulations like GDPR and better protect data. [Category: Windows, Security]
- + IDG Contributor Network: Recent VPN hacks reveal transparency issues within the industry and its supply chain—Consumers are no doubt becoming increasingly aware about the safety and security of their online activity after many highly publicized studies have sh...
- + Review: Blue Hexagon may make you rethink perimeter security—This fully functional, fully trained cybersecurity tool is ready on day 1 to spot threats on whatever network it’s charged with protecting. [Author: J...
- + 3 leading network access control products reviewed—Real IT users evaluate network access control solutions: Cisco Identity Services Engine, Aruba ClearPass and ForeScout CounterACT. (Download the 27-pa...
- + The best enterprise level firewalls: Rating 10 top products—You know you need to protect your company from unauthorized or unwanted access. You need a network-security tool that examines the flow of packets in ...
- + REVIEW: Best VPN routers for small business—When selecting VPN routers, small businesses want ones that support the VPN protocols they desire as well as ones that fit their budgets, are easy to ...
- + 7 free network tools you must have—"I am all about useful tools. One of my mottos is 'the right tool for the right job.'" –Martha StewartIf your "right job" involves wrangling computer ...
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- + Space Selfie by Jessica Meir —NASA astronaut Jessica Meir takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" during a spacewalk she conducted with NASA astronaut Christina Koch (out of fram...
- + Developing Tomatoes To Grow In Space—Lashelle Spencer, plant scientist with the Laboratory Support Services and Operations (LASSO) contract at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, take...
- + Cold Neptune And Two Temperate Super-Earths Found Orbiting Nearby Stars—A "cold Neptune" and two potentially habitable worlds are part of a cache of five newly discovered exoplanets and eight exoplanet candidates found orb...
- + XMM-Newton Discovers Scorching Gas In Milky Way's Hal—ESA's XMM-Newton has discovered that gas lurking within the Milky Way's halo reaches far hotter temperatures than previously thought and has a differe...
- + Putting Mars 2020 Pieces Together—The Mars 2020 rover heat shield is mated to the back shell in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 10, ...
- + Orbital View Of Flooding in Southern Iran—Heavy rainfall has triggered flooding in southern Iran, particularly in the Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan and Kerman provinces. [Author: Keith Cow...
- + NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal 2019 Second Warmest Year on Record—According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth's global surface temperatures in 2019 ...
- + Connecting The Dots In The Sky Could Shed New Light On Dark Matter—Astrophysicists have come a step closer to understanding the origin of a faint glow of gamma rays covering the night sky. [Author: Keith Cowing] [Cate...
- + New York City Seen From Orbit At Night—The bright city lights of Long Island, New York City and the New Jersey area contrast the dark waters of Sandy Hook Bay, the Upper and Lower Bays, the...
- + First Sighting Of Hot Gas Sloshing In A Galaxy Cluster—ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has spied hot gas sloshing around within a galaxy cluster - a never-before-seen behaviour that may be driven by tur...
- + Merger of Milky Way with Dwarf Galaxy Dated—The dwarf galaxy Gaia-Enceladus collided with the Milky Way probably approximately 11.5 billion years ago. [Author: Keith Cowing] [Category: Astronomy...
- + Stormy Activity At Mars' North Pole—This image shows part of the ice cap sitting at Mars' north pole, complete with bright swathes of ice, dark troughs and depressions, and signs of stro...
- + NASA Maps Ground Changes From Puerto Rico Earthquake—Days after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, the full extent of damage is only beginning to be reali...
- + NASA's New Astronauts Ready for Space Station, Moon, and Mars Missions—NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks Friday, increasing the number of those eligible for spaceflight assignments that will expand humanity's h...
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- + City Of Dallas Shuts Down Business Of Man Who Called Cops 414 Times In 20 Months To Deal With Criminals Near His Car Wash— Let's talk about nuisance abatement laws. These are laws cities can use to shut down businesses that appear to draw more than their fair share of the...
- + Airbus Asks Court To Dismiss Chuck Yeager's Lawsuit, Pointing Out It Doesn't Allege Anything Actionable— You may recall that last summer we wrote about how American aviation legend Chuck Yeager decided to sue Airbus when the company mentioned the fact th...
- + Dear Reuters: This Is NOT How You Report On Dishonest, Disingenuous Talking Points From US Officials Regarding Encryption— Attorney General William Barr and his DOJ and FBI have really ramped up their bullshit campaign against the public being able to use encryption. Pres...
- + 'King Of Bullshit News' Sees His Bullshit Libel Lawsuit Tossed For A Second Time— Michael Leidig, the owner of Central European News, wasn't thrilled BuzzFeed called him the "King of Bullshit News" in a 2015 article. The BuzzFeed i...
- + Daily Deal: Complete Google Data Engineer and Cloud Architect Guide— The Google Cloud Platform is not the most popular cloud offering out there (hello AWS!) but it may be the best cloud offering for high-end machine le...
- + Joe Biden Can't Tell The Difference Between The 1st Amendment & Section 230; Still Thinks Video Games Cause Violence— Joe Biden is the latest Democratic candidate for President interviewed by the NY Times editorial board, and if you're interested in tech policy, well...
- + Verizon Kills Cable Contracts As TV Sector Finally Starts Listening To Cord Cutters. Kind Of.— Remember cord cutting? The trend that cable and broadcast execs and countless sector analysts spent years claiming either wasn't real, didn't matter,...
- + Uber Wins Dubious Honor Of Being First Big Tech Company To Bully A Small Nation Using Corporate Sovereignty— Six years ago, when Techdirt first started writing about the investor-state dispute system (ISDS) -- or corporate sovereignty as we prefer to call it...
- + Why Is The NYC MTA Going After A Random Artist Who Created A Different Subway Map For Infringement?— It's been a while since we last wrote about the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), but in the past, it's always been for incr...
- + Trademark Opposition Stupidly Prevents Indians Pitcher Shane Bieber From Telling Everyone He's 'Not Justin'— Stupid, needless trademark oppositions achieve a whole lot of things that make me angry. It allows Monster Energy to trot around the globe pretending...
- + Rep. Devin Nunes Now Threatening To Sue Fellow Congressional Reps— It really wasn't that long ago that Rep. Devin Nunes was a co-sponsor of the Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act. Of course, since then, he's been fi...
- + Daily Deal: Mobile Pixels DUEX Pro Portable Dual Monitor— Nothing amps up your productivity like working with two screens, but computer monitors can be crazy expensive and tend to take up a ton of space. Tha...
- + Bad Ideas: Raising The Arbitrary Age Of Internet Service 'Consent' To 16— We all know various ideas for "protecting privacy online" are floating around Congress, but must all of them be so incredibly bad? Nearly all of them...
- + Bad Ideas: Raising The Arbitrarily Age Of Internet Service 'Consent' To 16— We all know various ideas for "protecting privacy online" are floating around Congress, but must all of them be so incredibly bad? Nearly all of them...
- + Study Shows The Internet Is Hugely Vulnerable To SIM Hijacking Attacks— U.S. Wireless carriers are coming under heavy fire for failing to protect their users from the practice of SIM hijacking. The practice usually involv...
- + Judge Says Chicago PD Must Release Nearly 50 Years Of Misconduct Files Before The End Of This Year— The Chicago Police Department is one of the worst in the nation. There's simply no denying this. The Chicago PD ran its own black site for years, s...
- + Carve It All Up: Compumark Report Shows Trademark Registrations, Claims Of Infringement Both Rising Fast— As we've talked about for some time, one of the long-tail effects of the increased use of intellectual property in American culture has been the supe...
- + Chrome's Move To Stomp Out Third Party Cookies? Good For Privacy, Good For Google's Ad Business... Or Both?— We've talked in the past how efforts solely focused on "protecting privacy" without looking at the wider tech ecosystem and the challenges its facing...
- + LAPD Officers Faked Reports, Added Innocent People To Its Gang Database— Sure, gang databases seem like a good idea. Intel on known criminals is important and can help law enforcement keep tabs on the most problematic peop...
- + Techdirt Podcast Episode 234: Mike Godwin Defends Selling .ORG— We're back! It's been a lull over the holidays and we've gone a while without new podcast episodes, but now we've got several lined up for the co...
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- + TROMjaro Updates Deliver Lighter, Better Manjaro— The current version of TROMjaro is as close as it gets to being a Manjaro clone. However, a much different philosophy gives users something more t...
- + Cybersecurity 2020: A Perilous Landscape— Cybersecurity risks for 2020 stretch far beyond the alarming spike in ransomware. In addition to the daily concerns of malware, stolen data and th...
- + Business/Customer Sweet Spots: ECT News Roundtable, Episode 2— If you're a small business owner or a key member of an enterprise executive team, you want your firm to succeed. If you're a customer, you want to...
- + Apple, DoJ Grapple Over Cracking Terrorist's iPhones— Apple and the DoJ are at it again. This time it's over cracking a brace of iPhones owned by the Saudi Air Force cadet who killed three sailors in ...
- + Clock Runs Out for Windows 7 Holdouts: Upgrade or Replace?— After 10 years of fully supporting Windows 7, Microsoft ended its official support for the out-of-date Windows operating system on Tuesday. The po...
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- + Astronaut Story Musgrave talks about UFOs—Astronaut Story Musgrave talks about UFOs and his appearance at MUFON’s conference. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for ful...
- + Huge UFO filmed over Aleppo Twp, Pennsylvania 13-Jan-2020—This was taken over Aleppo Township, a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States on 13th January 2020. Witness... [[ This is a conten...
- + The Mysterious Genius Who Patented the UFO—Alexander Weygers, a Renaissance man in the mold of the tech industry’s stated ideal, inspired an art dealer to become an... [[ This is a content sum...
- + Daytime UFO video – cigar-shaped object over Suffolk, UK – 2020—This amazing daytime UFO video was just submitted through our Facebook page. It was filmed over Suffolk, United Kingdom on... [[ This is a content su...
- + VIDEO: Daytime UFO over Perth, Australia—This daytime footage of a bright unidentified flying saucer in the sky above Perth in Australia. This was taken on 25th December... [[ This is a cont...
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- + Impeachment: New trove of documents link Devin Nunes to Lev Parnas— The House has released more documents related to their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump -- this time linking Rep. Devin Nunes and ...
- + Suspect in custody after Utah shooting kills 4, injures 1— Authorities placed a suspect in custody Saturday after a Utah shooting left four people dead and one injured the night before.
- + On This Day, Jan. 18: D.C. Mayor Marion Barry arrested on narcotics charges— On Jan. 18, 1990, authorities arrested Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry on narcotics charges.
- + FAA warns military training exercise could jam GPS signals in southeast, Caribbean— An FAA advisory warns pilots could experience "unreliable or unavailable GPS signal" during a training exercise scheduled for Jan. 16 through Jan. 24...
- + Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months in prison for insider trading— A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Rep. Chris Collins of New York to 26 months in prison for insider trading.
- + Northeast next stop for juggernaut storm racing across U.S.— A weekend storm that originated as a bomb cyclone in the West earlier this week is destined to bring the most substantial snowfall of the season so f...
- + Best Buy investigates CEO Corie Barry for allegations of misconduct— Best Buy announced Friday it's investigating allegations of misconduct against CEO Corie Barry months after she took over the leadership role at the ...
- + California ski resort avalanche kills 1— An avalanche at a resort ski resort near Tahoe City, Calif., left one person dead Friday and another injured, local law enforcement officials said.
- + Supreme Court to hear case allowing electors to go against popular vote— The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case in which electoral college members seek the right to vote for a presidential candidate who didn't w...
- + Eighth Space Flag exercise wrapped as Space Force signed into law— Space Flag wrapped its eighth exercise at the Boeing Virtual Warfare Center on the day the U.S. Space Force was created, the branch has announced.
- + 25 years after war, a Bosnian city fights for democracy— A European court decision could open the way for residents of the Bosnian city of Mostar to vote in municipal elections and finally close an illegal ...
- + Mike Pompeo: U.S. will keep pressure on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro— The United States and its Western allies will put additional pressure on the Venezuelan authoritarian regime of Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Mi...
- + Trump administration proposes further rollbacks of school lunch standards— The Trump administration on Friday announced a rollback of regulations on school lunch standards, promising to put school officials "back in the driv...
- + Brazil's culture minister Roberto Alvim fired after appearing to quote Nazi rhetoric— Brazil's culture minister was fired Friday after comments he made were found to be similar to those once made by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goeb...
- + LA sheriff's deputy Angel Reinosa arrested for allegedly lying about being shot by sniper— The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office arrested a former deputy accused of fabricating a story that he was shot by a sniper last year.
- + Screenings to detect new coronavirus to begin at three U.S. airports— Screenings to detect a new strain of the coronavirus from China begin Friday at three U.S. airports, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a...
- + Bodies of two Chinese tourists found near popular Icelandic plane wreck site— Police in Iceland Friday were investigating the deaths of two Chinese tourists found dead along a hiking trail leading to the site of a decades-old A...
- + U.S. job openings fall to lowest level in 21 months— Job openings in the United States in November fell to the lowest level in almost two years, aided by a surge of hiring and little turnover, the Labor...
- + Almost 44,000 animals on Australia's Kangaroo Island have died from fire— Devastating wildfires in Australia have caused the deaths of more than 40,000 animals on Kangaroo Island, where animal groups are trying to save as m...
- + Toyota moves Tacoma production to Mexico in $13B plant investment project— Toyota said Friday it will build its popular Tacoma light pickup truck in Mexico instead of in Texas, but added that no U.S. jobs will be lost in the...
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- + Former employee accused of embezzling from McGinn's PistachioLand—A former store manager of McGinn's PistachioLand is accused of embezzling money from a employer [Author: ...
- + Alamogordo MLK Day activities round-up—A round-up of local Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events in Alamogordo [Author: Alamogordo Daily News]
- + Alamogordo woman found guilty for attempted drug smuggling between prisons—An Alamogordo woman was found guilty of attempting to smuggle drugs between two prisons [Author: Alam...
- + MLK Day previous coverage—A photo gallery of previous Martin Luther King Jr. Day event coverage by Alamogordo Daily News [Author: A...
- + A man in a clown mask attempted to rob the Alamogordo Recreation Center—A man in a clown mask attempted to rob staff at the Alamogordo Recreation Center during a youth basketball game on Tuesday night. ...
- + Mourning and Truant over Hank Williams—Mourning and Truant over Hank Williams [Author: Alamogordo Daily News] [Link to media]
- + Jim Wilson's stories: From Amity Cricket to that time he went truant over Hank Williams—Local author pens memoir and holds book signing at the Alamogordo Public Library Jan. 18 from noon until 3 p.m. &n...
- + Deforestation on Tyndall AFB leads to ecosystem restoration—Beginning Jan. 15, Tyndall Air Force Base Airmen and contracted partners will begin planting Longleaf pine trees along U.S. Highway 98. &#...
- + X-60A program conducts integrated vehicle propulsion system verification test—The AFRL's X-60A program recently completed integrated vehicle propulsion system verification ground testing. &nbs...
- + Road Masters: Pacific drivers mark 35 years of accident-free driving—Motor Vehicle Operator Ho Ton recently celebrated 35 years of accident-free driving for the Exchange. ...
- + Exchange offers $1,000 in gift cards with Fill Your Gym Bag Sweepstakes—Military shoppers can give their fitness goals a boost with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's Fill Your Gym Bag sweepstakes. ...
- + HAFB Exchange's BE FIT gear helps shoppers focus on fitness—The HAFB Exchange supports Airmen to stay ready and resilient by ensuring they have the best fitness apparel, gear, and healthy meal options. &#...
- + Holloman airmen prep for temporary deployment to Key West—The 311th Fighter Squadron is prepared for a temporary deployment to Key West, Florida, to provide basic course pilots dissimilar air combat training....
- + 49th wing acquires a new MQ-9 through ferry flight—The 49th Wing received its first MQ-9 Reaper through flight, Jan. 8, 2020. [Author: Alamogordo Daily News...
- + Diamond Sharp Award January 2020—Master Sgt. Willie Hayes is proud to present the Diamond Sharp Award to Staff Sgt. Serena Beaird, 49th EMS unit deployment manager. ...
- + Preparing our warfighters: the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron—The 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployment and Distribution Flight plays a huge role in making sure Airmen are ready to deploy. &#...
- + City updates food vending ordinance—Alamogordo City Commission updated an ordinance pertaining to food vending at the regular Jan. 14 meeting. &...
- + Alamogordo Food vending ordinance updated—Alamogordo Fire Chief Jim LeClair discussed updates to an ordinance regarding food vending before City Commission on Jan. 14. ...
- + Republicans Herrell, Chase speak at Lincoln County GOP meeting—Yvette Herrell and Claire Chase, candidates in the Republican primary for the 2nd Congressional District of New Mexico, laid out their views for a pac...
- + Cloudcroft Brewing is 'Hop Stuff' in the Mountains—With the help of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Cloudcroft Brewing Co. employed 30 people in its first two years and is already looking...
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- + New Mexico State University community colleges seek to meet local needs, increase enrollment—NMSU plans to focus on student success, research, community outreach and efficiency in serving its about 24,000 students across New Mexico. ...
- + Maggie the Bear through the year—Maggie the Bear turns 15 this year. [Author: Carlsbad Current-Argus] [Link to media]
- + Carlsbad man and woman charged with breaking and entering—Sierra Hedgecock and Albert Sanchez were charged after allegedly breaking into a residence in the 900 block of Albert Street Jan. 2. ...
- + State of New Mexico granted power to fine oil and gas companies that break the law—The OCD was only able to issued three such penalties in the past 11 years to oil and gas operators under the past law. ...
- + Claire Chase makes congressional campaign stop in Carlsbad—Chase spoke on her candidacy and background as former chairperson for the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, and her experience in the industry. ...
- + Claire Chase's congressional campaign stops in Carlsbad—Chase spoke on her candidacy and background as former chairperson for the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, and her experience in the industry. ...
- + Carlsbad police investigate shooting threat at Jefferson Montessori Academy—A student found a note in a restroom threatening a potential school shooting at Jefferson Montessori Academy in Carlsbad, police said. &...
- + More time, material needed to fill Carlsbad Brine Well—Sonar analysis of the northern void of the Carlsbad Brine Well revealed more time and material would be needed to stabilize the cavity. &...
- + Oil and gas generated $3.1 billion in state revenue last year—Revenue generated by oil and gas operations grew by more than $910 million, records show, contributing about 39 percent to New Mexico's General Fund. ...
- + New Mexico House speaker hears Hobbs, Lea County's issues—House speaker Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, stopped in Hobbs as part of his Jobs Listening Tour in advance of the Jan. 21 opening of the 2020 Session ...
- + Five free days? Head to New Mexico's public lands—Recreation fees to access public lands are waived on Fee-Free Days. [Author: Carlsbad Current-Argus] ...
- + State of New Mexico issues air pollution violation notices to oil and gas operators—NMED sent notices to the seven operators reported by Earthworks, demanding an explanation for the emissions and correction within 14 days. ...
- + 70 years of service and a new success—The Mileses bought the company seven years ago, but its history in Carlsbad is 70-years strong. [Auth...
- + Savannah River Site sends first large shipment of nuclear waste to WIPP since 2014 incident—WIPP received the package of waste containing contaminated glove boxes and used motors from the Savannah River Site. ...
- + New Mexico lawmaker proposed fracking ban, added reporting that could cost state billions—A similar bill filed last year would have reportedly cost New Mexico $3.5 billion in lost revenue, per a report from the Legislative Finance Committee...
- + Oilfield service companies continue to expand businesses in the Permian Basin—Target Hospitality a $4 million expansion at its workforce community Orla, Texas, adding 100 beds. [Autho...
- + Carlsbad man sentenced to one year for possession of meth—Jose Navarro pleaded guilty Jan. 7 before Fifth Judicial District Judge Lisa Riley for possession of a controlled substance and resisting an officer. ...
- + Deputies locate car stolen from Colorado Uber driver in Carlsbad—Cory Salaz allegedly led Eddy County deputies to a stolen car and gun used by his brother in an alleged kidnapping in Colorado. ...
- + Former criminal justice professor sues New Mexico State University—Francisco Alatorre says faculty members and a dean interfered with his promotion and tenure after he reported misconduct at his department. &#...
- + Q&A: Gov. Lujan Grisham on the upcoming legislative session—In a wide-ranging conversation with Searchlight New Mexico on Jan. 6, the governor previewed her plans to reduce violent crime through new public safe...
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- + Serious injuries reported in three-vehicle crash in Northeast El Paso—Police said the crash happened on Hercules Avenue between Mercury and Leo streets. They urge drivers to avoid the area or expect delays. ...
- + El Paso police seek information in Sept. 18 fatal stabbing of man on Cincinnati Avenue—Chester Charles Woodward, 63, was found with stab wounds and was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. &...
- + El Paso police seek aid solving fatal Sept. 18, 2019, stabbing of Chester Charles Woodward—El Paso police are asking for help solving the fatal Sept. 18, 2019, stabbing of Chester Charles Woodward in the Jan. 19, 2020, Crime of the Week. ...
- + El Paso attorneys concerned about ICE detention of pregnant immigrant women—Attorneys say pregnant migrant women more likely to face ICE detention in El Paso. Currently 16 pregnant women detained in the region. ...
- + Richard Zelonis convicted of tampering with evidence in 2016 slaying of Devon Leatherbury—A man arrested in connection with the death of an El Paso man found in the Northeast desert in 2016 was convicted Thursday of tampering with evidence....
- + City of El Paso wins another round in Texas Supreme Court in Downtown arena battle—The Texas Supreme Court has made a decision favorable to the city of El Paso that could open the door for construction of the Downtown arena. &#...
- + Aguilar: There was no doubting Floyd Mayweather's impact in the 2010s—There's no denying Floyd Mayweather's impact this decade in boxing, columnist Matthew Aguilar says. [Auth...
- + Marian Manor Elementary School—Marian Manor Elementary School Friday, Jan. 17, in El Paso. At an Ysleta ISD board meeting, the district announced that Mario Manor students and LeBa...
- + YISD to relocate Alicia R. Chacon, LeBarron Park, Marian Manor students in August 2020—LeBarron Park will be consolidated with Lancaster and Del Valle elementaries so Alicia R. Chacon International School can move into its building. ...
- + LeBarron Park Elementary—LeBarron Park Elementary Friday, Jan. 17, in El Paso. At an Ysleta ISD board meeting, the district announced that LeBarron Park students and Mario Man...
- + Bloomers, bullfights and booze among early El Paso controversies—The large proportion of Easterners rapidly making up the city's population condemned bullfights as "cruel," "barbaric," "inhumane" and "atrocious." ...
- + Family-operated Don Carbón chicken grill expands with seventh El Paso location—El Paso family's recipe for success is mesquite-grilled chicken as Don Carbón opens its seventh location. &#...
- + Fallen Marine's widow, children receive new, free home in Horizon City—Lorena Mendez, a Marine's widow, chose Horizon City after being offered a free house from the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. ...
- + Man dies in East El Paso accident after rolling over, crashing into rock wall—A 19-year-old man died after he was allegedly speeding, struck another crash and then crashed into a rock wall and light pole in East El Paso, &...
- + Have you seen El Paso's most wanted fugitives for the week of Jan. 17, 2020?—Anyone with information on the profiled fugitives may call 915-566-8477. [Author: El Paso Times] [Lin...
- + El Paso most wanted fugitives for the week of January 17, 2020—Anyone with information on the location of any of these fugitives should call Crime Stoppers of El Paso immediately at (915) 566-8477 (TIPS) ...
- + Sheriff Richard Wiles denies gambling allegations, says they are politically motivated—El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles said allegations of Super Bowl gambling within his office are unfounded and politically motivated as he seeks ree...
- + CBP officers detain migrants hiding in rail car at El Paso railroad crossing—A group of migrants who illegally entered the U.S. were found hiding in a train rail car. [Author: El Pas...
- + El Paso mayor's race brings in more than $500K in donations months away from November election—El Paso mayoral candidates have brought in more than $540,000 in the November 2020 race, more than $250K at the end of 2019. ...
- + Woman accused of kidnapping her children, fleeing to Mexico arrested crossing into El Paso—A mother was arrested after being accused of kidnapping her children and fleeing with them to Mexico to be with their fugitive dad, officials said. ...
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- + Serious injuries reported in three-vehicle crash in Northeast El Paso—Police said the crash happened on Hercules Avenue between Mercury and Leo streets. They urge drivers to avoid the area or expect delays. ...
- + El Paso police seek information in Sept. 18 fatal stabbing of man on Cincinnati Avenue—Chester Charles Woodward, 63, was found with stab wounds and was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. &...
- + El Paso police seek aid solving fatal Sept. 18, 2019, stabbing of Chester Charles Woodward—El Paso police are asking for help solving the fatal Sept. 18, 2019, stabbing of Chester Charles Woodward in the Jan. 19, 2020, Crime of the Week. ...
- + El Paso attorneys concerned about ICE detention of pregnant immigrant women—Attorneys say pregnant migrant women more likely to face ICE detention in El Paso. Currently 16 pregnant women detained in the region. ...
- + Richard Zelonis convicted of tampering with evidence in 2016 slaying of Devon Leatherbury—A man arrested in connection with the death of an El Paso man found in the Northeast desert in 2016 was convicted Thursday of tampering with evidence....
- + City of El Paso wins another round in Texas Supreme Court in Downtown arena battle—The Texas Supreme Court has made a decision favorable to the city of El Paso that could open the door for construction of the Downtown arena. &#...
- + Aguilar: There was no doubting Floyd Mayweather's impact in the 2010s—There's no denying Floyd Mayweather's impact this decade in boxing, columnist Matthew Aguilar says. [Auth...
- + Marian Manor Elementary School—Marian Manor Elementary School Friday, Jan. 17, in El Paso. At an Ysleta ISD board meeting, the district announced that Mario Manor students and LeBa...
- + YISD to relocate Alicia R. Chacon, LeBarron Park, Marian Manor students in August 2020—LeBarron Park will be consolidated with Lancaster and Del Valle elementaries so Alicia R. Chacon International School can move into its building. ...
- + LeBarron Park Elementary—LeBarron Park Elementary Friday, Jan. 17, in El Paso. At an Ysleta ISD board meeting, the district announced that LeBarron Park students and Mario Man...
- + Bloomers, bullfights and booze among early El Paso controversies—The large proportion of Easterners rapidly making up the city's population condemned bullfights as "cruel," "barbaric," "inhumane" and "atrocious." ...
- + Family-operated Don Carbón chicken grill expands with seventh El Paso location—El Paso family's recipe for success is mesquite-grilled chicken as Don Carbón opens its seventh location. &#...
- + Fallen Marine's widow, children receive new, free home in Horizon City—Lorena Mendez, a Marine's widow, chose Horizon City after being offered a free house from the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. ...
- + Man dies in East El Paso accident after rolling over, crashing into rock wall—A 19-year-old man died after he was allegedly speeding, struck another crash and then crashed into a rock wall and light pole in East El Paso, &...
- + Have you seen El Paso's most wanted fugitives for the week of Jan. 17, 2020?—Anyone with information on the profiled fugitives may call 915-566-8477. [Author: El Paso Times] [Lin...
- + El Paso most wanted fugitives for the week of January 17, 2020—Anyone with information on the location of any of these fugitives should call Crime Stoppers of El Paso immediately at (915) 566-8477 (TIPS) ...
- + Sheriff Richard Wiles denies gambling allegations, says they are politically motivated—El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles said allegations of Super Bowl gambling within his office are unfounded and politically motivated as he seeks ree...
- + CBP officers detain migrants hiding in rail car at El Paso railroad crossing—A group of migrants who illegally entered the U.S. were found hiding in a train rail car. [Author: El Pas...
- + El Paso mayor's race brings in more than $500K in donations months away from November election—El Paso mayoral candidates have brought in more than $540,000 in the November 2020 race, more than $250K at the end of 2019. ...
- + Woman accused of kidnapping her children, fleeing to Mexico arrested crossing into El Paso—A mother was arrested after being accused of kidnapping her children and fleeing with them to Mexico to be with their fugitive dad, officials said. ...
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- + $1.5 million NIH grant to fund bacterial research at NMSU—The grant will fund the equipment and manpower that will help address the problem of antibiotic-resistance. ...
- + NMSU's Master Gardener, ICAN programs join to teach value of home gardening—NMSU's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science successfully introduced the Seed to Supper program last year and has plans to expan...
- + You can also be part of the team at Las Cruces Utilities—Allen Navarro, solid waste heavy equipment operator, has spent 20 years managing trash for the community with Las Cruces Utilities. ...
- + Raíces del Saber: New charter school puts down roots in Las Cruces—When educators at this new Las Cruces charter school cut the ribbon, they used garden shears. Here's why. &#...
- + Raíces del Saber Xinachtli Community School opens—Raíces del Saber Xinachtli School opens in Las Cruces [Author: Las Cruces Sun-News] [Link to media]
- + Pair of bobcats spotted near Sonoma Ranch—A pair of bobcats were spotted walking along the back wall to a Sonoma Ranch residence early Friday morning. ...
- + Man accused of twice threatening ex-girlfriend granted bond—A Las Cruces man accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend on two occasions, was granted bond in Third Judicial District Court, Thursday. &...
- + New Mexico Game Commission adds restrictions on trapping in divided vote—The New Mexico State Game Commission voted 5-2 to extend certain restrictions on animal trapping, which two commissioners called burdensome. ...
- + Scenes from Chaparral, New Mexico—Sofia — not her real name — is an immigrant living in Chaparral, an unincorporated community in southern New Mexico. ...
- + Chaparral: An immigrant community in the shadow of an ICE internment facility—Chaparral is New Mexico's largest colonia, one of the many unincorporated communities in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands ...
- + Here's your Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend forecast—While most of northern New Mexico will be under a blanket of snow, southern New Mexico is looking a little warmer and sunnier. ...
- + Felon facing multiple charges after he's found in stolen Game and Fish truck—A Las Cruces man was arrested Friday morning for allegedly stealing a Department of Game and Fish vehicle. ...
- + New Mexico might legalize marijuana. Here's what you need to know about the proposal.—New Mexico's governor plans to push to recreational marijuana legalization this year. Here's what the ideal plan looks like. &...
- + Mother charged after 3-year-old daughter tests positive for meth—Magaly Margarit Luna is charged with one count of negligent child abuse. [Author: Las Cruces Sun-News...
- + New Mexico's 2020 Legislative session begins Tuesday. Here's a preview of the agenda—Lawmakers will push plans to legalize marijuana, underwrite tuition-free college and other measures. ...
- + New Mexico Legislature 2020 preview: Legal marijuana, tuition-free college, red-flag gun laws—A new legislative session is once again upon New Mexico as lawmakers make their way to Santa Fe. Here's a preview of what to come. &...
- + Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima opposes marijuana legalization in New Mexico—Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima said a marijuana legalization bill would be the "most irresponsible" legislation he's ever seen New Mexico pass. ...
- + Las Cruces native Rick Montoya announces run for US Senate in New Mexico—Rick Montoya, a businessman from Rio Rancho, on Thursday became the sixth Republican to enter the contest for U.S. Senate in New Mexico. &...
- + New America School plans day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day—Margarita Leza Porter, principal at New America School, said the school has been helping the community on MLK Day since 2012. ...
- + NMSU announces 2019 Firefighter of the Year—Congratulations to New Mexico State Univeristy alumni firefighter Isaiah Telles who was recognized as NMSU's 2019 Firefighter of the Year. ...
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- + NMSU Arrowhead Center receives support from Daniels Fund for entrepreneur education—NMSU Arrowhead Center receives support from Daniels Fund for entrepreneur education Date: 01/17/2020 Writer: Cassie Mc...
- + NMSUCCESS lecture series continues with focus on locally based food culture —NMSUCCESS lecture series continues with focus on locally based food culture Date: 01/16/2020 Writer: Amanda Adame, 57...
- + Potential quorum notice of NMSU regents Jan. 21—Potential quorum notice of NMSU regents Jan. 21 Date: 01/16/2020 Writer: Carlos Andres Lopez, 575-646-1955, carlopez@n...
- + NMSU programs recognized on 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Online rankings—NMSU programs recognized on 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Online rankings Date: 01/15/2020 Writer: Tiffany Ac...
- + Puppies raised by NMSU students now working as guide dogs—Puppies raised by NMSU students now working as guide dogs Date: 01/13/2020 Writer: Carlos Andres Lopez, 575-646-1955, ...
- + NMSU to help develop state forest restoration program with $5 million grant—NMSU to help develop state forest restoration program with $5 million grant Date: 01/13/2020 Writer: Carlos Andres Lop...
- + NMSU College of Arts and Sciences seeks nominations for A Starry Night honors—NMSU College of Arts and Sciences seeks nominations for A Starry Night honors Date: 01/13/2020 Writer: Minerva Bauma...
- + NMSU regents to convene in Carlsbad for meetings Jan. 16; potential quorum notice for tour—NMSU regents to convene in Carlsbad for meetings Jan. 16; potential quorum notice for tour Date: 01/13/2020 Writer: Ca...
- + NMSU, NM Department of Health to offer diabetes cooking classes in Las Cruces—NMSU, NM Department of Health to offer diabetes cooking classes in Las Cruces Date: 01/13/2020 Writer: Carlos Andres L...
- + Fant to retire as NMSU associate vice president, deputy provost—Fant to retire as NMSU associate vice president, deputy provost Date: 01/10/2020 Writer: Adriana M. Chavez, 575-646-19...
- + NMSU Grants celebrates new scholarship to help returning students—NMSU Grants celebrates new scholarship to help returning students Date: 01/10/2020 Writer: Megan Hansen A new...
- + NMSU astronomy professor receives second NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal —NMSU astronomy professor receives second NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal Date: 01/09/2020 Writer: Minerva Bauma...
- + NMSU Career Services to host 15th annual Career Connections Career Fair—NMSU Career Services to host 15th annual Career Connections Career Fair Date: 01/09/2020 Writer: Roseanne Bensley, 575...
- + NMSU seeks participants for parental wellness program—NMSU seeks participants for parental wellness program Date: 01/09/2020 Writer: Carlos Andres Lopez, 575-646-1955, carl...
- + NMSU, NM Hay Association to host conference in Ruidoso Jan. 30-31—NMSU, NM Hay Association to host conference in Ruidoso Jan. 30-31 Date: 01/08/2020 Writer: Jane Moorman, 505-249-0527,...
- + Preparing for the future theme of 2020 Southwest Beef Symposium in Amarillo—Preparing for the future theme of 2020 Southwest Beef Symposium in Amarillo Date: 01/08/2020 Writer: Jane Moorman, 50...
- + NMSU professor elected as board officer of national online learning organization—NMSU professor elected as board officer of national online learning organization Date: 01/08/2020 Writer: Adriana M. C...
- + NMSU chemical engineering masters student receives research fellowship—NMSU chemical engineering masters student receives research fellowship Date: 01/07/2020 Writer: Linda Fresques, 575-6...
- + NMSU alum creates endowed scholarship in computer science—NMSU alum creates endowed scholarship in computer science Date: 01/06/2020 Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbau...
- + NMSU students win awards for research at National Diversity in STEM Conference—NMSU students win awards for research at National Diversity in STEM Conference Date: 01/06/2020 Writer: Amanda Adame, ...
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- + New Mexico Legislature 2020 preview: Legal marijuana, tuition-free college, red-flag gun laws—A new legislative session is once again upon New Mexico as lawmakers make their way to Santa Fe. Here's a preview of what to come. &...
- + Silver High basketball player Katelynn Limardo named McDonald's All American nominee—Silver High's Katelynn Limardo is among more than 900 boys and girls high school seniors nominated to take part in the McDonald's All American Games. ...
- + Congenital syphilis spikes across New Mexico—New Mexico has the eighth-highest rate of congenital syphilis in the nation, the national Department of Health said. &...
- + NM's rise in homelessness tops nation; HUD reports 27% increase in one year—New Mexico also recorded a 57.6% increase in chronic homelessness last year, also the highest in the nation. ...
- + NMDOT approves $1.3 million project to resurface US 180 between Deming and Hurley—The project to resurface US 180 between Deming and Hurley will begin in early February and take about three weeks to complete, according to NMDOT. ...
- + Sheriffs oppose red flag gun legislation in New Mexico—Sheriffs across most of NM are opposed to a proposal made by lawmakers that would allow police to take away guns from those who may cause harm. ...
- + 'Cupid Carnaval' is theme of 2020 Chocolate Fantasia in Silver City—Visitors will find more than 25 downtown merchants and galleries decorated in the spirit of this year's theme and distributing chocolates. ...
- + Rollover crash near Cliff claims the lives of Santa Clara woman and Arenas Valley woman—A Santa Clara woman and an Arenas Valley woman died Wednesday after a single-vehicle rollover on US 180. ...
- + Playing chess with friends across borders—We're not waiting for checkmate. We're hoping for a draw. [Author: Silver City Sun-News]
- + Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham introduces extreme-risk gun bill in Las Cruces—Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham was in Las Cruces Wednesday introducing an Extreme-Risk gun safety bill. ...
- + It's a boy: Meet Gila Regional Medical Center's first baby born in 2020—It's a new decade and the first baby born in Silver City arrived on Jan. 2, 2020 at Gila Regional Medical Center. ...
- + New Mexico Department of Game and Fish challenges anglers to catch five trout species—New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has challenged anglers to catch one fish from each of the five trout species. ...
- + Sadness is as good as happiness; embrace it—I don't really know how happy I am unless I know of all the alternatives, and I don't really know about all the alternatives unless I experience them....
- + Boom brings new neighbors, challenges to Carlsbad—Carlsbad is home to a 21st century version of a gold rush in the Permian Basin that straddles New Mexico and Texas. &n...
- + Interior denies $56 million to NM CAP Entity for Gila River diversion construction funds—Plans to build a diversion dam on the Gila River in southwestern New Mexico have hit another snag. [Autho...
- + 5 ways to better know your community in 2020—In 2020, connect with someone you can see and touch in real life, not just through your computer screen. I look forward to meeting you. ...
- + WSMR captain deploys to Afghanistan on Christmas Day—A WISMR Space Squadron Captain is deploying to the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Christmas day. [...
- + New Year's Eve: 6th annual Las Cruces Chile Drop and other NYE parties to ring in 2020—The unique and charming chile drop — will drop at midnight and as always will be illuminated either red or green. &nbs...
- + New Mexico Sen. Heinrich, Congresswoman Torres Small celebrate White Sands designation—White Sands National Monument has officially been designated a national park [Author: Alamogordo Dail...
- + Frontier Communities welcomes new director Dr. Stacey Cox—Dr. Stacey Cox has spent over 20 years working in the social justice field with a majority of time dedicated to the administration of nonprofits ...
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- + Ofcom Consultation: Improving spectrum access for Wi-Fi—Ofcom wishes to boost the use of Wi-Fi in Amateur Radio spectrum at 5725-5850 MHz. The Amateur Satellite Service weak-signal downlink band, 5830-5850 ...
- + Special certificate to celebrate 30 years of LUSAT—AMSAT-LU will be issuing a special certificate to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of LUSAT (LO-19) during LUSAT week which takes place Ja...
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- + New Book from ARRL: Amateur Radio Contesting for Beginners
- + The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Now Available— Listen to the new episode of ARRL Audio News on your iOS or Android podcast app, or online at http://www.blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/. Audio News is al...
- + SAQ Alexanderson Alternator 2019 Christmas Eve Transmission Heard by More than 400 Listeners—The Alexanderson alternator 2019 Christmas Eve transmission on 17.2 kHz from SAQ in Grimeton, Sweden, was heard by more than 400 listeners. SAQ report...
- + Large-Scale DXpedition to Timor-Leste Planned for this Fall—The Lagunaria DX Group is planning a “large-scale DXpedition” to Timor-Leste (4W) in the October/November 2020 timeframe.“We currently have one team m...
- + The K7RA Solar Update—Cycle 25 sunspots persisted for the first two days (January 9-10) of this reporting week, January 9-15, with daily sunspot numbers of 14 and 11. That ...
- + High Speed Telegraphy Competitions Set
- + Iowa State Parks on the Air 2020 Celebrating Centennial of Iowa State Parks—Iowa State Parks on the Air (IASPOTA-2020) is under way and will continue through year’s end. The event is sponsored by the Great River Amateur Radio ...
- + Massachusetts Club Offers Support to Arecibo Observatory Following Earthquakes— Although not in the hardest-hit earthquake zone, Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory nonetheless has been affected by the recent spate of earthquakes a...
- + YOTA Month Reported a Success in the Americas
- + Puerto Rico Earthquake Relief Effort Continues, with Help from Ham Radio
- + AM Rally 2020 Gets Under Way on February 1
- + ARRL On the Air Podcast Premieres on January 16—ARRL’s new On the Air podcast for those just getting started on their amateur radio journey, will debut this Thursday, January 16, with a new podcast ...
- + Germany Special Event Recognizes Anniversary of SDR Development— The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) this year is honoring 35 years of software-defined radio (SDR) technology with special call sign and special ...
- + Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Said, A41AA, SK— The Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Said, A41AA, died on January 10. He was 79. The Diwan of the Royal Court has declared 3 days of mourning, with th...
- + Tragic Drowning Cuts Short DXpedition to Rotuma
- + Leadership Elections to Highlight January 17 – 18 ARRL Annual Board Meeting
- + Well-Known DXer and DXCC Card Checker Peter Glasmacher, DK5DC, SK— Well-known DXer and DXCC card checker Peter Glasmacher, DK5DC/AA6HM, of Werl, Germany, died unexpectedly on January 12. An ARRL member, he was 68. G...
- + Puerto Rico Volunteers Deployed to Red Cross, ARRL Sending Equipment—Puerto Rico Section Manager Oscar Resto, KP4RF, reports that several Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers have been deployed to earthquak...
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- + The Sky This Week from January 17 to 26—While a crescent Moon passes near three planets this week, Venus has a rare close meeting with Neptune.
- + Four strange new objects found around the Milky Way's huge black hole—The dust-shrouded objects may be binary stars merging as they orbit the supermassive black hole in our galaxy's core.
- + Second terrestrial planet found around closest star to the Sun—Our nearest celestial neighbor, the star Proxima Centauri, likely hosts a second planet. The planet, dubbed Proxima c, is at least about 6 times the ...
- + NASA will broadcast final spacewalk to repair AMS—The next three spacewalks will complete fixes to the space station’s solar panels and Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle detector.
- + Binary stars may be an explanation for powerful gamma-ray bursts—A new study shows that being in a binary star system can keep a massive star spinning fast enough to produce such powerful explosions.
- + Scientists find meteorite pieces older than the solar system—Some of the ancient grains may have been created by a boom in stars forming in the Milky Way about seven billion years ago.
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- + Raspberry Pi and Automatic NOAA Satellite Reception—Technical Reference/Raspberry PiHow to receive automatically NOAA wather satellite images with a Raspberry Pi and a RTL SDR. This project requires a R...
- + Milcom Monitoring Post—Shortwave Radio/SWL ResourcesA blog dedicated to military communications shortwave intercepts, sponsored by the Teak Publishing [Author: author@dxzon...
- + Weak Signals - Reduce volume to reduce noise—Operating Modes/Weak SignalThis article discusses how volume reduction can help in the reception of weak signals by reducing the noise level. It is co...
- + 2m Quad Turnstile Antenna—Antennas/2MThe loops are made of 10 mm round aluminum tube. No bending pliers was used to gently bend 90 degrees to obtain a square with 53 cm inner s...
- + HamClock - Ham Radio Desk Clock—Technical Reference/Raspberry PiKeep track of much more than the time with this Wi-Fi enabled device. HamClock is a desk clock that could show accura...
- + 70 MHz 4m Slim Jin Antenna with Ladder Line—Antennas/4MAn experimental slim jim antenna for 70MHz band made with a wireman slotted line. [Author: author@dxzone.com]
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- + Solar Report 1505 18 Jan 2020—Solar Flux: 70 | Ap: 3 | Kp 1
- + Observed Space Weather 1505 18 Jan 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + Forecast Space Weather 1505 18 Jan 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + Flares 1505 18 Jan 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi (none) 24h hi (none)
- + Sunspots 1505 18 Jan 2020—SSN: 0 (01/17/2020)
- + Solar Wind 1505 18 Jan 2020—Solar Wind: 336 km/s @ 5.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + Global Conditions 1505 18 Jan 2020—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1400Z on 18 Jan, 2020 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + Solar Report 1425 18 Jan 2020—Solar Flux: 70 | Ap: 3 | Kp 1
- + Observed Space Weather 1425 18 Jan 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + Forecast Space Weather 1425 18 Jan 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + Flares 1425 18 Jan 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi (none) 24h hi (none)
- + Sunspots 1425 18 Jan 2020—SSN: 0 (01/17/2020)
- + Solar Wind 1425 18 Jan 2020—Solar Wind: 338 km/s @ 4.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + Global Conditions 1425 18 Jan 2020—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1400Z on 18 Jan, 2020 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + Solar Report 1345 18 Jan 2020—Solar Flux: 70 | Ap: 3 | Kp 1
- + Observed Space Weather 1345 18 Jan 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + Forecast Space Weather 1345 18 Jan 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + Flares 1345 18 Jan 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi (none) 24h hi (none)
- + Sunspots 1345 18 Jan 2020—SSN: 0 (01/17/2020)
- + Solar Wind 1345 18 Jan 2020—Solar Wind: 328 km/s @ 4.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
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- + Navy SEALs buy counterfeit antennas for $165k—Here’s a crazy story. Apparently, the Navy purchased 450 counterfeit, VHF/UHF antennas for $165,000. Now, that in itself is pretty crazy. That w...
- + 100, 50, and 25 years ago in QST: long-distance 200 m operation,—It’s amazing to think that there are now more than 100 years’ worth of QSTs. In this review of articles from 100, 50, and 25 years ago, th...
- + 100, 50, and 25 years ago in QST: long-distance 200 m operation,—It’s amazing to think that there are now more than 100 years’ worth of QSTs. In this review of articles from 100, 50, and 25 years ago, th...
- + YOTA Month a Success in the Americas— This just in from Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, and Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO. Youth-operated amateur radio stations in the western hemisphere contribute 12...
- + From redditt: waterproofing coax, K7UGA—Here are three recent items of note on /r/amateurradio, the sub-reddit for radio amateurs: Just passed my Advanced (Extra) Exam so… That’...
- + From redditt: waterproofing coax, Smith Chart tutorial—Here are three recent items of note on /r/amateurradio, the sub-reddit for radio amateurs: Just passed my Advanced (Extra) Exam so… That’...
- + Operating notes: Wet antenna, electrical noise GONE!, 30m noise—I have been using my Cobra antenna for more than four years now, so you’d have thought I’d have seen everything. Yesterday, though was som...
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- + Foundations of Amateur Radio—The lessons we teach - When you become a member of the amateur radio community you become part of a small group of humans who know and understand cert...
- + ARISS educational radio contact with school in Toronto, Canada—An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Canada
- + Ham radio Winter Field Day—Members of the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the National Amateur Radio Winter Field Day Exercise, January 25 and 26, 202...
- + Ofcom Consultation: Improving spectrum access for Wi-Fi—Ofcom wishes to boost the use of Wi-Fi in Amateur Radio spectrum at 5725-5850 MHz
- + VK6WIA NewsWest—NewsWest this week is the New Amateurs Edition, where we congratulate and acknowledge those with new or upgraded callsigns or licenses, and where we s...
- + RAC President attends ARRL Board Meeting—Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XN, attended the annual Board of Directors meeting of the American Radio Relay League (AR...
- + Special certificate to celebrate 30 years of LUSAT—AMSAT-LU will be issuing a special certificate to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of LUSAT (LO-19) during LUSAT week which takes place Ja...
- + Propagation de K7RA—Solar Cycle 25 sunspots persisted for the first two days (January 9-10) of this reporting week, January 9-15, with daily sunspot numbers of 14 and 11....
- + ITU highlights role of amateur radio in emergency comms—Amateur radio features in the ITU Guidelines for national emergency telecommunication plans, published by the Telecommunication Development Sector (IT...
- + USKA preparing response to Article 37a on ham radio antennas—Switzerland's national amateur radio society USKA is preparing its response to OFCOM's consultation regarding the new Article 37a on ham radio antenna...
- + Puerto Rico ham radio operators on maximum alert following Puerto Rico's earthquakes 2020—At the end of December 2019 and in early January 2020, the southwestern part of the island of Puerto Rico was struck by a series of strong earthquakes...
- + ARISS contact opportunity—The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individu...
- + WICEN hits the airwaves on the BBC World Service—Australia's WICEN NSW Forward Commander, Compton Allen, was interviewed on the BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme where he spoke of the role...
- + Magnetic explosions discovered on 'Earth's Doorstep—A type of explosion in space called "magnetic reconnection" can happen much closer to Earth than previously thought
- + RSGB looking at One-stop training portal—The RSGB Volunteer Leadership Team (VLT) has been looking at a One-stop Training Portal for exam candidates
- + DX News from the ARRL—The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands
- + Tony's 10m Band Report—Best days of the week were Saturday and Sunday. Certainly seems that the DARC contest helped. Best DX EW1I (Belarus), ZC4UW (Cyprus), 3D2DJ (Fiji), OY...
- + ARRL launches 'On the Air' - a new podcast for beginner-to-intermediate amateur radio operators—For those who are just getting started on their journey in amateur radio, ARRL is launching a new podcast aimed at providing support and encouragement...
- + New ham radio magazine 'On the Air'—The ARRL has launched the bi-monthly amateur radio magazine On the Air and has made the premier issue freely available to read on the internet
- + YOTA Summer Camp Croatia 2020—Chair of the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group, Lisa Leenders PA2LS, reports the 10th edition of Youngsters On The Air will be held in Croatia, in the...
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- + Meet Mal Reynolds' mom in 'Firefly: The Outlaw Ma Reynolds' (preview)—Fans of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the science fiction TV show "Firefly" now have a glimpse of his family history — in comic form. [Author: Elizabet...
- + On This Day in Space: Jan. 18, 2002: Gemini South Observatory opens in Chile—On Jan. 18, 2002, the National Science Foundation formally opened the Gemini South telescope in Chile. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space...
- + 'Firefly: The Unification War Vol. 2' reveals Mal Reynolds' military past—Browncoats, it's finally here — the next chapter of the Unification War of the "Firefly" sci-fi franchise in a new comic from creator Joss Whedon and ...
- + 'Star Trek: Picard' world premiere draws huge crowds and sci-fi stars—O Captain! my Captain! Sir Patrick Stewart reprises his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard in the latest spin-off series in the "Star Trek" universe. [Aut...
- + Elon Musk is still thinking big with SpaceX's Starship Mars-colonizing rocket. Really big.—Elon Musk outlined some ambitious goals for SpaceX's Starship Mars-colonization system during a flurry of Twitter posts on Thursday (Jan. 16). [Author...
- + How to watch SpaceX's Crew Dragon abort test live online this Sunday—SpaceX will launch its Crew Dragon spacecraft on a critical abort test Sunday morning (Jan. 19), and you can watch it live online. [Author: Amy Thomps...
- + SpaceX delays Crew Dragon abort test launch to Sunday due to bad weather—SpaceX has postponed the launch of a major astronaut safety test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to Sunday, Jan. 19, due to bad weather at the launch an...
- + Watch live Sunday! SpaceX launching big Crew Dragon test flight @ 8 am ET (1300 GMT)—SpaceX will launch a major test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft on Sunday, Jan. 19, to test its launch abort system and you can watch it live in ...
- + The top space stories of the week!—These are the top space stories this week from Space.com. [Author: Doris Elin Urrutia] [Link to media]
- + Space photos: The most amazing images this week!—Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week. [Author: Doris Elin Urrutia] [Link to media]
- + Neil Armstrong: First man on the moon—Armstrong was the first human to step foot on the moon. He was also an accomplished engineer, test pilot and astronaut. [Author: Elizabeth Howell] [Li...
- + Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon—Armstrong was the first human to step foot on the moon. He was also an accomplished engineer, test pilot and astronaut. [Author: Elizabeth Howell] [Li...
- + SpaceX, NASA 'go' for major Crew Dragon launch escape test Saturday—SpaceX's new astronaut taxi is ready to showcase its safety features in a critical flight test tomorrow (Jan. 18) that will help pave the way for the ...
- + High school student discovers alien planet with twin suns just days into a NASA internship—A high school junior found a distant planet that orbits two stars, one of just a dozen such worlds known to scientists. [Author: Doris Elin Urrutia] [...
- + Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day—An Ariane 5 rocket rises between the silhouettes of two palm trees as it lifts off into the cloud-covered evening sky in Kourou, French Guiana. [Autho...
- + Violent solar storms are happening closer to Earth than anyone thought was possible—The spectacular solar storms that paint the polar skies in beautiful greens and pinks have a darker side [Author: Yasemin Saplakoglu] [Link to media]
- + What will NASA's Mars 2020 rover be called? There's 155 names on the shortlist.—The competition to name NASA's next Mars rover has entered a new phase, with the space agency culling the field from 28,000 down to 155. [Author: Mike...
- + Milky Way's cannibalistic past illuminated by ancient star's life story—A planet-hunting telescope recently made a new discovery about the Milky Way's past cannibalism. [Author: Elizabeth Howell] [Link to media]
- + Stealth space startup SpinLaunch snares another $35 million from investors—The secretive California-based startup, which is developing a novel kinetic-energy-based launch system, has received an additional $35 million from in...
- + Astronaut joins Olay's star-studded Super Bowl ad to 'make space for women'—A former NASA astronaut is starring in a Super Bowl ad to help "make space for women." [Author: Robert Z. Pearlman] [Link to media]
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- + Warmonger Cotton Accuses Antiwar Think Tank of Anti-Semitism—If you wonder what the post-Trump Republican Party will look like, take a glimpse at Tom Cotton, one of the US senators from Arkansas (where I live). ...
- + Iraq Daily Roundup: Three Killed; Clashes at Baghdad Protest—Protests turned deadly in Baghdad. The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: Three Killed; Clashes at Baghdad Protest appeared first on A...
- + Vladimir Putin Prepares His Succession—January 15, 2020 will be remembered as the start of the transition to a new political configuration in Russia that Vladimir Putin will leave behind wh...
- + Marching Toward a New Middle East Conflict—As we march headlong into a new Middle East conflict, it is prudent to reflect on what has come before and how we found ourselves seemingly inevitably...
- + Five Things You Can’t Know About Israel and Its Lobby—Since 9/11 Israel and its lobby have been hard at work narrowing U.S. policy options toward Iran down to military confrontation. The United States Dis...
- + Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed; Bombing Near Saudi Border—A bombing took place near the Saudi border. The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: Seven Killed; Bombing Near Saudi Border appeared fir...
- + Sealed Off and Forgotten: Israel’s ‘Firing Zones’ in the West Bank—A seemingly ordinary news story, published in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, on January 7, shed light on a long-forgotten, yet crucial, subject: Isra...
- + A Tangled Web of Deception—When witnesses testify in a courtroom and offer varying, contradictory or even unlawful explanations of the events under scrutiny, juries tend not to ...
- + Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed; Gunmen Target Advisor to Basra Governor—An advisor to the governor of Basra was wounded in a shooting. The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: Seven Killed; Gunmen Target Adviso...
- + Who’s To Blame for Flight 752?—Who’s to blame for downing Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752? Everyone’s pointing the finger at Iran. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau s...
- + The Useless War Powers Act—Practically speaking, the Trump administration’s extrajudicial assassination of a top Iranian general was probably legal. The rationale is straightfor...
- + Western Media Coverage of Russia as an Exercise in Propaganda—The notion of “fake news” has entered our vocabulary as a pejorative term for dissemination of bogus information, usually by social media, sometimes b...
- + Iraq Daily Roundup: Turkish Soldier Among Seven Killed—A Turkish soldier and a guard were killed during anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq. The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: Turkish Soldie...
- + Trump’s In-Kind Contribution to Bernie—The directed killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s blood-soaked field marshal in the "forever war" of the Middle East, has begun to r...
- + US to Iraq: ‘Vote All You Want, We’re Not Leaving!’—President Trump’s decision earlier this month to assassinate Iran’s top military general on Iraqi soil – over the objection of the I...
- + Lying Generals and the Lies They Tell—I’ve had it out for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Army General Mark Milley, of late. My dislike for the man might even constitute an intellectual blin...
- + Trump Backs Down; Iran Conflict Continues—Trump blinked. After threatening to bomb military and cultural sites in Iran, President Donald Trump has apparently backed down on further escalation ...
- + From Obama to Trump, the Escalation of Drone Warfare—"Be assured of one thing: whichever candidate you choose at the polls in November, you aren’t just electing a president of the United States; you ...
- + Trump’s Escalation Imperils Innocents—While an eerie, surreal calm has fallen over US-Iranian relations, I wouldn’t assume we’re out of the woods yet. Trump had no reason to be...
- + Iraq Daily Roundup: Four Killed; Dozens Wounded in Protests—Protests lefts dozens of wounded in Karbala and Kut. The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: Four Killed; Dozens Wounded in Protests app...
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- + Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer drone completes first flight—Leonardo has announced the maiden flight of its new Falco Xplorer drone aircraft. Falco Xplorer S/N0001 took off from Trapani Air Force base on Januar...
- + Aircraft Compatibility Testing Begins Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford—The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed its homeport of Norfolk, Jan. 16 to begin Aircraft Compatibility Testing (ACT) off the East ...
- + Airbus Demonstrates First Fully Automatic Vision-Based Take-Off—Airbus has successfully performed the first fully automatic vision-based take-off using an Airbus Family test aircraft at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. Th...
- + France Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Anti-IS Mission in Middle East—France will deploy its only aircraft carrier to join coalition operations against the Islamic State (IS) terror group, President Emmanuel Macron has a...
- + Italian Army to Purchase 30 Freccia 8×8 Medium Armoured Vehicles—The contract for the purchase of 30 “Freccia” 8×8 Medium Armoured Vehicles (5 in Combat version and 25 in Anti-tank version) with ten years integ...
- + US warship sails through Taiwan Strait—A US warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, mainland and Taipei officials said Friday, the first such passage since the island resoundingly re-...
- + US girds for cyber threats from Iran as military clash fears ebb—Iran is widely expected to ramp up cyberattacks against the United States in response to the US killing of a top Iranian leader this month even as fea...
- + Iraq denies resuming joint ops with US-led coalition—An Iraqi government spokesman denied reports on Thursday that joint operations had resumed between local forces and the US-led coalition fighting Isla...
- + Russian Space Agency Develops Efficient Countermeasures Against Orbital Surveillance—Researchers from the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos found a way to hide sensitive activity on Russian soil from the vigilant eyes of foreign surveilla...
- + Lockheed Launches First Smart Satellite Enabling Space Mesh Networking—Experimental nanosat payload developed in nine months tests new software-defined mission, on-board multi-core processing and orbital cloud communicati...
- + Encryption battle reignited as US govt at loggerheads with Apple—Apple and the US government are at loggerheads for the second time in four years over unlocking iPhones connected to a mass shooting, reviving debate ...
- + Slow light to speed up LiDAR sensors development—Quicker is not always better, especially when it comes to a 3D sensor in advanced technology. With applications in autonomous vehicles, robots and dro...
- + US Navy Test-Flies First F-18 Super Hornet IRST—For the first time, Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with an Infrared Search & Track (IRST) Block II pod in late 2019...
- + Patria Delivers Upgraded Missile Cutter to Finnish Navy—Domestic defence equipment maker Patria handed over on Wednesday the first of four renovated and updated Hamina-class missile cutter ships to the mili...
- + X-60A program conducts integrated vehicle propulsion system test—WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio: The Air Force Research Laboratory’s X-60A program recently achieved a key developmental milestone with the comp...
- + Ukraine is Ready to be Fully Involved in NATO’s Procurement System—Ukraine has stepped up its efforts to join services and partnership of NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). In this way, Ukraine will have full...
- + US resumes joint military operations in Iraq—The United States on Wednesday resumed joint military operations with Iraq that had been put on pause after the US drone strike that killed a top Iran...
- + New video shows Iranian missiles hitting Ukraine plane—New video footage has emerged showing two Iranian missiles tearing through the night sky and hitting a Ukrainian passenger plane, sending the aircraft...
- + DARPA Awards Lockheed Martin Hypersonic OpFires Phase 3 Contract—Integrated Weapon System continues development The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $31.9 milli...
- + US Army MPs use new Modular Handgun System to train, qualify—ANSBACH, Germany: Soldiers and Civilians with the U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Ansbach Provost Marshal Office (PMO) practiced and qualified with the Army...
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- + Putin Seeks to Plug Gaps in Russia's State-Driven Tech Efforts—His Wednesday speech acknowledged difficulties Russian researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs face, particularly in the realm of finance. [Category...
- + Sending Troops Back to the Middle East Won’t Stop Iran—Knee-jerk deployments only distract from the president’s bigger priorities: China and Russia. [Category: Ideas]
- + US troops were injured in Iran's Jan. 8 attack; Army cancels $45B vehicle competition; Riyadh gives US $0.5B for ops; Navy adding drone controllers to carriers; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + US Army Cancels $45B Armored Vehicle Contest That Drew One Bid—The service now plans to reboot its effort to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, but with different bidding parameters. [Category: Business]
- + Eleven US Troops Were Injured in Jan. 8 Iran Missile Strike—The troops were medevaced this week to Germany and Kuwait to be treated for traumatic brain injury after experiencing concussion symptoms. [Category: ...
- + USN: send money; Changes coming to F-35 logistics; NG’s new logo; and more...— [Category: Business]
- + US resumes fighting ISIS in Iraq; Esper’s big reform push; Putin’s power move; WH broke law with Ukraine aid, GAO says; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + The US Space Force Is Not a Joke—It’s not all President Trump promised, but it exists now. [Category: Ideas]
- + As Putin Schemes to Extend His Reign, Expect New Forms of Internet Repression —Russia under a president-for-life will likely grow more insular and less open to Western influence. [Category: Technology]
- + Esper Is Attempting the Biggest Defense Reform in a Generation—In two recent memos, the SecDef reveals his intention to change how the Pentagon uses its money, people, and time. [Category: Ideas]
- + Putin moves to extend reign; 2020 Dems on troops in the Mideast; CNO: send money; War-powers bill gains support; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + Ep. 62: Wagner and Russian private military contractors—How much do we understand about what these groups are up to? And how much should the U.S. and its allies be concerned? [Category: Ideas]
- + Amazon Will File Injunction to Stop JEDI Work—The latest twist in the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud contract could halt further action. [Category: Technology]
- + The US Navy Needs More Money, Its Top Admiral Bluntly Argues—The sea service is pushing for a fleet of 355 ships in the next decade, and that’s not counting unmanned vessels. [Category: Politics]
- + Meet the House Republicans Who Want to Rein In Trump On War—After the Soleimani strike, a working group of moderate Republicans and Democrats trying to “clarify” Congress’s war responsibilities hope they can bu...
- + The Downed Jetliner Reminds Us that War Spins Out of Control—Mistakes and misperceptions bookended this latest episode in the long conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Expect that not to change. [Category: Ideas]
- + The Pentagon Must Replace Some Hackable Computer Chips—Last year’s vulnerability revelations, combined with the tardiness of manufacturers’ responses, leave the military with an expensive choice. [Category...
- + Turkey Will Make F-35 Parts Throughout 2020, Far Longer Than Anticipated—U.S. officials had aimed to get Turkish companies out of the jet’s supply chain by March. [Category: Politics]
- + More military funds may go to Wall; Soleimani justifications shift again; Moscow’s influence ops; Stopping drone friendly fire; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + When Both Sides Have Drones, How Do You Know Which Ones to Kill?—The U.S. Army recently tested a system that helps defenders wipe the skies of just the unfriendly aerial robots. [Category: Technology]
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- + Nuclear Weapons: Trump Regime Pressured E3 Countries (UK, France, Germany) to Trigger JCPOA Dispute Mechanism—Post-WW II, Washington transformed Western European countries into virtual US colonies — their presence status. Judge them by their actions. Time and ...
- + Take My Benefits – Please! Medicare System in Crisis—At the June 2019 House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Medicare for All, Texas Republican Kevin Murphy lamented, “That great health care plan that...
- + The World Looks to Abandon the Dollar as US Sanctions Tighten Their Grip—When the US places financial sanctions on one country, it de facto sanctions many other countries as well — including many of its allies. This is beca...
- + The TEPCO Trial: Prosecution and Acquittal after Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown—On September 19, 2019, a panel of three professional judges in the Tokyo District Court acquitted three former executives of the Tokyo Electric Power ...
- + Challenging the Flawed Premise Behind Pushing GMOs into Indian Agriculture— A common claim is that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are essential to agriculture if we are to feed an ever-growing global population. Suppor...
- + Canada Opposed Iranian Democracy—To understand where you are, it is necessary to know where you have been. To understand current Canadian policy towards the 18th most populous country...
- + It’s Factually Incorrect to Claim that Bolivia Has a So-Called Interim Government—The individuals who seized power after the military coup in Bolivia don’t constitute a so-called “interim government” because the ra...
- + Washington Continues War Buildup Against Iran—With a series of new US military deployments, Washington is escalating its preparations for a full-scale war with Iran. The buildup is continuing desp...
- + Trump Calls for New Iran Nuclear Deal that Renders the Country Defenseless—Last week, Trump called for a new Iran nuclear deal, claiming: “(W)e must all work together toward making a deal with Iran that makes the world a safe...
- + Canada’s Media and Political Establishment Endorse Illegal Assassination of Iranian General Suleimani—In the two weeks since Washington violated Iraq’s sovereignty to assassinate Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) General Qassem Suleimani, major Canadi...
- + The Market in this New Decade—On January first of this new decade, 2020 the Dow Jones was at a record high; $28,634. What does that mean? Since the great depression of 1929 there h...
- + Trump’s Feeble Phase 1 China-US Trade Deal—With the announcement today, January 16, 2020 of the signing of the US-China Phase 1 ‘mini’ trade deal, and the US Senate’s simultaneous ratification ...
- + Iraq Set to Buy Russian S-400 Air Defense System and Assert Its Sovereignty—Iran attacked US forces stationed at two bases in Iraq with 15 missiles on January 8th, but it does not appear missile defense systems were used to co...
- + Battle of the Ages to Stop Eurasian Integration—The Raging Twenties started with a bang with the targeted assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani. Yet a bigger bang awaits us throughout the ...
- + NATO Terrorists Bomb Aleppo Neighborhood: 5 Murdered, 15 Injured—NATO terrorists continued their slaughter of Syrian civilians. Courtesy of mostly the US taxpayer, another residential neighborhood in Aleppo was bomb...
- + “Why America Needs War”? Why Are US Military Expenditures “Going Through the Roof”?—Back in 2003, an alternative media site based in Belgium – Indy Media, published a rather clever article titled “Why America Needs War” written by re...
- + The Afro-Eurasia Proposal Would be a Timely Alternative to the US Sponsored “Indo-Pacific”—Russia’s repeated rejection of the US’ ‘Indo-Pacific’ concept that Foreign Minister Lavrov claims is a ruse for “contain...
- + The Cannabis Industry’s Dirty Energy Secret—Your average marijuana plant is a rather unimposing, forest green weed that blends well with nature. The dirty truth, however, is that the business of...
- + Soleimani Fallout Continues to Produce Diplomatic Dividends for Russia—Ahead of this year’s Munich Security Conference, due to begin on February 14th, its chairman Wolfgang Ischinger praised what he called President Putin...
- + US, UK, Australia, Canada and Germany Reject Iraqi Parliament’s Demand for US and Allied Troop Withdrawal—Following the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Shiite Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad International A...
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- + Brazilian Army releases its new strategic plan—The Brazilian Army has recently released its strategic plan paper covering the period from 2020 to 2023. The document directs the force’s invest...
- + US State Department approves potential USD1.5 billion FMS to support RAN’s Hobart-class destroyers and Hunter-class frigates—The US Department of State has approved a potential USD1.5 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of long-lead items, engineering developmen...
- + Pentagon seeks proposals for future Pilot Training Next prototypes—Key Points The Pentagon has issued a solicitation to further its Pilot Training Next work Desired technologies include network and data architecture...
- + Islamic State kills more than 150 soldiers in series of attacks across Niger—Key Points The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a 9 January attack on a military base in western Niger, in which at least 89 soldiers were ki...
- + Egypt inaugurates major Red Sea base complex—Egypt formally inaugurated a strategically significant new base complex on 15 January in an event attended by high-ranking dignitaries from allied Ara...
- + Beijing accuses Taiwan’s ruling party of ‘provoking’ growing sentiment in China to reunify the island ‘by force’—Following the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP’s) re-election in the 11 January Taiwanese presidential poll, the Chinese State Council’s Taiwan Aff...
- + ReCAAP reports uptick in Asian piracy cases as concerns emerge over Singapore Strait—The Asian region saw a slight increase in piracy cases throughout 2019, but the number of incidences in the Singapore Strait increased significantly c...
- + Tokyo calls on Beijing to rein in military activities in East China Sea—Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono has called on China to rein in its military activities in the East China Sea ahead of President Xi Jinping’s plann...
- + China Coast Guard ship makes first-ever official visit to Philippines—A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship has paid an official visit to Philippines for the first time ever and taken part in exercises with the Philippine Coast...
- + France pledges more troops for Sahel as US reconsiders Africa deployments—France has pledged to deploy 220 more troops to help suppress the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel, while the US is considering reducing its commitmen...
- + Indian Navy pruning procurements due to budget cuts—Faced with a continuing financial resource crunch, the Indian Navy (IN) is cutting back on some of its procurement plans: a move that, according to se...
- + Malaysia looking into joint production of defence equipment with Turkey—Turkey has officially offered Malaysia the opportunity to collaborate in the development and production of both a next-generation fighter and an advan...
- + Surface Navy 2020: Great power competition presents most difficult navy challenge, US surface force commander says—The re-emergence of power competition is presenting the US Navy (USN) with its hardest challenge, according to Vice Admiral Richard Brown, commander o...
- + Surface Navy 2020: Unmanned capability matters more than battle-force inclusion, US surface force commander says—The attributes of unmanned platforms matter more than whether they are counted as battle-force ships, according to Vice Admiral Richard Brown, command...
- + Expansion of RAN’s Training Systems Centre at Randwick complete, says Australian DoD—The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra has announced that the AUD24-million (USD16.5-million) extension of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Tr...
- + Indian Navy to adopt new fuel type to improve performance and reduce pollution—The Indian Navy (IN) announced on 13 January its decision to adopt a better quality of fuel for use by its surface and underwater platforms to enhance...
- + Surface Navy 2020: Geography and Iranian accuracy put USN surface fleet at greater risk—The relatively close maritime quarters of the Gulf and the accuracy of the Iranian weapons, particularly ballistic missiles, put US Navy (USN) large s...
- + Saudis expelled from US training—An investigation into all Saudi nationals undergoing military training in the United States in the wake of the shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Station...
- + US Army examines basing Multi-Domain Task Force troops on the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands—The US Army is investigating plans to field a Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) in the Indo-Pacific region next year and looking at options to base some ...
- + Israel tests advanced Iron Dome—The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) announced on 12 January that a series of trials of an improved Iron Dome air defence system had been completed s...
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- + Mil.Press TV: How Virtual Prototyping Helps Russian Designers Create Ships—Zelenodolsk Design Bureau was among the pioneers in the Russian shipbuilding industry who implemented the software/hardware virtual prototyping soluti...
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- + Israel's F-35i 'Adir' Stealth Fighter Is a Beast (And Now A Second Squadron Is Ready)—Seth J. Frantzman Security, Iran, you might want to read this. Israel unveiled its second F-35i squadron to coincide with the new year at its Ne...
- + RIP, Aircraft Carriers: Russia is Planning Anti-Ship Missile Ambushes—Michael Peck Security, Europe And what does the U.S. Navy have to say about this? Russia plans to combine surface ships and land-based anti-ship m...
- + Is There Anything That Ruger's SR22 Handgun Can't Do?—Kyle Mizokami Security, Let's test that. Key point: The SR22 is a well balanced rimfire pistol that can do a little bit of everything, from targe...
- + Real-Life Iron Man? China is Developing Military Exoskeletons.—Michael Peck Security, Asia With America and Russia developing exoskeletons—essentially the powered armor suits depicted in science fiction and sup...
- + Here's How The F-35 Can Help Marines Sink Enemy Navies—David Axe Security, New missiles meet new stealth jets. Key point: In wartime, a Marine rocket battery could quickly deploy to one island aboard ...
- + Is 2020 Really 1940 for the U.S. Navy?—James Holmes Security, To a degree, anyway. Back then naval grandees, administration officials, and lawmakers discerned grave dangers gathering al...
- + Will Cheap Laser-Guided Rockets Give F-16 Fighters An Affordable Weapon to Kill Drone Swarms and Cruise Missiles?—Sebastien Roblin Security, You can't kill the 'falcon'. On December 19, 2019 an F-16 Fighting Falcon single-engine jet fighter from the 85th Test...
- + Many Aircraft Don't Survive Long, But Russia's MiG-21 Might Last A Century—Robert Farley Security, Really. Key point: The MiG-21 will easily reach sixty, however, and probably seventy without breaking a sweat. It remains...
- + How It Is Possible That the Marines' CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Costs More Than the F-35?—Jared Keller Technology, Americas Outrageous. Key point: At least the F-35 was a powerful stealth fighter, but the Marines' new helicopter costs m...
- + This Movie Might Show the World What the Next Big War Could Look Like—Charlie Gao Security, Americas It would be fast, it would be fierce and it would be deadly. The pedagogical value of short films for military re...
- + India’s Tejas Fighter Just Performed Its First Carrier Landing—Does a Twin-Engine Model Have a Future in the Indian Navy?—Sebastien Roblin Security, Eurasia Or not... At 10:02 A.M. over the Arabian Sea on January 11, 2020, Commodore Jaideep Maolankar extended the arre...
- + The SR-72 Spy Plane Will Be Faster Than You Can Ever Imagine—Sebastien Roblin Security, Six times the speed of sound. Key point: Lockheed’s hyping of a hypersonic aircraft which may-or-may-not already exist...
- + Sig Sauer's P365 Semi-Automatic: The Best Gun for Concealed-Carry? —Kyle Mizokami Security, Here's why. Key Point: Its the ideal concealed-carry pistol. For now, the Sig 365 appears to be a pistol with remarkably ...
- + This Is How China's Will Fight And Win A War In The South China Sea—Kerry K. Gershaneck, James E. Fanell Security, Asia Globally, countries that hoped that they would never have to choose sides in a war between the ...
- + Here's Why Israel Decided To Upgrade Its F-4 "Super" Phantoms—Sebastien Roblin Security, Middle East It parallels the story of the F-35 and F-15X. Key point: This is far from the first time that manufacturers...
- + Revealed: The Secrets Behind Russia's Crazy 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedo—Steve Weintz Security, Russia From fiction to reality. Key Point: It's coming soon. On November 10, 2015, Russian media accidentally-on-purpose re...
- + Can You Guess The World's Best Shotguns, Pistols, And Military Rifles?—Kyle Mizokami Security, Here they are. Key Point: A combined list to fit your needs. 5 Best Handguns: The bustling global arms trade has resulted...
- + Some Say America Has Too Many Aircraft Carriers, But The Navy Fears A Shortage—David Axe Security, Seriously. Key point: When the Obama administration in 2014 proposed prematurely to retire Truman's sister ship USS George Wa...
- + These Are 2019's Best Hunting And Shooting .22 Caliber Rifles—Gun News Daily Technology, Americas More people use .22 rifles on a daily basis than any other type of gun. Key Point: For those looking for a .22...
- + Kel-Tec's KSG-25 Can Drop Some Serious Lead. Here's Why—Kyle Mizokami Security, Shotguns are typically not what one would consider high capacity weapons. Key Point: The KSG-25 shotgun is a fairly impre...
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- + Navy officials ask for bigger share of Pentagon budget—Washington DC (UPI) Jan 16, 2020 Just over a month before the White House releases its defense spending budget, Navy leaders are both asking for an...
- + Khamenei to lead Friday prayers amid Iranian tumult—Tehran (AFP) Jan 17, 2020 Iran's supreme leader is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran on Friday, after a traumatic month in w...
- + US warship sails through Taiwan Strait—Taipei (AFP) Jan 17, 2020 A United States warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, Taipei's defence ministry said Friday, the first such passa...
- + During impeachment trial, Trump will be chilling in Swiss resort—Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2020 Far from feeling the heat, President Donald Trump will be chilling in Davos, a fancy Swiss ski resort, when the Senat...
- + Huawei exec set to fight Canada court battle against US extradition—Ottawa (AFP) Jan 17, 2020 A Canadian court on Monday will consider a US request to hand over Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, whose arrest 13 mo...
- + Operational Fires Program Advances to Phase 3, Targets System Development and Integration—Washington DC (SPX) Jan 17, 2020 The joint DARPA/U.S. Army Operational Fires (OpFires) program is moving into Phase 3 to further develop and integr...
- + DARPA Awards Lockheed Martin Hypersonic OpFires Phase 3 Contract—Orlando FL (SPX) Jan 17, 2020 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $31.9 million contract fo...
- + Russian Space Agency Develops Efficient Countermeasures Against Orbital Surveillance—Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 17, 2020 Researchers from the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos found a way to hide sensitive activity on Russian soil from the v...
- + Lockheed Martin Launches First Smart Satellite Enabling Space Mesh Networking—Denver CO (SPX) Jan 17, 2020 A new era of space-based computing is now being tested in-orbit that will enable artificial intelligence, data analyti...
- + 2nd Space Operations Squadron sets SVN-74 healthy and active—Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Jan 17, 2020 The 2nd Space Operations Squadron set Satellite Vehicle Number-74 as healthy and active to users on the 2nd SOP...
- + L3Harris nabs $12.9M contract for National Space Defense Center Sustainment—Washington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2020 L3Harris Technologies received a $12.9 million contract modification for National Space Defense Center sustainment...
- + Time running out on US-S. Korea troop talks: envoy—Seoul (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 Washington has compromised in its demands that South Korea should pay billions of dollars towards US troop presence and it...
- + EU urges Iran to 'preserve' nuclear deal; Iran says EU abandoning deal fearing Trump—Brussels (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 The European Union's top diplomat met Iran's foreign minister in India on Thursday to press Tehran to "preserve" the inc...
- + Millennials fear nuclear attack in next decade: survey—Geneva (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 More than half of millennials fear there will be a nuclear attack somewhere in the world within the next decade, accordin...
- + US indicts five for aiding Pakistan's weapons program—Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 Five men have been indicted in the United States for allegedly running an international network that purchased US pro...
- + Rouhani wants dialogue, working to prevent war; Rejects UK plan for Trump deal—Tehran (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he wants to avoid war after Tehran and Washington appeared on the brink of direct mi...
- + New book highlights Trump's ignorance of history, geography—Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 US President Donald Trump's shaky grasp of geography includes not knowing that India shares a border with China, acco...
- + Raytheon awarded $9M to maintain HARM weapons for Morocco, Turkey, U.S.—Washington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2020 Raytheon inked a $9 million deal to maintain high-speed anti-radiation missiles, known as HARM, for the Air Force,...
- + US tech sector sees only modest relief in China trade deal—Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 The US tech sector is getting some relief from a trade truce with China signed this week, but the deal leaves many of...
- + Sig Sauer nabs $10M Army contract for sniper rifle ammo—Washington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2020 The U.S. Army has awarded Sig Sauer a $10 million contract to manufacture ammunition for use in the branch's bolt-...
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- + Iraq Situation Report: January 14 - 16, 2020—By Brandon Wallace and Katherine Lawlor Key Takeaway: Iran is preparing to increase political pressure against the U.S. presence in Iraq by generating...
- + Iraq Situation Report: January 10 - 13, 2020—By Brandon Wallace and Katherine Lawlor The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is assessing the ongoing unrest in Iraq and its effects on political-...
- + The Kremlin’s Expanding Media Conglomerate —By Nataliya Bugayova and George Barros Key Takeaway: The Kremlin is building a global media conglomerate and attempting to pull countries around...
- + Iraq Situation Report: January 7 - 9, 2020—By Brandon Wallace and Katherine Lawlor The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is assessing the ongoing unrest in Iraq and its effects on political-...
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- + Trump’s True Motives in Iraq: What You’re Not Being Told—(MPN Op-Ed) — Since the U.S. killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis earlier this month, the official n...
- + Trump ‘s True Motives in Iraq: What You’re Not Being Told—(MPN Op-Ed) — Since the U.S. killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis earlier this month, the official n...
- + US Secretly Threatened To Damage Europe’s Economy If EU Continued Iran Support—(MEMO) — United States (US) threatened to impose 25% tariffs on European car exports if the European Union (EU) had continued to support Iran’s nuclea...
- + US Admits 11 Troops Injured by Iran’s Jan 8 Missile Attack on US Base in Iraq—(ANTIWAR.COM) — Though President Trump has said that there were no American casualties in Iran’s missile attack on the Ayn al-Asad airbase, the US mil...
- + At Least 11 US Troops Wounded in Iran’s Jan 8 Missile Attack on US Base in Iraq—(ANTIWAR.COM) — Though President Trump has said that there were no American casualties in Iran’s missile attack on the Ayn al-Asad airbase, the US mil...
- + Israel Bombs Gaza Strip in Response to Incendiary Balloons—(MEE) — The Israeli military said an attack helicopter struck a Hamas target in the northern Gaza Strip late Thursday in response to the launch of inc...
- + Iraqi Prime Minister Backs Off Expelling US Troops—(ANTIWAR.COM) — After repeated threats from President Trump to sanction Iraq, to seize its primary bank account, and cut all military aid, Iraqi PM Ad...
- + Iran’s Rouhani Demands US, EU Troops Leave the Middle East or Face “Danger”—(ZH) — A day after European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal took took the drastic step of triggering the agreement’s dispute resolution mec...
- + Iraqis to the United States: What Part of “Go Home” Don’t You Understand?—(MPN) — Iranian forces launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two military bases housing US troops in Iraq early hours of Wednesday mor...
- + US Threatens to Cut Military Aid If Iraq Formally Asks Troops to Leave—(ANTIWAR.COM) — In addition to bankrupting Iraq by seizing the entirety of their oil revenue account, the Trump Administration is now also threatening...
- + Iran Makes Arrests Over Downed Ukrainian Plane as Protests Persist—(MEMO) — Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner and had also detained 30 people involved ...
- + US Clearing Anti-War Voices Off Social Media—(TMU) — Instagram and its parent company Facebook are removing posts that appear to be in support of the late Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in or...
- + US Clearing Anti-War Voices Off the Web in Vast Censorship Operation—(TMU) — Instagram and its parent company Facebook are removing posts that appear to be in support of the late Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in or...
- + Pundits Go Nuts Over New Russian Hacking Conspiracy—(CJ Opinion) — The New York Times reports that GRU operatives launched a successful “phishing attack” on the Ukrainian gas company at the heart of sca...
- + Canada’s PM Trudeau: US to Blame for Ukrainian Plane Accident in Iran—(MEMO) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that victims of the Ukrainian plane accidentally downed by Iran would still be alive if the...
- + Pompeo: Killing Soleimani Part of ‘Broader Strategy’ Applying to China, Russia—(ANTIWAR.COM) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo still has not totally abandoned the pretext that the US assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani was base...
- + After Getting Caught in Massive ‘Four Embassy’ Lie, Trump Says It Doesn’t Matter—(ANTIWAR.COM) — President Trump’s claim Gen. Qassem Soleimani was going to attack four embassies was immediately suspect, both because of the absence ...
- + Israel Helped the US Assassinate General Soleimani—(MEMO) — American reports have revealed that intelligence from Israel helped confirm information that led to the killing of the Iranian General Qassem...
- + US Troops Forced to Hide in Saddam-Era Bunkers During Iran’s Missile Attack—(MEE) — US troops were ill-prepared to fend off Iran’s ballistic missile attacks last week, with American soldiers forced to take cover in bunke...
- + US Calls Shooting by Saudi Military Officer in Florida an “Act of Terrorism”—(MEMO) — The fatal shooting of three Americans by a Saudi Air Force officer at a Florida naval base last month was “an act of terrorism,” US Attorney ...
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- + Amazon Promises 1 Million New Jobs in India by 2025—E-commerce giant Amazon has attempted to address the Indian government's issues with the company's plans to set up shop in the country by promising to...
- + Netanyahu’s Blue and White Challengers Signed Letter Charging Trump with 'Disgraceful Racism'—TEL AVIV - Members of the Knesset for the ruling Likud party's main challenger, Blue and White, signed a letter in 2015 aimed at pressing Prime Minist...
- + Boris Could Start Trade Negotiations with U.S. Before EU: Report—Prime Minister Boris Johnson could start trade negotiations with the United States before the European Union, signalling to Brussels he is serious abo...
- + Boris Announces Brexit Day Bash -- But No Big Ben Bong—Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office has revealed the plans to mark the UK leaving the EU at 11 pm on January 31st, 2020, but Big Ben ringing in the ...
- + Christian Charity CEO: Religious Freedom Must Be a Baseline Human Right for Our Global Trade Partners—As the number of Christians living under severe persecution around the world grows, American officials must make clear to nations that profit from Ame...
- + Claim: Women Quitting Jobs in Swedish No-Go Area Mall Due to Harassment from Migrant Men—Independent journalist Joakim Lamotte has claimed that women working at Stockholm's Kista Galleria shopping centre are quitting their jobs due to hara...
- + Swedish Police Chief: Despite Full Prisons, Shootings Remain High—Swedish National Police Commissioner Anders Thornberg has admitted that despite large numbers of weapons seizures and full prisons, the rate of shooti...
- + Delingpole: David 'Greta of the Third Age' Attenborough Launches BBC's Climate Bedwetting Blitzkrieg—The BBC has completely lost the plot on climate change with its star enviro loon Sir David Attenborough leading the charge over the cliff edge like th...
- + Harry and Meghan's UK Home Closing, Signalling Long-Term Move to Canada: Report—Frogmore Cottage is reportedly being shuttered while staff have been redeployed to other roles across the Royal estates, according to reports, signall...
- + EU Border Chief Says Migrant Entries from Turkey on the Rise—BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of migrants entering Europe from Turkey rose significantly last year as people fleeing strife in Syria and Afghanistan floo...
- + Pelosi: I Want Trump 'to Know That He Is Impeached Forever'—On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that if President Trump is listeni...
- + Yang Jokes: My Parents 'Told Me That an Asian Couldn't Win'—On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang joked that his parents told him...
- + NYT Op-Ed: 'I’m a Liberal Who Thinks Immigration Must Be Restricted'—The nation's immigration policies are built on a back-room corporatist bargain between Democrats and cheap-labor businesses, says an op-ed published i...
- + President Trump: Virginia Proves Again Democrats 'Will Take Your Guns'—On January 17, 2020, President Donald Trump pointed to the gun control situation in Virginia, noting that it proves once more the Democrats "will take...
- + Ted Lieu: 'Obnoxious' Trump Should Apologize to Military Leaders—Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) said on Friday's broadcast of MSNBC's "Hardball" that President Donald Trump should apologize to the military leaders, ...
- + CDC: Season’s Flu Vaccine ‘Mismatch’ for Main Strain Hitting Children—The flu season is far from over, yet a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states this season’s vaccine for the flu strai...
- + Dershowitz: 'Abuse of Power' 'Is Not an Impeachable Offense'—On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, who will be part of President Trump’...
- + Exclusive — Pence Says Impeachment Backfiring on Democrats: ‘The Real Verdict Will Be in the Fall of 2020’—Pence told Breitbart News he thinks the rush by the House to impeach Trump, and the upcoming U.S. Senate trial, are backfiring on Democrats politicall...
- + House Continues Inquiry After Pelosi Transmits Articles to Senate—House Democrat leaders pursuing the removal of President Donald Trump from office appear reluctant to let go of their investigation after voting to im...
- + Iranian Celebrities Join Protesters in Challenging Regime—In addition to some Iranian journalists quitting their jobs in anger because the regime lied about shooting down Ukrainian International Airlines Flig...
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- + PRESIDENT PUTIN TRIES GREENING – REDUCES CARBON FOOTPRINT OF PRIME MINISTER MEDVEDEV—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with In law courts, justice must not only be done but be seen to be done. In politics, too. The problem with ...
- + THE HOUDINI TRICK AND THE SKRIPAL CASE — CORONER RIDLEY’S ESCAPE FROM THE EVIDENCE OF THE ONE WITNESS WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH, SERGEI SKRIPAL—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with In a ruling issued by the Wiltshire county coroner David Ridley (lead image) this week, the Britis...
- + GERMAN PARLIAMENT OFFICE REPORTS NO RUSSIAN INVASION OF DONBASS, REJECTS MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with A report by a research unit of the German Bundestag, just released in Berlin, has defied the narrative ...
- + THE FOG OF WAR – GORILLA RADIO DISCUSSES THE RUSSIAN FOCUS—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Political fog and the fog of war are different. The first is a way of believing first, seeing afterward...
- + THE FOG OF WAR – GORILLA RADIO DISCUSSES THE RUSSIAN FOCUS—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Political fog and the fog of war are different. The first is a way of believing first, seeing afterwards...
- + FATHER CHRISTMAS MAKES A PROMISE TO DELIVER THE TRUTH, BUT FIRST TO TIE UP THE LIARS—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with “From now onwards you tell the truth, and that’s it”, Robert Fisk, one of the few British journalists w...
- + PRESIDENT PUTIN MAKES A PHENOMENAL REVELATION IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with During President Vladimir Putin’s four-and-a-half hour press conference on Thursday – the second longes...
- + RUSSIA LYING LITE – MARTIN CRUZ SMITH SELLS A NOVEL ABOUT MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY MAKING LOVE TO ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA IN IRKUTSK (NO JOKE)—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Simon & Schuster is a New York publisher which is now the property of ViacomCBS, National Amu...
- + SERGEI SKRIPAL’S THREE TELEPHONE-CALLS OPEN THE QUESTION OF WHICH SIDE THE BRITISH THINK HE’S ON—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Sergei Skripal (lead image), the central figure in the British Government’s 21-month old story of an at...
- + RUSSIAN STRATEGY VERSUS TURKISH ARMS, US FANTASIES, GREEK AND CYPRIOT FRIGHTS – GORILLA RADIO DISCUSSES THE WAR OF THE MEDITERRANEAN MAPS—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with In the great game of who will sell gas to Europe, and in the American game of stopping Russia from doin...
- + THE SULTAN’S NEW POWER GRAB IS THE MEDITERRANEAN TO THE LIBYAN SHORE – WHAT ROLE FOR THE RUSSIAN S-400?—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with “We told you so”. In another case of the Russian General Staff telling the Kremlin that arming th...
- + THE SKRIPALS UNDER US CONTROL, AT A USAF NUCLEAR BOMBER BASE IN FAIRFORD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with English plane spotters and bird watchers have discovered the location of the Skripals in Gloucestershir...
- + BRITISH DEFENCE MINISTRY DOCUMENT REVEALS SKRIPAL BLOOD EVIDENCE IS MISSING – FAKE CHAIN OF CUSTODY MAKES NOVICHOK EVIDENCE WORTHLESS—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with A British Ministry of Defence document, issued on March 12 but unnoticed since then, reports the ...
- + NO THANKS FOR THE MEMORY – VALENTIN YUMASHEV TRIES TELLING RUSSIANS BORIS YELTSIN IS STILL ALIVE BUT NOT KICKING LIKE IN THE OLD DAYS—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with It was Richard Nixon (lead image, left) who famously connected his election defeat with the notion he h...
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- + MAJOR: Greek FM Dendias says Army may Support Haftar’s Efforts in Libya— ATHENS – During his meeting with Khalifa Haftar, Nikos Dendias expressed Greece’s intention to contribute to the protection of the truce...
- + Iraqi Forces Capture a ‘Moderately’ Bloated ISIS Mufti— Nineveh Governorate, Iraq – The special operations command of the Iraqi security forces announced on Wednesday that their units carried out a specia...
- + Kiev residents do not want Banderist torchlight processions, says ex-people’s deputy — KIEV – The Government of Ukraine does not take any steps to rectify the [political and economic – ed] situation in the country, people s...
- + Who prevents Iran from helping in Afghan peace process? Lavrov answers— MOSCOW – Iran could join the negotiation process to resolve the situation in Afghanistan, but Washington does not want this. This was announce...
- + Haftar thanks Putin, backs Russia’s peace initiative for Libya— MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin received a letter from the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar . The text of ...
- + China’s XJP visits Myanmar to build Belt and Road Initiative— CCTV: “Chinese President Xi Jinping will begin a two-day visit to Myanmar on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations. It wi...
- + No Crisis gone to waste: IMF celebrates signs of approaching global financial crisis— WASHINGTON D.C – The New York controlled transatlantic banking cartel operating under the fictional name ‘The International Monetary Fun...
- + MAJOR: US RQ-4A Global Hawk ISR Drone Caught Spying in Russia’s Northwest— MOSCOW – Air defense systems covering the northwestern part of Russia’s airspace recorded the first US ISR (intelligence, surveillance a...
- + PUTIN IS TRANSFORMING RUSSIA— By Arthur Evans – As a persistent popular myth has it, the Russian government is an exclusive structure and is very reluctant to demonstrate i...
- + Iranian Chief of Staff: ‘Our Goal is a Complete US Withdrawal From the Middle East’— TEHRAN – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri underlined his country’s preparedness to respond to an...
- + MAJOR: US, China Sign ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal— BEIJING/WASHINGTON, D.C. – The first part of a broader trade agreement between the world’s top economic superpowers was finally inked on Wedne...
- + Russian Gold, Foreign Reserves Reach a Record High as US Pursues Aggressive Sanctions Policy— MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, D.C. – While Washington is abusing the status of the US dollar as the world reserve currency, Moscow will continue to reduc...
- + The FRN Daily News Brief 2020-01-15— This Daily FRN News Brief is a summary of 19, articles about Anglo-5, Headline-News, United-Kingdom, Defense, Eu, Finance, Iran, Mena, Politics, Uni...
- + French Forensic Officers Throw ‘Bloody’ Overalls in Front of Interior Ministry as Strike Continues— PARIS – Striking forensic officers in Paris threw overalls daubed in fake blood in front of the interior ministry, as the grizzly protest come...
- + US Caught Lying Over War in Afghanistan… Again— WASHINGTON, D.C. – A senior US official slammed the administration for “classifying information that shows the war on Afghanistan is going bad...
- + Tourist Visa Scam Traps Indian Workers in Abusive Jobs in UAE— ABU DHABI – Exploitative employers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are increasingly using tourist visas to hire Indian nationals in a scam t...
- + Human Rights Watch Admits: A Coup Occurred in Bolivia— New York, United States – Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated the series of developments that led to the resignation of Bolivia’s former president...
- + MAJOR: Erdogan Announces Turkey Sending Troops to Libya— ANKARA – Turkish President Erdogan announced that he will be sending troops to Libya under an agreement with the Government of National Accord...
- + OFFICIAL: Russian Lower House Approves Nomination of Russia’s New Prime Minister— MOSCOW – The Russian lower house of parliament, the State Duma, approved on Thursday Mikhail Mishustin’s nomination to the post of the p...
- + SERBIAN ORTHODOX SCHISM: Head of “Montenegrin church” says his structure would get Tomos— By Yekaterina Filatova for UOJ “Metropolitan” Mikhail Dedeic is convinced that without the church structure he leads with its “cen...
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- + Our Last Decade to Get Climate Right—Shutterstock The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in October 2018 that we have 12 years to keep global temperatures increases at 1.5 ...
- + 10 Ways Trump’s Aggression Against Iran Hurts Americans and the Region—Shutterstock The U.S. assassination of General Qasem Soleimani has not yet plunged us into a full-scale war with Iran thanks to the Iranian governmen...
- + Trump: Make Space Great Again—Shutterstock With a stroke of a pen, Donald Trump created an entirely new branch of the armed forces last year. It’s the first new branch of the U.S....
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- + WATCH: Cops Mistake Medical Emergency for Drug Use, Viciously Beat Man with Batons—A Florida man was beaten and hospitalized in critical condition for not following police orders while reportedly having a medical emergency. [Category...
- + Grandpa and 12yo Granddaughter Cuffed, Detained—for Opening a Bank Account While Native American—An Native American family was handcuffed, detained, and nearly kidnapped for attempting to open a second bank account at their own bank. [Category: Th...
- + After Cops Refused to Help, 14yo Girl Installs Camera, Catches Abuser Trying to Kill Her and Her Dog—After being repeatedly ignored by cops, a Florida teen took matters into her own hands to catch and stop her abuser, and it worked. [Category: Badge A...
- + Cop Indicted After BB Gun Planted on Innocent Man to Justify Running Him Over with Cruiser—A top Baltimore detective was federally indicted this week for his role in planting a BB gun and drugs to frame an innocent man run over by cops. [Cat...
- + Cop Indicted After BB Gun Planted on Innocent Man to Justify Running Him Over with Cruiser—A top Baltimore detective was federally indicted this week for his role in planting a BB gun and drugs to frame an innocent man run over by cops. [Cat...
- + WATCH: Cops Violently Assault Grandma In Her Home After Granddaughter Cursed at Police—Disturbing video surfaced this week showing police officers violently assaulting a grandmother after they claimed her granddaughter cursed at them. [C...
- + VA Declares State of Emergency to Stop ‘Serious Threats of Armed Militias Storming Capitol’—The Virginia governor declared a state of emergency claiming an attack on the capital will take place, complete with drone attacks from above by milit...
- + Instead of Kidnapping and Caging Drug Ad