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filter:- + BirdLife International: Great Indian Bustard gets new level of protection— For the world’s heaviest flying bird, the modern landscape poses many threats and dangers. Fortunately, early this year, major landmarks decide...
- + LA Times Environment: Electric truck maker Nikola looks like Tesla 2.0 — except even riskier—The billionaire founders of Nikola and Tesla have a lot in common
- + LA Times Environment: Bullet train would nick jobs, homes and parks on 14-mile route from L.A. to Burbank —California's future high-speed rail line from Burbank to Los Angeles would follow an existing 14-mile rail corridor but run through dozens of business...
- + LA Times Environment: Column: In landmark vote, Chevron shareholders demand report on its climate lobbying—Chevron's directive from shareholders: Report how you're lobbying against the environment.
- + LA Times Environment: 10 things for plant parents to do this summer—Here are 10 things to get your plants and garden summer-ready.
- + LA Times Environment: Battle between Trump and California over car pollution heads to court—California, joined by 22 other states, is suing the Trump administration over its decision to weaken regulations limiting auto emissions.
- + LA Times Environment: Cleanup to resume at troubled Santa Susana Field Laboratory site—After years of delay, the federal government will resume environmental cleanup at a former nuclear and rocket test site in the hills of Ventura County
- + LA Times Environment: Why pandemics could become more likely if we continue to destroy the environment —Environmental factors including deforestation, air pollution and urbanization contribute to the severity of pandemics like COVID-19. Experts warn that...
- + LA Times Environment: As California beaches reopen, seawall construction becomes legislative battleground—A move to streamline construction of seawalls in Orange and San Diego counties would doom public beaches, environmentalists say.
- + LA Times Environment: First-of-its-kind clean hydrogen plant planned for Los Angeles County—The green technology would convert paper recyclables to a low-carbon fuel using "plasma torches."
- + LA Times Environment: 40 years after its famed eruption, Mt. St. Helens looms as a marvel and a threat—The government is trying to prevent a new disaster on Mt. St. Helens — the breach of a 73-billion-gallon lake held in place by debris from the 1980 er...
- + LA Times Environment: Botanic gardens are reopening with superblooms — and a few new rules—Most of Southern California's botanic gardens closed in March but are now slowly reopening, with new rules about wearing face coverings, buying ticket...
- + LA Times Environment: Atmospheric river will focus rain on Northern and Central California—An upper-level low-pressure system from the North Pacific will tap into subtropical moisture, bringing rain to California.
- + LA Times Environment: Live video feed helps spot wildfires in Southern California—Stuck at home because of the coronavirus? Maybe you can help spot a wildfire.
- + LA Times Environment: Newsom promises new wildfire prevention efforts during coronavirus crisis—Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that California is preparing for a particularly tough fire season as it continues its efforts to slow the spread of c...
- + LA Times Environment: Climate change is looming. But America has lost 600,000 clean energy jobs—Public investment could help reverse the job losses while also reducing pollution and fighting climate change, experts say.
- + LA Times Environment: Coronavirus is stalling air quality, pollution rules, even in eco-minded California—Powerful industries are pressuring California regulators to delay or roll back air quality and climate regulations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- + LA Times Environment: California faces a perilous fire season as coronavirus threatens firefighters—As California's wildfire season approaches, authorities are worried about their ability to muster a healthy firefighter force amid coronavirus crisis.
- + LA Times Environment: Desert mystery: Why have pronghorn antelope returned to Death Valley? —Desert naturalists are unsure why pronghorn antelope have returned to one of the hottest places on earth. Will they be in a pickle this summer?
- + LA Times Environment: Rain likely in Northern California as late-season system arrives from the Pacific —A low-pressure trough pushing into Northern California from the Pacific will bring widespread showers to the part of the state most in need of rain.
- + LA Times Environment: Moms in California may need parasols while moms in the East need parkas this weekend—Mother's Day weekend will be summery in California and wintery with snow in parts of the East
- + Nature: Monumental architecture at Aguada Fénix and the rise of Maya civilization—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2343-4Lidar survey of the Maya lowlands uncovers the monumental site of Aguada Fénix, w...
- + Nature: Tumour metabolites hinder DNA repair—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01569-1Altered metabolism and genome instability are hallmarks of cancer. A mechanism n...
- + Nature: Potential circadian effects on translational failure for neuroprotection—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2348-zStudies in rats and mice at different times of day suggest that the failure of ne...
- + Nature: Design of robust superhydrophobic surfaces—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2331-8Water-repellent nanostructures are housed within an interconnected microstructure...
- + Nature: A map of object space in primate inferotemporal cortex—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2350-5Primate inferotemporal cortex contains a coarse map of object space consisting of...
- + Nature: The CDK inhibitor CR8 acts as a molecular glue degrader that depletes cyclin K—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2374-xThe cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor CR8 acts as a molecular glue compound by in...
- + Nature: Coherent interaction between free electrons and a photonic cavity—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2321-xThe strong interaction of coherent free electrons with a photonic-crystal cavity ...
- + Nature: Light turned into exotic Laughlin matter—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01567-3A Laughlin state is a phase of matter that has remarkable features, such as exci...
- + Nature: Observation of Laughlin states made of light—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2318-5Pairs of photons in the Laughlin state are created by mimicking a fractional quan...
- + Nature: Molecular architecture of the human 17S U2 snRNP—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2344-3The cryo-EM structure of human U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) offers ...
- + Nature: Oncometabolites suppress DNA repair by disrupting local chromatin signalling—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2363-0Metabolites that are elevated in tumours inhibit the lysine demethylase KDM4B, re...
- + Nature: IGF1R is an entry receptor for respiratory syncytial virus—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2369-7Respiratory syncytial virus enters cells by binding to cell-surface IGFR1, which ...
- + Nature: India expands use of controversial drug for coronavirus despite safety concerns—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01619-8Top medical agency says its studies show hydroxychloroquine can prevent infectio...
- + Nature: Displaced cratonic mantle concentrates deep carbon during continental rifting—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2328-3Carbon dioxide and helium data support lateral advection of carbon-rich cratonic ...
- + Nature: Insights into variation in meiosis from 31,228 human sperm genomes—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2347-0Thousands of sperm genomes have been analysed with a new method called Sperm-seq,...
- + Nature: Podcast: Lab-made skin grows its own hair—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01667-0Listen to the latest science news, brought to you by Shamini Bundell and Nick Ho...
- + Nature: Bolstering Africa’s coronavirus detection efforts—Nature, Published online: 03 June 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01607-yMolecular biologist Christian Happi is working around the clock to get testing a...
- + Nature: Daily briefing: Dozens of mammoths found under the new Mexico City airport—Nature, Published online: 02 June 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01663-4At least 60 mammoths found in excavations for a new airport north of Mexico City...
- + Nature: Sputnik moment or budget breaker: How will the pandemic alter research funding?—Nature, Published online: 02 June 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01519-xFinancial crises could spell trouble for science budgets but spending could surg...
- + Nature: Hundreds of journals’ editorial practices captured in database—Nature, Published online: 02 June 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-01628-7Hundreds of journals’ editorial practices captured in database
- + Reuters Environment: UK's Prince Charles says coronavirus reset is a new chance for sustainability—Britain's Prince Charles said the recovery from the coronavirus crisis represented a "reset moment" for the world and was an opportunity to prioritise...
- + Reuters Environment: Carmakers need to make deeper CO2 cuts to meet climate goals, EU says—Carbon dioxide emissions from new cars in Europe increased for a second consecutive year in 2018, according to data published by the European Union's ...
- + Reuters Environment: Total to acquire a 51% stake in a $3.7 billion North Sea wind farm project—Total said on Wednesday it will acquire a 51% stake in SSE's Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm project, adding it represented a global investment of aro...
- + Reuters Environment: Indian elephant dies after eating fruit packed with firecracker, police investigating—A pregnant elephant died in India apparently after eating some fruit containing a firecracker that exploded in her mouth, prompting a criminal investi...
- + Reuters Environment: Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile, copper mines say unaffected—A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the mine-heavy northern Chile early on Wednesday, monitoring groups confirmed, though mining companies told Reute...
- + Reuters Environment: Germany sets new 2040 targets for offshore wind capacity—Germany's government has set a target to expand offshore wind power capacity by 2040 to 40 gigawatts (GW) from 15 GW currently, Economy Minister Peter...
- + Reuters Environment: NHC: Cristobal about to make landfall on the coast of Mexico—Tropical Storm Cristobal is about to make landfall on the coast of Mexico and is expected to move inland over eastern Mexico by Wednesday night and Th...
- + Reuters Environment: Eni planning overhaul to step up green drive: sources—Italian oil major Eni is planning to create a division to focus on new energy solutions which could be headed by its CFO, as it steps up preparations ...
- + Reuters Environment: Mumbai avoids brunt of cyclone that barrels into India's west coast—Mumbai escaped the brunt of a cyclone on Wednesday after winds changed direction and the storm made landfall further south on India's western coast th...
- + Reuters Environment: Exclusive: Flush with corruption cash, Brazilian states step up deforestation fight—Brazilian states are bolstering the fight against destruction of the Amazon rainforest with millions of dollars from an oil company's corruption settl...
- + Reuters Environment: Iberdrola to invest up to 4 billion euros in French renewable energy—Spanish utility Iberdrola said on Wednesday it will invest up to 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) over the next four years in France to develop renewab...
- + Reuters Environment: Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Iran-Iraq border region: USGS—An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the Iran-Iraq border region on Wednesday at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said. [...
- + Reuters Environment: Tropical storm Cristobal strengthens as it moves towards Mexico: NHC—Tropical storm Cristobal strengthened a little as it moved slowly south-eastward toward the coast of Mexico early on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurr...
- + Reuters Environment: From five-star hotels to the homeless, Hong Kong NGO recycles soap—Ever wonder what happens to the half-used bars of individually wrapped soap when you leave your hotel to head home after a holiday or business trip? ...
- + Reuters Environment: Brazil police arrest dozens in illegal Amazon rainforest logging ring—Police stormed a dozen sawmills in Brazil's Amazon rainforest in a dawn raid on Tuesday, arresting about 30 people accused of involvement in an illega...
- + Reuters Environment: Shipping group CMA CGM aims to be carbon neutral by 2050—French-based CMA CGM, the world's fourth-largest container shipping group, said on Tuesday it would aim to become carbon neutral by 2050. [Categor...
- + Reuters Environment: Choking on diesel costs, Somali firm turns to solar for cheaper power—A new solar power plant in Mogadishu should quadruple the city's generation capacity and cut bills, the owners said, providing relief to businesses fa...
- + Reuters Environment: Tropical storm Cristobal forms near Campeche, Mexico—Tropical storm Cristobal, the third named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, has formed near Campeche, Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane C...
- + Reuters Environment: Trade war tradeoff: How a Missouri town got America’s dirtiest air—The residents of New Madrid County cheered in 2018 when a bankrupt aluminum smelter that rises over the Missouri region’s vast farm fields restarted o...
- + Reuters Environment: Arctic river will take decades to recover from fuel spill: Russian official—Russia's state fishing agency said on Tuesday an Arctic river would need decades to recover after 20,000 tonnes of oil products spilled out of a power...
- + Yale Environment 360: As Mining Continues During Coronavirus, Local Indigenous Communities at High Risk—Mining sites across the globe have become hot spots for coronavirus infections, threatening thousands of workers and indigenous and rural communities,...
- + Yale Environment 360: The Pandemic Has Taken Cars Off Urban Streets. Will It Last?—With a sharp drop in auto traffic due to the coronavirus, cities around the globe have closed streets to cars and expanded pedestrian thoroughfares an...
- + Africa: Ethiopia coronavirus: 1,486 cases; community transmission headache—Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A stat...
- + Africa: Tanzania coronavirus: US embassy issues alert, risk of contraction 'high'—June 2: US issues health alert for Dar es salaam The United States embassy in Dar es Salaam has issued a health alert over the lack of transparency...
- + Africa: Kenya coronavirus: 2,216 cases; record 54 recoveries—Kenya continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic with cases steadily rising each day. Government have locked down a handful of counties including the c...
- + Africa: Nigeria coronavirus: 10,819 cases; mass infection of health workers—Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was reached on May 31...
- + Africa: Coronavirus in Africa: 158,030 cases; 4,505 deaths; 67,491 recoveries—There are now more than over 150,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of preve...
- + Africa: Dining in Greenhouses for social distancing [Morning Call]—Restaurants are gradually reopening access after coronavirus measures – some with inventive ideas to bring customers back. A group in Amsterdam has i...
- + Africa: Nigeria stands by AfDB president Akinwunmi Adesina[Morning Call]—President of the African Development Bank AFDB Akinwunmi Adesina is in the news! A brewing crisis of succession at the Apex lending institution has pu...
- + Africa: Lesotho's former first lady back in custody over murder of rival—The wife of former Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who was charged with the murder of her husband’s first wife, returned to prison on Wednesday...
- + Africa: Congo: 2 doctors nabbed over fake virus diagnosis—The death of a young woman in Brazzaville over fake covid-19 diagnosis has sparked fury. André Ngakala Oko, prosecutor of the Congo Republic on Monday...
- + Africa: Ethiopia coronavirus: 131m masks needed, active cases pass 1,000—Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A stat...
- + Africa: Nigeria coronavirus: 10,578 cases; restrictions relaxed, evacuations 'halted'—Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was reached on May 31...
- + Africa: Ethiopia probing critical human rights report - after rejection—June 1: Ethiopia to ‘probe’ Amnesty report Ethiopia will probe a critical human rights report by Amnesty International, Attorney General Adanech Ab...
- + Africa: Universities, high schools reopen in Tanzania—Universities and high schools reopened in Tanzania Monday, despite very little information on the exact figures of the spread of the coronavirus in th...
- + CSM: Love of country: US ready for mandatory national service? —Mandatory national service has been raised – and rejected – throughout American history. Now a commission wants to expand such non-military service. [...
- + CSM: Recalling close quarters—Once, my family stayed in a fishing cabin for three months. It was stressful, and our routines were upended. But I loved it. [Link to media]
- + CSM: ‘See the fire’: George Floyd and the effects of violent protest—How George Floyd protesters might help, or hurt, their cause by adopting violence as a tactic. [Link to media]
- + CSM: Vote by mail: Is it safe, fair, and ready for November?—Several states already let the public vote by mail in elections. But amid the coronavirus pandemic, the debate over mail-in voting has new urgency. [L...
- + CSM: Justice for George Floyd, one trial at a time—The lead prosecutor in the case sees justice as individual – for an act of homicide. That is a basis for systemic reforms. [Link to media]
- + CSM: How drones change the risks that nations are willing to take—In “The Drone Age,” Michael J. Boyle provides moral clarity on the question of drone technology, and tops it off with a word of warning. [Link to medi...
- + CSM: During 2020’s wild ride, rediscovering video games—Games offer an escape from stress, solo or with friends online. While physical distancing, Americans broke April sales records of games and consoles. ...
- + CSM: Trump wants the military to quell protests. Governors say no.—At least 23 states and the District of Columbia have already deployed members of the National Guard to deal with violent protesters. Still, the presid...
- + CSM: Feeding America during COVID-19: How food pantries are meeting record demand—Amid coronavirus shutdowns, America’s food pantries are facing a perfect storm of challenges: Need, costs, and pantry closures have all spiked. [Link ...
- + CSM: ‘The last person to know’: What the lockdown means for one deaf driver—Lockdown has been difficult for Uganda’s informal workers. But those living with disabilities face unique challenges. [Link to media]
- + CSM: Black female mayors lead deftly during Floyd protests—Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and other black female mayors are being praised as thoughtful leaders during an unpr...
- + India ET: Trump administration set to bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to U.S., say sources—The order applies to Air China, China Eastern Airlines Corp, China Southern Airlines Co and Hainan Airlines Holding Co, the sources said.
- + India ET: India demands immediate access for its experts to restore Buddhist structures in Gilgit-Baltistan— India on Wednesday sought immediate access to the area in Gilgit-Baltistan (under Pak occupation) where Buddhist archaeological sites have been destr...
- + India ET: Rahul Gandhi's interactions on COVID-19: Congress releases teaser of discussion with industrialist Rajiv Bajaj—In the teaser, Managing Director of Bajaj Auto, Rajiv Bajaj, is seen talking about the effect of the lockdown on the economy.
- + India ET: 24x7 Customs clearance at all sea ports, airports till June—In February, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) had said 24x7 Customs clearance facility will be available at all sea ports and ai...
- + India ET: JK administration revokes PSA against Shah Faesal and two PDP leaders—According to separate orders issued by the Home Department of the Union Territory, the PSA against Faesal, who was a 2010-batch IAS officer, Sartaj Ma...
- + India ET: Delhi government sets up panel for overall preparedness of hospitals to battle COVID-19—The committee will guide the Delhi government on healthcare infrastructure augmentation and overall preparedness of hospitals to battle COVID-19, offi...
- + India ET: Lockdown, Day 71: You win some, you lose some—India is facing an unprecedented economic crisis, where some of the safe and traditional jobs are under the threat of being axed while newer opportuni...
- + India ET: Gujarat: 5 dead, 40 injured as boiler blast causes fire in factory—"So far we have confirmed the death of five workers. Some dead bodies were recovered from the factory, while others died in hospitals. (Rescue) operat...
- + India ET: US's Flex calls on India to review FTAs to stop bypass of import duties—For handset manufacturing companies, who avail the Product-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, which offers a graded incentive between 4%-6%, the loss will...
- + India ET: Uday Kotak takes over as CII president—Veteran banker Uday Kotak has assumed office as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21, the chamber said on Wednesday...
- + India ET: GVK Group cuts salaries up to 30 per cent from May amid coronavirus pandemic—In the last over two months, numerous companies from across sectors have resorted to layoffs, salary cuts, deferred payments and 'Leave Without Pay' t...
- + India ET: SC sends notice to Centre, Maharashtra govt on plea to rename Bombay High Court—A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, hearing the matter through video-conferencing, issued notices to the Centre, governments of Maharashtra and...
- + India ET: WEF Davos summit to focus on 'The Great Reset' in 2021; will be open to all online—The 50th WEF Annual Meeting, which was held from January 21-24, 2020, was one of the last high-profile gatherings this year before the coronavirus pan...
- + India ET: Employee safety top priority of companies, finds survey on Covid-19 impact—Ensuring financial stability (47%) and cost optimisation (44%) were the other top business priorities, revealed 'Global survey COVID-19: Impact on bus...
- + India ET: No major impact in Gujarat after 'Nisarga' makes landfall in Maharashtra—18 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and six teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed at different location...
- + India ET: Govt eases visa, travel restrictions; allows certain categories of foreign nationals to come to India—Foreign nationals would have to obtain a fresh Business visa or Employment visa, as applicable, from the Indian Missions/ Posts abroad.
- + India ET: Realisation for financial creditors from resolution of stressed units may be lower by 40 per cent in FY21: ICRA—The resolution of corporate insolvency resolution proceedings (CIRPs) would be impacted during 2020-21 due to a decline in the number of CIRPs yieldin...
- + India ET: With wins in 7 states and DC, Joe Biden closes in on nomination—Biden and President Donald Trump easily swept their respective primary contests that ranged from Maryland to Montana and featured the night's biggest ...
- + India ET: Cabinet nod for amendment to Essential Commodities Act, 2 ordinances to promote barrier-free trade—The Cabinet also approved 'The Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020' to ensure barrier free trade in agricu...
- + India ET: Deep rooted conspiracy behind killing of IB officer during Delhi riots, police tells court—The Crime Branch of Delhi police filed the charge sheet before Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Parihar, who fixed the matter for consideration on June 1...
- + LA Time National: George Floyd's death becomes a rallying cry for activists worldwide—U.S. protests over George Floyd's death have galvanized movements against racism, police brutality and inequalities in other liberal democracies.
- + LA Time National: She's patrolled the Navajo Nation for nearly 20 years. Nothing prepared her for the COVID-19 outbreak—Police officers on the Navajo Nation are fearing for their lives during COVID-19 pandemic. Here's one officer's story.
- + LA Time National: As America rages, the Middle East watches with surprise — and some schadenfreude—People in the Middle East, accustomed to popular discontent and heavy-handed security tactics at home, are watching similar scenes unfold in the U.S.
- + LA Time National: 'We may descend into a dangerously failing country': Police militarization amid protests spreads concern—A look at how police nationwide have responded to protesters.
- + LA Time National: Both the left and the right rush to blame protest violence on outside extremists—Figures across the political spectrum have been quick to defend their own citizens as peaceful protesters while accusing outsiders of fomenting the un...
- + LA Time National: Cause of death: COVID-19, police violence or racism?—Some public health experts are bracing for a spike in COVID-19 cases in the wake of protests against police brutality.
- + LA Time National: How are you talking to your kids about the unrest in America?—Images of police brutality, protest and violence are hard to avoid and present a challenge for parents. Tell us how you're talking to your kids.
- + LA Time National: George Floyd's brother tells the nation to stop rioting: 'That's not going to bring my brother back' —George Floyd's younger brother, Terrence Floyd, traveled from New York City to Minneapolis to visit a memorial at the site where Floyd was fatally res...
- + LA Time National: George Floyd and the special hell reserved for black journalists covering his killing—The George Floyd killing has pushed black journalists to their emotional limits: 'I walked six miles today trying to beat back the sorrow and depressi...
- + LA Time National: In Minneapolis, center stage for a nation's turmoil and rage, criticism emerges—Many take to the Minneapolis streets again to protest the death of George Floyd, defying a curfew. 'They dropped the ball,' one says of local leaders.
- + LA Time National: Amid chaos, some black activists say the message has been hijacked—As violence intensified in cities across the nation, some in the movement worry that their protest movement has been hijacked.
- + LA Time National: New era of spaceflight dawns as SpaceX sends NASA astronauts into orbit—Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are the first U.S. astronauts to launch to orbit from U.S. soil in nine years -- and the first ever in a spacec...
- + LA Time National: Deleting Facebook, downloading VPNs: How Hong Kongers are preparing for a draconian law—Hong Kongers are preparing for a new reality as China moves to impose new national security powers over Hong Kong that are seen by many as a "death kn...
- + LA Time National: Military crackdown looms in Minneapolis to stop looters, fires and violence —Gov. Tim Walz deployed the state's entire National Guard to fight rioters and defend the Twin Cities: "Everything that we believe in, they are trying ...
- + Latest UPI: Legendary Tennessee, Pittsburgh football coach Johnny Majors dies at 85— College Football Hall of Fame coach Johnny Majors, who spent 16 seasons at Tennessee and won a national title at Pittsburgh, died Wednesday. He was 8...
- + Latest UPI: Man finds loose ball python while hunting in Hawaii— Officials in Hawaii said a hunter out searching for goats and wild boar on Oahu found something more surprising -- a 4-foot-long ball python.
- + Latest UPI: Obese children 3 times more likely to need a ventilator with COVID-19, study finds— Children age 2 or older who met the criteria for obesity were three times more likely to require a ventilator to treat their COVID-19 than those who ...
- + Latest UPI: 'Batwoman' to cast new lead character after Ruby Rose exit— The CW's "Batwoman" will be featuring a new lead character that is not Kate Kane following the departure of star Ruby Rose.
- + Latest UPI: Living near oil, gas wells during pregnancy tied to low birth weight— Pregnant women who live near active oil and gas wells may be at risk for having low birth weight infants, a new study suggests.
- + Latest UPI: ADP/Moody's: U.S. shed 2.7 million jobs in May— U.S. companies cut 2.7 million more jobs during the month of May, a monthly report by ADP and Moody's Analytics said Wednesday.
- + Latest UPI: Look: Lea Michele apologizes to 'Glee' co-star for past 'hurt'— Lea Michele spoke out after Samantha Marie Ware accused her of making the "Glee" set " a living hell."
- + Latest UPI: South Korea vaunts COVID-19 know-how amid new outbreaks— Pride and anxiety are mingling in South Korea, following the country's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
- + Latest UPI: Britain's ITV to air 'Love Island: Australia' this summer— Season 1 of "Love Island: Australia" is to air on Britain's ITV starting later this month.
- + Latest UPI: PGA Tour replaces John Deere Classic, creates Ohio doubleheader— The PGA Tour has replaced the John Deere Classic with an event that will be played July 9 to 12 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
- + Latest UPI: Hundreds arrested in NYC, D.C., Houston; President Donald Trump urges police to 'get tough'— Amid mass demonstrations nationwide that have tapered little over the past week, President Donald Trump on Wednesday kept up promises to get rioting ...
- + Latest UPI: Watch: Phoebe Robinson says black people are more than their trauma— "2 Dope Queens" co-creator Phoebe Robinson said she wants others to see black people as "multi-dimensional" following George Floyd's death.
- + Latest UPI: Rivers ensure one-third of carbon from fires is stored in the ocean— Rivers help carry as much as a third of the black carbon generated by wildfires to the ocean, according to new research.
- + Latest UPI: Longmire Days fan festival moves online for 2020— The 2020 edition of Longmire Days -- a Wyoming fan convention dedicated to the TV show "Longmire" and the novels on which it was based -- will take p...
- + Latest UPI: Watch: Michael Sheen shows off family lion claw during 'Late Late Show and Tell'— Michael Sheen displayed a lion claw that has been kept in his family for generations during a round of "Late Late Show and Tell" on "The Late Late Sh...
- + Latest UPI: Watch live: Ex-Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein testifies in Senate on Russia inquiry— Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is set to testify in the Senate on Wednesday about the Justice Department's Russia investigation.
- + Latest UPI: Nashville Superspeedway to host first NASCAR Cup Series race in 2021— Nashville Superspeedway will host a NASCAR Cup Series race for the first time in 2021.
- + Latest UPI: Soccer return: Messi, Barcelona to play June 13; Ronaldo, Juventus on June 22— Soccer stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are scheduled to return to the field in June after their seasons were suspended due to the coronaviru...
- + Latest UPI: In photos: U.S. protests police-involved death of George Floyd— Protests broke out in cities across the United States the week of May 25, 2020, and have lasted for days, after a white police officer in Minneapolis...
- + Latest UPI: MBA: U.S. mortgage applications up nearly 20 percent over 2019— U.S. homebuyers are returning to the market in record numbers as much of the United States has begun to reopen following weeks of unease during the c...
- + McClatchly All: Two evangelical leaders have very different reactions after Trump’s church photo-op—Two of the nation’s most prominent evangelical leaders have very different reactions to continuing protests and unrest after President Donald Trump us...
- + McClatchly All: Here’s how tear gas used at protests could spread coronavirus, experts say—Police across the country have used tear gas on demonstrators protesting the death of 46-year-old George Floyd — a black man who died after a now-fire...
- + McClatchly All: Kamala Harris for vice president? Here are the pros and cons for Joe Biden—Some see California Sen. Kamala Harris as the ideal Democratic vice presidential candidate, especially now that the African-American community is plea...
- + McClatchly All: Protesters yell at person taking down street sign during Washington demonstration—Demonstrators filled the streets of Washington, DC, on June 2 to protest police brutality after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Footage show...
- + McClatchly All: President Trump’s motorcade travels to Saint John Paul II National Shrine—Protesters lined the streets on June 2 as President Trump’s motorcade traveled to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, DC. Video show...
- + McClatchly All: Kansas Republicans unveil new bill to limit Kelly’s powers after talks with her aides—Kansas Republicans unveiled a proposal Tuesday that limits Gov. Laura Kelly’s power to close businesses during the coronavirus pandemic and requires h...
- + McClatchly All: Parson vows to use ‘whatever forces I have’ to combat violent protests in Missouri—Less than a day after peaceful protests across the state once again turned violent, culminating with four police officers being shot in downtown St. L...
- + McClatchly All: ‘My heart sunk.’ How Miami lawmakers are reacting to George Floyd’s death and protests—Two Miami members of Congress had very different reactions to hundreds of peaceful protesters being teargassed at a park adjacent to the White House o...
- + McClatchly All: Watch: ‘COVID-19 Bending the Curve’ Part 2 focuses on the path to a vaccine—PRESENTED BY A message from the sponsor, which has partnered with McClatchy to bring you this series. Read More Welcome to Part 2 of our three-part Mc...
- + McClatchly All: Army labs say ‘some form’ of COVID-19 vaccine will be ready this year, but not for all—Army labs conducting research on the coronavirus are confident that “some form” of a vaccine will be identified by the end of this year, but cautioned...
- + McClatchly All: ‘Up there with World War II and the Civil War:’ Three-headed crisis reshapes Biden-Trump race—The death of George Floyd and subsequent vitriolic nationwide demonstrations against police violence have added yet another crisis to a presidential c...
- + McClatchly All: GOP lawmakers call RNC ‘a recovery opportunity,’ as they try to keep convention in Charlotte—Calling it “a recovery opportunity,” three Republican congressmen Tuesday made an economic pitch for holding their national convention in Charlotte, a...
- + McClatchly All: The US continues to battle COVID-19 as other countries return to normalcy. But why?—There’s no hiding the fact that the U.S. is more devastated by the novel coronavirus than any other country in the world. As of June 2, the nation has...
- + McClatchly All: U.S. Supreme Court asked to rule on Kobach’s signature Kansas voter registration law—Kansas will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a state law championed by former secretary of state Kris Kobach — struck down by lower courts— that ...
- + McClatchly All: ‘Get that crazy guy out of office,’ Biden told as he visits Wilmington protest site—Joe Biden received support and a plea of “You’ve gotta get that crazy guy out of office, Biden” on May 31 when he visited a site in Wilmington, Delawa...
- + McClatchly All: Biden: Trump more set on ‘power than principle’—Joe Biden criticized President Trump for directing authorities to drive back peaceful protesters outside the White House "in order to stage a photo op...
- + McClatchly All: Trump says he will deploy military for George Floyd protests—President Trump gave remarks in the Rose Garden on June 1, 2020 amid nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd in police custody. …...
- + McClatchly All: ‘We have a great country:’ Trump holds Bible outside St. John’s Church—President Trump walked across Lafayette Park to St. John's Church on Jun. 1, 2020. While he held a Bible he said, "We have a great country. That's my ...
- + NYT Africa: Coronavirus Infects Famed Research Lab Working on At-Home Test—The Pasteur Institute in Senegal may be close to producing the kind of cheap, quick, in-home test for the coronavirus that, if it works, could be a ga...
- + NYT Africa: New Ebola Outbreak in Congo, Already Hit by Measles and Coronavirus—Five people have died in Mbandaka, a western city more than 750 miles away from another Ebola outbreak in the country. It is unclear how the disease e...
- + NYT Africa: Global Anger Grows Over George Floyd Death, and Becomes an Anti-Trump Cudgel—Public outcries over racism in the United States erupted from Addis Ababa to Vancouver. China and Iran, criticized on human rights by the Trump admini...
- + NYT Africa: ‘We Are All George Floyd’: Global Anger Grows Over a Death in Minneapolis—On the streets of Berlin and Vancouver, in halls of power in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Beijing, a chorus of criticism broke out, reflecting growing u...
- + NYT Africa: Global Anger Grows Over George Floyd’s Death in Minneapolis—The widespread criticism reflects growing unease about America’s rapidly eroding moral authority on the world stage. [Category: Black Lives Matter Mov...
- + NYT Africa: Global Anger Grows Over George Floyd’s Death—The widespread criticism reflects growing unease about America’s rapidly eroding moral authority on the global stage. [Category: Black Lives Matter Mo...
- + NYT Africa: Global Anger Grows Over George Floyd’s Death, Hurting U.S. Image—The widespread criticism reflects growing unease about America’s rapidly eroding moral authority on the global stage. [Category: Black Lives Matter Mo...
- + NYT Africa: The ‘Cradle Catholic’ Promoting Family Planning in Ghana—Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah is determined to slow her conservative country’s birthrate by any means, including contraception. Not everyone is pleased....
- + NYT Africa: Burundi’s Ruling Party Candidate Wins Presidency—The election was marred by accusations from the leading opposition challenger of vote rigging. [Category: Burundi, Elections, Ndayishimiye, Evariste, ...
- + NYT Africa: A Virus-Hunter Falls Prey to a Virus He Underestimated—Peter Piot, 71, one of the giants of Ebola and AIDS research, is still battling a coronavirus infection that hit him “like a bus” in March. [Category:...
- + NYT Africa: Mory Kante, Million-Selling African Singer and Bandleader, Dies at 70—Incorporating electric instruments and elements of Western pop, he gave many Western listeners an accessible introduction to African music. [Category:...
- + NYT Africa: Why the Call to Prayer Made Me Cry This Ramadan—Abdi Latif Dahir, a New York Times reporter based in Nairobi, reflects on how the pandemic’s “gift of loneliness” reshaped the holy month. [Category: ...
- + NYT Africa: Burundi Turns Out to Replace President of 15 Years, Pandemic or No—The campaign has been marred by violence against the political opposition and a disregard of measures to protect the public from the coronavirus. [Cat...
- + NYT Africa: Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor—Humans and other species have a gene mutation that lets them digest alcohol. In other species, it’s missing. [Category: Elephants, Alcoholic Beverages...
- + NYT Africa: Thomas Thabane, Lesotho Prime Minister, Resigns Amid Murder Accusations—Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, 80, had clung to power in the tiny southern African nation of Lesotho, despite allegations that he played a role in the...
- + NYT Africa: Libyan Forces Aligned With Tripoli Government Take Key Base From Rivals—Forces aligned with the U.N.-backed government retook the al-Watiya air base, dealing a heavy blow to rival forces under Gen. Khalifa Hifter. [Categor...
- + NYT Africa: Sudan Must Pay Billions to Terrorism Victims, Supreme Court Rules—In a unanimous ruling, the court said a 2008 law allowing punitive damages applied retroactively to 1998 bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. [Category: Su...
- + NYT Africa: An African Literary Festival for the Age of Coronavirus—Book events worldwide are on hold, but Afrolit Sans Frontieres uses social media to host frank discussions around writing, creativity, sex and violenc...
- + NYT Africa: South Africa Coronavirus Lockdown Include Tobacco and Alcohol Sales Bam—Locking down against the pandemic, South African officials banned cigarette and alcohol sales. It has gone as well as you might expect. [Category: Cor...
- + Reuters Breaking: 'No justice, no peace': Tens of thousands in London protest the death of Floyd—Tens of thousands of people chanting "no justice, no peace, no racist police" and "black lives matter" gathered in central London on Wednesday to prot...
- + Reuters Breaking: Apple must face U.S. shareholder lawsuit over CEO's iPhone, China comments—A federal judge said Apple Inc must face part of a lawsuit claiming it fraudulently concealed falling demand for iPhones, especially in China, leadin...
- + Reuters Breaking: U.S. assessment finds opportunists drive protest violence, not extremists—President Donald Trump has blamed leftwing extremist groups for instigating nights of looting and violence in cities across the United States, but an...
- + Reuters Breaking: U.S. defense secretary says he doesn't support invoking Insurrection Act—U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active duty forces to quell civil...
- + Reuters Breaking: Wall Street gains on Boeing, recovery hopes—A jump in Boeing shares lifted Wall Street on Wednesday, with investors remaining optimistic about an economic rebound from a coronavirus-led slump am...
- + Reuters Breaking: British PM Johnson tells China: We'll not walk away from Hong Kong people—Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligation...
- + Reuters Breaking: HSBC executive signs petition backing China security law for Hong Kong—HSBC's top executive in Asia has signed a petition backing China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong, an online bank post said on We...
- + Reuters Breaking: Exclusive: Trump administration to bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to U.S.—President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday it will bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting on June 16 ...
- + Reuters Breaking: Lufthansa vows extensive revamp as losses balloon—Lufthansa has pledged a wide-ranging restructuring, from thousands of job cuts to asset sales, as it seeks to repay a 9 billion euro ($10.1 billion) s...
- + Reuters Breaking: Warner Music strikes a chord in $1.9 billion U.S. IPO—Warner Music Group Corp said on Wednesday it raised $1.93 billion in the biggest U.S. initial public offering (IPO) so far in 2020, with the world's ...
- + Reuters Breaking: Exclusive: Trump administration to bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to U.S., sources say—President Donald Trump's administration plans to bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting in mid-June as it pressures ...
- + Reuters Breaking: Trump says did not ask for protesters to be moved before visit to church: Fox News Radio—President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not ask for protesters to be moved out before he walked to an historic church in Washington that had b...
- + Reuters Breaking: America's rivals return fire on human rights after U.S. protests—U.S. unrest over the death of a black man in police custody has reversed the usual tide of diplomacy over human rights, as nations stung by American c...
- + Reuters Breaking: Rosenstein testifies in Republican-led Senate Trump-Russia probe—Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told a Senate panel on Wednesday that he was unaware of any factual problems with warrant applicati...
- + Reuters Breaking: U.S. labor market appears to stabilize as private payrolls fall less than expected—U.S. private payrolls fell less than expected in May, suggesting layoffs were abating as businesses reopen, though the overall economy's recovery from...
- + Reuters Breaking: Will Americans still travel abroad? Only with cast-iron coronavirus cover—In the new reality of COVID-19, some Americans may still be willing to travel abroad - but they're going to make sure they're insured up to the hilt. ...
- + Reuters Breaking: Wall Street opens higher on recovery optimism—U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors remained optimistic about an economic rebound from a coronavirus-led slump amid continuing civil u...
- + Reuters Breaking: Iran's Khamenei says Floyd's killing exposes real nature of U.S.—Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the killing of George Floyd in police custody had exposed the true nature of the r...
- + Reuters Breaking: HSBC says it supports China's security law for Hong Kong—HSBC's top executive in Asia has signed a petition backing China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong, an online bank post said on We...
- + Reuters Breaking: Explainer: Are asymptomatic COVID-19 patients safe or silent carriers?—China said 300 symptomless carriers of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic, had not been found to be infectious, in a bid to...
- + Spiegel: Red Light Blues: Amsterdam Prostitutes Fear Corona Lockdown Could Become Permanent—After years of being overrun by tourists, Amsterdam is suddenly rediscovering what life is like without visitors. The city's infamous red-light distri...
- + Spiegel: Biden Advisers on Nuclear Sharing: Striking at the Heart of the Trans-Atlantic Bargain—A leading German politician has proposed ridding Germany of American nuclear weapons. Two advisers to U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden argue that...
- + Spiegel: The Scapegoat: Science and Politics Collide in the Battle against COVID-19—The coronavirus is linking two worlds that often have little to do with each other: politics and science. This is creating a difficult test for scient...
- + Spiegel: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz: "The EU Consists of More than Just Two Member States"—Austria is wary of supplying financial aid to EU member states with no strings attached. In a DER SPIEGEL interview, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kur...
- + Spiegel: Donald Trump's Voter Fraud Claims Are Dangerous—Not taking Trump at face value is naïve. And with the U.S. president now issuing constant warnings of voter fraud this fall, it is time to accept that...
- + Spiegel: Virologist Christian Drosten: "We Managed to Stop a Pandemic Wave with Relatively Mild Measures"—Germany's most famous virologist Christian Drosten has been the target of hatred and adoration. In an interview, he tells DER SPIEGEL how he is dealin...
- + Spiegel: Generation Coronavirus: Economic Scars for Decades to Come—Companies in Germany were practically begging 20- to 30-year-olds to come work for them. Then came the coronavirus, destroying health, lives and jobs....
- + Spiegel: Economic Scars for Decades to Come—Companies in Germany were practically begging 20- to 30-year-olds to come work for them. Then came the coronavirus, destroying health, lives and jobs....
- + Spiegel: The Empregadas and the Epidemic: COVID-19 Lays Bare Brazil’s Deep Societal Divide—The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Brazil harder than most other countries, in part because social inequality is so massive. Armies of maids commute ...
- + Spiegel: The Assads against the Makhloufs: A Bitter Feud over Power and Money Erupts in Syria—For the last several months, a heated conflict has been escalating between the most powerful families in Syria. It has been trying Russia's patience a...
- + Spiegel: Bangladeshi Seamstresses Struggle for Survival amid Factory Closures—A million seamstresses in Bangladesh had to stop work due to the corona closures of clothing stores in Europe and the U.S. Now, production is restarti...
- + Spiegel: EU Pandemic Adviser Peter Piot: "We Will Have to Learn to Live with COVID-19"—Belgian pandemic expert Peter Piot helped discover the Ebola virus, and is currently advising the EU on the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also a survivor o...
- + 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: America riots: why are there protests over the death of George Floyd?— [Category: topics:places/usa, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:things/us-politics, topics:in-the-news/us-riots, topics:organisations...
- + Telegraph Spain: Emma Watson responds to criticism for her support of George Floyd— [Category: topics:places/usa, structure:news, structure:news/uk-news, topics:organisations/black-lives-matter, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Telegraph Spain: The coronavirus outbreak around the world, in pictures— [Category: structure:news, topics:in-the-news/global-health-security, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:things/picture-gallery, topics:places/it...
- + Telegraph Spain: Britain in coronavirus lockdown, in pictures— [Category: structure:news, topics:in-the-news/global-health-security, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:things/picture-gallery, structure:global...
- + Telegraph Spain: London Black Lives Matter protest live: Thousands gather for George Floyd protest— [Category: topics:people/george-floyd, structure:news, structure:news/uk-news, topics:organisations/black-lives-matter, storytype:standard] [Link to ...
- + Telegraph Spain: London Black Lives Matter protest live: Thousand gather for George Floyd protest— [Category: topics:people/george-floyd, structure:news, structure:news/uk-news, topics:organisations/black-lives-matter] [Link to media]
- + Telegraph Spain: Two people injured in collision in Sloane Square— [Category: topics:places/london, structure:news, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Telegraph Spain: George Floyd protests: Protesters trapped on Manhattan Bridge as police block entrance in bid to end demonstration— [Category: topics:places/usa, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:things/racism, topics:organisations/black-lives-matter, topics:people...
- + Telegraph Spain: Kosovo elects new government promising deal with Serbia— [Category: structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/kosovo, topics:places/europe, topics:things/non-coronavirus-stories, topics:place...
- + Telegraph Spain: Kosovo picks new government promising deal with Serbia— [Category: structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/kosovo, topics:places/europe, topics:things/non-coronavirus-stories, topics:place...
- + Telegraph Spain: Summer solstice 2020: everything you need to know about the longest day of the year— [Category: structure:news, topics:places/wiltshire, topics:places/stonehenge, topics:places/cornwall, topics:things/sun, topics:events/summer-solstic...
- + Telegraph Spain: Coronavirus Q&A: Will I be able to go on holiday this summer and which countries can I visit?— [Category: topics:in-the-news/Travel-ban, structure:news, topics:things/coronavirus-qa, structure:travel, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, storytype:s...
- + Telegraph Spain: What are the travel quarantine rules in Spain, France and other countries?— [Category: topics:places/spain, topics:places/germany, structure:travel, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:places/italy, topics:places/greece, s...
- + Telegraph Spain: What are the five levels of coronavirus alert in the UK?— [Category: topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Telegraph Spain: Blackout Tuesday: What is it - and why were people posting black squares on Instagram?— [Category: topics:people/george-floyd, structure:news, topics:organisations/black-lives-matter, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [Link to ...
- + Telegraph Spain: Coronavirus world round-up: Special masks enable Bangkok beauty clinic to treat clients— [Category: structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/france, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:places/bangkok, topics:places/ital...
- + Telegraph Spain: Boris Johnson says 3m people in Hong Kong will get path to British citizenship— [Category: topics:in-the-news/hong-kong-protests, topics:places/hong-kong, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/china, topics:peo...
- + Top News UPI: ADP/Moody's: U.S. shed 2.7 million jobs in May— U.S. companies cut 2.7 million more jobs during the month of May, a monthly report by ADP and Moody's Analytics said Wednesday.
- + Top News UPI: South Korea vaunts COVID-19 know-how amid new outbreaks— Pride and anxiety are mingling in South Korea, following the country's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
- + Top News UPI: Hundreds arrested in NYC, D.C., Houston; President Donald Trump urges police to 'get tough'— Amid mass demonstrations nationwide that have tapered little over the past week, President Donald Trump on Wednesday kept up promises to get rioting ...
- + Top News UPI: Watch live: Ex-Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein testifies in Senate on Russia inquiry— Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is set to testify in the Senate on Wednesday about the Justice Department's Russia investigation.
- + Top News UPI: MBA: U.S. mortgage applications up nearly 20 percent over 2019— U.S. homebuyers are returning to the market in record numbers as much of the United States has begun to reopen following weeks of unease during the c...
- + Top News UPI: James Miller quits Pentagon over security tactics for President Donald Trump's church photos— A Pentagon adviser has quit in protest over Defense Secretary Mike Esper's involvement in a photo opportunity and tactics used to snap a picture of P...
- + Top News UPI: Roosevelt completes carrier qualifications following COVID-19 battle— The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt completed carrier qualifications on June 2, which the Navy describes as the last milestone in returning t...
- + Top News UPI: U.N., Saudi Arabia raise $1.35B in Yemen humanitarian funds— Donors have pledged $1.3 billion for aid in war-torn Yemen but the total was well below the $2.4 billion the United Nations aimed to raise.
- + Top News UPI: George W. Bush on George Floyd: 'It's time for America to examine our tragic failures'— Former President George W. Bush has voiced "anguish" at the "brutal suffocation" of George Floyd by Minneapolis police last week.
- + Top News UPI: 'Super Tuesday II': Joe Biden sweeps primaries in 7 states, D.C.— Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked up wins in every state that held primaries on Tuesday, plus Washington, D.C., and is now very clos...
- + Top News UPI: Cyclone Nisarga makes rare landfall in western India— Cyclonic Storm Nisarga formed Tuesday in the Arabian Sea and is aiming for at the west India coastline and Mumbai, the country's financial center and...
- + Top News UPI: U.N. chief calls for protection of migrants, refugees amid pandemic— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for increased protections for migrants and refugees amid the coronavirus pandemic, remind...
- + Top News UPI: Trump signs international religious freedom executive order, visits shrine— President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to allot at least $50 million a year for programs that advance international religious freedoms ...
- + Top News UPI: U.S. accepts $200M South Korea proposal for furloughed USFK employees— The Pentagon said Tuesday it's accepted a $200 million proposal from South Korea to fund labor costs for Korean employees of United States Forces Kor...
- + Top News UPI: Washington accepts Seoul's funding proposal for furloughed Korean USFK employees— The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it has accepted a roughly $200 million proposal from South Korea to fund labor costs for Korean national employee...
- + Top News UPI: On This Day, June 3: Radical feminist author shoots Andy Warhol— On June 3, 1968, radical feminist author and actor Valerie Solanas shot artist Andy Warhol at his New York City studio The Factory.
- + Top News UPI: George Floyd protests: Pentagon moves 1,600 troops to D.C. area— The Pentagon on Tuesday night moved about 1,600 active duty Army troops to the Washington, D.C. area "as a prudent planning measure" to potentially a...
- + Top News UPI: Britain to change Hong Kong visa rules if China imposes security law— Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will overhaul the country's visa system creating a possible path to citizenship for some 3 million Hon...
- + Top News UPI: Britain to change visa rules for Hong Kong if China imposes security law— Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will overhaul the country's visa system creating a possible path to citizenship for some 3 million Hon...
- + Top News UPI: 'Super Tuesday II': Biden notches early wins as 8 states, D.C. hold primaries— Joe Biden picked up early wins in nearly every state Tuesday night as eight states and Washington, D.C. voted in primary elections.
- + Zero Hedge: Trump Denies He Ordered Police To Clear Out Peaceful Protesters For Church Photo Op—Trump Denies He Ordered Police To Clear Out Peaceful Protesters For Church Photo Op Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:15 ...
- + Zero Hedge: Rosenstein Admits He Would Not Have Signed FISA Warrant If He Knew Of Exculpatory Evidence, Throws McCabe Under The Bus—Rosenstein Admits He Would Not Have Signed FISA Warrant If He Knew Of Exculpatory Evidence, Throws McCabe Under The Bus Tyler Durden Wed...
- + Zero Hedge: Robinhood Is Down... Again!!!—Robinhood Is Down... Again!!! Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:09 How many more times will the market's new muppets put ...
- + Zero Hedge: Gold Is Getting Monkeyhammered...—Gold Is Getting Monkeyhammered... Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:55 Precious metals are getting pummeled this morning ...
- + Zero Hedge: Is The Momentum-To-Value Rotation Real? The Answer Is In The 5s/30s—Is The Momentum-To-Value Rotation Real? The Answer Is In The 5s/30s Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:50 With some trader...
- + Zero Hedge: Defense Secretary Breaks With Trump, 'Does Not Support' Invoking Insurrection Act—Defense Secretary Breaks With Trump, 'Does Not Support' Invoking Insurrection Act Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:43 US...
- + Zero Hedge: WTI Extends Losses After Large Product Builds Raise Doubts Over Demand—WTI Extends Losses After Large Product Builds Raise Doubts Over Demand Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:34 A surprise cr...
- + Zero Hedge: Trump Admin Bars Chinese Passenger Planes To US—Trump Admin Bars Chinese Passenger Planes To US Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:01 Update(1050ET): Fox Business' Edward...
- + Zero Hedge: ADP Employment Data Massively Beats Expectations—ADP Employment Data Massively Beats Expectations Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 08:20 Ahead of what will likely be anothe...
- + Zero Hedge: "The Disconnect Is Getting Wider And Wider": Futures Storm Higher As America Burns For 8th Night—"The Disconnect Is Getting Wider And Wider": Futures Storm Higher As America Burns For 8th Night Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 08:10 ...
- + Aljazeera: Trump campaign demands story retractions on tear gas use—Emails sent to news organisations admonish reporting that tear gas was fired at protesters to clear Trump's way.
- + Aljazeera: Afghanistan: Civilian Loss in the US Air War—Civilian casualties investigated amid a surging air campaign as US prepares for possible withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- + Aljazeera: Mapping anti-racism solidarity protests around the world—Thousands of people have taken to the streets, demanding justice for George Floyd and an end to systematic racism.
- + Aljazeera: Senior official of Libya's GNA arrives in Russia for talks—Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maetig's visit follows agreement to restart ceasefire talks with Haftar's forces.
- + Aljazeera: Over 9,000 arrested as Floyd protests continue: Live Updates—Thousands arrested across US cities including, Los Angeles and New York in the wake of anti-racism protests.
- + Aljazeera: Venezuela's Maduro joins hands with Guaido in fight against virus—President Maduro and his bitter rival Guaido agree to coordinate efforts to raise funds to help combat the pandemic.
- + Aljazeera: US mobile testing: Minorities have a harder time getting tested—A New Jersey doctor is trying to stop the spread of coronavirus, not from a clinic, but from the back of a van.
- + Aljazeera: Poland picks new date for rescheduled presidential election—Poles will vote on June 28 in election that was delayed for weeks by coronavirus pandemic, parliament speaker says.
- + Aljazeera: Russian firm, French far-right party settle $10m debt dispute—National Rally led by Marine Le Pen reaches a legal deal with a Russian aviation parts firm over a controversial loan.
- + Aljazeera: Gaza mosques, nursery schools reopen: Coronavirus live updates—Mosques reopen for daily prayers and children return to nursery schools as restrictions ease in Gaza Strip.
- + Aljazeera: Pope says we 'cannot turn a blind eye to racism': Live updates—The Pope said George Floyd's killing was 'tragic' but added that violence of 'recent nights' was 'self defeating'.
- + Aljazeera: A year later: Sudanese women raped in crackdown seek justice—On anniversary of deadly dispersal of a sit-in protest, rape survivors describe the horror at the hands of militiamen.
- + Aljazeera: Dear Amy Cooper, it is not your fault—Having threatened the life of an innocent Black man, you have been given a small taste of what it is like to be Black.
- + Aljazeera: Tropical Storm Cristobal forms off the southeast coast of Mexico—Warnings issued as the system becomes the earliest third named storm on record in the history of Atlantic hurricanes.
- + Aljazeera: In Pictures: Confederate symbols torn down amid US race protests—A number of monuments associated with segregation and slavery taken down in the wake of George Floyd protests.
- + Aljazeera: Timeline: How the new coronavirus spread—Nearly six million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with at least 380,000 deaths and 2.7 million recoveries.
- + Aljazeera: Experts say Latin America coronavirus death toll under-reported—Latin America has become a global epicentre for the pandemic, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Chile recording high numbers.
- + Aljazeera: 'Cannot turn a blind eye to racism' - Pope: Live updates—The Pope added that violence of 'recent nights' was 'self destructive and self defeating'.
- + Aljazeera: Sweden admits virus response could have been better: Live updates—Sweden should have done more to combat the virus the man behind the Public Health Agency's pandemic strategy said.
- + Aljazeera: What the new Chinese security law means for Hong Kong—Beijing's move to impose a national security law on Hong Kong threatens the rule of law and human rights defenders.
- + BBC: Coronavirus: Barcelona beach trip for recovering patients—Hospital del Mar is taking coronavirus patients to the seaside as part of their recovery.
- + BBC: Coronavirus: Scottish care home deaths overtake hospital deaths—More people have now died with coronavirus in Scotland's care homes than in the country's hospitals.
- + BBC: Woman loses bid for Irish epitaph on mother's grave—A judge says an Irish inscription without an English translation "might be seen as political".
- + BBC: Coronavirus: France's virus-tracing app 'off to a good start'—France's digital minister says 600,000 people installed the app in its first hours of release.
- + BBC: Coronavirus: Sweden's Tegnell admits too many died—Anders Tegnell says more should have been done early on to stem coronavirus in Sweden.
- + BBC: What's French club rugby really like? Ben Mercer reveals all—Eye-gouging, drinking on the job, offloads and under-the-radar stars. Ben Mercer on his four years in a rugby culture like no other.
- + BBC: 'It's a dark place' - Sweden's six-month pre-season—In Sweden, pre-season - that period hated by so many footballers - is into its sixth month. We find out how players are coping with the physical and m...
- + BBC: UK holidaymakers 'welcome' in Portugal—Portugal's foreign minister told the BBC that an "air bridge" agreement could be in place soon.
- + BBC: Nissan: UK factory still under threat from no-deal Brexit—Britain's largest car plant is "unsustainable" without a trade deal, the Japanese company says.
- + BBC: Adama Traoré: French anti-racism protests defy police ban—Echoing US protests, people call for justice for Adama Traoré, who died in 2016 in police custody.
- + BBC: Adolf Hitler house to be 'neutralised', Austria says—The government unveils plans to turn Adolf Hitler's birthplace into a police station.
- + BBC: EasyJet hopes to reopen 75% of route network by August—The airline says it will cover 75% of route network by August, but the number of daily services will be low.
- + BBC: Formula 1 season to start with eight races in Europe—The 2020 Formula 1 season will start in Austria on 5 July, the first of a run of eight races in Europe.
- + BBC: Coronavirus: Ministers 'looking at ways to relax travel quarantine rule'—It comes after some MPs criticised the government's plan to quarantine people coming to the UK for 14 days.
- + BBC: G7 leaders reject Russia's return after Trump summit invite—The UK and Canada oppose Russia's readmission, as Donald Trump invites Vladimir Putin to a summit.
- + BBC: How Europe's art world is welcoming back visitors—Some of Europe's best known art museums are reopening but it will be far from business as usual.
- + BBC: Coronavirus: Germany divided as states lift lockdown—Different states are easing lockdown at different rates, and some fear infections could rise again.
- + BBC: Coronavirus: Is Putin's relaxing of restrictions for political gain?—Russia's coronavirus infection rate is one of the highest but tight restrictions are beginning to be lifted.
- + BBC: George Floyd death: Liverpool players take knee in picture at Anfield—Liverpool players displayed a message of support by taking a knee around the centre circle at Anfield after the death in police custody of African-Ame...
- + BBC: Coronavirus: Lockdown eased in Moscow after nine weeks—Parks and shopping centres reopen and people are allowed out for walks, as cases continue to rise.
- + CBC Politics: Indigenous women's organization gives Ottawa failing grade on its MMIWG response— The most prominent Indigenous women's organization in Canada is handing the federal government a failing grade over its response to th...
- + CBC Politics: Singh condemns Trudeau's silence over Trump's 'reprehensible' actions— NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has condemned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to call out the "reprehensible" actions of U.S. Preside...
- + CBC Politics: Trudeau positions Canada as champion of co-ordinated global recovery plan— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will continue today to make the case for a co-ordinated global response to cushion the economic impact o...
- + CBC Politics: Nunavut senator calls for Red Chamber to resume— Nunavut Sen. Dennis Patterson is calling on the Senate Speaker to resume sittings of the Red Chamber, citing an inability to adequatel...
- + CBC Politics: Police co-ordination still lacking a year after inquiry report on missing and murdered Indigenous women— The police response across Canada to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has been uneven and wor...
- + CBC Politics: Military must test more soldiers deployed to long-term care homes, health expert warns— Canadian troops serving in long-term care facilities are not being uniformly tested for the novel coronavirus — an omission that alarm...
- + CBC Politics: Conservative leadership candidates pitch fixes for long term care— Conservative leadership candidates are weighing in on the crisis in long-term care, calling for everything from new funding to keep pe...
- + CBC Politics: Police coordination still lacking a year after inquiry report on missing and murdered Indigenous women— The police response across Canada to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has been uneven and wor...
- + CBC Politics: Greens face big challenges as COVID-19 transforms the political landscape— The Greens made inroads thanks to growing concern over climate change and fatigue with the old way of doing politics. The pandemic cou...
- + CBC Politics: Some U.S. officials are blaming outside agitators for unrest. That tactic has a long history, experts say— Some U.S. officials have blamed so-called outside agitators for stoking unrest as nationwide protests against police violence have rup...
- + CBC Politics: In their own words: political leaders in Canada weigh in on Trump's response to U.S. protests— Canadian political leaders are weighing in on U.S. President Donald Trump's handling of the anti-racism protests sweeping across the U...
- + CBC Politics: Liberals detail changes to COVID-19 aid as they ask MPs to OK new spending— The Trudeau Liberals are detailing to parliamentarians a plan that would shift tens of billions in andemic-related aid, sending more ...
- + CBC Politics: Trump or no Trump, Canada's relationship with the U.S. isn't going back to 'normal' soon— It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 21 seconds this morning to come up with something to say about the latest outrage in U.S. politi...
- + CBC Politics: Federal government continues to add to COVID-19 supply stores to meet future demand— Planes and boats loaded with personal protective equipment and other COVID-19 supplies continue to arrive in Canada as the federal gov...
- + CBC Politics: Canada pledges $40M to 'avert catastrophe' in Yemen— Canada is pledging $40 million in humanitarian aid for Yemen as the war-ravaged country copes with a resurgence of cholera, dengue fev...
- + CBC Politics: Trudeau says Canadians watching U.S. events in 'horror,' avoids naming Trump after long pause— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took his time answering when asked to comment this morning on U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to us...
- + CBC Politics: Bell, Telus to use Nokia and Ericsson, not Huawei, in building their next-generation 5G networks— BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. will both use equipment from Scandinavian component makers Nokia and Ericsson to build out their next-generat...
- + CBC Politics: Ex-ministers, ambassadors call on Trudeau to push back against Israeli annexation plan— Four Chretien-era cabinet ministers are among 58 former Canadian diplomats and politicians who added their names to a letter calling o...
- + CBC Politics: Trans Mountain anticipates stable pipeline demand despite pandemic— Canadians are staying home in droves and burning less fuel thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Trans Mountain pipeline corporatio...
- + CBC Politics: Conservative Party plans a physically distant set of debates for mid-June— Debates between the candidates running to lead the Conservative Party of Canada will be held in Toronto later this month, the party an...
- + Electronic Intifada: Palestine in Pictures: May 2020—A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. [Category...
- + Electronic Intifada: EU anti-Semitism chief has no mandate to parrot Israel's lies —Katharina von Schnurbein oversteps official responsibilities. [Category: Katherina Von Schnurbein, European Union, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Vera Jouro...
- + Electronic Intifada: From Minneapolis to Palestine, racism is the common enemy—The killing of George Floyd is shocking to the global conscience. [Category: George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, racism, zionism, Law of Return, settler...
- + Electronic Intifada: Remembering Razan al-Najjar, honoring health workers—It is two years since an Israeli sniper shot dead the volunteer medic in Gaza. [Category: Razan al-Najjar, healthcare, Great March of Return, American...
- + Electronic Intifada: Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian with autism—Iyad Hallaq was walking to a special education school when he was shot to death by Israeli forces. [Category: Iyad Hallaq]
- + Electronic Intifada: Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian man in West Bank—Family denies army’s claims of attempted car-ramming attack. [Category: Fadi Samara Qaad, excessive use of force, annexation]
- + Electronic Intifada: British municipalities invest billions in Israeli occupation—New research by Palestine Solidarity Campaign reveals widespread complicity. [Category: UK, local government pension schemes, Palestine Solidarity Cam...
- + Electronic Intifada: Ireland's foreign minister seeks to foil ban on Israeli settlement goods —Occupied Territories Bill supported by two of three parties in coalition talks.
- + Electronic Intifada: EU foreign policy chief confronted over Israeli apartheid—Irish member angers Israel lobby with European Parliament comments. [Category: European Parliament, annexation, European Union, Josep Borrell, AJC Tra...
- + Electronic Intifada: Biden campaign removes some anti-Palestinian hate speech—Democratic candidate facing criticism for renewed racism against Black Americans. [Category: Joe Biden, 2020 US presidential election, racism, Democra...
- + Electronic Intifada: Video: Vertical farming in Gaza—Haneen Abu Daqqa is the first woman in Gaza to manage a hanging strawberry farm. [Category: video, strawberries in Gaza]
- + Electronic Intifada: Podcast Ep 18: Israel's Mavi Marmara massacre 10 years on—And we learn about mutual aid in Nablus. [Category: Podcast, Mavi Marmara, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Iara Lee, International Criminal Court, Independent ...
- + Electronic Intifada: Facebook appoints Israeli censor to oversight board—Emi Palmor oversaw removal of Palestinian posts. [Category: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, censorship, Adalah, Emi Palmor]
- + Electronic Intifada: Gaza records first coronavirus death—Restrictions ease in the West Bank. [Category: coronavirus, COVID-19, Gisha, health]
- + Electronic Intifada: Israel wages scorched earth warfare in Gaza —Herbicides sprayed despite COVID-19 lockdown. [Category: COVID-19, herbicides, Nidal Hamad, Nabil Abu Rudeina, Gisha, Monsanto, International Agency f...
- + Electronic Intifada: Joe Biden's hatred of Palestinians echoes his anti-Black racism—Democratic candidate’s platform is an Israel lobby wish list. [Category: Joe Biden, Democratic Party, 2020 US presidential election, racism, mas...
- + Electronic Intifada: Nakba denier wins Republican primary for US Senate—Jo Rae Perkins promotes QAnon conspiracy theory and anti-Muslim bigotry. [Category: Jo Rae Perkins, Jeff Merkley, QAnon, Travis View, Todd C. Young, N...
- + Euractiv: The Brief – Words have power—During a press conference on the front steps of Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday (2 June), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked for his...
- + Euractiv: Belgium to exit lockdown, return to ‘new normal’—Belgium is set to enter Phase 3 of deconfinement measures next week, with a reopening of hotels, bars and restaurants and eased tourism restrictions, ...
- + Euractiv: UK lawmakers attack Johnson government over 14 day quarantine rules—Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government was on Wednesday (3 June) accused of acting too late and inflicting major damage on tourism after announcing...
- + Euractiv: Agriculture has fundamental role to play in fighting climate change, says French socialist MEP—In an interview with EURACTIV's partner Le Journal de l'environnement, French socialist MEP Éric Andrieu (S&D) said that climate change and the CO...
- + Euractiv: Commission vows to break with troika-type conditions in recovery phase—It is increasingly evident that the European Commission has no intention to return to the tight cash-for-reform system to manage the recovery funds an...
- + Euractiv: Commission vows to break up with troika-type conditions in recovery phase—It is increasingly evident that the European Commission has no intention to return to the tight cash-for-reform system to manage the recovery funds an...
- + Euractiv: Nord Stream 2: New decisions and clear consequences—On 15 May, the German regulator rejected an application from the gas import pipeline Nord Stream 2 for a derogation from new EU rules. Kim Talus looks...
- + Euractiv: COVID-19 could be ‘straw that breaks meat industry’s back’ says new report—Nearly three-quarters of the world’s largest meat, fish and dairy companies have been graded as a ‘high' pandemic risk and criticised for their inabil...
- + Euractiv: Germany to lift travel warning for Europe—On 15 June, the German travel warnings for EU countries including the extended Schengen area and UK will end, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesd...
- + Euractiv: Has COVID-19 increased the threat of bioterrorism in Europe?—As the global struggle to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerability of global societies to biological threats, both natural and manmade, ...
- + Euractiv: Car emissions spike, as countries plan ‘cash for clunkers’ redux—Europe’s average CO2 emissions from new cars and vans increased again in 2018, according to data released on Wednesday (3 June) by the EU’s environmen...
- + Euractiv: Illegal logging in Romania overwhelms authorities—Thousands of hectares have once again been cleared in one of Europe's last large primeval forests in Romania in recent months. The country's authoriti...
- + Euractiv: European Nuclear Industry Open Letter: EU nuclear industry is ready to play an important part in supporting national and EU clean economic revival [Promoted content]—Today the EU and the world are confronted by an unprecedented health and economic crisis and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic is rightly the immedi...
- + Euractiv: Commission defends reinforced CAP budget to greening EU’s farming—It is very difficult to make EU's main farm policy greener when figures on the bottom line are red, said budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn in an attem...
- + Euractiv: Europe tries to reassure Russia over Libya arms embargo mission—Europe tried to reassure Russia during a UN Security Conference video call Tuesday (2 June) after a French warship intercepted an oil tanker off the c...
- + Euractiv: US Ambassador to Serbia Anthony Godfrey has commented on the killing of George Floyd—US Ambassador to Serbia Anthony Godfrey has commented on the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man who died at the hands of a Minne...
- + Euractiv: Serbia has only partially implemented two of recommendations of the Council of ECRI—Serbia has only partially implemented two of recommendations of the Council of Europe’s Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), accord...
- + Euractiv: Varhelyi heralds major investments in Western Balkans—EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said on Tuesday (2 June) that major investments in economic growth linked to the COVID-19 recovery would b...
- + Euractiv: Is Austria dragging its feet on reopening Slovenia border?—Slovenes in Austria’s Carinthia region, united in the Slovenian Consensus for Constitutional Rights (SKUP) initiative, demand that Austria opens...
- + Euractiv: ZAGREB – Post-lockdown migrant pressure—The pressure of illegal migrants along the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia in the northwestern Bosnian canton Una-Sana is rising as ...
- + Havana: Cuba suspends 27th edition of the Havana International Ballet Festival— The Organizing Committee of the Havana International Ballet Festival "Alicia Alonso" announces the cancellation of its 27th edition, one of the oldes...
- + Havana: NAM condemns terrorist attack against Cuban embassy to Washington—The Coordinating Office of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) issued on Monday an official statement condemning the terrorist attack against the Cuban emb...
- + Havana: Cuba buys one thousand Vietnamese electric motorcycles — The Vietnamese company PEGA has signed a contract to sell to Cuba the first lot of the new model of electric motorcycle PEGA-S, announced the general...
- + Havana: Cuba warns there were more confirmed cases than medical discharges—Cuba studied 1,352 samples for COVID-19, resulting in 9 positive samples. The country accumulated 108,389 samples done and 2,092 positive (1.9%). Rea...
- + Havana: Cuba guarantees workers´ salaries, says minister—Alejandro Gil Fernandez, vice prime minister and head of economy and planning, said on Twitter that the wage guarantee for interruptions in the state ...
- + Havana: Cuba guarantees workers´ salaries, says minister—Alejandro Gil Fernandez, vice prime minister and head of economy and planning, said on Twitter that the wage guarantee for interruptions in the state ...
- + Havana: Cuban diplomat denounces growing US hostility against Cuba—The current U.S. government has also raised obstacles, which is odd in an election year, to the ties between Cubans living on both sides of the Florid...
- + Havana: Cuba condemns terrorism and political manipulation— Statement by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs entitled Cuba condemns terrorism and political manipulation:The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expres...
- + Havana: Cuba reports 38 new positive cases of coronavirus, totaling 2,083— Cuban health ministry reported this Monday the detection of 38 new positive cases of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, for a total o...
- + Le Monde: Another ‘Europeanisation'—Aimé Césaire (1913-2008) was one of colonialism's most virulent critics. In this text from 1950, he wrote that the necessary modernisation of Africa w...
- + Le Monde: US census: what race are you?—What questions will the next US census ask, especially on race? They're being fought over in the courts as they reflect social attitudes, and determin...
- + libcom: “An Injury to One is an Injury to All”: A Minneapolis Bus Driver on Solidarity with Minneapolis Protesters —i can't breathe minneapolis.png An interview from Hard Crackers with Adam, a Minn...
- + libcom: Philippines: Fears of losing freedoms escalate as Congress rushes to pass anti-terror bill—Anakpawis-rally-congress-june-25-2018-002_321B0B33F1B1493A963B9FD56F6F9558.jpg The bi...
- + libcom: "Outside agitators", "ANTIFA", conspiracy theories and disinformation—outside agitators header.jpg A compilation of arguments addressing some of the claims...
- + libcom: The Rebellion Explodes: Protests, Riots, and Clashes Grow in Response to the Murder of George Floyd —rebellion explodes-collage6.jpg The country-wide rebellion that was kicked off by the...
- + Mondoweiss: ‘The light of my heart’ — Eyad al-Halaq’s mother grieves his killing outside Jerusalem school he loved—In the living room of her home in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, a tired Ranad al-Halaq sits between a sea of grieving famil...
- + 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...
- + Mondoweiss: Israeli police killing of Eyad Al-Halaq is ignored by the ‘New York Times’—At a time when headlines are dominated by the protests over the murder of an unarmed black man in the United States, a similar case in Israel is being...
- + Mondoweiss: The arms race between Dems and GOP for pro-Israel donors—The last couple of weeks has seen a very traditional American political ritual: Joe Biden telling the Jewish community how much he loves Israel and ca...
- + Mondoweiss: VIDEO: Sarah Lazare and Branko Marcetic discuss Biden’s foreign policy and the state of the Democratic Party—Last week, I moderated a discussion between two journalists who have covered the foreign policy and the Democratic Party extensively. Branko Marcetic ...
- + Mondoweiss: Britain and Palestine: a question of colonialism—On June 16, 1936, British soldiers made up to 6,000 Palestinian men, women and children homeless when they dynamited an entire neighborhood in Jaffa. ...
- + Mondoweiss: Please don’t call us ‘Arab’—The book is “Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine” and it was suggested to me by a friend. In it, Alan Dowty seeks to examine the roots of the Israeli-...
- + Mondoweiss: Killing of unarmed, autistic Palestinian in Jerusalem sparks outrage—Palestinians are reeling after Israeli police shot dead an unarmed autistic Palestinian man inside the occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, where Israe...
- + NYT Human Rights: As Protests Engulf the United States, China Revels in the Unrest—Chinese officials and state media are seizing on the moment to tout Beijing’s authoritarian system and condemn American hypocrisy — a narrative that i...
- + Open Democracy: Revealed: Coronavirus self employment grant could cost you months of universal credit—A flaw in the Universal Credit system could "clobber" people receiving the government's coronavirus self-employment grant, costing them...
- + Open Democracy: The revolution is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans—The Black Lives Matter protests are distracting me from everything else in my life. And that’s a good thing.
- + Open Democracy: DemocracyWatch: The militarised crackdown on protests has haunted a world under lockdown—Across the world, Black people are first in line for pandemic human rights abuses.
- + Open Democracy: Thirty articles on nonviolent protest—Even under aggressive provocation, nonviolence remains the key to success in the struggle against injustice.
- + Open Democracy: We are all in this together: from global pandemic to global solidarities—To be effective, social movements’ actions must be grounded in effective organisational dynamics and democratic decision-making. Alternatively, indivi...
- + Open Democracy: Protestors defy curfew as Raleigh (NC) values property over life—Protests over the death of George Lloyd carry on despite curfews in many cities across the US. In Raleigh, as elsewhere, the police response to unrest...
- + Open Democracy: Dismantling democracy – the right to be entertained—It is not enough any more to call populists names. Calling them fascists has ceased to make any impression on many of the voters.
- + Open Democracy: AMLO’s tight democratic squeeze— Institutional tragedy looms in Mexico.Spanish
- + Open Democracy: Bolsonaro's end game—The risk of Brazil descending into violent unrest is still distant but growing. The country's democracy is being pushed to the breaking point.
- + Open Democracy: The unique experience of St Nazaire—France will be hit hard for its loyalty to the resource-guzzling monsters of modern industrialism.
- + Open Democracy: Who killed Berta Cáceres?—Book review: Who killed Berta Cáceres: Dams, death squads, and an indigenous defender’s battle for the planet, by Nina Lakhani. Spanish
- + Open Democracy: The radical right is exploiting a Swedish teen’s murder—The tale concocted about Tommie Lindh’s death has become an excuse to target minorities, particularly Muslims, with violence.
- + Open Democracy: The global radical right is exploiting a Swedish teen’s murder—The tale concocted about Tommie Lindh’s death has become an excuse to target minorities, particularly Muslims, with violence.
- + Open Democracy: As the pandemic continues to accelerate, so does the deforestation of the Amazon—As Covid-19 accelerates in Latin America, now the global epicentre of the pandemic, the fierce extractivism agenda doesn’t stop. Português, Español
- + Open Democracy: Splinters: June – short essays on the here & now—This month: Whatever happened to Dunkirk spirit?...SLIMY KNOWLEDGE... Endgame?... The Fire of Moscow.
- + Open Democracy: No country for minorities: the inequality of state repression in Iran—To build a solidarity movement with the Iranian people, one must listen to the voice of Iran’s oppressed minorities.
- + Open Democracy: The Italian Chinatown that can teach us about resilience—The city of Prato shows how community resilience can counter both the spread of the virus and the spread of racism and xenophobia.
- + Open Democracy: Can a pandemic dislodge us from privatized parenting?—This is the perfect opportunity to bring wisdom from social movements into our families and vice-versa.
- + Open Democracy: African American mayors and sheriffs stand among George Floyd protestors—In Central North Carolina, as in many places throughout the US, a mounting ammount of protesters from many different walks of live gather together to ...
- + Open Democracy: Could COVID-19 mean a new social contract for Belarus?—President Alexander Lukashenka faces his toughest challenge yet. But Belarusians won't forget that in this crisis, civil society has proved more ...
- + Open secrets: Renewed calls to demilitarize police set the stage for familiar union fight— Police officers wearing riot gear push back demonstrators outside of the White House, June 1, 2020 (JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP via Getty Images) C...
- + Open secrets: Tech giants named in Trump’s executive order lobbied against similar laws for years— (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) On Thursday President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed to strip long-standing legal protections for i...
- + Prauge Monitor: Pepper de Callier: Things to Think About —Prague Leadership Institute "There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far abo...
- + Prauge Monitor: Become Digital: 4 customer survey effective practices —Prague Daily Monitor Ladislav brings us part three of a four part series on customer s...
- + Pro Publica: How Germany Saved Its Workforce From Unemployment While Spending Less Per Person Than the U.S.— by Alec MacGillis ProPublica is a nonprof...
- + Pro Publica: Contractors for Trump’s Controversial $3 Billion Food Aid Program Have Hired a Longtime Lobbyist to Tout Their Work— by Isaac Arnsdorf ProPublica is a nonprof...
- + Pro Publica: Senior Citizens in Subsidized Housing Have Been Dying Alone at Home, Unnoticed Because of Coronavirus Distancing— by Mick Dumke and Haru Coryne ProPublica ...
- + Pro Publica: This Treasury Official Is Running the Bailout. It’s Been Great for His Family.— by Justin Elliott, Lydia DePillis and Robert Faturechi ...
- + Pro Publica: Here’s What Experts Say to Do After Experiencing Sexual Assault— by Adriana Gallardo and Nadia Sussman Pro...
- + Pro Publica: Unheard— by Adriana Gallardo, Nadia Sussman and Agnes Chang, ProPublica, and Kyle Hopkins and Michelle Theriault Boots , Anchorage Daily N...
- + Pro Publica: How Photographers Sought to Redefine the Image of Alaska’s Sexual Assault Survivors— by Anne Raup , Anchorage Daily News, and Agnes Chang, ProPublica ...
- + Pro Publica: How We Worked With Survivors of Sexual Assault in Alaska to Tell Their Stories— by Adriana Gallardo and Nadia Sussman Pro...
- + Pro Publica: Giving Voice to Alaska’s Unheard Sexual Assault Survivors— by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica and Ariana Tobin, ProPublica, and David Hulen , Anchorage Daily News ...
- + Pro Publica: The Secret, Absurd World of Coronavirus Mask Traders and Middlemen Trying To Get Rich Off Government Money— by J. David McSwane ProPublica is a nonpr...
- + Rabble: Canada also has history of troops in the streets and violent provocateurs—Karl Nerenberg U.S. President Donald Trump wants to send troops to his country's major cities. Their purpose would be, in the president's w...
- + Rabble: Alberta to distribute face masks through fast-food drive-thru windows—David J. Climenhaga Alberta Premier Jason Kenney runs a government deeply committed to erasing the obvious connection between government an...
- + Rabble: Alberta to distribute face-masks through fast-food drive-through windows—David J. Climenhaga Alberta Premier Jason Kenney runs a government deeply committed to erasing the obvious connection between government an...
- + Rabble: Breaking down Canada's digital divide must be part of the post-COVID economic recovery—Technology In Canada we pride ourselves on our high level of social mobility. Most people across the country can dream of joining the middl...
- + Rabble: Take action now for healthy, just and sustainable food systems—Food Secure Canada Not long ago, Canadians flocked to stores and worried about having enough food to stock their pantry. Yet for many of us...
- + Rabble: Death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet mobilizes thousands in Toronto—June 1, 2020 Death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet mobilizes thousands in Toronto This tragedy is yet another reminder of how police conti...
- + Rabble: Death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet mobilizes thousands in Toronto—Lidia Abraha "The violence we are experiencing globally is not okay, and will never be okay. If you're tired or annoyed of reading all of t...
- + Rabble: Jason Kenney's speech equating COVID-19 with the 'flu' may have found a friendly audience in Fox News—David J. Climenhaga Stuff UCPers Say! Epidemiologists and other scientific types may not like it very much when Alberta Premier Jason Kenn...
- + Rabble: During this pandemic, B.C.'s decades-long neglect of its education infrastructure makes a safe return to school difficult—Lizanne Foster As a teacher, I would feel less anxious about schools re-opening next week if the public health office expressed confidence ...
- + Raw Story: Here’s why your coronavirus stimulus payment was smaller than you expected—Wondering why you didn’t get the full $1,200 stimulus payment you heard about? If you earned more than $75,000 last year, or earned more than $150,000...
- + Raw Story: Officer resigns from Oklahoma police department after being told he couldn’t take a knee with protesters—After being told he wasn’t allowed to take a knee with protesters in Oklahoma over the weekend, a police officer resigned from the force, KOCO r...
- + Raw Story: Defense secretary throws Trump under the bus: ‘I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act’—Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Wednesday seemed to be at odds with President Donald Trump when it comes to invoking the Insurrection Act to quell ...
- + Raw Story: Trump’s ‘inspection’ excuse for bunker visit sets off howls of laughter—President Donald Trump denied reports that he was whisked away to the White House’s underground bunker, and his excuse prompted widespread ridic...
- + Raw Story: California’s early shelter-in-place order may have saved 1,600 lives in one month—The primary strategy to slow the spread of the coronavirus has been social distancing, which reduces contact between individuals. While the federal go...
- + Raw Story: Trump brings back Joe Scarborough conspiracy theory: ‘I always felt he got away with murder’—President Donald Trump once again brought back his conspiracy theory about MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Wednesday morning during a Fox News Radio int...
- + Raw Story: Genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Florida and Texas beginning this summer – silver bullet or jumping the gun?—This summer, for the first time, genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in the U.S. On May 1, 2020, the company Oxitec received an experime...
- + Raw Story: Physicists hunt for room-temperature superconductors that could revolutionize the world’s energy system—Waste heat is all around you. On a small scale, if your phone or laptop feels warm, that’s because some of the energy powering the device is being tra...
- + Raw Story: When it comes to reopening churches in the pandemic, Supreme Court says grace ain’t groceries—The highest court in the land has given states some leeway in determining when and how to safely reopen places of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic...
- + Raw Story: ‘This is what happens before a collapse’: CIA analysts alarmed by Trump’s militaristic response to protests—CIA analysts who monitor societal collapse abroad recognize some disturbing parallels between those unraveling governments and President Donald Trump&...
- + Raw Story: Trump claims he was rushed to White House bunker only for ‘inspection’ — not fear of protesters—President Donald Trump on Wednesday insisted that fear of protesters did not prompt him to be ushered into a White House bunker. Instead, the presiden...
- + Raw Story: Sweden admits virus response could have been better—Sweden’s top epidemiologist said Wednesday there was room for improvement in the country’s controversial softer approach to curbing the sp...
- + Raw Story: Trump plans to ‘go even more scorched Earth’ against Biden because he has no positive agenda: report—President Donald Trump no longer has a strong economy to run on for his reelection campaign — and the president now reportedly thinks he has no ...
- + Raw Story: WATCH: Here are some unifying moments during the George Floyd protests that were overlooked—While there was plenty of destruction and looting for news cameras to film this past week, there were also plenty of peaceful, unifying moments as wel...
- + Raw Story: ‘I don’t want to be in the room with the guy’: European allies are ‘turning their backs’ on Trump—“With the virus and the riots, ‘the emperor has no clothes.’” President Donald Trump has offended America’s long-time European...
- + Raw Story: DC National Guard to investigate use of a helicopter to disperse George Floyd protestors in the US capital: report—In Washington, D.C., “Justice for George Floyd” protestors have been patrolled not only by the Washington Police, but also, by the District of Columbi...
- + Raw Story: Secret recording reveals New York cops admitting to framing and beating residents—Secret recordings reveal New York police officers admitting to framing and beating residents and collaborating with drug dealers A whistleblower offic...
- + Raw Story: Trump attacks CNN for portraying ‘thugs and hoodlums’ as ‘the nicest people in the world’—President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked CNN and MSNBC for their coverage of the protests that have been taking place to demand justice for George...
- + Raw Story: Radio hosts fired for racist rant against George Floyd protesters who were ‘acting N-word-ish’—Talk radio hosts Kimberly Ray and Barry Beck on Wednesday were fired from their jobs in New York after going on a racist rant about George Floyd prote...
- + Raw Story: Trump gambling his presidency on a voting group that may no longer exist—President Donald Trump is betting that his law-and-order scare tactics will energize white suburban voters — but that demographic may no longer ...
- + Reuters Political: Rosenstein testifies in Republican-led Senate Trump-Russia probe—Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told a Senate panel on Wednesday that he was unaware of any factual problems with warrant applicati...
- + Reuters Political: Republican-led U.S. Senate probe to hear first testimony on Trump-Russia investigation—A main figure in an investigation of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign's contacts with Russia is due to testify on Wednesday in a politically charg...
- + Reuters Political: Factbox: Eight U.S. states hold primaries for seats in Congress—Eight U.S. states held primary elections on Tuesday, some of which were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, including some key congressional races. ...
- + Reuters Political: Controversial Republican congressman Steve King ousted in Iowa primary—Firebrand U.S. congressman Steve King, who was called out by his colleagues last year for using hateful rhetoric, lost his bid for reelection on Tuesd...
- + Reuters Political: Trump says Republican convention will not be held in North Carolina—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the Republican National Convention set for August in North Carolina would have to be held in another state...
- + Reuters Political: Trump says Republican convention will not be held in North Carolina—President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Republican convention due to be held in North Carolina in August will have to be held in another state...
- + Reuters Political: Perils for Pentagon as Trump threatens to militarize response to civil unrest—"Battlespace" was the word U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper used to describe protest sites in the United States. The top U.S. general then reinforced...
- + Reuters Political: Former President Bush, contrasting Trump approach, says protesters should be heard—Former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday the killing of George Floyd reflected a "shocking failure" concerning racism in the country, and urged...
- + Reuters Political: Senate Republicans block bill condemning Trump over protesters—U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and rubber bull...
- + Reuters Political: House Democrat moves to cut Attorney General Barr's budget by $50 million—The Democrat who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary committee said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation this week to cut $50 milli...
- + Reuters Political: Senate Republicans block bill condemning Trump on protesters—U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and rubber bull...
- + Reuters Political: Senate Republicans block move to condemn Trump on force against peaceful protesters—Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed to win passage of a resolution condemning President Donald Trump for his role in the use of force again...
- + Reuters Political: Confusion, missing ballots as eight U.S. states vote during coronavirus pandemic—Confusion, missing mail-in ballots and long lines at some polling centers marred primary elections on Tuesday in eight states and the District of Colu...
- + Reuters Political: U.S. senator wants defense bill to ban use of military against peaceful protests—A Democratic U.S. senator said on Tuesday he would try to make it illegal for President Donald Trump to use the military against protesters, after day...
- + Reuters Political: Senate Democrats ready bill condemning Trump on protesters—Senate Democrats on Tuesday readied a measure condemning President Donald Trump for the tear-gassing of peaceful protesters at the White House, while ...
- + Reuters Political: North Carolina governor says large-scale Republican convention 'very unlikely'—North Carolina's Democratic governor on Tuesday refused Republican demands for a full-fledged presidential convention in the state this summer, tellin...
- + Reuters Political: Former rival Julian Castro endorses Biden as best candidate to reform policing—Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro endorsed Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, saying he understands the urgent need to reform la...
- + Reuters Political: Biden vows to heal racial wounds, rips Trump as divisive: 'Is this who we want to be?'—Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trump's response to U.S. protests over racism and police misconduct, v...
- + Reuters Political: Pelosi says legislation coming soon in response to Minneapolis George Floyd killing—U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday promised legislation on racial profiling and other issues raised by the police killing o...
- + Reuters Political: U.S. lawmakers say Uighur bill supports China's Muslims—U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday said legislation targeting Chinese officials over treatment of the country's Uighur Muslim minority sent a "clear message" o...
- + Shadow Proof: Beyond Prisons: Evolving Political Consciousness feat. Anthony Williams— Beyond Prisons hosts Brian Sonenstein and Kim Wilson sit down with Anthony Williams to talk about co-founding the hashtag “#MasculinitySoFragil...
- + SHOAH: Eruptions of Rage—by DAVE LINDORFF America’s cities are burning again. In Minneapolis, after an unarmed and unresisting George Floyd, 46 and black, was killed by a whit...
- + SHOAH: “You Loot; We Shoot”—by LEE HALL Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Last Friday, the leader of the entity that expects my pledge of allegiance threatened to shoot—spec...
- + SHOAH: The Second Longest War in the United States—by RON JACOBS Photograph Source: Lorie Shaull – CC BY-SA 2.0 Other than the fact I was born in Minneapolis, I have little connection to the place...
- + SHOAH: Why the Neoliberal Agenda is a Failure at Fighting Coronavirus—by RICHARD D. WOLFF Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The utter failure of private capitalism to prepare for the coronavirus should have surprised no ...
- + SHOAH: Racial Domestic Terrorism and the Legacy of State Violence—by HENRY GIROUX Photograph Source: the United States Library of Congress – Public Domain The sheer brutality of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a...
- + SHOAH: It’s a Class War Now Too—by JOSHUA FRANK Photo: Ronnie Mendoza. Los Angeles, California The scene along Melrose Avenue, one of L.A’s most renowned shopping districts, is now o...
- + SHOAH: US to send troops to Tunisia in support of Turkish forces and Islamist terrorists in neighbouring Libya—Nureddin Sabir, Editor, Redress Information & Analysis, writes: The United States intends to dispatch a military brigade to Tunisia, the US Africa...
- + SHOAH: For America’s Wealthiest, the Pandemic is a Time to Profit—by SONALI KOLHATKAR The American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Michael Strain wrote an op-ed in the New York Times recently explaining how “The America...
- + SHOAH: Bibles at the Barricades: How the Right Seized Power in Bolivia—by BENJAMIN DANGL Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair Returning to La Paz, Bolivia after last November’s coup was like returning to the scene of a crime. S...
- + SHOAH: In Search of a Lost Socialism—by JOSHUA FRANK In May of 1914 — 107 years ago this month — a small, yet vibrant socialist colony on the edge of Los Angeles County took root that is ...
- + SHOAH: Protest, Uprisings, and Race War—by TIM WISE The moralizing has begun. Those who have rarely been the target of organized police gangsterism are once again lecturing those who have ab...
- + SHOAH: There is No Vacation Anymore—by MARTIN BILLHEIMER “But the beauty is in the walking. We are betrayed by destinations.” – Gwynn Thomas Covid has made a mockery of scheduling. Its n...
- + SHOAH: Two Fictions of Mainstream Economics—by JACK RASMUS Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Mainstream economics consistently fails to predict the future. I’m talking about those ‘schools’ of m...
- + SHOAH: The Virtues of Not Eating Animals—by EVAGGELOS VALLIANATOS Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair Growing up in a village I was born in a Greek village where land and food self-sufficiency wer...
- + SHOAH: How Obama Could Find Some Redemption—by PAUL STREET Photograph Source: jamesomalley – CC BY 2.0 History, literature, film, and scripture are loaded with stories and examples of redem...
- + SHOAH: Aiming Missiles at Viruses: a Plea for Sanity in a Time of Plague—by HUGH IGLARSH Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The point I am trying to make here is a simple and obvious one, or would be in a society not burdene...
- + SHOAH: US, Singapore Navies Conduct Joint Exercise in South China Sea—SOUTH CHINA SEA: The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) and the Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class mul...
- + SHOAH: Trump’s executive order against social media is rubbish. Ignore it.—BOB MORRIS Oh noes. Mean Twitter fact-checked two tweets by the Orange Toddler, who then had a tantrum. Trump huffed and puffed, then issued a meanin...
- + SHOAH: Trump’s War on Arms Control and Disarmament—by MELVIN GOODMAN Photograph Source: ZhengZhou – CC BY-SA 3.0 A successor to the Trump administration will have to rebuild the credibility of the...
- + SHOAH: Interview with US official suggests American support for Turkish military intervention and Islamist terrorists in Libya—Nureddin Sabir, Editor, Redress Information & Analysis, writes: Fresh evidence has emerged suggesting that the United States sees Turkey as a usef...
- + Sputnik: As Hitler’s Birthplace In Austria Is ‘Neutralised’, Why Are Notorious Buildings Magnets For Ghouls?—On 20 April 1889 Adolf Hitler was born in a non-descript house in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn. The house became a shrine for neo-Nazis and in ...
- + Sputnik: Trump Says Inviting Putin to G7 Summit Would Make Russian Issues 'Much Easier to Solve'—WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to a G7 summit would make it easier ...
- + Sputnik: Conference on Information Campaign Against Russia Held at Rossiya Segodnya News Agency—The conference’s attendees discussed the goals being pursued by Western countries in their attempts to vilify Russia and the means they are using to a...
- + Sputnik: The Lockdown is Over!—Whether you agree with the easing or not we must all face reality and say it is now broken beyond repair so whatever Boris or his stooges say in their...
- + Sputnik: 'No Justice, No Peace': Sit-in Protest Against Police Brutality in Washington, DC - Video—The US capital has been swept by violent protests following Minneapolis police’s killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man, for days no...
- + Sputnik: Pakistan Seeks to Ramp Up Trade and Defence Ties With Russia, Ambassador Says—MOSCOW (Sputnik), Valentina Shvartsman - Trade between Russia and Pakistan has likely taken a dive due to the coronavirus outbreak, but Islamabad rema...
- + Sputnik: Pentagon Chief Opposes Idea of Military Quelling US Riots After Trump Threatens to Deploy Troops—Previously, an American media outlet cited several current and former Pentagon officials as being "concerned" over Esper's purported agreement with Tr...
- + Sputnik: Esper Says Military Should Be Used to Quell Unrest in US Only as Last Resort —Previously, an American media outlet cited several current and former Pentagon officials as being "concerned" over Esper's purported agreement with Tr...
- + Sputnik: US Transportation Dep’t to Suspend Chinese Passenger Carriers’ Flights to US on 16 June—The Trump administration has repeatedly accused China of unfair trade practices, human rights violations, and encroaching on the special status of Hon...
- + Sputnik: Wings on My Sleeve: Indian ‘Spiderman’ Spotted 'Flying with the Wind' in Cyclone Nisarga - Video—New Delhi (Sputnik): Cyclone Nisarga made landfall at 11:30 a.m. IST on Wednesday, first hitting Maharastra’s Alibag with strong winds of 120 to 140 k...
- + Sputnik: What a Strange Flower: Man Uses Exotic Feeder Crown to Attract Hummingbirds—Everyone loves hummingbirds - they are so tiny and adorable, it is almost impossible to resist their cuteness! However, these little guys want nothing...
- + Sputnik: Keir Starmer Blasts Johnson for 'Mismanaging' Post-COVID Reopening, Urges to 'Get Grip' on It—Keir Starmer assumed the UK’s ongoing lockdown relaxation, the stages of which were announced weeks ago, has to do with Downing Street’s attempts to “...
- + Sputnik: Trump 'Did Not Ask for George Floyd Protesters to be Moved Out' Before St. John's Church Visit— [Category: US] [Link to media]
- + Sputnik: UK Police Accused by Floyd Protesters of Targeting Minorities During Lockdown—As well as showing solidarity with demonstrators in the US, Britons have expressed anger and frustration at the increased use of stop and search durin...
- + Sputnik: UNICEF Lists 30 Ways in Which Parents Physically, Verbally Abuse Their Kids in India—New Delhi (Sputnik): In India, inculcating basic discipline and regular study habits in kids often comes along with physical and verbal abuse from the...
- + Sputnik: London Police Detain Man After He Allegedly Hits Two People With a Car—The incident is reported as thousands are protesting in London in support of mass rallies in the United States that were triggered by the death of Afr...
- + Sputnik: Cordons in Place: UK Police Investigating Suspicious Vehicle in London—The incident is reported as thousands are protesting in London in support of mass rallies in the United States that were triggered by the death of Afr...
- + Sputnik: Poland Opens Case Against Gazprom for Its Failing to Provide Documents on Nord Stream 2 Probe—In August 2016, Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection blocked the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, explaining that its decision wa...
- + Sputnik: Italian Politician: 'Italy is Not Hotbed of Virus Nor Are Italians Carriers of Infection'—Starting 3 June tourists from the Schengen Zone and the UK will be able to travel to Italy without a mandatory 2-week quarantine. However, some countr...
- + Sputnik: Berlin Believes G7 Format Can Only Be Changed Through Unanimous Decision of All Members—BERLIN (Sputnik) - The G7 format can be changed, including the inclusion of Russia or other countries in the group, only by a unanimous decision of th...
- + Strategic Culture: The Sword of Damocles Over Western Europe: Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil—In Part 1, we left off in our story at the SIS-CIA overthrow of Iran’s Nationalist leader Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953. At this point the Shah was able ...
- + Strategic Culture: An Unavoidable Recognition of Failure: Trump’s Withdrawal From Afghanistan—Patrick COCKBURN In October 2001 I was standing on a hilltop 40 miles north of Kabul watching US aircraft bomb the Taliban front line. The night sky w...
- + Strategic Culture: Australia Is Destroying Aboriginal Heritage Sites for Mining Profit—When it comes to Aboriginal land rights in Australia, several contradictions emanate. In May, the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation which represents...
- + Strategic Culture: VIDEO: At Least Prince Charles Tried—The sun may finally be setting on the British Monarchy. [Category: Monarchy, Prince Charles, Society, United Kingdom]
- + Strategic Culture: Nineteen Facts About American Policing That Will Blow Your Mind—Just a few facts will change everything you think you know about American police, writes Lee Camp, with pictures by Eleanor Goldfield from the streets...
- + Strategic Culture: Trump Heads for Defeat, but ‘Dream Team’ Will Be Worse—As I predicted some months ago, President Donald Trump’s failure to contain the COVID-19 pandemic will likely doom him to being a one-term presi...
- + Strategic Culture: So Who Defeated the Nazi Germany?— [Category: INFOGRAPHICS, Germany, History, Nazism, USSR, World War II]
- + Strategic Culture: Biosecurity and Politics—What is most striking about the exceptional measures that have been set in motion in our country (and in many others too) is the inability to see them...
- + Strategic Culture: The Forgotten Coup Against ‘The Most Loyal Ally’—John PILGER The Australian High Court has ruled that correspondence between the Queen and the Governor-General of Australia, her viceroy in the former...
- + Strategic Culture: ‘The Fury of the Virus Illustrates the Folly of War’ – But Trump Is Waging War on the World Health Organisation—On March 23, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres declared that “today, I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of ...
- + Strategic Culture: Many US Journalists Arrested After New York Times Falsely Claims That Doesn’t Happen In America—Caitlin JOHNSTONE In a shockingly brazen display of authoritarianism, police arrested a CNN reporter named Omar Jimenez the other day while he was liv...
- + Strategic Culture: How Barack Obama Destroyed Libya—Libya’s long-running civil war has taken a new turn in recent weeks after the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord launched an offensive again...
- + Strategic Culture: Joe Biden Is Cancer for the Democrats: Urgent Strategy Change Needed—There have been U.S. presidential candidates in our lifetimes that seemed like really pathetic offerings such as the soulless human business suit that...
- + Strategic Culture: New UK Laws Could Criminalise Journalism—The British government is pushing ahead with “espionage legislation” that could criminalise the release of public information and impose even stricter...
- + Strategic Culture: Today’s Multi Polar Alliance and the Missed Chance of 1867—In a recent paper entitled ‘Tomorrow’s Arctic: Theatre of War or Cooperation?’ I introduced readers to the US-Russian grand design which shaped not on...
- + Strategic Culture: Coronavirus in a Time of Chimeras—Mathew MAAVAK As the global COVID-19 scourge appears to recede, questions remain over the source and morphology of a virus that had locked down two-th...
- + Strategic Culture: An Arrested Middle East – The ‘New Strategy for Securing the Realm’ Dissipates—Some eight years ago, I wrote about the outbreak of popular stirring in the Middle East, then labelled the ‘Arab Awakening’. Multiple popular disconte...
- + Strategic Culture: VIDEO: German Leaked Docs and Coronavirus—What is more important, taking stern measures to fight the Coronavirus or maintaining our civil liberties and freedoms? Leaked German government docum...
- + Strategic Culture: German Leaked Docs and Coronavirus—What is more important, taking stern measures to fight the Coronavirus or maintaining our civil liberties and freedoms? Leaked German government docum...
- + Strategic Culture: German leaked docs and Coronavirus—What is more important, taking stern measures to fight the Coronavirus or maintaining our civil liberties and freedoms? Leaked German government docum...
- + TASS: Russian Anti-Doping Agency issues accompanying 'neutral-status' letters to 62 athletes—Due to the ongoing doping probe, clean athletes from Russia are allowed to participate in international tournaments under the neutral status or the Au...
- + TASS: Emergency Situations Ministry to reinforce disaster relief group in Norilsk—Overall, over 190 people and 38 vehicles are involved in liquidation of spill consequences [Category: Emergencies ]
- + TASS: Russian barque Sedov may alter its global voyage route over pandemic—The sail ships’ routes at the previous stages had to be adjusted over the coronavirus while some events were held online due to the pandemic [Category...
- + TASS: Contaminants in water in Norilsk tens of thousands times above permissible levels—A diesel fuel tank leaked at the Thermal Power Plant No. 3 in Norilsk in the afternoon of May 29, which resulted in a spill of about 20,000 tonnes [Ca...
- + TASS: Coronavirus may cause falling, delirium, tachycardia in seniors — Health Ministry—Conjunctivitis, delusion and low arterial pressure are also possible [Category: Society & Culture, CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC] [Link to media]
- + TASS: Coronavirus may cause falling, delirium, tachycardia in seniors, says Health Ministry—Conjunctivitis, delusion and low arterial pressure are also possible [Category: Society & Culture, CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC] [Link to media]
- + TASS: Lugansk People’s Republic legislature adopts Russian as the only official language—On March 6, the Donetsk People’s Republic also amended its Constitution, defining Russian language as the official language [Category: Society & C...
- + TASS: Putin agrees to declare national emergency over oil spill in Norilsk—The Russian president lambasted the local officials for the delayed response, expressing outrage over federal officials having to find out about the i...
- + TASS: Cats exhibit cold-like symptoms when infected with coronavirus - Russian federal service—The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision added that some animals exhibited symptoms of an acute intestinal infection, ...
- + TASS: Emergencies Minister suggests introduction of federal-level state of emergency in Norilsk— [Category: Emergencies ]
- + TASS: Russia’s top brass to insure latest stealth drone for over $18 mln—Pursuant to the official document, the Okhotnik stealth drone will be insured against its loss (total or constructive total loss), disappearance or da...
- + TASS: Hainan intends to set up mechanism for deals on intellectual property—Thus the authorities are trying to legally protect the right holders and ensure fair competition [Category: Business & Economy]
- + TASS: Retired police captain gunned down in Missouri riots—According to the report, the 77-year old man tried to prevent a robbery of a jewel store, whose owner was his friend [Category: World] [Link to media]
- + TASS: Russia, Saudi Arabia agree to extend May oil cuts for one month, says source—The countries’ ministries have not officially commented on the information [Category: Business & Economy, OIL& GAS INDUSTRY] [Link to media]
- + TASS: LLVISION Offers Temperature Measurement Solution in Fight against COVID-19— [Category: Press Releases]
- + TASS: WHO to give Russia recommendations on public events, envoy says—Russia’s Victory Day parade will be held on June 24 and the constitutional vote is scheduled for July 1 [Category: Society & Culture, CORONAVIRUS ...
- + TASS: Seoul’s mayor predicts COVID-19 pandemic will trigger technological boom—In the near future advanced technologies, such as autonomous driving, robot delivery, and smart parking, will be commercialized, according to Park Won...
- + TASS: Over half a million observers will be present at Russia’s constitutional amendments vote—Everyone, including the voters, will be provided with masks and gloves [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy] [Link to media]
- + TASS: Russian constitutional amendments vote will be safe for citizens’ health, says Kremlin—Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that the situation "is becoming safer with each day" [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, CORONAVIRUS PA...
- + TASS: World to exist in new reality until vaccine against coronavirus is made, says Seoul mayor—According to the new policy, the Seoul Metropolitan Government asks its citizens to follow the personal sanitation guidelines in their daily routines ...
- + The Plum Line: New details about Trump’s rage over protests point to awful truths—Trump's insane displays demand a much more forceful response.
- + The Plum Line: Happy Hour Roundup—Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
- + The Plum Line: Why Democrats don’t fear Trump’s ‘law and order’ bluster—An interview with the political scientist whose research explains 1968.
- + The Plum Line: Trump and Biden offer a vivid contrast in thinking about our crisis—Biden talks about overcoming racism and police misconduct; Trump talks about crushing disorder.
- + The Plum Line: How Trump’s crusade against mail ballots is making his own defeat more likely—Making mail ballots a partisan symbol is incredibly stupid, even for him.
- + The Plum Line: Trump’s threat to send in troops just got more ugly and dangerous—Trump is threatening to use the military against a threat that's largely fabricated.
- + The Plum Line: Happy Hour Roundup—Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
- + The Plum Line: As Trump’s smearing of protesters gets worse, Adam Schiff raises a red flag—The attorney general and the president are preparing to get involved.
- + The Plum Line: Trump’s failures of leadership keep compounding—Once again, the president has nothing to offer at a moment of crisis.
- + The Plum Line: As Trump grows more isolated and unhinged, here’s what to expect from Biden—The Biden campaign has a major opportunity.
- + TomDispatch: Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, Mind the Gaps—These days, teaching graduating college seniors has me, as the Brits would say in the London Underground, “minding the gap.”
- + TomDispatch: Tomgram: Engelhardt, How the Roof Fell In—Class of 2020, wherever you are, I had planned to address you on this graduation day. But how can I?
- + UPI International: South Korea vaunts COVID-19 know-how amid new outbreaks— Pride and anxiety are mingling in South Korea, following the country's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
- + UPI International: U.N., Saudi Arabia raise $1.35B in Yemen humanitarian funds— Donors have pledged $1.3 billion for aid in war-torn Yemen but the total was well below the $2.4 billion the United Nations aimed to raise.
- + UPI International: Cyclone Nisarga makes rare landfall in western India— Cyclonic Storm Nisarga formed Tuesday in the Arabian Sea and is aiming for at the west India coastline and Mumbai, the country's financial center and...
- + UPI International: U.N. chief calls for protection of migrants, refugees amid pandemic— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for increased protections for migrants and refugees amid the coronavirus pandemic, remind...
- + UPI International: U.S. accepts $200M South Korea proposal for furloughed USFK employees— The Pentagon said Tuesday it's accepted a $200 million proposal from South Korea to fund labor costs for Korean employees of United States Forces Kor...
- + UPI International: Britain to change Hong Kong visa rules if China imposes security law— Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will overhaul the country's visa system creating a possible path to citizenship for some 3 million Hon...
- + UPI International: Ford, VW finalize autonomous vehicle deal with Argo AI— Ford and Volkswagen finalized a deal Tuesday with Pittsburgh-based Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology to the United States and Europe...
- + UPI International: Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in Gulf, setting new Atlantic record— Tropical Storm Cristobal, the third named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday afternoon.
- + UPI International: Study: The world lost 30 million acres of tree cover in 2019— The world lost tree cover the size of a soccer field every six seconds in 2019, totaling nearly 30 million acres, with a third of that loss coming fr...
- + UPI International: South Korea to reopen WTO complaint against Japan— South Korea is to reopen a complaint at the World Trade Organization, following Japan's refusal to lift trade restrictions.
- + UPI International: Acquitted scientist Sirous Asgari returns to Iran after years in U.S. prison— An Iranian scientist held in the United States for months after he was acquitted in a trade secrets case has been deported and sent back to Iran, off...
- + UPI International: Trump’s G7 invitation to South Korea, Australia draws response from China— China warned against excluding Beijing from major world organizations.
- + UPI International: Saudi Arabia to host U.N. Yemen benefit for first time— Saudi Arabia, a belligerent in Yemen's five-year civil war, will for the first time co-host a United Nations fundraising summit on Tuesday to raise $...
- + UPI International: Kim Jong Un-ordered hospital is moving ahead, state media says— Construction of the Kim Jong Un-ordered Pyongyang General Hospital is in full "battle mode" ahead of an Oct. 10 deadline, North Korea state media sai...
- + UPI International: Report: North Korea, Russia to resume rail service— Railway services between North Korea and Russia is to resume service in July, according to Russia's state-owned railway company.
- + UPI International: Congo declares second outbreak of Ebola virus— As the Democratic Republic of the Congo neared declaring over an Ebola outbreak in its eastern provinces, health officials on Monday announced a new ...
- + UPI International: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hopes to keep 'generous' and 'immense' U.S. aid— The head of the World Health Organization on Monday praised U.S. contributions to global health and said he hopes there will be more after President ...
- + UPI International: British schools, retailers reopen amid looser coronavirus restrictions— Retailers and schools across Britain reopened on Monday as the government formally relaxed coronavirus restrictions that kept them closed for months.
- + UPI International: Former South Korea ‘comfort woman’ under attack, Seoul’s opposition says— A former South Korean "comfort woman" who rattled her country with a bombshell revelation is facing personal attacks.
- + UPI International: Pakistan officials finish identifying victims of PK-8303 crash— Pakistani authorities say they plan Monday to finish the process of identifying victims from the crash of the Pakistan International Airlines airline...
- + Washington Post: Boris Johnson pledges to take in millions of Hong Kong people, offer citizenship path—London would expand rights of BNO passport holders to allow almost 3 million to live and work in Britain if China proceeds with far-reaching security ...
- + Washington Post: Mexico’s president goes full-steam ahead with Mayan train—Several decades ago, residents of the Yucatan peninsula rode trains to visit relatives or sell their produce
- + Washington Post: Is it time to call Trump the f-word?—If Trump is against “anti-fascism,” then what is he for?
- + Washington Post: Robots, lampshades and mannequins: How restaurants around the world are adapting to the coronavirus —In some cases, a return to business does not look like a return to the way things were.
- + Washington Post: Latin America had time to prepare for the coronavirus. It couldn’t stop the inevitable.—Most leaders took early and aggressive action. The region is still the new global hot spot.
- + Washington Post: Thousands gather in London to protest racial injustice—Thousands of protesters gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Wednesday to demonstrate against police violence and racial injustice following the killing ...
- + Washington Post: Rescued migrants stranded on chartered Maltese tourist boats—More than 400 migrants are living in limbo aboard four pleasure cruise boats chartered by Malta’s government
- + Washington Post: Rescue migrants stranded on chartered Maltese pleasure boats—Around 400 migrants are living in limbo aboard four Maltese tourist boats, chartered by Malta’s government which is insisting they’ll stay at sea unti...
- + Washington Post: Bank of England reminds banks of ‘no deal’ Brexit risk—The Bank of England is reminding British banks to prepare for the possibility that the U.K. and the European Union will fail to agree a trade deal by ...
- + Washington Post: Severe cyclone bears down on Mumbai, India’s coronavirus hot spot—Cyclone Nisarga is the second major storm to hit India in two weeks.
- + Washington Post: Johnson offers U.K. citizenship path for nearly 3 million Hong Kongers—London will allow holders of British National Overseas passports to live and work in Britain, in response to China’s crackdown on political freedoms i...
- + Washington Post: UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June—The United Nations is warning that its programs to fight the coronavirus in war-torn Yemen might have to stop by the end the month unless they get an ...
- + Washington Post: As Middle East tensions mount, he may be the last one left with any shot at brokering peace—The U.N. envoy for the “Middle East Peace Process,” Nikolay Mladenov, says there is no peace process.
- + Washington Post: Virus has been ‘very devastating’ for many African airlines—African airlines had been piling on debt long before the pandemic but government bailouts allowed them to limp on for years
- + Washington Post: Burkina Faso’s food woes deepen as extremists expand reach—Violence linked to Islamic extremists has spread to Burkina Faso’s western breadbasket region, pushing thousands of people toward hunger and threateni...
- + Washington Post: Boris Johnson offers refuge, U.K. citizenship path for nearly 3 million Hong Kongers—London will allow BNO passport holders to live and work in Britain, in response to China’s crackdown on political freedoms in the Asian financial cent...
- + Washington Post: Sudanese raped in crackdown wrestle with trauma a year later—A year ago, dozens of Sudanese women activists were raped when security forces smashed apart a protest camp in the heart of Khartoum
- + Washington Post: A year later, Sudanese raped in crackdown wait for justice—Dozens of Sudanese women activists were raped a year ago, when security forces smashed apart a protest camp in the heart of Khartoum
- + Washington Post: 3 UN elections on June 17 including new council members—The president of the U.N. General Assembly has announced that elections for new members of the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, and ...
- + Washington Post: DC officials push back on aggressive response to protests—Officials in the nation’s capital are pushing back on an aggressive response by the federal government to demonstrations over the death of George Floy...
- + Washington Post: Fox invited a former New York police commissioner to discuss race and policing. His comments were unsurprising — and misleading.—Bernard Kerik used Post data to present a deceptive case.
- + Washington Post: Steve King, the GOP congressman who defended white nationalism, just lost his job in the middle of anti-racism protests—King, who defended and at times even appeared to embrace everything that these protesters are out on the streets opposing, will soon no longer be a me...
- + Washington Post: 2 new developments reinforce how problematic Trump’s church photo op was—A mainstay of Trump’s presidency is how often it forces nonpolitical officials around him to participate in and defend his provocations.
- + Washington Post: With the country in turmoil, Trump’s and Biden’s first stops are to their faithful blocs—Trump and Biden look to connect with faith voters after uprisings take over the nation.
- + Washington Post: ‘This is what happens to us.’ —The slow release of statistics on the virus’s effect based on race was an early flare that the response to the disease would follow familiar racial li...
- + Washington Post: The Technology 202: Facebook’s stance on Trump’s posts could hurt its efforts to recruit employees of color—The company’s 2019 diversity report said that just 3.8 percent of all employees are black.
- + Washington Post: Biden begins to map out ‘revolutionary’ agenda, reimagining his presidency amid national upheaval—The presumptive Democratic nominee, who in the primaries dismissed the notion of radical systemic change, is rethinking his potential presidency as he...
- + Washington Post: The Finance 202: Delays and blind spots are tripping up the pandemic economic rescue—The problems are leaving some laid-off workers and struggling companies alike in limbo.
- + Washington Post: The Energy 202: Big Oil could end up even bigger by the end of the coronavirus pandemic—Forthcoming bankruptcies could allow the largest companies to buy assets on the cheap.
- + Washington Post: The next front in the culture war: Police kneeling—As unrest rages across the country, scenes like this are becoming part of the culture war over policing and the protests.
- + Washington Post: The Cybersecurity 202: Chaos in primary elections offers troubling signs for November—Voters faced absentee ballots that didn’t arrive, long lines and confusion.
- + Washington Post: The Health 202: Joe Biden says health care comes first when tackling racial inequality.—The presumptive Democratic nominee went after Trump for opposing the Affordable Care Act.
- + Washington Post: Power Up: Black lawmakers slam Trump administration on policing, demand changes at Justice Department—They are not happy with William Barr.
- + Washington Post: Donald Trump, friend of ‘all’ peaceful protesters?—The president seems to show support for peaceful protesters only when their interests are aligned with his. Any others get a cold shoulder or fiery co...
- + Washington Post: Rep. Steve King, who was shunned by GOP leaders for his racist remarks, loses in Iowa primary—The fate of the controversial conservative was the most closely watched of numerous House and Senate races as voters cast ballots amid the backdrop of...
- + Washington Post: Trump says GOP will look to move convention out of North Carolina—The governor had said that given the pandemic, he can’t promise Republicans the full arena they want.
- + Washington Post: Primary voters in 8 states and D.C. faced some confusion, long lines and poor social distancing—Election officials have struggled with demand for absentee ballots and poll worker shortages, but no more than the usual glitches have arisen so far.
- + Washington Post: Rep. Steve King’s political career is on the line in Tuesday’s primaries—The fate of the controversial conservative is the most closely watched of numerous House and Senate races as voters cast ballots amid the backdrop of ...
- + Washington Post: After days of unrest, Minneapolis begins to rebuild—The fires and looting, which damaged or destroyed at least 300 businesses across South Minneapolis and parts of neighboring St. Paul, have largely sto...
- + Washington Post: Large protests against police violence again fill streets of U.S. cities—More than 60 million people were under curfews as a result of the protests in 200 cities and 27 states.
- + Arc Technica Science: Doubt looms over hydroxychloroquine study that halted global trials—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday issued an “expression of concern” over the validity of a recent stu...
- + Arc Technica Science: Forget Dragon, the Falcon 9 rocket is the secret sauce of SpaceX’s success—Enlarge / A Falcon 9 test rocket lifts off of pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on June 4, 2010. (credit: Matt Stroshane/Getty Images) ...
- + Arc Technica Science: Rare miniature rock art found in Australia—(credit: Brady et al. 2020) Ancient artists used several techniques to paint images on rock. Sometimes they drew by hand, but other times they wo...
- + Arc Technica Science: Incredible fossil find is the oldest known parasite—Enlarge / Artist's depiction of what this brachiopod—and its parasites—would have looked like. (credit: Zhifei Zhang (Northwest University)) Fr...
- + Arc Technica Science: The Atlantic’s third storm has formed in record time, and it’s a threat—Enlarge / Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the Southern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. (credit: NOAA) Last year's Atlantic hurricane season ranke...
- + Arc Technica Science: After Crew Dragon soars, some in Congress tout benefits of commercial space—Enlarge / Sen. Ted Cruz, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and US Rep. Brian Babin stand in front of a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket at Space Cent...
- + Arc Technica Science: SARS-CoV-2 looks like a hybrid of viruses from two different species—Enlarge / Researchers examine a bat as part of their search for dangerous animal pathogens in the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative Lab in Yaounde...
- + Arc Technica Science: New Ebola outbreak flares up as measles, COVID-19 rage in DRC—Enlarge / Health workers operate within an Ebola safety zone in the Health Center in Iyonda, near Mbandaka, on June 1, 2018. (credit: Getty | JUNI...
- + Arc Technica Science: New study challenges popular “collapse” hypothesis for Easter Island—Enlarge / Moai statues in a row, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile. (credit: De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images) In his bestselling 200...
- + Arc Technica Science: Hurricane season began today, and there are legitimate reasons to be concerned—Enlarge / Almost all seasonal forecasters are predicting high numbers of hurricanes during the 2020 Atlantic season. (credit: Phil Klotzbach) O...
- + Arc Technica Science: SpaceX launch footage was taken down thanks to bogus copyright claim—Enlarge / The Falcon 9 rocket climbs to space on Saturday. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) This weekend's launch, in which SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket s...
- + Arc Technica Science: After Dragon’s historic docking, America has more new spaceships on the way— This image of Dragon docked to the International Space Station was captured by Russian cosmonaut Iv...
- + Arc Technica Science: Understanding epidemiology models—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) One of the least expected aspects of 2020 has been the fact that epidemiological models have become both ...
- + Arc Technica Science: Electrifying West Africa with a renewable grid—Enlarge / A new hydroelectric power station in the Ivory Coast. (credit: Xinhua News Agency) There has been a lot of discussion about how area...
- + Arc Technica Science: Can we save the night sky from satellite streaks?—Enlarge / The solar eclipse and ISS transit back in August of 2017. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) As much of the world has slowed down amid COVID-1...
- + Arc Technica Science: “The trampoline is working”—SpaceX returns human spaceflight to America— Falcon 9 lifts off on its most important mission to date: carrying NASA Astronauts Bob Behnken and ...
- + Arc Technica Science: Dearth of women in classic Hollywood was result of studio system, study finds—Enlarge / Olivia de Havilland—pictured here as Melanie Hamliton in the 1939 Oscar-Winning film Gone with the Wind—successfully sued Warner Bros. in ...
- + Arc Technica Science: SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit [Updated]— Stormclouds roll into NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the evening of May 29, 2020, as xenon lights i...
- + Arc Technica Science: Whoooaaa duuuuude: Why we stretch words in tweets and texts—Enlarge (credit: Paul Linse | Getty Images) On Twitter, when a simple ha won’t do, there’s always hahahaaaa, haaaahaaaa, or even hahahahahahahaha...
- + Arc Technica Science: CDC says its testing fail didn’t hurt US response. Experts disagree—Enlarge / Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), attends an event about coronavirus vaccine developm...
- + Ars Technica Software: Ransomware gang is auctioning off victims’ confidential data—Enlarge (credit: RichLegg/Getty Images) Ransomware operators say they’re auctioning off victims’ confidential data in an attempt to put further p...
- + Ars Technica Software: Google fixes Android flaws that allow code execution with high system rights—(credit: Ron Amadeo) Google has shipped security patches for dozens of vulnerabilities in its Android mobile operating system, two of which could...
- + Ars Technica Software: AT&T exempts HBO Max from data caps but still limits your Netflix use—Enlarge / AT&T executive John Stankey at a presentation for investors at Warner Bros. Studios on October 29, 2019, in Burbank, California. (cred...
- + Ars Technica Software: Apple fixes bug that could have given hackers full access to user accounts—Enlarge (credit: Apple) Sign in with Apple—a privacy-enhancing tool that lets users log into third-party apps without revealing their email addre...
- + Ars Technica Software: Apple fixes bug that could have given hackers unauthorized access to user accounts—Enlarge (credit: Apple) Sign in with Apple—a privacy-enhancing tool that lets users log into third-party apps without revealing their email addre...
- + Ars Technica Software: Apple fixes bug that could have given hackers unauthorized to user accounts—Enlarge (credit: Apple) Sign in with Apple—a privacy-enhancing tool that lets users log into third-party apps without revealing their email addre...
- + Ars Technica Software: Nest users now covered by Google’s ultra-secure Advanced Protection Program—Enlarge (credit: Akram Kennis / Flickr) Accounts for Google’s Nest line of smart home devices are now covered by the company’s Advanced Protectio...
- + Ars Technica Software: Nest users now covered by Google’s ultra-secure Account Protection Program—Enlarge (credit: Akram Kennis / Flickr) Accounts for Google’s Nest line of smart home devices are now covered by the company’s Advanced Protectio...
- + Ars Technica Software: Walmart employees are out to show its anti-shoplifting AI doesn’t work—Enlarge (credit: Roberto Machado Noa | Getty Images) In January, my coworker received a peculiar email. The message, which she forwarded to me, ...
- + Ars Technica Software: An advanced and unconventional hack is targeting industrial firms—Enlarge / Binary code, illustration. (credit: KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images) Attackers are putting considerable skill and effo...
- + Ars Technica Software: Western Digital gets sued for sneaking SMR disks into its NAS channel—Enlarge / Hattis Law isn't pulling any punches in the allegations made in its class-action lawsuit, specifically calling WD out not only for using S...
- + Ars Technica Software: Border Patrol flies anti-terrorism drone over Minneapolis protestors—Enlarge (credit: Customs and Border Patrol) Thousands of people took to the streets of Minneapolis on Friday to protest the death of George Floyd...
- + Ars Technica Software: Cisco security breach hits corporate servers that ran unpatched software—Enlarge (credit: Prayitno / Flickr) Six servers Cisco uses to provide a virtual networking service were compromised by hackers who exploited crit...
- + Ars Technica Software: Russian hackers are exploiting bug that gives control of US servers—Enlarge (credit: Lino Mirgeler/picture alliance via Getty Images) A Russian hacking group tied to power-grid attacks in Ukraine, the world’s mos...
- + Computer Weekly: Infosec 2020: Covid-19 an opportunity to change security thinking
- + Computer Weekly: Aston Martin swaps out legacy antivirus for AI-driven service
- + Computer Weekly: A view from the SOC: Maintaining security capabilities during the pandemic
- + Computer Weekly: VMware vulnerability leaves private clouds open to takeover
- + Computer Weekly: NIS security regulations proving effective, but more work to do
- + Computer Weekly: Privacy campaigners call for radical changes to contact-tracing app
- + Computer Weekly: The impact of spycraft on how we secure our data
- + Computer Weekly: How managed threat hunting helps bust malicious insiders
- + Computer Weekly: Government launches IoT security funding round
- + Computer Weekly: Test and Trace has not passed data protection impact assessment
- + Computer Weekly: How Sega Europe slashed incident response times using cloud SIEM
- + Computer Weekly: Security Think Tank: CISO stress – moving from recognition to action
- + Computer Weekly: Public Health England to keep contact-tracing data for 20 years
- + Computer Weekly: IoT buyers eye private network deployments for added security
- + Computer Weekly: Revealed: Surveillance camera network that covered Dominic Cummings’ lockdown travel
- + Computer Weekly: GDPR at two: How far we’ve come, how far we still have to go
- + Computer Weekly: Enterprise clouds hammered by cyber attacks during pandemic
- + Computer Weekly: Fears contact-tracing app will open the floodgates for cyber criminals
- + Computer Weekly: Max Schrems accuses Ireland of ‘Kafkaesque’ delay in Facebook GDPR investigation
- + Computer Weekly: StrandHogg mobile vulnerability has evil twin
- + dangerous: CyberDeck ZBS— Recycled cyberdeck made from old project Raspberry pi Zero Boot System @ Facelesstech: So when I redesigned my ZBS (zero boot system) I decide...
- + dangerous: DIY ARC reactor CPU performance monitor, powered by an Arduino— Michael @ the-diy-life.com posted detailed instructions of how to build your own Arc reactor CPU performance monitor: In this project, I’m goi...
- + dangerous: App note: Automobile harness protection— Polyswitch fuse use in automobile, app note from Littelfuse. Link here (PDF) A vehicle’s ideal harness scheme has a hierarchal, tree-like str...
- + dangerous: App note: Automatic AC line voltage selector— Implementation of automatic AC line voltage selector, App note from Littelfuse. Link here (PDF) In some cases, appliances and equipment are a...
- + Dark Reading: Social Distancing for Healthcare's IoT Devices—Security pros need to double down around prevention of lateral movement by attackers, especially if IoT devices are connected to the network. [Link to...
- + Dark Reading: 10 Tips for Maintaining Information Security During Layoffs —Insider cyber threats are always an issue during layoffs -- but with record numbers of home office workers heading for the unemployment line, it's nev...
- + Dark Reading: Mobile Phishing Attacks Increase Sharply—Organizations need to include smartphones and tablets in their phishing mitigation strategies, a new report suggests. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Companies Fall Short on Mandatory Reporting of Cybercrimes—Understaffed and under fire, companies fail to report cybercrimes even when they are legally obligated to notify authorities, results of a new survey ...
- + Dark Reading: Amtrak Breach Rolls Over Frequent Travelers—The breach exposed usernames and passwords of an undisclosed number of program members. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Risk Assessment & the Human Condition—Five lessons the coronavirus pandemic can teach security professionals to better assess, monitor, manage, and mitigate organizational risk. [Link to m...
- + Dark Reading: Thycotic Buys Onion ID to Extend PAM Portfolio—The acquisition brings three new products into Thycotic's privileged access management lineup. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Cybersecurity Spending Hits 'Temporary Pause' Amid Pandemic —For now, security teams face freezes in projects and hiring - and budget cuts, security industry analysts say. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Banking on Data Security in a Time of Insecurity—How banks can maintain security and data integrity in the middle of a pandemic. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Data on Indian Mobile Payments App Reportedly Exposed via Open S3 Bucket—Over 7 million records exposed, according to vpnMentor, but app maker says there is no sign of malicious use. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Apple Pays Researcher $100,000 for Critical Vulnerability—Apple has fixed a flaw in the "Sign in with Apple" feature that could have enabled attackers to break into user accounts for third-party services. [Li...
- + Dark Reading: 26 IoT Flaws Enable Denial-of-Service Attacks, Privilege Escalation—Research details vulnerabilities in the Zephyr Real Time Operating Systems and MCUboot, both used in IoT devices and sensors. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Rare NSA Advisory About Russia-Based Cyberattacks Unlikely to Stop Them—The Sandworm group -- behind disinformation and election-hacking campaigns and responsible for a 2016 power outage in the Ukraine -- is now targeting ...
- + Dark Reading: How AI and Automation Can Help Bridge the Cybersecurity Talent Gap—Without the right tools and with not enough cybersecurity pros to fill the void, the talent gap will continue to widen. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: COVID-19: Latest Security News & Commentary—Check out Dark Reading's updated, exclusive news and commentary surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Bank of America Security Incident Affects PPP Applicants—The incident occurred when Paycheck Protection Program applications were uploaded to a test platform and accidentally shared. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Abandoned Apps May Pose Security Risk to Mobile Devices—Mobile providers don't often update users when applications are not supported by developers, security firm says. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Cisco Announces Patches to SaltStack—The patches came after Cisco was notified by the Salt Open Core team that the vulnerabilities and updates were available. [Link to media]
- + Dark Reading: Digital Distancing with Microsegmentation—Physical distancing has blunted a virus's impact; the same idea can be applied to computers and networks to minimize breaches, attacks, and infections...
- + Dark Reading: All Links Are Safe ... Right?—Today is a perfect day for a security breach. [Link to media]
- + Hack a Day: Ford’s Powershift Debacle—In the automotive world, change is a constant, and if you’re not keeping up, you’re falling behind. New technologies and methodologies are...
- + Hack a Day: A Dual Screen Luggable With Integrated RTL-SDR—It’s been fascinating to watch the development of bespoke mobile computers go from a few sheets of foam board and a Raspberry Pi into hardware t...
- + Hack a Day: Dual-Wielding Robot Carves 3D Shapes From Foam With Warped Wire—“Every block of expanded polystyrene foam has a statue inside it and it is the task of the dual-arm hot wire-wielding robot to discover it.̶...
- + Hack a Day: Remotely Navigate the Apocalypse in Mid-Century Style—One of the few positives to come of this pandemic is that the restrictive nature of scarcity can be a boon to creativity. Plus, the doom and gloom of ...
- + Hack a Day: Scientific Calculator Whipped Up In Python—Scientific calculators were invaluable to most of us through high school and college, freeing us from the yoke of using tables to calculate logarithms...
- + Hack a Day: Original Xbox Gets the Steam Overhaul—When Microsoft released the original Xbox, it deviated from the design of traditional game consoles in that it used several off-the-shelf computer com...
- + Hack a Day: Arduino Drums Bring The Noise, no MIDI Required—When looking through existing Arduino drum kit projects, [joekutz] noticed that most of them just used the microcontroller as an input for an existing...
- + Hack a Day: Social Distancing Headgear For The Futuristically Inclined—Those of you with an eye to classic cinema will remember 1985’s Back To The Future, and particularly its scientist character Dr. Emmett Brown. W...
- + Hack a Day: Inputs of Interest: ErgoDox Post-Mortem—In the last installment, I told you I was building an open-source, split, ortholinear keyboard called the ErgoDox. I’m doing this because althou...
- + Hack a Day: An Open Source HDMI Implementation for FPGAs—With some clever hacks and fast IO work, it’s possible to get your average garden-variety microcontroller to output some form of video. Old anal...
- + Hack a Day: How Science Adapted to the Aftermath of Cold War Nuke Tests—Current global events have demonstrated that we do not live in the most stable of times. Still, most of us 90’s kids are probably glad that we d...
- + Hack a Day: DIYing a VR Headset For Cheap—VR has been developing rapidly over the past decade, but headsets and associated equipment remain expensive. Without a killer app, the technology has ...
- + Hack a Day: Fusion for STM32: Development Board With Debugging And Programming Via WiFi—Clearly profiling itself as the Lamborghini or Ferrari of the STM32 development board world, MikroElektronika’s current (8th) revision of their ...
- + Hack a Day: Credit Card Chip Used To Make Crystal Radio—Perhaps the simplest radio one can build is the crystal radio. Using a diode as a detector, the design generally uses less than 10 components and no b...
- + Hack a Day: Python Is All You’ll Ever Need In This Linux Distro—Choosing the perfect Linux distribution that satisfies your personal needs and likings can be an impossible task, and oftentimes requires a hint of St...
- + Hack a Day: The Easiest Way To Put Your Doorbell On The Internet—Thanks to low-cost WiFi enabled microcontrollers such as the ESP8266 and ESP32, it’s never been a better time to roll your own smart home system...
- + Hack a Day: Cast Metal from Prints to Solidify Childhood Memories—As far as the hacker’s toolbox goes, the 3D printer is way up there in terms of utility. Sure, it takes time to learn the ins and outs of design...
- + Hack a Day: RC Lawn Mower Keeps The Grass Greener On Your Side Of The Fence—For some people, mowing the lawn is a dreaded chore that leads to thoughts of pouring a concrete slab over the yard and painting it green. Others see ...
- + Hack a Day: Linux Fu: Raspberry Pi Desktop Headless—It seems to me there are two camps when it comes to the Raspberry Pi. Some people use them as little PCs or even laptops with a keyboard and screen co...
- + Hack a Day: Physical Security Hack Chat with Deviant Ollam—Join us on Wednesday, June 3 at noon Pacific for the Physical Security Hack Chat with Deviant Ollam! You can throw as many resources as possible into ...
- + NYT SciTech: How You Should Read Coronavirus Studies, or Any Science Paper—Published scientific research, like any piece of writing, is a peculiar literary genre. [Author: By Carl Zimmer]
- + NYT SciTech: After 6 Months, Important Mysteries About Coronavirus Endure—Times journalists summarize some of the most critical things that scientists and public health officials have yet to understand. [Author: By The New Y...
- + NYT SciTech: Six Months of Coronavirus: Here’s Some of What We’ve Learned—Much remains unknown and mysterious, but these are some of the things we’re pretty sure of after half a year of this pandemic. [Author: By The New Yor...
- + Parabolic Arc: Preparations Resume for Vega’s Upcoming Mission with 53 Small Satellites— Arianespace personnel are utilizing smart glasses during certain payload checkout activities for Flight VV16 at the Spaceport in French Guiana, enabl...
- + Parabolic Arc: SpaceX to Launch Next Starlink Batch of Satellites on Wednesday Night— Sixty Starlink satellites separate from a Falcon 9 second stage on April 22, 2020. (Credit: SpaceX website) CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, F...
- + Parabolic Arc: The Extraordinary Sample-Gathering System of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover—The first samples from the Moon were collected by two astronauts. The first samples collected for eventual return to Earth from Mars will take three r...
- + Parabolic Arc: Texas Astronomer Uses 25-year-old Hubble Data to Confirm Planet Proxima Centauri c— Fritz Benedict is an emeritus Senior Research Scientist with The University of Texas at Austin’s McDonald Observatory. (Credit: McDonald Observ...
- + Parabolic Arc: NASA Laser Communications Project Running Behind Schedule, Over Budget— Laser Relay Data Demonstration project (Credit: Universities Space Research Association) by Douglas MessierManaging Editor A NASA project to...
- + Parabolic Arc: The Extraordinary Sample-Gathering System of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover—The first samples from the Moon were collected by two astronauts. The first samples collected for eventual return to Earth from Mars will take three r...
- + Parabolic Arc: JPL Mission Breaks Record for Smallest Satellite to Detect an Exoplanet— ASTERIA was deployed from the International Space Station on November 20, 2017. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) About the size of a briefcase, t...
- + Parabolic Arc: Queen’s Brian May Works to Probe Origin of Asteroids— Brian May (Credit: ESA) NICE, France (ESA PR) — Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May has teamed up with asteroid researchers to i...
- + Parabolic Arc: Space Station Astronauts Open Nasdaq Trading—NASA astronauts (from left) Robert Behnken, Douglas Hurley and Chris Cassidy. Video Caption: A historic bell ringing, 250 miles above Earth. ...
- + Parabolic Arc: Space-based Early Warning Sensor Design Passes Critical Milestone— Raytheon Intelligence & Space supports U.S. Space Force “Go Fast” program for 2025 launch EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 27, 2020 (Raytheon PR) ...
- + Parabolic Arc: NASA Seeking US Citizens for Social Isolation Study for Moon and Mars Missions— Mars 500 crew in isolation. HOUSTON (NASA PR) — As many around the world are staying at home in response to the global coronavirus pandem...
- + Parabolic Arc: Over Budget Restore-L Mission 3.5 Years From Launch— Artist’s conception of Restore-L servicing satellite with Landsat 7. (Credit: NASA) by Douglas MessierManaging Editor NASA’s $1 b...
- + Parabolic Arc: Crew Dragon Astronauts Welcomed Aboard Space Station— The Expedition 63 crew welcomes Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station. (Credits: NASA / Bill Stafford) HOUSTON (NASA P...
- + Parabolic Arc: June is Asteroid Month— Asteroid Day TV is on Air Tune in to watch asteroid-themed programming from Discovery Science, TED, IMAX, BBC, CNN, the European Space Agency...
- + Parabolic Arc: NASA Selects Proposals to Study Adaptation and Response for Astronaut Missions to Moon, Mars— An astronaut descends the ladder to explore the lunar surface. (Credit: NASA) HOUSTON (NASA PR) — NASA selected 21 proposals to help answ...
- + Parabolic Arc: This Week on The Space Show— This week on The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston: 1. Tuesday, May June 2, 2020, 7 PM PDT (9 PM CDT; 10 PM EDT) We welcome DR. DANA ANDRE...
- + Parabolic Arc: China Launches 4 Satellites on 2 Boosters— While the United States was focused last week on its first domestic flight of astronauts to orbit in 9 years, China was busy with a pair of laun...
- + Parabolic Arc: NASA Networks Support 1st Commercial Orbital Launch of Astronauts From U.S.— A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to t...
- + Parabolic Arc: NASA Supercomputers Power COVID-19 Research— Pleiades’ rack-based architecture allows NASA to continually increase the system’s computing capability through hardware upgrades without...
- + Parabolic Arc: ESA Seeking Ideas for Europe’s First Lunar Lander— European Large Logistic Lander approaching Moon. (Credit: ESA/ATG-Medialab) PARIS (ESA PR) — Development of Europe’s first ever lunar lan...
- + Scientific American: A Hydrogen Iceberg from a Failed Star Might Have Passed through Our Solar System—The interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua, discovered in 2017, may represent an entirely new type of astrophysical object, two astronomers say -- Read...
- + Scientific American: Ancient DNA Yields New Clues to Dead Sea Scrolls—A sensitive genetic fingerprinting technique could help scholars learn more from thousands of fragile parchment fragments -- Read more on ScientificA...
- + Scientific American: How to Use Masks during the Coronavirus Pandemic—What kinds of face coverings work for protection against COVID-19? How do you use them safely? A series of simple steps outlines the answers -- Read ...
- + Scientific American: Should Ecologists Treat Male and Female Animals like 'Different Species'?—Creatures from albatross to loggerhead turtles will use different habitats, depending on their sex—a factor that is often not accounted for in c...
- + Scientific American: Coronavirus Lockdowns May Raise Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution—Smarter cooking and cleaning can lessen the risk -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: Health, Public Health]
- + Scientific American: From behind the Coronavirus Mask, an Unseen Smile Can Still Be Heard—Emotion researcher Ursula Hess explains why a facial expression can be detected when obscured by a face covering -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.c...
- + Security Affairs: Sodinokibi ransomware gang launches auction site to sell stolen data—REvil /Sodinokibi ransomware operators launch an auction site to sell data stolen from victims that have chosen to not pay the ransom. Sodinokibi ...
- + Security Affairs: Russia-linked APT exploited at least 3 Exim flaws in recent attacks—Several flaws in the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) have been exploited by Russia-linked hackers, hundreds of thousands of servers are still unpatched...
- + Security Affairs: SecurityAffairs awarded as Best European Cybersecurity Technical Blog—I’m proud to announce that SecurityAffairs was awarded as Best European Cybersecurity Technical Blog at European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards. ...
- + Security Affairs: IP-in-IP flaw affects devices from Cisco and other vendors—A flaw in the IP-in-IP tunneling protocol that can be exploited for DoS attacks and to bypass security controls impact devices from Cisco and other ve...
- + Security Affairs: There was no data breach in the cyberattack against Minneapolis Police—Last week a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack shut down the websites and systems of Minneapolis, but there is no evidence of a breac...
- + Security Affairs: Apple fixes CVE-2020-9859 zero-day used in recent Unc0ver jailbreak—This week Apple released security patches to address the CVE-2020-9859 zero-day vulnerability that had been used to jailbreak iPhones devices. App...
- + Security Affairs: Critical flaw in VMware Cloud Director allows hackers to take over company infrastructure—Researchers disclosed a flaw in VMware Cloud Director platform, tracked as CVE-2020-3956, that could be abused to takeover corporate servers. Secu...
- + Security Affairs: Sodinokibi ransomware operators leak files stolen from Elexon electrical middleman—The REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware operators have leaked the files allegedly stolen from the UK power grid middleman Elexon. In May Elexon, a middlem...
- + Security Affairs: Expert earns $100,000 for ‘Sign in with Apple’ authentication bypass bug—The expert Bhavuk Jain received an award of $100,000 for reporting a severe security issue in ‘Sign in with Apple’ authentication bypass bug that coul...
- + Security Affairs: VMware addresses Fusion flaw introduced in the attempt to fix CVE-2020-3950 issue—VMware has released an update to address a privilege escalation flaw in VMware for the macOS version of Fusion that was introduced by a previous patch...
- + Security Affairs: The team behind the Joomla CMS discloses a data breach—Maintainers at the Joomla open-source content management system (CMS) announced a security breach that took place last week. Last week a member of...
- + Security Affairs: KingNull leaks DB of Daniel’s Hosting dark web hosting provider—Earlier this year a hacker breached Daniel’s Hosting, the largest free web hosting provider for dark web hidden services and now leaked its DB. ...
- + Security Affairs: Anonymous demands justice for George Floyd and threatens attacks—The hacktivist collective group Anonymous demands justice for George Floyd and threatens to ‘expose the many crimes’ of Minneapolis Police. Anonym...
- + Space Ref: Canadian Robotic Arm Grabs A Japanese Space Cargo Droid—JAXA's (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) is pictured after its capture and installation with the Canadarm2 robotic ...
- + Space Ref: Intense Flash From Milky Way's Black Hole Illuminated Gas Far Outside of Our Galaxy—About 3.5 million years ago, the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy unleashed an enormous burst of energy. [Author: Keith C...
- + Space Ref: Orbital View Of A Developing Tropical Depression 03L—Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed that strong storms from a redeveloped tropical cyclone were soaking parts of Mexico's Yucatan Penin...
- + Space Ref: ASTERIA Is The Smallest Satellite To Detect An Exoplanet—About the size of a briefcase, the CubeSat was built to test new technologies but exceeded expectations by spotting a planet outside our solar system....
- + Space Ref: Dragon Endeavour On Final Approach To The ISS—Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken of NASA's Commercial Crew Program were aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon as it approached the International Space S...
- + Space Ref: Asteroids Bennu And Ryugu May Have Formed Directly From Collision In Space—Scientists with NASA's first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, are gaining a new understanding of asteroid Bennu's carbon-rich material and ...
- + Space Ref: Class of Stellar Explosions Found To Be Galactic Producers Of Lithium—A team of researchers, led by astrophysicist Sumner Starrfield of Arizona State University (ASU), has combined theory with both observations and labor...
- + Space Ref: Hot Stars Are Plagued By Giant Magnetic Spots—Astronomers using European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes have discovered giant spots on the surface of extremely hot stars hidden in stellar c...
- + Space Ref: Earth from Space - Abu Dhabi—The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of Abu Dhabi - one of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE). [Author:...
- + Space Ref: NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 May, 2020 - SpaceX Crew Demo 2 Launch Set for Saturday—The Expedition 63 crew will wait a few more days to gain two new crewmembers after weather scrubbed the initial launch attempt of the SpaceX Crew Drag...
- + Space Ref: NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 27 May, 2020 - SpaceX Crew Demo 2 Launch Scrubbed—SpaceX Demo-2 Launch Delay: SpaceX and NASA scrubbed the launch today due to weather. The next launch attempt is scheduled for 2:22pm CT on Saturday, ...
- + Space Ref: First SpaceX Crew Dragon Arrives At The ISS—NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday aboard the first commercially built and operate...
- + Space Ref: Hubble Observes Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 3895—Far away in the Ursa Major constellation is a swirling galaxy that would not look out of place on a coffee made by a starry-eyed barista. [Author: Kei...
- + Space Ref: New Sunspots Potentially Herald Increased Solar Activity—On May 29, 2020, a family of sunspots -- dark spots that freckle the face of the Sun, representing areas of complex magnetic fields -- sported the big...
- + Space Ref: Touring the SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft—A few hours after launch the NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley hosted a media event taking the audience on a tour of the SpaceX Crew D...
- + Tech Dirt: Net Neutrali-what? AT&T's New Streaming Service Won't Count Against Its Broadband Caps. But Netflix Will.— For a long time, we've noted how broadband usage caps are bullshit. They don't actually help manage congestion, they have nothing to do with "fairnes...
- + Tech Dirt: Italian Public Prosecutor Says Project Gutenberg's Collection Of Public Domain Books Must Be Blocked For Copyright Infringement— Back in 2013, we made clear our concerns with the Italian communications watchdog AGCOM setting up new administrative copyright enforcement powers th...
- + Tech Dirt: Private Prison Company Sues Netflix Over Use Of Logo In 'Messiah'— When we last talked about the Geo Group, a company making hundreds of millions of dollars running private prisons, one of its executives was attempti...
- + Tech Dirt: Federal Court Says Sneaking A Warrantless Peek At A Cellphone Lock Screen Violates The Fourth Amendment— Keep your mitts off cellphones if you don't have a warrant. That's the message at least one court is sending to law enforcement. A 2014 decision by t...
- + Tech Dirt: Techdirt Podcast Episode 244: Section 230 & Trump's Executive Order— This week, we've got a special cross-post from 16 Minutes On The News — an excellent tech podcast by a16z that's well worth subscribing to....
- + Tech Dirt: Just As The Copyright Office Tries To Ignore The Problem Of Bad Takedowns, NBC & Disney Take Down NASA's Public Domain Space Launch— The recent Copyright Office report on Section 512 of the DMCA (the notice and takedown provisions) has been frustrating on many levels, including the...
- + Tech Dirt: Facebook's Oversight Board Can't Intervene, So Stop Asking— As Facebook employees stage a digital walk-out and make their thoughts known about the social media giant’s choice to not intervene in any way on “po...
- + Tech Dirt: Daily Deal: The Ultimate Learn To Play Piano Bundle— The Ultimate Learn To Play Piano Bundle has 10 courses designed to take your music skills from beginner to advanced. You'll learn Music Theory, how t...
- + Tech Dirt: New Study Finds No Evidence Of Anti-Conservative Bias In Facebook Moderation (If Anything, It's The Opposite)— Over the last few months, it's been weird to watch how any time we point out that there's no actual evidence of anti-conservative bias in the content...
- + Tech Dirt: AT&T's Streaming Headaches Continue As Contract Feuds Keep New TV Service Off Amazon, Roku— So we've noted repeatedly how AT&T's entry into the video space hasn't gone according to plan. First, the company spent so much money on mergers ...
- + Tech Dirt: Bangladeshi Government Decides There's No Time Like The Present To Censor/Arrest More Journalists— We can't have nice things. We can't even have mediocre things. And, in the midst of a global pandemic, we can't even have basic things. The Banglades...
- + Tech Dirt: Corporate Sovereignty Lawyers Prepare To Sue Governments For Bringing In Measures To Tackle COVID-19 And Save Lives— Regular readers of Techdirt will be all too familiar with the problem of corporate sovereignty -- the ability of companies to sue entire countries fo...
- + Tech Dirt: Cops -- Newly Wary Of Looking Like Authoritarian Assholes -- Open Fire On, Arrest Journalists— There was a window of opportunity for cops following the George Floyd killing. Floyd, suspected of nothing more than passing a fake $20 bill, was kil...
- + Tech Dirt: Securus Quietly Settles Lawsuit Over Illegally Spying On Inmate Attorney Conversations— We've noted repeatedly how interstate inmate calling service (ICS) companies have a disturbingly cozy relationship with government, striking (technic...
- + Tech Dirt: Clearview Says Section 230 Immunizes It From Vermont's Lawsuit Over Alleged Privacy Violations— Clearview is currently being sued by the attorney general of Vermont for violating the privacy rights of the state's residents. As the AG's office po...
- + Tech Dirt: Giving People Property Rights In Data Will Not Solve Privacy, But...— Online privacy can’t be solved by giving people new property rights in personal data. That idea is based on a raft of conceptual errors. But co...
- + Tech Dirt: Let. The Motherfucker. Burn.— Warning: this post will contain what we in the business like to call strong language, invective, and violent content. Govern yourself accordingly. ...
- + Tech Dirt: Joe Biden Wastes A Huge Opportunity To Support Free Speech; Still Wants To 'Revoke' Section 230— Joe Biden had a golden opportunity to actually look Presidential, and stand up for free speech and the 1st Amendment at a moment when our current Pre...
- + Tech Dirt: Daily Deal: The 2020 All-in-One Data Scientist Mega Bundle— Businesses, small to big enterprises, depend on data science. It's a field responsible for evaluating and interpreting data, statistics, and trends t...
- + Tech Dirt: In The Midst Of A Pandemic And Widespread Unrest, Senate Republicans Think It's Time To Use Copyright To Make The Richest Musicians Richer— There's kind of a lot going on in America right now -- what with widespread protests about police violence (leading to more police violence), and we'...
- + Tech News World: Jack Dorsey and the End of Twitter— I'm a member of what is likely a reasonably sizable informal group of people who trained to be a CEO but declined the job -- in my case, several t...
- + UFO Sightings: Triangular formation over Winslow Township, New Jersey—These lights in triangular formation were caught on tape in the sky above Winslow Township in New Jersey. This event happened on... [[ This is a cont...
- + UFO Sightings: 2 triangle-shaped UFOs over Rio Rancho, New Mexico—The sightings of oddly shapes objects floating in the skies is ever increasing. In a yet another sighting recorded from New... [[ This is a content s...
- + UFO Sightings: 2 new crop circles 2020: France & UK—Here’s one new video report of a two crop circles that were found in Europe. Both were found on 31st May 2020. Lauragais,... [[ This is a conte...
- + UFO Sightings: UFOs shooting each other over New Mexico?—This UFO video was filmed back in October 2019 but it was just today uploaded to MUFON’s website. This strange event... [[ This is a content su...
- + UPI Science: ADP/Moody's: U.S. shed 2.7 million jobs in May— U.S. companies cut 2.7 million more jobs during the month of May, a monthly report by ADP and Moody's Analytics said Wednesday.
- + UPI Science: South Korea vaunts COVID-19 know-how amid new outbreaks— Pride and anxiety are mingling in South Korea, following the country's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
- + UPI Science: Hundreds arrested in NYC, D.C., Houston; President Donald Trump urges police to 'get tough'— Amid mass demonstrations nationwide that have tapered little over the past week, President Donald Trump on Wednesday kept up promises to get rioting ...
- + UPI Science: Watch live: Ex-Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein testifies in Senate on Russia inquiry— Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is set to testify in the Senate on Wednesday about the Justice Department's Russia investigation.
- + UPI Science: MBA: U.S. mortgage applications up nearly 20 percent over 2019— U.S. homebuyers are returning to the market in record numbers as much of the United States has begun to reopen following weeks of unease during the c...
- + UPI Science: James Miller quits Pentagon over security tactics for President Donald Trump's church photos— A Pentagon adviser has quit in protest over Defense Secretary Mike Esper's involvement in a photo opportunity and tactics used to snap a picture of P...
- + UPI Science: Roosevelt completes carrier qualifications following COVID-19 battle— The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt completed carrier qualifications on June 2, which the Navy describes as the last milestone in returning t...
- + UPI Science: U.N., Saudi Arabia raise $1.35B in Yemen humanitarian funds— Donors have pledged $1.3 billion for aid in war-torn Yemen but the total was well below the $2.4 billion the United Nations aimed to raise.
- + UPI Science: George W. Bush on George Floyd: 'It's time for America to examine our tragic failures'— Former President George W. Bush has voiced "anguish" at the "brutal suffocation" of George Floyd by Minneapolis police last week.
- + UPI Science: 'Super Tuesday II': Joe Biden sweeps primaries in 7 states, D.C.— Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked up wins in every state that held primaries on Tuesday, plus Washington, D.C., and is now very clos...
- + UPI Science: Cyclone Nisarga makes rare landfall in western India— Cyclonic Storm Nisarga formed Tuesday in the Arabian Sea and is aiming for at the west India coastline and Mumbai, the country's financial center and...
- + UPI Science: U.N. chief calls for protection of migrants, refugees amid pandemic— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for increased protections for migrants and refugees amid the coronavirus pandemic, remind...
- + UPI Science: Trump signs international religious freedom executive order, visits shrine— President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to allot at least $50 million a year for programs that advance international religious freedoms ...
- + UPI Science: U.S. accepts $200M South Korea proposal for furloughed USFK employees— The Pentagon said Tuesday it's accepted a $200 million proposal from South Korea to fund labor costs for Korean employees of United States Forces Kor...
- + UPI Science: Washington accepts Seoul's funding proposal for furloughed Korean USFK employees— The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it has accepted a roughly $200 million proposal from South Korea to fund labor costs for Korean national employee...
- + UPI Science: On This Day, June 3: Radical feminist author shoots Andy Warhol— On June 3, 1968, radical feminist author and actor Valerie Solanas shot artist Andy Warhol at his New York City studio The Factory.
- + UPI Science: George Floyd protests: Pentagon moves 1,600 troops to D.C. area— The Pentagon on Tuesday night moved about 1,600 active duty Army troops to the Washington, D.C. area "as a prudent planning measure" to potentially a...
- + UPI Science: Britain to change Hong Kong visa rules if China imposes security law— Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will overhaul the country's visa system creating a possible path to citizenship for some 3 million Hon...
- + UPI Science: Britain to change visa rules for Hong Kong if China imposes security law— Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will overhaul the country's visa system creating a possible path to citizenship for some 3 million Hon...
- + UPI Science: 'Super Tuesday II': Biden notches early wins as 8 states, D.C. hold primaries— Joe Biden picked up early wins in nearly every state Tuesday night as eight states and Washington, D.C. voted in primary elections.
- + Wired: Everything You Need to Know Before Buying a Gaming PC—Pre-built gaming computers are more affordable and more powerful than ever. Before you shell out for one, here's some advice. [Category: Gear, Gear / ...
- + Wired: Mark Zuckerberg Believes Only in Mark Zuckerberg—Why is he abetting Trump while civil rights leaders and his own employees rebuke him? It's about dominance. [Category: Ideas]
- + Wired: Protest Photography Safety Tips: Dos and Don'ts, How to Blur Faces, Essential Gear—Here's our guide to taking photos safely at a protest, what not to do, what gear to bring, and how to remove location data and blur faces before uploa...
- + Wired: On Instagram, Black Squares Overtook Activist Hashtags—Early on Tuesday, social media users began posting black boxes with hashtags meant to support Black Lives Matter—they ended up drowning out years of r...
- + Wired: The Pentagon’s Hand-Me-Downs Helped Militarize Police. Here’s How—Over several decades, the 1033 program has shipped over $7.4 billion of Defense Department property to more than 8,000 law enforcement agencies. [Cate...
- + Wired: Protesting Tips: What to Bring, How to Act, How to Stay Safe—If you're planning on hitting the streets, this guide may be of some assistance. [Category: Gear, Gear / How To and Advice]
- + Wired: Protests Renew Scrutiny of Tech's Ties to Law Enforcement—Amazon executives tweeted support for protesters. But the company sells a surveillance tool to police that studies say misidentifies darker-skinned pe...
- + Wired: ‘Nonlethal’ Anti-Protest Weapons Can Cause Serious Harm—Rubber bullets and tear gas are billed as relatively safe. They're anything but. [Category: Security, Security / Security News]
- + Wired: Trump's Antifa Obsession Is an Unconstitutional Distraction—The president says the US will designate antifa a terrorist organization. Can he do that? Probably not. [Category: Culture, Culture / Digital Culture]
- + Wired: Facebook 'Manage Activity' Is a Long Overdue Privacy Feature—The new Manage Activity feature will let you archive and bulk delete posts for the first time. [Category: Security, Security / Security News]
- + Wired: A Reddit Community Has Become a Memorial for Covid-19 Victims—Amid a pandemic, users have turned the subreddit r/LastImages into a digital shrine to remember loved ones lost to the disease. [Category: Culture, Cu...
- + Wired: How to Sync and Access Your Data Across Devices (2020)—Here's how to open all your files—so you can switch between your phone and laptop seamlessly. [Category: Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Produc...
- + Wired: The WIRED Coronavirus Glossary—Too many Covid-19 buzzwords? Here’s what they all mean. [Category: Science, Science / Health]
- + Wired: Rigorous Hand-Washing Will Be Part of Covid-19's New Normal—The simplest hygiene tasks are the toughest to maintain—take it from the health care experts who have advice about how to make the habit stick. [Categ...
- + Wired: More Students Are ‘Stacking’ Credentials en Route to a Degree—With record numbers of Americans jobless, some are turning to nontraditional programs that offer rewards for completing short courses on specific skil...
- + Wired: In Minneapolis, Neighbors Are Mobilizing—Offline—Worried about infiltration from extremist groups or police surveillance, residents are turning to pre-internet tactics to help protect homes and local...
- + Wired: Facebook Employees Take the Rare Step to Call Out Mark Zuckerberg—Some workers at the social media giant are publicly criticizing decisions not to remove or flag misleading posts by President Trump. [Category: Busine...
- + Wired: Tech Companies Denounce Racism. Will Silicon Valley Change?—The killing of George Floyd elicited corporate outrage, and some donations. But well-intentioned rhetoric has not always been followed by meaningful a...
- + Wired: Meet ACE2, the Enzyme at the Center of the Covid-19 Mystery—Since January, scientists have published more than 700 studies to figure out the molecule’s link to risk for the disease—and to find possible treatmen...
- + Wired: Artist Rachel Cabitt Is Trapped in a Quarantine Horror Film—Yes, the current experience is full of terror. But there's room for catharsis, too. [Category: Photo]
- + Wired Science: The WIRED Coronavirus Glossary—Too many Covid-19 buzzwords? Here’s what they all mean. [Category: Science, Science / Health]
- + Wired Science: Rigorous Hand-Washing Will Be Part of Covid-19's New Normal—The simplest hygiene tasks are the toughest to maintain—take it from the health care experts who have advice about how to make the habit stick. [Categ...
- + Wired Science: In Minneapolis, Neighbors Are Mobilizing—Offline—Worried about infiltration from extremist groups or police surveillance, residents are turning to pre-internet tactics to help protect homes and local...
- + Wired Science: Meet ACE2, the Enzyme at the Center of the Covid-19 Mystery—Since January, scientists have published more than 700 studies to figure out the molecule’s link to risk for the disease—and to find possible treatmen...
- + Wired Science: An Onslaught of Crises Has Created a Modern Paradox—Never before have humans lived more comfortably. And yet today we're overwhelmed by crises, be it inequality or economic collapse or Covid, all exacer...
- + Wired Science: Cities in Poorer Countries Are at Risk as Covid-19 Spreads—Hot spots are emerging in urban areas across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where social distancing is challenging and missing work can mean not ea...
- + Wired Science: Should We Purposely Infect Healthy Volunteers With Covid-19?—Such studies could speed up the development of a vaccine—but would mean deliberately giving people a disease that could kill them. [Category: Science,...
- + Wired Science: SpaceX Launched Two Astronauts—Changing Spaceflight Forever—The test mission will clear the way for regular crewed launches from the United States for the first time in nearly a decade. [Category: Science]
- + Wired Science: Watch SpaceX and NASA Launch Two Astronauts to the ISS—The occasion will mark the first time a private company blasts NASA astronauts into space. Here's everything you need to know. [Category: Science, Sci...
- + Wired Science: How to Watch SpaceX and NASA Launch Two Astronauts to the ISS—The occasion will mark the first time a private company blasts NASA astronauts into space. Here's everything you need to know. [Category: Science, Sci...
- + Wired Science: Turns Out 4 ‘Blank’ Dead Sea Scrolls Actually Have Text—A new analysis revealed what scientists believe is a passage from the book of Ezekiel. [Category: Science, Science / Environment]
- + Wired Science: Space Photos of the Week: An Eternal Voyage of Discovery—As we sunset this weekly series, we take a farewell tour of the outer planets—and pay tribute to one of the most famous last looks at Earth. [Category...
- + Wired Science: The Quest to Purge New Zealand of Invasive Predators—Rats, weasels, and other imported mammals have destroyed native bird populations. Local group Predator Free Wellington wants to turn the tables. [Cate...
- + Wired Science: What Do the Quark Oddities at the Large Hadron Collider Mean?—Measurements of particles called B mesons deviate from predictions. Alone, each anomaly looks like a fluke, but their collective drift is more suggest...
- + Wired Science: What's Next for SpaceX's Crewed Mission to the ISS?—On Saturday, the company will take a second run at launching astronauts to the International Space Station. But only if a lot of things go right. [Cat...
- + Wired Science: ‘Oumuamua Might Be a Giant Interstellar Hydrogen Iceberg—It isn’t an alien spaceship, but new research suggests the first known interstellar object to grace our solar system could be something even stranger....
- + Wired Science: Covid-19 Testing Is Expensive. It Doesn't Have to Be—The diagnostics industry favors wealthy countries, but the rest of the world needs tests, too. Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash thinks "frugal scienc...
- + Wired Science: Some Nursing Homes Escaped Covid-19—Here's What They Did Right—As states start to reopen, senior care facilities must balance the needs of residents against the potential for more deadly Covid-19 outbreaks. [Categ...
- + Wired Science: Covid-19 Creates Long, Anxious Waits for Fertility Treatments—As fertility clinics gradually reopen, patients and doctors must weigh the risks of seeking pregnancy during a pandemic—or waiting too long to try. [C...
- + Wired Science: To Beat Covid-19, You Have to Know How A Virus Moves—As public spaces reopen, scientists are racing to understand the mysterious and turbulent way the disease spreads through air—from person to person, a...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Marquardt wins Republican nomination for Otero County Commission seat—Challenger Vickie Marquardt won Republic Nomination for District 3 Otero County seat at the New Mexico Primary Tuesday. ...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Otero County Clerk Robyn Holmes talks about the 2020 New Mexico Primary—Otero County Clerk Robyn Holmes talks about the 2020 New Mexico Primary [Author: Alamogordo Daily New...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Alamogordo officials say rumors of planned Antifa-led protest unsubstantiated—Alamogordo officials said rumors of an Antifa-led protest Tuesday are unsubstantiated but that police would remain vigilant in case anything happened....
- + Alamogordo Daily News: New Mexico Primary 2020—New Mexico Primary 2020 [Author: Alamogordo Daily News] [Link to media]
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Antifa coming to Alamogordo? Police investigating rumors of planned non-peaceful protests—Alamogordo police have gotten information that both local and non-local organizers are planning non-peaceful protests in Alamogordo on Tuesday. ...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Otero County Prison Facility has reported its first COVID-19 death—Otero County Prison Facility in Chaparral has reported its first COVID-19 coronavirus inmate death. [...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: One dead in mobile home fire in Alamogordo—The blaze consumed the mobile home, as firefighters worked to extinguish it around midnight June 1. [Auth...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: New Mexico Primary has arrived—The New Mexico Primary is June 2 and Otero County has several contested races. [Author: Alamogordo Da...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Threat left via voicemail prompts increased patrol of Otero County Administrative Building—Another threat to the Otero County Administration Building was received Monday afternoon prompting further Otero County Sheriff's Office presence. ...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Live primary election results for New Mexico, Otero County—This is where you can find real-time results as counties report who New Mexico chose in the 2020 primary election. ...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: New Mexico 2020 primary: See results here—Check out our list of 2020 primary results. [Author: Alamogordo Daily News] [Link to media]
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Albuquerque mayor blames 'agitators' for gunshots, violence—"What we saw last night in downtown was not a protest, it was not Albuquerque," the mayor said. City crews spent the morning cleaning up debris. ...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Alamogordo Anti-Racism Demonstration—Alamogordo Anti-Racism Demonstration [Author: Alamogordo Daily News] [Link to media]
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Alamogordo Anti-Racism Demonstration—Alamogordo Anti-Racism Demonstration [Author: Alamogordo Daily News] [Link to media]
- + Alamogordo Daily News: 'I can't breathe!': Locals hold anti-racism demonstration after death of George Floyd—Demonstrators gathered in response to what they say is unchecked police violence towards people of color nationwide. ...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Alamogordo Public Library offers curbside pick-up service to patrons—Patrons of the Alamogordo Public Library can log in via the library's website to view catalogs and place holds on any library item. ...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Texas architects earn national, state design awards for Columbus, N.M., port of entry—Beyond Trump's border wall, a New Mexico port of entry wins awards for its welcoming architecture. It was designed by a Corpus Christi-based firm. &...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Otero County offices remain on lockdown due to threats following Commissioner Griffin comment—About an hour into Thursday's Otero County Commission meeting, the Otero County Administration Building was put on lockdown. &...
- + Alamogordo Daily News: Business briefs: Katie Josselyn retires—Business news from Alamogordo and Otero County. [Author: Alamogordo Daily News] [Link to media]
- + Alamogordo Daily News: As coronavirus swept through a halfway house, state officials reported nothing—The outbreak happened at Diersen Charities in Albuquerque, which houses inmates on their way out of the federal prison system and some who are on fede...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Eddy County Commission welcomes new members Beard and Cordova—Democrat Sarah Cordova and Republican Fred Beard are the newest members of the Eddy County Board of County Commissioners. Both won primary races Tuesd...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Yvette Herrell wins Republican primary election for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District—Former New Mexico State Rep. Yvette Herrell will challenge incumbent Democrat Xochitl Torres Small for the seat in the November election. ...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Yvette Herrell takes early lead in Republican Primary for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District—New Mexicans will vote for a Republican challenger to Xochitl Torres Small in the 2020 Primary Election ...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Corrections & Clarifications—Corrections and clarifications in the Carlsbad Current-Argus. [Author: Carlsbad Current-Argus] [Link ...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Eddy County goes to the polls for New Mexico's 2020 Primary Election—Voters in Eddy County went to the polls on June 2 for [Author: Carlsbad Current-Argus] [Link to media...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Republicans to choose challenger to U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in Tuesday primary—On Tuesday, June 2, Republican voters in southern New Mexico will chose a Republican nominee to run for Congress in November. ...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: 2020 Census isn't first for deputy director of Denver-Dallas region—Dennis Johnson is no stranger to census. The deputy director of the Denver-Dallas region of the U.S. Census started in 1980. &...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Live primary election results for New Mexico, Eddy County—This is where you can find real-time results as counties report who New Mexico chose in the 2020 primary election. ...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: New Mexico 2020 primary: See results here—Check out our list of primary results. [Author: Carlsbad Current-Argus] [Link to media]
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Albuquerque mayor blames 'agitators' for gunshots, violence—"What we saw last night in downtown was not a protest, it was not Albuquerque," the mayor said. City crews spent the morning cleaning up debris. ...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Carlsbad sees 'peaceful' protest in wake of George Floyd death in Minneapolis—A group of residents gathered in downtown Carlsbad for a "peaceful" protest over the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. ...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Carlsbad protest calls for justice after George Floyd death—George Floyd, an African American man, was killed May 25 after he was arrested by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department. ...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Dining-in back on the menu: Carlsbad eateries reopen as COVID-19 restrictions reduced—We spoke to managers and diners at several local restaurants in Carlsbad, analyzing the impacts of the reopening on local business and culture in the ...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Carlsbad restaurants re-open amid COVID-19 pandemic—Carlsbad restaurants re-open amid COVID-19 pandemic [Author: Carlsbad Current-Argus] [Link to media]
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Texas architects earn national, state design awards for Columbus, N.M., port of entry—Beyond Trump's border wall, a New Mexico port of entry wins awards for its welcoming architecture. It was designed by a Corpus Christi-based firm. &...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Carlsbad man arrested for shooting from a moving vehicle—Randy Rollins, 26, was served a warrant by Carlsbad police while in the Eddy County Detention Center for shooting at or from a moving vehicle. &...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Oil and gas leads New Mexico's budget woes, programs could be cut in special session—New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced last week that the special session would start on June 18, a Thursday, and continue through the weeke...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: Study: As COVID-19 Progresses, 40% May Not Show Any Symptoms At All—A small analysis of 78 COVID-19 patients in China revealed as many as 40% of patients may be asymptomatic. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the nove...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: As coronavirus swept through a halfway house, state officials reported nothing—The outbreak happened at Diersen Charities in Albuquerque, which houses inmates on their way out of the federal prison system and some who are on fede...
- + Carlsbad Current Argus: New Mexico Department of Transportation hiring temporary help in Carlsbad—Carlsbad residents who may have their lost jobs due to COVID-19 can apply for temporary jobs with the New Mexico Department of Transportation. &...
- + Deming Headlight: Protesters gather for second George Floyd demonstration—Protesters continued to speak out against police brutality and racism at the El Paso County Courthouse joining nationwide protests following the death...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso coronavirus update: El Paso reports 5 COVID-19 deaths, 39 new cases—Here is the latest news on coronavirus in El Paso. We'll be updating this story throughout the day. News tip? Email us borderland@elpasotimes.com. ...
- + Deming Headlight: 'Justice is a right': El Paso protest decries racial injustice following death of George Floyd—Protesters gathered to demand justice, decry racism, police brutality following death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during arrest. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Person shot in East El Paso home invasion dies at the hospital, police say—One person was killed after a home invasion and shooting in East El Paso, police said. [Author: El Paso T...
- + Deming Headlight: Demonstrators in El Paso decry police brutality, racism—Protesters gather for following the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man, [Author: El Paso Times...
- + Deming Headlight: Protests in El Paso decry racial injustice following death of George Floyd in Minneapolis—Protesters gathered to demand justice, decry racism, police brutality following death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during arrest. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Julián Castro, former HUD secretary from Texas, says he supports Joe Biden for president—Julian Castro officially endorsed Joe Biden for president in an email to supporters, saying the former vice president can bring about police reform. ...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso coronavirus update: 16,799 El Paso area unemployment insurance claims filed in May—Here is the latest news on coronavirus in El Paso. We'll be updating this story throughout the day. News tip? Email us borderland@elpasotimes.com. ...
- + Deming Headlight: SISD to offer free COVID-19 tests to Socorro community as part of city of El Paso effort—Testing for Socorro Independent School District employees begins Friday and will open to the broader SISD community starting June 8. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Bishop Mark Seitz's home in El Paso burglarized, religious items taken—Bishop Mark Seitz took social media to thank El Paso police for recovering items stolen from his home. Find out more. &#...
- + Deming Headlight: Here's how to watch speakers at Texas Democrats' state convention—The Texas Democratic Party is holding its sate convention virtually amid the coronavirus outbreak. [A...
- + Deming Headlight: Gov. Abbott defends peaceful protests, but says looting and vandalism won't be tolerated—Violence and vandalism "are overshadowing the death of George Floyd." Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says. [A...
- + Deming Headlight: D-Day: Death knew no colors as American soldiers took part in WWII invasion, veterans say—Black, white, Hispanic. Skin color didn't matter on D-Day, say the men who fought there. The bullets didn't discriminate. ...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso George Floyd protest: Police say officers assaulted, others disagree with use of force—Protesters met at Memorial Park then marched to the El Paso Police Department Headquarters at 911 Raynor St. on Sunday evening. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Vitalant tests blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies, could aid research, treatment—Vitalant starts testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Find out why and how it might help with treatment. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Alright, alright, alright! Matthew McConaughey sends face masks to El Paso's University Medical Center—Alright, alright alright! Matthew McConaughey sends face masks to El Paso's University Medical Center. ...
- + Deming Headlight: El Paso Bishop demonstrates at Memorial Park for George Floyd—Bishop Mark Seitz kneels for eight minutes in remembrance of George Floyd in Memorial Park Monday, June 1, in El Paso. &...
- + Deming Headlight: Bishop Mark Seitz leads prayer in memory of George Floyd at Memorial Park in El Paso—Bishop Mark Seitz and priests from the Diocese of El Paso prayed in memory of George Floyd on Monday in Memorial Park in El Paso. &#...
- + Deming Headlight: Coronavirus pandemic sends Texas sales tax collection into a 13% free fall—Sales tax collections dropped 13 percent in May 2020 compared with May 2019. Nearly 60% of state revenues come from the tax. ...
- + Deming Headlight: Texas architects earn national, state design awards for Columbus, N.M., port of entry—Beyond Trump's border wall, a New Mexico port of entry wins awards for its welcoming architecture. It was designed by a Corpus Christi-based firm. &...
- + El Paso Times: El Paso coronavirus update: El Paso reports 5 COVID-19 deaths, 39 new cases—Here is the latest news on coronavirus in El Paso. We'll be updating this story throughout the day. News tip? Email us borderland@elpasotimes.com. ...
- + El Paso Times: 'Justice is a right': El Paso protest decries racial injustice following death of George Floyd—Protesters gathered to demand justice, decry racism, police brutality following death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during arrest. ...
- + El Paso Times: Protesters gather for second George Floyd demonstration—Protesters continued to speak out against police brutality and racism at the El Paso County Courthouse joining nationwide protests following the death...
- + El Paso Times: Demonstrators in El Paso decry police brutality, racism—Protesters gather for following the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man, [Author: El Paso Times...
- + El Paso Times: Person shot in East El Paso home invasion dies at the hospital, police say—One person was killed after a home invasion and shooting in East El Paso, police said. [Author: El Paso T...
- + El Paso Times: Julián Castro, former HUD secretary from Texas, says he supports Joe Biden for president—Julian Castro officially endorsed Joe Biden for president in an email to supporters, saying the former vice president can bring about police reform. ...
- + El Paso Times: SISD to offer free COVID-19 tests to Socorro community as part of city of El Paso effort—Testing for Socorro Independent School District employees begins Friday and will open to the broader SISD community starting June 8. ...
- + El Paso Times: Bishop Mark Seitz's home in El Paso burglarized, religious items taken—Bishop Mark Seitz took social media to thank El Paso police for recovering items stolen from his home. Find out more. &#...
- + El Paso Times: Here's how to watch speakers at Texas Democrats' state convention—The Texas Democratic Party is holding its sate convention virtually amid the coronavirus outbreak. [A...
- + El Paso Times: Gov. Abbott defends peaceful protests, but says looting and vandalism won't be tolerated—Violence and vandalism "are overshadowing the death of George Floyd." Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says. [A...
- + El Paso Times: D-Day: Death knew no colors as American soldiers took part in WWII invasion, veterans say—Black, white, Hispanic. Skin color didn't matter on D-Day, say the men who fought there. The bullets didn't discriminate. ...
- + El Paso Times: El Paso George Floyd protest: Police say officers assaulted, others disagree with use of force—Protesters met at Memorial Park then marched to the El Paso Police Department Headquarters at 911 Raynor St. on Sunday evening. ...
- + El Paso Times: Vitalant tests blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies, could aid research, treatment—Vitalant starts testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Find out why and how it might help with treatment. ...
- + El Paso Times: Alright, alright, alright! Matthew McConaughey sends face masks to El Paso's University Medical Center—Alright, alright alright! Matthew McConaughey sends face masks to El Paso's University Medical Center. ...
- + El Paso Times: El Paso Bishop demonstrates at Memorial Park for George Floyd—Bishop Mark Seitz kneels for eight minutes in remembrance of George Floyd in Memorial Park Monday, June 1, in El Paso. &...
- + El Paso Times: Bishop Mark Seitz leads prayer in memory of George Floyd at Memorial Park in El Paso—Bishop Mark Seitz and priests from the Diocese of El Paso prayed in memory of George Floyd on Monday in Memorial Park in El Paso. &#...
- + El Paso Times: Coronavirus pandemic sends Texas sales tax collection into a 13% free fall—Sales tax collections dropped 13 percent in May 2020 compared with May 2019. Nearly 60% of state revenues come from the tax. ...
- + El Paso Times: Texas architects earn national, state design awards for Columbus, N.M., port of entry—Beyond Trump's border wall, a New Mexico port of entry wins awards for its welcoming architecture. It was designed by a Corpus Christi-based firm. &...
- + El Paso Times: A pedestrian was killed after being struck by dump truck on El Paso's Eastside—A pedestrian was killed after being struck by dump truck on Eastside. [Author: El Paso Times] [Link t...
- + El Paso Times: El Paso Electric sale deadline extended three months due to pending federal agency approval—JPMorgan-tied investment fund pending $4.3 billion purchase of 117-year-old utility awaits FERC approval. &#...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Doña Ana County to resume counting absentee ballots on Wednesday—With fewer than 3,000 absentee ballots remaining to be tabulated, the clerk's office made the decision to stop counting for the night. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Senior Democrats John Arthur Smith, Mary Kay Papen in tight primary battles—Four districts had primary races for New Mexico Senate seats and eight had primary races for New Mexico House of Representatives. &#...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Rodriguez and Ortega neck and neck in Doña Ana County treasurer's race—Only 19 votes separated Gina Ortega and Eric Rodriguez as of 11 p.m. on Election Night. 11,500 absentee ballots had yet to be counted. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Anthony Mayor Murillo-Trujillo leads incumbent commissioner Gonzalez—Diana Murillo-Trujillo had 53 percent of the vote, and Ramon Gonzalez had 46 percent, with 691 votes tallied. &nbs...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Demonstrators gather at the Plaza de Las Cruces downtown to observe a candlelight vigil—Demonstrators gather at the Plaza de Las Cruces downtown June 2, 2020, to observe a candlelight vigil ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Mark Ronchetti projected to win New Mexico Republican primary for US Senate—Ronchetti will face Democrat Ben Ray Luján and Libertarian Bob Walsh in the November election to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Tom Udall. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Here's a look at Primary Election Day in Doña Ana County—Voters take to the in-person polling places to cast their ballot in Las Cruces wearing masks and socially distancing on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. &...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Las Cruces voters adapt to polling location policy changes amid COVID-19 advisories—Voters are still able to participate in elections amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but adjustments to protect voters are in effect. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: COVID-19 in New Mexico: 116 new cases at Otero County Prison Facility—The privately-managed facility in Chaparral, NM holds inmates in the custody of state and federal agencies. One inmate has died from COVID-19. &...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Voters cast their ballots in the 2020 primary election across New Mexico—New Mexicans vote in the June 2, 2020 presidential primary election. Statewide and local primary elections are also being decided. &...
- + Las Cruces Sun: 3 injured in crash near Chamberino—Doña Ana County officials reported the motor vehicle collision happened at NM 28 and San Jacinto Road. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Las Cruces police officer tests positive for COVID-19—Las Cruces Police Department reports one officer tested positive for COVID-19. [Author: Las Cruces Su...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Hundreds gather at peaceful vigil in Las Cruces to honor George Floyd—Las Cruces remembered Minneapolis man George Floyd, who was killed by police last week, during a vigil Monday night. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Las Cruces seeks public input on dog park designs—The public is invited to view an online video presentation with the current designs and send comments to the city. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: City gets interim head of communications—Udell Vigil, the previous director of communications, retired last week after close to two decades with the city. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Las Cruces restaurant experience: Marci Dickerson explains how The Game will operate—How will dining out in Las Cruces change while COVID-19 continues to thrive? We visited one restaurant where staff was training on new health protocol...
- + Las Cruces Sun: 3 new members appointed to New Mexico Spaceport Authority—Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed three new members to the New Mexico Spaceport Authority and reappointed three other members. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: Las Cruces gathers to honor George Floyd—Las Cruces residents gathered Monday night June 1, 2020, to honor George Floyd. [Author: Las Cruces S...
- + Las Cruces Sun: LCPS awards teacher and educational support personnel of the year—The awardees for LCPS Teacher of the Year and Educational Support Personnel of the year were awarded in a virtual ceremony to honor their services. ...
- + Las Cruces Sun: New Mexico 2020 primaries: What you need to know in Doña Ana County—Here's what to expect (and where to vote) for a primary election taking place during the COVID-19 emergency after a push to encourage absentee voting....
- + NMSU News: NMSUs Math Department opens up online tutoring center to community —NMSUs Math Department opens up online tutoring center to community Date: 06/02/2020 Writer: Melissa R. Rutter, 575-6...
- + NMSU News: NMSU researchers lead a safe return to campus labs—NMSU researchers lead a safe return to campus labs Date: 06/01/2020 Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nm...
- + NMSU News: NMSU Army ROTC graduates receive officer commissions during traditional ceremony—NMSU Army ROTC graduates receive officer commissions during traditional ceremony Date: 06/01/2020 Writer: Jane Moorman...
- + Silver City Sun News: Silver City Public Library installing new doors to improve accessibility—The Silver City library's new doors will be glass and will be more accessible. In the future, the doors will also have door openers for accessibility....
- + Silver City Sun News: Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument to increase recreational access—Beginning June 1, access to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument was made available under social distancing and other guidelines: ...
- + Silver City Sun News: Top moments from Western New Mexico virtual commencement—The Western New Mexico University virtual commencement was held Friday, May 29, 2020. [Author: Silver...
- + Silver City Sun News: Class of 2020 Western New Mexico University graduates earn diplomas, 15 seconds of fame—Graduates used their 15 seconds to celebrate and receive their diplomas from loved ones, children, pets and even fellow graduates. &...
- + Silver City Sun News: New Mexico 2020 primary: See results here—Check out our list of 2020 primary results [Author: Silver City Sun-News] [Link to media]
- + Silver City Sun News: Texas architects earn national, state design awards for Columbus, N.M., port of entry—Beyond Trump's border wall, a New Mexico port of entry wins awards for its welcoming architecture. It was designed by a Corpus Christi-based firm. &...
- + AmSat UK: FUNcube-1 in continuous transponder mode—After some eight months in continuous sunlight, FUNcube-1 has now started to see some eclipses during each orbit. The telemetry received has shown tha...
- + AmSat UK: FUNcube-1 no longer in full sunlight—After some eight months in continuous sunlight, FUNcube-1 has now started to see some eclipses during each orbit. The telemetry received has shown tha...
- + ARRL News: Spring 2020 Section Manager Election Results Announced—Three incumbent ARRL Section Managers were returned to office, while one challenger outpolled an incumbent Section Manager (SM) in contested elections...
- + ARRL News: ARRL Foundation Announces the Frankford Radio Club Scholarship—The Frankford Radio Club Scholarship will join the growing list of scholarships administered by the ARRL Foundation. The Frankford Radio Club (FRC) is...
- + ARRL News: SEA-PAC QSO Party Set after Convention is Canceled— Along with many other ham radio events, SEA-PAC 2020, which was to host the ARRL Northwestern Division Convention, fell victim to the COVID-19 pandem...
- + ARRL News: Dan Grady, N2SRK, Appointed as New Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director—ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Dan Grady, N2SRK, of Aurora, Colorado, as the new Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director. Grady will ...
- + ARRL News: Astronauts Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, and Doug Hurley Settling in after Historic Flight—NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, and Doug Hurley, are settling in on board the International Space Station (ISS) after arriving aboard the first c...
- + dx Zone: WSJT-X 2.2.0 new version available to download—WSJT-X 2.2.0 has been officially released and it includes improvements and fixes for all digital modes like FT8 FT4 JT4 JT66 WSPR [Author: author@dxzo...
- + dx Zone: BktRemote—Software/Radio ControlBktRemote Suite is a package of programs that allow you to control the transceiver with different devices via a LAN connection o...
- + dx Zone: ICOM IC-R20—IC-R20 by Icom. Wideband Receiver Professional radioreceiver, allow double receiver, from HF to Microwave, digital recorde, DTCS, Memories and 11 hour...
- + dx Zone: WSJT-X Drops Windows XP—Beginning from version 2.2.0 WSJT-X will not run anymore on Windows XP and Windows Vista anymore. [Author: author@dxzone.com]
- + dx Zone: Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2009—QFH antenna for NOAA Satellites, SDRGadgets, JSatTrak - Satellite tracking program, Google Earth Grid Square Locator, Folded Dipole Antennas, Online M...
- + dx Zone: JTSync—Software/TimeJTSync is a simple utility that provides the ability to synchronize your computer clock over a network with world-wide NTP servers. When ...
- + dx Zone: Multiband J-Pole Antenna by IZ0UPS—Antennas/J-PoleA multiband J-Pole antenna project that cover 144,220 and 430 MHz. The articles includes several pictures of this multi-band antenna, i...
- + hfRadio: Solar Report 1515 03 Jun 2020—Solar Flux: 70 | Ap: 7 | Kp 1
- + hfRadio: Observed Space Weather 1515 03 Jun 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Forecast Space Weather 1515 03 Jun 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Flares 1515 03 Jun 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi B2.9(0613Z 06/02) 24h hi B2.9(0613Z 06/02)
- + hfRadio: Sunspots 1515 03 Jun 2020—SSN: 12 (03/09/2020)
- + hfRadio: Solar Wind 1515 03 Jun 2020—Solar Wind: 334 km/s @ 3.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + hfRadio: Global Conditions 1515 03 Jun 2020—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1400Z on 03 Jun, 2020 High Latitude: Fair-Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + hfRadio: Solar Report 1430 03 Jun 2020—Solar Flux: 70 | Ap: 7 | Kp 1
- + hfRadio: Observed Space Weather 1430 03 Jun 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Forecast Space Weather 1430 03 Jun 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Flares 1430 03 Jun 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi B2.9(0613Z 06/02) 24h hi B2.9(0613Z 06/02)
- + hfRadio: Sunspots 1430 03 Jun 2020—SSN: 12 (03/09/2020)
- + hfRadio: Solar Wind 1430 03 Jun 2020—Solar Wind: 333 km/s @ 4.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + hfRadio: Global Conditions 1430 03 Jun 2020—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1400Z on 03 Jun, 2020 High Latitude: Fair-Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + hfRadio: Solar Report 1350 03 Jun 2020—Solar Flux: 70 | Ap: 7 | Kp 1
- + hfRadio: Observed Space Weather 1350 03 Jun 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Forecast Space Weather 1350 03 Jun 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + hfRadio: Flares 1350 03 Jun 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi B2.9(0613Z 06/02) 24h hi B2.9(0613Z 06/02)
- + hfRadio: Sunspots 1350 03 Jun 2020—SSN: 12 (03/09/2020)
- + hfRadio: Solar Wind 1350 03 Jun 2020—Solar Wind: 332 km/s @ 5.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + kb6nu: First online General class lesson posted to YouTube—I’ve been playing around with developing an online General class for years now. I never was really happy with my efforts, though, and I would ev...
- + kb6nu: G-QRP considering virtual convention for 2020—I received this literally minutes ago from Graham, G3MFJ, the GQRP treasurer: The GQRP Club officers had to make the difficult decision to cancel the ...
- + kb6nu: Projects I’m currently working on or am thinking about working on—If you’re like me, you have way too many irons in the fire. Here are some projects that I’m currently working on and some that I’m t...
- + South Gate Club: Register ASAP for Free online amateur radio training course—Know someone who wants to get their UK Foundation Amateur Radio licence? A Free online course starts this Sunday, June 7, but you need to register so...
- + South Gate Club: GB0MZX on air in June to celebrate the world's first advertised wireless broadcast—Dragon Amateur Radio Club would like to introduce their next special event station GB0MZX (Marconi Zulu Xray)
- + South Gate Club: Kangaroo Island IOTA expedition re-scheduled—Grant, VK5GR, reports: I am very pleased to announce that the VK5KI Expedition to Kangaroo Island (IOTA OC-139) has been rescheduled, although it has ...
- + South Gate Club: Amateur radio on BBC Somerset—On May 31, RSGB Region 11 Representative Dean Brice G0UIL was interviewed by Mel Everett on BBC Somerset about amateur radio
- + South Gate Club: The Radio Collector—On his Soldersmoke blog Bill Meara M0HBR / N2CQR highlights a vintage video of a 1985 TV show The Radio Collector from the California Historical Radio...
- + South Gate Club: Credit card chip used to make crystal radio—Hackaday report Billy Cheung decided to build a crystal radio using a rather unconventional detector – the smart chip in a common credit card
- + South Gate Club: Ofcom updates licence-exemption regulations including 24 GHz—Ofcom has confirmed technical changes for use of spectrum in 874 to 874.4 MHz and 915 to 919.4 MHz bands to support use of short-range wireless device...
- + South Gate Club: Dan Grady, N2SRK, appointed as new Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director—ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Dan Grady, N2SRK, of Aurora, Colorado, as the new Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director
- + South Gate Club: GB0GIG ... Time to apply for your certificate—Now that GB0GIG has finished with 3,500 QSOs logged, it is time to claim certificate for having a certain number of QSOs with the station
- + South Gate Club: Spring 2020 Section Manager election results announced—Three incumbent ARRL Section Managers were returned to office, while one challenger outpolled an incumbent Section Manager (SM) in contested elections...
- + South Gate Club: IOTA news from the DARC —Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
- + South Gate Club: GQRP Club online—The GQRP Club has decided to see what support there would be for an online QRP Convention this year to replace the event which would have been hold in...
- + South Gate Club: RSGB Director on national broadcaster Talk Radio—RSGB Board Director Mike Bruce M0ITI was interviewed by Darryl Morris about amateur radio and the RSGB on the nationwide broadcaster Talk Radio
- + South Gate Club: Radio amateurs stay connected during lockdown—Local radio amateurs have been keeping active during lockdown by meeting up on the air each morning, checking that everyone is in good health, and cha...
- + South Gate Club: Quindar Tones: Those iconic NASA PTT confirmation beeps—The SWLing Post reports on the PTT confirmation tones used by astronauts in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs
- + South Gate Club: Radio amateur on BBC Wiltshire—The RSGB reports BBC Wiltshire's Graham Seaman interviewed Andy Henley 2E1GQX from the Chippenham and District Amateur Radio Club
- + South Gate Club: 'Green Ghosts' spotted above sprites in New Mexico—Citizen scientists have discovered a new form of upper atmospheric lightning: The Green Ghost
- + South Gate Club: Auction 20 cancelled—In May 2020, New Zealand's Auction for short-term, early access rights in the 3.5 GHz band for 5G services (Auction 20) was cancelled. This was due to...
- + South Gate Club: Pulling data from news feed telemetry—We are used to seeing shots from TV news helicopters every day, they are part of the backdrop to life in the 21st century. But so often we hear them o...
- + South Gate Club: Sable Island DXpedition news—Randy, N0TG, reports: "Many have asked about the impact COVID-19 could have to the Sable Island DXpedition scheduled for October
- + Antiwar: This Is Not a Revolution. It’s a Blueprint for Locking Down the Nation—When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flic...
- + Antiwar: Iraq Daily Roundup: 19 Killed—Nineteen people were killed in northern Iraq. The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: 19 Killed appeared first on Antiwar.com Original. ...
- + Antiwar: Dispatches From Kansas City: The ‘Insurrection’ That Wasn’t (May 30-31, 2020)—"Crossing State lines to incite violence is a FEDERAL CRIME! Liberal Governors and Mayors must get MUCH tougher or the Federal Government will ste...
- + Antiwar: Why Wasn’t Netanyahu Ever Indicted in the US?—Benjamin Netanyahu’s prosecution for corruption in an Israeli courtroom is now underway. The current Israeli Prime Minister is facing three counts of ...
- + Antiwar: Time To Stop Messing Around and Strike at the Root of Police Violence—Protests quickly broke out nationwide following the May 25 killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, which was caught on vi...
- + Antiwar: The Glory and Duty of Beating Swords to Plowshares—Inscribed on a wall across from the United Nations in New York City are ancient words of incalculable yearning: “They will beat their swords into plow...
- + Antiwar: Washington’s Double Failure Against Iran and Venezuela—Under President Donald Trump America has become the angry giant. Washington issues its orders to the rest of the world almost daily. But the U.S. dire...
- + Antiwar: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 262 Killed in May—At least 262 people were killed, and 149 were wounded across Iraq in the last month. The post <I>Iraq Monthly Roundup</I>: 262 Kille...
- + Antiwar: Coming Apart at the Seams—America is burning. Quite literally. The most destructive riots in America in a very long time have hit more than two dozen cities, as opportunistic t...
- + Defense One: Quieter Night In DC As Protests Continue Amid Large Militarized Response Force—The show-of-force angered protesters, but the crowds eventually dwindled without much police intervention. [Category: Threats]
- + Defense One: I Cannot Remain Silent—Our fellow citizens are not the enemy, and must never become so. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: Army Scientists: All Strains of COVID-19 Can Be Covered by One Vaccine—The service is on track to produce a vaccine against multiple coronavirus strains by the end of the year. But making it available is the CDC’s job. [C...
- + Defense One: Protests Could Lead to Surge of Coronavirus Cases, Officials Say—Public health officials and lawmakers worry that COVID-19 could spread quickly through protest gatherings. [Category: Threats]
- + Defense One: Pentagon Says Guard Did Not Tear-Gas Protesters; Downplays Role In Militarized Response—A senior official also said SecDef was unaware of the plan to clear a public park for a Trump photo op. [Category: Threats]
- + Defense One: Police Militarization Has Fostered a Culture that Sees Protesters as ‘The Enemy’—I served 27 years as a police officer, I have observed this militarization firsthand, and studied how it affects confrontations. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: Guardsmen attack peaceful protesters to clear path for Trump, Milley, Esper; ‘Dominate the battlespace’; Top USAF enlisted: ‘I am George Floyd’; Another warship has COVID; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + Defense One: Is the Conflict in Libya a Preview of the Future of Warfare?—Drones. Mercenaries. Disinformation campaigns waged on social media. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: Trump Finally Gets the War He Wanted—Gen. Milley and Secretary Esper accompanied the president to a photo op — and right into his American war. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: Trump, GOP Allies Reach For Military Response To Domestic Protests—In startling language, Defense Secretary Mark Esper referred to American streets as “the battlespace.” [Category: Threats]
- + Defense One: US Navy Prepares to Connect Newest Carrier to Other Warships—The Gerald Ford is in the Atlantic with the Harry Truman. [Category: Technology]
- + Defense One: Americans Should Fight Propaganda, Like We Used To—Do we care what the rest of the world believes about us? We should. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: The Coronavirus Is Raising the Likelihood of Great-Power Conflict—U.S. efforts to increase deterrence must be carefully calibrated to avoid accidental escalation. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: Unrest across America; Trump takes to bunker; Taliban, al Qaeda still a team; IC seeks COVID tools; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + Defense One: What the National Guard Is Doing During the Protests—Guardsmen appear to have been involved in at least one fatal clash. [Category: Politics]
- + Defense One: Estonia Already Lives Online. Why Can’t the United States?—Using secure identification, people there can bank, apply for government assistance, file for sick leave, order prescriptions, and get medical care—al...
- + Defense One: Weekend of Violent Protests Leaves Trail of Damage for Feds—A Federal Protective Service officer was killed, dozens of Secret Service officers were wounded, and government buildings and monuments were vandalize...
- + Defense One: When Civilian Protest Is Labeled 'Urban Warfare'—When state officials say they face "a sophisticated network of urban warfare,” they're looking through the lens of a militarized police force. [Catego...
- + Defense One: It’s Time to Listen to the Doomsday Planners—Another pandemic, or a terrorist attack, could cripple an unprepared executive branch. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense One: To Boost NATO’s Presence in the Black Sea, Get Creative—Alliance fleets aren't getting bigger to match Moscow's moves in the region, so it's time to think differently. [Category: Ideas]
- + Defense Update: IAI’s LORA Missile Conducts Double Test at Sea—Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed a dual operational firing trial with LORA (Long-Range Artillery Weapon System), a precise ballistic st...
- + Global Research: As US Protests Show, the Challenge Is How to Rise Above the Violence Inherent in State Power— Here is one thing I can write with an unusual degree of certainty and confidence: Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin would not have been charge...
- + Global Research: Shocking Evidence that Indicates that “Somebody” Is Trying to Orchestrate an Internal Uprising Inside the United States—Violence has erupted in major cities all over America yet again today, and we are being told to brace ourselves for more rioting, looting and civil un...
- + Global Research: Lancet Issues Major Disclaimer on Anti-HCQ Study, as Manufactured Disinformation Foments Hysterics—The Lancet has issued a major disclaimer regarding a study which prompted the World Health Organization to halt global trials of hydroxychloroquine (H...
- + Global Research: World Solidarity Builds in the Struggle to End United States Racism—People around the globe have been horrified by the video images of 46-year-old African American George Floyd being executed by a white police officer ...
- + Global Research: Video: Battle for Tripoli Airport 2.0—A new round of intense fighting has broken out between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and Turkish-backed forces near Tripoli. During the past few days...
- + Global Research: Why US Governments Failed to Destroy the Cuban Revolution— Washington’s failure to overthrow communism in Cuba has been a source of extreme irritation for successive American leaders. The inability of t...
- + Global Research: Avoiding the Obvious: Skim Reading, Exams and the Internet— It is the anxiety-inducing nightmare for the studious: A dream where you find yourself in an exam hall, which might, on ordinary days, be a gym or so...
- + Global Research: Video: Terrified Trudeau Shuts Down Parliament to Save From Answering for Missing Billions—“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has recently extended his parliamentary shutdown, effectively shielding himself from criticism as he goe...
- + Global Research: Food and Agroecology: Coping with Future Shocks—The food crisis that could follow in the wake of the various lockdowns that were implemented on the back of the coronavirus may have long-lasting cons...
- + Global Research: The Black Panther Party. The Battle against Poverty, Racism, Imperialism and Police Brutality— Dedicated to my friend and Comrade Marland X @CharlieMBrownX In my last article I dealt with the life of Black Panther Party Founder Huey P. Newton. ...
- + Global Research: “Black Lives Matter”: Tamir Rice and the Meaning of “No Justice – No Peace”—This article was originally crossposted from Black Agenda Report in 2015. “If the existing structures of governance and social organization cannot pro...
- + Global Research: Facts Vs. Fake. A Worldwide Lockdown of Everything—Do you know who coined the curse, “conspiracy theory” or accusation, “you are conspiracy theorist!” – It was nobody less than the CIA in the 1950s, to...
- + Global Research: Global Capitalism, “World Government” and the Corona Crisis—The COVID-19 crisis is marked by a public health “emergency” under WHO auspices which is being used as a pretext and a justification to triggering a ...
- + Global Research: The Tests: The Achilles Heel of the COVID-19 House of Cards—“The tool is not the problem, it’s what we do with it.” – Tests which are not reliable! – False negatives (real patient...
- + Global Research: The Obama – Flynn Connection—It is more than a coincidence that as the coronavirus (Covid 19) continues to peak and then peak again, millions of Americans remain In Shelter; there...
- + Global Research: George Floyd Murder Enflames US. America Is a Failed State—On 26 May 2020 social media watched a black man (George Floyd) handcuffed and pinned to the pavement pleading to the 4 white American police officers ...
- + Global Research: Susan Rice Goes Full Conspiracy Rant on CNN: ‘Russians Behind Race Protest Mayhem!’—“This is fuxxing lunacy — conspiratorial madness of the worst kind — but it’s delivered by a Serious Obama Official and a Respected Mainst...
- + Global Research: Protestors Defy Curfew as Raleigh Values Property Over Life—After a night of heavy-handed riot police response to pockets of youthful protestors in its gentrified downtown, Raleigh mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin announ...
- + Global Research: Beyond Epidemiology and Economics. The Shutdown’s Devastating Impacts on Education, Health, Family, Religion, Civil Society …—Since the Covid-19 shutdown began, the media has framed it as a shutdown of the economy, making resistance to it appear to be about putting profit ove...
- + Global Research: George Floyd Endgame: Martial Law and a Police State—It is disturbing to hear people who should know better describe the George Floyd riots as anarchism. The riots are not anarchistic, they are nihilisti...
- + National Interest: China's First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier Is One Step Closer to Being Ready for Action—Peter Suciu Security, Asia It is undergoing sea trials. The first domestically-built Chinese aircraft carrier, Shandong, is now undergoing sea tri...
- + National Interest: The U.S. Navy Wants More Robot Submarines: Study —Peter Suciu Security, Americas Cheaper and better? What the United States Navy wants and what the United States Navy will be able to afford in the...
- + National Interest: Minneapolis After the George Floyd Riots: A Tragedy Told in Pictures —Ethen Kim Lieser Politics, Many local business owners in Minneapolis are still struggling after their restaurants and stores were vandalized durin...
- + National Interest: Study: Interstellar object ‘Oumuamua' Could Be Made of Hydrogen Ice—Ethen Kim Lieser Space, Interstellar object ‘Oumuamua' first captured our attention when it whizzed through our solar system more than two years a...
- + National Interest: What is a "Cluster Headache"?—Lisa Dikomitis, Alina Buture, Fayyaz Ahmed Health, A cluster headache is more than just a headache but a severe neurological condition that is oft...
- + National Interest: A Militarized Policing Culture Sets up Protesters as ‘the Enemy'—Tom Nolan Society, Americas Despite efforts to promote de-escalation as a policy, police culture appears to be stuck in an 'us vs. them' mentality....
- + National Interest: Taiwan Wants Harpoon Missiles to Counter China's Growing Naval Might—Peter Suciu Security, Asia Would that work? Last week the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense announced that it is seeking to purchase Harpoon ...
- + National Interest: The U.S. Military Is Getting New Landing Craft. Here's Why That Matters.—Kris Osborn Security, Americas The Navy is moving quickly to acquire and deploy a new fleet of high-tech ship-to-shore amphibious landing craft to ...
- + National Interest: The Sad Reality of How Donald Trump Uses Fear To Get What He Wants —Arash Javanbakht Politics, Americas Whether Trump is the cause or effect of the changes in America’s collective attitude, an attribute of our curre...
- + National Interest: Meet the Original "Black Panthers": General Patton's 761st Tank Battalion—Warfare History Network History, Europe “Who the … asked for color?” Patton said. “I asked for tankers.” In the Academy Award-winning film Patto...
- + National Interest: The Air Force is Tansforming Cargo Planes Into Bombers With Palletized Weapons—Peter Suciu Security, Americas How does that work? The United States Air Force has been experimenting with turning its cargo and transport planes ...
- + National Interest: Don't Let Already Failing Companies Monopolize Vital Economic Resources—Robert Earle, Jung Park, Karl Schmedders economy, Governments are all deciding which struggling companies to help out in the COVID-19 pandemic ...
- + National Interest: The U.S. Army's New Weapon of Mass Destruction: Swarm Drones? —Peter Suciu Security, Americas Here's what we mean. As The National Interest previously reported, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agen...
- + National Interest: Concrete Ships? Inside One of the U.S. Navy's Craziest Ideas—Warfare History Network History, Americas When the United States finally entered World War I in 1917, steel became scarce, and at the same time the...
- + National Interest: "Sustainable" Fashion May Not Be As Eco-Friendly As It Seems—Thomas Stanton, Kieran Phelan Environment, Natural fabrics could be as bad for the environment as their synthetic counterparts. We have all bec...
- + National Interest: How Did the Military Handle Fallen Soldiers on World War II Battlefields?—Warfare History Network History, Americas The grim but necessary task of caring the the war dead was the responsibility of the Army’s graves regist...
- + National Interest: The Vietcong Had the RPG, But America Had Something Better: The M-72 LAW—Warfare History Network History, Americas The United States military of the Vietnam era deployed its own version of the infantry squad level should...
- + National Interest: How Vaccines Go From the Research Lab to Your Doctor's Office—Mindy Aisen Healthcare, Americas Here’s what happens in phase 1, 2, 3 clinical drug trials. For COVID-19, like all illnesses, the drugs and vaccin...
- + National Interest: Lockdown Breakups Need a French-Style Divorce—Veronica Shleina Society, In China, where the pandemic hit first, media reports are already suggesting a spike in divorce filings. The coronavi...
- + National Interest: Why Deepening Financial Stress Will Make the Coronavirus Harder to Contain—David Salkever Coronavirus, Americas Those feeling the most financial stress are much less likely to seek medical care if they experience coronavir...
- + Understanding War: Pro-regime Forces in Idlib Posture for Resumption of Offensive—By Isabel Ivanescu and John Dunford Key Takeaway: The ceasefire in Greater Idlib remains tenuous. Recent force disposition indicates that the Syr...
- + Understanding War: Russia in Review: Russian Security Cooperation Agreements Post-2014— Authors: Nataliya Bugayova, Mason Clark, and George Barros with Aleksei Zimnitca, Aidan Therrien, and Kayla Grose This assessment and map are part...
- + Understanding War: Iraq Situation Report: April 22-28, 2020— By: Brandon Wallace and Katherine Lawlor Key Takeaway : The government of Iraq remains beset by competing domestic and international force...
- + Understanding War: Syria Situation Report: April 15-28, 2020—By Blane Wallace (ISW Syria Team) and Nada Atieh (Syria Direct) Click image below to enlarge. Download the PDF here. [Author: Institute for t...
- + Understanding War: Russia in Review: Kremlin Misdirection Continues amid COVID and Peace Processes— Authors: Mason Clark, Nataliya Bugayova, and George Barros Key Takeaway: The Kremlin continues to exploit COVID-19 to advance its key campaigns...
- + Understanding War: Russia in Review: The Kremlin Faces Setbacks in the Balkans — By George Barros Russia in Review is a weekly intelligence summary (INTSUM) produced by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). This ISW...
- + Understanding War: Iraq Situation Report: April 8 - 14, 2020—By: Katherine Lawlor and Brandon Wallace ISW is assessing the ongoing unrest and its effects on political-security dynamics in Iraq. The Iraq Situa...
- + Understanding War: Syria Situation Report: April 1 - 14, 2020—By Michael Land (ISW Syria Team) and Nada Atieh ( Syria Direct ) Click image below to enlarge. Download the PDF here. [Autho...
- + Understanding War: Russia in Review: Kremlin Tests Authoritarian Societal Control Measures during COVID-19 Crisis—By: Mason Clark and Aidan Therrien Key Takeaway: Putin’s response to the COVID-19 crisis is focused on shaping reality to conform to his desire...
- + Understanding War: Iraq Situation Report: April 1 - 7, 2020—By: Katherine Lawlor and Brandon Wallace ISW is assessing the ongoing unrest and its effects on political-security dynamics in Iraq. The Iraq Situa...
- + Understanding War: Russia in Review: Kremlin Attempts to Exploit COVID-19 Crisis to Remove Sanctions on Russia and its Partners — By: Mason Clark with Aleksei Zimnitca and Nataliya Bugayova Key Takeaway: The Kremlin is exploiting calls by the United Nations for limited san...
- + Understanding War: Russia in Review: Kremlin Escalates in Ukraine while Playing Peacemaker— Authors: George Barros, Nataliya Bugayova with Mason Clark Key Takeaway: The Kremlin increased military and international pressure on Ukra...
- + Understanding War: Syria Situation Report: May 13-26, 2020—By Michael Land (ISW Syria Team) and Will Christou (Syria Direct) Key Takeaway: Multiple ISIS attacks in southern and eastern Syria as well as a poss...
- + Understanding War: Iraq Situation Report: May 20-26, 2020—By Katherine Lawlor and Brandon Wallace Key Takeaway : Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is seeking to develop closer energy relationships with...
- + Understanding War: Iraq Situation Report: May 13-19, 2020—By Katherine Lawlor and Brandon Wallace Key Takeaway: New Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi seeks to balance a variety of opposing forces ...
- + Understanding War: Iraq Situation Report: May 6-12, 2020—By: Brandon Wallace and Katherine Lawlor Key Takeaway: New Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi jumpstarted his term by conducting a seri...
- + Understanding War: Syria Situation Report: April 29-May 12, 2020—By Blane Wallace (ISW Syria Team) and Will Christou (Syria Direct) Key Takeaway: The situation in southern Syria will continue to destabilize as insur...
- + Understanding War: Iraq Situation Report: April 29-May 5, 2020—By: Brandon Wallace and Katherine Lawlor Key Takeaway : Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government formation process further spl...
- + Understanding War: Iraq Situation Report: April 15-21, 2020—By Katherine Lawlor and Brandon Wallace Key Takeaway: Iraq’s political elites are conditioning their support for Prime Minister (PM)-designate Must...
- + Understanding War: Putin Pressured by Global Crises, Yet Finds Ways to Exploit Them— By Nataliya Bugayova This article originally appeared in the OP-ED section of The Hill. Click here to view the original article. Low oil pric...
- + UPI Defense: Roosevelt completes carrier qualifications following COVID-19 battle— The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt completed carrier qualifications on June 2, which the Navy describes as the last milestone in returning t...
- + UPI Defense: Army scientists say they could have a COVID-19 vaccine by year's end— Army scientists are testing coronavirus vaccines developed by outside laboratories -- but also one created by the Army itself -- and are optimistic t...
- + UPI Defense: Air Force deploys 388th, 419th Fighter Wings to Middle East— The Air Force announced this week that it has deployed troops from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, flying F-35A Lightning II aircraft, into combat...
- + UPI Defense: House defense committee chair demands clarity on potential domestic military use— U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, on Tuesday called for a hearing on potential domestic deployments of the U.S. mili...
- + UPI Defense: Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System now has ground-to-ground capability— A ground-to-ground test of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket, normally launched from the air, was a success, BAE Systems announced on ...
- + UPI Defense: West Point cadets returning for graduation test positive for COVID-19— As many as 16 cadets returning to the U.S. Military Academy for graduation ceremonies have tested positive for the coronavirus, the U.S. Army said on...
- + UPI Defense: British Royal Air Force struck Islamic State in Iraq four times in May— Britain's Royal Air Force successfully struck four Islamic State targets in northern Iraq in May, its defense ministry announced on Monday.
- + UPI Defense: Two airmen die in shooting at Grand Forks Air Force Base— Two airmen at the Grand Forks, N.D., Air Force Base were shot and killed early Monday morning, the 319th Reconnaissance Wing public affairs office re...
- + UPI Defense: NATO's BALTOPS 2020 exercise to involve 19 countries— The BALTOPS 2020 Baltic Sea military exercise is set to kick off this week, and will occur exclusively at sea to reduce the threat of COVID-19 spread...
- + UPI Defense: Kenneth Braithwaite sworn in as Secretary of the Navy— Kenneth J. Braithwaite, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017 as U.S. ambassador to Norway, was sworn in Friday as Secretary of the U.S. Navy.
- + UPI Defense: Four U.S. combatant commands, NORAD conduct homeland defense exercise— The U.S. Northern Command announced an Atlantic Ocean exercise involving four other combatant commands and led by the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Str...
- + UPI Defense: VA to reopen hospitals for compensation and pension exams— The Department of Veterans Affairs, with a backlog of 114,000 cases, announced that it will resume in-person disability examinations at some VA medic...
- + UPI Defense: N.Y. Marine Reserve squadron gets its first KC-130J tanker plane— Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., received its first KC-130J Super Hercules tanker plane, manufacturer Lockheed Martin said Friday.
- + UPI Defense: F-35 costs falling, Pentagon estimates indicate— Acquisition of F-35 fighter planes will be less expensive, with development and procurement costs down 7.1 percent, a Defense Department assessment i...
- + UPI Defense: State Department approves $425M deal for work on Kuwait's Patriot missiles— The State Department approved a possible deal for Patriot missile support for up to $425 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced T...
- + UPI Defense: Sirkorsky awarded $17.9M modification for work on the H-53K— Sikorsky was awarded a $17.9 million contract modification Thursday for work on the H-53K helicopter.
- + UPI Defense: Pentagon awards $2.2M deal to Hollingsworth and Vose for N95 masks, filters— The Department of Defense has signed a $2.2 million contract with Hollingsworth and Vose to produce 27.5 million N95 ventilator filters and 3.1 milli...
- + UPI Defense: Nellis AFB to test 5G network beginning in January 2021— The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center are working together to build a 5G ce...
- + UPI Defense: Army sends counternarcotics advisory team to Colombia— The U.S. Army's 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade will deploy an advisory team to Colombia June 1 to support a counternarcotics cooperation with ...
- + UPI Defense: Report: USAF covered up incidents of racial bias— The U.S. Air Force tried to cover up racial bias in its justice system, a report by an independent advocacy group said Wednesday.
- + Wired Security: The Pentagon’s Hand-Me-Downs Helped Militarize Police. Here’s How—Over several decades, the 1033 program has shipped over $7.4 billion of Defense Department property to more than 8,000 law enforcement agencies. [Cate...
- + Wired Security: ‘Nonlethal’ Anti-Protest Weapons Can Cause Serious Harm—Rubber bullets and tear gas are billed as relatively safe. They're anything but. [Category: Security, Security / Security News]
- + Wired Security: ‘Non-Lethal’ Anti-Protest Weapons Can Cause Serious Harm—Rubber bullets and tear gas are billed as relatively safe. They're anything but. [Category: Security, Security / Security News]
- + Wired Security: Facebook 'Manage Activity' Is a Long Overdue Privacy Feature—The new “Manage Activity” feature will let you archive and bulk delete posts for the first time. [Category: Security, Security / Security News]
- + Wired Security: This Bot Hunts Software Bugs for the Pentagon—Mayhem emerged from a 2016 government-sponsored contest at a Las Vegas casino hotel. Now it's used by the military—and Netflix. [Category: Security, B...
- + Wired Security: How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance—Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here's how to protect your privacy if you plan to pro...
- + Breitbart: Bad Robot Productions and J.J. Abrams' Foundation Pledging $10 Million to 'Anti-Racist' Activism—Bad Robot Productions -- known for hits such as the Star Trek reboots, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Mission: Impossible -- and the Katie McGr...
- + Breitbart: Mexican Government Freezes Nearly 2000 Cartel Bank Accounts—Mexico’s government targeted nearly 2,000 bank accounts linked to one of the nation’s most violent cartels, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). [A...
- + Breitbart: West Palm Beach Mayor Bans Guns, Ammo Sales in Response to Rioters—West Palm Beach Florida Mayor Keith James declared a 72-hour State of Local Emergency on May 31, 2020, in response to riotous protests and the declara...
- + Breitbart: Scarborough Calls on Defense Secretary Esper to 'Resign' if He Was Used as 'Political Plot' for Trump Church Photo-Op—Wednesday, MSNBC "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough urged Defense Secretary Mark Esper to resign if he was used as a "political plot" when law enforce...
- + Breitbart: Nolte: Watch CNN's Chris Cuomo Encourage More Riots in Democrat-Run Cities—CNN's Chris Cuomo went out of his way to encourage more riots in Democrat-run cities by arguing nowhere is it written "protesters are supposed to be p...
- + Breitbart: U.S. Businesses Estimated to Have Shed 2.7 Million Jobs in May, Far Fewer Than Expected—The AP private payrolls report suggests the labor market may be healthier than it has looked. [Author: John Carney ] [Category: Economy, ADP, coron...
- + Breitbart: Germany Warns Far-Left Antifa Infiltrating Climate Movement—German security services have warned that far-left Antifa extremists have begun infiltrating climate change groups to gain legitimacy and spread their...
- + Breitbart: Greta Thunberg 'Devastated' by U.S. Riots: Calls for 'Global Change'—Teenage climate worrier Greta Thunberg has been watching the tumultuous riots that have erupted across America over the past week and voiced disappoin...
- + Breitbart: EU Disease Office Says Coronavirus 'Herd Immunity' Earliest by Autumn 2021—The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has claimed that "herd immunity" from the Wuhan coronavirus will be achieved by Autumn o...
- + Breitbart: Violent Protesters Fail to Tear Down White House Barriers—A couple of hundred protesters gathered outside the eight-foot-high fence late at night and early Wednesday morning, some grabbing it and rocking it b...
- + Breitbart: AR Gov. Hutchinson: Protesters 'Have a Very Legitimate Grievance' - 'We Need to Listen'—On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox News @ Night,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) stated that “we ne...
- + Breitbart: Scientists: Racism Prevents Black Americans from Becoming One of Us—A group of scientists is blaming "institutionalized racism" for keeping black Americans out of science careers, even as it also insists science employ...
- + Breitbart: Tucker Carlson: 'What You Are Watching Is Class War Disguised as a Race War'—Tuesday on Fox News Channel's "Tucker Carlson Tonight," host Tucker Carlson dismissed the nation was in the midst of a race war and argued the fault l...
- + Breitbart: Broncos' Vic Fangio: 'I Don't See Racism' in the NFL—Broncos head coach Vic Fangio says that the death of George Floyd is more of a "societal issue," that everyone will have to work to figure out. Howeve...
- + Breitbart: Rep. Steve King Defeated in Iowa Republican Primary—King has represented the 4th Congressional district of Iowa in Congress for nine terms as a champion for the unborn and tough immigration policies, ma...
- + Breitbart: Nickelodeon Goes Off-Air for 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds, Plays Breathing Sounds with 'I Can't Breathe' Message—Nickelodeon aired eight minutes and 46 seconds with the message "I CAN'T BREATHE" in white letters emblazoned across a black screen. The message's len...
- + Breitbart: John Legend, Natalie Portman Other Celebs Sign Letter to Defund Police—Singers John Legend and Lizzo, and actresses Natalie Portman and Taraji P. Henson are among the Hollywood celebrities who've signed a letter pushing t...
- + Breitbart: Over 60 NYPD Officers Hospitalized with Serious Injuries Since Riots Began—More than 60 officers with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) have been hospitalized with serious injuries since riots began in the city on Sa...
- + Breitbart: Susan Rice: Trump Gave Bull Connor-Type Speech to Divide, Inflame 'for His Political Benefit'—Sunday on MSNBC's "The Last Word," former Obama administration National Security Adviser Susan Rice said President Donald Trump gave a "Bull Connor-ty...
- + Breitbart: Report: Joe Biden to Attend George Floyd's Funeral—Former Vice President Joe Biden will reportedly attend the funeral of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man whose death in police custody has sparked nati...
- + Common Dreams: Public Education Job Losses in April Are Already Greater Than in All of the Great Recession—Elise Gould State and local government austerity in the aftermath of the great recession contributed to a significant shortfall in employment in...
- + Common Dreams: From Fallujah to Minneapolis: Trump Brings the US Military 'Battlespace' Home—Juan Cole Bush’s war of aggression contained within itself the accumulated evil of the whole, and now that evil is spreading out to turn us all ...
- + Common Dreams: Donald Trump Is No Longer President —Robert Reich Since moving into the Oval Office in January 2017, Trump hasn’t shown an ounce of interest in governing. He obsesses only about him...
- + Common Dreams: We Interrupt This Pandemic... With Demands for Justice and Healing—Randall Amster A protester wears a face mask displaying the words "I can't breathe" during a Black Lives Matter protest in Hyde Park on June 3, ...
- + Common Dreams: 'One Racist Down. Hundreds in Office to Go': Applause as Bigot Steve King Ousted in Iowa Primary—Jake Johnson, staff writer "Goodbye, Rep. Steve King. You are certainly not the only white supremacist in federal government, but you were amon...
- + Common Dreams: 'They're Afraid': GOP Ripped for Enabling Trump as McConnell Blocks Resolution Condemning Assault on Peaceful Protesters—Jake Johnson, staff writer "They're afraid of Donald Trump. And that leads to Donald Trump getting worse and worse and worse. It's appalling." ...
- + Common Dreams: Overtly Racist Trump Brags No President Has Done More Than Him for Black Community 'Since Abraham Lincoln'—Common Dreams staff Latest gaslighting efforts comes less than one day after order to have nonviolent civil rights protesters swept off the str...
- + Common Dreams: Overtly Racist Trump Brags No President Has Done Than Him More for Black Community 'Since Abraham Lincoln'—Common Dreams staff Latest gaslighting efforts comes less than one day after order to have nonviolent civil rights protesters swept off the str...
- + Common Dreams: Clamoring for Mic at Black Lives Matter Event, Rep. Eliot Engel Admits "If I Didn't Have a Primary I Wouldn't Care"—Julia Conley, staff writer "Frankly," said a representative for Engel's progressive challenger Jamaal Bowman, "we couldn't have made the case m...
- + Common Dreams: 350.org in Solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives; Reinforces Commitment to Dismantle White Supremacy—______________________________
- + Common Dreams: The Treason of the Ruling Class—Chris Hedges Violence employed by police and security agencies such as the FBI, which have devolved into occupying forces, to protect the exclus...
- + Common Dreams: From 'No Comment' to 'Didn't Really See It': GOP Lawmakers Squirm When Asked About Trump Threat to Unleash Military on Protesting Americans—Eoin Higgins, staff writer "This was the same response in Nazi Germany."
- + Common Dreams: In 'Targeted Strike' Against Environmental and Racial Justice, Trump EPA Curbs State Power to Reject Fossil Fuel Projects—Jessica Corbett, staff writer With the nation focused on the coronavirus pandemic and protests against U.S. police brutality that have sprung up ...
- + Common Dreams: 'He Must Resign': Attorney General Barr Personally Ordered Police Assault on Peaceful DC Protesters, Report Says—Jake Johnson, staff writer "AG Bill Barr's behavior has been deeply problematic since he was sworn in, but now it has become truly dangerous. H...
- + Common Dreams: NLG Statement on the President’s Unlawful Declaration of Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization—______________________________
- + Common Dreams: Statement on Trump’s Authoritarian Photo Op—______________________________
- + Common Dreams: Attack on States’ Rights to Reject Fossil Fuel Projects is a Classic, Desperate Trump Temper Tantrum—______________________________
- + Common Dreams: Insurers Shouldn’t Have to Be Shamed Into Providing Free Coronavirus Treatment—______________________________
- + Common Dreams: Groups Opposing Affordable Coronavirus Medicines Fueled by Big Pharma Contributions —______________________________
- + Common Dreams: 'Do the Right Thing': Veterans Call On National Guard Members to Refuse to Deploy Against Protesters—Andrea Germanos, staff writer "It is asinine for a rich man hiding in a bunker to ask these troops, most of whom probably signed up to pay for ...
- + Dances with Bears: BRITISH CORONER HIDES BRITISH POLICE EVIDENCE IN THE NOVICHOK CASE, AS BBC PREPARES TO BROADCAST NEW LIES—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with The Wiltshire county coroner investigating British Government allegations that Russian military agents using a Ru...
- + Dances with Bears: TRANSCRIPT OF TRUMP TELEPHONE-CALL WITH PUTIN LEAKED—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with President Donald Trump telephoned President Vladimir Putin on Monday afternoon, Moscow time, to confirm he is inv...
- + Dances with Bears: ANGELA STENT INFLATES BALLOON IN US WARFIGHTING AGAINST RUSSIA—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with A stent is a contraption which cardiologists have invented for opening a blockage in an artery so ...
- + Granma: The results of Cuban science are a source of pride—Scientists and research institutions making a key contribution to the COVID-19 battle [Category: Cuba, COVID-19, science, Biomodulin-T, mental health,...
- + Granma: Martin Luther King’s dream in flames—U.S. protests demand not only justice in the outrageous police murder of George Floyd, but full respect for rights that have been violated and denied ...
- + Granma: Stem cells to treat post COVID-19 lung disease in Cuba—The therapy under investigation has the purpose of eliminating or diminishing the interstitial inflammatory or fibrotic pulmonary lesions after the in...
- + Granma: Cuba condemns terrorism and political manipulation—Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Category: Cuba, Cuba, Colombia, terrorism, ELN, U.S. State Department, peace talks]
- + Granma: Transformative thinking required—At the most recent Council of Ministers meeting, President Díaz-Canel called for the exercise of transformative thinking in developing strategies to c...
- + Granma: The dance of millions—The real possibility of cancelling the Olympics is under consideration [Category: Sports, Cuba, Tokyo Olympics, IOC, Thomas Bach, cancellation, postpo...
- + Granma: The legendary Juana—Juana Bacallao, the legendary Juana the Cubana celebrates her 95th birthday, May 26 [Category: Culture, Cuba, Juana Bacallao, 95th birthday, Obdulio M...
- + Granma: Cuba defends life—While the use of novel drugs to treat COVID-19 patients in serious and critical condition in Cuba has increased survival rates to around 80%, this is ...
- + Granma: Childhood vaccination is maintained, despite COVID-19—Cuba’s immunization program ensures than 98% of children are vaccinated against 13 diseases [Category: Cuba, Cuba, childhood vaccination, COVID, José ...
- + Granma: Families, in times of pandemic and always—Families vary, in terms of their composition, structure, and functioning, but all play a key role in society and require special attention from govern...
- + Granma: Cuba and China: A solid bond of mutual solidarity—The historical ties between the Communist Parties, governments and peoples of Cuba and China, celebrating the 60th anniversary diplomatic relations th...
- + Granma: Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban doctors continues to gain supporters—More than 40 European organizations are backing a proposal to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Cuban medical brigades for their contribution to the glob...
- + Granma: Call for world governments to include sports in post-pandemic programs—"Sport can save lives," said Olympic leader Thomas Bach, echoing World Health Organization President Tedros Adhanom, who insisted, "We work not only t...
- + Granma: Reporters without borders do have owners—The Reporters without borders organization is an unconditional supporter of the U.S. government, and known for its obsessive opposition to the Cuban R...
- + Granma: Success in the COVID battle lies in the efforts of all—Ministers of Industry and Construction report on work in their sectors which has played an important role in confronting the new coronavirus, while co...
- + Granma: Novel molecule shows promising results against COVID-19—Cuban scientist reports that, in a small study, the survival rate for patients in serious and critical condition treated with CIGB-258 was 81% [Catego...
- + Granma: Cuba insists on maintaining preventative measures to control COVID-19—National COVID-19 prevention and control task force reviews the situation in Havana, Villa Clara and Matanzas, provinces with the largest number of co...
- + Granma: Díaz-Canel recognizes key contribution of Cuban science in COVID-19 battle—The President spoke with scientists who have been on the front lines of the battle, during a visit to the Cuban Neuroscience Center [Category: Cuba, D...
- + Granma: Cuba salutes the peoples of Africa—Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of Cuba’s National Assembly of People's Power sends message of congratulations to African peoples, on the occasion o...
- + Granma: Fidel versus COVID-19 and beyond—Fidel began advocating the development of biotechnology, in the mid-1980s, insisting that the country would be a world power in medicine, despite the ...
- + Havana Times: “We Have All Seen the Express Burials”, says Bishop in Nicaragua—Monsignor Rolando Alvarez warns that cases of Covid-19 are on the rise and asks that deaths and infections be reported “truthfully”. The post “We Have...
- + Havana Times: Brazil Records Largest Daily Increase in Coronavirus Deaths—Brazil on Tuesday recorded its largest daily increase in deaths related to the novel coronavirus, data by the country's Health Ministry showed. The po...
- + Havana Times: Golden Twilight, Cayo Coco, Cuba – Photo of the Day—Golden Twilight, Cayo Coco, Cuba. By Taz Arora (Canada). Camera: Samsung SM-G965W The post Golden Twilight, Cayo Coco, Cuba – Photo of the Da...
- + Havana Times: The Part of Quarantine that Few Talk About—Writing a piece and finishing doing it the first time, isn’t such a complicated job, but it is very difficult for me. Here's why... The post The Part...
- + Havana Times: US Troops Reported to Arrive in Colombia Amid Growing Controversy—Forty-eight soldiers from an elite US army unit have arrived in Colombia, amid growing controversy over their role. The post US Troops Reported to Arr...
- + Havana Times: Desi Arnaz (Cuba) – Song of the Day—Today's featured artist is Desi Arnaz from Cuba with the song "Cuban Pete" from the movie of the same name (1946). The post Desi Arnaz (Cuba) – Song o...
- + Havana Times: Is the Fight for Human Rights & Racial Justice Overriding the Coronavirus Risk?—The defiant stand against the police injustice has triggered the question: is the fight for human rights and racial justice overriding coronavirus thr...
- + Havana Times: End the Lockdown Already!—I continue to think that it will be very hard us to return to our old selves after this situation we are currently living. The post End the Lockdown A...
- + Havana Times: Medical Associations in Nicaragua Call for a 4-week “Voluntary Quarantine”—Doctors’ associations warn that an “exponential rise” in COVID-19 cases has already caused a “collapse” in the public and private health systems. The ...
- + Havana Times: Venezuela’s Maduro Sees Lifeline with Iran, Plans a Trip for Deals—Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will "soon" travel to Iran to sign energy, finance, military, agricultural, technology and health deals, says the ...
- + Havana Times: Sunset from My Balcony, Varadero – Photo of the Day—Sunset from my balcony, Varadero, Cuba. By Joel Alcala (USA). Camera: iPhone X The post Sunset from My Balcony, Varadero – Photo of the Day ap...
- + Havana Times: Venezuela Starts Selling Gasoline at International Prices—The gasoline is supposed to cost 2 US cents up to 120 liters a month, then the fuel is set at an internationally compatible price of 50 cents per lite...
- + Havana Times: Proyecto cubano quiere el renacer de poblados azucareros—Un proyecto de desarrollo busca incentivar los procesos de creación cultural y rescatar el patrimonio arquitectónico del central-batey Hershey... The ...
- + Havana Times: Ortega Gov. Ignores Pan-American Health Organization’s “Request for Verification”—PAHO director asserts that the Nicaraguan government has presented the requested information on COVID-19 cases “in an irregular way”. The post Ortega ...
- + Havana Times: Latin America Starts Reopening Economies Despite Soaring Covid Cases—Several Latin American countries were on Monday reactivating their economies despite Covid-19 cases continuing to rise, reports dpa news. The post Lat...
- + Havana Times: Leadership Styles, Political Empathy and a Pandemic—Responses to the pandemic and their results seem to be explained by leadership style and a leader’s empathy skills in times of a global crisis. The po...
- + Havana Times: Women’s March Activist Tamika Mallory says “Charge the Cops” (Video)—Former Women’s March co-chair Tamika Mallory demanded, “Charge the cops in every city across America where our people are being murdered.” The post Wo...
- + Havana Times: Cuban TV and the Ministry of Interior Violating our Civil Rights—Last Sunday, the photo on writer and dissident Orlando Luis Pardo’s ID card was used on the Cuban police series, "Tras la huella". The post Cuban TV a...
- + Havana Times: Edmar Castaneda (Colombia) – Song of the Day—Today's featured artist is super-talented Colombian harpist Edmar Castaneda with a Tiny Desk performance to brighten up this Monday. The post Edmar Ca...
- + Havana Times: Nicaragua’s Hospitals Filled to Capacity with Covid-19 Cases—Journalists Alvaro Navarro y Emiliano Chamorro went from one private hospital to another seeking medical care, but intensive care units were overflowi...
- + Ireland: Dr. Judy Mikovits and Dr. Sherri Tenpenny: A New COVID Vaccine Could Kill 50 Million People in the U.S.—Dr. Judy Mikovits has done another explosive interview and shows what a sham the proposed vaccine will be and it is highly likely to kill up to 50 mil...
- + Ireland: Moderna COVID Vaccine Trial Sees 20% "Serious" Injury Rate as U.S. Invests BILLIONS More on Experimental COVID Vaccines—Almost two weeks ago (May 18, 2020) Moderna put out a press release stating that they had seen positive results to the first phase of their COVID-19 v...
- + Liberation News: Tiananmen: The Massacre that Wasn’t— The “pro-democracy” protest movement was led by privileged, well-connected students from elite universities who were explicitly calling for the repl...
- + Liberation News: Who are the real terrorists? Mainstream media misreports uprisings across New England— There is no where in the United States that is free from the epidemic of police terror. The post Who are the real terrorists? Mainstream media misr...
- + Liberation News: Fight for public education and make it a right!— In March, schools started to close across the country. They closed too late. The post Fight for public education and make it a right! appeared first...
- + Liberation News: Rebellion and repression: capitalism’s long hot summer begins— Trump declared last night from the White House that he would “end the riots” with a national military mobilization to “dominate the streets” and tha...
- + Liberation News: Car protests demand ‘Cancel rents and mortgages, justice for George Floyd’— Eyewitness reports from across the U.S. The post Car protests demand ‘Cancel rents and mortgages, justice for George Floyd’ appeared fir...
- + Liberation News: La Mesa Uprising: San Diego residents protest for justice and liberation— Eyewitness report by Liberation News. The post La Mesa Uprising: San Diego residents protest for justice and liberation appeared first on Liberatio...
- + Liberation News: Racism & police repression are the symptoms, capitalism is the disease, socialism is the cure— The Party for Socialism and Liberation condemns the lynching murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department. The post Racism & pol...
- + Mint Press: Margaret Kimberley: Black Misleaders Are Seeking an End to Grassroots Protest—New York City (BAR) — The aftermath of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police has created a national political cris...
- + Mint Press: Lee Camp: 19 Facts About American Policing That Will Blow Your Mind—With all the protests and anger and violence across the country, a justified discussion about policing has begun on our corporate media airwaves. (I w...
- + Mint Press: The Forgotten Coup Against ‘The Most Loyal Ally’—The Australian High Court has ruled that correspondence between the Queen and the Governor-General of Australia, her viceroy in the former British col...
- + Mint Press: Lawyers of George Floyd Family to Open UN Human Rights Case, Seek Sanctions Against US—Over the past few months, the latest in a long history of extrajudicial killings of Black Americans has claimed the lives of three people: Ahmaud Arbe...
- + Mint Press: Lessons from Palestine: America’s People of Color Need a Sustained Resistance Movement—Will Smith was quoted saying that racism isn’t getting worse, it’s getting filmed, and indeed, it is being filmed a lot lately. No sooner ...
- + Mint Press: Agent Provocateurs: Police at Protests All Over the Country Caught Destroying Property—The United States is on fire. Since the police killing of George Floyd on May 26, millions have taken to the streets in protest, clashing with police....
- + Mint Press: Austin Police Respond to Police Brutality Protest with Violent Crackdowns—The protests against police brutality, which have gripped the nation as a result of the police murder of George Floyd, reached the capital of Texas on...
- + Mint Press: US Considers New Weapons for Saudi Arabia as Kingdom Renews Yemen Border Bombings—YEMEN-SAUDI BORDER — At seven years old, Radhiah Issa’s wide-eyed screams of panic and fear were understandable. Even an adult would be forgiven...
- + Mint Press: National Security “Experts” Blame Russia for the George Floyd Protests—The murder of George Floyd one week ago by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has sparked national and international protests, as millions have ...
- + Mint Press: National Guard, Now Authorized to Use Live Ammo, Flood America’s Streets—The national security state and the military are joining forces with the police and national guard to counter the nationwide protest movement that has...
- + Mint Press: George Floyd Protests: Police Escalating Violence Across America—Six days after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, asphyxiating him by keeping his knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes,...
- + Moon of Alabama: Trump Calls Up Military For 'Law And Order' Campaign Stunt—Yesterday's protests over the murder of George Floyd seemed smaller to me. A few hundred people in this or that city. There seem to have been more peo...
- + Moon of Alabama: It's true ...—by lizard hauled from a comment I think this relevant to how fractured the discourse is. it's a repost from my litter watering hole. I know it’s going...
- + Moon of Alabama: The MoA Week In Review - Open Thread 2020-43—Last week's posts at Moon of Alabama: May 25 - Britain: Johnson's Pandemic Management Is Trashing His Authority Related: “A National Scandal”: a timel...
- + Moon of Alabama: Young White Men Abuse George Floyd Protests For Violence And Looting—Last night at times violent protests took place in some 30 U.S. cities. The escalation of the protests is not to be driven by people of color who's gr...
- + Moon of Alabama: Begun The Civil Wars Of 2020 Have —Two days ago a policeman in Minnesota, who was well known for his brutality, murdered a black man, George Floyd, by suffocating him during an arrest f...
- + Moon of Alabama: How Cluster Cases Drive The Covid Pandemic—One of the many mysteries of the Covid-19 pandemic is how the disease actually spreads. We were told to wash hands and about the dangers of droplets i...
- + Moon of Alabama: Open Thread 2020-42—News & views ...
- + Moon of Alabama: NYT Writeup Of U.S. War On Afghanistan Ignores U.S. Atrocities—The New York Times has a 4,000 words long piece about the war on Afghanistan. It tries to explain why the Taliban won the war. How the Taliban Outlast...
- + Moon of Alabama: Britain: Johnson's Pandemic Management Is Trashing His Authority—Britain seems to have a meltdown of trust in the government over its handling of the novel coronavirus epidemic. While other European countries have r...
- + Moon of Alabama: The MoA Week In Review - Open Thread 2020-41—Last week's posts at Moon of Alabama: May 18 - Cross Immunity, Nicotine Patches And Other New Covid-19 Science Related: UK: Tens of thousands of coron...
- + Moon of Alabama: U.S. Threatens New Nuclear Tests To Push China Into A Treaty It Does Not Want—The Trump administration is hostile to any agreement that restricts its abilities to build, test and deploy nuclear weapons. It left the Intermediate-...
- + Moon of Alabama: China's Move In Hong Kong Illustrates The End Of U.S. Superiority—Blaming China for the Covid-19 pandemic is false. But the U.S. will continue to do so as a part of its larger anti-China strategy. As the U.S. is busy...
- + Moon of Alabama: Tapes Prove Biden's Intervention In Ukraine But Not His Motive—A few days ago Andrii Derkach, a longtime member of the Ukrainian parliament, held a press conference (vid) during which he published recordings of ph...
- + Moon of Alabama: Open Thread 2020-40—Non-Coronavirus news & views ...
- + Moon of Alabama: This Illusion Is Alive And Well—Forbes - May 15 2012 - Meghan Casserly The American Dream Is Alive And Well... In New Jersey American Express - November 6 2012 - Rieva Lesonsky The A...
- + Moon of Alabama: Cross Immunity, Nicotine Patches And Other New Covid-19 Science—Good news! There is some cross immunity between a viral common cold and Covid-19. T cells found in COVID-19 patients ‘bode well’ for long-term immunit...
- + Naked Capitalism: U.S. Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons—The press has hyped the "gee whiz" factor of space toys while ignoring that exiting the Open Skies agreement will kick off a new arms race. [C...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 6/3/2020— [Category: Guest Post, Links]
- + Naked Capitalism: Hubert Horan: What Will it Take to Save the Airlines?—The airlines are facing an existential crisis, yet no one in power is inclinded or even equipped to intervene. [Category: Banana republic, Doo...
- + Naked Capitalism: The Fleming Myth and the Public Sector Contribution to Discovery and Development of New Cancer Drugs—Abstract, “basic research" is essential to drug discovery. It is also largely funded by the public sector. [Category: Banana republic, Free ma...
- + Naked Capitalism: Judge Entertainingly Dresses Down Expert in Neiman Bankruptcy—A bankruptcy judge minces no words. More, please. [Category: Curiousities, Legal, Ridiculously obvious scams]
- + Naked Capitalism: 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/2/2020—By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, more soon. Reality — today in the form of Biden’s speech — keeps getting in the wa...
- + Naked Capitalism: Michael Hudson: Fed’s $10 Trillion Defends Assets of the Rich—Michael Hudson gives a detailed, if sobering, account of the outlook for the economy. [Category: Banking industry, Credit markets, Doomsday sc...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 6/2/2020— [Category: Guest Post]
- + Naked Capitalism: Why Did Covid-19 Spiral Out of Control?—Some Covid-19 sleuthing. [Category: Guest Post]
- + Naked Capitalism: What’s the Earliest a Progressive Democrat Can Be Elected President?—Progressive pickins look mighty slim. [Category: Banana republic, Doomsday scenarios, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Politics...
- + Naked Capitalism: Condé Nast Hopelessly Botches Taking Paid Subscription As It Dumps Writers—Does Condé Nast not want your money? [Category: Curiousities, Globalization, Guest Post, Media watch]
- + Naked Capitalism: 2:00PM Water Cooler 6/1/2020—By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, I was trying to get my head round the riots, if riots we should call them, and so I got a very late ...
- + Naked Capitalism: New Poll Says a Majority of Americans Would Privilege Slowing the Spread of COVID-19 Over Restarting the Economy (Despite the Relentless Assault of Get Back to Work, Slackers! Propaganda)—New ABC-Washington Post poll shows a majority favor halting the spread of COVID-19 over restarting the economy - this resisting the despite the propag...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 6/1/2020— [Category: Guest Post, Links]
- + Naked Capitalism: Watch: This Is What It Looks Like When the Response to Protests Against Police Violence Is… More Police Violence—Compilation of footage of police response to protests in various U.S. cities over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, plus Amnesty Inter...
- + Naked Capitalism: EU Stimulus Fakery as Brexit Stumbles Forward—The news on the EU and UK fronts is less than promising. It looks good only compared to rampaging cops on this side of the pond. [Category: Ba...
- + Naked Capitalism: Why Americans Are Tiring of Social Distancing and Hand-Washing – 2 Behavioral Scientists Explain—Most people are not neurotic enough to maintain disiplines like social distancing over long periods of time. [Category: Dubious statistics, Gu...
- + Naked Capitalism: COVID-19 Impact on the Fashion Industry: Slow Down—The pace of the wasteful fashion industry will slow as we learn to cope with COVID-19. Will sustainability become more than a buzzword? [Categ...
- + Naked Capitalism: COVID-19 Impact on Fashion Industry: Slow Down—The pace of the wasteful fashion industry will slow as we learn to cope with COVID-19. Will sustainability become more than a buzzword? [Categ...
- + Near East Outlook: The COVID-19 Chronicles: Western Europe— Western Europe (we’ll define as France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, and Austria) shows how regions of the world with existing socioecono...
- + Near East Outlook: Biothreat from US on the Rise— As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate many nations of the world, the global community and media outlets have been increasingly focusing ...
- + Near East Outlook: An Ode to Lost America and Her Hoodlum President— The United States is being called out for her hypocrisy now. The world has finally caught sight of an American dream turned into a nightmare. The so-...
- + Near East Outlook: The United States as a World Military Power: The Rhetoric and the Reality— In his farewell speech in January 1961 the outgoing United States President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the growth and influence of what he call...
- + Near East Outlook: Israel and US are Staging a War while EU Stands By— On May 25, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his new government has six key goals, the main one being to implement what US Presiden...
- + Near East Outlook: Japan’s Return to “Normalcy” amid SARS COV-2 Pandemic— In Japan, the process of returning to “normalcy” is often tied with the desire of the nation’s leadership to remove limitations imposed on the countr...
- + Near East Outlook: Libya: Why a New Flashpoint between Russia and the West?— Even though it is already a well proven fact that the core reason for Libya’s present troubles is the NATO intervention that took place in 2011—...
- + Near East Outlook: Can China Silk Road Survive Coronavirus?— China’s priority infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), faces enormous problems just seven years after it was proclaimed in 2...
- + Near East Outlook: The Strange Case of an America in Flames— For a decade or more, the world has seen riots that weren’t riots at all, Maiden Square, Hong Kong, Tripoli, Cairo and they have seen terror attacks,...
- + Near East Outlook: Latest Acts of Piracy by US Against Iran— A new intense confrontation between Iran and the United States is expected to take place in the future. And it could very well turn into a full-on wa...
- + Pravda Report: Russian oligarch donates billions to fight COVID-19—Gennady Timchenko, a Russian oligarch, the founder of the Volga Group investment company, who is considered to be one of the richest people in the cou...
- + Pravda Report: Russia defines main threats in nuclear deterrence strategy—President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving the foundations of Russia's state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence. The document lists pri...
- + Pravda Report: Trump: American terrorist—When Donald J. Trump was elevated to the White House by the same anachronistic institution he once condemned-the Electoral College-I knew that America...
- + Pravda Report: Russian Defense Ministry to test vaccine against COVID-19 on volunteers—The Ministry of Defense of Russia selected volunteers for clinical trials of the unique domestic vaccine against coronavirus. Fifty military personn...
- + Pravda Report: China refuses from US food—Chinese state-owned companies have suspended the purchases of American food in response to Washington's decision to strip Hong Kong of its privileged ...
- + Pravda Report: The world cannot breathe! Squashed by the USA – a country built on genocide and slavery—More than two centuries of lies are now getting exposed. Bizarre tales about freedom and democracy are collapsing like houses of cards. One man's deat...
- + Pravda Report: How much violence and destruction is enough for depraved American leaders?—"Without trampling through all the historical details, we can designate the entire history of [Americans]-the glorious past so eulogized by our father...
- + Pravda Report: The Covid Conundrum—The Covid Conundrum Covid. Confinement. Economic necessity. Social unrest. End of confinement. Covid. Confinement. Economic necessity. Social unrest. ...
- + Pravda Report: US shale oil companies wipe tears away with fists—The USA has ceased to be a free market country - the market is being regulated depending on political considerations. Shale oil companies serve a vivi...
- + Pravda Report: Russia’s GDP collapses by 12% in April—Last month, Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 12 percent in annual terms, the Ministry of Economy reported. The economic decline for J...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: 38 Million Have Applied for Unemployment—but How Many Have Received Benefits?—Unemployment Insurance may need substantial reform to its application process, but it has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic unemployment disaster. Pande...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: To Preserve Jobs, America's Employers May Have to Get Creative—With about 38.6 million Americans filing for unemployment insurance benefits since the end of February, it is clear that COVID-19 has turned the world...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Russia's Challenge and Syria's Chance—With much of Syria lying in ruins, Russia can back a revived United Nations–led peacemaking process, or see the West rebuff its appeals for large-scal...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: How Can Wargaming Improve Government Response to Catastrophic Events?—Wargames are abstracted models of national security challenges, where players' decisions and their consequences are adjudicated within a rules-based e...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Emergency COVID-19 Aid Helps College Students with Food and Housing: Four Ways Colleges Can Maintain That Support—COVID-19 has expanded the pool of cash-strapped college students, but many were already struggling before the pandemic. The crisis could draw attentio...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: China's Aggression Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Little to Do with COVID-19—As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to monopolize the attention of leaders around the world, some international observers of China have concluded that ...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: North Korea Post–Kim Jong Un Reappearance: Expect Business as Usual in the Hermit Kingdom—Kim Jong Un's return, while it leaves much to be desired in the way of explanation, should send one message to the international audience: North Korea...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Is the Conflict in Libya a Preview of the Future of Warfare?—The Libyan conflict, now entering its ninth year, could well be a testing ground for how wars will be fought in the future. External nation-states hav...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Why the United States Will Need a New Foreign Policy in 2020—Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States faced a growing strategic predicament: U.S. challenges are mounting and its international commitm...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Modeling the Future of COVID-19: Q&A with RAND Experts—The phrase “flatten the curve” familiarized Americans with epidemiological models used to estimate virus transmission, cases, and potentia...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility—How to Harness Technologies in the Fight Against COVID-19—The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented public health crisis, presenting challenges around the world. The response from science, techno...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: RAND's Response to a Past Pandemic: HIV/AIDS—In the 1980s, HIV/AIDS killed 90 percent of those infected. RAND was at the forefront of the research response, providing key data on costs of care, b...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: How COVID-19 Affected the Nation's Schools: New Data Gives Insights for Planning—RAND surveyed teachers and principals to gauge how the pandemic has affected schooling, what supports these educators need, and how they are thinking ...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions Presents Stark Health and Economic Choices—RAND's new COVID-19 interventions impact tool uses epidemiological and economic models and continually refreshed data to estimate what could happen as...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: COVID-19's Effects on U.S. Schools, Vaccine Uptake, Small Businesses: RAND Weekly Recap—This weekly recap focuses on how COVID-19 has affected U.S. schools, potential barriers to vaccine uptake, what small businesses need to survive, and ...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: What Happens When States Reopen, Truth Decay, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap—This weekly recap focuses on the health and economic consequences of states reopening, the dangers of Truth Decay during the coronavirus crisis, helpi...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Options for Designing a Public Option—State and federal policymakers are considering adding state-backed public options to the individual market in an effort to expand health coverage and ...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: The Wealth Gap Widens—Whether history considers the current downturn a recession or a depression, it is clear that it will reinforce the growing inequality in our country. ...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: How to Help Refugees and Host Countries Combat COVID-19—Having escaped conflict and persecution, refugees now risk illness and death from COVID-19. That risk is heightened by a policy regime that focuses la...
- + Rand Infro. Ops.: Innovations During COVID-19: Silver Lining or Threat to Patient Safety?—Nearly three months after the first cases of COVID-19, we still don't know what works best to treat it. Some of the ideas and innovations are outstand...
- + Reuters International: 'No justice, no peace': Tens of thousands in London protest the death of Floyd—Tens of thousands of people chanting "no justice, no peace, no racist police" and "black lives matter" gathered in central London on Wednesday to prot...
- + Reuters International: EU lawmaker reveals more than intended in video call—A European Union lawmaker on Tuesday was reminded of the perils of videoconferencing when he appeared to be wearing no trousers as he discussed policy...
- + Reuters International: Factbox: Where can you go on holiday in Europe as coronavirus restrictions ease?—European countries are starting to relax travel restrictions, keen to lure back foreign tourists this summer as the number of new coronavirus infectio...
- + Reuters International: Indian elephant dies after eating fruit packed with firecracker, police investigating—A pregnant elephant died in India apparently after eating some fruit containing a firecracker that exploded in her mouth, prompting a criminal investi...
- + Reuters International: British PM Johnson tells China: We'll not walk away from Hong Kong people—Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligation...
- + Reuters International: HSBC executive signs petition backing China security law for Hong Kong—HSBC's top executive in Asia has signed a petition backing China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong, an online bank post said on We...
- + Reuters International: Trump says it's 'common sense' to include Russia in G7—U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it was "common sense" to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to rejoin the Group of Seven, saying it...
- + Reuters International: Cauliflower and cheaper beer as Prague puts local tourists first—From Czech-speaking tour guides on the Charles Bridge to cheaper beer at Old Town Square pubs and traditional fried cauliflower on the menu, Prague bu...
- + Reuters International: Poland sets June 28 date for rescheduled presidential election—Poland picked June 28 on Wednesday as a new date for a presidential election that was cancelled last month amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting the ...
- + Rice Farmer: News Links, June 3, 2020—## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##Report: Pandemic's U.S. economic hit could last 11 years, cost $8 ...
- + Rice Farmer: News Links, June 2, 2020—## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##Asia's factory pain worsens as China's recovery fails to lift dema...
- + Rice Farmer: News Links, June 1, 2020—## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##Chile, Peru secure credit lines from IMF amid pandemicMass unemplo...
- + Strategic Culture: The Sword of Damocles Over Western Europe: Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil—In Part 1, we left off in our story at the SIS-CIA overthrow of Iran’s Nationalist leader Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953. At this point the Shah was able ...
- + Strategic Culture: An Unavoidable Recognition of Failure: Trump’s Withdrawal From Afghanistan—Patrick COCKBURN In October 2001 I was standing on a hilltop 40 miles north of Kabul watching US aircraft bomb the Taliban front line. The night sky w...
- + Strategic Culture: Australia Is Destroying Aboriginal Heritage Sites for Mining Profit—When it comes to Aboriginal land rights in Australia, several contradictions emanate. In May, the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation which represents...
- + Strategic Culture: VIDEO: At Least Prince Charles Tried—The sun may finally be setting on the British Monarchy. [Category: Monarchy, Prince Charles, Society, United Kingdom]
- + Strategic Culture: Nineteen Facts About American Policing That Will Blow Your Mind—Just a few facts will change everything you think you know about American police, writes Lee Camp, with pictures by Eleanor Goldfield from the streets...
- + Strategic Culture: Trump Heads for Defeat, but ‘Dream Team’ Will Be Worse—As I predicted some months ago, President Donald Trump’s failure to contain the COVID-19 pandemic will likely doom him to being a one-term presi...
- + Strategic Culture: So Who Defeated the Nazi Germany?— [Category: INFOGRAPHICS, Germany, History, Nazism, USSR, World War II]
- + Strategic Culture: Biosecurity and Politics—What is most striking about the exceptional measures that have been set in motion in our country (and in many others too) is the inability to see them...
- + Strategic Culture: The Forgotten Coup Against ‘The Most Loyal Ally’—John PILGER The Australian High Court has ruled that correspondence between the Queen and the Governor-General of Australia, her viceroy in the former...
- + Strategic Culture: ‘The Fury of the Virus Illustrates the Folly of War’ – But Trump Is Waging War on the World Health Organisation—On March 23, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres declared that “today, I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of ...
- + Strategic Culture: Many US Journalists Arrested After New York Times Falsely Claims That Doesn’t Happen In America—Caitlin JOHNSTONE In a shockingly brazen display of authoritarianism, police arrested a CNN reporter named Omar Jimenez the other day while he was liv...
- + Strategic Culture: How Barack Obama Destroyed Libya—Libya’s long-running civil war has taken a new turn in recent weeks after the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord launched an offensive again...
- + Strategic Culture: Joe Biden Is Cancer for the Democrats: Urgent Strategy Change Needed—There have been U.S. presidential candidates in our lifetimes that seemed like really pathetic offerings such as the soulless human business suit that...
- + Strategic Culture: New UK Laws Could Criminalise Journalism—The British government is pushing ahead with “espionage legislation” that could criminalise the release of public information and impose even stricter...
- + Strategic Culture: Today’s Multi Polar Alliance and the Missed Chance of 1867—In a recent paper entitled ‘Tomorrow’s Arctic: Theatre of War or Cooperation?’ I introduced readers to the US-Russian grand design which shaped not on...
- + Strategic Culture: Coronavirus in a Time of Chimeras—Mathew MAAVAK As the global COVID-19 scourge appears to recede, questions remain over the source and morphology of a virus that had locked down two-th...
- + Strategic Culture: An Arrested Middle East – The ‘New Strategy for Securing the Realm’ Dissipates—Some eight years ago, I wrote about the outbreak of popular stirring in the Middle East, then labelled the ‘Arab Awakening’. Multiple popular disconte...
- + Strategic Culture: German Leaked Docs and Coronavirus—What is more important, taking stern measures to fight the Coronavirus or maintaining our civil liberties and freedoms? Leaked German government docum...
- + Strategic Culture: German leaked docs and Coronavirus—What is more important, taking stern measures to fight the Coronavirus or maintaining our civil liberties and freedoms? Leaked German government docum...
- + Strategic Culture: Cops Kill Because We Gave Them the Legal Framework to Do It—Rather than burning and looting, protesters should turn their ire on lawmakers and judges who facilitate police immunity. Jim BOVARD The brutal Minnea...
- + The Anarchist Library: Ashanti Omowali Alston - Childhood & The Psychological Dimension of Revolution—Author: Ashanti Omowali AlstonTitle: Childhood & The Psychological Dimension of RevolutionDate: 1983, 2002Source: Retrieved on 2007-07-22 from web...
- + The Anarchist Library: Ashanti Omowali - On Kuwasi Balagoon—Author: Ashanti OmowaliTitle: On Kuwasi BalagoonDate: 2001Source: Retrieved on 2007-07-22 from web.archive.org THERE ARE CATS, AND THERE ARE CA...
- + The Anarchist Library: Ashanti Omowali - One Journey into and out of the Anarchist … BLACK!—Author: Ashanti OmowaliTitle: One Journey into and out of the Anarchist … BLACK!Source: From Anarchist Panther zine #4. Retrieved on 2007-07-22 from w...
- + The Anarchist Library: Ashanti Omowali Alston - What’s a Black Man Doing Here In ZapatistaLand?—Author: Ashanti Omowali AlstonTitle: What’s a Black Man Doing Here In ZapatistaLand?Subtitle: Journey Into the ‘Mississippi’ of MexicoDate: February-M...
- + The Anarchist Library: Ashanti Omowali Alston - Challenge to Ultimate Pantherism 1990s—Author: Ashanti Omowali AlstonTitle: Challenge to Ultimate Pantherism 1990sSource: Retrieved on 2007-07-22 from web.archive.org Sometimes the QUES...
- + The Anarchist Library: Emcee Lynx - The Unanswered Call—Author: Emcee LynxTitle: The Unanswered CallSubtitle: Feminism, Masculinism, and the deconstruction of GenderSource: Retrieved on 2007-10-04 from web....
- + The Anarchist Library: Ashanti Omowali Alston - Black Anarchism—Author: Ashanti Omowali AlstonTitle: Black AnarchismDate: 2003Notes: Following is a transcript of a speech given at Hunter College, NYC, on October 24...
- + The Anarchist Library: Carolyn - IRA Cease-Fire—Author: CarolynTitle: IRA Cease-FireSubtitle: The Politics of PeaceDate: 1997Source: Nov/Dec 1997 issue of L&R. Retrieved on 2016-06-13 from web.a...
- + The Anarchist Library: Keith Mitchell - Police Brutality Plunges to New Depths—Author: Keith MitchellTitle: Police Brutality Plunges to New DepthsDate: 1997Source: Nov/Dec 1997 issue of L&R. Retrieved on 2016-06-13 from lovea...
- + The Anarchist Library: Laura W. - 25th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade—Author: Laura W.Title: 25th Anniversary of Roe v. WadeDate: 1997Source: Nov/Dec 1997 issue of L&R. Retrieved on 2016-06-13 from web.archive.org ...
- + The Anarchist Library: K-Dog - Shutting Down Big Brown—Author: K-DogTitle: Shutting Down Big BrownSubtitle: An Anarchist Take on the UPS StrikeDate: 1997Source: Nov/Dec 1997 issue of L&R. Retrieved on ...
- + The Anarchist Library: Christopher Day and Jessica Parsons - The Zapatistas: Live and On Tour—Author: Christopher Day and Jessica ParsonsTitle: The Zapatistas: Live and On TourDate: 1997Source: Nov/Dec 1997 issue of L&R. Retrieved on 2016-0...
- + The Anarchist Library: Matthew Quest - Kenyan People’s Movement Gains Ground Against Ruthless Moi Regime—Author: Matthew QuestTitle: Kenyan People’s Movement Gains Ground Against Ruthless Moi RegimeDate: 1997Source: Nov/Dec 1997 issue of L&R. Retrieve...
- + The Anarchist Library: The Anarchist Library— The library email is down since the last crash, so if you have emailed since or wish to contact us, the IRC channel is the best method for the moment...
- + The Anarchist Library: About the project— E-mail: library@angrylists.com (email is currently down, please see front page for best contact at moment) Live chat: See /special/we...
- + The Anarchist Library: The Torrent: 2020, winter—The Anarchist Library on torrent as of February 17, 2020 1.6 gb 7zip, English library website mirror - PDF, MUSE, TEX, HTML, and EPUB Torrent &...
- + The Anarchist Library: Live Chat (IRC)—IRC webchat : https://irc.anarchyplanet.org/#library or point your preferred IRC client towards the server || port (regular, SSL, and via Tor): ...
- + The Anarchist Library: Distribution—The torrent A torrent release is available here (January 22, 2016) It ships the CD/DVD images with the full archive of this site and of its sister...
- + The Anarchist Library: Recompiling the formats—Introduction The texts stored on the libraries are formatted with a dialect of the Emacs Muse markup, which is described in deep details in the man...
- + The Anarchist Library: Announcements archive— October 6th, 2015 An update from the Anarchist Library: Fall 2015 Getting old? or just the weather... Greetings from the labyrinths of the l...
- + The Iran Project: Europe should break silence on US protests or keep lips sealed forever: Zarif— Tasnim – Iran’s foreign minister decried Europe’s double standards on anti-government protests in different parts of the world and its deafeningly si...
- + The Iran Project: Iranian scientist Asgari returns home— MNA – Dr. Sirous Asgari, an Iranian scientist and professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Sharif University of Technology, who was jailed i...
- + The Iran Project: Iran marks Imam Khomeini’s demise anniversary— Tasnim – Iran held commemorative events on Wednesday to pay tribute to late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, on the 31st anniversary o...
- + The Iran Project: Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Iran-Iraq border region – GFZ— Reuters – An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the Iran-Iraq border region on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) ...
- + The Iran Project: ‘I can’t breathe’ word of all nations oppressed by US: Ayatollah Khamenei— MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is delivering a live speech to the Iranian nation. The address came on the occas...
- + The Iran Project: Iran, Serbia seeks to expand urban cooperation: official— MNA – Iran’s ambassador to Belgrade Rashid Hassanpour stressed the significance of further urban cooperation between Tehran and Belgrade. Iran&...
- + The Iran Project: Decline in oldest Iranian tobacco company’s output— Financial Tribune – Misguided policies related to the tobacco industry, restrictive regulations and lack of thoughtful plans have led to a decl...
- + The Iran Project: ICT minister unveils Iran ‘Netflix’ plan— Intellinews – Iran’s information and communications technology (ICT) minister has announced a new internet protocol television (IPTV) project t...
- + The Iran Project: Iran’s non-oil exports to Iraq via Khorramshahr port reach $30m— Financial Tribune – Some $30 million worth of non-oil goods have been exported to Iraq via Iran’s Khorramshahr Port since the beginning o...
- + The Iran Project: Tehran air quality in May healthy on only one day— Financial Tribune – Data show that during the month, “moderate” status was the most prevailing air condition, as the index hovered between 51 a...
- + The Iran Project: Iran’s rapid rise in Covid-19 cases stokes fears of second wave— The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Health ministry reports 3,000 new cases in 24 hours after lockdown was eased in April Fears that Iran is in the grip ...
- + The Iran Project: Iran’s foreign non-oil trade at $9.3 billion in 2 months— Financial Tribune – When compared with the corresponding period of last year (March 21-May 21, 2019), exports registered a 52% and 49% decline ...
- + The Iran Project: Slight surge in Tehran stocks amid cautious mood— Financial Tribune – The main gauge of Tehran Stock Exchange climbed more than 1.8% on Monday adding 17,708 points to stand at 988,188 points, d...
- + The Iran Project: Iran officials weigh in on US protests— Al-Monitor – In today’s Iran media review, Iranian officials have called out the United States over its response to peaceful protests. In...
- + The Iran Project: As Iran’s exports drop, pressure rises on its currency reserves— Radio Farda – The Islamic Republic customs data for the first two months of the new Iranian calendar year (beginning March 20, 2020) shows that...
- + The Iran Project: Maduro says he’s ‘Obliged’ to visit Iran to ‘Personally Thank’ its people for fuel supplies— Sputnik – On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi signaled Tehran’s willingness to go ahead with its oil shipments to Venez...
- + The Iran Project: 230 people killed in November protests: MP— Tehran Times – Top MP Mojtaba Zonnour has said 230 people were killed during the protests in November 2019. “In these incidents, 230 people wer...
- + The Iran Project: Iran says no prisoner swap deal with US for scientist: TV— Bloomberg – The return of an Iranian scientist who was imprisoned in the U.S. isn’t part of a prisoner-swap deal between the two countries, Ira...
- + The Iran Project: Iran’s coverage: If Europe fully complies with its commitments, we will do so: Rouhani— Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: US has taken hostage health of 83 million Iranians: Rouhani Iranian President H...
- + The Iran Project: Iran Army issues statement on 31st anniversary of Imam Khomeini demise— IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran Army on Tuesday issued a statement on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of Imam Khomeini (1902 –1989) demise. ...
- + Ukraine Today: Agri-exports from Ukraine up 2% in Jan-May—Grains, oils, and processed products traditionally prevail in the county's export structure. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Presidential Chief of Staff Yermak: Ukraine unhappy with slow Minsk talks—In Berlin, particular attention was paid to joint efforts to achieve peace in eastern Ukraine. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Number of cyber attacks on Ukraine's government agencies grows by 56% within week—The vast majority of DDoS attacks targeted the websites of the Ukrainian President's Office. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine's PM submits new nominations to Cabinet posts – Razumkov—Lawmakers may endorse the candidates at a parliamentary meeting on Thursday. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: IMF to decide on tranche for Ukraine by June 10 – PM Shmyhal—Shmyhal listed the benchmarks of the new SBA between Ukraine and the Fund. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Kyiv mayor reports 62 new COVID-19 cases in past day—Thirty-eight people recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours [Category: Киев] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: U.S. Embassy in Kyiv disturbed by reports on detention of Ukrainian military near Crimea—The U.S. side calls on Russia to cease its unlawful occupation of Crimea. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine PM: Airlines to relaunch domestic flights, restaurants to resume indoor work from June 5—International flights will be relaunched from June 15. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Three Ukrainian MPs on sick leave over COVID-19—There have been no new COVID-19 cases in the Verkhovna Rada for the time being. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Most Ukrainian companies see drop in revenue over coronavirus – survey—A mere 5% reported an increase. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Ukrzaliznytsia's commuter trains transport almost 50,000 passengers per day after relaunch—The agency urges passengers to observe the Health Ministry's recommendations while traveling by rail. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: SBI again summons Poroshenko for questioning on wiretapping int'l phone talks—Poroshenko is to be questioned at 11:00 Kyiv time on June 10. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Health minister lists Ukraine's leading regions by COVID-19 cases in past day—In total, 16,085 tests were conducted in the country over the period under review. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Number of Ukrainian border guards with COVID-19 grows to 50—Two new cases were reported in Donetsk and Volyn regions. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: NBU names conditions for reducing mortgage rate to 10%—An expert says a lot depends on how Ukraine is exiting from the quarantine. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Naftogaz posts over US$119 mln in net profit in Q1, 80% down y-o-y—Total taxes paid to the national budget in the three months exceeded US$899.3 million. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Analysts estimate prices of borsch vegetable kit in Ukraine's regions—The kit included one kilogram of carrots, cabbage, beets, onions, potatoes each. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine puts into circulation new UAH 10 coins—At the first stage, the NBU will introduce 5 million 10-hryvnia coins, which will be sent to its regional offices. [Category: Экономика] [Link to medi...
- + Ukraine Today: Number of COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide exceeds 6.3 mln—The overall death toll is 380,384 people, while 2,732,976 coronavirus patients have already recovered. [Category: Мир] [Link to media]
- + Ukraine Today: Ukraine, Israel not to resume air travel in near future – ambassador—This issue may be discussed next month. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + William Bowles: Rebellion and Repression: Capitalism’s Long Hot Summer Begins—Trump declared last night from the White House that he would “end the riots” with a national military mobilization to “dominate the streets” and that ...
- + William Bowles: Drone Wars at Ten #2: A decade of challenging drone secrecy—A key aspect of our work over the past decade has been to challenge the secrecy that surround the use of armed drones. The Pentagon and the Ministry o...
- + William Bowles: UK: 3 weeks to protect renters from eviction—In just three weeks, the Government's eviction ban comes to an end. We need your help to prevent renters losing their homes in a public health crisis....
- + William Bowles: HS2 – Europe’s biggest deforestation project hides behind pandemic—While everyone is keeping a keen eye on how the pandemic is going, the controversial and despised HS2 rail project continues. Right now, it is illegal...
- + William Bowles: 5G, the new track of the arms race—While Canada has just authorized the extradition of Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of one of Huawei’s leaders, to the United States, the U.S. Congressiona...
- + William Bowles: The Washington/Camp David Summit 30 Years Ago—Soviet and U.S. documents detail Gorbachev and Bush discussions on Germany, future of Europe, regional hot spots, and Moscow’s economic crisis [Catego...
- + William Bowles: WATCH: Anna Brees interviews Prof. Robert Endres—Prof Robert Endres is leader of the biological physics group and the physics of life network at Imperial College London. He sits down with independent...
- + William Bowles: Racism and the Protest Movement in America—2 June 2020 — Global Research Combat Troops Coming to US Streets? By Stephen Lendman, June 02, 2020 On Monday, Trump threw more fuel on a nation...
- + William Bowles: UKC News: ‘Documents Reveal Government Lockdown Was Political, Not Scientific’—An incredible discovery of UK government documents from SAGE science advisory committee reveals that Downing Street’s decision to ‘Lockdown’ the count...
- + William Bowles: Trump’s China policy at a cul-de-sac—This past week has been a catastrophic seven days that shook America. Some of the debris may have inevitably fallen on President Donald Trump too. Mos...
- + William Bowles: German Official Leaks Report Denouncing Corona as ‘A Global False Alarm’—Germany’s federal government and mainstream media are engaged in damage control after a report that challenges the established Corona narrative leaked...
- + William Bowles: Hundreds of children brain damaged by the swine flu vaccine to receive $90 million in financial compensation from UK government—The swine flu vaccine caused severe brain damage in over 800 children across Europe, and the UK government has now agreed to pay $90 million in compen...
- + William Bowles: Libyan War Escalates as Regional Powers Attempt to Gain Stronger Influence—Alarms are sounding in Europe as Turkey, Russia and Arab states could potentially agree on shared influence in Libya, and therefore the entirety of th...
- + William Bowles: Libya News Links 16 May – 2 June 2020—2 June 2020 — The New Dark Age Libya: Why a New Flashpoint between Russia and the West? https://journal-neo.org/2020/06/01/libya-why-a-new-flash...
- + William Bowles: As US protests show, the challenge is how to rise above the violence inherent in state power—This kind of bipartisan denial of reality only underscores how quickly we are entering a period of crisis and revolt. From the G8 protests, to the Occ...
- + William Bowles: Coronavirus Propaganda Mimics War Propaganda—In the period leading up to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Bush administration and its media accomplices waged a relentless propaganda campaign ...
- + William Bowles: Selected Articles: America the Failed State, Justice for George Floyd—1 June 2020 — Global Research News Nationwide Uprisings Against Failed States Triggered by Police Killings By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, ...
- + William Bowles: New laws to criminalise public interest information—A new Declassified report published only a few days ago goes to show the situation we find our selves in right now. In the midst of a crisis, while th...
- + William Bowles: The UK is Not Innocent – Police Racism Has a Long and Violent History Here Too—“I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe.” This desperate refrain has once again become the dying words of yet another black man in the Unit...
- + William Bowles: Conservative ‘Common Sense’ Lets Men Like Dominic Cummings Do What They Want—In the weeks preceding the furore over Dominic Cummings breach of lockdown rules, a row took place over the vagueness of the government’s new ‘stay al...
- + Workers World: Not a riot – REBELLION!—June 1 — A militant, youth-led uprising, ignited by police terror, has swept across the United States like wildfire, and is now entering its second we...
- + Workers World: WW photographer targeted by police—On June 1, while taking photos at a Justice for George Floyd march in Philadelphia, Joe Piette, whose photographs appear frequently in the pages of Wo...
- + Workers World: Trump, WHO, the pandemic and big pharma—Smack in the middle of the biggest pandemic in a century, President Donald Trump has announced he is withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organi...
- + Workers World: Big banks profit from COVID-19 as food, shelter, even water at risk for millions—On top of COVID-19, another epidemic — one of growing hunger, evictions and foreclosures — now looms over millions of poor people in the United States...
- + Workers World: The Bronx is burning again: COVID-19’s impact on New York’s most underserved district—COVID-19 continues to rage on as an international pandemic months after the initial outbreak in Wuhan, China. Never to be outdone, the U.S. now has t...
- + Workers World: Behind the Walls: Prisoner resistance roundup—Prisoners are acting to protect themselves and each other in the middle of the global pandemic as they protest inhuman cages across the country and ac...
- + Workers World: Cleveland car/pedestrian action demands prisoner release—Cleveland May 29 — Today a combination car/pedestrian protest in downtown Cleveland called for the Cuyahoga County Jail to release more prisoners and ...
- + Workers World: Striking packinghouse workers win signed agreements for safety—Seattle Immigrant workers, on strike against Washington state fruit packinghouses since May 7, won another victory on May 28. The workers’ negotiating...
- + Workers World: Defend resisters and the uprising!—People are rising up, rising up against police violence! Smoldering rage ignited in a firestorm throughout the U.S. when tpolice lynched George Floyd ...
- + Workers World: EDITORIAL: En una grave crisis económica, lecciones de los más oprimidos—Estados Unidos se encuentra en una crisis económica histórica y aplastante, acelerada por la pandemia de COVID-19. Si bien la Oficina de Estadísticas ...
- + Workers World: ¿Quieres justicia para George Floyd? ¡Encarcelar y condenar a policías asesinos! – un comentario WW
- + Workers World: Larry Kramer, 1935-2020: An appreciation—I joined ACT-UP/NY soon after it formed, in the spring of 1987. Thirty-three years later, I still have vivid memories of the weekly meetings, which cr...
- + Zero Hedge: Trump Denies He Ordered Police To Clear Out Peaceful Protesters For Church Photo Op—Trump Denies He Ordered Police To Clear Out Peaceful Protesters For Church Photo Op Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:15 ...
- + Zero Hedge: Rosenstein Admits He Would Not Have Signed FISA Warrant If He Knew Of Exculpatory Evidence, Throws McCabe Under The Bus—Rosenstein Admits He Would Not Have Signed FISA Warrant If He Knew Of Exculpatory Evidence, Throws McCabe Under The Bus Tyler Durden Wed...
- + Zero Hedge: Robinhood Is Down... Again!!!—Robinhood Is Down... Again!!! Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 11:09 How many more times will the market's new muppets put ...
- + Zero Hedge: Gold Is Getting Monkeyhammered...—Gold Is Getting Monkeyhammered... Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:55 Precious metals are getting pummeled this morning ...
- + Zero Hedge: Is The Momentum-To-Value Rotation Real? The Answer Is In The 5s/30s—Is The Momentum-To-Value Rotation Real? The Answer Is In The 5s/30s Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:50 With some trader...
- + Zero Hedge: Defense Secretary Breaks With Trump, 'Does Not Support' Invoking Insurrection Act—Defense Secretary Breaks With Trump, 'Does Not Support' Invoking Insurrection Act Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:43 US...
- + Zero Hedge: Defense Secretary 'Does Not Support' Invoking Insurrection Act—Defense Secretary 'Does Not Support' Invoking Insurrection Act Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:43 US Defense Secretary ...
- + Zero Hedge: WTI Extends Losses After Large Product Builds Raise Doubts Over Demand—WTI Extends Losses After Large Product Builds Raise Doubts Over Demand Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:34 A surprise cr...
- + Zero Hedge: Rabobank: Stocks Are Trading As If The U.S. Is Now A Banana Republic—Rabobank: Stocks Are Trading As If The U.S. Is Now A Banana Republic Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:20 Submitted by Mi...
- + Zero Hedge: April Factory Orders Crash By The Most In American History—April Factory Orders Crash By The Most In American History Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:10 Having collapsed by a rec...
- + Zero Hedge: US Services Sector Survey Signals Rebound, But "Limited Scope For V-Shaped Recovery"—US Services Sector Survey Signals Rebound, But "Limited Scope For V-Shaped Recovery" Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:05 ...
- + Zero Hedge: Trump Admin Bars Chinese Passenger Planes To US—Trump Admin Bars Chinese Passenger Planes To US Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 10:01 Update (1009ET): A statement from th...
- + Zero Hedge: Media Lied; Police Confirm No Tear-Gas, Flash-Bangs Used Ahead Of Trump's Church Visit—Media Lied; Police Confirm No Tear-Gas, Flash-Bangs Used Ahead Of Trump's Church Visit Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 09:55 ...
- + Zero Hedge: UN Accuses China Of Censoring COVID Research As Global Deaths Near 400k: Live Updates—UN Accuses China Of Censoring COVID Research As Global Deaths Near 400k: Live Updates Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 09:30 ...
- + Zero Hedge: Criminal Gangs Who Ransacked NYC Arrived In Chauffeured Cars, Used Power Tools, Witnesses Say—Criminal Gangs Who Ransacked NYC Arrived In Chauffeured Cars, Used Power Tools, Witnesses Say Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 09:30 ...
- + Zero Hedge: The 10 Most Important Questions For Rod Rosenstein This Morning—The 10 Most Important Questions For Rod Rosenstein This Morning Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 09:10 Authored by John Sol...
- + Zero Hedge: Remember Ozarks' Memorial Day "Zero-Ducks-Given Pool-Party"? Well, COVID Was There—Remember Ozarks' Memorial Day "Zero-Ducks-Given Pool-Party"? Well, COVID Was There Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 08:49 A...
- + Zero Hedge: Boeing Jumps After Third Point Lists Company Among Top MTD Winners—Boeing Jumps After Third Point Lists Company Among Top MTD Winners Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 08:43 Just before 8am, ...
- + Zero Hedge: "We Came To Riot": Illinois Man Arrested With Cache Of Explosives—"We Came To Riot": Illinois Man Arrested With Cache Of Explosives Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 08:30 Authored by Jonath...
- + Zero Hedge: ADP Employment Data Massively Beats Expectations—ADP Employment Data Massively Beats Expectations Tyler Durden Wed, 06/03/2020 - 08:20 Ahead of what will likely be anothe...
- + CBC Indigenous: People at Six Nations asked to journal, keep receipts to aid COVID contact tracing— Six Nations of the Grand River wants the community to "do their part" in contact tracing by having them track their own movements and ...
- + CBC Indigenous: Police co-ordination still lacking a year after inquiry report on missing and murdered Indigenous women— The police response across Canada to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has been uneven and wor...
- + CBC Indigenous: 1 year later, little progress on Quebec response to MMIWG report, say families and advocates— A year has passed since a national inquiry into the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada released it...
- + CBC Indigenous: Northern B.C. protest held in response to death of George Floyd and local deaths in police custody— Dozens of people came together in the northern B.C. village of Burns Lake on Monday to join the protest movement sparked in response t...
- + CBC Indigenous: Jingle dress dancers honour George Floyd at site where he was killed— Jingle dress dancers held a ceremony at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis on Monday, the place where G...
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