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filter:- + LA Times Environment: California sued over climate change policy — by the nation's biggest gas utility—The lawsuit is the latest attempt by Southern California Gas to shield itself against efforts to phase out natural gas.
- + Nature: Should virus-naming rules change during a pandemic? The question divides virologists—Nature, Published online: 30 July 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02243-2Researchers say now is bad time to introduce a system for naming viral species, ...
- + Nature: How scientists can stop fooling themselves over statistics—Nature, Published online: 03 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02275-8Sampling simulated data can reveal common ways in which our cognitive biases m...
- + Nature: Coronavirus research updates: Summer-camp outbreak infects more than 200 children—Nature, Published online: 03 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00502-wNature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes ke...
- + Nature: Look beyond publication records, urges report—Nature, Published online: 31 July 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02294-5Science Europe recommends assessing societal impact and contributions to knowled...
- + Nature: Nuclear weapons: arms-control efforts need China—Nature, Published online: 04 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02282-9As tensions mount and treaties totter, fresh thinking is needed — on deterrenc...
- + Nature: Statistical dark arts endanger democracy — and life—Nature, Published online: 04 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02280-xTwo scourges of the infodemic show how to spot quantitative chicanery.
- + Nature: Daily Briefing: Weird immune systems allow mating anglerfish to fuse together—Nature, Published online: 31 July 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02292-7Genetic analysis sheds new light on the bizarre mating ritual of the deep-sea fi...
- + Nature: Japan considers tougher rules on research interference amid US-China tensions—Nature, Published online: 04 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02273-wUniversities that fail to disclose foreign government ties could lose their fu...
- + Yale Environment 360: In the Philippines, A Community Fights to Protect Its Ancestral Lands—In “This Is Our Land” — the second-place winner in the Yale Environment 360 Video Contest — a Filipino filmmaker chronicles how after years of worseni...
- + ABC News: Honda recalls 1.6M vans and SUVs in 4 different US recalls—Honda is recalling over 1.6 million minivans and SUVs in the U.S. to fix problems that include faulty backup camera displays, malfunctioning dashboard...
- + ABC News: Coronavirus updates: UN warns of 'generational catastrophe' amid school closures—A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 693,000 people worldwide. [Category: Health]
- + ABC News: UK lawmakers urge sanctions over Hong Kong police violence—British lawmakers investigating rights violations by Hong Kong police have urged the U.K. government to sanction the city’s leader for allowing ...
- + ABC News: Tropical Storm Isaias racing up the East Coast with powerful winds, flash flooding—Tropical Storm Isaias is racing up the east coast this morning with the center of the storm nearing southeast Virginia. [Category: US]
- + ABC News: China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin—China says it and the World Health Organization are discussing further plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak following a visit to the ...
- + ABC News: Outcry in Sweden after drive-by shooting kills 12-year-old—The Swedish government has vowed Tuesday to find the perpetrators of a drive-by shooting that killed a 12-year-old girl [Category: International]
- + ABC News: Thousands without power as Tropical Storm Isaias slams into Carolina coast—Isaias is forecast to bring torrential rain, flash flooding and storm surge as it works its way up the East Coast. [Category: US]
- + ABC News: Coronavirus updates: US records under 50,000 new cases for 2nd straight day—A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 693,000 people worldwide. [Category: Health]
- + ABC News: 3 hot air balloons crash in Wyoming, injuring up to 20 people—As many as 20 people were injured when three hot air balloons crashed in Wyoming Monday morning. [Category: US]
- + ABC News: Norway cruise ship passengers with coronavirus reach 43—Authorities say the number of passengers on a Norwegian cruise ship who have tested positive for the coronavirus has reached 43 [Category: Internation...
- + ABC News: Albania transfers IS terror cell suspect to Germany—Prosecutors say Albania has transferred to Germany a Tajik man accused of being part of a cell of the Islamic State group that allegedly planned to at...
- + ABC News: Morgan Freeman narrates powerful new ad to save hard-hit restaurants amid pandemic—Morgan Freeman narrates the new ad from the Independent Restaurant Coalition to urge Americans and Congress to support the RESTAURANTS Act to fund rel...
- + ABC News: Julian Castro doesn't feel 'comfortable' sending kids back to school—Former presidential candidate Julián Castro appeared on ABC News Live and criticized Texas for reopening too early amid the coronavirus pandemic. [Cat...
- + ABC News: Trump sets date for US TikTok shutdown unless a deal is made—President Donald Trump on Monday said if Microsoft or another company doesn’t make a deal to acquire the U.S. leg of TikTok by September 15th, the app...
- + ABC News: House committees subpoena top Pompeo aides over IG firing—House Democrats have issued subpoenas for top aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying that the Trump administration is stonewalling their inve...
- + ABC News: California mom disappears after leaving for 'pandemic road trip'—Erika Lloyd, 37, of Walnut Creek, California, disappeared after embarking on a seven-hour "pandemic road trip" to Joshua Tree National Park on June 14...
- + ABC News: Nevada to mail all voters ballots; Trump promises lawsuit—Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed legislation Monday to mail all of the state’s active voters ballots ahead of the November election [Category: H...
- + ABC News: Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, beer—Magnolias and stars [Category: Politics]
- + ABC News: LIVE: ABC News Live—24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events [Category: Live]
- + Africa: Niger celebrates 60 years of independence—Niger, a former French colony, celebrates its sixtieth independence anniversary on Monday. France mainstains a certain degree of influence in...
- + Africa: New commander takes over AU mission in Somalia —The African Union Mission troop in Somalia ushers a new force commander in Mogadishu. Lieutenant General Diomede Ndegeya who arrived on sunday would...
- + Africa: US SpaceX astronauts return—Two American astronauts have splashed down as the first commercial crewed mission to the International Space Station came back to Earth. The capsule...
- + Africa: COVID-19: 6 nations account for 78% cases in Africa—The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in Africa according to the World Health Organization. Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in ...
- + Africa: Virtual tours bring tourists to Rwanda amid COVID-19—A young Rwadan is offering tourists the chance to visit his country via virtual tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic. Patrick Karangwa is the found...
- + Africa: Medics in Kenya battle virus fears and stigma—Dangerous stigma risks furthering the spread of COVID-19 in Africa. Emily Owino is a traditional birth attendant. She is one of the many local healt...
- + CSM: Sexism isn’t a relic of the past. How men’s views are shifting.—Women have been gaining ground in the worlds of politics and business. But outdated attitudes about their capabilities persist.
- + CSM: Sexism isn’t a relic of the past. How men’s views are shifting.—Women have been gaining ground in the worlds of politics and business. But outdated attitudes about their capabilities persist.
- + CSM: Points of Progress: Where women are seeing gains, globally—In good news this week: There’s still work to be done, but women’s rights are making progress across the world. A look at some recent highlights. [Lin...
- + CSM: Points of Progress: Where women are seeing gains, globally—In good news this week: There’s still work to be done, but women’s rights are making progress across the world. A look at some recent highlights. [Lin...
- + CSM: Distrust haunts Black US voters: Go vote or use mail-in ballots?—Many Black voters are concerned their mail-in ballots won't be counted, and plan to vote in-person on Election Day. Their fears are compounded by a hi...
- + CSM: Distrust haunts Black US voters: Go vote or use mail-in ballots?—Many Black voters are concerned their mail-in ballots won't be counted, and plan to vote in-person on Election Day. Their fears are compounded by a hi...
- + CSM: Virtual or in-person school? Either way, parents are concerned.—As the new school year begins in some states, American parents are struggling to balance their workloads and children's educational needs. A surge in ...
- + CSM: Virtual or in-person school? Either way, parents are concerned.—As the new school year begins in some states, American parents are struggling to balance their workloads and children's educational needs. A surge in ...
- + CSM: ‘Our voices carry weight’: Young women of color lead activist charge—Black and Latina women are seizing the moment to press for change on issues that touch them as people often marginalized by both race and gender. [Lin...
- + CSM: ‘Our voices carry weight’: Young women of color lead activist charge—Black and Latina women are seizing the moment to press for change on issues that touch them as people often marginalized by both race and gender. [Lin...
- + CSM: Around globe, women leaders rise to the pandemic challenge—A political culture that values diversity and sets aside stereotypes helps women who rise to the level of head of government. [Link to media]
- + CSM: Around globe, women leaders rise to the pandemic challenge—A political culture that values diversity and sets aside stereotypes helps women who rise to the level of head of government. [Link to media]
- + CSM: Got milk? Dairy industry revives classic slogan as sales rise.—Milk is having a moment. As U.S. dairy sales spike during the pandemic, an industry group is pulling the iconic "Got milk?" tagline out of retirement....
- + CSM: Got milk? Dairy industry revives classic slogan as sales rise.—Milk is having a moment. As U.S. dairy sales spike during the pandemic, an industry group is pulling the iconic "Got milk?" tagline out of retirement....
- + CSM: Chimpanzees missed visitors. US zoos missed them even more.—Hundreds of animal parks across the U.S. had to close mid-March at the beginning of the tourist season, forcing zoo administrators to trim budgets thr...
- + CSM: Chimpanzees missed visitors. US zoos missed them even more.—Hundreds of animal parks across the U.S. had to close mid-March at the beginning of the tourist season, forcing zoo administrators to trim budgets thr...
- + CSM: A look behind the scenes of the Monitor's suffrage coverage—We wanted to tell the story of the hard-won victory for women’s voting rights in 1920, along with the evolution of women into global leaders. [Link to...
- + CSM: A look behind the scenes of the Monitor's suffrage coverage—We wanted to tell the story of the hard-won victory for women’s voting rights in 1920, along with the evolution of women into global leaders. [Link to...
- + CSM: A vote for the word ‘suffragist,’ not ‘suffragette’—Most women who campaigned for the right to vote preferred the gender-neutral term, “suffragist.” So why does the diminutive “suffragette” persist? [Li...
- + HBR: Adapting Negotiations to a Remote World—A conversation with Kellogg professor Leigh Thompson on how to avoid the pitfalls of virtual negotiations. [Category: Negotiations, Communication,...
- + HBR: How HR Leaders Can Adapt to Uncertain Times—You’ll need a “complexity mindset” to address today’s unprecedented challenges. [Author: Sue Bingham] [Category: Human res...
- + HBR: What’s Your Family’s Mission Statement?—How business tactics can help you set priorities at home. [Author: Priscilla Claman] [Category: Decision making, Managing yourself, Time managemen...
- + India ET: Ram Mandir 'bhoomi-pujan': Ayodhya awaits its big day, outsiders not welcome—Concerned over the spread of coronavirus, the authorities are encouraging others not to come to the temple town, asking them to mark the occasion by c...
- + India ET: RSS-affiliate SJM opposes India-US trade deal in present form—Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch has opposed the proposed India-US trade deal in its current form stating that New Delhi ca...
- + India ET: NIA opposes bail plea of Swapna Suresh in gold smuggling case; says over Rs 100 cr worth gold smuggled—So far ten people have been arrested by it in the case, which also led to the suspension of senior IAS officer M Sivasankar after allegations about hi...
- + India ET: Vivo likely to quit as 2020 IPL title sponsors amid Indo-China diplomatic tensions—The one year pullout could be treated as a moratorium period and if the relations improve, BCCI may look at inking a fresh three-year deal with the co...
- + India ET: Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel announces Rs 21,000 donation for Ram temple—The statement came on the eve of the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony for the temple at Ayodhya, an event to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other...
- + India ET: Ideological victory: Ayodhya ceremony, another core BJP promise fulfilled under Modi—Notably, Modi as a national office-bearer in the BJP played an important role in L K Advani's 'Ram Rath Yatra' in 1990 while Adityanath's late guru Ma...
- + India ET: Won't spare any politician or public servant found complicit in hooch tragedy: Punjab CM—The chief minister said he would finish off the liquor mafia in the state. Nobody will be allowed to get away with this, he added.
- + India ET: RBI governor headed MPC begins deliberations on monetary policy—The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by the RBI Governor is scheduled to announce its decision on August 6.This is the 24th meeting o...
- + India ET: MP Congress will send 11 silver bricks for for construction of Ram temple: Kamal Nath—Several leaders of the Congress, including former Union minister Arun Yadav and his MLA brother Sachin Yadav, have posted videos reciting 'Hanuman Cha...
- + India ET: Here's how Ram Mandir will look like—The Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be grander and bigger compared to the earlier plan with three new domes added to the design and the structure's height ...
- + India ET: BJP govt in Karnataka orders special poojas, prayers in temples during Ram mandir ceremony—Karnataka government on Tuesday issued a circular asking the temples to organise the special puja and prayers following the COVID-19 guidelines for th...
- + India ET: CISF asks field commanders to sensitise troops about dangers, proper usage of social media—The guidelines were issued, a senior official said, to ensure that the social media is used by the troops with "responsibility and accountability" and...
- + India ET: COVID-19: UP CM directs officials to arrange 50,000 additional beds in hospitals—The chief minister said Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) in every district should be run effectively, adding that the responsibility of ...
- + India ET: PizzaExpress plans to shut 15% of UK outlets, cut over 1,000 jobs—Privately held restaurant group PizzaExpress said on Tuesday it could shut nearly 15% of its UK restaurants, putting 1,100 jobs at risk, as part of a ...
- + India ET: Smog tower installation project in Delhi: SC asks Centre to start work soon—The apex court asked Solicitor General Tushar to apprise it on August 10 about the time frame and also when the work for installation of the smog towe...
- + India ET: Covid-19 will disappear with blessings of Lord Ram, says Shiv Sena ahead of 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony—Advani and Joshi, key leaders associated with the Ram temple construction campaign, will witness the ceremony via video conferencing from Delhi, the e...
- + India ET: Land encroachment in Patnitop: CBI registers a case against eight former public servants—Searches were conducted on Tuesday at eleven locations including Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua Districts of J&K at the offices & residential premise...
- + India ET: Land encroachment in Patnitop: CBI conducts searches at 11 locations in J&K—The CBI had conducted a preliminary enquiry on the directions of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and subsequently registered an FIR, officials said.
- + India ET: Worst seems to be over, farm sector to cushion COVID-19 impact on economy: FinMin report—India is well on the path of recovery from a trough in April, ably supported by proactive Government and Central Bank policies, the Macroeconomic Repo...
- + India ET: Tata Communications launches new enterprise platform for post-Covid-19 workplaces—The ‘Secure Connected Digital Experience’ (SCDx) will help companies by providing a solution that helps with various aspects like contactless experien...
- + LA Time National: Around the world, countries thought to have contained the coronavirus face new waves of infection—Fresh outbreaks from Australia to Spain underscore the relentlessness of the coronavirus as infections top 18 million worldwide.
- + LA Time National: People live longer in blue states than red; new study points to impact of state policies—A new study traces how the policies adopted by Democratic and Republican states over the last several decades have helped widen the gap in life expect...
- + LA Time National: This L.A. hunter killed an elephant. Now he's a PETA target in bid to end trophy hunting—California may soon pass a law to ban the import of "trophy" animal parts from Africa. Activists are targeting an L.A. hunter whose hunt was captured ...
- + LA Time National: Mexico arrests 'El Marro,' gang leader at the center of a bloody cartel war—Mexican authorities say they have detained José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, alias 'El Marro,' the alleged leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel.
- + LA Time National: 'So many bodies ... I lost count': The grim business moving Latino coronavirus victims as death toll spikes—As Latino COVID-19 deaths spike, a tireless stream of bodies
- + LA Time National: Portland, America's 'whitest' big city, is an unlikely hub of Black Lives Matter—Portland, Ore., where more than 72% of the population is white, has been transformed into a national center of the movement for racial justice.
- + LA Time National: A cartel war has transformed once-tranquil Guanajuato into one of Mexico's deadliest states—Homicides soar as two gangs battle it out in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
- + LA Time National: Column One: How scientists revived an old-school treatment for a 21st century pandemic—Scientists searching for a medicine to treat patients with COVID-19 are looking for it in the blood of people who have already survived the disease.
- + LA Time National: Lap dances and nudity are the job, so how did an Atlanta strip club and Lou Williams navigate social distancing—At Magic City — the Atlanta strip club that Clippers guard Lou Williams visited last week, forcing the NBA to impose a 10-day quarantine — the rules a...
- + LA Time National: A cookbook by Mexican women honors missing loved ones: 'It was my son's favorite meal'—Women in Mexico collaborate on a cookbook to honor their missing loved ones, the desaparecidos
- + LA Time National: Pilgrimage 'by proxy': Coronavirus spurs new technologies for age-old hajj—With this year's pilgrimage to Mecca restricted to a mere 1,000 participants, app developers have created ways to experience the hajj virtually.
- + LA Time National: Column: John Lewis' funeral, a rhetorical master class, shows that great speeches still matter—Eulogies delivered by Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and others at the funeral of John Lewis honored the man — and the power of the spoke...
- + LA Time National: Streetwear takes an authentic stand against racism. Will brands like Nike and Adidas follow?—Corporate America's rush to claim solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement conflicts with streetwear's demand for authenticity.
- + LA Time National: Litman: William Barr's a danger to democracy. He channels what the president wants—The attorney general knows what Trump wants and needs, no memo or Oval Office directive required.
- + LA Time National: Eulogized by presidents and civil rights leaders, John Lewis laid to rest in Atlanta—President Obama, President George W. Bush and President Clinton speak at the Atlanta funeral for the congressman and civil rights leader.
- + Latest UPI: Watch: Sean Penn confirms marriage to Leila George— Sean Penn, 59, shared details about his wedding on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" following reports he married Leila George, 28.
- + Latest UPI: Tropical Storm Isaias moving up Mid-Atlantic, threatens tornadoes— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + Latest UPI: Japan warns Seoul as wartime labor decision goes into effect— Tensions are rising again between South Korea and Japan as a South Korean court order to seize a Japanese firm's assets went into effect Tuesday.
- + Latest UPI: Royals wish Meghan Markle a happy 39th birthday— Meghan Markle received birthday wishes from Prince William and Kate Middleton, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwal...
- + Latest UPI: Amnesty International: Police violated protesters' rights 125 times across U.S.— Amnesty International said in a new report Tuesday that U.S. law enforcement committed dozens of human rights violations in their handling this summe...
- + Latest UPI: Lakers clinch No. 1 seed as Anthony Davis dominates Jazz— Anthony Davis devastated the Utah Jazz with 42 points and 12 rebounds in an eight-point victory, which helped the Los Angeles Lakers clinch the No. 1...
- + Latest UPI: In photos: Moments from Major League Baseball for the week of Aug. 2, 2020— Here's a look at moments from in Major League Baseball the week of August 2, 2020.
- + Latest UPI: Wildfires can poison drinking water; cities need to upgrade codes— In recent years, wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction -- and contaminating water systems.
- + Latest UPI: Malignant bone cancer found in ancient dinosaur fossil, a first— For the first time, scientists have diagnosed a dinosaur with osteosarcoma, an aggressive, malignant bone cancer.
- + Latest UPI: Watch: Common says he 'felt at home' performing onstage again on 'Tonight Show'— Common appeared on "The Tonight Show" and discussed with host Jimmy Fallon how it felt to perform onstage once again at Dave Chappelle's socially dis...
- + Latest UPI: Watch live: President Donald Trump signs Great American Outdoors Act— President Donald Trump will sign the Great American Outdoors Act at a White House ceremony Tuesday after the measure won sweeping, bipartisan approva...
- + Latest UPI: Pelicans' Zion Williamson throws down alley-oop over Grizzlies— New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson saw increased minutes and responded with a big performance in a win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He put his ...
- + Latest UPI: Gallup poll: Satisfaction with direction of U.S. at 9-year low— Satisfaction among Americans with the direction of the United States is at its lowest level in nearly a decade and just a few points off the all-time...
- + Latest UPI: Reports: Tayshia Adams replaces Clare Crawley on 'Bachelorette'— Tayshia Adams will replace Clare Crawley on "The Bachelorette" Season 16, according to multiple reports.
- + Latest UPI: Gerrit Cole extends win streak to 19, Yankees beat Phillies— Ace pitcher Gerrit Cole pushed his win streak to 19 consecutive games -- in which he has had a decision -- and the New York Yankees beat the Philadel...
- + Latest UPI: U.S. sees fewer than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd day— For the second day in a row, researchers say new COVID-19 cases in the United States have numbered under 50,000.
- + Latest UPI: U.S. sees fewer than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd straight day— For the second day in a row, researchers say new COVID-19 cases in the United States have amounted to fewer than 50,000.
- + Latest UPI: Michigan, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Washington holding primaries Tuesday— Five states will hold primary elections on Tuesday as some high profile members of Congress seek to fend off challengers from within their parties.
- + Latest UPI: WWE Raw: Shane McMahon returns with Raw Underground— Shane McMahon returned to WWE on Raw to introduce a new segment on the show, titled Raw Underground.
- + Latest UPI: Isaias weakens to tropical storm after hitting N.C. as hurricane— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + McClatchly All: Primary features high-stakes races in Kansas, Missouri for spots on November ballot—Tuesday is Primary Election Day for Missouri and Kansas voters, who will decide a number of key contests while putting their states’ election infrastr...
- + McClatchly All: Karen Bass calls praising Castro a mistake. Miamians say she shouldn’t be Biden’s VP.—California Rep. Karen Bass, who is on Joe Biden’s vice presidential short list, said she now realizes that referring to Fidel Castro as “comandante en...
- + McClatchly All: Trump woos Florida mail voters with new anti-Biden ads as his campaign returns to TV—After hitting a brief pause on TV spending, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is back on air in Florida and several other early voting stat...
- + McClatchly All: Is a NC congressman using taxpayer-funded mailings to campaign? His opponent thinks so—When are members of Congress communicating with constituents? And when are they campaigning? Democrats in North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District ...
- + McClatchly All: What will it take to reopen colleges? Testing for COVID-19 every two days, study says—Colleges should test students for COVID-19 every two days to safely reopen during the pandemic, according to a new study. Frequently screening student...
- + McClatchly All: What are ‘learning pods’? Parents seek options as pandemic complicates school year—Pandemic pods. Microschools. Quaranteams. These are just a few of the terms used to describe the latest effort by American families to navigate their ...
- + McClatchly All: Pompeo aides, including Kansas confidante, subpoenaed for testimony over IG firing—Congressional Democrats issued subpoenas on Monday for several top aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, including Toni Porter, his longtime aide f...
- + McClatchly All: Barack Obama wades into NC’s 2020 elections with endorsements in key races—Former President Barack Obama released a list of political endorsements in 2020 races across the country Monday, including a number in North Carolina....
- + McClatchly All: Coronavirus impact on small business could be ‘catastrophic,’ more than 100 CEOs warn—More than 100 current and former CEOs and other major business leaders are urging Congress to pass a relief bill for small businesses, warning of “cat...
- + McClatchly All: COVID-19 cases keep 260 Georgia education employees at home ahead of school reopenings—Georgia’s largest school district is missing a chunk of its workforce amid preparation for the 2020-21 school year after 260 employees tested positive...
- + McClatchly All: Obama endorses Harrison, Cunningham in their 2020 SC races—Former President Barack Obama on Monday endorsed Jaime Harrison in his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and backed U.S. Rep. Joe Cunn...
- + McClatchly All: At EPA, coronavirus disrupts research and raises questions over air quality impact—A research vessel that has collected data on the Great Lakes for 30 years will remain docked this summer. Government scientists studying the emissions...
- + McClatchly All: Without Senate hearing, ex-Wake County schools boss Tony Tata placed in Pentagon post—Just days after a Senate committee canceled his nomination hearing, former North Carolina state official Tony Tata has been placed in a top Department...
- + McClatchly All: GOP official says ‘no final decision’ on banning press from Charlotte convention—A Republican convention official said Sunday that ‘no final decision” has been made to ban reporters from this month’s convention in Charlotte. Multip...
- + NYT: Isaias Live Updates: Fires, Flooding and Tornadoes as Storm Charges Over Land—Isaias, now a tropical storm, made landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, and is causing widespread power outages as it cuts a path north. [Catego...
- + NYT: Live 2020 Election Updates in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington—Kris Kobach is running for Senate in Kansas, and some Republicans aren’t thrilled. Rashida Tlaib will face a Democratic primary challenger in Michigan...
- + NYT: When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn’t Go Well.—As countries consider back-to-school strategies for the fall, a coronavirus outbreak at a Jerusalem high school offers a cautionary tale. [Category: S...
- + NYT: Coronavirus Live Updates: Fight Over Aid Package Drags On—Tens of millions of Americans have lost crucial jobless benefits, and lawmakers still can’t seem to agree on a relief measure. Israel’s troubled schoo...
- + NYT: Could a Californian Be Vice President?—Tuesday: Yes, and here’s what it would mean for the Golden State. Also: California’s coronavirus data is slightly encouraging. [Category: California, ...
- + NYT: The Arc of Homeland Security Bends Toward Trump. Chad Wolf Bends With It.—Mr. Wolf joined the Department of Homeland Security in its infancy to help prevent another 9/11. Now he is helping President Trump use it to achieve h...
- + NYT: From Outsider to Insider: Karen Bass’s Unexpected Journey to Power—At every step in her political career, the California congresswoman had to be coaxed to run for a higher office. Now she’s a top contender to be Joe B...
- + NYT: Brazil’s Troll Army Moves Into the Streets—President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies have seeded online hatred against the institutions that defend democracy. Now the outrage is spilling beyond t...
- + NYT: ‘Closing Isn’t Even an Option’: With No Events, Caterers Rush to Adjust—The pandemic has devastated the industry. But some entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to keep their businesses afloat. [Category: Pop-Up Stores a...
- + NYT: Miles Apart on Coronavirus Relief—And what else you need to know today.
- + NYT: Is the U.S. Ready to Vote by Mail?—What we’ve learned from the very different experiences of two states, Georgia and Montana. [Category: Elections, Trump, Donald J, Biden, Joseph R Jr, ...
- + NYT: Behrouz Boochani Just Wants to Be Free—He fled Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. He exposed Australia’s offshore detention camps — from the inside. He survived, stateless, for seven years. What’s...
- + NYT: How Tropical Storm Isaias Will Affect New York—The storm could bring two to four inches of rain across the region, with coastal flooding and strong wind likely throughout Tuesday. [Category: New Y...
- + NYT: Distrust of the Minneapolis Police, and Also the Effort to Defund Them—Residents on Minneapolis’s North Side, which has a majority Black population, have mixed opinions on the City Council’s effort to significantly reduce...
- + NYT: Will Covid-19 Patients in Rural Areas Get the Care They Need?—In one study, people admitted to hospitals with fewer than 50 I.C.U. beds were three times more likely to die. [Category: Income Inequality, Coronavir...
- + NYT: Disputed Ballots Must Be Counted in N.Y. Congressional Race, U.S. Judge Rules—Delays continue in a race that remains undecided six weeks after a Democratic primary in which Representative Carolyn B. Maloney faced off against a c...
- + NYT: The Unemployed Stare Into the Abyss. Republicans Look Away.—The cruelty and ignorance of Trump and his allies are creating another gratuitous disaster. [Category: United States Economy, Unemployment Insurance, ...
- + NYT: TikTok, Trump and an Impulse to Act as C.E.O. to Corporate America—The president’s interventions in company dealings based on his own instincts are a departure from the arm’s-length approach of predecessors of either ...
- + NYT: The Strange Saga of TikTok—The chief executive of a big tech company negotiated directly with the U.S. president over an app. Say what? [Category: Computers and the Internet, So...
- + NYT: The Book of Statuses—A group of parents takes one big step together. [Category: Education (K-12), Race and Ethnicity, Segregation and Desegregation, Whites, Archives and R...
- + NYT Africa: Ethiopian Workers Are Forced to Return Home, Some With Coronavirus—Stigmatized, out of work and facing dangers, migrant laborers are returning by the thousands — and may be fueling a growing outbreak in Ethiopia. [Cat...
- + NYT Africa: Zimbabwe Locks Down Capital, Thwarting Planned Protests—Three years after the fall of the strongman Robert Mugabe, the country is in free fall and his successor is clamping down by arresting opposition acti...
- + NYT Africa: Sudan Will Scrap Alcohol and Apostasy Laws, and End Flogging—The moves are part of efforts to broaden personal freedoms during a delicate democratic transition. [Category: Sudan, Politics and Government, Bashir,...
- + NYT Africa: Compensation for Embassy Bombing Victims Could Imperil Thaw With Sudan—A settlement to compensate victims of the 1998 attacks in Kenya and Tanzania would award more money to American embassy employees than the Africans. [...
- + NYT Africa: For Senegal’s Biggest Holiday, a Shortage of the All-Important Sheep—Properly celebrating Tabaski, as Eid al-Adha is known in Senegal, requires a sacrificial sheep. Coronavirus restrictions have made the animals more ex...
- + NYT Africa: Pentagon Admits to Civilian Casualties in Somalia for a Third Time—Africa Command’s admission of the death comes in the wake of its slow move toward better accountability after years of criticism from human rights gro...
- + NYT Africa: Former President of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa Dies at 81—Mr. Mkapa served two terms, from 1995 to 2005. The third president of his country since independence, he was the first democratically elected leader a...
- + NYT Africa: Video Surfaces of Execution of Aid Workers and Others Abducted in Nigeria—Five men — three aid workers, a government employee and a security worker — were abducted in June. A group aligned with the Islamic State is believed ...
- + NYT Africa: Why Some Mosquitoes Prefer Humans—A few species find us irresistible; the rest are unimpressed. A three-year-long experiment offers an explanation for the difference in taste. [Categor...
- + NYT Africa: Cosmas Magaya, Musician and Teacher of African Traditions, Dies at 66—A virtuoso of the mbira, a plucked instrument, he shared his knowledge with the wider world to preserve wisdom handed down orally. He died of Covid-19...
- + NYT Africa: Andrew Mlangeni, Ally of Mandela in Anti-Apartheid Struggle, Dies at 95—He was a convicted co-defendant with Mr. Mandela at the Rivonia Trial of 1964, which exposed to the world the injustices of South Africa’s segregation...
- + NYT Africa: Omar Hassan al-Bashir Goes on Trial in Sudan Over 1989 Coup—Omar Hassan al-Bashir, ousted in mass protests last year, is on trial for his role in the military coup that propelled him to power in 1989. He faces ...
- + NYT Africa: W.H.O. Asks for Help Fighting Growing Ebola Outbreak—The W.H.O.’s current funds for fighting an Ebola outbreak surging in Congo will only last a few more weeks. [Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Ebola ...
- + NYT Africa: Anger at Mali’s President Rises After Security Forces Kill Protesters—At least 11 demonstrators were killed in the capital last weekend. Protesters have called for mass civil disobedience until President Ibrahim Boubacar...
- + NYT Africa: Zindzi Mandela, Activist in South Africa and Ambassador, Dies at 59—She was ambassador to Denmark after years as a voice against apartheid (sometimes in poetry) alongside her parents, Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikize...
- + NYT Africa: Ethiopia Announces Arrests in Prominent Singer’s Killing—The shooting last month of Hachalu Hundessa, a hero to young Ethiopians calling for reform, was followed by unrest in which hundreds of people were ki...
- + NYT Africa: In South Africa, Burial Traditions Upended by Coronavirus—Restrictions on travel have disrupted a deeply important cultural practice for many Black residents in Cape Town: returning the body for burial hundre...
- + NYT Africa: Used Clothes Ban May Crimp Kenyan Style. It May Also Lift Local Design.—Kenya has halted imports of secondhand clothes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The move limits fashion selection, but opens doors for the co...
- + NYT Africa: Ivory Coast Prime Minister Dies After Cabinet Meeting—Amadou Gon Coulibaly had just returned to the West African country from France, where he had been receiving treatment for a heart condition. [Category...
- + NYT Africa: Over 180 Bodies Found Dumped in Burkina Faso Town, Report Says—For months, terrified residents of Djibo, a town in the West African nation, kept discovering corpses of men who had been shot, blindfolded and bound....
- + Telegraph Spain: Travel updates: Tui cancels more holidays and offers refunds for Spain and Portugal— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, structure:news, topics:in-the-news/Travel-ban, structure:travel, structure:content-tbn, topics...
- + Telegraph Spain: Thailand launches another probe in Red Bull heir's 'hit-and-run'— [Category: structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/asia, topics:places/thailand, topics:places/bangkok, source:wirecopy, storytype:s...
- + Telegraph Spain: Travel updates: EasyJet adds more flights following surge in bookings— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, structure:news, topics:in-the-news/Travel-ban, structure:travel, structure:content-tbn, topics...
- + Telegraph Spain: Travel updates: EasyJet expands schedule following stronger than expected bookings— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, structure:news, topics:in-the-news/Travel-ban, structure:travel, structure:content-tbn, topics...
- + Telegraph Spain: Hurricane Isaias roars ashore on US East Coast— [Category: topics:places/usa, structure:news/world-news, topics:things/weather, structure:news, topics:things/non-coronavirus-stories, topics:things/...
- + Telegraph Spain: Beach SOS leads to rescue of sailors stranded on Pacific isle— [Category: structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/micronesia, topics:places/australasia, topics:places/pacific-ocean, source:wireco...
- + Telegraph Spain: Leicester lockdown map: What restrictions are being lifted, and when is the next review?— [Category: topics:places/leicester, topics:people/matt-hancock, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Telegraph Spain: North of England lockdown: what are the rules for Greater Manchester, Bradford and Blackburn? — [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:places/greater-manchester, storytype:standard] [Link to...
- + Telegraph Spain: How many coronavirus cases are in your area? Use our tool to find out— [Category: topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:in-the-news/global-health-security, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Telegraph Spain: How many coronavirus cases are in the UK - and where are they?— [Category: topics:organisations/world-health-organisation, topics:in-the-news/global-health-security, structure:data-story, topics:organisations/depa...
- + Telegraph Spain: Australian state of Victoria to impose hefty fines to compel Covid-19 isolation— [Category: topics:places/melbourne, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/australia, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:things...
- + Telegraph Spain: Australian state to impose hefty fines to compel COVID-19 isolation— [Category: topics:places/melbourne, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/australia, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, source:wireco...
- + Telegraph Spain: Tuesday morning news briefing: Over-50s isolation plan dropped— [Category: structure:news, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Telegraph Spain: What is coronavirus, how did it start and how big could it get?— [Category: topics:places/asia, topics:places/china, topics:things/viruses, topics:in-the-news/global-health-security, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus,...
- + Telegraph Spain: ‘Hero’ father-of-seven died while rescuing his children who got into difficulty at sea— [Category: structure:news, topics:places/wales, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Telegraph Spain: Donald Trump threatens to sue Nevada to stop mail-in ballots— [Category: topics:places/usa, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:things/us-politics, topics:people/donald-trump, topics:events/us-2020...
- + Telegraph Spain: North Korea likely has miniature nuclear warheads, UN report finds— [Category: topics:people/kim-jong-un, structure:news/world-news, topics:organisations/united-nations, structure:news, topics:places/asia, topics:plac...
- + Telegraph Spain: GCSE English literature exam students to get choice of topics because of school closures— [Category: structure:news, structure:education, topics:things/gcses, topics:things/secondary-education, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, structure:new...
- + Telegraph Spain: BBC says lesbian kiss scene in the Next Step was important for inclusivity message, following 100 complaints— [Category: topics:things/lgbt, structure:news, topics:organisations/bbc, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Telegraph Spain: Black Ministry of Justice employee accused of car theft while jogging— [Category: topics:organisations/ministry-of-justice, structure:news, topics:organisations/kent-police, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [L...
- + Top News UPI: Watch live: President Donald Trump signs Great American Outdoors Act— President Donald Trump will sign the Great American Outdoors Act at a White House ceremony Tuesday after the measure won sweeping, bipartisan approva...
- + Top News UPI: Gallup poll: Satisfaction with direction of U.S. at 9-year low— Satisfaction among Americans with the direction of the United States is at its lowest level in nearly a decade and just a few points off the all-time...
- + Top News UPI: U.S. sees fewer than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd straight day— For the second day in a row, researchers say new COVID-19 cases in the United States have amounted to fewer than 50,000.
- + Top News UPI: Michigan, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Washington holding primaries Tuesday— Five states will hold primary elections on Tuesday as some high profile members of Congress seek to fend off challengers from within their parties.
- + Top News UPI: Isaias weakens to tropical storm after hitting N.C. as hurricane— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + Top News UPI: 3 mariners rescued on Pacific island after writing 'SOS' in sand— U.S. and Australian military service members rescued three mariners stranded on a small Pacific island after sighting an SOS sign they had been etche...
- + Top News UPI: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: School closures have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + Top News UPI: U.N. chief: School closures amid pandemic have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + Top News UPI: On This Day, Aug. 4: Anne Frank captured by Gestapo— On Aug. 4, 1944, acting on a tip from a Dutch informer, the Nazi Gestapo captured 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family.
- + Top News UPI: Census Bureau to end counting a month early— The U.S. Census Bureau announced it will end all data collection efforts on Sept. 30, a month earlier than planned.
- + Top News UPI: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina as residents brace for impacts— Tropical Storm Isaias will regain its strength to a Category 1 hurricane Monday evening and make landfall in North and South Carolina, the National H...
- + Top News UPI: Multiple people injured after 3 hot air balloons crash in Wyoming— More than a dozen people were injured when three hot air balloons crashed Monday in Wyoming.
- + Top News UPI: Defense Secretary Mark Esper: U.S. grieves for 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
- + Top News UPI: Esper: Nation grieves over 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
- + Top News UPI: Tedros: There may never be a 'silver bullet' to cure COVID-19— WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus said Monday there may not ever be a "silver bullet" cure for COVID-19, encouraging the nations of the ...
- + Top News UPI: Seized Fyre Festival merch auctioned off by U.S. Marshals— U.S. Marshals are auctioning promotional hats, clothing, and other merchandise left over from the disastrous 2017 Bahamas Fyre Festival fraud scheme ...
- + Top News UPI: Hurricane Isaias regains strength as it approaches Carolinas— Tropical Storm Isaias will regain its strength to a Category 1 hurricane Monday evening and make landfall in North and South Carolina, the National H...
- + Top News UPI: U.S. CEOs urge Congress to approve small business coronavirus rescue aid— Saying American small business owners need a "Marshall Plan," 100 U.S. CEOS of large companies such as Starbucks, Salesforce and Walt Disney Company ...
- + Top News UPI: Israel conducts airstrikes in Syria after thwarting explosive attack near Golan Heights— Israeli Defense Forces said they conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple targets in Syria on Monday after thwarting a potential IED attack ...
- + Zero Hedge: Isaias Makes Landfall In Carolinas, Sets Eyes On Mid-Atlantic States —Isaias Makes Landfall In Carolinas, Sets Eyes On Mid-Atlantic States Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:25 Isaias topped ...
- + Zero Hedge: Houston Mayor Orders $250 Fines For People Who Refuse To Wear Masks—Houston Mayor Orders $250 Fines For People Who Refuse To Wear Masks Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:06 Authored by Paul...
- + Zero Hedge: Global COVID-19 Spread Slowest In 3 Weeks As Deaths Near 700,000: Live Updates—Global COVID-19 Spread Slowest In 3 Weeks As Deaths Near 700,000: Live Updates Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:59 Summ...
- + Zero Hedge: Treasury Yields Are Tumbling Back To Record Lows—Treasury Yields Are Tumbling Back To Record Lows Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:55 Yesterday's brief interruption in t...
- + Zero Hedge: In Desperation Panic, Turkey Hikes Lira Overnight Rate To 1,024% To Crush Shorts As Currency Implodes—In Desperation Panic, Turkey Hikes Lira Overnight Rate To 1,024% To Crush Shorts As Currency Implodes Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:...
- + Zero Hedge: BP Slashes Dividend For First Time In Decade On Dismal Energy Demand Outlook —BP Slashes Dividend For First Time In Decade On Dismal Energy Demand Outlook Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:31 BP hal...
- + Zero Hedge: Global COVID-19 Spread Slowest In 3 Weeks As Deaths Near 7 Million: Live Updates—Global COVID-19 Spread Slowest In 3 Weeks As Deaths Near 7 Million: Live Updates Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:22 Glo...
- + Zero Hedge: Futures Slide On US-China Tensions, Fiscal Stimulus Worries, Poor Earnings—Futures Slide On US-China Tensions, Fiscal Stimulus Worries, Poor Earnings Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:09 S&P f...
- + Zero Hedge: It's Now Virtually Impossible To Get A Bank Loan As Lending Standards Soar—It's Now Virtually Impossible To Get A Bank Loan As Lending Standards Soar Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 06:11 One quart...
- + Zero Hedge: Spanish Stocks Break Support As Virus Concerns Reemerge—Spanish Stocks Break Support As Virus Concerns Reemerge Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 02:35 Spain's IBEX 35 Index future...
- + Zero Hedge: American Troops To Leave Germany: Is It Goodbye Or Just Auf Wiedersehen?—American Troops To Leave Germany: Is It Goodbye Or Just Auf Wiedersehen? Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 02:00 Authored by...
- + Zero Hedge: Parts Of France Impose Outdoor Mask Mandate In Controversial First—Parts Of France Impose Outdoor Mask Mandate In Controversial First Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 01:20 The global pandem...
- + Zero Hedge: Indian Stocks Break Critical Support As Pandemic Accelerates —Indian Stocks Break Critical Support As Pandemic Accelerates Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 00:40 Indian shares have rev...
- + Aljazeera: Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa aims to consolidate power in key polls—President Gotabaya Rajapaksa looks to expand power in parliamentary polls amid COVID-19 and looming economic crisis.
- + Aljazeera: Chad slows down internet to curb 'hate speech' on social media—Government says measure introduced to curb 'dissemination of messages inciting hate and division' in the country.
- + Aljazeera: Tracking Africa's coronavirus cases—Experts warn fragile healthcare systems in many nations could be overwhelmed in the face of a severe COVID-19 outbreak.
- + Aljazeera: Coronavirus: All you need to know in under 500 words—Virus reported to have originated in China's Wuhan has killed more than 690,000 people and infected over 18 million.
- + Aljazeera: What happens if you catch the new coronavirus?—What we know so far on what COVID-19 does to the human body in cases of infections and deaths.
- + Aljazeera: Coronavirus: All you need to know about symptoms and risks—Countries around the world step up efforts to tackle the new coronavirus that has killed hundreds of thousands.
- + Aljazeera: Timeline: How the new coronavirus spread—More than 18 million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with over 690,000 deaths and 11 million recoveries.
- + Aljazeera: Tehran housing cost skyrockets as people struggle to afford rent—Why the Iranian capital has become one of the world's most unaffordable cities to live in.
- + Aljazeera: Argentine justice reform: Anger at motives behind the gov't plans—Protesters in Argentina question the government's motives for a proposed overhaul of the justice system.
- + Aljazeera: Malaysian police raid Al Jazeera's office, seize computers—Al Jazeera condemns Tuesday's raid and urges Malaysian authorities to cease criminal probes against its journalists.
- + Aljazeera: Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?—More than 18 million infections confirmed in 188 countries and territories, including more than 690,000 deaths.
- + Aljazeera: Thailand gun violence: Concerns mount as number of weapons rises—A mass shooting has prompted questions about the need for reform.
- + Aljazeera: Trump criticises Dr Birx over COVID-19 warning—Donald Trump talks up his working relationship with the coronavirus task force leader, after accusing Dr Deborah Birx of 'hurting' the administration.
- + Aljazeera: Greek PM reshuffles cabinet for better health, EU fund management—A dozen people overall were either brought into the government, or had their posts upgraded.
- + Aljazeera: In Pictures: Lonely burials for coronavirus victims in Iraq—Burial ground in Najaf created specifically for COVID-19 victims since such burials have been rejected at many places.
- + Aljazeera: China will not accept US 'theft' of TikTok: State media—China Daily says pressure on ByteDance to sell US operations to Microsoft or risk closure amounts to a 'smash and grab'.
- + Aljazeera: Philippines orders millions to stay home: Coronavirus updates—More than 27 million go back into partial lockdown for next two weeks as COVID-19 cases surge.
- + Aljazeera: Red alert issued after heavy rain causes travel chaos in Mumbai—Indian city partially flooded, disrupting rail, road traffic, shutting offices as more rain expected over comings days.
- + Aljazeera: Afghan security forces retake control of Jalalabad prison—Afghan forces say they have retaken prison after at least 29 were killed in hours-long battle following ISIL-claimed attack on the facility.
- + Aljazeera: Nicaragua's jailed activists face a coronavirus death sentence—The Nicaraguan government is using the pandemic as a weapon against dissidents.
- + BBC: Google-Fitbit takeover: EU launches full-scale probe—The European Commission's move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.
- + BBC: Google-Fitbit takeover: EU expands launches full-scale probe—The European Commission's move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.
- + BBC: Belarus ruler Lukashenko says Russia lying over 'mercenaries'—Days from a key election, President Alexander Lukashenko accuses Russia of a violent plot.
- + BBC: Spain puzzles over ex-King Juan Carlos's whereabouts—Embattled ex-King Juan Carlos left weeks after he was linked to a probe into alleged corruption.
- + BBC: Audi drops 'insensitive' girl with banana ad—The German carmaker apologises for a tweeted car ad that sparked a furore.
- + BBC: EasyJet increases flights to cope with holidaymaker demand—The airline adds more flights to cope with increasing demand from holidaymakers.
- + BBC: Spain's embattled ex-King Juan Carlos leaves country—His departure comes weeks after the former monarch was linked to a probe into alleged corruption.
- + BBC: Spain's embattled ex-King Juan Carlos leave country—His departure comes weeks after the former monarch was linked to a probe into alleged corruption.
- + BBC: Sweden: Death of girl, 12, ignites debate over gang violence—Media reports say the girl was killed by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting that went wrong.
- + BBC: Football red cards for deliberate coughing—Players who cough in the face of other players or match officials can be red-carded, say football's rule-makers and the Football Association.
- + BBC: Russian hackers stole trade papers from Liam Fox email—Documents on UK-US trade negotiations were leaked in the run-up to the 2019 general election.
- + BBC: Spain's embattled ex-King Juan Carlos to leave country—This comes weeks after the embattled former king was linked to an investigation into alleged corruption.
- + BBC: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko under fire—President Alexander Lukashenko has kept Belarus in an iron grip, but protests have intensified.
- + BBC: Malta festivals cancelled due to rise in Covid-19 cases—Escape 2 The Island, Rhythm + Waves, BPM Festival: Malta and Mi Casa Festival won't go ahead.
- + BBC: French firm Sanofi indicted over epilepsy drug Depakine—The pharmaceutical giant is accused of manslaughter after babies died, but it denies wrongdoing.
- + BBC: Coronavirus: Dozens test positive for Covid-19 on Norwegian cruise ship—The outbreak on the MS Roald Amundsen comes just weeks after the cruise industry restarted.
- + BBC: Coronavirus: HSBC to speed up 35,000 job cuts as profits slump—Europe's biggest bank says it may cost up to $13bn to cover bad loans linked to the coronavirus.
- + BBC: John Hume: Nobel Peace Prize winner dies aged 83—The former SDLP leader helped create the climate that brought an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
- + BBC: Genoa gets new bridge two years after tragedy—Renowned architect Renzo Piano says his replacement for the Morandi bridge "is born of tragedy".
- + CBC Politics: As courts prepare to restart jury trials, advocates call for fair pay for jurors— Canadians would rather get poked with a needle and give blood than sit in a jury, according to a recent national study conducted by th...
- + CBC Politics: Quebec shipyard is setting up an Arctic icebreaking research centre— A Quebec shipyard in line to be the federal government's icebreaker-builder says it intends to establish a centre of excellence that w...
- + CBC Politics: Sen. Murray Sinclair joins legal firm to mentor lawyers in Indigenous law— The former chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, who was also the first Indigenous judge appointed in Manitob...
- + CBC Politics: Rollout of COVID Alert app faces criticism over accessibility— The federal government's COVID-19 exposure notification app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Can...
- + CBC Politics: COVID-19 conspiracy theories creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say— Researchers say conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are spreading at an alarming rate across the country — and they warn misinformation...
- + CBC Politics: Canada extends peacekeeping mission despite Security Council loss— Canada will provide a military transport plane to support United Nations peacekeeping missions for another year despite losing its bid...
- + CBC Politics: Andrew Furey wins Liberal leadership race, will become 14th premier of N.L.— Andrew Furey, a politically connected surgeon with no government experience, has won the Liberal leadership in Newfoundland and Labrad...
- + CBC Politics: Sunday Scrum: WE controversy continues as Trudeau testifies— CBC News Network's Sunday Scrum panel is your destination for frank discussion and analysis of the week's big political stories. This ...
- + CBC Politics: COVID-19 blamed for delay on Arctic military port first promised in 2007— The construction of a new military refuelling station in the Arctic is facing another delay more than 13 years after it was first prom...
- + CBC Politics: The Canada-U.S. border could be closed for months. Here's what you need to know now— Here’s the latest on what you need to know about Canada-U.S. border rules and why your neighbours to the south may not be visiting for...
- + CBC Politics: Some countries may get faster access to a COVID-19 vaccine than others. Here's why— Countries around the globe are anxious to get their hands on a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s a closer look at what countries are doing to e...
- + CBC Politics: RCMP says improper force allegations confirmed in just 1 per cent of cases— As police services everywhere cope with public pressure over their use of force policies, the RCMP is reporting that just one per cent...
- + CBC Politics: Liberals, Conservatives see drop in donations during height of COVID-19 pandemic— Canada's two main federal political parties took in less money from individual donations during the second quarter of this year compar...
- + CBC Politics: Air force, UN food agency tackle skyrocketing COVID-19 hunger in Latin America— The head of the UN World Food Program says the COVID-19 crisis has dramatically increased the number of starving people in Latin Ameri...
- + CBC Politics: N.S. senator calls for Canada to officially recognize Emancipation Day— Nova Scotia Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard is urging Canadians to recognize Aug. 1 as the day slavery was abolished in the British Empire —...
- + CBC Politics: Federal documents say Huawei's Meng Wanzhou lied, supporting her extradition to U.S.— Documents from lawyers for Canada's attorney general say a series of witnesses will prove Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou lied to HSBC b...
- + CBC Politics: Under fire over workplace harassment claims, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette reaches out to staff in memo— More than a week after claims of workplace harassment at Rideau Hall surfaced, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette today told her staff in a memo ...
- + CBC Politics: Special court hearing to decide how to handle secret information in Ortis espionage trial— The case against the senior RCMP official accused of preparing to leak sensitive information is moving to Federal Court for a special ...
- + CBC Politics: EI-like benefit for gig, contract workers will be available after CERB ends, Trudeau says— The federal government plans to move out-of-work Canadians into the employment insurance system when a key emergency benefit runs out ...
- + Euractiv: Russia surprises Cyprus with move to scrap tax deal—Russia’s finance ministry said on Monday (3 August) it would scrap an agreement with Cyprus aimed at avoiding double taxation after talks to modify th...
- + Euractiv: US ‘cloud’ supremacy has Europe worried about data—Europe is sitting on a wealth of data that is the 21st century equivalent of a precious metal mine during the gold rush. But instead of exploiting it ...
- + Euractiv: Former king Juan Carlos decides to leave Spain amid corruption allegations—Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has decided to leave his country, a dramatic exit designed to protect the monarchy after a barrage of corruption alleg...
- + Euractiv: 5G disinformation: It’s time to tell the truth—There are many myths concerning 5G networks and electromagnetic fields. The vast majority of them stem from a lack of proper knowledge. Europe should ...
- + Euractiv: EU urged to ratchet up pressure on Poland in defence of LGBT+ rights—LGBT+ campaigners have praised an EU decision to withhold funds from six Polish municipalities that declared themselves "LGBT-free zones", urging Brus...
- + Euractiv: Public anger over corruption hits support for Bulgarian government—Weeks of anti-government protests in Bulgaria have eroded public support for the centre-right GERB government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, with o...
- + Euractiv: The EU can and must cut emissions by more than 55% by 2030—The European Commission has proposed to strengthen its 40% greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 50% or 55% on 1990 levels in the next ten years...
- + Euractiv: UK urges medicine suppliers to stockpile before Brexit transition ends—The British government has urged medicine suppliers to prepare for the country's exit from the EU single market and customs union on 31 December by bu...
- + Euractiv: Italy enjoys oversized ECB support as debt balloons—Italy enjoyed oversized purchases of its government debt by the European Central Bank in June and July, standing out as the main beneficiary of ECB ef...
- + Euractiv: Borrell takes position against Trump candidate for Inter-American Development Bank—A top European Union diplomat has called for a delay in the vote to choose the Inter-American Development Bank's new president, a closely watched elec...
- + Mondoweiss: Israeli leader says connecting US police killings to Palestinian treatment shows antisemitism—Today Isaac Herzog, a leading Israeli “left” leader and head of the Jewish Agency, suggested that it was antisemitic to tie Israel’s treatment of Pale...
- + Open Democracy: Why would Russia want to interfere in British politics?—Russia’s foreign policy seems based on nihilism, said Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee. But Vladimir Putin is much shrewder than that.
- + Open Democracy: Remembering John Weeks—A leading critic of economic orthodoxy who dedicated his life to building a better world.
- + Open Democracy: Who’s afraid of judicial review?—The government has pledged to ‘reform’ the way in which citizens can challenge the lawfulness of its own decisions. This should worry us all.
- + Open Democracy: More contagious than coronavirus: electoral unrest under Lukashenka’s tired rule in Belarus—Ahead of presidential elections, a new protest wave in Belarus is forcing another kind of contest - over who “the people” are, and who gets to speak f...
- + Open Democracy: Whatever happened to Dunkirk spirit?—What is it? Can we learn from it, and could it "see us through coronavirus"?
- + Prauge Monitor: Prague Symphony Orchestra will hold a free concert on the 26th of August—Prague Daily Monitor Prague Symphony Orchestra, traditionally known as FOK, will be ho...
- + Prauge Monitor: Prague might reintroduce compulsory mask-wearing in all public transport in fall—Prague Daily Monitor Several recent instances, including a sudden spike in Prague's ca...
- + Prauge Monitor: Become Digital: Apple Pay vs. Apple Wallet—by Ladislav Poledna | Prague Daily Monitor How many payment cards and rewards or loyal...
- + Prauge Monitor: UNYP partners with Perlego to bring free digital textbooks to its students—UNYP Our partners at UNYP are moving forward and investing in digitalization. They sen...
- + Prauge Monitor: Czech economy sharply declines in second quarter—Prague Daily Monitor The Czech economy likely reached a record decline in the second quarter but is already recovering, Lidovky.cz reported. Economist...
- + Prauge Monitor: Kasárna Karlín: Outdoor cinema with modern classics—by Irina Nikolaeva | Prague Daily Monitor Kasárna Karlín is a perfect place for summer...
- + Prauge Monitor: Prague faces the record daily increase of new Covid-19 cases —Prague Daily Monitor When it comes to the pandemic, some days are better and some are gloomily worse. On Tuesday 28th, the capital of Prague recorded ...
- + Prauge Monitor: Czechia to introduce German-style public unemployment insurance —Prague Daily Monitor Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, the Czech Coalition Council will consider a proposal by the Minister of Labor and Social Aff...
- + Prauge Monitor: Become Digital: Amazing things you can do with Apple Pay—by Ladislav Poledna | Prague Daily Monitor Contactless payments are very popular in Eu...
- + Prauge Monitor: Real estate prices continue to rise throughout the country—Prague Daily Monitor The pandemic hit many markets, but the real estate industry was o...
- + Prauge Monitor: Ukraine eliminated Czech Republic from list of epidemiologically safe countries —Prague Daily Monitor Since 1st August, Ukraine updated its Covid-19-risk classification policy, which led to the Czech Republic being eliminated from ...
- + Pro Publica: What Happened When a Public Institute Became a De Facto Lobbying Arm of the Timber Industry— by Rob Davis , The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick , OPB ...
- + Raw Story: West Virginia senator slams Trump’s postmaster general for threatening post office closures in rural areas—On CNN Monday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) laid into Louis DeJoy, the controversial GOP megadonor just appointed to serve as President Donald Trump’...
- + Raw Story: Trump pal stunned by president’s trainwreck interview with Axios: I cringed, I despaired and then I felt angry—In an op-ed published at The Daily Mail this Tuesday, Piers Morgan gave his thoughts on President Trump’s recent interview with Axios, saying it...
- + Raw Story: Neighbors accuse Black woman of ‘driving down’ property values with Black Lives Matter sign—A Black woman in New York said that she was accused of “driving down” property values because a sign supporting Black Lives Matter was dis...
- + Raw Story: ‘Worst pain I’ve ever felt’: Diner employees in shock after getting maced by angry anti-masker—Three employees at a Missouri pizza diner got maced earlier this week by a customer who was angry that they were asked to wear a face mask as a precon...
- + Raw Story: Internet explodes watching Trump reduced to ‘global laughingstock’ in ‘soul-crushing’ interview—Axios reporter Jonathan Swan interviewed President Donald Trump and it did not go well for the president. The internet is ablaze with astonishment ove...
- + Raw Story: Atlanta mayor tears into ‘narcissist’ Trump for ‘blasphemous’ claim he did more for Black America than John Lewis—On CNN Tuesday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tore into President Donald Trump for his suggestion in a new interview that he has done “more...
- + Raw Story: ‘It’s worse than ever’: White House has someone new to blame for Trump’s downward spiral—According to a report from Politico, a substantial number of Republican insiders now see no way for Donald Trump to turn around his re-election campai...
- + Raw Story: ‘Fred Trump pulls on his son from beyond the grave’: Reagan daughter explains why Trump may destroy democracy—President Donald Trump’s father set in motion the emotional pathologies that may ultimately destroy American democracy, according to Ronald Reag...
- + Raw Story: RNC is offering signed copies of Sean Hannity’s new book for $75 after spending nearly $100,000 on Donald Trump Jr.’s book last year—The Republican National Committee (RNC) is promoting a new book written by Fox News host Sean Hannity — and offering signed copies as an incentive for...
- + Raw Story: ‘I could have died’: Arizona Trump voters beg friends to take COVID seriously after getting hospitalized—A pair of Arizona residents who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 are now imploring their friends to not make the same mistake they did when th...
- + Raw Story: Legal expert: Trump’s lawyers stepped into a new ‘bombshell’ about president’s alleged crimes—MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance revealed how President Donald Trump’s lawyers accidentally set off a bombshell revelation. The president’s...
- + Raw Story: ‘You don’t want to go there’: Morning Joe slaps down Trump campaign’s new attack—On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” co-host Joe Scarbrough took a shot at Donald Trump’s new campaign manager who made his debut on Fox ...
- + Raw Story: Internet stunned by now-deleted photo of Jerry Falwell Jr. with his pants unzipped—A Houston Chronicle reporter posted what appears to be a screenshot from Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr’s Instagram account, and...
- + Raw Story: Anti-Trump Republicans take the president’s newest campaign ad and throw it back in his face—A group of anti-Trump Republicans has taken the Trump campaign’s latest attack ad against former Vice President Joe Biden and turned it right on...
- + Raw Story: Those of us who warned America that fascism was coming were called hysterical — but we were right about Trump all along—Do you remember “Trump Derangement Syndrome?” It was a cute phrase that likely first appeared in 2015, deployed by prominent voices across...
- + Raw Story: Egypt invites Musk after ‘aliens built pyramids’ tweet—Egypt has invited Elon Musk to visit its famed pyramids after the SpaceX and Tesla founder posted a satirical tweet stating that clearly extra-terrest...
- + Raw Story: A psychiatrist assesses Trump: A lonely, terrified boy — afraid of his father and unloved by his mother—The roots of Donald’s inability to feel empathy or compassion lie in the relationship with his mother. When a child has rarely been held, it is hard e...
- + Raw Story: MSNBC’s Morning Joe asks GOP senators how many Americans must die until they turn on Trump—MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough laid the blame for most of the U.S. coronavirus deaths on President Donald Trump’s failure of leadership. Instead ...
- + Raw Story: France facing ‘highly likely’ second wave of COVID-19 in autumn or winter—France’s top scientific body on Tuesday said a second wave of the coronavirus was “highly likely” this autumn or winter as the count...
- + Raw Story: ‘Incredible baby’ Trump shredded by CNN host for attacks on the late John Lewis—President Donald Trump’s interview with Axios reporter Jonathan Swan was still making waves on Tuesday morning, and CNN political director David...
- + Shadow Proof: US Government Employees View Dissent Channels As Risky And A ‘Waste Of Time’—Editor’s Note This is a preview of The Dissenter newsletter, which covers whistleblowers and the obstacles they face in government and corporate ins...
- + Sputnik: Pakistan's New Map Includes Earlier Uncontested Indian Territories, Sparking Fresh Conflict—New Delhi (Sputnik): India included Aksai Chin in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and certain territories bordering Nepal in its political map issued la...
- + Sputnik: BP Halves Dividends, Reports $6.7bn Losses in Q2 as Profits Collapse for Firms Amid COVID-19 Crisis—One of the world's largest oil and gas firms announced on Tuesday its profits had been badly hit by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, adding oil price...
- + Sputnik: Astronomers Say They've Spotted Youngest Known Neutron Star That’s Been Hiding For Decades—The supernova from 1987 was a truly spectacular event well observed from Earth, however multiple efforts to catch a glimpse of the resulting neutron s...
- + Sputnik: India Worships Women, But Much Work Needs to Be Done for Gender Equality, Activists Explain—New Delhi (Sputnik): Rich in heritage and culture, Indian society is often called out for covering up the plight of its women. Society in India, large...
- + Sputnik: Small Passenger Aircraft Crashes in English County of Sussex, Fire Service Says—MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A small passenger plane has crashed in a field in the English county of Sussex, the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said on Tue...
- + Sputnik: From Royal Feuds to Megxit: Biggest Scandals Surrounding Meghan Markle as Duchess of Sussex Turns 39—The American-born actress has been in the spotlight since the moment it became known that she was dating Prince Harry and the media scrutiny became ev...
- + Sputnik: Explosion at Factory in China's Hubei Province Leaves Six People Dead - Video—An accident took place in a chemical plant in the city of Xiantao, in central China's Hubei Province at around 5:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. GMT) on 3 August, ...
- + Sputnik: SHINee's Taemin Presents MV ‘2 KIDS’ Ahead of Upcoming 3rd Solo Album—In the music video, the youngest member of SHINee is seen dancing through the streets of Paris while regretting clumsy childish love in the past that ...
- + Sputnik: Germany at Beginning of Second Wave of COVID-19 Infections, Virologist Warns—BERLIN (Sputnik) - Germany appears to be at the beginning of the second wave of COVID-19 infections, the head of the Institute of Microbiology and Vir...
- + Sputnik: Armed Syrian Arab Tribes Storm Local Headquarters of US-Backed SDF Across Deir ez-Zor - Video—Kurdish militant groups, mostly the Syrian Democratic Forces, have been in control of the eastern parts of the country over the last couple of years w...
- + Sputnik: China's Vivo Dropped From Sponsoring World's Richest Cricket League Amid Border Face-Off With India—New Delhi (Sputnik): Since the deadly standoff between India and China took place in the Galwan Valley on 15 June, the Indian government has taken som...
- + Sputnik: Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Do Everything to Defend Itself in Wake of Recent Attack in Syria—TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would do everything necessary to ensure the safety of its b...
- + Sputnik: Beijing Urges US to Not 'Open Pandora's Box' by Demanding Sell of TikTok to US Company—BEIJING (Sputnik) - Beijing has urged Washington to refrain from setting an example that other countries could follow against US businesses by demandi...
- + Sputnik: UK Experts Fear Lack of Good COVID-19 Test-Trace System to Lead to Even Worse 2nd Wave—LONDON (Sputnik) - UK scientists have warned that the second wave of coronavirus could be more than twice the size of the first if no effective testin...
- + Sputnik: GOP State Assembly Candidate: No Delay of November Election as January 2021 is Presidency’s End Date—Last week, US President Donald Trump suggested that the November presidential election should be postponed to prevent any fraud that might result from...
- + Sputnik: As US Lawmakers Intensify Pressure, Nord Stream AG Ramps Up Its Lobbying Efforts, Filings Show—Washington has long been seeking to undermine and stop the project despite strong objections from its European allies, especially Germany. The US clai...
- + Sputnik: First Look at Historic Ram Temple Being Built in Ayodhya Following Centuries-Old Dispute - Photos—New Delhi (Sputnik): A three-storey, 161-foot tall temple comprising five domes is being built on a sprawling area of 100-120 acres of land in Uttar P...
- + Sputnik: Indian Bourses Snap Losing Trend, Sensex Soars 748 Points on Strong Asian Cues—New Delhi (Sputnik): India's benchmark stock index Sensex collapsed from highs of over 42,000 in February to just 26,000 when the COVID-19 pandemic hi...
- + Sputnik: Apple Sued in $1.4 Billion Patent Infringement Case in China—The lawsuit could prevent the top US smartphone maker from selling almost all of its products in China, its second biggest market after the domestic a...
- + Sputnik: Legendary Goalkeeper Iker Casillas Retires From Professional Football—One of football’s most successful goalkeepers, with both Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, is saying goodbye to his sports career more than a...
- + TASS: One billion students impacted by pandemic, UN Secretary-General says—In mid-July, schools were closed in more than 160 countries, Antonio Guterres said [Category: World, CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC]
- + TASS: Russian scientists publish first results of Avifavir clinical trials—The pilot part of clinical trials demonstrated that Avifavir possesses rapid antiviral action [Category: Science & Space, CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC]
- + TASS: Russia’s UFC Champ Nurmagomedov says ‘to drown’ his next opponent Gaethje—The bout is set for October 24, as announced earlier [Category: Sport]
- + TASS: China says demand to sell TikTok to US company is political pressure—On August 3, Trump announced that US companies have roughly 45 days to ink a deal to acquire TikTok, otherwise the social media platform will be banne...
- + TASS: Iskander tactical missile systems to deliver massive strike in southern Russia drills—The drills will run as a special field exercise to study the experience of employing and operating advanced artillery systems, according to the top br...
- + TASS: Cra-Z-Art Announces Expanded Nickelodeon Licensing Deal— [Category: Press Releases]
- + TASS: Russia to be ally of Belarus though ties are now partner-like, not brotherly — Lukashenko—The incumbent president reassured that his country will continue to resolve international problems exclusively through peaceful means and will extend ...
- + TASS: Russia’s new spacecraft can make flights to Moon and Mars, says chief designer—It can perform a flight to asteroids only as part of an inter-planetary system, according to the chief designer [Category: Science & Space] [Link ...
- + TASS: Press review: Russia scrapping tax deal with Cyprus and US expanding presence in Poland—Top stories in the Russian press on Tuesday, August 4 [Category: Press Review] [Link to media]
- + TASS: Russia not in talks with US over possibility to trade Paul Whelan, senior diplomat says—Earlier Whelan’s attorneys reported of the active talks to trade their client [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + TASS: Russia, US mull over holding consultations on counterterrorism—It was the United States that suspended dialogue on the fight against terrorism, the senior diplomat underscored [Category: Russian Politics & Dip...
- + TASS: Control of missile technologies must remain technical — Russian Foreign Ministry—In 2021-2022, the ministry recalled, Russia will take the rotating chairmanship of the regime upon a unanimous decision by the member countries [Categ...
- + TASS: Russian Navy chief calls 1st stage of Oceanic Shield drills ‘successful’—Overall, the amphibious assault operation involved over 20 surface ships, boats and support vessels, 18 aircraft and helicopters, over 30 items of com...
- + TASS: Around 1.5 mln tourists visited Crimea in July—Hotels and health resorts of the peninsula began to accommodate visitors from other regions of the country as late as on July 1 due to the coronavirus...
- + TomDispatch: Tomgram: Andrea Mazzarino, Prioritizing Empire Over Health—American military personnel are getting sick in significant numbers in the midst of the ongoing pandemic...
- + UPI International: Japan warns Seoul as wartime labor decision goes into effect— Tensions are rising again between South Korea and Japan as a South Korean court order to seize a Japanese firm's assets went into effect Tuesday.
- + UPI International: 3 mariners rescued on Pacific island after writing 'SOS' in sand— U.S. and Australian military service members rescued three mariners stranded on a small Pacific island after sighting an SOS sign they had been etche...
- + UPI International: U.S., Australian military rescue 3 mariners stranded on island after spotting SOS in sand— U.S. and Australian military service members rescued three mariners stranded on a small Pacific island after sighting an SOS sign they had been etche...
- + UPI International: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: School closures have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + UPI International: U.N. chief: School closures amid pandemic have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + UPI International: Tedros: There may never be a 'silver bullet' to cure COVID-19— WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus said Monday there may not ever be a "silver bullet" cure for COVID-19, encouraging the nations of the ...
- + UPI International: Israel conducts airstrikes in Syria after thwarting explosive attack near Golan Heights— Israeli Defense Forces said they conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple targets in Syria on Monday after thwarting a potential IED attack ...
- + UPI International: Former Spanish king Juan Carlos announces he'll self-exile amid financial scandals— Amid multiple financial scandals, former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, announced Monday that he will leave the country in a self-imposed exile that w...
- + UPI International: Study: Saving pandas led to downfall of other animals— Efforts to save the giant panda from extinction have come at the expense of other large mammals, a new study released Monday by the science journal N...
- + UPI International: Nearly 30 dead in militant attack at Afghan prison— Nearly 30 people were killed and 50 injured when militants attacked a prison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, leading to an 18-hour battle. Hundreds of pri...
- + UPI International: North Korea producing new video games, state media says— North Korea is developing new video games domestically to improve the leisure time of the population, state media says.
- + UPI International: Lebanon's foreign minister resigns, says country could become 'failed state'— Lebanon's foreign minister Nassif Hitti blasted the country's leadership in a resignation letter made public Monday, criticizing it for a lack of vis...
- + UPI International: Work starts on restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral's grand organ— Restoration work on the 250-year-old grand organ at the fire-damaged Cathedral of Notre Dame began Monday in Paris with hopes of having it ready in t...
- + UPI International: South Korea defends action against defector groups— Legal action needed to be taken against defector organizations, South Korea's newly appointed unification minister said Monday.
- + UPI International: Kosovo PM Avdullah Hoti tests positive for COVID-19— Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti has COVID-19 and will work from home for two weeks while he self-isolates, he said.
- + UPI International: North Korea braces for heavy rains, possible flooding— North Korea is expected to receive about 20 inches of rain beginning Monday, the regime's weather agency says.
- + UPI International: Virgin Galactic unveils designs for Mach 3 supersonic aircraft— Virgin Galactic, a space tourism offshoot of the business empire founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, unveiled designs for what could beco...
- + UPI International: Northern Irish political leader, Nobel Laureate John Hume dies at 83— John Hume, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and widely acknowledged as an architect of the Good Friday Agreement that helped bring peace to Northern...
- + UPI International: South Korea, New Zealand spar over diplomat in sex harassment case— South Korea and New Zealand are at odds over the case of a South Korean diplomat who has been accused of groping a New Zealand staff member at Seoul'...
- + UPI International: Western Hemisphere holds 3 spots for COVID-19 deaths; cases pass 18 million— The coronavirus pandemic, which began in Asia last December and first spread to Europe, is now primarily ravaging Western Hemisphere nations with the...
- + Washington Post: He was an American child in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb dropped—Howard Kakita, a child visiting his grandparents, was among those who survived when the United States detonated the atomic bomb 75 years ago.
- + Washington Post: Lebanese try to storm energy ministry amid power cuts—Dozens of Lebanese protesters have tried to storm the Ministry of Energy, angered by prolonged power cuts as the country grapples with a crippling eco...
- + Washington Post: Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai—The family of a California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group in exile says Iran abducted him while he was in Dubai
- + Washington Post: ADB to lend Thailand $1.5 billion to aid virus response—The Asian Development Bank says it will provide a $1.5 billion loan to Thailand to aid its response to the coronavirus pandemic
- + Washington Post: Belarus leader pledges allegiance to Russia ahead of vote—Belarus’s authoritarian leader is vowing to maintain a close alliance with Russia despite the latest tensions as he seeks a sixth term in office amid ...
- + Washington Post: Zimbabwe president unapologetic about arrests of critics—Zimbabwe’s president has labeled the main opposition party “terrorist” and vowed to continue a clampdown in which scores of opposition members and gov...
- + Washington Post: Trump views China’s Communist Party as a threat. Young Chinese see it as a ticket to a better future.—Potential members are using twin crises of coronavirus and floods to prove their allegiance to the party.
- + Washington Post: Why TikTok was destined to land in Trump’s crosshairs—China’s Internet industry for the first time attained the triple threat of engineering know-how, marketing sheen and multicultural sensibility to deli...
- + Washington Post: Ex-teacher hopes to free Belarus from president’s iron fist—A 37-year-old former English teacher without political experience seems an unlikely challenger to the authoritarian president of Belarus who has been ...
- + Washington Post: Nobel laureate who championed peace in Northern Ireland dies at 83—He helped broker the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which ended most of the violence of the Northern Irish conflict known as the Troubles.
- + Washington Post: A defense contractor died after a bar fight with Marines in Iraq. Some see an accident and overzealous prosecution.—It is one of several recent incidents that have raised concerns about the conduct of America’s elite combat forces, including an alleged sexual assaul...
- + Washington Post: In Dagestan, a covid recount adds to questions on Russia’s overall numbers—Russia boasts of a low mortality rate. But in Dagestan, pneumonia and other causes were not part of pandemic totals.
- + Washington Post: Israeli jets strike targets in Syria, nearly 24 hours after foiling attack in Golan Heights—The Israeli military estimated that four members of a militant cell from Syria were killed in the Golan incident.
- + Washington Post: How the pandemic left America behind—How some countries got their response to the coronavirus right -- and how some got it terribly wrong.
- + Washington Post: Islamic State attack on Afghan prison ends on second day, with at least 29 dead—The prison raid was the most sophisticated Islamic State attack in Afghanistan since the group formed its Afghan branch in 2015.
- + Washington Post: It’s not just the United States: These governments see TikTok as a growing problem. —India already banned the platform.
- + Washington Post: Afghan prison stormed hours before Eid cease-fire expires; Islamic State claims responsibility—The attack came amid a push for peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
- + Washington Post: Isaias poised to sock Eastern Seaboard with heavy rain, strong winds, after grazing Florida—"Life-threatening flooding" from both rain and an ocean surge is possible from the Southeast to New England.
- + Washington Post: A new Chuck E. Cheese children’s ride but no one to ride it—The U.S. retailer bankruptcy wave is rippling across the global supply chain, bringing pain for suppliers in Europe and Asia.
- + Washington Post: Mexico arrests Santa Rosa de Lima cartel chief ‘El Marro’—The war between the Santa Rosa de Lima and Jalisco New Generation cartels has made Guanajuato one of Mexico’s deadliest states.
- + Washington Post: Trump actually doesn’t appear to understand how bad the pandemic is—In an interview with Axios, the president reveals stunning ignorance about the scale of the outbreak.
- + Washington Post: Kansas Republicans vote in Senate primary, and establishment GOP fears a Kobach win—Voters in fives states — Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Washington — cast ballots on Tuesday.
- + Washington Post: Michigan ballots tangled in mail delays in advance of Tuesday primary—Voters complained they had still not received their mail ballots just days before the vote, offering a potential warning ahead of the general election...
- + Washington Post: Yet another GOP Senate candidate uses ‘Ranger’ label despite Army caveat—John James, running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, took a Ranger course, but he did not serve in the elite Army Ranger unit.
- + Washington Post: After months of favor, Birx raises Trump’s ire with grim coronavirus assessment—She previously lost support within swaths of the scientific and medical community for seeming to minimize the virus and to enable the president’s over...
- + Washington Post: Coronavirus cases are climbing in Midwest states with previously low infections—President Trump continues a push to reopen schools and predicts a vaccine this year, while the World Health Organization says there may never be a “si...
- + Washington Post: Trump says he’s examining executive orders on evictions, payroll taxes if he can’t reach deal with Democrats—His comments come as negotiations continue on Capitol Hill, but the parties are far apart.
- + Washington Post: Democrats in key states press for a more visible Biden campaign—Some Biden supporters argue that the presumptive nominee can’t rely on opposition to Trump but needs to more aggressively pitch his own candidacy.
- + Washington Post: Congress flails as coronavirus ravages the nation and the economy stalls—The partisan divisions are back on Capitol Hill, and they appear to be as intractable as ever.
- + Washington Post: Fact-checking Trump’s Goya ad, in Spanish—The Trump campaign translated into Spanish its false claims about Joe Biden, so we translated our fact checks.
- + Washington Post: White House steps back from Trump suggestion about delaying the election—The election will take place Nov. 3 as planned, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said.
- + Arc Technica Science: First cruise to set sail post COVID-19 abruptly canceled due to outbreak—Enlarge / View of an iceberg and the Hurtigruten hybrid expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen on Half Moon island, Antarctica on November 09, 201...
- + Arc Technica Science: Road is closed for second Starship hop attempt Tuesday [Updated]— SpaceX's SN5 prototype very nearly lifted off on Monday. [credit: ...
- + Arc Technica Science: Dragonship Endeavour is flying free, on its way back to Earth—Enlarge / Crew Dragon backs away from the International Space Station on Saturday. (credit: NASA TV) On Saturday evening the Crew Dragon spacec...
- + Arc Technica Science: The final launch to Mars for the next two years looked pretty epic— Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is on its way. [credit: T...
- + Arc Technica Science: More quickly than anyone expected, NASA embraces reuse for human flights— Crew Dragon is shown docked to the Harmony module on the International Space Station. ...
- + Arc Technica Science: As COVID-19 rages around the globe, other infectious diseases shrink away—Enlarge / A masked pedestrian crosses an empty street at a usually busy intersection in the Central Business District on February 3, 2020, in Beijin...
- + Arc Technica Science: Using pristine Southern Ocean air to estimate pre-industrial pollution—Enlarge / Long lines called "cloud streets" forming off the edge of Antarctic sea ice. (credit: NASA EO) One of the lesser-known scientific com...
- + Arc Technica Science: Neurologists warn of the danger of “stem cell tourism”—Enlarge / Skeletal stem cells are shown here in red. (credit: Noriaki Ono) Stem cells hold the promise of helping us repair tissues damaged by ...
- + Arc Technica Science: Rocket Report: SpaceX seeks 20km hop license, why Rocket Lab funder left—Enlarge / The mighty "Dominator" Atlas V 541 goes supersonic with our newest Mars rover. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) Welcome to Edition 3.10 of t...
- + Arc Technica Science: SpaceX completes static fire of Starship prototype, will hop next—Enlarge / Overhead view of SN5 static fire test on Thursday. (credit: Elon Musk/Twitter) After scrubbing several attempts for weather concerns,...
- + Arc Technica Science: NASA’s most complex, ambitious rover yet is on its way to Mars [Updated]— An Atlas V rocket launches on Thursday morning carrying Mars Perseverance. [cr...
- + Arc Technica Science: Archaeologists find the source of Stonehenge sarsen stones—Enlarge / Feasts at nearby Durrington Walls drew attendees from all over Britain. (credit: Stefan Kühn / Wikimedia) The huge slabs of stone tha...
- + Arc Technica Science: Bacteria live despite burial in seafloor mud for 100 million years—Enlarge / Yuki Morono of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology handles bacteria that might be 100 million years old. Be careful! ...
- + Arc Technica Science: We can see the true face of Van Eyck Lamb of God after latest restoration—Enlarge / The central Adoration of the Mystic Lamb panel. The groupings of figures are, from top left anti-clockwise: the male martyrs, the pagan wr...
- + Arc Technica Science: Mounting poisonings, blindness, deaths as toxic hand sanitizers flood market—Enlarge / Hand sanitizer being applied to a person's hand. (credit: Getty | Leopoldo Smith) The Food and Drug Administration is renewing warni...
- + Ars Technica Software: Trump administration gives TikTok 45 days to sell to Microsoft or leave US [Updated]—Enlarge / TikTok's US operations may soon be part of every cool teen's favorite code conglomerate, Microsoft. (credit: SOPA Images | LightRocket | G...
- + Ars Technica Software: SpaceX now plans for 5 million Starlink customers in US, up from 1 million—Enlarge / A SpaceX Starlink user terminal/satellite dish. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX has asked the US for permission to deploy up to 5 million use...
- + Ars Technica Software: Trump administration gives TikTok 45 days to sell to Microsoft or leave US—Enlarge / TikTok's US operations may soon be part of every cool teen's favorite code conglomerate, Microsoft. (credit: SOPA Images | LightRocket | G...
- + Ars Technica Software: What’s this? A bipartisan plan for AI and national security—Enlarge / Closeup of a Predator MQ-9 uncrewed aerial vehicle. (credit: Tobias Schwarz | Getty Images) US Reps. Will Hurd and Robin Kelly are fr...
- + Ars Technica Software: Florida teen charged as “mastermind” in Twitter hack hitting Biden, Bezos, and others—Enlarge (credit: Tom Raftery / Flickr) Authorities on Friday charged three people with orchestrating this month's epic hack of Twitter and using ...
- + Ars Technica Software: Red Hat and CentOS systems aren’t booting due to BootHole patches—Enlarge / Security updates intended to patch the BootHole UEFI vulnerability are rendering some Linux systems unable to boot at all. (credit: Aurich...
- + Ars Technica Software: Amazon investing $10 billion to compete against SpaceX in satellite broadband—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) Amazon has received US approval to launch 3,236 low-Earth orbit satellites for its planned "Proje...
- + Ars Technica Software: Twitter hackers used “phone spear phishing” in mass account takeover—Enlarge (credit: Tom Raftery / Flickr) The hackers behind this month’s epic Twitter breach targeted a small number of employees through a “phone ...
- + Ars Technica Software: Hackers broke into real news sites to plant fake stories—Enlarge / The propagandists have created and spread disinformation since at least March 2017, with a focus on undermining NATO and the US troops in ...
- + Ars Technica Software: “This is a very dangerous situation”: Big Tech’s day on the Hill—Enlarge / Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies (remotely) before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing...
- + Ars Technica Software: Comcast lost 477,000 cable-TV customers in Q2 amid 12% drop in revenue—Enlarge / A Comcast sign at the Comcast offices in Philadelphia. (credit: Getty Images | Cindy Ord ) Comcast lost 477,000 cable-TV subscribers ...
- + Ars Technica Software: Charter’s donations to charities and lawmakers may help it impose data caps—Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum van in West Lake Hills, Texas, in April 2019. (credit: Tony Webster / Flickr) Nonprofits and local politicians are...
- + Ars Technica Software: New flaw neuters Secure Boot, but there’s no reason to panic. Here’s why—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) GRUB2, one of the world’s most-widely used programs for booting up computers, has a vulnerability ...
- + Ars Technica Software: North Korea’s Lazarus brings state-sponsored hacking approach to ransomware—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) Lazarus—the North Korean state hacking group behind the WannaCry worm, the theft of $81 million from a Ba...
- + Ars Technica Software: Rite Aid deployed facial recognition in hundreds of stores, report finds—Enlarge / A woman wearing a mask walks past a Rite-Aid store in Portland, Oregon, in May 2020. (credit: hapabapa | Getty Images) Pharmacy cha...
- + Ars Technica Software: Garmin’s four-day service meltdown was caused by ransomware—Enlarge (credit: Ian Usher / Flickr) GPS device and services provider Garmin on Monday confirmed that the worldwide outage that took down the vas...
- + Ars Technica Software: Hackers actively exploit high-severity networking vulnerabilities—Enlarge (credit: Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker) Hackers are actively exploiting two unrelated high-severity vulnerabilities t...
- + Ars Technica Software: Russia’s GRU hackers hit US government and energy targets—Enlarge / The FBI notified organizations in May that Russia's elite hackers had targeted them. The campaign likely remains ongoing. (credit: Natalia...
- + Ars Technica Software: Trump campaign angry that cell carriers blocked spammy texts to voters—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | pagadesign) President Trump's re-election campaign has accused Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile of "suppression of...
- + Ars Technica Software: Chinese-made drone app in Google Play spooks security researchers—Enlarge / A DJI Phantom 4 quadcopter drone. (credit: Andri Koolme) The Android version of DJI Go 4—an app that lets users control drones—has un...
- + Computer Weekly: Five signs you’re about to get hit with ransomware
- + Computer Weekly: Liam Fox hack raises questions over government security
- + Computer Weekly: Cloud security vs. network security: What's the difference?
- + Computer Weekly: Estonian police and border services need better IT to block criminals from becoming e-residents
- + Computer Weekly: Microsoft offers way out of TikTok impasse
- + Dark Reading: 11 Hot Startups to Watch at Black Hat USA —A sneak peek at the up-and-coming organizations to check out on the Black Hat USA virtual show floor. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: 11 Hot Startups to Watch at Black Hat USA —A sneak peek at the up-and-coming organizations to check out on the Black Hat USA virtual show floor. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: FBI Warns on New E-Commerce Fraud—A wave of new, fraudulent websites has popped up to take advantage of the rise in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. [Link to media]
- + Hack a Day: William English, Computer Mouse Co-Creator, Has Passed—We are saddened to report that William English, co-inventor of the computer mouse, died July 26 in San Rafael, California. He was 91 years old. Bill...
- + Hack a Day: Hack a Folding Bike to Help You Catch Some Pike—For many of us, this whole pandemic thing has produced some unexpected upsides. One of [George Turvey]’s was finding a nice new scenic route to ...
- + Parabolic Arc: NASA’s Lucy Mission Passes Critical Mission Milestone— An artist’s concept of the Lucy Mission. (Credit: SwRI) GREENBELT, Md. (NASA PR) — Last week marked the completion of a major miles...
- + Parabolic Arc: U.S. Coast Guard Statement on Private Boats Approaching Crew Dragon Capsule— Support teams and curious recreational boaters arrive at the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Rob...
- + Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic Stock Price Declines, Commercial Flights Scheduled for Next Year— New SpaceShipTwo reaches weight on wheels milestone. (Credit: Virgin Galactic) by Douglas MessierManaging Editor Virgin Galactic’s sto...
- + Parabolic Arc: Virgin Galactic Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock— SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity makes first glide flight at Spaceport America in New Mexico. (Credit: Virgin Galactic) MOJAVE, Calif., August 3, 2020 (V...
- + Scientific American: How Do Scientists Determine the Ages of Human Ancestors, Fossilized Dinosaurs and Other Organisms?—Experts explain how radiometric dating allows them to reconstruct ancient time lines -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: The ...
- + Security Affairs: Maze Ransomware operators published data from LG and Xerox—Maze ransomware operators published internal data from LG and Xerox after the company did not pay the ransom. Ransomware crews are very active dur...
- + Security Affairs: NetWalker ransomware operators have made $25 million since March 2020—NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. ...
- + Security Affairs: NetWalker ransomware operators have made $25 million since March 2020—NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. ...
- + Space Ref: Civilian Pleasure Boats Make A Beeline To Dragon Landing Site As Seen From Orbit—Ivan Vagner @ivan_mks63 - @AstroBehnken и @Astro_Doug, I congratulate you on your successful return to Earth! [Author: Keith Cowing] [Category: OnOrb...
- + Space Ref: NASA Puts Visible and Water Vapor Eyes on Tropical Storm Isaias—NASA's Aqua satellite obtained visible and water vapor imagery as Tropical Storm Isaias continued moving along the east coast of Florida. On Aug. 3, W...
- + Space Ref: ALMA Captures A Stirred-up Planet Factory—Planet-forming environments can be much more complex and chaotic than previously expected. This is evidenced by a new image of the star RU Lup, made w...
- + Space Ref: Iron-rich Meteorites Show Record Of Core Crystallization In Our Solar System's Oldest Planetesimals —New work led by Carnegie's Peng Ni and Anat Shahar uncovers new details about our Solar System's oldest planetary objects, which broke apart in long-a...
- + Space Ref: Surprisingly Young Galaxy Breaks Low-Oxygen Record—Astronomers using two Maunakea Observatories -- Subaru Telescope and W. M. Keck Observatory -- combined with the power of machine learning, have disco...
- + Tech Dirt: Space X's Starlink Won't Be The Broadband Disruption Play Many People Think— After initially obtaining an FCC license for up to 1 million Starlink satellite broadband customers in the United States, Space X last week quadruple...
- + Tech Dirt: Tennessee Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Calling Political Candidates 'Literally Hitler'— Free speech keeps getting freer in Tennessee. The state was once home to a host of vexatious defamation lawsuits -- including one where someone subje...
- + Tech Dirt: Five Years Later, Team Solves Puzzles In Women In Tech Book— When we released our CIA: Collect It All card game based on a declassified CIA training card game, we had included a fun little Easter egg in there, ...
- + Tech Dirt: Days After FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly Suggests Trump's Section 230 Exec Order Is Unconstitutional... His Renomination To The FCC Is Withdrawn— Earlier today we wrote about how Ajit Pai was pushing ahead with the Commerce Department's silly FCC petition regarding a re-interpretation of Sectio...
- + Tech News World: Google Bringing Cash, Nest to ADT— Google's Nest line of smart home products will be combined with ADT's security services in a partnership announced Monday by the two companies. As...
- + TMC: PredaSAR Chooses SpaceX to Launch its First Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite
- + UFO Sightings: Black UFO over Saint Petersburg, Russia 2-Aug-2020—Daytime UFO sighting filmed in the sky above Saint Petersburg, Russia. This happened on 2nd August 2020. Witness report: Black... [[ This is a conten...
- + UFO Sightings: Shape-shifting UFO over Abbotsford, BC, Canada 29-Jul-2020—Some kind of a shape-shifting object was seen and recorded hovering over Abbotsford in British Columbia, Canada on 29th July... [[ This is a content ...
- + UFO Sightings: Why were UFO Hunters canceled?—Bill Birnes, host of one of the History Channels most SUCCESSFUL and CREATIVE Alien Research shows had his show RIPPED out from... [[ This is a conte...
- + UFO Sightings: Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation S01 E02—Raining UFOs7 Jun. 2019 A former U.S. Navy radar operator emerges from the shadows to reveal the terrifying day it rained UFOs.... [[ This is a conte...
- + UPI Science: FDA grants emergency use for heart pump in COVID-19 cases— The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use authorization for a U.S.-made heart pump to treat COVID-19 patients who suffer hear...
- + UPI Science: Tropical Storm Isaias moving up Mid-Atlantic, threatens tornadoes— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + UPI Science: Japan warns Seoul as wartime labor decision goes into effect— Tensions are rising again between South Korea and Japan as a South Korean court order to seize a Japanese firm's assets went into effect Tuesday.
- + UPI Science: Amnesty International: Police violated protesters' rights at U.S. rallies— Amnesty International said in a new report Tuesday that U.S. law enforcement committed dozens of human rights violations in their handling this summe...
- + UPI Science: Watch live: President Donald Trump signs Great American Outdoors Act— President Donald Trump will sign the Great American Outdoors Act at a White House ceremony Tuesday after the measure won sweeping, bipartisan approva...
- + UPI Science: U.S. sees fewer than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd day— For the second day in a row, researchers say new COVID-19 cases in the United States have numbered under 50,000.
- + UPI Science: Isaias weakens to tropical storm after hitting N.C. as hurricane— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + UPI Science: 3 mariners rescued on Pacific island after writing 'SOS' in sand— U.S. and Australian military service members rescued three mariners stranded on a small Pacific island after sighting an SOS sign they had been etche...
- + UPI Science: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: School closures have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + UPI Science: On This Day, Aug. 4: Anne Frank captured by Gestapo— On Aug. 4, 1944, acting on a tip from a Dutch informer, the Nazi Gestapo captured 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family.
- + UPI Science: Census Bureau to end counting a month early— The U.S. Census Bureau announced it will end all data collection efforts on Sept. 30, a month earlier than planned.
- + UPI Science: Defense Secretary Mark Esper: U.S. grieves for 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
- + UPI Science: Israel conducts airstrikes in Syria after thwarting explosive attack near Golan Heights— Israeli Defense Forces said they conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple targets in Syria on Monday after thwarting a potential IED attack ...
- + UPI Science: New Clorox CEO brings female leadership of top companies to record 38— When new Clorox Co. CEO Linda Rendle takes control of the company in September, she will push the ranks of Fortune 500 female leaders to a record hig...
- + Wired: 6 Best Sound Machines for 2020 (Best White Noise Machines)—Our favorite white noise and sleep sound machines for babies, kids, and adults. Tested by WIRED's Gear team. [Category: Gear, Gear / Products / Smart ...
- + Wired: 'Calling Bullshit' Skewers the World's BS-Merchants—Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West’s new book teaches us how to live in a world that's full of it, and how to spot BS in ourselves. [Category: Ideas]
- + Wired: Should Governments Slap a Tax on Plastic?—More than a billion tons of it could enter the environment in the next 20 years. It's time, advocates say, to put a sin tax on single-use plastic. [Ca...
- + Wired: Dell XPS 15 Review: A Luxury Windows Laptop—With more real estate and power, the company's roomy new laptop retains everything we like about the 13-inch—almost. [Category: Gear, Gear / Products ...
- + Wired: There’s No Such Thing As a Tech Expert Anymore—Members of Congress clearly don’t understand the tech companies they’re supposed to regulate. But neither does anyone else. [Category: Ideas]
- + Wired: Hackers Are Building an Army of Cheap Satellite Trackers—NyanSat is an open source ground station that lets you listen in on low-orbit transmissions for about $100 worth of gear. [Category: Security, Securit...
- + Wired: The Tech That Can Help Keep Your Dogs Happy and Healthy—You don't need a lot of gear to keep your pup's tail wagging, but the right stuff can vastly improve their lives and your relationship with them. [Cat...
- + Wired: The American Scientists Who Saved London From Nazi Drones—For months, German V-1s terrorized the city. To take them down, US physicists had to develop a “smart fuse”—a task they were told was practically impo...
- + Wired: It’s Not Just TikTok. Chinese Firms Face More US Roadblocks—Chinese companies have been free to expand in the US while American firms were stymied by Beijing. Now, the climate is not as welcoming. [Category: Bu...
- + Wired: TikTok and the Evolution of Digital Blackface—On the app, users drape themselves in the trappings of Black culture—and steal the viral spotlight. It’s exploitation at its most refined and disturbi...
- + Wired: An American Pickle Might Have Been Fresher in the 2010s—Seth Rogen's new movie is funny, although some gags meant to skewer hip Brooklynites seem strangely dated. [Category: Culture, Culture / Movies]
- + Wired: Google Pixel 4A Review: Nearly Perfect and Only $350—The 4A is an upgrade in almost every way over its predecessor, yet it’s cheaper. It's our new fave Android phone. [Category: Gear, Gear / Products / P...
- + Wired: Frog Eats Beetle. Beetle Crawls Through Guts to Escape—Regimbartia attenuata doesn’t take too kindly to being eaten. Once locked inside a frog’s maw, it turns around and starts heading for the exit. [Categ...
- + Wired: One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack - August 2020—This month's focus is on Austin Tice, an American photojournalist who has gone missing in Syria and is presumed to be alive. [Category: Business, Busi...
- + Wired: The 7 Best Chromebooks for Every Budget (2020)—WIRED Tested. If you're all in on Google services, these are our favorite ChromeOS laptops and 2-in-1 tablets for school, work, or home. [Category: Ge...
- + Wired: What Poetry Means for Doctors and Patients During a Pandemic—The poetry editor of The Journal of the American Medical Association talks about medicine, metaphor, and how literature can even improve patient outco...
- + Wired: The Rise of the Virtual Being—On the latest episode of the Get WIRED podcast, we attend the Virtual Beings Summit and contemplate Lucy, Lil Miquela, and what it means to be human. ...
- + Wired: The Hate-Fueled Rise of r/The_Donald—and Its Epic Takedown—The notorious subreddit trafficked in violent rhetoric, growing a prodigious following over five years. Here’s how—and why—Reddit finally shut it down...
- + Wired: SpaceX Brings Astronauts Home Safely in a Historic First—That’s a wrap on SpaceX’s crewed demo mission, which clears the way for the company to regularly launch astronauts for NASA. [Category: Science, Scien...
- + Wired: Archaeologists Have Found the Source of Stonehenge’s Boulders—Modern scholars have only been able to speculate about where the huge stones came from—until now. [Category: Science, Science / Environment]
- + Wired Science: Should Governments Slap a Tax on Plastic?—More than a billion tons of it could enter the environment in the next 20 years. It's time, advocates say, to put a sin tax on single-use plastic. [Ca...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Otero County residents form recall campaign for Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin—A campaign to recall Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, has begun by concerned citizens. ...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso coronavirus update: City reports 2 new deaths, confirmed cases surpass 15,000—Here is the latest news on the coronavirus in El Paso. We'll be updating this story throughout the day. News tip? Email borderland@elpasotimes.com. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Sorrento Italian Restaurant closes after 60 years of business due to COVID-19—Sorrento Italian Restaurant closes after 60 years of business due to coronavirus. [Author: El Paso Ti...
- + Deming Headlight: Mourners flock to Grand Candela as night falls on anniversary—As the anniversary of the mass shooting at Walmart came to an end, El Pasoans look for companionship at Grand Candela. &...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso police arrest 3rd man on capital murder charge in Lower Valley drug-deal shooting—El Paso police arrest third capital murder suspect, Gabriel Vega, in fatal drug-related shooting on Prescott Drive. ...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting victims remembered one year later—The one year anniversary was a day to remember and pay respects around El Paso Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. ...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso Zoo staff is mourning the loss of African lion Rudo—The El Paso Zoo staff is mourning the loss of African lion Rudo. [Author: El Paso Times] [Link to med...
- + Deming Headlight: Luminaria remembrance drive-thru at Ascarate Park—Luminaria remembrance drive-thru to honor the one-year mark of Aug. 3, 2019 at Ascarate Park Sunday, Aug. 2, from 8:30 to 11 p.m. in El Paso. &#...
- + Deming Headlight: Walmart memorial at Ponder Park—Walmart memorial at Ponder Park Sunday, Aug. 2, in El Paso. [Author: El Paso Times] [Link to media]
- + Deming Headlight: Roca y Potencia commemorative Aug. 3 church service—Roca y Potencia Aug. 3, 2019 commemorative church service Sunday, Aug. 2, in the church parking lot in El Paso. &n...
- + Deming Headlight: 'El Marro,' Mexico arrests violent gang leader known for emotive videos—Mexican security forces arrest "El Marro," reputed well-known leader of the violent Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel in Guanajuato state. &...
- + El Paso Times: El Paso coronavirus update: City reports 2 new deaths, confirmed cases surpass 15,000—Here is the latest news on the coronavirus in El Paso. We'll be updating this story throughout the day. News tip? Email borderland@elpasotimes.com. ...
- + El Paso Times: Sorrento Italian Restaurant closes after 60 years of business due to COVID-19—Sorrento Italian Restaurant closes after 60 years of business due to coronavirus. [Author: El Paso Ti...
- + El Paso Times: Mourners flock to Grand Candela as night falls on anniversary—As the anniversary of the mass shooting at Walmart came to an end, El Pasoans look for companionship at Grand Candela. &...
- + El Paso Times: El Paso police arrest 3rd man on capital murder charge in Lower Valley drug-deal shooting—El Paso police arrest third capital murder suspect, Gabriel Vega, in fatal drug-related shooting on Prescott Drive. ...
- + El Paso Times: El Paso Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting victims remembered one year later—The one year anniversary was a day to remember and pay respects around El Paso Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. ...
- + El Paso Times: El Paso Zoo staff is mourning the loss of African lion Rudo—The El Paso Zoo staff is mourning the loss of African lion Rudo. [Author: El Paso Times] [Link to med...
- + El Paso Times: Luminaria remembrance drive-thru at Ascarate Park—Luminaria remembrance drive-thru to honor the one-year mark of Aug. 3, 2019 at Ascarate Park Sunday, Aug. 2, from 8:30 to 11 p.m. in El Paso. &#...
- + El Paso Times: Walmart memorial at Ponder Park—Walmart memorial at Ponder Park Sunday, Aug. 2, in El Paso. [Author: El Paso Times] [Link to media]
- + El Paso Times: Roca y Potencia commemorative Aug. 3 church service—Roca y Potencia Aug. 3, 2019 commemorative church service Sunday, Aug. 2, in the church parking lot in El Paso. &n...
- + El Paso Times: 'El Marro,' Mexico arrests violent gang leader known for emotive videos—Mexican security forces arrest "El Marro," reputed well-known leader of the violent Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel in Guanajuato state. &...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Las Cruces honors El Paso shooting victims—Ribbons and luminarias outside Las Cruces City Hall honor the 23 victims one the one-year anniversary of the El Paso Walmart shooting. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Ribbons, luminarias at Las Cruces City Hall honor 23 El Paso shooting victims—23 orange ribbons and luminarias arranged in front of Las Cruces City Hall on Monday were in tribute to the victims of the El Paso Walmart shooting. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Gadsden Elementary's first day of school—The Gadsden Independent School District held its first day of instruction for the fall semester on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Gadsden students log in while teachers return to school; here's how Day 1 went—With students learning remotely, about half of teachers at Gadsden Independent School District are choosing to teach in their classrooms. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley gets boost in city funding—While the city will soon provide the center with $1,770,255 in funding, the county's current allotment will remain unchanged. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Man suspected of driving away with truck, keys to other vehicles in dealership burglary—Police stated they reviewed video surveillance from the business that appeared to show Gonzalez breaking into the business and burglarizing it. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Virgin Galactic unveils high-speed aircraft design, inks deal with Rolls-Royce—Virgin Galactic unveiled the initial design for a jet plane that would cruise at three times the speed of sound for travel across the Earth. &...
- + Las Cruces Sun: School districts prepare for school year after months of drive-thru meal services—After adapting to the changes that affected school meal services due to COVID-19, nutritional staff prepare for more drive-thru services this year. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Dormitory layouts, housing rules: NMSU takes precautions as students begin moving in—New Mexico State University will be implementing precautionary measures in on-campus housing in preparation for the return of students in the fall. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: New Mexico families encouraged to fill out survey on child care needs amid the pandemic—The state is encouraging families to complete the survey by Monday, Aug. 10. [Author: Las Cruces Sun-News...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Nutritional staff keep serving students meals with drive-thru service due to COVID-19—After adapting to the new changes that affected school meals due to COVID-19, nutritional staff prepare for more drive-thru services this year. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Summer lunch programs keep children fed with drive-thru system—After adapting to the new changes that affected school meal services due to COVID-19, nutritional staff have found success providing drive-thru meals....
- + Las Cruces Sun: School districts meal services prepare for school year after months of drive-thru services—After adapting to the changes that affected school meal services due to COVID-19, nutritional staff prepare for more drive-thru services this year. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: NMSU makes changes inside and outside of the classroom to prepare for fall semester—New Mexico State University takes precautions inside and outside the classroom in preparation for students returning to campus. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: NMSU campus adapts to use COVID-safe practices—NMSU campus adapts to use COVID-safe practices [Author: Las Cruces Sun-News] [Link to media]
- + Las Cruces Sun: Spaceport America's former CFO accuses CEO Dan Hicks of abusing authority—In a formal whistleblower complaint, the former chief financial officer accuses Dan Hicks of pressuring him to bend accounting procedures. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Man sought on Virginia homicide warrant nabbed north of Las Cruces—Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 25 checkpoint north of Las Cruces apprehended 20-year-old Abel Alexander Castro Juarez. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Spaceport America appoints interim CEO as whistleblower investigation continues—As Virgin Galactic and other Spaceport America tenants ramp up their activities, CEO Dan Hicks is under investigation. &...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Las Cruces church bombings: Award increased on fifth anniversary of explosion incidents—Anyone who saw something or knows anything about the explosions is urged to call the 24/7 toll-free phone tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI. &#...
- + NMSU News: NMSU alumnus, Aggie at heart promoted to Brigadier General—NMSU alumnus, Aggie at heart promoted to Brigadier General Date: 08/03/2020 Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, m...
- + dx Zone: 23cm 1296 MHz Transverter—Technical Reference/TransvertersA homemade 23 cm transverter project with several building steps and pictures [Author: author@dxzone.com]
- + hfRadio: Solar Report 1355 04 Aug 2020—Solar Flux: 73 | Ap: 16 | Kp 2
- + hfRadio: Observed Space Weather 1355 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Forecast Space Weather 1355 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Flares 1355 04 Aug 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03) 24h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03)
- + hfRadio: Sunspots 1355 04 Aug 2020—SSN: 12 (03/09/2020)
- + hfRadio: Solar Wind 1355 04 Aug 2020—Solar Wind: 655 km/s @ 6.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + hfRadio: Global Conditions 1355 04 Aug 2020—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1300Z on 04 Aug, 2020 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + hfRadio: Solar Report 1320 04 Aug 2020—Solar Flux: 73 | Ap: 16 | Kp 2
- + hfRadio: Observed Space Weather 1320 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Forecast Space Weather 1320 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Flares 1320 04 Aug 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03) 24h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03)
- + hfRadio: Sunspots 1320 04 Aug 2020—SSN: 12 (03/09/2020)
- + hfRadio: Solar Wind 1320 04 Aug 2020—Solar Wind: 641 km/s @ 5.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + hfRadio: Global Conditions 1320 04 Aug 2020—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1300Z on 04 Aug, 2020 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + hfRadio: Do you YouTube? Space Weather Videos and More—Check out the NW7US Space Weather and Radio Channel: Space Weather and Radio Propagation - the NW7US YouTube Channel
- + hfRadio: Solar Report 1225 04 Aug 2020—Solar Flux: 73 | Ap: 16 | Kp 2
- + hfRadio: Observed Space Weather 1225 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Forecast Space Weather 1225 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Flares 1225 04 Aug 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03) 24h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03)
- + hfRadio: Sunspots 1225 04 Aug 2020—SSN: 12 (03/09/2020)
- + South Gate Club: U3A ham radio meeting—The U3A, an organisation aimed at older people, is holding an online meeting for amateur radio operators on August 13 from 2-3pm
- + South Gate Club: Solar Cycle 25 is Coming to Life—There's no longer any doubt. Solar Cycle 25 is coming to life
- + South Gate Club: Radio Spectrum Interference complaints consultation—Eire's communications regulator ComReg has published their response and decision to the consultation on managment of radio spectrum interference compl...
- + South Gate Club: New Zealand introduce licence for the supply of transmitting equipment—RSM have released details of how to apply for a licence to supply Radio Transmitters and obligations for a permitted person to supply unrestricted two...
- + South Gate Club: Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio—The Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio was set up in the Martello Tower at Abbey Street in Howth, Co. Dublin by the late Pat Herbert in 2003
- + Antiwar: US Cold War China Policy Will Isolate the US, Not China—Tensions between the United States and China are rising as the U.S. election nears, with tit-for-tat consulate closures, new US sanctions and no less ...
- + Antiwar: AFRICOM Denies Reports of 3 Somali Children Killed in US Strike—The US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) is denying local media reports that three children were killed in an air strike targeting al-Shabaab milita...
- + Antiwar: I Was Wrong: Congress Isn’t Cowardly; It’s Evil!—Sometime during my "brief" spell as an imperial-accomplice, zombie-flicks became all the rage. So did tweeting and texting, by the way – which...
- + Antiwar: The Coronavirus May be Novel, But It’s the Same Old Foreign Policy—U.S. foreign policy suffers from such tunnel vision that it is unable to change course even with the appearance of something as colossal as the COVID-...
- + Antiwar: When Should the US Go to War?—The U.S. is the most militarized and warlike nation on earth. Most Americans don’t think of their nation that way. Indeed, stating this fact often gen...
- + Antiwar: Ten Years After Lieberman’s ‘Internet Kill Switch,’ the War on Freedom Rages On—In 2010, US Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Thomas Carper (D-DE) introduced their Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset A...
- + Def Talk: US Army eyes joint force solution, closer allies to win in Indo-Pacific—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Army’s chief of staff discussed how to win in great power competition within the Indo-Pacific region Friday after he travele...
- + Def Talk: Saab Offers Gripen Fighter jets to Canada—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkSupported by Sweden, Saab has submitted its proposal for the Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) to Canada. The proposal co...
- + Def Talk: From Manhattan to Hiroshima: the race for the atom bomb—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki capped six years of top-secret work by scientists from Europe and North America. H...
- + Def Talk: Xi unveils Beidou full-scale coverage—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkPresident Xi Jinping announced on Friday that China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System has been completed and has starte...
- + Def Talk: China accuses US of ‘outright bullying’ over TikTok—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkChina accused the United States on Tuesday of “outright bullying” over popular video app TikTok, after President Don...
- + Def Talk: Raytheon, RAFAEL to establish US-based Iron Dome Weapon System production facility—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkRaytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (RTX: NYSE) business, and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., an Isra...
- + Def Talk: Swiss Army Chooses Lockheed’s Indago 3 UAS for Tactical Reconnaissance and Surveillance—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkArmasuisse contracted Lockheed Martin (LMT) for a fleet of Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with options for spar...
- + Def Talk: Poland says US to deploy troops on eastern border—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkWashington will deploy at least 1,000 soldiers in Poland and oversee forces on NATO’s eastern flank, Defence Minister Mari...
- + Defense One: The U-2's Latest Feat: Passing Data from F-35s to Army Missiles—A recent demonstration used the old spy plane as an airborne comms relay between fighters and ground-based weaponry. [Category: Science & Tech]
- + Defense One: Trump Sidesteps Congress To Install Controversial Pentagon Nominee—A legal loophole may allow Tata to take the top job without Senate confirmation at all. [Category: Policy]
- + Defense One: Today’s D Brief: WH end-runs Senate to install defense policy chief; ISIS claims deadly attack in Afghanistan; GPS alternative; TikTok, Trump, Microsoft & China; And a bit more.— [Category: Threats]
- + Defense One: Today’s D Brief: WH end-runs Senate to install defense policy chief; ISIS claims deadly attack in Afghanistan; GPS alternative; TikTok, Trump, Microsoft & China; And a bit more.— [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: Like NATO, But for Economic Warfare—America’s alliances were built to address a Soviet military threat. The economic bullying that Beijing uses requires a different kind of collective se...
- + Defense One: Where the System May Break—A war-game exercise simulating the 2020 election unmasked some key vulnerabilities. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: How ISIS Made Money on Facebook—The Islamic State turned the social platform into a global marketplace for looted artifacts—until a group of vigilante archaeologists took matters int...
- + Defense One: The Air Force’s Latest GPS Alternative: Earth’s Magnetic Fields—Officials just launched a public challenge to help create the artificial intelligence needed to turn the planet’s magnetic fields into readable maps. ...
- + Defense One: Why America Is Afraid of TikTok—The company’s founder says in an interview that he wants it to be “a window” on the world. A Republican senator says it is a “Trojan horse.” [Category...
- + Defense One: Today's D Brief: AFRICOM HQ planning to move; Portland calms; Trump to FLA; Obvious Russian mercenaries; Marines missing; And a bit more.— [Category: Threats]
- + Defense One: EU’s First Cyber Sanctions Target Russian, North Koreans, Chinese Attackers—The EU singled out perpetrators that attacked British hospitals, Ukranian infrastructure, and the Pyeongchang Olympics. [Category: Science & Tech]
- + Defense One: China Has Squandered Its First Great Opportunity—The world has experienced a six-month geopolitical vacuum, and China has filled it poorly. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: The Real Problem With 'Politicizing the Military'—The Constitution says nothing of civilian control of the military or its expected political neutrality. How we protect those traditions needs more att...
- + Defense One: GOP Senators Stall Tata Nomination for Top Pentagon Post—After Islamophobic remarks, Trump’s controversial pick to be Defense Department’s policy chief is in troubled waters. [Category: Policy]
- + Defense One: The Global Business Brief: Defense firms endure coronavirus pandemic; Why Northrop’s CEO didn’t lobby for COVID bailout; Air Force narrows search for new drone, and more.— [Category: Business]
- + Defense One: Pentagon Aims to Support More Sensitive Telework By Year's End—The Defense Department is also in “an active conversation” about sustaining telework post-pandemic, according to Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy....
- + Defense One: Today's D Brief: Fed forces move to swing states; Trump threatens Election Day; How not to sell a European drawdown; Pentagon calls journalists ‘adversaries;’ And a bit more.— [Category: Threats]
- + Defense One: Busting Up Big Tech is Popular, But Here’s what the US May Lose—Lawmakers don’t like them, but what they bring to the competition with China may be too valuable to break up. [Category: Science & Tech]
- + Defense One: Boeing’s Coronavirus Losses Now Bleeding Into Its Defense Accounts—More layoffs, production slowdowns and factory closures are being considered, executives said. [Category: Business]
- + Defense One: Will Trump ‘Wag the Dog’ to Win Reelection? —Americans are worried, but history shows the popular belief is wrong. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense Update: Iron Dome: Services Tighten Joint Operability, Rafael and Raytheon Expand Cooperation—The U.S. production facility will provide Israel the ability to finance the acquisition of Iron Dome batteries, and Tamir missile interceptor reloads ...
- + Global Research: Empire Is the Root of U.S.-China Hostilities—The biggest factor that has led the U.S. government to initiate a hostile relationship against China involves the concept of empire. An empire wants t...
- + Global Research: Stories Of Economic Despair From America’s Worst Economic Downturn Since The Great Depression Of The 1930s—The economic pain that we are witnessing right now is far greater than anything that we witnessed during the last recession. U.S. GDP declined by 32....
- + Global Research: US GDP Collapses and Economic Rebound Fades—This past week US economy collapsed in the 2nd quarter by 32.9% at annual rate and nearly 10% just for the April-June period. Never before in modern U...
- + Global Research: World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities—The number of Japanese cities destroyed was the exact figure that the Pentagon compiled when finalizing plans, in mid-September 1945, to eviscerate th...
- + Global Research: Australia-US (AUSMIN) Strategic Consultations. What To Do About China and the South China Sea— The Satrap Chronicles of the US imperium will have, near the top of their various ingratiating themes, such Australian politicians as Senators Linda ...
- + Global Research: US Blasts Venezuela-Iran ‘Alliance of Pariah States’—The new grocery store, which features over 2,000 products from Iran, was made possible after the Islamic Republic sent half a dozen cargo ships carryi...
- + Global Research: Masks Are a Psychological Preparation for Mandatory Vaccinations—This respirator does not protect against the risk of contracting disease or infection. —Warning with a box of N-95 respirators. You have no right not ...
- + Global Research: “V For Vendetta”: Was V’s 2005 “Sermon” Warning Us of COVID-19(84) Tyranny?—The movie V for Vendetta is set in an alternative reality where a neo-fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom under the guise o...
- + Global Research: What They are Not Telling You! The Mask’s Impact on Your Health—“Masks are considered by governments as a “protection against the transmission of Covid-19”. It is better to wear a mask (any mask) than nothing...
- + Global Research: Exempting Big Pharma from COVID-19 Vaccines Liability—House and Senate leaders are discussing whether to include this exemption for COVID-19 vaccines under development in new legislation likely to be pass...
- + Global Research: Pulling US Troops Out of Germany: Trump Adjusts the Military Furniture— One noisy theme in the Donald Trump Disruption Show in an otherwise chaotic assemblage of messages has remained fairly constant: winding back US troo...
- + Global Research: Poland’s “Lublin Triangle” Will Create Lots of Trouble for Russia-Belarus Relations—Poland’s ambitions to restore its long-lost Great Power status in Europe received a fresh impetus following the establishment of the so-called &...
- + Global Research: Reviving Soviet-era Confrontation with the United States, Russia Exposes Its Weakness in Africa—In her weekly media briefing July 23, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized United States support for educational programs, media an...
- + Global Research: U.S. Cold War China Policy Will Isolate the US, Not China—Tensions between the United States and China are rising as the U.S. election nears, with tit-for-tat consulate closures, new U.S. sanctions and no les...
- + Global Research: Selected Articles: The Anti-China Rhetoric— COVID-19 and the Reification of the US-China “Cold War” By Dr. Giulio Pugliese , August 03, 2020 The implications of the pandemic for US-China rela...
- + Global Research: Secret Meeting on the Privatization of Nuclear War Held on Hiroshima Day 2003—At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards ...
- + Global Research: COVID-19 and the Reification of the US-China “Cold War”—Abstract The implications of the pandemic for US-China relations are relevant for global peace and prosperity, well beyond the Asia-Pacific. Rather th...
- + Global Research: Red Flags Soar as Big Pharma Will be Exempt from COVID-19 Vaccine Liability Claims—Last week we warned readers to be cautious about new COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting how key parts of the clinical trials are being skipped as big pha...
- + Global Research: Can the International Criminal Court Hold the Trump Administration in Contempt?—On June 11, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) authorizing the imposition of sanctions in the form of visa/travel restrictions an...
- + Global Research: Another Hiroshima Is Coming — Unless We Stop It Now—When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression of a human being at ease: legs sp...
- + Janes: WCSP completes phase one of its reliability and growth trials—The British Army’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) has completed phase one of its reliability and growth trials (R>s), which mea...
- + Janes: China reveals rare glimpse of Wind Shadow UAV—China has provided a rare display of the stealthy, turbofan-powered Feng Ying (Wind Shadow) medium/high-altitude long endurance (MALE/HALE) unmanned a...
- + Janes: Germany disbands KSK special forces company because of right-wing tendencies—The 2nd Kommandokräfte (Commando Forces) Company of Germany’s Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) special forces was disbanded on 1 August. The company was d...
- + Janes: Malaysia mulls contract termination option for littoral combat ship programme—The Malaysian government is considering several options with regards to the country’s troubled littoral combat ship (LCS) programme including a contra...
- + Janes: India unveils defence production and export policy—The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) released on 3 August a new policy to support advances in indigenous defence manufacturing and military exports.
- + Janes: Three companies submit bids for Canada's fighter competition—Boeing, Saab, and Lockheed Martin have submitted bids for Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) that will replace the Royal Canadian Air F...
- + Janes: Belgium's A400M conducts first flight—Belgium's A400M made its first flight on 30 July, the Belgian air force announced on its Facebook page on 2 August. The aircraft took off from the Air...
- + National Interest: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps "Sank" an U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier—Caleb Larson Security, Middle East But don’t worry, it wasn’t a real one, just a mockup. More importantly, where it sank might have been a bit of a...
- + National Interest: How the Affordable Care Act Is Helping Fight the Coronavirus Outbreak—Marc Cohen, Jane Tavares Health, Have there been improvements in the health status for the pre-Medicare population? Ten years after the passage o...
- + National Interest: Chinese J-20s vs. Japan's F-15s: Who Wins in a Shootout?—Kyle Mizokami Security, Asia-Pacific China’s imminent leapfrogging its historical adversary into the world of fifth-generation fighters will be a m...
- + National Interest: Iran is Running Out of Water—Zahra Kalantari, Davood Moshir Panahi, Georgia Destouni Environment, Middle East Our work showed that Iran’s main river basins have got warmer but ...
- + National Interest: How the U.S. Military Wants to Make Its F-35s a Part of a Large Sensor Network—Kris Osborn Security, Americas This would drastically increase the power of different platforms. Tracking ballistic missiles in space, finding in...
- + National Interest: Why Is Coronavirus Closing Churches While Protesters Run Wild?—Star Parker Politics, Americas Well-intentioned citizens cannot sacrifice their freedom in an environment like this. We must take the initiative to...
- + National Interest: Wokeness Is Based On Communism—Here's Why You Should Worry—Jarrett Stepman Politics, Americas The permanent bureaucracy, no matter who the president is, has adopted critical race theory as its ideology of c...
- + National Interest: Can Trump Get China To Negotiate On Its Nuclear Weapons?—Frank Klotz, John Lauder, William Courtney Security, Asia Beijing might be open to dialogue on nuclear transparency, monitoring, and verification m...
- + National Interest: Russia to Hold Firing Tests of Its Combat Robot —Peter Suciu Security, Eurasia The Russian military has been developing a number of unmanned combat platforms, including the Uran-9, which was deplo...
- + National Interest: RIP, Sea Skimmer: The Last of the Soviet Ekranoplans Will Soon Retire—Caleb Larson Security, Europe You remember the Soviet Union’s massive sea-skimmer? It is set to retire soon—for good. Ground Effect Vehicles, also...
- + National Interest: The Glock 36 .45 ACP: Small Gun, Big Impact—Kyle Mizokami Security, Chambered in .45 ACP and following the same winning formula as previous Glocks, the model 36 could be the best compact sin...
- + National Interest: From World War II to Coronavirus: How Global Crises Effect Childbirth —Carly-Emma Leachman Health, The emotional toll of giving birth in a time of national emergency is the connection which unites these two groups of ...
- + National Interest: Kill the Bismarck: How the Royal Navy Avenged the HMS Hood—Warfare History Network History, Europe Hitler's favorite battleship would be sent to the bottom of the sea. Key point: This warship was indeed po...
- + National Interest: Franchi Affinity — The Light and Responsive Shotgun —Peter Suciu Security, It is easy to see why some hunters have developed an “affinity” for the Franchi Affinity. While not as famous as Beretta o...
- + National Interest: Bloodthirsty Tsetse Flies Nurse Their Young One at a Time. Understanding Why Could Help Us Fight the Disease They Spread—Geoff Attardo Science, My colleagues and I hope that we can parlay our understanding of the molecular processes that regulate tsetses’ milk produc...
- + National Interest: The Chinese Panda Revival is Hurting the Wider Ecosystem. Why?—Jason Gilchrist Environment, China While individual species are important, some are more important than others for maintaining a healthy ecosystem....
- + National Interest: Army-2020: The Russian Army Is Getting Ready to Show Off Its Best Weapons —Peter Suciu Security, Eurasia Officials have said that at least four types of preventive measures will be in place during the forum. This will incl...
- + National Interest: Why We Should Turn to Earned Income Tax Credit to Aid Those Struggling Through Pandemic—Rebecca Hasdell, Alice Milivinti, David Rehkopf economy, There’s an important program that already exists that could help struggling Americans get...
- + National Interest: Yes, FDR Did Know About the Soviet's Katyn Forest Massacre—Warfare History Network History, Americas Why wasn't anything done? Key Point: The Soviets killed 20,000 Polish officers. It was a terrible atroci...
- + National Interest: Screen Time, Snacking and Chores: How Everyday Life Changed During the Coronavirus Lockdown—Deborah Lupton Soceity, Interestingly, the easing of restrictions did not change other lifestyle routines that significantly: many people were sti...
- + UPI Defense: Defense Secretary Mark Esper: U.S. grieves for 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
- + UPI Defense: Esper: Nation grieves over 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
- + UPI Defense: U.S. military trucks land in Israel to be fitted for Iron Dome defense system— U.S. military Oshkosh trucks were delivered to Israel Monday, hours after Raytheon and Israel's Rafael announced a joint venture Monday to establish ...
- + Wired Security: Hackers Are Building an Army of Cheap Satellite Trackers—NyanSat is an open source ground station that lets you listen in on low-orbit transmissions for about $100 worth of gear. [Category: Security, Securit...
- + Wired Security: Incognito Mode May Not Work the Way You Think It Does—Every browser has a private mode—but the privacy it offers has a limit. [Category: Security, Security / Privacy]
- + Wired Security: Rite Aid Used Facial Recognition in Stores for Nearly a Decade—A SubStack email mess, a Nintendo leak, and more of the week's top security news. [Category: Security, Security / Security News]
- + Wired Security: The Garmin Hack Was a Warning—As ransomware groups turn their attention to bigger game, expect more high-profile targets to fall. [Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and H...
- + Wired Security: How the Alleged Twitter Hackers Got Caught—Bitcoin payments and IP addresses led investigators to two of the alleged perpetrators in just over two weeks. [Category: Security, Security / Cyberat...
- + Wired Security: Children Stream on Twitch—Where Potential Predators Find Them—A WIRED investigation found dozens of channels belong to children apparently under 13 and anonymous chat participants sending inappropriate messages t...
- + Wired Security: Hackers Broke Into Real News Sites to Plant Fake Stories—A disinfo operation broke into the content management systems of Eastern European media outlets in a campaign to spread misinformation about NATO. [Ca...
- + Wired Security: How to Spot—and Avoid—Dark Patterns on the Web—You've seen them before: the UX ploys designed to trick you into spending money, or make it nearly impossible to unsubscribe. Here's what to look out ...
- + Wired Security: A Cyberattack on Garmin Disrupted More Than Workouts—A ransomware hit and subsequent outage caused problems in the company’s aviation services, including flight planning and mapping. [Category: Security,...
- + Wired Security: 9 Tips to Keep Your Cloud Storage Safe and Secure—Make sure that your Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive data is protected—while still being easy for you to access. [Category: Security, Sec...
- + Wired Security: A.I. Helped Uncover Chinese Boats Hiding in North Korean Waters—A combination of technologies helped scientists discover a potentially illegal fishing operation involving more than 900 vessels. [Category: Security,...
- + Wired Security: Russia Tested a Space Weapon Last Week—Twitter hack details, a botnet vigilante, and more of the week's top security news. [Category: Security, Security / Security News]
- + Wired Security: Russia's GRU Hackers Hit US Government and Energy Targets—A previously unreported Fancy Bear campaign persisted for well over a year—and indicates that the notorious group has broadened its focus. [Category: ...
- + Wired Security: A Hidden Risk for Domestic Violence Victims: Family Phone Plans—Abusers can use shared accounts to stalk and harass victims, and plans aren’t always easy to escape. [Category: Security, Security / Privacy]
- + Wired Security: Apple’s Hackable iPhones Are Finally Here—Last year, Apple announced a special device just for hackers. The phone—for approved researchers only—will soon go into circulation. [Category: Securi...
- + Wired Security: Twitter Cracks Down on QAnon. Your Move, Facebook—Twitter's new policy won't make the conspiracy group disappear. But experts say it could dramatically reduce its ability to spread. [Category: Securit...
- + Wired Security: Thieves Are Emptying ATMs Using a New Form of Jackpotting—The new hardware-based attack, which has targeted machines across Europe, can yield a stream of cash for the attacker. [Category: Security, Security /...
- + Wired Security: Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Crime and Spying Spree—From defense contractors to videogame companies, the indictment details an astonishing array of victims. [Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks ...
- + Wired Security: How to Know If You’ve Been Hacked, and What to Do About It—Facebook. Google. Netflix. Sometimes your accounts get compromised, so it’s vital to understand the threats. [Category: Security, Security / Security ...
- + Wired Security: How to Check Your Devices for Stalkerware—You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder. [Category: Security...
- + Breitbart: Amid Global Rush to Discover Vaccine, W.H.O. Chief Says No 'Silver Bullet' for Coronavirus —The head of the China-influenced World Health Organization (W.H.O.) argued on Monday, amid the rush to discover an effective vaccine against the coron...
- + Breitbart: Parents of 11-Year-Old Who Committed Suicide Believe Social Isolation Contributed—Landon Fuller's parents believe social isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the suicidal thoughts leading to his death. [Author: ...
- + Breitbart: Donald Trump: Coronavirus Lockdowns 'Do Not Prevent Infection in the Future'—"It's important that all Americans recognize that a permanent lockdown is not a viable path toward producing the result that you want, or certainly no...
- + Breitbart: Houston, TX Mayor: $250 Fine for Not Wearing Masks—Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) announced Monday that police will issue $250 fines to individuals without a face covering after they receive their ...
- + Common Dreams: Postal Union Leader Warns Trump Assault on USPS and Mail-In Voting Puts Nation on 'Dangerous Path Toward Dictatorship'—Jake Johnson, staff writer "Anyone who believes in the right to vote should enthusiastically embrace voting by mail. Without it, tens of millio...
- + Common Dreams: "No, He Doesn't," Say Experts as Trump Claims He Has the Right to Stop Mail-In Voting With Executive Order—Jake Johnson, staff writer "This is just about him trying to set up a situation to sow seeds of confusion and fear so that if he loses in Novem...
- + Common Dreams: As Trump Promises 'Warp Speed' Covid-19 Vaccine, Health Experts Caution Against Political Interference—Julia Conley, staff writer Public health experts on Monday raised alarm over the White House's aggressive push to rush a Covid-19 vaccine in...
- + Common Dreams: "That's How They Got Capone": Filing by NY Prosecutors Indicates Broader Probe Into Alleged Trump Tax Fraud—Jon Queally, staff writer "This has to be how the story ends, right? With Trump going down for 'illegally inflating his net worth'?"
- + Common Dreams: 'Worst Possible Person': 300+ Groups Demand Senate Reject Trump's Pick to Manage US Public Lands—Andrea Germanos, staff writer "When a nominee is clearly unfit for a position, it is the Senate's constitutional and moral duty to reject the n...
- + Common Dreams: Call for 'Emergency Charity Stimulus' as Billionaire Wealth Soars and US Nonprofits Sink—Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Mandating an increase of giving from charitable funds, says one advocate, "would move an estimated $200 billion off ...
- + Common Dreams: 150 Attacks on Science and Counting: Trump Administration’s Anti-Science Actions Hurt People and Communities Nationwide—Anita Desikan Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies on Capitol Hill on July 31, 2...
- + Common Dreams: Sierra Club Launches Massive Ad Campaign Calling on Congress to Support Clean Energy Workers in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill—______________________________
- + Common Dreams: Victory! Court of Appeals Upholds Decision to Prohibit Offshore Aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico—______________________________
- + Common Dreams: Oligarchy and Democracy From the Civil War to the Present—Bill Moyers, Heather Cox Richardson The Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Bull Run, Va. July 21st 1861, Currier and Ives. (Drawing: Library of Congr...
- + Common Dreams: Proud If Delusional Police: An Incredible Amount of Restraint—Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
- + Common Dreams: Sanders Rips Trump for 'Obscene' Boasting Over Stock Market as 30 Million Americans Face Financial Doom—Jake Johnson, staff writer "One hundred fifty thousand coronavirus deaths, 30 million without an unemployment lifeline, five million newly unin...
- + Common Dreams: Poll Reveals Surge of Fears Over In-Person Learning as Expert Warns School Reopenings in US 'Guaranteed' To Fail—Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Widespread concern comes as data predicts inevitable Covid-19 spread in schools and communities that do open for in-...
- + Common Dreams: Black Lives Depend on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines—Michelle D. Holmes "On the road to making a healthy diet accessible to everyone, the Dietary Guidelines will continue to be an invalua...
- + Common Dreams: Brute Force Approach to Economic Reopening by GOP Benefits Reckless CEOs But Endangers Workers—Sarah Anderson A man rides through as grocery store workers and others stage a protest rally outside the Whole Foods Market, in the South End of...
- + Common Dreams: Rights Group Demands ICE End 'Beyond Inhumane' Detention and Deportations as Covid-19 Pandemic Intensifies—Julia Conley, staff writer Blaming the Trump administration's "irresponsible actions" for the ongoing spread of Covid-19 in immigration detention...
- + Common Dreams: Missing in Action: Accountability in Trump's America—Karen Greenberg President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the briefing room at the Wh...
- + Common Dreams: Comparing Poverty in India and America May Surprise You—Paul Buchheit A homeless man sleeps under an American Flag blanket on a park bench on September 10, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York Cit...
- + Common Dreams: Republican Senators Commit Political Suicide by Holding Up Stimulus in Election Year—John Buell Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) arrives at the Senate chamber as the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues at t...
- + Common Dreams: US Cold War China Policy Will Isolate the US, Not China—Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies "The sad truth is that 30 years after the supposed end of the Cold War," write Benjamin and Davies, " the U....
- + Granma: BioFarma Innovations, a new joint enterprise created by BioCubaFarma and SG Innovations Limited—The new partnership aims to provide broader access to BioCubaFarma's patent-protected portfolio of biopharmaceutical products, developed by the pharma...
- + Havana Times: Vocal Tempo (Cuba) – Song of the Day—Today's featured band is the vocal group Vocal Tempo from Cuba with Oscar de Leon's "Lloraras" from their album "Con la Boca Abierta" (2018). The post...
- + Havana Times: Havana at Dusk – Photo of the Day—Our photo of the day was taken at sunset in Havana. The post Havana at Dusk – Photo of the Day appeared first on Havana Times. [Category: C...
- + Havana Times: Ecuador Wins Creditor Backing for Restructuring US $17 Billion—Ecuador has won the backing of most of its creditors to restructure about 17 billion dollars in debt. The post Ecuador Wins Creditor Backing for Restr...
- + Havana Times: Solidarity Helps 148 Stranded Nicaraguans Return Home—A total of 148 Nicaraguans were finally allowed into their country on Sunday after being stuck between countries for two weeks. The post Solidarity He...
- + Havana Times: Seventh Brazilian Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's chief of staff, General Walter Braga Netto, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The post Seventh Brazi...
- + Land Destroyer: VIDEO: The Coming War on China—August 4, 2020 (John Pilger - True Story Documentary Channel) - The Coming War on China, from award winning journalist John Pilger, reveals what ...
- + Land Destroyer: When Corporate Power is Your Real Government, Corporate Media is State Media—Editor's Note: Since LandDestroyer has been censored on Twitter and Facebook its sharing of interesting content is only possible on this blog. This op...
- + Liberation News: Hundreds march on San Quentin—“Gavin Newsom, let them go!” Five hundred participants marched on San Quentin’s West Gate on Aug 2 protesting California Gov. Gavin ...
- + Liberation News: Gloria La Riva Nominated by Peace and Freedom Party in CA—Longtime San Francisco labor and anti-war activist Gloria La Riva was chosen Aug. 1 as the Peace and Freedom Party nominee for U. S. President. [Categ...
- + Liberation News: Insurance industry profits over people’s lives: Democrats reject Medicare for All—What people need is not more profits for private companies and corporate bailouts, but a universal, socialist healthcare system. [Category: Analysis, ...
- + Liberation News: Pompeo, Trump unleash new phase of aggression vs. China—Pompeo openly called for regime change in China, saying that “if we don’t change China, China will change us.” [Category: Analysis, Features, anti-imp...
- + Liberation News: Workers and supporters shut down San Leandro Amazon Warehouse—The facility has seen four workers fall ill to COVID-19 in the past month, but management has not taken responsible action to ensure the safety of the...
- + Liberation News: Portland anti-racist protesters undeterred by repression—For 63 days, every possible attempt to derail a people’s movement in defense of Black lives has been made against protesters in Portland, Oregon. Ever...
- + Liberation News: Black Lives Matter Coalition calls for termination of 21 officers involved in 2019 drowning of Keshawn Stewart—We demand an end to the war on Black America! [Category: Guest, anti-racism, Indiana, police brutality] [Link to media]
- + Liberation News: CDC shifts under pressure, weakens safety standards for reopening schools, parents and teachers resist—Everyone wants students back in the schools, but not at the risk of losing lives. [Category: Guest, Guest Analysis, COVID-19, education system, labor]
- + Liberation News: Bay Area Amazon workers fight for safe working conditions—On Aug. 1, Amazon workers and community supporters in the Bay Area will hold an early-morning car caravan to deliver a petition to the San Leandro Ama...
- + Liberation News: Washington, D.C. march in solidarity with Portlanders fighting against racist police terror—Everywhere the march went, it received cries, whistles and honks of support from sidewalks, apartment building windows, and drivers passing by. [Categ...
- + Liberation News: Death of Jaylen Brown: Struggle for truth continues vs. Duquesne, Pittsburgh police—On July 21 an article published by Pittsbugh local news channel, WTAE, seemed to signal that the demands by Dannielle Brown, the mother of Jaylen Brow...
- + Liberation News: Actions in 40 cities say ‘Stop Evictions!’—July 25 protest in Portland, Oregon. Liberation photo. With more than 50 million people having lost their jobs, a wave of evictions and foreclosures i...
- + Liberation News: Reno: Housing crisis and police brutality—Despite continued increases in COVID-19 cases, Nevada is now looking to reopen the economy. Casinos have already begun operating again across the stat...
- + Liberation News: How to stop the coming surge of evictions—The fight is sure to intensify as millions face homelessness in the coming period. [Category: Analysis, housing crisis]
- + Liberation News: The Henry Reeve Brigades and the fruits of revolution—What are the Henry Reeve Brigades and who is Henry Reeve? [Category: Analysis, cuba, medical system]
- + Liberation News: Nashville police flout mask requirement during COVID-19 crisis—Nashville cops not observing mask wearing regulations, community member fights back. [Category: COVID-19, Militant Journalism, nashville]
- + Liberation News: Hundreds stand with Black youth and against racism in Shoreline, Wa.—The protest was organized in response to an incident in which a 13-year-old BLM activist was threatened with lynching. [Category: Militant Journalism,...
- + Liberation News: Hundreds protest in Chicago against police abuses and demand the defunding of police—The action occurred on the four-year anniversary of the original occupation of Freedom Square in 2016. The [Category: Militant Journalism, anti-racism...
- + Liberation News: Trump’s federal repression election ploy spurs greater resistance—Far from being intimidated, Portland residents were outraged when unannounced paramilitary units started grabbing protesters off the street. [Category...
- + Liberation News: Labor coalition strikes for Black lives—Protests in as many as 100 cities that day rang out with a strong message that Black Lives Matter is a labor issue, an issue that affects the entire l...
- + Mint Press: Report: “Woke” Corporations Supporting Black Lives Matter Quietly Funding Police—In the wake of worldwide public outrage over racist police violence, many of the United States’ largest corporations rushed to publicly align themselv...
- + Mint Press: How Joeseph Goebbel’s Nazi Propaganda Gave Birth to Today’s Western Media—All six children were dressed in pristine, finely pressed white clothes. Their hair was combed and styled. Aged between four and twelve, they had been...
- + Mint Press: With Microsoft Purchase of TikTok, US Tightens Grip Over International Media—Following Donald Trump’s Friday announcement that he would ban the popular Chinese-owned video platform, Microsoft has today swooped in to hoover up T...
- + Mint Press: New Report Reveals Israel Demolishes Over 2,000 Palestinian Bedouin Homes per Year—A report published in June of 2020 states that in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the state of Israel demolished over two thousand homes of Palestinian citizens ...
- + Moon of Alabama: Another 'Russian Hacker' Story Debunks Itself—The British news agency Reuters is again distributing false claims about 'Russian hacking': Exclusive: Papers leaked before UK election in suspected R...
- + Moon of Alabama: Trump Presses Microsoft, TikTok Into A Deal That Neither Wants - Who Profits From It?—The Trump administration is working to dispossess the Chinese company ByteDance by blackmailing it to sell its valuable TikTok business to a U.S. comp...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 8/4/2020— [Category: Links]
- + Naked Capitalism: Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 3 – Recovery Expectations Were Always Dreadfully Wrong—Not only is the airline industry in desperate shape, but its executives have made its bad situation worse, increasing resolution costs for all baghold...
- + Naked Capitalism: How’s Your Economy, Small Businesses Death Watch Edition—A reader query focused on small businesses. [Category: Economic fundamentals, Income disparity, Pandemic, The destruction of the middle class]
- + Naked Capitalism: Is Silicon Valley Nudging Us Towards an Authoritarian Future?—Why it is not crazy to worry about Silicon Valley. [Category: Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, Technol...
- + Naked Capitalism: 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/3/2020—~ Today's Water Cooler ~ [Category: Guest Post, Water Cooler]
- + Naked Capitalism: Rents Swoon in San Francisco, Other Expensive Cities, TX-OK Oil Patch Y/Y. But 23 Cities with Double-Digit Rent Increases—Large-scale shifts triggered by work-from-home, staggering unemployment crisis, and oil-and-gas bust. Rents respond in real time. [Category: F...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 8/3/2020— [Category: Guest Post, Links]
- + Naked Capitalism: Homeowners Beware: Mortgage Servicers Still Can’t or Won’t Shoot Straight—Mortgage servicers are still engaged the abuses they perpetrated in the foreclosure crisis. [Category: Banking industry, Guest Post, Legal, Re...
- + Naked Capitalism: CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng Made False, Felonious Financial Disclosure Report; More Proof of Lack of Compliance Under Marcie Frost—CIO Ben Meng demonstrates why CalPERS can't be trusted....even as the giant pension is pushing legislation to be able to make loans in secret. ...
- + Naked Capitalism: So What’s With Those Weird Seed Packets from China?—Oddities in the Chinese seeds story (and yes, people planted them). [Category: China, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post]
- + Near East Outlook: US Ambassadors as Lead Performers at a Political Circus— As numerous media publications can attest, US ambassadors continue to keep everyone’s attention riveted, eliciting what is by no means the most favor...
- + Near East Outlook: Despite the Hype, the US has no Allies against China— Since particularly the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, a sea change in the US policies vis-à-vis China has taken place. Its latest manifestation came ...
- + Near East Outlook: Libya and Empty Promises— US President Donald Trump’s gyrating foreign policy has just set the stage for another catastrophe in the eastern Mediterranean region. America’s wan...
- + Near East Outlook: Kurds Rebuild Ties with Washington to Even the Score with Ankara and Damascus— The cultural identity of the Middle East where peoples lived for century without statehood has given the Kurds a particularly strong incentive to car...
- + Near East Outlook: The Latest on Japanese Territorial Claim Conflicts— You may remember that debates surrounding the Dokdo islands are paramount in the South Korean-Japanese conflicts. One’s mind drifts back to a poster ...
- + NPR: Isaias Floods Parts Of Mid-Atlantic Coast, Speeding Toward The Northeast—"Very heavy rainfall and life-threatening flash and urban flooding are expected along the storm's track up the Eastern Seaboard," the National Weather...
- + NPR: Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients—Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original resid...
- + NPR: In Pandemic, Green Doesn't Mean "Go." How Did Public Health Guidance Get So Muddled?—Public officials continue to send mixed messages about the pandemic: We're open for business, but also, stay home if you can. Without clear guidance, ...
- + NPR: Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia On Losing His Mother To COVID-19—Garcia's mother, Gaby O'Donnell, was a medical assistant for decades. Discussions about her experience in health care influenced Garcia's approach to ...
- + NPR: Senate Republican Primary In Kansas Highlights 5 Races To Watch Tuesday—Some Republicans worry that Kris Kobach, a polarizing conservative who lost the Kansas governor's race in 2018, would put a solid GOP Senate seat in j...
- + NPR: 'It's A Disaster': German Expats Love U.S. But Not Its Handling Of Coronavirus—Germany has flattened its curve, and unemployment has barely budged. And some Germans living in the U.S. are mystified by how politicized the pandemic...
- + NPR: Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds—Two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is handling the pandemic worse than other nations, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds. Majorities support more aggressiv...
- + NPR: Census Cuts All Counting Efforts Short By A Month—Under pressure to meet legal deadlines Congress has not changed despite pandemic-related delays, the Census Bureau announced a new end date after NPR ...
- + NPR: Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita—"We need to do something different," says Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She says the state needs a mask...
- + NPR: 'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak—Health officials worry the ship may have spread the coronavirus along Norway's coastline, according to reports.(Image credit: Ruen Stoltz Bertinussen/...
- + NPR: 'I Was Asked If I Stole My Car': Black Diplomats Describe Harassment At U.S. Borders—Former diplomat Tianna Spears says she was pulled aside 20-plus times crossing from Mexico into the U.S. "One time, I was told not to look at the offi...
- + NPR: One Year After Walmart Massacre, El Paso Mourns — At A Distance—Some mourners from Mexico reportedly have been unable to visit the city because of border restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.(Image c...
- + NPR: Airline Food For Sale. No Plane Ticket Required—"Chicken or beef?" A leading Israeli airline food company, which is struggling with most flights grounded, is selling its meals to the public as a low...
- + NPR: 'They Know What A Pandemic Is': HIV Survivors See Similarities To AIDS Epidemic—The coronavirus pandemic feels eerily familiar to people who faced the AIDS crisis. It triggers memories of confusion over how the disease is transmit...
- + NPR: Isaias Makes Landfall In North Carolina—The eye came ashore near Ocean Isle Beach before the system weakened into a tropical storm. It's expected to linger in North Carolina before swirling ...
- + NPR: WHO Chief Warns 'There Might Never Be' A Silver Bullet For Coronavirus—Vaccine candidates are in advanced clinical trials, and WHO's director-general expresses hope they will be effective. But until then, he said, the wor...
- + NPR: 'Ghosting The News' Author Says Local Journalism 'Freefall' Is Accelerating—More than 2,000 newspapers have shut down in recent years, and some regions have become news deserts. Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan says...
- + NPR: Navy Investigating Video Of K-9 Attack Demonstration Using Kaepernick Jersey—Viral videos show dogs attacking a man in a Colin Kaepernick jersey at an event reportedly hosted by a Florida museum dedicated to Navy SEALs.(Image c...
- + NPR: ISIS Attack On Afghan Prison Leaves At Least 29 Dead—About 1,000 prisoners who escaped during the attack were later found by Afghan security forces. The attack shattered a three-day ceasefire between Afg...
- + Pravda Report: COVID-19 serves as major rehearsal operation to prepare for biological war—Mankind is "rehearsing" a biological war with the help of coronavirus. Has Russia rehearsed it perfectly? The world is rehearsing biological warfare ...
- + Pravda Report: Poland wants to fine Gazprom without losing Russia's natural gas—Poland, like Germany, wants to become Europe's main natural gas hub, the stakes are very high, hence Warsaw's constant attacks on the Nord Stream 2 na...
- + Pravda Report: Russia surprises Cyprus by exiting double taxation agreement—The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has launched the process to terminate the double taxation agreement with the Republic of Cyprus. The...
- + Pravda Report: Preparing for the Covid New Reality—Preparing for the Covid New Reality There is one simple conclusion to be drawn from the Covid-19 crisis: the human being as a species is incapable of ...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: China in 2050, Using Mobile Tools to Track COVID-19, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap—This weekly recap focuses on the future of U.S.-China competition, privacy concerns surrounding mobile tools used to track COVID-19, how telemedicine ...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: The Quad Is Poised to Become Openly Anti-China Soon—What has been striking about the Quad thus far is that it has resisted openly identifying China as the primary target it seeks to rein in. If the Quad...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: With Rollout of Caesar Sanctions on Syria, U.S. Is Just Getting Started in New Bid to End War—In June, the U.S. government announced the implementation of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act with a flurry of sanctions against 39 people and...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: What Do Teachers Want to See in Automated Writing Evaluation Systems?—Automated writing evaluation systems offer a promising approach to relieving the burden of giving formative feedback to students on their writing. Wha...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Can Sudan Escape Its History as a Transit Hub for Violent Extremist Organizations?—Sudan continues to confront major challenges that could derail the country's path back to the mainstream of international politics. To find a permanen...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Negotiating with Great Powers on Nuclear Arms—The Trump Administration has yet to decide the fate of the sole remaining U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty, New START, which expires in Februa...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Wargaming the Department of Defense for Strategic Advantage—Defense acquisition, personnel, and management systems have long been seen as areas in need of reform, as costs and man-hours continue to increase ove...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: What Strategic Decisions on the Horizon for the Department of Defense Can Best Be Shaped Through Wargaming?—The U.S. Marine Corps is not alone in its avid use of wargaming to shape its decisions of the future. The other services are conducting similar effort...
- + Rice Farmer: News Links, August 4, 2020—## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##More than three million Chileans seek to withdraw pensions amid pa...
- + Rice Farmer: News Links, August 3, 2020—## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##Record economic slumps hit Europe in face of resurgent virus Sout...
- + Shadow Proof: US Government Employees View Dissent Channels As Risky And A ‘Waste Of Time’—Editor’s Note This is a preview of The Dissenter newsletter, which covers whistleblowers and the obstacles they face in government and corporate ins...
- + Strategic Culture: Seattle Suicide—Rod DREHER In true progressive form, the City of Minneapolis, which has decided that it doesn’t need the police, is now advising its citizens how to s...
- + Strategic Culture: The Pentagon’s New UFO Disclosures: 75 Years of MK Ultra Psy Ops—In my last few articles, I have found myself writing on the theme of the emerging new system and the battle between two paradigms (multipolar vs unipo...
- + Strategic Culture: Atomic Bombings at 75: Scholars Speak Out Against ‘Unnecessary’ Attacks—Japan was ready to surrender, making the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki two days later, totally unnecessary and morally in...
- + Strategic Culture: The Dollar Standard Slipping Out of Control?—As commentators focus on the hospitalisations of two Gulf monarchs, and permutate likely succession issues, they may miss the wood for the succession ...
- + The Anarchist Library: Various Authors - Insurgency—Author: Various AuthorsTitle: InsurgencySubtitle: An Anarchist Journal of Total DestructionDate: 2019Source: Retrieved on 27/7/2020 from warzonedistro...
- + The Anarchist Library: Vikky Storm - It’s Time For “Mad Anarchism”—Author: Vikky StormTitle: It’s Time For “Mad Anarchism”Date: April 19, 2017Source: Retrieved on June 7, 2020 from https://c4ss.org/content/48510 F...
- + The Anarchist Library: Wahyu Heriyadi - From Ghosts up to your Eyes—Author: Wahyu HeriyadiTitle: From Ghosts up to your EyesDate: 2020 Some time ago, around the public spaces in the city of Ciamis there was graffit...
- + The Anarchist Library: Zig Zag - The myth of the ‘peaceful’ warrior—Author: Zig ZagTitle: The myth of the ‘peaceful’ warriorDate: Dec 13, 2013Source: https://warriorpublications.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/the-myth-of-the...
- + The Anarchist Library: Jason Wehling - Anarchist Influences on the Mexican Revolution—Author: Jason WehlingTitle: Anarchist Influences on the Mexican RevolutionDate: 1999Source: Retrieved on 2nd August 2020 from https://web.archive.org/...
- + The Anarchist Library: Hoods4Justice - Nonviolence Rhetoric Divides Us All—Author: Hoods4JusticeTitle: Nonviolence Rhetoric Divides Us AllDate: Approx 2016-17Notes: Transcription by AnarchistBlackCatSource: Unavailable I:...
- + The Anarchist Library: Antti Rautiainen - Report on 7th Annual “East — West” meeting of anarcho-syndicalists and revolutionary anarchists—Author: Antti RautiainenTitle: Report on 7th Annual “East — West” meeting of anarcho-syndicalists and revolutionary anarchistsSubtitle: Held in Czech ...
- + The Anarchist Library: Anarcho - Anarchist Organisation—Author: AnarchoTitle: Anarchist OrganisationSubtitle: Practice as Theory ActualisedDate: 05/05/2016Source: anarchism.pageabode.com “organisatio...
- + The Anarchist Library: Errico Malatesta - How to Get… What You Want—Author: Errico MalatestaTitle: How to Get… What You WantDate: April 25, 1897Source: Translated from “Come si conquista… quel che si vuole,” parts 1 an...
- + The Anarchist Library: Dru Oja JAY - Direct Action, Direct Democracy—Author: Dru Oja JAYTitle: Direct Action, Direct DemocracyDate: 14 March 2002Source: Retrieved on 3rd August 2020 from https://web.archive.org/web/2007...
- + The Anarchist Library: Anarcho - From Riot to Revolution—Author: AnarchoTitle: From Riot to RevolutionDate: 2003Source: Retrieved on 3rd August 2020 from https://web.archive.org/web/20070709191823/http://ana...
- + The Anarchist Library: Anarcho - Argentina, one year on—Author: AnarchoTitle: Argentina, one year onDate: 2003Source: Retrieved on 3rd August 2020 from https://web.archive.org/web/20071207222641/http://anar...
- + The Anarchist Library: Anarcho - Argentina and the left—Author: AnarchoTitle: Argentina and the leftDate: 2003Source: Retrieved on 3rd August 2020 from web.archive.org Anarchists have long argued that t...
- + The Anarchist Library: Andrew Flood - What is it that is different about the Zapatistas?—Author: Andrew FloodTitle: What is it that is different about the Zapatistas?Date: February 2001Notes: Originally published in Chiapas RevealedSource:...
- + The Anarchist Library: Anarchist Federation - The Kurdistan Shoras Resistance—Author: Anarchist FederationTitle: The Kurdistan Shoras ResistanceDate: 24th April 2003Notes: from Resistance #22Source: Retrieved on 3rd August from ...
- + The Anarchist Library: Dermot Sreenan - Paris 1968—Author: Dermot SreenanTitle: Paris 1968Subtitle: When France rebelledDate: 1993Notes: From Workers Solidarity No39.Source: Retrieved on 3rd August fro...
- + The Iran Project: Terrorists, their supporters aim undermining Iran security— MNA – Iran’s top military commander praised the role of Marty Soleimani in defeating terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, noting that those groups aim...
- + The Iran Project: Iran to continue Gen. Soleimani’s path until defeating enemy: IRGC chief cmdr— MNA – The Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue the path of Martyr Lt...
- + The Iran Project: Iran marks Islamic Human Rights Day— MNA – Today marks ‘the Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Day’, designated by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Delineat...
- + The Iran Project: Photos: Martyr Soleimani’s panorama museum inaugurated in Tehran— Tasnim | Masoud Shahrestani: Panorama Museum of Martyr Gen. Soleimani Resistance was inaugurated at the site of the Tehran-based Holy Defense Museum ...
- + The Iran Project: Rouhani: Enemies trying to depict Iran Gov’t as inefficient— IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said the main part of the enemy’s war on Tehran is attempting to instill that the Iranian government is effective, di...
- + The Iran Project: Official: COVID-19 kills 212 more in Iran— IRNA – Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Tuesday that some 212 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease ...
- + The Iran Project: Martyr Soleimani’s panorama museum inaugurated in Tehran— MNA – Panorama Museum of Martyr Gen. Soleimani Resistance was inaugurated at the site of the Tehran-based Holy Defense Museum on Tuesday. The inaugur...
- + The Iran Project: Turkish speaker voices opposition to US sanctions on Iran— Tasnim – Turkey’s Parliament speaker stressed his country’s opposition to the cruel sanctions the US has imposed on Iran amid the outbreak of the cor...
- + The Iran Project: Leader awards Imam Ali Officers Uni. with Order of Sacrifice— MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution has awarded Imam Ali Officers’ University with the ‘Flag and Order of Sacrifice’ for their courage and s...
- + The Iran Project: Iranian petrochemical output capacity to rise up by 4m tons despite sanctions— IRNA – Managing Director of National Petrochemical Company of Iran says that the country will witness four million tons of increase in petroche...
- + The Iran Project: Iran resumes electricity exports to Afghanistan after brief halt— Press TV – A spokesman of the Iranian Energy Ministry says electricity exports to neighboring Afghanistan has resumed following a brief halt ca...
- + The Iran Project: Khan: Pakistan mediation staved off Iran-Saudi military escalation— Press TV – Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan’s mediation prevented a military escalation between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and that Islamaba...
- + The Iran Project: Fire breaks out at Iranian industrial area, no casualties: state TV— Reuters – A fire broke out at an Iranian industrial area near Tehran on Tuesday, Iran’s state TV reported, the latest in a string of fires and ...
- + The Iran Project: Australian envoy visits detained British-Australian academic in Iran, reports she ‘is well’— Reuters – Australia’s ambassador to Iran has met with a British-Australian academic reported to be serving a 10-year sentence for espionage and...
- + The Iran Project: WHO envoy hails Iran’s response to COVID-19— Tasnim – The World Health Organization’s representative in Iran, Christoph Hamelmann, hailed the Islamic Republic’s emergency response to the COVID-1...
- + The Iran Project: BBC, from outdated Info to Iranophobia— FNA – A brief look at the British State-run BBC Channel’s performance since the coronavirus outbreak in Iran reveals that this media outlet has...
- + The Iran Project: Iran sanctions former US national security aide, IRNA says— Bloomberg – Iran has sanctioned Richard Goldberg, a former aide to John Bolton and a senior adviser at the Washington-based Foundation for Def...
- + The Iran Project: Iran oil refinery workers stage strike over pay: ILNA— Bloomberg – Contractors working for the Qeshm Heavy Oil Refinery Co. staged a protest outside the company’s building after announcing a strike ...
- + The Iran Project: Ulyanov reacts to Dubowitz’s remarks on Iran nuclear deal— MNA – Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said that the atomic opportunities were given ...
- + The Iran Project: Iran gas flow to Turkey resumes— SHANA — Iran’s gas exports to Turkey came back to normal conditions on July 1. The flow of Iran’s natural gas to its neighboring nation came ...
- + Ukraine Today: Zelensky "clearly explains" to Avakov who's in charge in Ukraine – advisor to President's Office chief—Delicately but clearly, Zelensky explained that it's he who is President and it's he who determines all key policy directions, while Avakov is respons...
- + Ukraine Today: Amid earlier reports of Medvedchuk's ongoing Crimea visit, Putin's plane arrives in occupied Simferopol – media—The aircraft about four hours ago. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Russia continues to supply weapons, military equipment, ammo, to occupied Donbas – intelligence—Last week alone, Russia delivered to the occupied areas in eastern Ukraine at least armored combat vehicles, up to 30 trucks loaded with small arms, a...
- + Ukraine Today: Senior health official explains conditions for Ukraine regions to be cleared of "red" quarantine zone—The territory must meet the national requirements to this end for three consecutive days. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: New rules for gas supply come into force in Ukraine—Now household consumers may independently select their supplier. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Poland-U.S. defense deal to "enhance deterrence against Russia", Pentagon chief says—Esper announced last week that the United States would pull out roughly a third of the 36,000 American forces stationed in Germany. [Category: Мир] [L...
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine says no plans to resume gas purchases from Russia – Reuters—Ukraine has embarked on natural gas market reforms, including scrapping of state-regulated gas prices for industrial users. [Category: Экономика] [Lin...
- + Ukraine Today: Moldovan foreign minister reaffirms support for Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity—The top diplomats of Ukraine and Moldova met in Kyiv to discuss security issues of the Donbas conflict settlement and those related to the Russia-occu...
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine must brace for second COVID-19 wave in fall—An increase in the number of coronavirus cases could come during influenza and acute respiratory infections season, from October to April. [Category: ...
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine unemployment on continued decline in July—In July, 68,000 Ukrainians became officially unemployed, which is 7,000 fewer than a month earlier. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Remittances from labor migrants dropping – NBU—Since the beginning of summer, they have fallen by 8.5%. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Hryvnia weakens to UAH 27.74 to U.S. dollar on August 4—The official forex rate against the euro for Tuesday is fixed at UAH 32.52 per euro. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Potential pick for spot in TCG team, ex-PM Fokin "watches too much TV", delegation member says—The journalist believes that no revolutionary shifts are being plotted in Minsk talks on Donbas. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine's Health Minister explains aftermath of "red" regions' refusal to toughen quarantine—He says there is no politics in this. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Ternopil Council refuses to strengthen quarantine despite city being included in "red zone"—Local deputies demand Cabinet resignation as the spat continues. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine in past day—The death toll has reached 1,764. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Inspection reveals fuel theft from pipe leading to Boryspil Airport—Perpetrators have damaged the fuel line outside the airport perimeter, in the rural area, to get unauthorized access. [Category: Экономика] [Link to m...
- + Ukraine Today: Donbas truce: Ukraine reports three enemy provocations on Aug 3—There have been no casualties among Ukrainian defenders. [Category: Война] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: State budget receipts in July stand at 111.6% of target – Treasury—In January-July, the state budget was fulfilled by 94%. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Zelensky calls on Cabinet to explain Ukrainians country's quarantine zoning—The red zone rules are now in effect in the cities of Lutsk and Ternopil, and in Kitsmansky district of Chernivtsi region. [Category: Политика] [Link ...
- + William Bowles: ANOTHER HIROSHIMA IS COMING… UNLESS WE STOP IT NOW—In a major essay to mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, John Pilger describes reporting from five 'ground zeros' for nuclea...
- + William Bowles: Masks are a Psychological Preparation for Mandatory Vaccinations—1 August, 2020 — Dissident Voice by Bill Willers This respirator does not protect against the risk of contracting disease or infection. —Warning...
- + William Bowles: World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities—The extent of devastation inflicted upon Japan by the American military during World War II is not broadly known, even today. In reprisal for the atta...
- + William Bowles: Fair Immigration: Dignity. Justice. Welcome. Action—Covid-19, it turns out, is not the great equaliser. The pandemic and lockdown, together, have exposed the different social realities experienced by th...
- + William Bowles: Crisis and Virus: COVID-19 in Context—It has been over forty years since Thatcher and monetarism, thirty years since the Canada-US Free trade agreement came into effect, and twenty years s...
- + William Bowles: Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 3 August 2020—3 August 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks New Report Shows Africa’s Green Revolution is “Failing On Its Own Terms” Fourteen years a...
- + William Bowles: ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: Truman’s ‘Human Sacrifice’ to Subdue Moscow—Sumiteru Taniguchi was one of the “lucky” ones. He lived a long and productive life. He married and fathered two healthy children who gave him four gr...
- + Workers World: 50 years of struggle from Black August to Black Lives Matter Movement – a WW commentary—This Aug. 7 marks the 50th anniversary of the heroic attempt by Jonathan Jackson, younger brother of George Jackson, to free three Black revolutionari...
- + Workers World: Disability movement is ‘part of the global working class’—by Kristen Turgeon The following slightly edited remarks were made by Kristen Turgeon from the Boston branch of Workers World Party on a July 30 webin...
- + Workers World: #SEIUDroptheCops makes demands—Following weeks of intensive internal organizing, research and analysis, the (Service Employees) #SEIUDropTheCops campaign — a rank-and-file-led initi...
- + Workers World: ‘Hero pay, not zero pay!’—Essential workers protested July 30 in a flash-mob protest in front of a newly remodeled Tops Market, a supermarket chain based in Western New York. T...
- + Workers World: Record-breaking heat waves: Urgent alert to need for socialism – a WW commentary—As Muslim worshippers prepared for the holiday of Eid al-Adha during the last days of July, the Middle East was rocked by record-breaking heat waves. ...
- + Workers World: Virus statistics reveal class truth—The following is a digest of articles on COVID-19 by Deirdre Griswold that appeared in Workers World from April to June, 2020. April 14 — Because Chin...
- + Zero Hedge: Trump Admin Nearly Doubles Cost To Become US Citizen, Slaps Asylum Seekers With $50 Fee—Trump Admin Nearly Doubles Cost To Become US Citizen, Slaps Asylum Seekers With $50 Fee Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:55 ...
- + Zero Hedge: 45 Florida ICUs Have Zero Available COVID Beds; UCLA Says Only 8% Of Fall Classes Will Be In-Person: Live Updates—45 Florida ICUs Have Zero Available COVID Beds; UCLA Says Only 8% Of Fall Classes Will Be In-Person: Live Updates Tyler Durden Tue, 08/0...
- + Zero Hedge: Beijing Won't Allow Trump To "Steal" TikTok In "Smash & Grab" Deal—Beijing Won't Allow Trump To "Steal" TikTok In "Smash & Grab" Deal Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:40 During a pres...
- + Zero Hedge: It's Now Virtually Impossible To Get A Bank Loan As Lending Standards Soar—It's Now Virtually Impossible To Get A Bank Loan As Lending Standards Soar Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 06:11 One quart...
- + Zero Hedge: Spanish Stocks Break Support As Virus Concerns Reemerge—Spanish Stocks Break Support As Virus Concerns Reemerge Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 02:35 Spain's IBEX 35 Index future...
- + CBC Indigenous: Use your COVID-19 awareness to help First Nations kids breathe easier, doctor urges— The new public understanding of how COVID-19 spreads could help Canadians grasp the perils of overcrowded houses in First Nations, say...
- + CBC Indigenous: Sen. Murray Sinclair joins legal firm to mentor lawyers in Indigenous law— The former chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, who was also the first Indigenous judge appointed in Manitob...
- + CBC Indigenous: These Vancouver hotels help pay for social programs. COVID-19 is threatening to put an end to that— From the outside — and even the inside — the YWCA Hotel Vancouver seems like any other hotel. Budget accommodations that offer travell...
- + CBC Indigenous: This Nunavut interpreter is keeping Inuktut speakers safe through COVID-19— Nunavummiut have gotten used to hearing from their health minister and chief public health officer. But there’s one other face, and vo...
- + CBC Indigenous: Documentary by two-spirit Cree filmmaker shares journey through IVF to parenthood— A two-spirit Cree filmmaker is sharing her journey to parenthood through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in a new short documentary. [Aut...
- + CBC Indigenous: Canoe carving project brings youth closer to their culture— Carvers and youth are collaborating to turn a log into a canoe in B.C.’s Interior. [Author: Courtney Dickson] [Category: News/Canada/B...
- + CBC Indigenous: Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, youth wrap up meaningful and 'emotional' on-the-land program— A group of six youth finished a successful four-week, on-the-land camp in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut — and their program co-ordinator says...
- + CBC Indigenous: Indigenous theatre actors, underrepresented on stage, detail their experiences— Mi’kmaq actors Gordon White and Elizabeth Hicks unpack their experiences in the arts scene, both within Newfoundland and Labrador and ...
- + CBC Indigenous: Mother-daughter duo write Haida language children's book together— A Haida mother and daughter are sharing stories about the children in their family in a new bilingual children's book. [Author: Rhiann...
- + CBC Indigenous: RCMP says improper force allegations confirmed in just 1 per cent of cases— As police services everywhere cope with public pressure over their use of force policies, the RCMP is reporting that just one per cent...
- + CBC Indigenous: First Nations hockey coach wants apology after players experienced racism on the ice— A spokesperson for the North American Hockey Classic tournament said a player was suspended following the game, though it declined to ...
- + CBC Indigenous: St. Mary's track athlete says cancelled games were tough mentally— Madison Wilson was supposed to go to the North American Indigenous Games this summer, but instead she has been trying to pull herself ...
- + CBC Indigenous: Nunavut artists can now apply for grants between $5K and $50K— Some Nunavut artists might be getting a boost from the territory. The government has launched the Nunavut Public Art Initiative to hel...
- + CBC Indigenous: Peat fires, like those raging in Siberia, will become more common in Canada— A study published earlier this year showed that peatlands in Canada are drying up and that fires there will become more common in the ...
- + CBC Indigenous: Indigenous man and his mother sue Vancouver police over alleged beating, arrest outside Walmart— An Indigenous man and his mother say they were racially profiled, arrested and, in the man's case, beaten by Vancouver police officers...
- + CBC Indigenous: Yellowknives Dene retract support for Slave Geological Province Corridor project— The Yellowknives Dene First Nation has withdrawn its support for a massive project that would build roads, hydro and communication lin...
- + CBC Indigenous: Indigenous creators take on ASMR— Indigenous content creators are putting their own spin on autonomous sensory meridian response. Listen to some of the whispered vocals...
- + CBC Indigenous: Webcast cancelled after host, former Tribe Called Red member Ian Campeau admits using power to exploit women— One of the hosts of Homies Chatting, an Indigenous-led interview style webcast, is on leave after admitting on Twitter to "unacceptabl...
- + CBC Indigenous: Métis leadership says rise in 'race-shifting' threatens future of the Métis Nation— David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation and vice-president and spokesperson for the Métis National Council, says t...
- + CBC Indigenous: Northern Manitoba First Nation protests VIA Rail over ticket access, fair treatment— A northern Manitoba First Nation held a protest Wednesday night by the VIA Rail tracks in the community over complaints of priority tr...
- + Indigenous News: RAPID CITY: Heavily-armed SWAT team ready to shoot 14-year-old Lakota who was not home— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: No More Deaths medical station raided with massive show of force by Border Patrol in Arivaca, Arizona— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: The White House distributed contaminated coronavirus test kits, involving a secretive purchase — [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Albuquerque Indigenous organizations rise against fascism: Call to action on July, 31, 2020— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: New York police abduct young woman, force her into unmarked van— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Dine' volunteers deliver relief, as coronavirus spikes in southwest during fifth month of pandemic— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: StrongHearts Native Helpline adds sexual violence advocacy— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Kumeyaay stand in defense of sacred land as border wall construction threatens burial place— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Spirit of the Mountain Runners: Apache Run from Oak Flat to Mount Graham— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Sac and Fox news reporter Harlan McKosato passes to Spirit World— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Trump sending federal agents to Albuquerque— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Coronavirus claims lives of 79 people in two Farmington N.M. nursing homes— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: First Voices Radio welcomes Dineh, Native Hawaiian, and Amazon Watch guests today— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Havasupai Nation supports Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Kumeyaay defend sacred land from border wall construction July 20, 2020— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Coronavirus death rate remains high on the Navajo Nation— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Yakama Cascade Chief Johnny Jackson passes to Spirit World— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Federal secret agents snatch protester, shoot another in the head in Portland, Oregon— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Indigenous News: Dineh Philmer Bluehouse 'The pandemic is a time of paradigm shift, signals need for peace and balance'— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)] [Category: Dineh, healing, narratives, Navajo, pandemic, Philmer Bluehouse, prayers, traditional songs]
- + Indigenous News: Quitobaquito Spring in danger: Border wall construction depleting sacred Tohono O'odham spring, home to endangered species— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)] [Category: Ajo, Arizona, border wall, depleting water, Organ Pipe, Quitobaquito Spring, sacred, Sonoran Deser...
- + NYT Native American: For the Navajo Nation, a Fight for Better Food Gains New Urgency—As the pandemic has brought home the importance of the global movement for food sovereignty, members are planting and sharing. [Author: By Amelia Nier...
- + NYT Native American: A Historic Supreme Court Ruling Upends Courts in Oklahoma—Local prosecutors are referring criminal cases to the federal and tribal courts, which are now flooded with new cases. [Author: By Jack Healy]
- + NYT Native American: Why One Team Named the Indians Won’t Be Changing Its Name—A minor league team in Spokane, Wash., has steadfastly stood by its nickname with the support of the local Native American community. [Author: By Davi...
- + NYT Native American: In 1920, Native Women Sought the Vote. Here’s What’s Next.—The 19th Amendment did not bring the right to vote to all Native women, but two experts in a conversation said it did usher in the possibility of chan...
- + Urban Ag: University of Florida offers Nutrient Management 2 online—University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online courses: Nutrient Management 2 (Advanced) Starts August 31! Train yourself and your staff to ...
- + Western Farm Press: Variety makes a difference in cover crop selection—Cover crop species and varieties make a difference in biomass and cover, says Virginia Sykes of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
- + Western Farm Press: Morning Market Review for Aug. 4, 2020—Corn, soybeans fall on strong condition ratings. (Comments are updated by 7:30 a.m. Central Time.)
- + Western Farm Press: Farm Progress America, August 4, 2020—Max Armstrong offers more history of the American Soybean Assciation, celebrating its 100th anniversary
- + Western Farm Press: 2 tech firms partner to allow farmer data sharing—The Climate Corporation can now share information into the WinField United data silo. The partnership offers farmers more management information.
- + Western Farm Press: Little for farmers in Democrat presidential platform—Democrats support right-to-repair, would tackle market concentration in meat packing industry.
- + Western Farm Press: Quick Take: Pork at the fairgrounds, Junior Livestock Expo and more—Pork Patio open at state fairgrounds Aug. 14 and 21. Details for Junior Livestock Expo available. U of I offers virtual field days. Insurance company ...
- + Western Farm Press: Report ‘mystery seeds’ to Iowa Department of Ag —If you receive a packet of seeds in the mail and you didn’t order it, call the Iowa Department of Agriculture immediately.
- + Western Farm Press: Get a handle on risk in agriculture—ERME program aims to provide producers with the skills they need to understand risks facing their operations.
- + Western Farm Press: Comment on proposed revisions to Ohio nutrient standard—The public comment period for the Ohio Nutrient Management Standard is open until Aug. 31.
- + Western Farm Press: In 2020, tax planning more critical than ever—Tax Tips: Make sure you consult with a tax adviser if you have taken a CFAP payment or PPP loan.
- + Western Farm Press: MDARD gives direction on what to do with China seeds—Consumers have been receiving unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail that appear to be sent from China.
- + Western Farm Press: COVID-19’s unexpected legacy: New ways to engage, connect—Sorghum Focus: Farmers are conversing in new ways for real-time engagement during the pandemic.
- + Western Farm Press: More than 700 Minnesotans report unsolicited seed in mail—If you have received unsolicited seed in the mail, contact MDA and do not plant the seeds.
- + Western Farm Press: Data shows beef cow weight varies from industry standard—A new University of Missouri Extension study finds all beef cows don’t make “average” weight.
- + Western Farm Press: Old crop sunflower market stays strong—Sunflower stocks are down and export demand is up as a bigger U.S. sunflower crop begins blossoming.
- + Western Farm Press: Pandemic provides interesting opportunities—Life is Simple: Working, shopping, eating and educating may have changed forever.
- + Western Farm Press: How well is your corn rooted this year? —Corn Watch: Variations in planting date, weather and soil compaction impact rooting.
- + Western Farm Press: Midseason report: Status of late-emerging corn —Corn Illustrated: Plants that emerge late compete against other plants.
- + Western Farm Press: Honeylocust trees may offer silvopasture benefits—Farmstead Forest: In crop fields, open pasture and silvopasture systems, soil fertility is crucial.
- + Western Farm Press: Fall nitrogen fertilizer restrictions take effect Sept. 1—Join the Aug. 12 webinar hosted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to learn more.
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Oil prices fall as rising coronavirus case numbers cast shadow over fuel demand pickup—Oil prices slid on Tuesday amid concerns that a nascent recovery in fuel demand could stall as a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections around the world sp...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: The Commodities Feed: OPEC supply jumps in July—Energy Oil continues to trade in an incredibly rangebound manner, with Brent still anchored around the $43/bbl level. Speculators appear to be getting...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Indonesia allows oil and gas investors to pick their own contract options—Indonesia announced over the weekend that it had made revisions to a 2017 law that will give oil and gas investors more flexibility when choosing thei...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Oil prices up on positive economic data, but virus fears weigh—Oil prices rose about 2% on Monday on positive economic data from Europe, Asia and the United States, but rising COVID-19 cases globally and oversuppl...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Abu Dhabi seeks to spur Ruwais downstream plan, says Globaldata—Following the news that Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and state holding company ADQ are to form a joint venture; Indrajit Sen is the Oil &...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: ExxonMobil to ease shut-ins to 200,000 boe/d in Q3 on recovering demand—ExxonMobil aims to ease global oil and gas production shut-ins by about 40% to 200,000 b/d of oil equivalent as demand for transportation fuels slowly...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Crude oil futures lower on weakening demand, rising supply—Crude oil futures were lower in mid-morning trade in Asia Aug. 3 as weakening demand and rising supply weighed on market sentiment. At 10:48 am Singap...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Ministers of world’s biggest energy consumers – including China, US, EU and India – are among high-level participants in the IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit—Ministers from dozens of countries accounting for over 80% of the world economy took part in the International Energy Agency’s first Clean Energy Tran...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: EBRD supports decarbonisation of energy sector in Cyprus—The population of Cyprus will benefit from cleaner air and reduced energy costs thanks to the introduction of natural gas to the country, with a proje...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: An increase of exports is not enough to avoid a Q2 loss in net results for Petrobras, says GlobalData—Following Petrobras’ Q2 results reported on July 31st; Steven Ho, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers hi...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: U.S. shale supply chain will emerge smaller from price war, pandemic—Slumping oil and gas prices as a result of the pandemic and the volume war earlier in the year between Saudi Arabia and Russia have slashed employment...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: A Closer Look at the Bakken/Three Forks Shale Play—In addition to frequent press releases and morning comments, Rystad Energy is starting a new line of media publications, called ‘A CLOSER LOOK’. In th...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: OPEC+ readies to pump more crude into a market wary of a resurgence in the pandemic—OPEC and its allies on August 1 will officially begin easing off their record production cuts, hopeful that recent bearish economic and pandemic data ...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Low Oil Price and Coronavirus Hit Sub-Saharan Africa Oil Producers—The collapse in oil prices and the coronavirus shock is worsening the fiscal and external balances of sub-Saharan African oil producers, Fitch Ratings...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Shell’s market outlook yields optimistic margins for its low energy carbon future, says GlobalData—Following the release of Shell’s Q2 2020 earnings call; Effuah Alleyne, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics compa...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Equinor transfers operatorship of Bressay project to EnQuest—Equinor has agreed to sell a 40.8125% interest in and transfer operatorship of the Bressay oil field development on the UK continental shelf to EnQues...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: European oil major trading units provide buffer in rough second quarter—The trading units of European oil and gas majors have shielded their second-quarter results from the full force of the corona-induced collapse in dema...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: ConocoPhillips to reverse most output cuts by end of third quarter—ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it expects production curtailments in the current quarter to be roughly half as much as last quarter and will restore ...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: Argentine Supreme Court Rejects Fraudulent Ecuadorian Judgment Against Chevron—Argentina’s highest court unanimously rejected the plaintiffs’ final bid to enforce a fraudulent $9.5 billion Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron Corp...
- + Shipping News - Oil Energy: US oil & gas rig count falls 6, but Permian recovery extends—After a two-week uptick, the US oil and gas rig count resumed declines, falling 6 to 288 in the week ended July 29, rig data provider Enverus said. Oi...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: MHI-MME Receives Generator Turbine and VOC firing Auxiliary Boiler Orders for Shuttle Tankers—Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd. (MHIMME) received orders for generator turbines and VOC-firing auxiliary boiler...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: The evolution of bollard pull (and the benefits it has brought)—In the world of tugs, the most commonly used measure of power is bollard pull. Simply put, bollard pull is the pulling power of a tug, typically measu...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Ship recycling in Bangladesh leaps forward with third phase of key project signed—The third phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been given the go-ahead, with...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Mitsui E&S and Tsuneishi to operate jointly in shipbuilding—Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui E&S Holdings is in discussions with compatriot Tsuneishi Holdings to form a shipbuilding tie-up, at a time when the do...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: GTT: H1 2020 results – Revenue and earnings up sharply; annual targets confirmed—Revenue and earnings up sharply; annual targets confirmed. Key figures for the first half of 2020 Revenue: €203.8 million (+66.2%) and EBITDA: €136.6 ...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Damen signs contract with Port of Antwerp for delivery of two IMO Tier III compliant RSD Tug 2513—On 8th of July, Damen Shipyards Group was awarded a contract by the Port of Antwerp to deliver two RSD Tugs 2513 after an intensive tender process. Af...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: HHI hit with big FTC fine for tricking piston supplier—Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) was hit with a 970-million-won ($807,000) fine for transferring information from one supplier to another in order to cr...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Shipyards’ Rebound Hopes Are Coming Up Empty—Shipbuilding demand is sinking, and there’s no rescue on the horizon. Orders for new oceangoing ships are at record lows as carriers sit on the sideli...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Think tank calls for State support for PH domestic shipbuilding industry—A policy think tank has called on the Philippine government to support the Philippine domestic shipbuilding industry, saying that it is the necessary ...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Keppel Expects Hit from COVID-19—Keppel Corporation Limited (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) wishes to provide the following updates and profit guidance fo...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Ramsses Project Reaches Significant Milestone Towards Sustainable Composite Ship Construction At Damen Location—On 18th July, the Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project reached a key mil...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: GTT Signs A New Global Technical Services Agreement With Fleet Management—GTT has signed a Global Technical Services Agreement (TSA) with the Hong-Kong based ship-management company Fleet Management. GTT will support Fleet M...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: GTT receives an order from China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corp. North China for the design of a 29,000 m3 Membrane Full Containment LNG tank—At the end of June, GTT has received an order from the EPC1 contractor, China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corp. North China Company (CPECCN...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Korean shipper, shipyard embark on ballast-free container carrier development—The Korean Register (KR) joined forces with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. and Korea Marine Transport Co. to apply the ballast-free concept to 1,800 twenty...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: China’s shipbuilding industry continues leading position globally: ministry—China’s shipbuilding industry maintained its leading position globally in the first half of the year (H1) as it held sway in three key aspects, ...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Sri Lanka’s China-run Port, Colombo Dockyard team up for floating vessel repair—Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port run by China Merchant Ports group said it had teamed up with Colombo Dockyard floating repairs in vessels which are alread...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: China’s H1 new vessel orders up 3.4% on year—China’s shipbuilders received new vessels orders amounting to 12.5 million dead weight tons (dwt) in H1, higher by 3.4% on year and accounting for 67....
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: Two High-Speed Trimaran Ferries Together Highlight Austal Design Technology And Australian Shipbuilding Capability—Austal Australia has celebrated the company’s success in high-speed trimaran technology and Australian shipbuilding capability following a successful ...
- + Shipping News - Ship Building: ProZero Workboats signs new order for Highspeed inspection workboat—ProZero International have signed contract for a new ProZero 15m FR Workboat specially set up for Inspection and workboat operations in Norwegian wate...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Indonesia second quarter GDP seen contracting by around 5% – deputy finance minister—Indonesia’s Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said on Tuesday the country’s economic growth in the second quarter was estimated to h...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Turkish annual July inflation dips below 12%, lira firms—Turkey’s consumer price inflation fell to a lower-than-expected 11.76% year-on-year in July , official data showed on Tuesday, reversing two mon...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Chile economic activity down 12.4% in June during pandemic; mining grows—Chile’s economic activity fell 12.4% in June from the same month a year ago, the central bank said on Monday, contracting less than expected at the pe...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Economy in reverse: Initial jobless claims rise for second week, GDP falls by record 33 percent—More than 1.43 million people filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, according to weekly data released Thursday by the Departme...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Portuguese Bank Ratings Vulnerable to Prolonged Coronavirus Fallout—The unprecedented economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is a key risk for Portuguese bank ratings, with the sharp recession pressuring banks&...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: RBI likely to cut rates despite inflation risk—India’s worsening economic outlook as coronavirus cases soar has raised the chance the central bank will cut interest rates at its policy review on Th...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: India posts record fiscal deficit as coronavirus hits economy—India’s fiscal deficit touched a record $88.5 billion in the April-June quarter, 83.2% of the target for the whole of the current fiscal year, reflect...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Coronavirus: US economy sees sharpest contraction in decades—The US economy shrank at a 32.9% annual rate between April and June as the country grappled with lockdowns and spending cutbacks during the pandemic. ...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Euro zone inflation unexpectedly ticks up amid record GDP slump—The euro zone’s economy recorded its deepest contraction on record in the second quarter, preliminary estimates showed on Friday, while the bloc’s inf...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Eurozone economies shrink 40 pct in Q2, but “snapback” may be in works—Europe formally and dramatically entered into recession Friday, with the latest data released by the European Union showing that the 19-member eurozon...
- + Shipping news - World Economy: Federal Reserve warns of continuing need to protect US economy—The US central bank has repeated its vow to protect the US economy amid rising coronavirus rates and worries about growth. The Federal Reserve kept in...
- + Shipping News IMF OECD: IMF Executive Board Approves a US$152.61 Million Disbursement Under the Rapid Financing Instrument to Gabon to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic—The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a purchase of SDR108 million (about US$152.61 million) under the Rapid Fin...
- + World Maritime News: STX Offshore wins 1st, much-needed, order this year—Cash-strapped Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co has won its first order for […] The post STX Offshore wins 1st, much-needed...
- + World Maritime News: Danaos recoats seven containerships—Athens-based containership owner and operator Danaos has recoated seven of its managed containerships, with […] The post Danaos recoats seven c...
- + World Maritime News: Avance Gas sells VLGC Avance—Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transporter, Avance Gas, has agreed the sale of another one of its very large gas carriers to a third party for $35 mill...
- + World Maritime News: Engine room fire disables Cap Jackson containership—The Panamax containership Cap Jackson reported a fire in the auxiliary engine room early July […] The post Engine room fire disables Cap Jackso...
- + World Maritime News: Carnival reveals details of its green recycling plans—Cruise shipping major Carnival Corporation & plc has signed agreements with Turkey-based maritime reclamation and recycling […] The post Ca...
- + World Maritime News: Shell inks charter deals for six LNG newbuilds—The Hague-based LNG giant Shell has expanded its fleet with charter deals for six newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The post Shell inks...
- + World Maritime News: Scorpio Bulkers breaks into new market with plans to build $290 million wind turbine installation vessel—Monaco-based bulker owner and operator Scorpio Bulkers Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent […] The post Scorpio Bulkers breaks into new market w...
- + World Maritime News: Scorpio Bulkers breaks into new market, reveals plans to build wind turbine installation vessel—Monaco-based bulker owner and operator Scorpio Bulkers Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent […] The post Scorpio Bulkers breaks into new market, ...
- + World Maritime News: Jiangnan Shipbuilding wins order for VLGC trio from AW Shipping—Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipbuilding has signed a contract with AW Shipping Limited, a joint […] The post Jiangnan Shipbuilding wins order...
- + World Maritime News: KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine wrap up merger—Marine fuel broking firm KPI Bridge Oil and oil trading company OceanConnect Marine have […] The post KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine wr...
- + World Maritime News: A disgruntled armed guard takes control of Eagle Bulk’s ship—An armed security guard, who boarded a bulk carrier owned and operated by Eagle […] The post A disgruntled armed guard takes control of Eagle B...
- + World Maritime News: EU backs Spanish LNG bunkering projects—Two Spanish LNG bunkering projects have received financial backing to the tune of €27 million ($31.7 million) from the European Commission. The post ...
- + World Maritime News: Evergreen Marine Corporation joins ship recycling transparency initiative—Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd. has become the eleventh shipowner to publicly disclose its […] The post Evergreen Marine Corporation...
- + World Maritime News: Report: Crane collapses at Indian shipbuilding yard, 11 dead—At least 11 workers were crushed to death after a huge crane collapsed at […] The post Report: Crane collapses at Indian shipbuilding yard, 11 ...
- + World Maritime News: Norway backs Phase III of IMO-backed project on green ship recycling in Bangladesh—Norway has committed approximately $1.5 million (NOK 14 million) to support improved ship recycling […] The post Norway backs Phase III of IMO-...
- + World Maritime News: UAE opens up for crew changes—The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has resumed crew change activities in all its ports […] The post UAE opens up for crew changes appeared first on...
- + World Maritime News: Panama Canal Authority: Optimized routing pivotal in reducing GHG—Route optimization is a critical tool, which could offer the shipping industry an exponential […] The post Panama Canal Authority: Optimized ro...
- + World Maritime News: ABS to class Green Jade—Houston-based classification society ABS is to provide classification services to the first floating heavy […] The post ABS to class Green Jade...