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- + California sued over climate change policy — by the nation's biggest gas utility—The lawsuit is the latest attempt by Southern California Gas to shield itself against efforts to phase out natural gas.
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- + Two decades of pandemic war games failed to account for Donald Trump—Nature, Published online: 04 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02277-6The scenarios foresaw leaky travel bans, a scramble for vaccines and disputes ...
- + Sifting through half a million years of human history—Nature, Published online: 03 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02285-6Archaeologist Mina Weinstein-Evron explains how one of the world’s most ancien...
- + Should virus-naming rules change during a pandemic? The question divides virologists—Nature, Published online: 30 July 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02243-2Researchers say now is bad time to introduce a system for naming viral species, ...
- + How scientists can stop fooling themselves over statistics—Nature, Published online: 03 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02275-8Sampling simulated data can reveal common ways in which our cognitive biases m...
- + Coronavirus research updates: Summer-camp outbreak infects more than 200 children—Nature, Published online: 03 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00502-wNature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes ke...
- + Look beyond publication records, urges report—Nature, Published online: 31 July 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02294-5Science Europe recommends assessing societal impact and contributions to knowled...
- + Nuclear weapons: arms-control efforts need China—Nature, Published online: 04 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02282-9As tensions mount and treaties totter, fresh thinking is needed — on deterrenc...
- + Statistical dark arts endanger democracy — and life—Nature, Published online: 04 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02280-xTwo scourges of the infodemic show how to spot quantitative chicanery.
- + Daily Briefing: Weird immune systems allow mating anglerfish to fuse together—Nature, Published online: 31 July 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02292-7Genetic analysis sheds new light on the bizarre mating ritual of the deep-sea fi...
- + Japan considers tougher rules on research interference amid US-China tensions—Nature, Published online: 04 August 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02273-wUniversities that fail to disclose foreign government ties could lose their fu...
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- + In the Philippines, A Community Fights to Protect Its Ancestral Lands—In “This Is Our Land” — the second-place winner in the Yale Environment 360 Video Contest — a Filipino filmmaker chronicles how after years of worseni...
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- + Helicopter crashes into Tennessee River; 1 dead, 3 saved—Authorities say one person has died after a helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River [Category: US]
- + Honda recalls 1.6M vans and SUVs in 4 different US recalls—Honda is recalling over 1.6 million minivans and SUVs in the U.S. to fix problems that include faulty backup camera displays, malfunctioning dashboard...
- + Coronavirus updates: UN warns of 'generational catastrophe' amid school closures—A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 693,000 people worldwide. [Category: Health]
- + UK lawmakers urge sanctions over Hong Kong police violence—British lawmakers investigating rights violations by Hong Kong police have urged the U.K. government to sanction the city’s leader for allowing ...
- + Tropical Storm Isaias racing up the East Coast with powerful winds, flash flooding—Tropical Storm Isaias is racing up the east coast this morning with the center of the storm nearing southeast Virginia. [Category: US]
- + China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin—China says it and the World Health Organization are discussing further plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak following a visit to the ...
- + Outcry in Sweden after drive-by shooting kills 12-year-old—The Swedish government has vowed Tuesday to find the perpetrators of a drive-by shooting that killed a 12-year-old girl [Category: International]
- + Thousands without power as Tropical Storm Isaias slams into Carolina coast—Isaias is forecast to bring torrential rain, flash flooding and storm surge as it works its way up the East Coast. [Category: US]
- + Coronavirus updates: US records under 50,000 new cases for 2nd straight day—A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 693,000 people worldwide. [Category: Health]
- + 3 hot air balloons crash in Wyoming, injuring up to 20 people—As many as 20 people were injured when three hot air balloons crashed in Wyoming Monday morning. [Category: US]
- + Malfunctioning automobile exhaust blamed for 1st major wildfire of season—A malfunctioning automobile exhaust appears to be the cause of the massive Apple Fire that has scorched 26,450 acres in Riverside County, California. ...
- + Norway cruise ship passengers with coronavirus reach 43—Authorities say the number of passengers on a Norwegian cruise ship who have tested positive for the coronavirus has reached 43 [Category: Internation...
- + Albania transfers IS terror cell suspect to Germany—Prosecutors say Albania has transferred to Germany a Tajik man accused of being part of a cell of the Islamic State group that allegedly planned to at...
- + Morgan Freeman narrates powerful new ad to save hard-hit restaurants amid pandemic—Morgan Freeman narrates the new ad from the Independent Restaurant Coalition to urge Americans and Congress to support the RESTAURANTS Act to fund rel...
- + Julian Castro doesn't feel 'comfortable' sending kids back to school—Former presidential candidate Julián Castro appeared on ABC News Live and criticized Texas for reopening too early amid the coronavirus pandemic. [Cat...
- + Trump sets date for US TikTok shutdown unless a deal is made—President Donald Trump on Monday said if Microsoft or another company doesn’t make a deal to acquire the U.S. leg of TikTok by September 15th, the app...
- + House committees subpoena top Pompeo aides over IG firing—House Democrats have issued subpoenas for top aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying that the Trump administration is stonewalling their inve...
- + California mom disappears after leaving for 'pandemic road trip'—Erika Lloyd, 37, of Walnut Creek, California, disappeared after embarking on a seven-hour "pandemic road trip" to Joshua Tree National Park on June 14...
- + Nevada to mail all voters ballots; Trump promises lawsuit—Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed legislation Monday to mail all of the state’s active voters ballots ahead of the November election [Category: H...
- + Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, beer—Magnolias and stars [Category: Politics]
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- + Guinean opposition alleges largescale corruption by President Alpha Condé—A Guinean opposition group is alleging widescale corruption on the part of President Alpha Condé and his administration. The Collective for the Tra...
- + Nigerian airline layoff employees amid COVID-19 crisis—Nigeria's main airline, Air Peace has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Faced with "the devastating effects on its operations and financial heal...
- + Niger celebrates 60 years of independence—Niger, a former French colony, celebrates its sixtieth independence anniversary on Monday. France mainstains a certain degree of influence in...
- + New commander takes over AU mission in Somalia —The African Union Mission troop in Somalia ushers a new force commander in Mogadishu. Lieutenant General Diomede Ndegeya who arrived on sunday would...
- + US SpaceX astronauts return—Two American astronauts have splashed down as the first commercial crewed mission to the International Space Station came back to Earth. The capsule...
- + COVID-19: 6 nations account for 78% cases in Africa—The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in Africa according to the World Health Organization. Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in ...
- + Virtual tours bring tourists to Rwanda amid COVID-19—A young Rwadan is offering tourists the chance to visit his country via virtual tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic. Patrick Karangwa is the found...
- + Medics in Kenya battle virus fears and stigma—Dangerous stigma risks furthering the spread of COVID-19 in Africa. Emily Owino is a traditional birth attendant. She is one of the many local healt...
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- + Sexism isn’t a relic of the past. How men’s views are shifting.—Women have been gaining ground in the worlds of politics and business. But outdated attitudes about their capabilities persist.
- + Sexism isn’t a relic of the past. How men’s views are shifting.—Women have been gaining ground in the worlds of politics and business. But outdated attitudes about their capabilities persist.
- + Points of Progress: Where women are seeing gains, globally—In good news this week: There’s still work to be done, but women’s rights are making progress across the world. A look at some recent highlights. [Lin...
- + Points of Progress: Where women are seeing gains, globally—In good news this week: There’s still work to be done, but women’s rights are making progress across the world. A look at some recent highlights. [Lin...
- + Distrust haunts Black US voters: Go vote or use mail-in ballots?—Many Black voters are concerned their mail-in ballots won't be counted, and plan to vote in-person on Election Day. Their fears are compounded by a hi...
- + Distrust haunts Black US voters: Go vote or use mail-in ballots?—Many Black voters are concerned their mail-in ballots won't be counted, and plan to vote in-person on Election Day. Their fears are compounded by a hi...
- + Virtual or in-person school? Either way, parents are concerned.—As the new school year begins in some states, American parents are struggling to balance their workloads and children's educational needs. A surge in ...
- + Virtual or in-person school? Either way, parents are concerned.—As the new school year begins in some states, American parents are struggling to balance their workloads and children's educational needs. A surge in ...
- + ‘Our voices carry weight’: Young women of color lead activist charge—Black and Latina women are seizing the moment to press for change on issues that touch them as people often marginalized by both race and gender. [Lin...
- + ‘Our voices carry weight’: Young women of color lead activist charge—Black and Latina women are seizing the moment to press for change on issues that touch them as people often marginalized by both race and gender. [Lin...
- + Around globe, women leaders rise to the pandemic challenge—A political culture that values diversity and sets aside stereotypes helps women who rise to the level of head of government. [Link to media]
- + Around globe, women leaders rise to the pandemic challenge—A political culture that values diversity and sets aside stereotypes helps women who rise to the level of head of government. [Link to media]
- + Got milk? Dairy industry revives classic slogan as sales rise.—Milk is having a moment. As U.S. dairy sales spike during the pandemic, an industry group is pulling the iconic "Got milk?" tagline out of retirement....
- + Got milk? Dairy industry revives classic slogan as sales rise.—Milk is having a moment. As U.S. dairy sales spike during the pandemic, an industry group is pulling the iconic "Got milk?" tagline out of retirement....
- + Chimpanzees missed visitors. US zoos missed them even more.—Hundreds of animal parks across the U.S. had to close mid-March at the beginning of the tourist season, forcing zoo administrators to trim budgets thr...
- + Chimpanzees missed visitors. US zoos missed them even more.—Hundreds of animal parks across the U.S. had to close mid-March at the beginning of the tourist season, forcing zoo administrators to trim budgets thr...
- + A look behind the scenes of the Monitor's suffrage coverage—We wanted to tell the story of the hard-won victory for women’s voting rights in 1920, along with the evolution of women into global leaders. [Link to...
- + A look behind the scenes of the Monitor's suffrage coverage—We wanted to tell the story of the hard-won victory for women’s voting rights in 1920, along with the evolution of women into global leaders. [Link to...
- + A vote for the word ‘suffragist,’ not ‘suffragette’—Most women who campaigned for the right to vote preferred the gender-neutral term, “suffragist.” So why does the diminutive “suffragette” persist? [Li...
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- + A Decade In, It’s Time to Supercharge the Giving Pledge—Billionaires pledging half of their net worth to charity was a good start. [Author: Philip E. AuerswaldGabrielle Gaines DayEfosa Ojomo] [Category:...
- + Adapting Negotiations to a Remote World—A conversation with Kellogg professor Leigh Thompson on how to avoid the pitfalls of virtual negotiations. [Category: Negotiations, Communication,...
- + How HR Leaders Can Adapt to Uncertain Times—You’ll need a “complexity mindset” to address today’s unprecedented challenges. [Author: Sue Bingham] [Category: Human res...
- + What’s Your Family’s Mission Statement?—How business tactics can help you set priorities at home. [Author: Priscilla Claman] [Category: Decision making, Managing yourself, Time managemen...
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- + India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement review can double bilateral trade: Hardeep Puri—The Asean Agreed to India’s request for review of the FTA as the trade deficit with the 10-member grouping rose from around $5 billion in FY11 to $21....
- + Pro Kabaddi rights may go for auction as team owners turn down Star’s offer—According to sources across multiple franchises, all the team owners have joined hands and asked for a fair and impartial auction in case existing rig...
- + Disposed of claims under services export scheme except Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore: Govt—The government on Tuesday said that all claims related to a key scheme for services exports have been disposed of except those in Delhi, Mumbai and Ba...
- + European Union regulators investigate Google's plan to buy Fitbit—European Union regulators say they're opening an in-depth investigation into U.S. tech giant Google's plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit...
- + Trump says coronavirus under control in the United States, "It is what it is"—With U.S. deaths reaching a record 1,000 a day, Trump pressed the view of deaths in proportion to the number of cases instead of as a proportion of th...
- + ‘The biggest monster’ is spreading globally. And it is not the Coronavirus—This insidious disease has touched every part of the globe. It is tuberculosis, the biggest infectious-disease killer worldwide, claiming 1.5 million ...
- + Ram Mandir 'bhoomi-pujan': Ayodhya awaits its big day, outsiders not welcome—Concerned over the spread of coronavirus, the authorities are encouraging others not to come to the temple town, asking them to mark the occasion by c...
- + RSS-affiliate SJM opposes India-US trade deal in present form—Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch has opposed the proposed India-US trade deal in its current form stating that New Delhi ca...
- + NIA opposes bail plea of Swapna Suresh in gold smuggling case; says over Rs 100 cr worth gold smuggled—So far ten people have been arrested by it in the case, which also led to the suspension of senior IAS officer M Sivasankar after allegations about hi...
- + Vivo likely to quit as 2020 IPL title sponsors amid Indo-China diplomatic tensions—The one year pullout could be treated as a moratorium period and if the relations improve, BCCI may look at inking a fresh three-year deal with the co...
- + Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel announces Rs 21,000 donation for Ram temple—The statement came on the eve of the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony for the temple at Ayodhya, an event to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other...
- + Ideological victory: Ayodhya ceremony, another core BJP promise fulfilled under Modi—Notably, Modi as a national office-bearer in the BJP played an important role in L K Advani's 'Ram Rath Yatra' in 1990 while Adityanath's late guru Ma...
- + Won't spare any politician or public servant found complicit in hooch tragedy: Punjab CM—The chief minister said he would finish off the liquor mafia in the state. Nobody will be allowed to get away with this, he added.
- + RBI governor headed MPC begins deliberations on monetary policy—The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by the RBI Governor is scheduled to announce its decision on August 6.This is the 24th meeting o...
- + MP Congress will send 11 silver bricks for for construction of Ram temple: Kamal Nath—Several leaders of the Congress, including former Union minister Arun Yadav and his MLA brother Sachin Yadav, have posted videos reciting 'Hanuman Cha...
- + Here's how Ram Mandir will look like—The Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be grander and bigger compared to the earlier plan with three new domes added to the design and the structure's height ...
- + BJP govt in Karnataka orders special poojas, prayers in temples during Ram mandir ceremony—Karnataka government on Tuesday issued a circular asking the temples to organise the special puja and prayers following the COVID-19 guidelines for th...
- + CISF asks field commanders to sensitise troops about dangers, proper usage of social media—The guidelines were issued, a senior official said, to ensure that the social media is used by the troops with "responsibility and accountability" and...
- + COVID-19: UP CM directs officials to arrange 50,000 additional beds in hospitals—The chief minister said Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) in every district should be run effectively, adding that the responsibility of ...
- + PizzaExpress plans to shut 15% of UK outlets, cut over 1,000 jobs—Privately held restaurant group PizzaExpress said on Tuesday it could shut nearly 15% of its UK restaurants, putting 1,100 jobs at risk, as part of a ...
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- + Child care has been safe during the pandemic. That could be a good sign for schools—Hundreds of thousands of essential workers have kept their kids in child care during the pandemic and, so far, these centers haven't been big disease ...
- + Around the world, countries thought to have contained the coronavirus face new waves of infection—Fresh outbreaks from Australia to Spain underscore the relentlessness of the coronavirus as infections top 18 million worldwide.
- + People live longer in blue states than red; new study points to impact of state policies—A new study traces how the policies adopted by Democratic and Republican states over the last several decades have helped widen the gap in life expect...
- + This L.A. hunter killed an elephant. Now he's a PETA target in bid to end trophy hunting—California may soon pass a law to ban the import of "trophy" animal parts from Africa. Activists are targeting an L.A. hunter whose hunt was captured ...
- + Mexico arrests 'El Marro,' gang leader at the center of a bloody cartel war—Mexican authorities say they have detained José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, alias 'El Marro,' the alleged leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel.
- + 'So many bodies ... I lost count': The grim business moving Latino coronavirus victims as death toll spikes—As Latino COVID-19 deaths spike, a tireless stream of bodies
- + Portland, America's 'whitest' big city, is an unlikely hub of Black Lives Matter—Portland, Ore., where more than 72% of the population is white, has been transformed into a national center of the movement for racial justice.
- + A cartel war has transformed once-tranquil Guanajuato into one of Mexico's deadliest states—Homicides soar as two gangs battle it out in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
- + Column One: How scientists revived an old-school treatment for a 21st century pandemic—Scientists searching for a medicine to treat patients with COVID-19 are looking for it in the blood of people who have already survived the disease.
- + Lap dances and nudity are the job, so how did an Atlanta strip club and Lou Williams navigate social distancing—At Magic City — the Atlanta strip club that Clippers guard Lou Williams visited last week, forcing the NBA to impose a 10-day quarantine — the rules a...
- + A cookbook by Mexican women honors missing loved ones: 'It was my son's favorite meal'—Women in Mexico collaborate on a cookbook to honor their missing loved ones, the desaparecidos
- + Pilgrimage 'by proxy': Coronavirus spurs new technologies for age-old hajj—With this year's pilgrimage to Mecca restricted to a mere 1,000 participants, app developers have created ways to experience the hajj virtually.
- + Column: John Lewis' funeral, a rhetorical master class, shows that great speeches still matter—Eulogies delivered by Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and others at the funeral of John Lewis honored the man — and the power of the spoke...
- + Streetwear takes an authentic stand against racism. Will brands like Nike and Adidas follow?—Corporate America's rush to claim solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement conflicts with streetwear's demand for authenticity.
- + Litman: William Barr's a danger to democracy. He channels what the president wants—The attorney general knows what Trump wants and needs, no memo or Oval Office directive required.
- + Eulogized by presidents and civil rights leaders, John Lewis laid to rest in Atlanta—President Obama, President George W. Bush and President Clinton speak at the Atlanta funeral for the congressman and civil rights leader.
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- + Ford President, CEO Jim Hackett to retire in October; Jim Farley to succeed— Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett, who has led the company since 2017, will retire this fall and be succeeded in the posts by Chief Operating Office...
- + Watch: HBO Max to launch Summer Comedy Festival specials on Aug. 20— HBO Max is set to launch a set of stand-up comedy specials featuring Beth Stelling, Rose Matafeo and James Veitch starting on Aug. 20.
- + Kailyn Lowry gives birth to fourth child, a son— "Teen Mom 2" star Kailyn Lowry welcomed her fourth son, her second child with Chris Lopez.
- + South Korea activist accuses lawyer in Seoul mayor case of lying— The South Korean lawyer representing the woman accusing former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon of sexual harassment is being charged with making false alle...
- + Watch: Kate Chastain on Ashton Pienaar, her 'Below Deck' exit— Kate Chastain discussed Ashton Pienaar and her "Below Deck" exit on "Watch What Happens Live."
- + November election in U.S. can be held safely, experts say— With the 2020 presidential election just three months away, new research suggests an election can be held safely if stringent steps are taken to lowe...
- + Oilers star Connor McDavid nets hat trick in win vs. Blackhawks— Connor McDavid scored three times to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a Game 2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The victor...
- + FDA grants emergency use for heart pump in COVID-19 cases— The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use authorization for a U.S.-made heart pump to treat COVID-19 patients who suffer hear...
- + Watch: Sean Penn confirms marriage to Leila George— Sean Penn, 59, shared details about his wedding on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" following reports he married Leila George, 28.
- + Tropical Storm Isaias moving up Mid-Atlantic, threatens tornadoes— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + Japan warns Seoul as wartime labor decision goes into effect— Tensions are rising again between South Korea and Japan as a South Korean court order to seize a Japanese firm's assets went into effect Tuesday.
- + Royals wish Meghan Markle a happy 39th birthday— Meghan Markle received birthday wishes from Prince William and Kate Middleton, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwal...
- + Amnesty International: Police violated protesters' rights at U.S. rallies— Amnesty International said in a new report Tuesday that U.S. law enforcement committed dozens of human rights violations in their handling this summe...
- + Amnesty International: Police violated protesters' rights 125 times across U.S.— Amnesty International said in a new report Tuesday that U.S. law enforcement committed dozens of human rights violations in their handling this summe...
- + Lakers clinch No. 1 seed as Anthony Davis dominates Jazz— Anthony Davis devastated the Utah Jazz with 42 points and 12 rebounds in an eight-point victory, which helped the Los Angeles Lakers clinch the No. 1...
- + In photos: Moments from Major League Baseball for the week of Aug. 2, 2020— Here's a look at moments from in Major League Baseball the week of August 2, 2020.
- + Wildfires can poison drinking water; cities need to upgrade codes— In recent years, wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction -- and contaminating water systems.
- + Malignant bone cancer found in ancient dinosaur fossil, a first— For the first time, scientists have diagnosed a dinosaur with osteosarcoma, an aggressive, malignant bone cancer.
- + Watch: Common says he 'felt at home' performing onstage again on 'Tonight Show'— Common appeared on "The Tonight Show" and discussed with host Jimmy Fallon how it felt to perform onstage once again at Dave Chappelle's socially dis...
- + Watch live: President Donald Trump signs Great American Outdoors Act— President Donald Trump will sign the Great American Outdoors Act at a White House ceremony Tuesday after the measure won sweeping, bipartisan approva...
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- + Trump campaign encourages base to wear face masks. ‘Something we should all try to do’—President Donald Trump is now supporting the use of face masks to quell the coronavirus pandemic — even asking his base to wear them. In an email his ...
- + Trump says Epstein was never a Mar-a-lago member. He was. New book tells what got him exiled—Donald Trump severed ties with Jeffrey Epstein after the disgraced financier hit on the teenage daughter of a Mar-a-Lago member, threatening the Trump...
- + Consultant with ties to Parson, Hawley listed as Kanye campaign contact in Arkansas—A St. Louis-based Republican consultant with ties to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley was listed as the point of contact for Kanye ...
- + One hour apart, Florida corrections officer, his wife die of COVID-19—Jackson Correctional Institution officer Robert “Wayne” Rogers is remembered by colleagues as a 30-year veteran officer who served with honor througho...
- + McClatchy reaches tentative deal with creditors that clears opposition to proposed sale—McClatchy Co. and Chatham Asset Management told a federal judge Monday that they have reached a tentative agreement with less-protected creditors on a...
- + ‘Terrible killer’ from the South. WV governor blames Myrtle Beach for COVID-19 spread—Facing new coronavirus outbreaks in his state, W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice warned residents against traveling south, particularly to Myrtle Beach, naming t...
- + Conservative revolt over stimulus deal puts pressure on vulnerable GOP senators—Conservative senators are resisting efforts from the White House and Senate Republican leadership to fashion a broad economic stimulus deal with Democ...
- + Coronavirus ‘extraordinarily widespread’ as fight enters ‘new phase’ in US, Birx says—A “new phase” has opened in the U.S. fight against the “extraordinarily widespread” coronavirus, says Dr. Deborah Birx, head of a White House task for...
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- + TikTok, Trump and an Impulse to Act as C.E.O. to Corporate America—The president’s interventions in company dealings based on his own instincts are a departure from the arm’s-length approach of predecessors of either ...
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- + Ethiopian Workers Are Forced to Return Home, Some With Coronavirus—Stigmatized, out of work and facing dangers, migrant laborers are returning by the thousands — and may be fueling a growing outbreak in Ethiopia. [Cat...
- + Zimbabwe Locks Down Capital, Thwarting Planned Protests—Three years after the fall of the strongman Robert Mugabe, the country is in free fall and his successor is clamping down by arresting opposition acti...
- + Sudan Will Scrap Alcohol and Apostasy Laws, and End Flogging—The moves are part of efforts to broaden personal freedoms during a delicate democratic transition. [Category: Sudan, Politics and Government, Bashir,...
- + Compensation for Embassy Bombing Victims Could Imperil Thaw With Sudan—A settlement to compensate victims of the 1998 attacks in Kenya and Tanzania would award more money to American embassy employees than the Africans. [...
- + For Senegal’s Biggest Holiday, a Shortage of the All-Important Sheep—Properly celebrating Tabaski, as Eid al-Adha is known in Senegal, requires a sacrificial sheep. Coronavirus restrictions have made the animals more ex...
- + Pentagon Admits to Civilian Casualties in Somalia for a Third Time—Africa Command’s admission of the death comes in the wake of its slow move toward better accountability after years of criticism from human rights gro...
- + Former President of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa Dies at 81—Mr. Mkapa served two terms, from 1995 to 2005. The third president of his country since independence, he was the first democratically elected leader a...
- + Video Surfaces of Execution of Aid Workers and Others Abducted in Nigeria—Five men — three aid workers, a government employee and a security worker — were abducted in June. A group aligned with the Islamic State is believed ...
- + Why Some Mosquitoes Prefer Humans—A few species find us irresistible; the rest are unimpressed. A three-year-long experiment offers an explanation for the difference in taste. [Categor...
- + Cosmas Magaya, Musician and Teacher of African Traditions, Dies at 66—A virtuoso of the mbira, a plucked instrument, he shared his knowledge with the wider world to preserve wisdom handed down orally. He died of Covid-19...
- + Andrew Mlangeni, Ally of Mandela in Anti-Apartheid Struggle, Dies at 95—He was a convicted co-defendant with Mr. Mandela at the Rivonia Trial of 1964, which exposed to the world the injustices of South Africa’s segregation...
- + Omar Hassan al-Bashir Goes on Trial in Sudan Over 1989 Coup—Omar Hassan al-Bashir, ousted in mass protests last year, is on trial for his role in the military coup that propelled him to power in 1989. He faces ...
- + W.H.O. Asks for Help Fighting Growing Ebola Outbreak—The W.H.O.’s current funds for fighting an Ebola outbreak surging in Congo will only last a few more weeks. [Category: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Ebola ...
- + Anger at Mali’s President Rises After Security Forces Kill Protesters—At least 11 demonstrators were killed in the capital last weekend. Protesters have called for mass civil disobedience until President Ibrahim Boubacar...
- + Zindzi Mandela, Activist in South Africa and Ambassador, Dies at 59—She was ambassador to Denmark after years as a voice against apartheid (sometimes in poetry) alongside her parents, Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikize...
- + Ethiopia Announces Arrests in Prominent Singer’s Killing—The shooting last month of Hachalu Hundessa, a hero to young Ethiopians calling for reform, was followed by unrest in which hundreds of people were ki...
- + In South Africa, Burial Traditions Upended by Coronavirus—Restrictions on travel have disrupted a deeply important cultural practice for many Black residents in Cape Town: returning the body for burial hundre...
- + Used Clothes Ban May Crimp Kenyan Style. It May Also Lift Local Design.—Kenya has halted imports of secondhand clothes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The move limits fashion selection, but opens doors for the co...
- + Ivory Coast Prime Minister Dies After Cabinet Meeting—Amadou Gon Coulibaly had just returned to the West African country from France, where he had been receiving treatment for a heart condition. [Category...
- + Over 180 Bodies Found Dumped in Burkina Faso Town, Report Says—For months, terrified residents of Djibo, a town in the West African nation, kept discovering corpses of men who had been shot, blindfolded and bound....
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- + Travel updates: Tui cancels more holidays and offers refunds for Spain and Portugal— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, structure:news, topics:in-the-news/Travel-ban, structure:travel, structure:content-tbn, topics...
- + Thailand launches another probe in Red Bull heir's 'hit-and-run'— [Category: structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/asia, topics:places/thailand, topics:places/bangkok, source:wirecopy, storytype:s...
- + Travel updates: EasyJet adds more flights following surge in bookings— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, structure:news, topics:in-the-news/Travel-ban, structure:travel, structure:content-tbn, topics...
- + Travel updates: EasyJet expands schedule following stronger than expected bookings— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, structure:news, topics:in-the-news/Travel-ban, structure:travel, structure:content-tbn, topics...
- + Hurricane Isaias roars ashore on US East Coast— [Category: topics:places/usa, structure:news/world-news, topics:things/weather, structure:news, topics:things/non-coronavirus-stories, topics:things/...
- + Beach SOS leads to rescue of sailors stranded on Pacific isle— [Category: structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/micronesia, topics:places/australasia, topics:places/pacific-ocean, source:wireco...
- + Leicester lockdown map: What restrictions are being lifted, and when is the next review?— [Category: topics:places/leicester, topics:people/matt-hancock, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + North of England lockdown: what are the rules for Greater Manchester, Bradford and Blackburn? — [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:places/greater-manchester, storytype:standard] [Link to...
- + How many coronavirus cases are in your area? Use our tool to find out— [Category: topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:in-the-news/global-health-security, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + How many coronavirus cases are in the UK - and where are they?— [Category: topics:organisations/world-health-organisation, topics:in-the-news/global-health-security, structure:data-story, topics:organisations/depa...
- + Australian state of Victoria to impose hefty fines to compel Covid-19 isolation— [Category: topics:places/melbourne, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/australia, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:things...
- + Australian state to impose hefty fines to compel COVID-19 isolation— [Category: topics:places/melbourne, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/australia, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, source:wireco...
- + Tuesday morning news briefing: Over-50s isolation plan dropped— [Category: structure:news, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + 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,...
- + ‘Hero’ father-of-seven died while rescuing his children who got into difficulty at sea— [Category: structure:news, topics:places/wales, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Donald Trump threatens to sue Nevada to stop mail-in ballots— [Category: topics:places/usa, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:things/us-politics, topics:people/donald-trump, topics:events/us-2020...
- + North Korea likely has miniature nuclear warheads, UN report finds— [Category: topics:people/kim-jong-un, structure:news/world-news, topics:organisations/united-nations, structure:news, topics:places/asia, topics:plac...
- + GCSE English literature exam students to get choice of topics because of school closures— [Category: structure:news, structure:education, topics:things/gcses, topics:things/secondary-education, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, structure:new...
- + BBC says lesbian kiss scene in the Next Step was important for inclusivity message, following 100 complaints— [Category: topics:things/lgbt, structure:news, topics:organisations/bbc, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Black Ministry of Justice employee accused of car theft while jogging— [Category: topics:organisations/ministry-of-justice, structure:news, topics:organisations/kent-police, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard] [L...
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- + South Korea activist accuses lawyer in Seoul mayor case of lying— The South Korean lawyer representing the woman accusing former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon of sexual harassment is being charged with making false alle...
- + FDA grants emergency use for heart pump in COVID-19 cases— The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use authorization for a U.S.-made heart pump to treat COVID-19 patients who suffer hear...
- + Tropical Storm Isaias moving up Mid-Atlantic, threatens tornadoes— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + Japan warns Seoul as wartime labor decision goes into effect— Tensions are rising again between South Korea and Japan as a South Korean court order to seize a Japanese firm's assets went into effect Tuesday.
- + Amnesty International: Police violated protesters' rights at U.S. rallies— Amnesty International said in a new report Tuesday that U.S. law enforcement committed dozens of human rights violations in their handling this summe...
- + Watch live: President Donald Trump signs Great American Outdoors Act— President Donald Trump will sign the Great American Outdoors Act at a White House ceremony Tuesday after the measure won sweeping, bipartisan approva...
- + Gallup poll: Satisfaction with direction of U.S. at 9-year low— Satisfaction among Americans with the direction of the United States is at its lowest level in nearly a decade and just a few points off the all-time...
- + U.S. sees fewer than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd day— For the second day in a row, researchers say new COVID-19 cases in the United States have numbered under 50,000.
- + U.S. sees fewer than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd straight day— For the second day in a row, researchers say new COVID-19 cases in the United States have amounted to fewer than 50,000.
- + Michigan, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Washington holding primaries Tuesday— Five states will hold primary elections on Tuesday as some high profile members of Congress seek to fend off challengers from within their parties.
- + Isaias weakens to tropical storm after hitting N.C. as hurricane— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + 3 mariners rescued on Pacific island after writing 'SOS' in sand— U.S. and Australian military service members rescued three mariners stranded on a small Pacific island after sighting an SOS sign they had been etche...
- + U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: School closures have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + U.N. chief: School closures amid pandemic have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + On This Day, Aug. 4: Anne Frank captured by Gestapo— On Aug. 4, 1944, acting on a tip from a Dutch informer, the Nazi Gestapo captured 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family.
- + Census Bureau to end counting a month early— The U.S. Census Bureau announced it will end all data collection efforts on Sept. 30, a month earlier than planned.
- + Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina as residents brace for impacts— Tropical Storm Isaias will regain its strength to a Category 1 hurricane Monday evening and make landfall in North and South Carolina, the National H...
- + Multiple people injured after 3 hot air balloons crash in Wyoming— More than a dozen people were injured when three hot air balloons crashed Monday in Wyoming.
- + Defense Secretary Mark Esper: U.S. grieves for 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
- + Esper: Nation grieves over 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
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- + Apple Entering Social Media? World's Largest Company "Expressed Interest" In Buying TikTok—Apple Entering Social Media? World's Largest Company "Expressed Interest" In Buying TikTok Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 10:35 ...
- + Gold Futures Top $2,000—Gold Futures Top $2,000 Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 10:26 For the third time in a week, gold futures have spiked above...
- + "Disconnects" Everywhere...—"Disconnects" Everywhere... Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 10:15 Authored by Richard Breslow via Bloomberg, For years th...
- + "No V" - US Factory Orders Rebound Slows In June—"No V" - US Factory Orders Rebound Slows In June Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 10:06 US factory orders rebounded in May ...
- + Trump Admin Nearly Doubles Cost To Become US Citizen, Slaps Asylum Seekers With $50 Fee—Trump Admin Nearly Doubles Cost To Become US Citizen, Slaps Asylum Seekers With $50 Fee Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:55 ...
- + 45 Florida ICUs Have Zero Available COVID Beds; UCLA Says Only 8% Of Fall Classes Will Be In-Person: Live Updates—45 Florida ICUs Have Zero Available COVID Beds; UCLA Says Only 8% Of Fall Classes Will Be In-Person: Live Updates Tyler Durden Tue, 08/0...
- + Beijing Won't Allow Trump To "Steal" TikTok In "Smash & Grab" Deal—Beijing Won't Allow Trump To "Steal" TikTok In "Smash & Grab" Deal Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:40 During a pres...
- + Argentina Strikes Deal With Creditors Over $65BN Debt After 3rd Default In 20 Years—Argentina Strikes Deal With Creditors Over $65BN Debt After 3rd Default In 20 Years Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 06:43 ...
- + FDA Expands List Of Dangerous Hand Sanitizers To Over 100—FDA Expands List Of Dangerous Hand Sanitizers To Over 100 Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 06:00 The US Food and Drug Admin...
- + "Something's Rotten!"—"Something's Rotten!" Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 05:30 Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, As $SPX is e...
- + Ireland's National Health Service Urges "Phone Sex Only" During Pandemic—Ireland's National Health Service Urges "Phone Sex Only" During Pandemic Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 04:55 In yet more...
- + Ron Paul: Europeans Are Waking Up To Government COVID Tyranny. Why Are Americans Still Asleep?—Ron Paul: Europeans Are Waking Up To Government COVID Tyranny. Why Are Americans Still Asleep? Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 04:20 ...
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- + Activists call for 'global spotlight' on plight of Kashmiris—Black Lives Matter, Palestinian and other activists express solidarity with Kashmiris ahead of revocation anniversary.
- + Six years on, Yazidis in Iraq demand justice for ISIL persecution—After the group was chased out of Yazidi areas in 2015, little has been done to heal the wounds of the minority group.
- + Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa aims to consolidate power in key polls—President Gotabaya Rajapaksa looks to expand power in parliamentary polls amid COVID-19 and looming economic crisis.
- + Chad slows down internet to curb 'hate speech' on social media—Government says measure introduced to curb 'dissemination of messages inciting hate and division' in the country.
- + Tracking Africa's coronavirus cases—Experts warn fragile healthcare systems in many nations could be overwhelmed in the face of a severe COVID-19 outbreak.
- + Coronavirus: All you need to know in under 500 words—Virus reported to have originated in China's Wuhan has killed more than 690,000 people and infected over 18 million.
- + What happens if you catch the new coronavirus?—What we know so far on what COVID-19 does to the human body in cases of infections and deaths.
- + Coronavirus: All you need to know about symptoms and risks—Countries around the world step up efforts to tackle the new coronavirus that has killed hundreds of thousands.
- + Timeline: How the new coronavirus spread—More than 18 million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with over 690,000 deaths and 11 million recoveries.
- + Tehran housing cost skyrockets as people struggle to afford rent—Why the Iranian capital has become one of the world's most unaffordable cities to live in.
- + Argentine justice reform: Anger at motives behind the gov't plans—Protesters in Argentina question the government's motives for a proposed overhaul of the justice system.
- + Malaysian police raid Al Jazeera's office, seize computers—Al Jazeera condemns Tuesday's raid and urges Malaysian authorities to cease criminal probes against its journalists.
- + Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?—More than 18 million infections confirmed in 188 countries and territories, including more than 690,000 deaths.
- + Thailand gun violence: Concerns mount as number of weapons rises—A mass shooting has prompted questions about the need for reform.
- + Trump criticises Dr Birx over COVID-19 warning—Donald Trump talks up his working relationship with the coronavirus task force leader, after accusing Dr Deborah Birx of 'hurting' the administration.
- + Greek PM reshuffles cabinet for better health, EU fund management—A dozen people overall were either brought into the government, or had their posts upgraded.
- + In Pictures: Lonely burials for coronavirus victims in Iraq—Burial ground in Najaf created specifically for COVID-19 victims since such burials have been rejected at many places.
- + China will not accept US 'theft' of TikTok: State media—China Daily says pressure on ByteDance to sell US operations to Microsoft or risk closure amounts to a 'smash and grab'.
- + Philippines orders millions to stay home: Coronavirus updates—More than 27 million go back into partial lockdown for next two weeks as COVID-19 cases surge.
- + Red alert issued after heavy rain causes travel chaos in Mumbai—Indian city partially flooded, disrupting rail, road traffic, shutting offices as more rain expected over comings days.
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- + Google-Fitbit takeover: EU launches full-scale probe—The European Commission's move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.
- + Google-Fitbit takeover: EU expands launches full-scale probe—The European Commission's move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.
- + Belarus ruler Lukashenko says Russia lying over 'mercenaries'—Days from a key election, President Alexander Lukashenko accuses Russia of a violent plot.
- + Spain puzzles over ex-King Juan Carlos's whereabouts—Embattled ex-King Juan Carlos left weeks after he was linked to a probe into alleged corruption.
- + Audi drops 'insensitive' girl with banana ad—The German carmaker apologises for a tweeted car ad that sparked a furore.
- + EasyJet increases flights to cope with holidaymaker demand—The airline adds more flights to cope with increasing demand from holidaymakers.
- + Spain's embattled ex-King Juan Carlos leaves country—His departure comes weeks after the former monarch was linked to a probe into alleged corruption.
- + Spain's embattled ex-King Juan Carlos leave country—His departure comes weeks after the former monarch was linked to a probe into alleged corruption.
- + Sweden: Death of girl, 12, ignites debate over gang violence—Media reports say the girl was killed by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting that went wrong.
- + Football red cards for deliberate coughing—Players who cough in the face of other players or match officials can be red-carded, say football's rule-makers and the Football Association.
- + Russian hackers stole trade papers from Liam Fox email—Documents on UK-US trade negotiations were leaked in the run-up to the 2019 general election.
- + Spain's embattled ex-King Juan Carlos to leave country—This comes weeks after the embattled former king was linked to an investigation into alleged corruption.
- + Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko under fire—President Alexander Lukashenko has kept Belarus in an iron grip, but protests have intensified.
- + Malta festivals cancelled due to rise in Covid-19 cases—Escape 2 The Island, Rhythm + Waves, BPM Festival: Malta and Mi Casa Festival won't go ahead.
- + French firm Sanofi indicted over epilepsy drug Depakine—The pharmaceutical giant is accused of manslaughter after babies died, but it denies wrongdoing.
- + Coronavirus: Dozens test positive for Covid-19 on Norwegian cruise ship—The outbreak on the MS Roald Amundsen comes just weeks after the cruise industry restarted.
- + Coronavirus: HSBC to speed up 35,000 job cuts as profits slump—Europe's biggest bank says it may cost up to $13bn to cover bad loans linked to the coronavirus.
- + John Hume: Nobel Peace Prize winner dies aged 83—The former SDLP leader helped create the climate that brought an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
- + Genoa gets new bridge two years after tragedy—Renowned architect Renzo Piano says his replacement for the Morandi bridge "is born of tragedy".
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- + As courts prepare to restart jury trials, advocates call for fair pay for jurors— Canadians would rather get poked with a needle and give blood than sit in a jury, according to a recent national study conducted by th...
- + Quebec shipyard is setting up an Arctic icebreaking research centre— A Quebec shipyard in line to be the federal government's icebreaker-builder says it intends to establish a centre of excellence that w...
- + Sen. Murray Sinclair joins legal firm to mentor lawyers in Indigenous law— The former chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, who was also the first Indigenous judge appointed in Manitob...
- + Rollout of COVID Alert app faces criticism over accessibility— The federal government's COVID-19 exposure notification app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Can...
- + COVID-19 conspiracy theories creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say— Researchers say conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are spreading at an alarming rate across the country — and they warn misinformation...
- + Canada extends peacekeeping mission despite Security Council loss— Canada will provide a military transport plane to support United Nations peacekeeping missions for another year despite losing its bid...
- + Andrew Furey wins Liberal leadership race, will become 14th premier of N.L.— Andrew Furey, a politically connected surgeon with no government experience, has won the Liberal leadership in Newfoundland and Labrad...
- + Sunday Scrum: WE controversy continues as Trudeau testifies— CBC News Network's Sunday Scrum panel is your destination for frank discussion and analysis of the week's big political stories. This ...
- + COVID-19 blamed for delay on Arctic military port first promised in 2007— The construction of a new military refuelling station in the Arctic is facing another delay more than 13 years after it was first prom...
- + The Canada-U.S. border could be closed for months. Here's what you need to know now— Here’s the latest on what you need to know about Canada-U.S. border rules and why your neighbours to the south may not be visiting for...
- + Some countries may get faster access to a COVID-19 vaccine than others. Here's why— Countries around the globe are anxious to get their hands on a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s a closer look at what countries are doing to e...
- + RCMP says improper force allegations confirmed in just 1 per cent of cases— As police services everywhere cope with public pressure over their use of force policies, the RCMP is reporting that just one per cent...
- + Liberals, Conservatives see drop in donations during height of COVID-19 pandemic— Canada's two main federal political parties took in less money from individual donations during the second quarter of this year compar...
- + Air force, UN food agency tackle skyrocketing COVID-19 hunger in Latin America— The head of the UN World Food Program says the COVID-19 crisis has dramatically increased the number of starving people in Latin Ameri...
- + N.S. senator calls for Canada to officially recognize Emancipation Day— Nova Scotia Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard is urging Canadians to recognize Aug. 1 as the day slavery was abolished in the British Empire —...
- + Federal documents say Huawei's Meng Wanzhou lied, supporting her extradition to U.S.— Documents from lawyers for Canada's attorney general say a series of witnesses will prove Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou lied to HSBC b...
- + Under fire over workplace harassment claims, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette reaches out to staff in memo— More than a week after claims of workplace harassment at Rideau Hall surfaced, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette today told her staff in a memo ...
- + Special court hearing to decide how to handle secret information in Ortis espionage trial— The case against the senior RCMP official accused of preparing to leak sensitive information is moving to Federal Court for a special ...
- + EI-like benefit for gig, contract workers will be available after CERB ends, Trudeau says— The federal government plans to move out-of-work Canadians into the employment insurance system when a key emergency benefit runs out ...
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- + Russia surprises Cyprus with move to scrap tax deal—Russia’s finance ministry said on Monday (3 August) it would scrap an agreement with Cyprus aimed at avoiding double taxation after talks to modify th...
- + US ‘cloud’ supremacy has Europe worried about data—Europe is sitting on a wealth of data that is the 21st century equivalent of a precious metal mine during the gold rush. But instead of exploiting it ...
- + Former king Juan Carlos decides to leave Spain amid corruption allegations—Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has decided to leave his country, a dramatic exit designed to protect the monarchy after a barrage of corruption alleg...
- + 5G disinformation: It’s time to tell the truth—There are many myths concerning 5G networks and electromagnetic fields. The vast majority of them stem from a lack of proper knowledge. Europe should ...
- + EU urged to ratchet up pressure on Poland in defence of LGBT+ rights—LGBT+ campaigners have praised an EU decision to withhold funds from six Polish municipalities that declared themselves "LGBT-free zones", urging Brus...
- + Public anger over corruption hits support for Bulgarian government—Weeks of anti-government protests in Bulgaria have eroded public support for the centre-right GERB government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, with o...
- + The EU can and must cut emissions by more than 55% by 2030—The European Commission has proposed to strengthen its 40% greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 50% or 55% on 1990 levels in the next ten years...
- + UK urges medicine suppliers to stockpile before Brexit transition ends—The British government has urged medicine suppliers to prepare for the country's exit from the EU single market and customs union on 31 December by bu...
- + Italy enjoys oversized ECB support as debt balloons—Italy enjoyed oversized purchases of its government debt by the European Central Bank in June and July, standing out as the main beneficiary of ECB ef...
- + Borrell takes position against Trump candidate for Inter-American Development Bank—A top European Union diplomat has called for a delay in the vote to choose the Inter-American Development Bank's new president, a closely watched elec...
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- + Can Israelis broaden their protests beyond Netanyahu?—Israel is roiling with angry street protests that local observers have warned could erupt into open civil strife – a development Prime Minister Benjam...
- + Israel has always been a binational state—A few weeks ago Peter Beinart set off a firestorm when he expressed support for a binational state in Israel-Palestine in back to back essays in the N...
- + A thousand Israelis call for immediate release of BDS coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa—In the early hours of July 30th, dozens of Israeli soldiers broke into the home of General Coordinator of the Palestinian National BDS Committee in Ka...
- + Time is not on Israel’s side—The timer is now ticking on Israel. While Israel historically put Palestinians on the slow burner, gnawing at their lands and livelihoods, time was in...
- + Colonialism’s lies and violence, in ‘Apeirogon’—Cultural appropriation has recently become a hot topic in the publishing industry, and it has dovetailed with wider controversies about race relations...
- + Democratic Rep sent out Islamophobic mailer smearing progressive primary opponent over BDS connections—In Missouri’s 1st district race, the longtime Democratic incumbent has apparently sent out a mailer darkening his primary opponent’s skin and attackin...
- + Emboldened by promises of annexation, Israeli settler attacks soared in July—It has been one month since Israel’s unofficial July 1st deadline to annex the West Bank passed. The media attention leading up to the date reached a ...
- + Beinart’s argument for one state is as bad as Holocaust denial — Gordis—When Peter Beinart called for one state with equal rights for Palestinians and Jews in Israel and Palestine last month, his essay had enormous impact....
- + Peace process ‘has failed, and ultimately served to perpetuate status quo’ — Rob Malley—Rob Malley served the Clinton and Obama administrations on Middle East policy, including the Israel-Palestine peace process. He spoke on a J Street vi...
- + Palestinians mark Eid amid new closures and rising contagion—Palestinians gather at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip on July 28, 2020. (Photo: Ashraf Amra/...
- + 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...
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- + Why would Russia want to interfere in British politics?—Russia’s foreign policy seems based on nihilism, said Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee. But Vladimir Putin is much shrewder than that.
- + Remembering John Weeks—A leading critic of economic orthodoxy who dedicated his life to building a better world.
- + Who’s afraid of judicial review?—The government has pledged to ‘reform’ the way in which citizens can challenge the lawfulness of its own decisions. This should worry us all.
- + More contagious than coronavirus: electoral unrest under Lukashenka’s tired rule in Belarus—Ahead of presidential elections, a new protest wave in Belarus is forcing another kind of contest - over who “the people” are, and who gets to speak f...
- + Whatever happened to Dunkirk spirit?—What is it? Can we learn from it, and could it "see us through coronavirus"?
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- + Pepper de Callier: Things to Think About —Prague Leadership Institute "In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm......
- + Prague Symphony Orchestra will hold a free concert on the 26th of August—Prague Daily Monitor Prague Symphony Orchestra, traditionally known as FOK, will be ho...
- + Prague might reintroduce compulsory mask-wearing in all public transport in fall—Prague Daily Monitor Several recent instances, including a sudden spike in Prague's ca...
- + Become Digital: Apple Pay vs. Apple Wallet—by Ladislav Poledna | Prague Daily Monitor How many payment cards and rewards or loyal...
- + UNYP partners with Perlego to bring free digital textbooks to its students—UNYP Our partners at UNYP are moving forward and investing in digitalization. They sen...
- + Czech economy sharply declines in second quarter—Prague Daily Monitor The Czech economy likely reached a record decline in the second quarter but is already recovering, Lidovky.cz reported. Economist...
- + Kasárna Karlín: Outdoor cinema with modern classics—by Irina Nikolaeva | Prague Daily Monitor Kasárna Karlín is a perfect place for summer...
- + Prague faces the record daily increase of new Covid-19 cases —Prague Daily Monitor When it comes to the pandemic, some days are better and some are gloomily worse. On Tuesday 28th, the capital of Prague recorded ...
- + Czechia to introduce German-style public unemployment insurance —Prague Daily Monitor Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, the Czech Coalition Council will consider a proposal by the Minister of Labor and Social Aff...
- + Become Digital: Amazing things you can do with Apple Pay—by Ladislav Poledna | Prague Daily Monitor Contactless payments are very popular in Eu...
- + Real estate prices continue to rise throughout the country—Prague Daily Monitor The pandemic hit many markets, but the real estate industry was o...
- + Ukraine eliminated Czech Republic from list of epidemiologically safe countries —Prague Daily Monitor Since 1st August, Ukraine updated its Covid-19-risk classification policy, which led to the Czech Republic being eliminated from ...
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- + What Happened When a Public Institute Became a De Facto Lobbying Arm of the Timber Industry— by Rob Davis , The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick , OPB ...
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- + ‘Would be comical if it didn’t involve real lives’: Trump interview spotlights deadly failure of His COVID-19 response—“If you wrote this as grotesque farce” for a movie script, wrote actor and progressive activist John Cusack, “no one would believe i...
- + Is this Trump’s best shot at stealing the 2020 election?—In a time of instability and uncertainty, there’s one thing we can count on: Donald Trump will do everything he possibly can to retain power thr...
- + Trump’s Axios interview put his ‘willful ignorance’ on full display for the country: Ex-RNC official—In a column for the conservative Bulwark, the former spokesperson for the Republican National Committee said the interview Donald Trump participated i...
- + Lindsey Graham encouraged voters to apply for mail ballots in May — now he claims the practice is prone to fraud—Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has voted by mail at least four times, according to election officials in Oconee County, South Caroli...
- + West Virginia senator slams Trump’s postmaster general for threatening post office closures in rural areas—On CNN Monday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) laid into Louis DeJoy, the controversial GOP megadonor just appointed to serve as President Donald Trump’...
- + Trump pal stunned by president’s trainwreck interview with Axios: I cringed, I despaired and then I felt angry—In an op-ed published at The Daily Mail this Tuesday, Piers Morgan gave his thoughts on President Trump’s recent interview with Axios, saying it...
- + Neighbors accuse Black woman of ‘driving down’ property values with Black Lives Matter sign—A Black woman in New York said that she was accused of “driving down” property values because a sign supporting Black Lives Matter was dis...
- + ‘Worst pain I’ve ever felt’: Diner employees in shock after getting maced by angry anti-masker—Three employees at a Missouri pizza diner got maced earlier this week by a customer who was angry that they were asked to wear a face mask as a precon...
- + Internet explodes watching Trump reduced to ‘global laughingstock’ in ‘soul-crushing’ interview—Axios reporter Jonathan Swan interviewed President Donald Trump and it did not go well for the president. The internet is ablaze with astonishment ove...
- + Atlanta mayor tears into ‘narcissist’ Trump for ‘blasphemous’ claim he did more for Black America than John Lewis—On CNN Tuesday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tore into President Donald Trump for his suggestion in a new interview that he has done “more...
- + ‘It’s worse than ever’: White House has someone new to blame for Trump’s downward spiral—According to a report from Politico, a substantial number of Republican insiders now see no way for Donald Trump to turn around his re-election campai...
- + ‘Fred Trump pulls on his son from beyond the grave’: Reagan daughter explains why Trump may destroy democracy—President Donald Trump’s father set in motion the emotional pathologies that may ultimately destroy American democracy, according to Ronald Reag...
- + RNC is offering signed copies of Sean Hannity’s new book for $75 after spending nearly $100,000 on Donald Trump Jr.’s book last year—The Republican National Committee (RNC) is promoting a new book written by Fox News host Sean Hannity — and offering signed copies as an incentive for...
- + ‘I could have died’: Arizona Trump voters beg friends to take COVID seriously after getting hospitalized—A pair of Arizona residents who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 are now imploring their friends to not make the same mistake they did when th...
- + Legal expert: Trump’s lawyers stepped into a new ‘bombshell’ about president’s alleged crimes—MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance revealed how President Donald Trump’s lawyers accidentally set off a bombshell revelation. The president’s...
- + ‘You don’t want to go there’: Morning Joe slaps down Trump campaign’s new attack—On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” co-host Joe Scarbrough took a shot at Donald Trump’s new campaign manager who made his debut on Fox ...
- + Internet stunned by now-deleted photo of Jerry Falwell Jr. with his pants unzipped—A Houston Chronicle reporter posted what appears to be a screenshot from Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr’s Instagram account, and...
- + Anti-Trump Republicans take the president’s newest campaign ad and throw it back in his face—A group of anti-Trump Republicans has taken the Trump campaign’s latest attack ad against former Vice President Joe Biden and turned it right on...
- + Those of us who warned America that fascism was coming were called hysterical — but we were right about Trump all along—Do you remember “Trump Derangement Syndrome?” It was a cute phrase that likely first appeared in 2015, deployed by prominent voices across...
- + Egypt invites Musk after ‘aliens built pyramids’ tweet—Egypt has invited Elon Musk to visit its famed pyramids after the SpaceX and Tesla founder posted a satirical tweet stating that clearly extra-terrest...
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- + US Government Employees View Dissent Channels As Risky And A ‘Waste Of Time’—Editor’s Note This is a preview of The Dissenter newsletter, which covers whistleblowers and the obstacles they face in government and corporate ins...
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- + Political Dilemma: Why British Queen is Unlikely to 'Give Up' Prince Andrew Over Epstein Case—Ghislaine Maxwell's case has turned the spotlight on famous people associated with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. DOJ investigators want to hear from P...
- + Pakistan's New Map Includes Earlier Uncontested Indian Territories, Sparking Fresh Conflict—New Delhi (Sputnik): India included Aksai Chin in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and certain territories bordering Nepal in its political map issued la...
- + BP Halves Dividends, Reports $6.7bn Losses in Q2 as Profits Collapse for Firms Amid COVID-19 Crisis—One of the world's largest oil and gas firms announced on Tuesday its profits had been badly hit by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, adding oil price...
- + Astronomers Say They've Spotted Youngest Known Neutron Star That’s Been Hiding For Decades—The supernova from 1987 was a truly spectacular event well observed from Earth, however multiple efforts to catch a glimpse of the resulting neutron s...
- + India Worships Women, But Much Work Needs to Be Done for Gender Equality, Activists Explain—New Delhi (Sputnik): Rich in heritage and culture, Indian society is often called out for covering up the plight of its women. Society in India, large...
- + Small Passenger Aircraft Crashes in English County of Sussex, Fire Service Says—MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A small passenger plane has crashed in a field in the English county of Sussex, the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said on Tue...
- + From Royal Feuds to Megxit: Biggest Scandals Surrounding Meghan Markle as Duchess of Sussex Turns 39—The American-born actress has been in the spotlight since the moment it became known that she was dating Prince Harry and the media scrutiny became ev...
- + Explosion at Factory in China's Hubei Province Leaves Six People Dead - Video—An accident took place in a chemical plant in the city of Xiantao, in central China's Hubei Province at around 5:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. GMT) on 3 August, ...
- + SHINee's Taemin Presents MV ‘2 KIDS’ Ahead of Upcoming 3rd Solo Album—In the music video, the youngest member of SHINee is seen dancing through the streets of Paris while regretting clumsy childish love in the past that ...
- + Germany at Beginning of Second Wave of COVID-19 Infections, Virologist Warns—BERLIN (Sputnik) - Germany appears to be at the beginning of the second wave of COVID-19 infections, the head of the Institute of Microbiology and Vir...
- + Armed Syrian Arab Tribes Storm Local Headquarters of US-Backed SDF Across Deir ez-Zor - Video—Kurdish militant groups, mostly the Syrian Democratic Forces, have been in control of the eastern parts of the country over the last couple of years w...
- + China's Vivo Dropped From Sponsoring World's Richest Cricket League Amid Border Face-Off With India—New Delhi (Sputnik): Since the deadly standoff between India and China took place in the Galwan Valley on 15 June, the Indian government has taken som...
- + Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Do Everything to Defend Itself in Wake of Recent Attack in Syria—TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would do everything necessary to ensure the safety of its b...
- + Beijing Urges US to Not 'Open Pandora's Box' by Demanding Sell of TikTok to US Company—BEIJING (Sputnik) - Beijing has urged Washington to refrain from setting an example that other countries could follow against US businesses by demandi...
- + UK Experts Fear Lack of Good COVID-19 Test-Trace System to Lead to Even Worse 2nd Wave—LONDON (Sputnik) - UK scientists have warned that the second wave of coronavirus could be more than twice the size of the first if no effective testin...
- + GOP State Assembly Candidate: No Delay of November Election as January 2021 is Presidency’s End Date—Last week, US President Donald Trump suggested that the November presidential election should be postponed to prevent any fraud that might result from...
- + As US Lawmakers Intensify Pressure, Nord Stream AG Ramps Up Its Lobbying Efforts, Filings Show—Washington has long been seeking to undermine and stop the project despite strong objections from its European allies, especially Germany. The US clai...
- + First Look at Historic Ram Temple Being Built in Ayodhya Following Centuries-Old Dispute - Photos—New Delhi (Sputnik): A three-storey, 161-foot tall temple comprising five domes is being built on a sprawling area of 100-120 acres of land in Uttar P...
- + Indian Bourses Snap Losing Trend, Sensex Soars 748 Points on Strong Asian Cues—New Delhi (Sputnik): India's benchmark stock index Sensex collapsed from highs of over 42,000 in February to just 26,000 when the COVID-19 pandemic hi...
- + Apple Sued in $1.4 Billion Patent Infringement Case in China—The lawsuit could prevent the top US smartphone maker from selling almost all of its products in China, its second biggest market after the domestic a...
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- + Expert says face masks are to be changed more often in hot weather—Apart from that, it is better to refrain from using face masks of dark colors in the summertime, the expert said [Category: Society & Culture, COR...
- + One billion students impacted by pandemic, UN Secretary-General says—In mid-July, schools were closed in more than 160 countries, Antonio Guterres said [Category: World, CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC]
- + Russian scientists publish first results of Avifavir clinical trials—The pilot part of clinical trials demonstrated that Avifavir possesses rapid antiviral action [Category: Science & Space, CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC]
- + Russia’s UFC Champ Nurmagomedov says ‘to drown’ his next opponent Gaethje—The bout is set for October 24, as announced earlier [Category: Sport]
- + China says demand to sell TikTok to US company is political pressure—On August 3, Trump announced that US companies have roughly 45 days to ink a deal to acquire TikTok, otherwise the social media platform will be banne...
- + Iskander tactical missile systems to deliver massive strike in southern Russia drills—The drills will run as a special field exercise to study the experience of employing and operating advanced artillery systems, according to the top br...
- + JCPOA Joint Commission may meet in the near future—According to the senior diplomat, the meeting’s date will depend on the further easing of lockdown measures, including transport restrictions [Categor...
- + Lukashenko focuses on ties with Russia, world situation, pandemic in address to the nation—The Belarusian president criticized Russia for opting in favor of ‘partnership’ relations instead of ‘fraternal’ ones [Category: World] [Link to media...
- + Swiss-based CAS to announce decision on Russian biathletes’ appeal in early September—Doping abuse charges and the following suspension of three Russian biathletes were based on the testimony of Grigory Rodchenkov, who is a former head ...
- + Volunteers inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine by Vektor in good health—To date, three volunteers out of five have already been inoculated [Category: Society & Culture, CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC]
- + Russian Foreign Ministry condemns militant attack on Afghan prison—Moscow called on the Afghan authorities and the US and NATO command in Afghanistan to take targeted and comprehensive measures to eliminate the presen...
- + Belarusian leader says another foreign unit was deployed to destabilize country—Alexander Lukashenko insisted that the group of Russians detained near Minsk were not transiting Belarus but had been sent there on purpose [Category:...
- + Cra-Z-Art Announces Expanded Nickelodeon Licensing Deal— [Category: Press Releases]
- + Russia to be ally of Belarus though ties are now partner-like, not brotherly — Lukashenko—The incumbent president reassured that his country will continue to resolve international problems exclusively through peaceful means and will extend ...
- + Russia’s new spacecraft can make flights to Moon and Mars, says chief designer—It can perform a flight to asteroids only as part of an inter-planetary system, according to the chief designer [Category: Science & Space] [Link ...
- + Press review: Russia scrapping tax deal with Cyprus and US expanding presence in Poland—Top stories in the Russian press on Tuesday, August 4 [Category: Press Review] [Link to media]
- + Russia not in talks with US over possibility to trade Paul Whelan, senior diplomat says—Earlier Whelan’s attorneys reported of the active talks to trade their client [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy]
- + Russia, US mull over holding consultations on counterterrorism—It was the United States that suspended dialogue on the fight against terrorism, the senior diplomat underscored [Category: Russian Politics & Dip...
- + Control of missile technologies must remain technical — Russian Foreign Ministry—In 2021-2022, the ministry recalled, Russia will take the rotating chairmanship of the regime upon a unanimous decision by the member countries [Categ...
- + Russian Navy chief calls 1st stage of Oceanic Shield drills ‘successful’—Overall, the amphibious assault operation involved over 20 surface ships, boats and support vessels, 18 aircraft and helicopters, over 30 items of com...
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- + Tomgram: Andrea Mazzarino, Prioritizing Empire Over Health—American military personnel are getting sick in significant numbers in the midst of the ongoing pandemic...
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- + South Korea activist accuses lawyer in Seoul mayor case of lying— The South Korean lawyer representing the woman accusing former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon of sexual harassment is being charged with making false alle...
- + Japan warns Seoul as wartime labor decision goes into effect— Tensions are rising again between South Korea and Japan as a South Korean court order to seize a Japanese firm's assets went into effect Tuesday.
- + 3 mariners rescued on Pacific island after writing 'SOS' in sand— U.S. and Australian military service members rescued three mariners stranded on a small Pacific island after sighting an SOS sign they had been etche...
- + U.S., Australian military rescue 3 mariners stranded on island after spotting SOS in sand— U.S. and Australian military service members rescued three mariners stranded on a small Pacific island after sighting an SOS sign they had been etche...
- + U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: School closures have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + U.N. chief: School closures amid pandemic have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + Tedros: There may never be a 'silver bullet' to cure COVID-19— WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus said Monday there may not ever be a "silver bullet" cure for COVID-19, encouraging the nations of the ...
- + Israel conducts airstrikes in Syria after thwarting explosive attack near Golan Heights— Israeli Defense Forces said they conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple targets in Syria on Monday after thwarting a potential IED attack ...
- + Former Spanish king Juan Carlos announces he'll self-exile amid financial scandals— Amid multiple financial scandals, former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, announced Monday that he will leave the country in a self-imposed exile that w...
- + Study: Saving pandas led to downfall of other animals— Efforts to save the giant panda from extinction have come at the expense of other large mammals, a new study released Monday by the science journal N...
- + Nearly 30 dead in militant attack at Afghan prison— Nearly 30 people were killed and 50 injured when militants attacked a prison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, leading to an 18-hour battle. Hundreds of pri...
- + North Korea producing new video games, state media says— North Korea is developing new video games domestically to improve the leisure time of the population, state media says.
- + Lebanon's foreign minister resigns, says country could become 'failed state'— Lebanon's foreign minister Nassif Hitti blasted the country's leadership in a resignation letter made public Monday, criticizing it for a lack of vis...
- + Work starts on restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral's grand organ— Restoration work on the 250-year-old grand organ at the fire-damaged Cathedral of Notre Dame began Monday in Paris with hopes of having it ready in t...
- + South Korea defends action against defector groups— Legal action needed to be taken against defector organizations, South Korea's newly appointed unification minister said Monday.
- + Kosovo PM Avdullah Hoti tests positive for COVID-19— Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti has COVID-19 and will work from home for two weeks while he self-isolates, he said.
- + North Korea braces for heavy rains, possible flooding— North Korea is expected to receive about 20 inches of rain beginning Monday, the regime's weather agency says.
- + Virgin Galactic unveils designs for Mach 3 supersonic aircraft— Virgin Galactic, a space tourism offshoot of the business empire founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, unveiled designs for what could beco...
- + Northern Irish political leader, Nobel Laureate John Hume dies at 83— John Hume, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and widely acknowledged as an architect of the Good Friday Agreement that helped bring peace to Northern...
- + South Korea, New Zealand spar over diplomat in sex harassment case— South Korea and New Zealand are at odds over the case of a South Korean diplomat who has been accused of groping a New Zealand staff member at Seoul'...
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- + He was an American child in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb dropped—Howard Kakita, a child visiting his grandparents, was among those who survived when the United States detonated the atomic bomb 75 years ago.
- + Lebanese try to storm energy ministry amid power cuts—Dozens of Lebanese protesters have tried to storm the Ministry of Energy, angered by prolonged power cuts as the country grapples with a crippling eco...
- + Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai—The family of a California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group in exile says Iran abducted him while he was in Dubai
- + ADB to lend Thailand $1.5 billion to aid virus response—The Asian Development Bank says it will provide a $1.5 billion loan to Thailand to aid its response to the coronavirus pandemic
- + Belarus leader pledges allegiance to Russia ahead of vote—Belarus’s authoritarian leader is vowing to maintain a close alliance with Russia despite the latest tensions as he seeks a sixth term in office amid ...
- + Zimbabwe president unapologetic about arrests of critics—Zimbabwe’s president has labeled the main opposition party “terrorist” and vowed to continue a clampdown in which scores of opposition members and gov...
- + Trump views China’s Communist Party as a threat. Young Chinese see it as a ticket to a better future.—Potential members are using twin crises of coronavirus and floods to prove their allegiance to the party.
- + Why TikTok was destined to land in Trump’s crosshairs—China’s Internet industry for the first time attained the triple threat of engineering know-how, marketing sheen and multicultural sensibility to deli...
- + Ex-teacher hopes to free Belarus from president’s iron fist—A 37-year-old former English teacher without political experience seems an unlikely challenger to the authoritarian president of Belarus who has been ...
- + Nobel laureate who championed peace in Northern Ireland dies at 83—He helped broker the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which ended most of the violence of the Northern Irish conflict known as the Troubles.
- + A defense contractor died after a bar fight with Marines in Iraq. Some see an accident and overzealous prosecution.—It is one of several recent incidents that have raised concerns about the conduct of America’s elite combat forces, including an alleged sexual assaul...
- + In Dagestan, a covid recount adds to questions on Russia’s overall numbers—Russia boasts of a low mortality rate. But in Dagestan, pneumonia and other causes were not part of pandemic totals.
- + Israeli jets strike targets in Syria, nearly 24 hours after foiling attack in Golan Heights—The Israeli military estimated that four members of a militant cell from Syria were killed in the Golan incident.
- + How the pandemic left America behind—How some countries got their response to the coronavirus right -- and how some got it terribly wrong.
- + Islamic State attack on Afghan prison ends on second day, with at least 29 dead—The prison raid was the most sophisticated Islamic State attack in Afghanistan since the group formed its Afghan branch in 2015.
- + It’s not just the United States: These governments see TikTok as a growing problem. —India already banned the platform.
- + Afghan prison stormed hours before Eid cease-fire expires; Islamic State claims responsibility—The attack came amid a push for peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
- + Isaias poised to sock Eastern Seaboard with heavy rain, strong winds, after grazing Florida—"Life-threatening flooding" from both rain and an ocean surge is possible from the Southeast to New England.
- + A new Chuck E. Cheese children’s ride but no one to ride it—The U.S. retailer bankruptcy wave is rippling across the global supply chain, bringing pain for suppliers in Europe and Asia.
- + Mexico arrests Santa Rosa de Lima cartel chief ‘El Marro’—The war between the Santa Rosa de Lima and Jalisco New Generation cartels has made Guanajuato one of Mexico’s deadliest states.
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- + Could Democrats get rid of the filibuster next year?—Former president Barack Obama called the filibuster a “Jim Crow relic” on Thursday.
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- + First cruises to set sail post COVID-19 abruptly canceled due to outbreak—Enlarge / View of an iceberg and the Hurtigruten hybrid expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen on Half Moon island, Antarctica on November 09, 201...
- + First cruise to set sail post COVID-19 abruptly canceled due to outbreak—Enlarge / View of an iceberg and the Hurtigruten hybrid expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen on Half Moon island, Antarctica on November 09, 201...
- + More data, but still confusion over how much children spread SARS-CoV-2—Enlarge / A prepandemic summer camp, showing many things that go against current public health guidance. (credit: Educational Images) It has be...
- + After a splendid flight test, NASA now has a new ride to space— Crew Dragon nears splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. [credit: ...
- + Human sperm swim more like otters than eels, study finds— For more than 300 years, most scientists have assumed that sperm "swim" through fluids by wriggling their tails back and forth...
- + COVID-19 hospital data is a hot mess after feds take control—Enlarge / Members of the medical staff treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on July 28, 2020 in...
- + Could we go on the offensive against emerging diseases?—Enlarge / Could we vaccinate these guys to save us from disease? (credit: CDC.gov) Viruses like Ebola and the original SARS have highlighted th...
- + Mounting poisonings, blindness, deaths as toxic hand sanitizers flood market—Enlarge / Hand sanitizer being applied to a person's hand. (credit: Getty | Leopoldo Smith) The Food and Drug Administration is renewing warni...
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- + Trump administration gives TikTok 45 days to sell to Microsoft or leave US [Updated]—Enlarge / TikTok's US operations may soon be part of every cool teen's favorite code conglomerate, Microsoft. (credit: SOPA Images | LightRocket | G...
- + SpaceX now plans for 5 million Starlink customers in US, up from 1 million—Enlarge / A SpaceX Starlink user terminal/satellite dish. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX has asked the US for permission to deploy up to 5 million use...
- + Trump administration gives TikTok 45 days to sell to Microsoft or leave US—Enlarge / TikTok's US operations may soon be part of every cool teen's favorite code conglomerate, Microsoft. (credit: SOPA Images | LightRocket | G...
- + What’s this? A bipartisan plan for AI and national security—Enlarge / Closeup of a Predator MQ-9 uncrewed aerial vehicle. (credit: Tobias Schwarz | Getty Images) US Reps. Will Hurd and Robin Kelly are fr...
- + Florida teen charged as “mastermind” in Twitter hack hitting Biden, Bezos, and others—Enlarge (credit: Tom Raftery / Flickr) Authorities on Friday charged three people with orchestrating this month's epic hack of Twitter and using ...
- + Red Hat and CentOS systems aren’t booting due to BootHole patches—Enlarge / Security updates intended to patch the BootHole UEFI vulnerability are rendering some Linux systems unable to boot at all. (credit: Aurich...
- + Amazon investing $10 billion to compete against SpaceX in satellite broadband—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) Amazon has received US approval to launch 3,236 low-Earth orbit satellites for its planned "Proje...
- + Twitter hackers used “phone spear phishing” in mass account takeover—Enlarge (credit: Tom Raftery / Flickr) The hackers behind this month’s epic Twitter breach targeted a small number of employees through a “phone ...
- + Hackers broke into real news sites to plant fake stories—Enlarge / The propagandists have created and spread disinformation since at least March 2017, with a focus on undermining NATO and the US troops in ...
- + “This is a very dangerous situation”: Big Tech’s day on the Hill—Enlarge / Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies (remotely) before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing...
- + Comcast lost 477,000 cable-TV customers in Q2 amid 12% drop in revenue—Enlarge / A Comcast sign at the Comcast offices in Philadelphia. (credit: Getty Images | Cindy Ord ) Comcast lost 477,000 cable-TV subscribers ...
- + Charter’s donations to charities and lawmakers may help it impose data caps—Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum van in West Lake Hills, Texas, in April 2019. (credit: Tony Webster / Flickr) Nonprofits and local politicians are...
- + New flaw neuters Secure Boot, but there’s no reason to panic. Here’s why—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) GRUB2, one of the world’s most-widely used programs for booting up computers, has a vulnerability ...
- + North Korea’s Lazarus brings state-sponsored hacking approach to ransomware—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) Lazarus—the North Korean state hacking group behind the WannaCry worm, the theft of $81 million from a Ba...
- + Rite Aid deployed facial recognition in hundreds of stores, report finds—Enlarge / A woman wearing a mask walks past a Rite-Aid store in Portland, Oregon, in May 2020. (credit: hapabapa | Getty Images) Pharmacy cha...
- + Garmin’s four-day service meltdown was caused by ransomware—Enlarge (credit: Ian Usher / Flickr) GPS device and services provider Garmin on Monday confirmed that the worldwide outage that took down the vas...
- + Hackers actively exploit high-severity networking vulnerabilities—Enlarge (credit: Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker) Hackers are actively exploiting two unrelated high-severity vulnerabilities t...
- + Russia’s GRU hackers hit US government and energy targets—Enlarge / The FBI notified organizations in May that Russia's elite hackers had targeted them. The campaign likely remains ongoing. (credit: Natalia...
- + Trump campaign angry that cell carriers blocked spammy texts to voters—Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | pagadesign) President Trump's re-election campaign has accused Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile of "suppression of...
- + Chinese-made drone app in Google Play spooks security researchers—Enlarge / A DJI Phantom 4 quadcopter drone. (credit: Andri Koolme) The Android version of DJI Go 4—an app that lets users control drones—has un...
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- + Five signs you’re about to get hit with ransomware
- + Liam Fox hack raises questions over government security
- + Cloud security vs. network security: What's the difference?
- + Estonian police and border services need better IT to block criminals from becoming e-residents
- + Microsoft offers way out of TikTok impasse
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- + Securing IoT as a Remote Workforce Strategy—Digital transformation with Internet of Things devices offers organizations a way forward in the era of COVID-19. Optimizing this approach for the fut...
- + 11 Hot Startups to Watch at Black Hat USA —A sneak peek at the up-and-coming organizations to check out on the Black Hat USA virtual show floor. [Link to media]
- + 11 Hot Startups to Watch at Black Hat USA —A sneak peek at the up-and-coming organizations to check out on the Black Hat USA virtual show floor. [Link to media]
- + FBI Warns on New E-Commerce Fraud—A wave of new, fraudulent websites has popped up to take advantage of the rise in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. [Link to media]
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- + Don’t Let Endianness Flip You Around—Most of the processor architectures which we come into contact with today are little-endian systems, meaning that they store and address bytes in a le...
- + [NileRed] Makes Superconductors—We always enjoy [NileRed’s] videos. His latest shows how he made some relatively high-temperature superconducting ceramic. After finding what ap...
- + Facial Detection with Pi + MATLAB—[Monica] wanted to try a bit of facial detection with her Raspberry Pi and she found some pretty handy packages in MATLAB to help her do just that. Th...
- + IOT Pinball Puts Oktoberfest Fun on Tap—We don’t really miss going out to bars all that much, unless you’re talking about the one downtown with all the pinball machines. Don̵...
- + Optimizing GIF Playback For Microcontrollers—Despite being cooked up by Compuserve back in the late 1980s, GIFs have seen a resurgence on the modern internet, mostly because they’re fun. Ho...
- + William English, Computer Mouse Co-Creator, Has Passed—We are saddened to report that William English, co-inventor of the computer mouse, died July 26 in San Rafael, California. He was 91 years old. Bill...
- + Hack a Folding Bike to Help You Catch Some Pike—For many of us, this whole pandemic thing has produced some unexpected upsides. One of [George Turvey]’s was finding a nice new scenic route to ...
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- + NASA’s Lucy Mission Passes Critical Mission Milestone— An artist’s concept of the Lucy Mission. (Credit: SwRI) GREENBELT, Md. (NASA PR) — Last week marked the completion of a major miles...
- + U.S. Coast Guard Statement on Private Boats Approaching Crew Dragon Capsule— Support teams and curious recreational boaters arrive at the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Rob...
- + Virgin Galactic Stock Price Declines, Commercial Flights Scheduled for Next Year— New SpaceShipTwo reaches weight on wheels milestone. (Credit: Virgin Galactic) by Douglas MessierManaging Editor Virgin Galactic’s sto...
- + Virgin Galactic Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock— SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity makes first glide flight at Spaceport America in New Mexico. (Credit: Virgin Galactic) MOJAVE, Calif., August 3, 2020 (V...
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- + How Do Scientists Determine the Ages of Human Ancestors, Fossilized Dinosaurs and Other Organisms?—Experts explain how radiometric dating allows them to reconstruct ancient time lines -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: The ...
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- + Maze Ransomware operators published data from LG and Xerox—Maze ransomware operators published internal data from LG and Xerox after the company did not pay the ransom. Ransomware crews are very active dur...
- + NetWalker ransomware operators have made $25 million since March 2020—NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. ...
- + NetWalker ransomware operators have made $25 million since March 2020—NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. ...
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- + Civilian Pleasure Boats Make A Beeline To Dragon Landing Site As Seen From Orbit—Ivan Vagner @ivan_mks63 - @AstroBehnken и @Astro_Doug, I congratulate you on your successful return to Earth! [Author: Keith Cowing] [Category: OnOrb...
- + NASA Puts Visible and Water Vapor Eyes on Tropical Storm Isaias—NASA's Aqua satellite obtained visible and water vapor imagery as Tropical Storm Isaias continued moving along the east coast of Florida. On Aug. 3, W...
- + ALMA Captures A Stirred-up Planet Factory—Planet-forming environments can be much more complex and chaotic than previously expected. This is evidenced by a new image of the star RU Lup, made w...
- + Iron-rich Meteorites Show Record Of Core Crystallization In Our Solar System's Oldest Planetesimals —New work led by Carnegie's Peng Ni and Anat Shahar uncovers new details about our Solar System's oldest planetary objects, which broke apart in long-a...
- + Surprisingly Young Galaxy Breaks Low-Oxygen Record—Astronomers using two Maunakea Observatories -- Subaru Telescope and W. M. Keck Observatory -- combined with the power of machine learning, have disco...
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- + Space X's Starlink Won't Be The Broadband Disruption Play Many People Think— After initially obtaining an FCC license for up to 1 million Starlink satellite broadband customers in the United States, Space X last week quadruple...
- + Tennessee Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Calling Political Candidates 'Literally Hitler'— Free speech keeps getting freer in Tennessee. The state was once home to a host of vexatious defamation lawsuits -- including one where someone subje...
- + Five Years Later, Team Solves Puzzles In Women In Tech Book— When we released our CIA: Collect It All card game based on a declassified CIA training card game, we had included a fun little Easter egg in there, ...
- + Days After FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly Suggests Trump's Section 230 Exec Order Is Unconstitutional... His Renomination To The FCC Is Withdrawn— Earlier today we wrote about how Ajit Pai was pushing ahead with the Commerce Department's silly FCC petition regarding a re-interpretation of Sectio...
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- + Google Bringing Cash, Nest to ADT— Google's Nest line of smart home products will be combined with ADT's security services in a partnership announced Monday by the two companies. As...
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- + Black UFO over Saint Petersburg, Russia 2-Aug-2020—Daytime UFO sighting filmed in the sky above Saint Petersburg, Russia. This happened on 2nd August 2020. Witness report: Black... [[ This is a conten...
- + Shape-shifting UFO over Abbotsford, BC, Canada 29-Jul-2020—Some kind of a shape-shifting object was seen and recorded hovering over Abbotsford in British Columbia, Canada on 29th July... [[ This is a content ...
- + Why were UFO Hunters canceled?—Bill Birnes, host of one of the History Channels most SUCCESSFUL and CREATIVE Alien Research shows had his show RIPPED out from... [[ This is a conte...
- + Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation S01 E02—Raining UFOs7 Jun. 2019 A former U.S. Navy radar operator emerges from the shadows to reveal the terrifying day it rained UFOs.... [[ This is a conte...
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- + South Korea activist accuses lawyer in Seoul mayor case of lying— The South Korean lawyer representing the woman accusing former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon of sexual harassment is being charged with making false alle...
- + FDA grants emergency use for heart pump in COVID-19 cases— The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use authorization for a U.S.-made heart pump to treat COVID-19 patients who suffer hear...
- + Tropical Storm Isaias moving up Mid-Atlantic, threatens tornadoes— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + Japan warns Seoul as wartime labor decision goes into effect— Tensions are rising again between South Korea and Japan as a South Korean court order to seize a Japanese firm's assets went into effect Tuesday.
- + Amnesty International: Police violated protesters' rights at U.S. rallies— Amnesty International said in a new report Tuesday that U.S. law enforcement committed dozens of human rights violations in their handling this summe...
- + Watch live: President Donald Trump signs Great American Outdoors Act— President Donald Trump will sign the Great American Outdoors Act at a White House ceremony Tuesday after the measure won sweeping, bipartisan approva...
- + Gallup poll: Satisfaction with direction of U.S. at 9-year low— Satisfaction among Americans with the direction of the United States is at its lowest level in nearly a decade and just a few points off the all-time...
- + U.S. sees fewer than 50,000 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd day— For the second day in a row, researchers say new COVID-19 cases in the United States have numbered under 50,000.
- + Michigan, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Washington holding primaries Tuesday— Five states will hold primary elections on Tuesday as some high-profile members of Congress seek to fend off challengers from within their parties.
- + Isaias weakens to tropical storm after hitting N.C. as hurricane— Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over l...
- + 3 mariners rescued on Pacific island after writing 'SOS' in sand— U.S. and Australian military service members rescued three mariners stranded on a small Pacific island after sighting an SOS sign they had been etche...
- + U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: School closures have caused 'generational catastrophe'— U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for nations to place the reopening of schools as a top priority in their response to the co...
- + On This Day, Aug. 4: Anne Frank captured by Gestapo— On Aug. 4, 1944, acting on a tip from a Dutch informer, the Nazi Gestapo captured 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family.
- + Census Bureau to end counting a month early— The U.S. Census Bureau announced it will end all data collection efforts on Sept. 30, a month earlier than planned.
- + Multiple people injured after 3 hot air balloons crash in Wyoming— More than a dozen people were injured when three hot air balloons crashed Monday in Wyoming.
- + Defense Secretary Mark Esper: U.S. grieves for 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
- + Tedros: There may never be a 'silver bullet' to cure COVID-19— WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus said Monday there may not ever be a "silver bullet" cure for COVID-19, encouraging the nations of the ...
- + Seized Fyre Festival merch auctioned off by U.S. Marshals— U.S. Marshals are auctioning promotional hats, clothing, and other merchandise left over from the disastrous 2017 Bahamas Fyre Festival fraud scheme ...
- + U.S. CEOs urge Congress to approve small business coronavirus rescue aid— Saying American small business owners need a "Marshall Plan," 100 U.S. CEOS of large companies such as Starbucks, Salesforce and Walt Disney Company ...
- + Israel conducts airstrikes in Syria after thwarting explosive attack near Golan Heights— Israeli Defense Forces said they conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple targets in Syria on Monday after thwarting a potential IED attack ...
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- + 6 Best Sound Machines for 2020 (Best White Noise Machines)—Our favorite white noise and sleep sound machines for babies, kids, and adults. Tested by WIRED's Gear team. [Category: Gear, Gear / Products / Smart ...
- + 'Calling Bullshit' Skewers the World's BS-Merchants—Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West’s new book teaches us how to live in a world that's full of it, and how to spot BS in ourselves. [Category: Ideas]
- + Should Governments Slap a Tax on Plastic?—More than a billion tons of it could enter the environment in the next 20 years. It's time, advocates say, to put a sin tax on single-use plastic. [Ca...
- + Dell XPS 15 Review: A Luxury Windows Laptop—With more real estate and power, the company's roomy new laptop retains everything we like about the 13-inch—almost. [Category: Gear, Gear / Products ...
- + There’s No Such Thing As a Tech Expert Anymore—Members of Congress clearly don’t understand the tech companies they’re supposed to regulate. But neither does anyone else. [Category: Ideas]
- + Hackers Are Building an Army of Cheap Satellite Trackers—NyanSat is an open source ground station that lets you listen in on low-orbit transmissions for about $100 worth of gear. [Category: Security, Securit...
- + The Tech That Can Help Keep Your Dogs Happy and Healthy—You don't need a lot of gear to keep your pup's tail wagging, but the right stuff can vastly improve their lives and your relationship with them. [Cat...
- + The American Scientists Who Saved London From Nazi Drones—For months, German V-1s terrorized the city. To take them down, US physicists had to develop a “smart fuse”—a task they were told was practically impo...
- + It’s Not Just TikTok. Chinese Firms Face More US Roadblocks—Chinese companies have been free to expand in the US while American firms were stymied by Beijing. Now, the climate is not as welcoming. [Category: Bu...
- + TikTok and the Evolution of Digital Blackface—On the app, users drape themselves in the trappings of Black culture—and steal the viral spotlight. It’s exploitation at its most refined and disturbi...
- + An American Pickle Might Have Been Fresher in the 2010s—Seth Rogen's new movie is funny, although some gags meant to skewer hip Brooklynites seem strangely dated. [Category: Culture, Culture / Movies]
- + Google Pixel 4A Review: Nearly Perfect and Only $350—The 4A is an upgrade in almost every way over its predecessor, yet it’s cheaper. It's our new fave Android phone. [Category: Gear, Gear / Products / P...
- + Frog Eats Beetle. Beetle Crawls Through Guts to Escape—Regimbartia attenuata doesn’t take too kindly to being eaten. Once locked inside a frog’s maw, it turns around and starts heading for the exit. [Categ...
- + One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack - August 2020—This month's focus is on Austin Tice, an American photojournalist who has gone missing in Syria and is presumed to be alive. [Category: Business, Busi...
- + The 7 Best Chromebooks for Every Budget (2020)—WIRED Tested. If you're all in on Google services, these are our favorite ChromeOS laptops and 2-in-1 tablets for school, work, or home. [Category: Ge...
- + What Poetry Means for Doctors and Patients During a Pandemic—The poetry editor of The Journal of the American Medical Association talks about medicine, metaphor, and how literature can even improve patient outco...
- + The Rise of the Virtual Being—On the latest episode of the Get WIRED podcast, we attend the Virtual Beings Summit and contemplate Lucy, Lil Miquela, and what it means to be human. ...
- + The Hate-Fueled Rise of r/The_Donald—and Its Epic Takedown—The notorious subreddit trafficked in violent rhetoric, growing a prodigious following over five years. Here’s how—and why—Reddit finally shut it down...
- + SpaceX Brings Astronauts Home Safely in a Historic First—That’s a wrap on SpaceX’s crewed demo mission, which clears the way for the company to regularly launch astronauts for NASA. [Category: Science, Scien...
- + Archaeologists Have Found the Source of Stonehenge’s Boulders—Modern scholars have only been able to speculate about where the huge stones came from—until now. [Category: Science, Science / Environment]
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- + Should Governments Slap a Tax on Plastic?—More than a billion tons of it could enter the environment in the next 20 years. It's time, advocates say, to put a sin tax on single-use plastic. [Ca...
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- + Otero County residents form recall campaign for Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin—A campaign to recall Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, has begun by concerned citizens. ...
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- + 7th case of COVID-19 reported at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant—The employee works at the WIPP site, read a news release, and WIPP was following contract and sanitary protocols in the wake of the positive result. ...
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- + El Paso coronavirus update: City reports 2 new deaths, confirmed cases surpass 15,000—Here is the latest news on the coronavirus in El Paso. We'll be updating this story throughout the day. News tip? Email borderland@elpasotimes.com. ...
- + Sorrento Italian Restaurant closes after 60 years of business due to COVID-19—Sorrento Italian Restaurant closes after 60 years of business due to coronavirus. [Author: El Paso Ti...
- + Mourners flock to Grand Candela as night falls on anniversary—As the anniversary of the mass shooting at Walmart came to an end, El Pasoans look for companionship at Grand Candela. &...
- + El Paso mass shooting: Leaders take to social media to reflect on the attack one year later—Here's what was said on social media about the one year anniversary of the Aug. mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart. ...
- + El Paso police arrest 3rd man on capital murder charge in Lower Valley drug-deal shooting—El Paso police arrest third capital murder suspect, Gabriel Vega, in fatal drug-related shooting on Prescott Drive. ...
- + El Paso shooting victims honored at remembrances outside Walmart on first Aug. 3 anniversary—Private remembrance, march against racism honor 23 killed at El Paso Walmart one year ago. [Author: E...
- + Hueco Tanks State Park closed until Aug. 13 after employee tests positive for COVID-19—Huego Tanks State Park closed until Aug. 13 after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, officials announced on social media. &...
- + El Paso Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting victims remembered one year later—The one year anniversary was a day to remember and pay respects around El Paso Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. ...
- + Walmart shooting anniversary: Families gather at Grand Candela—Families, friends, Walmart employees and others gathered on the one year anniversary of the Aug. 3 El Paso mass shooting that left 23 dead and dozens ...
- + Digital billboards to commemorate El Paso shooting anniversary for a week—Digital billboards to commemorate El Paso shooting anniversary for a week. Find out more. [Author: El...
- + Survivors, families of 23 mass shooting victims dedicate El Paso's 'healing garden'—Survivors and families of victims of the Aug. 3, 2019, mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart shared prayers and dedicated a 'healing garden' ...
- + Facing a crisis, Abbott charts a lonely middle course—Facing a COVID-19 crisis, Abbott charts a lonely middle course. [Author: Corpus Christi Caller Times]...
- + El Paso Zoo staff is mourning the loss of African lion Rudo—The El Paso Zoo staff is mourning the loss of African lion Rudo. [Author: El Paso Times] [Link to med...
- + City brings back library access starting Aug. 17 with launch of curbside checkout—Seven library branches will offer curbside pickup starting the week of Aug. 17. Here's how it works. ...
- + Luminaria remembrance drive-thru at Ascarate Park—Luminaria remembrance drive-thru to honor the one-year mark of Aug. 3, 2019 at Ascarate Park Sunday, Aug. 2, from 8:30 to 11 p.m. in El Paso. &#...
- + Walmart memorial at Ponder Park—Walmart memorial at Ponder Park Sunday, Aug. 2, in El Paso. [Author: El Paso Times] [Link to media]
- + Roca y Potencia commemorative Aug. 3 church service—Roca y Potencia Aug. 3, 2019 commemorative church service Sunday, Aug. 2, in the church parking lot in El Paso. &n...
- + Raul Reyes wants recount in Congressional District 23 runoff with Tony Gonzales—Republican candidate for Congressional District 23 Raul Reyes says he will seek a recount in the race to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Will Hurd. &...
- + 'El Marro,' Mexico arrests violent gang leader known for emotive videos—Mexican security forces arrest "El Marro," reputed well-known leader of the violent Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel in Guanajuato state. &...
- + One year later, the recovery continues: How you can help El Paso heal after the Aug. 3 mass shooting—Here are just a few ways to get involved in the community as we remember Aug. 3. [Author: El Paso Tim...
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- + El Paso coronavirus update: City reports 2 new deaths, confirmed cases surpass 15,000—Here is the latest news on the coronavirus in El Paso. We'll be updating this story throughout the day. News tip? Email borderland@elpasotimes.com. ...
- + Sorrento Italian Restaurant closes after 60 years of business due to COVID-19—Sorrento Italian Restaurant closes after 60 years of business due to coronavirus. [Author: El Paso Ti...
- + Mourners flock to Grand Candela as night falls on anniversary—As the anniversary of the mass shooting at Walmart came to an end, El Pasoans look for companionship at Grand Candela. &...
- + El Paso mass shooting: Leaders take to social media to reflect on the attack one year later—Here's what was said on social media about the one year anniversary of the Aug. mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart. ...
- + El Paso police arrest 3rd man on capital murder charge in Lower Valley drug-deal shooting—El Paso police arrest third capital murder suspect, Gabriel Vega, in fatal drug-related shooting on Prescott Drive. ...
- + El Paso shooting victims honored at remembrances outside Walmart on first Aug. 3 anniversary—Private remembrance, march against racism honor 23 killed at El Paso Walmart one year ago. [Author: E...
- + Hueco Tanks State Park closed until Aug. 13 after employee tests positive for COVID-19—Huego Tanks State Park closed until Aug. 13 after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, officials announced on social media. &...
- + El Paso Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting victims remembered one year later—The one year anniversary was a day to remember and pay respects around El Paso Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. ...
- + Walmart shooting anniversary: Families gather at Grand Candela—Families, friends, Walmart employees and others gathered on the one year anniversary of the Aug. 3 El Paso mass shooting that left 23 dead and dozens ...
- + Digital billboards to commemorate El Paso shooting anniversary for a week—Digital billboards to commemorate El Paso shooting anniversary for a week. Find out more. [Author: El...
- + Survivors, families of 23 mass shooting victims dedicate El Paso's 'healing garden'—Survivors and families of victims of the Aug. 3, 2019, mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart shared prayers and dedicated a 'healing garden' ...
- + Facing a crisis, Abbott charts a lonely middle course—Facing a COVID-19 crisis, Abbott charts a lonely middle course. [Author: Corpus Christi Caller Times]...
- + El Paso Zoo staff is mourning the loss of African lion Rudo—The El Paso Zoo staff is mourning the loss of African lion Rudo. [Author: El Paso Times] [Link to med...
- + City brings back library access starting Aug. 17 with launch of curbside checkout—Seven library branches will offer curbside pickup starting the week of Aug. 17. Here's how it works. ...
- + Luminaria remembrance drive-thru at Ascarate Park—Luminaria remembrance drive-thru to honor the one-year mark of Aug. 3, 2019 at Ascarate Park Sunday, Aug. 2, from 8:30 to 11 p.m. in El Paso. &#...
- + Walmart memorial at Ponder Park—Walmart memorial at Ponder Park Sunday, Aug. 2, in El Paso. [Author: El Paso Times] [Link to media]
- + Roca y Potencia commemorative Aug. 3 church service—Roca y Potencia Aug. 3, 2019 commemorative church service Sunday, Aug. 2, in the church parking lot in El Paso. &n...
- + Raul Reyes wants recount in Congressional District 23 runoff with Tony Gonzales—Republican candidate for Congressional District 23 Raul Reyes says he will seek a recount in the race to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Will Hurd. &...
- + 'El Marro,' Mexico arrests violent gang leader known for emotive videos—Mexican security forces arrest "El Marro," reputed well-known leader of the violent Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel in Guanajuato state. &...
- + One year later, the recovery continues: How you can help El Paso heal after the Aug. 3 mass shooting—Here are just a few ways to get involved in the community as we remember Aug. 3. [Author: El Paso Tim...
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- + Las Cruces honors El Paso shooting victims—Ribbons and luminarias outside Las Cruces City Hall honor the 23 victims one the one-year anniversary of the El Paso Walmart shooting. ...
- + Ribbons, luminarias at Las Cruces City Hall honor 23 El Paso shooting victims—23 orange ribbons and luminarias arranged in front of Las Cruces City Hall on Monday were in tribute to the victims of the El Paso Walmart shooting. ...
- + Gadsden Elementary's first day of school—The Gadsden Independent School District held its first day of instruction for the fall semester on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. ...
- + Gadsden students log in while teachers return to school; here's how Day 1 went—With students learning remotely, about half of teachers at Gadsden Independent School District are choosing to teach in their classrooms. ...
- + Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley gets boost in city funding—While the city will soon provide the center with $1,770,255 in funding, the county's current allotment will remain unchanged. ...
- + Man suspected of driving away with truck, keys to other vehicles in dealership burglary—Police stated they reviewed video surveillance from the business that appeared to show Gonzalez breaking into the business and burglarizing it. ...
- + Virgin Galactic unveils high-speed aircraft design, inks deal with Rolls-Royce—Virgin Galactic unveiled the initial design for a jet plane that would cruise at three times the speed of sound for travel across the Earth. &...
- + School districts prepare for school year after months of drive-thru meal services—After adapting to the changes that affected school meal services due to COVID-19, nutritional staff prepare for more drive-thru services this year. ...
- + Dormitory layouts, housing rules: NMSU takes precautions as students begin moving in—New Mexico State University will be implementing precautionary measures in on-campus housing in preparation for the return of students in the fall. ...
- + New Mexico families encouraged to fill out survey on child care needs amid the pandemic—The state is encouraging families to complete the survey by Monday, Aug. 10. [Author: Las Cruces Sun-News...
- + Nutritional staff keep serving students meals with drive-thru service due to COVID-19—After adapting to the new changes that affected school meals due to COVID-19, nutritional staff prepare for more drive-thru services this year. ...
- + Summer lunch programs keep children fed with drive-thru system—After adapting to the new changes that affected school meal services due to COVID-19, nutritional staff have found success providing drive-thru meals....
- + School districts meal services prepare for school year after months of drive-thru services—After adapting to the changes that affected school meal services due to COVID-19, nutritional staff prepare for more drive-thru services this year. ...
- + NMSU makes changes inside and outside of the classroom to prepare for fall semester—New Mexico State University takes precautions inside and outside the classroom in preparation for students returning to campus. ...
- + NMSU campus adapts to use COVID-safe practices—NMSU campus adapts to use COVID-safe practices [Author: Las Cruces Sun-News] [Link to media]
- + Spaceport America's former CFO accuses CEO Dan Hicks of abusing authority—In a formal whistleblower complaint, the former chief financial officer accuses Dan Hicks of pressuring him to bend accounting procedures. ...
- + Man sought on Virginia homicide warrant nabbed north of Las Cruces—Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 25 checkpoint north of Las Cruces apprehended 20-year-old Abel Alexander Castro Juarez. ...
- + Spaceport America appoints interim CEO as whistleblower investigation continues—As Virgin Galactic and other Spaceport America tenants ramp up their activities, CEO Dan Hicks is under investigation. &...
- + Las Cruces church bombings: Award increased on fifth anniversary of explosion incidents—Anyone who saw something or knows anything about the explosions is urged to call the 24/7 toll-free phone tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI. &#...
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- + NMSU alumnus, Aggie at heart promoted to Brigadier General—NMSU alumnus, Aggie at heart promoted to Brigadier General Date: 08/03/2020 Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, m...
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- + 23cm 1296 MHz Transverter—Technical Reference/TransvertersA homemade 23 cm transverter project with several building steps and pictures [Author: author@dxzone.com]
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- + Solar Report 1425 04 Aug 2020—Solar Flux: 73 | Ap: 16 | Kp 2
- + Observed Space Weather 1425 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + Forecast Space Weather 1425 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + Flares 1425 04 Aug 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03) 24h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03)
- + Sunspots 1425 04 Aug 2020—SSN: 12 (03/09/2020)
- + Solar Wind 1425 04 Aug 2020—Solar Wind: 643 km/s @ 7.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + Global Conditions 1425 04 Aug 2020—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1400Z on 04 Aug, 2020 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + Solar Report 1355 04 Aug 2020—Solar Flux: 73 | Ap: 16 | Kp 2
- + Observed Space Weather 1355 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + Forecast Space Weather 1355 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + Flares 1355 04 Aug 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03) 24h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03)
- + Sunspots 1355 04 Aug 2020—SSN: 12 (03/09/2020)
- + Solar Wind 1355 04 Aug 2020—Solar Wind: 655 km/s @ 6.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + Global Conditions 1355 04 Aug 2020—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1300Z on 04 Aug, 2020 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + Solar Report 1320 04 Aug 2020—Solar Flux: 73 | Ap: 16 | Kp 2
- + Observed Space Weather 1320 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + Forecast Space Weather 1320 04 Aug 2020—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + Flares 1320 04 Aug 2020—(0000 UTC) 6h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03) 24h hi B3.0(0341Z 08/03)
- + Sunspots 1320 04 Aug 2020—SSN: 12 (03/09/2020)
- + Solar Wind 1320 04 Aug 2020—Solar Wind: 641 km/s @ 5.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
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- + U3A ham radio meeting—The U3A, an organisation aimed at older people, is holding an online meeting for amateur radio operators on August 13 from 2-3pm
- + Solar Cycle 25 is Coming to Life—There's no longer any doubt. Solar Cycle 25 is coming to life
- + Radio Spectrum Interference complaints consultation—Eire's communications regulator ComReg has published their response and decision to the consultation on managment of radio spectrum interference compl...
- + New Zealand introduce licence for the supply of transmitting equipment—RSM have released details of how to apply for a licence to supply Radio Transmitters and obligations for a permitted person to supply unrestricted two...
- + Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio—The Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio was set up in the Martello Tower at Abbey Street in Howth, Co. Dublin by the late Pat Herbert in 2003
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- + US Cold War China Policy Will Isolate the US, Not China—Tensions between the United States and China are rising as the U.S. election nears, with tit-for-tat consulate closures, new US sanctions and no less ...
- + AFRICOM Denies Reports of 3 Somali Children Killed in US Strike—The US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) is denying local media reports that three children were killed in an air strike targeting al-Shabaab milita...
- + I Was Wrong: Congress Isn’t Cowardly; It’s Evil!—Sometime during my "brief" spell as an imperial-accomplice, zombie-flicks became all the rage. So did tweeting and texting, by the way – which...
- + The Coronavirus May be Novel, But It’s the Same Old Foreign Policy—U.S. foreign policy suffers from such tunnel vision that it is unable to change course even with the appearance of something as colossal as the COVID-...
- + When Should the US Go to War?—The U.S. is the most militarized and warlike nation on earth. Most Americans don’t think of their nation that way. Indeed, stating this fact often gen...
- + Ten Years After Lieberman’s ‘Internet Kill Switch,’ the War on Freedom Rages On—In 2010, US Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Thomas Carper (D-DE) introduced their Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset A...
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- + US Army eyes joint force solution, closer allies to win in Indo-Pacific—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Army’s chief of staff discussed how to win in great power competition within the Indo-Pacific region Friday after he travele...
- + Saab Offers Gripen Fighter jets to Canada—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkSupported by Sweden, Saab has submitted its proposal for the Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) to Canada. The proposal co...
- + From Manhattan to Hiroshima: the race for the atom bomb—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki capped six years of top-secret work by scientists from Europe and North America. H...
- + Xi unveils Beidou full-scale coverage—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkPresident Xi Jinping announced on Friday that China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System has been completed and has starte...
- + China accuses US of ‘outright bullying’ over TikTok—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkChina accused the United States on Tuesday of “outright bullying” over popular video app TikTok, after President Don...
- + Raytheon, RAFAEL to establish US-based Iron Dome Weapon System production facility—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkRaytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (RTX: NYSE) business, and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., an Isra...
- + Swiss Army Chooses Lockheed’s Indago 3 UAS for Tactical Reconnaissance and Surveillance—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkArmasuisse contracted Lockheed Martin (LMT) for a fleet of Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with options for spar...
- + Poland says US to deploy troops on eastern border—DefenceTalkDefenceTalkWashington will deploy at least 1,000 soldiers in Poland and oversee forces on NATO’s eastern flank, Defence Minister Mari...
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- + NATO Needs to Focus on the Black Sea —William of Ockham would like a word with those who worry more about a potential Russian invasion of the Baltics than ongoing interventions in the Balk...
- + The U-2's Latest Feat: Passing Data from F-35s to Army Missiles—A recent demonstration used the old spy plane as an airborne comms relay between fighters and ground-based weaponry. [Category: Science & Tech]
- + Trump Sidesteps Congress To Install Controversial Pentagon Nominee—A legal loophole may allow Tata to take the top job without Senate confirmation at all. [Category: Policy]
- + Today’s D Brief: WH end-runs Senate to install defense policy chief; ISIS claims deadly attack in Afghanistan; GPS alternative; TikTok, Trump, Microsoft & China; And a bit more.— [Category: Threats]
- + Today’s D Brief: WH end-runs Senate to install defense policy chief; ISIS claims deadly attack in Afghanistan; GPS alternative; TikTok, Trump, Microsoft & China; And a bit more.— [Category: Ideas]
- + Like NATO, But for Economic Warfare—America’s alliances were built to address a Soviet military threat. The economic bullying that Beijing uses requires a different kind of collective se...
- + Where the System May Break—A war-game exercise simulating the 2020 election unmasked some key vulnerabilities. [Category: Ideas]
- + How ISIS Made Money on Facebook—The Islamic State turned the social platform into a global marketplace for looted artifacts—until a group of vigilante archaeologists took matters int...
- + The Air Force’s Latest GPS Alternative: Earth’s Magnetic Fields—Officials just launched a public challenge to help create the artificial intelligence needed to turn the planet’s magnetic fields into readable maps. ...
- + Why America Is Afraid of TikTok—The company’s founder says in an interview that he wants it to be “a window” on the world. A Republican senator says it is a “Trojan horse.” [Category...
- + Today's D Brief: AFRICOM HQ planning to move; Portland calms; Trump to FLA; Obvious Russian mercenaries; Marines missing; And a bit more.— [Category: Threats]
- + EU’s First Cyber Sanctions Target Russian, North Koreans, Chinese Attackers—The EU singled out perpetrators that attacked British hospitals, Ukranian infrastructure, and the Pyeongchang Olympics. [Category: Science & Tech]
- + China Has Squandered Its First Great Opportunity—The world has experienced a six-month geopolitical vacuum, and China has filled it poorly. [Category: Ideas]
- + The Real Problem With 'Politicizing the Military'—The Constitution says nothing of civilian control of the military or its expected political neutrality. How we protect those traditions needs more att...
- + GOP Senators Stall Tata Nomination for Top Pentagon Post—After Islamophobic remarks, Trump’s controversial pick to be Defense Department’s policy chief is in troubled waters. [Category: Policy]
- + The Global Business Brief: Defense firms endure coronavirus pandemic; Why Northrop’s CEO didn’t lobby for COVID bailout; Air Force narrows search for new drone, and more.— [Category: Business]
- + Pentagon Aims to Support More Sensitive Telework By Year's End—The Defense Department is also in “an active conversation” about sustaining telework post-pandemic, according to Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy....
- + Today's D Brief: Fed forces move to swing states; Trump threatens Election Day; How not to sell a European drawdown; Pentagon calls journalists ‘adversaries;’ And a bit more.— [Category: Threats]
- + Busting Up Big Tech is Popular, But Here’s what the US May Lose—Lawmakers don’t like them, but what they bring to the competition with China may be too valuable to break up. [Category: Science & Tech]
- + Boeing’s Coronavirus Losses Now Bleeding Into Its Defense Accounts—More layoffs, production slowdowns and factory closures are being considered, executives said. [Category: Business]
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- + Iron Dome: Services Tighten Joint Operability, Rafael and Raytheon Expand Cooperation—The U.S. production facility will provide Israel the ability to finance the acquisition of Iron Dome batteries, and Tamir missile interceptor reloads ...
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- + Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence—1. Studies on the effectiveness of face masks So far, most studies found little to no evidence for the effectiveness of cloth face masks in the genera...
- + Empire Is the Root of U.S.-China Hostilities—The biggest factor that has led the U.S. government to initiate a hostile relationship against China involves the concept of empire. An empire wants t...
- + Stories Of Economic Despair From America’s Worst Economic Downturn Since The Great Depression Of The 1930s—The economic pain that we are witnessing right now is far greater than anything that we witnessed during the last recession. U.S. GDP declined by 32....
- + US GDP Collapses and Economic Rebound Fades—This past week US economy collapsed in the 2nd quarter by 32.9% at annual rate and nearly 10% just for the April-June period. Never before in modern U...
- + World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities—The number of Japanese cities destroyed was the exact figure that the Pentagon compiled when finalizing plans, in mid-September 1945, to eviscerate th...
- + Australia-US (AUSMIN) Strategic Consultations. What To Do About China and the South China Sea— The Satrap Chronicles of the US imperium will have, near the top of their various ingratiating themes, such Australian politicians as Senators Linda ...
- + US Blasts Venezuela-Iran ‘Alliance of Pariah States’—The new grocery store, which features over 2,000 products from Iran, was made possible after the Islamic Republic sent half a dozen cargo ships carryi...
- + Masks Are a Psychological Preparation for Mandatory Vaccinations—This respirator does not protect against the risk of contracting disease or infection. —Warning with a box of N-95 respirators. You have no right not ...
- + “V For Vendetta”: Was V’s 2005 “Sermon” Warning Us of COVID-19(84) Tyranny?—The movie V for Vendetta is set in an alternative reality where a neo-fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom under the guise o...
- + What They are Not Telling You! The Mask’s Impact on Your Health—“Masks are considered by governments as a “protection against the transmission of Covid-19”. It is better to wear a mask (any mask) than nothing...
- + Exempting Big Pharma from COVID-19 Vaccines Liability—House and Senate leaders are discussing whether to include this exemption for COVID-19 vaccines under development in new legislation likely to be pass...
- + Pulling US Troops Out of Germany: Trump Adjusts the Military Furniture— One noisy theme in the Donald Trump Disruption Show in an otherwise chaotic assemblage of messages has remained fairly constant: winding back US troo...
- + Poland’s “Lublin Triangle” Will Create Lots of Trouble for Russia-Belarus Relations—Poland’s ambitions to restore its long-lost Great Power status in Europe received a fresh impetus following the establishment of the so-called &...
- + Reviving Soviet-era Confrontation with the United States, Russia Exposes Its Weakness in Africa—In her weekly media briefing July 23, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized United States support for educational programs, media an...
- + U.S. Cold War China Policy Will Isolate the US, Not China—Tensions between the United States and China are rising as the U.S. election nears, with tit-for-tat consulate closures, new U.S. sanctions and no les...
- + Selected Articles: The Anti-China Rhetoric— COVID-19 and the Reification of the US-China “Cold War” By Dr. Giulio Pugliese , August 03, 2020 The implications of the pandemic for US-China rela...
- + Secret Meeting on the Privatization of Nuclear War Held on Hiroshima Day 2003—At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards ...
- + COVID-19 and the Reification of the US-China “Cold War”—Abstract The implications of the pandemic for US-China relations are relevant for global peace and prosperity, well beyond the Asia-Pacific. Rather th...
- + Red Flags Soar as Big Pharma Will be Exempt from COVID-19 Vaccine Liability Claims—Last week we warned readers to be cautious about new COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting how key parts of the clinical trials are being skipped as big pha...
- + Can the International Criminal Court Hold the Trump Administration in Contempt?—On June 11, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) authorizing the imposition of sanctions in the form of visa/travel restrictions an...
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- + WCSP completes phase one of its reliability and growth trials—The British Army’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) has completed phase one of its reliability and growth trials (R>s), which mea...
- + China reveals rare glimpse of Wind Shadow UAV—China has provided a rare display of the stealthy, turbofan-powered Feng Ying (Wind Shadow) medium/high-altitude long endurance (MALE/HALE) unmanned a...
- + Germany disbands KSK special forces company because of right-wing tendencies—The 2nd Kommandokräfte (Commando Forces) Company of Germany’s Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) special forces was disbanded on 1 August. The company was d...
- + Malaysia mulls contract termination option for littoral combat ship programme—The Malaysian government is considering several options with regards to the country’s troubled littoral combat ship (LCS) programme including a contra...
- + India unveils defence production and export policy—The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) released on 3 August a new policy to support advances in indigenous defence manufacturing and military exports.
- + Three companies submit bids for Canada's fighter competition—Boeing, Saab, and Lockheed Martin have submitted bids for Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) that will replace the Royal Canadian Air F...
- + Belgium's A400M conducts first flight—Belgium's A400M made its first flight on 30 July, the Belgian air force announced on its Facebook page on 2 August. The aircraft took off from the Air...
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- + Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps "Sank" an U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier—Caleb Larson Security, Middle East But don’t worry, it wasn’t a real one, just a mockup. More importantly, where it sank might have been a bit of a...
- + How the Affordable Care Act Is Helping Fight the Coronavirus Outbreak—Marc Cohen, Jane Tavares Health, Have there been improvements in the health status for the pre-Medicare population? Ten years after the passage o...
- + Chinese J-20s vs. Japan's F-15s: Who Wins in a Shootout?—Kyle Mizokami Security, Asia-Pacific China’s imminent leapfrogging its historical adversary into the world of fifth-generation fighters will be a m...
- + Iran is Running Out of Water—Zahra Kalantari, Davood Moshir Panahi, Georgia Destouni Environment, Middle East Our work showed that Iran’s main river basins have got warmer but ...
- + How the U.S. Military Wants to Make Its F-35s a Part of a Large Sensor Network—Kris Osborn Security, Americas This would drastically increase the power of different platforms. Tracking ballistic missiles in space, finding in...
- + Why Is Coronavirus Closing Churches While Protesters Run Wild?—Star Parker Politics, Americas Well-intentioned citizens cannot sacrifice their freedom in an environment like this. We must take the initiative to...
- + Wokeness Is Based On Communism—Here's Why You Should Worry—Jarrett Stepman Politics, Americas The permanent bureaucracy, no matter who the president is, has adopted critical race theory as its ideology of c...
- + Can Trump Get China To Negotiate On Its Nuclear Weapons?—Frank Klotz, John Lauder, William Courtney Security, Asia Beijing might be open to dialogue on nuclear transparency, monitoring, and verification m...
- + Russia to Hold Firing Tests of Its Combat Robot —Peter Suciu Security, Eurasia The Russian military has been developing a number of unmanned combat platforms, including the Uran-9, which was deplo...
- + RIP, Sea Skimmer: The Last of the Soviet Ekranoplans Will Soon Retire—Caleb Larson Security, Europe You remember the Soviet Union’s massive sea-skimmer? It is set to retire soon—for good. Ground Effect Vehicles, also...
- + The Glock 36 .45 ACP: Small Gun, Big Impact—Kyle Mizokami Security, Chambered in .45 ACP and following the same winning formula as previous Glocks, the model 36 could be the best compact sin...
- + From World War II to Coronavirus: How Global Crises Effect Childbirth —Carly-Emma Leachman Health, The emotional toll of giving birth in a time of national emergency is the connection which unites these two groups of ...
- + Kill the Bismarck: How the Royal Navy Avenged the HMS Hood—Warfare History Network History, Europe Hitler's favorite battleship would be sent to the bottom of the sea. Key point: This warship was indeed po...
- + Franchi Affinity — The Light and Responsive Shotgun —Peter Suciu Security, It is easy to see why some hunters have developed an “affinity” for the Franchi Affinity. While not as famous as Beretta o...
- + Bloodthirsty Tsetse Flies Nurse Their Young One at a Time. Understanding Why Could Help Us Fight the Disease They Spread—Geoff Attardo Science, My colleagues and I hope that we can parlay our understanding of the molecular processes that regulate tsetses’ milk produc...
- + The Chinese Panda Revival is Hurting the Wider Ecosystem. Why?—Jason Gilchrist Environment, China While individual species are important, some are more important than others for maintaining a healthy ecosystem....
- + Army-2020: The Russian Army Is Getting Ready to Show Off Its Best Weapons —Peter Suciu Security, Eurasia Officials have said that at least four types of preventive measures will be in place during the forum. This will incl...
- + Why We Should Turn to Earned Income Tax Credit to Aid Those Struggling Through Pandemic—Rebecca Hasdell, Alice Milivinti, David Rehkopf economy, There’s an important program that already exists that could help struggling Americans get...
- + Yes, FDR Did Know About the Soviet's Katyn Forest Massacre—Warfare History Network History, Americas Why wasn't anything done? Key Point: The Soviets killed 20,000 Polish officers. It was a terrible atroci...
- + Screen Time, Snacking and Chores: How Everyday Life Changed During the Coronavirus Lockdown—Deborah Lupton Soceity, Interestingly, the easing of restrictions did not change other lifestyle routines that significantly: many people were sti...
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- + Defense Secretary Mark Esper: U.S. grieves for 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
- + Esper: Nation grieves over 9 service members killed in training— Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday the United States grieves the deaths of eight Marines and a Sailor who were killed over the weekend when ...
- + U.S. military trucks land in Israel to be fitted for Iron Dome defense system— U.S. military Oshkosh trucks were delivered to Israel Monday, hours after Raytheon and Israel's Rafael announced a joint venture Monday to establish ...
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- + Hackers Are Building an Army of Cheap Satellite Trackers—NyanSat is an open source ground station that lets you listen in on low-orbit transmissions for about $100 worth of gear. [Category: Security, Securit...
- + Incognito Mode May Not Work the Way You Think It Does—Every browser has a private mode—but the privacy it offers has a limit. [Category: Security, Security / Privacy]
- + Rite Aid Used Facial Recognition in Stores for Nearly a Decade—A SubStack email mess, a Nintendo leak, and more of the week's top security news. [Category: Security, Security / Security News]
- + The Garmin Hack Was a Warning—As ransomware groups turn their attention to bigger game, expect more high-profile targets to fall. [Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and H...
- + How the Alleged Twitter Hackers Got Caught—Bitcoin payments and IP addresses led investigators to two of the alleged perpetrators in just over two weeks. [Category: Security, Security / Cyberat...
- + Children Stream on Twitch—Where Potential Predators Find Them—A WIRED investigation found dozens of channels belong to children apparently under 13 and anonymous chat participants sending inappropriate messages t...
- + Hackers Broke Into Real News Sites to Plant Fake Stories—A disinfo operation broke into the content management systems of Eastern European media outlets in a campaign to spread misinformation about NATO. [Ca...
- + How to Spot—and Avoid—Dark Patterns on the Web—You've seen them before: the UX ploys designed to trick you into spending money, or make it nearly impossible to unsubscribe. Here's what to look out ...
- + A Cyberattack on Garmin Disrupted More Than Workouts—A ransomware hit and subsequent outage caused problems in the company’s aviation services, including flight planning and mapping. [Category: Security,...
- + 9 Tips to Keep Your Cloud Storage Safe and Secure—Make sure that your Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive data is protected—while still being easy for you to access. [Category: Security, Sec...
- + A.I. Helped Uncover Chinese Boats Hiding in North Korean Waters—A combination of technologies helped scientists discover a potentially illegal fishing operation involving more than 900 vessels. [Category: Security,...
- + Russia Tested a Space Weapon Last Week—Twitter hack details, a botnet vigilante, and more of the week's top security news. [Category: Security, Security / Security News]
- + Russia's GRU Hackers Hit US Government and Energy Targets—A previously unreported Fancy Bear campaign persisted for well over a year—and indicates that the notorious group has broadened its focus. [Category: ...
- + A Hidden Risk for Domestic Violence Victims: Family Phone Plans—Abusers can use shared accounts to stalk and harass victims, and plans aren’t always easy to escape. [Category: Security, Security / Privacy]
- + Apple’s Hackable iPhones Are Finally Here—Last year, Apple announced a special device just for hackers. The phone—for approved researchers only—will soon go into circulation. [Category: Securi...
- + Twitter Cracks Down on QAnon. Your Move, Facebook—Twitter's new policy won't make the conspiracy group disappear. But experts say it could dramatically reduce its ability to spread. [Category: Securit...
- + Thieves Are Emptying ATMs Using a New Form of Jackpotting—The new hardware-based attack, which has targeted machines across Europe, can yield a stream of cash for the attacker. [Category: Security, Security /...
- + Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Crime and Spying Spree—From defense contractors to videogame companies, the indictment details an astonishing array of victims. [Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks ...
- + How to Know If You’ve Been Hacked, and What to Do About It—Facebook. Google. Netflix. Sometimes your accounts get compromised, so it’s vital to understand the threats. [Category: Security, Security / Security ...
- + How to Check Your Devices for Stalkerware—You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder. [Category: Security...
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- + Exclusive: Border Wall Construction Crew Caught Smuggling from Mexico in Texas—On July 20 at approximately 5:30 am local time, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Station observed a pickup truck near the Rio Gran...
- + Nolte: Brian Stelter Is Gaslighting You About CNN's Push for Biden to Skip Debates—After far-left CNN aired a segment urging Joe Biden to skip the presidential debates, CNNLOL's Brian Stelter falsely claimed this narrative is fueled ...
- + Joe Biden Leaves the Basement for Delaware Beach House Getaway—The Bidens purchased the six-bedroom, three-story home in 2017, last sold in 2007 for over $3 million. [Author: Charlie Spiering ] [Category: 2020 ...
- + Cautious Optimism as California Coronavirus Cases Drop—California Governor Gavin Newsom sounded an optimistic note Monday as he noted that coronavirus cases in the state have begun to fall again, after a s...
- + Trump Administration to Announce $35 Million Housing Grant for Trafficking Victims—The White House on Tuesday will announce a $35 million grant to help fund housing grants for victims of human trafficking. [Author: Charlie Spierin...
- + FNC's Carlson: In a Normal Year, All Biden VP Possibilities 'Would Be Disqualified Without Debate'—Monday on Fox News Channel's "Tucker Carlson Tonight," host Tucker Carlson argued presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden's frontrunners t...
- + Donald Trump's Visa Worker Reforms: 'Tip of the Iceberg'—President Donald Trump's decision on August 3 to block H-1B outsourcing contractors at the Tennessee Valley Authority is just part of an ambitious age...
- + Pacific Island Castaways Rescued After Writing 'SOS' in the Sand—An "SOS" message scraped onto the beachfront of a tiny Pacific island directed the aircrew from an Australian navy assault ship to three missing sailo...
- + 'Wild West' Sweden: 12-Year-Old Child Killed in Suspected Gang Crossfire—A 12-year-old Swedish girl was killed over the weekend while walking her dog by alleged gang members as one criminologist has warned Sweden is becomin...
- + Report: Boris Govt May Ban Travel In and Out of London If Virus Cases Spike—Number 10 Downing Street has reportedly confirmed that London and other major British cities could be placed under local lockdowns that would ban trav...
- + Over a Quarter of Infected in Victoria, Australia, Break Stay-at-Home Orders—(AFP) -- Hundreds of coronavirus-infected people in Australia's worst-hit state have been caught flouting stay-at-home orders, authorities said Tuesda...
- + Washington Football Team DC Jack Del Rio: 'Not Afraid to Say I Love My Country'—There aren't many people in the nation's capital who are willing to challenge the status quo, voice support for President Trump, or say that they love...
- + Amid Global Rush to Discover Vaccine, W.H.O. Chief Says No 'Silver Bullet' for Coronavirus —The head of the China-influenced World Health Organization (W.H.O.) argued on Monday, amid the rush to discover an effective vaccine against the coron...
- + Rebecca Friedrichs: Activists in Schools Using Graphic Sex Ed to Groom Children—Advocates for sexual liberation are using graphic sex education lessons to indoctrinate children, Rebecca Friedrichs, who was in the classroom for 28 ...
- + Body Cam Footage of George Floyd Encounter Leaked—The UK Daily Mail has published leaked footage of the Memorial Day encounter between George Floyd and the four Minneapolis, Minnesota, police offers w...
- + Parents of 11-Year-Old Who Committed Suicide Believe Social Isolation Contributed—Landon Fuller's parents believe social isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the suicidal thoughts leading to his death. [Author: ...
- + Donald Trump: Coronavirus Lockdowns 'Do Not Prevent Infection in the Future'—"It's important that all Americans recognize that a permanent lockdown is not a viable path toward producing the result that you want, or certainly no...
- + VIDEO: Beauty Companies Accused of 'Colorism' for Selling Skin-Lightening Creams—Major cosmetic companies are reportedly facing criticism for making billions of dollars off skin lightening products some claim promote "colorism." [A...
- + Facebook Removes Conservative Brazilian Accounts After Court Declares Them 'Fake News'—Facebook announced on Sunday that it would comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court order to remove 12 accounts belonging to supporters of President Jair...
- + Houston, TX Mayor: $250 Fine for Not Wearing Masks—Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) announced Monday that police will issue $250 fines to individuals without a face covering after they receive their ...
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- + 'Would Be Comical, If It Didn't Involve Real Lives': Unhinged Trump Interview Spotlights Deadly Failure of His Covid-19 Response—Jake Johnson, staff writer "If you wrote this as grotesque farce" for a movie script, wrote actor and progressive activist John Cusack, "no one...
- + Postal Union Leader Warns Trump Assault on USPS and Mail-In Voting Puts Nation on 'Dangerous Path Toward Dictatorship'—Jake Johnson, staff writer "Anyone who believes in the right to vote should enthusiastically embrace voting by mail. Without it, tens of millio...
- + "No, He Doesn't," Say Experts as Trump Claims He Has the Right to Stop Mail-In Voting With Executive Order—Jake Johnson, staff writer "This is just about him trying to set up a situation to sow seeds of confusion and fear so that if he loses in Novem...
- + As Trump Promises 'Warp Speed' Covid-19 Vaccine, Health Experts Caution Against Political Interference—Julia Conley, staff writer Public health experts on Monday raised alarm over the White House's aggressive push to rush a Covid-19 vaccine in...
- + "That's How They Got Capone": Filing by NY Prosecutors Indicates Broader Probe Into Alleged Trump Tax Fraud—Jon Queally, staff writer "This has to be how the story ends, right? With Trump going down for 'illegally inflating his net worth'?"
- + 'Worst Possible Person': 300+ Groups Demand Senate Reject Trump's Pick to Manage US Public Lands—Andrea Germanos, staff writer "When a nominee is clearly unfit for a position, it is the Senate's constitutional and moral duty to reject the n...
- + Call for 'Emergency Charity Stimulus' as Billionaire Wealth Soars and US Nonprofits Sink—Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Mandating an increase of giving from charitable funds, says one advocate, "would move an estimated $200 billion off ...
- + 150 Attacks on Science and Counting: Trump Administration’s Anti-Science Actions Hurt People and Communities Nationwide—Anita Desikan Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies on Capitol Hill on July 31, 2...
- + Sierra Club Launches Massive Ad Campaign Calling on Congress to Support Clean Energy Workers in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill—______________________________
- + Victory! Court of Appeals Upholds Decision to Prohibit Offshore Aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico—______________________________
- + Oligarchy and Democracy From the Civil War to the Present—Bill Moyers, Heather Cox Richardson The Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Bull Run, Va. July 21st 1861, Currier and Ives. (Drawing: Library of Congr...
- + Proud If Delusional Police: An Incredible Amount of Restraint—Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer
- + Sanders Rips Trump for 'Obscene' Boasting Over Stock Market as 30 Million Americans Face Financial Doom—Jake Johnson, staff writer "One hundred fifty thousand coronavirus deaths, 30 million without an unemployment lifeline, five million newly unin...
- + Poll Reveals Surge of Fears Over In-Person Learning as Expert Warns School Reopenings in US 'Guaranteed' To Fail—Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Widespread concern comes as data predicts inevitable Covid-19 spread in schools and communities that do open for in-...
- + Black Lives Depend on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines—Michelle D. Holmes "On the road to making a healthy diet accessible to everyone, the Dietary Guidelines will continue to be an invalua...
- + Brute Force Approach to Economic Reopening by GOP Benefits Reckless CEOs But Endangers Workers—Sarah Anderson A man rides through as grocery store workers and others stage a protest rally outside the Whole Foods Market, in the South End of...
- + Rights Group Demands ICE End 'Beyond Inhumane' Detention and Deportations as Covid-19 Pandemic Intensifies—Julia Conley, staff writer Blaming the Trump administration's "irresponsible actions" for the ongoing spread of Covid-19 in immigration detention...
- + Missing in Action: Accountability in Trump's America—Karen Greenberg President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the briefing room at the Wh...
- + Comparing Poverty in India and America May Surprise You—Paul Buchheit A homeless man sleeps under an American Flag blanket on a park bench on September 10, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York Cit...
- + Republican Senators Commit Political Suicide by Holding Up Stimulus in Election Year—John Buell Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) arrives at the Senate chamber as the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues at t...
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- + Everything is possible when there is human capital, like Cuba’s—President Díaz-Canel inaugurates synthetic peptide plant at the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center, which will expand Cuba’s ability to prod...
- + BioFarma Innovations, a new joint enterprise created by BioCubaFarma and SG Innovations Limited—The new partnership aims to provide broader access to BioCubaFarma's patent-protected portfolio of biopharmaceutical products, developed by the pharma...
- + Haydée Santamaría: 40 years after her death—Haydée Santamaría, one of the first women to join the guerilla struggle in the Sierra Maestra and founder of the Casa de las Americas, remembered the ...
- + Eusebio Leal Spengler has died: Forever yours, dear Historian—Over the next few hours our people will be informed of planned funeral ceremonies [Category: Cuba, Cuba, Eusebio Leal Spengler, Havana City Historian]
- + Our martyrs: Neither forgotten, or dead—Yesterday, Martyrs of the Revolution Day, Cuban President Díaz-Canel tweeted a heartfelt message: "July 30, a sad day in the memory of Cuba. Frank Paí...
- + Anti-imperialist unity is the tactic and strategy of victory—Full text of remarks delivered by Cuban President Díaz-Canel during the videoconference Meeting of Leaders, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the ...
- + Díaz-Canel: You took the light of hope, affection and solidarity on these missions—Yesterday, July 29, the Cuban President met with members of the Henry Reeve medical brigades who joined the COVID-19 battle in the Italian city of Tur...
- + Senator Iván Cepeda discusses the peace process in Colombia—Cuba’s work as a guarantor country was impeccable [Category: World, Cuba, Colombia, Iván Cepeda, peace talks, FARC-EP, Iván Duque, Miguel Ceballos]
- + The Moncada illuminates Cuba’s future—Inspired by our heritage, we celebrate the 67th anniversary of the Moncada assault, in a year of trials and tension, with strength and renewed energy,...
- + The most inclusive and representative force in the region—The Presidents of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Nicolás Maduro Moros and Daniel Ortega Saavedra, respectively, participat...
- + The Moncada doctor—Mario Muñoz Monroy, unarmed and dressed in his white lab coat, was the first prisoner killed following the rebel assault on Santiago de Cuba’s Moncada...
- + Everyone—It appears to be time for stronger warnings and enforcement, on the basis of legal provisions established for such situations, by the revolutionary po...
- + The people on battle footing, challenging all walls—History is full of obstacles and none have been able to detain us. Let the walls of the Moncada tell the story - walls that prided themselves on their...
- + Cuba makes its La Paz clinic available to the Bolivian people—Cuba makes the clinic available to the Bolivian people, denouncing its usurpation by the coup government and demanding immediate respect for its right...
- + Cuba and the complex relationship between the individual and the collective—When a cause is just, it will find a place within the Revolution. Perhaps this is what Fidel meant when he said that there was room for everyone in th...
- + Another Moncada, everyday, urgent, necessary—There are plenty of mercenary rats. Unhappy, they cannot stand the nine o'clock applause for our doctors; they do not know what kindness means; they i...
- + Cuban drug approved to treat COVID-19 in India—India's Drug Regulatory Authority has approved the Cuban medication Itolizumab to treat COVID-19, given its effectiveness with patients in serious and...
- + Trump in Florida: Hate for votes—There is always a moment in the U.S. election campaign when Cuba, and how Cuban Americans vote, is of political interest [Category: World, Cuba, Trump...
- + Trump takes hostility toward Cuba to new heights—Washington’s current foreign policy toward Cuba, following a script of more than six decades of aggression, is part of the reactionary global projecti...
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- + Vocal Tempo (Cuba) – Song of the Day—Today's featured band is the vocal group Vocal Tempo from Cuba with Oscar de Leon's "Lloraras" from their album "Con la Boca Abierta" (2018). The post...
- + Vocal Tempo (Cuba) – Song of the Day—Today's featured band is the vocal group Vocal Tempo from Cuba with Oscar de Leon's "Lloraras" from their album "Con la Boca Abierta" (2018). The post...
- + Havana at Dusk – Photo of the Day—Our photo of the day was taken at sunset in Havana. The post Havana at Dusk – Photo of the Day appeared first on Havana Times. [Category: C...
- + Ecuador Wins Creditor Backing for Restructuring US $17 Billion—Ecuador has won the backing of most of its creditors to restructure about 17 billion dollars in debt. The post Ecuador Wins Creditor Backing for Restr...
- + Solidarity Helps 148 Stranded Nicaraguans Return Home—A total of 148 Nicaraguans were finally allowed into their country on Sunday after being stuck between countries for two weeks. The post Solidarity He...
- + Seventh Brazilian Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's chief of staff, General Walter Braga Netto, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The post Seventh Brazi...
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- + VIDEO: The Coming War on China—August 4, 2020 (John Pilger - True Story Documentary Channel) - The Coming War on China, from award winning journalist John Pilger, reveals what ...
- + When Corporate Power is Your Real Government, Corporate Media is State Media—Editor's Note: Since LandDestroyer has been censored on Twitter and Facebook its sharing of interesting content is only possible on this blog. This op...
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- + Hundreds march on San Quentin—“Gavin Newsom, let them go!” Five hundred participants marched on San Quentin’s West Gate on Aug 2 protesting California Gov. Gavin ...
- + Gloria La Riva Nominated by Peace and Freedom Party in CA—Longtime San Francisco labor and anti-war activist Gloria La Riva was chosen Aug. 1 as the Peace and Freedom Party nominee for U. S. President. [Categ...
- + Insurance industry profits over people’s lives: Democrats reject Medicare for All—What people need is not more profits for private companies and corporate bailouts, but a universal, socialist healthcare system. [Category: Analysis, ...
- + Pompeo, Trump unleash new phase of aggression vs. China—Pompeo openly called for regime change in China, saying that “if we don’t change China, China will change us.” [Category: Analysis, Features, anti-imp...
- + Workers and supporters shut down San Leandro Amazon Warehouse—The facility has seen four workers fall ill to COVID-19 in the past month, but management has not taken responsible action to ensure the safety of the...
- + Portland anti-racist protesters undeterred by repression—For 63 days, every possible attempt to derail a people’s movement in defense of Black lives has been made against protesters in Portland, Oregon. Ever...
- + Black Lives Matter Coalition calls for termination of 21 officers involved in 2019 drowning of Keshawn Stewart—We demand an end to the war on Black America! [Category: Guest, anti-racism, Indiana, police brutality] [Link to media]
- + CDC shifts under pressure, weakens safety standards for reopening schools, parents and teachers resist—Everyone wants students back in the schools, but not at the risk of losing lives. [Category: Guest, Guest Analysis, COVID-19, education system, labor]
- + Bay Area Amazon workers fight for safe working conditions—On Aug. 1, Amazon workers and community supporters in the Bay Area will hold an early-morning car caravan to deliver a petition to the San Leandro Ama...
- + Washington, D.C. march in solidarity with Portlanders fighting against racist police terror—Everywhere the march went, it received cries, whistles and honks of support from sidewalks, apartment building windows, and drivers passing by. [Categ...
- + Death of Jaylen Brown: Struggle for truth continues vs. Duquesne, Pittsburgh police—On July 21 an article published by Pittsbugh local news channel, WTAE, seemed to signal that the demands by Dannielle Brown, the mother of Jaylen Brow...
- + Actions in 40 cities say ‘Stop Evictions!’—July 25 protest in Portland, Oregon. Liberation photo. With more than 50 million people having lost their jobs, a wave of evictions and foreclosures i...
- + Reno: Housing crisis and police brutality—Despite continued increases in COVID-19 cases, Nevada is now looking to reopen the economy. Casinos have already begun operating again across the stat...
- + How to stop the coming surge of evictions—The fight is sure to intensify as millions face homelessness in the coming period. [Category: Analysis, housing crisis]
- + The Henry Reeve Brigades and the fruits of revolution—What are the Henry Reeve Brigades and who is Henry Reeve? [Category: Analysis, cuba, medical system]
- + Nashville police flout mask requirement during COVID-19 crisis—Nashville cops not observing mask wearing regulations, community member fights back. [Category: COVID-19, Militant Journalism, nashville]
- + Hundreds stand with Black youth and against racism in Shoreline, Wa.—The protest was organized in response to an incident in which a 13-year-old BLM activist was threatened with lynching. [Category: Militant Journalism,...
- + Hundreds protest in Chicago against police abuses and demand the defunding of police—The action occurred on the four-year anniversary of the original occupation of Freedom Square in 2016. The [Category: Militant Journalism, anti-racism...
- + Trump’s federal repression election ploy spurs greater resistance—Far from being intimidated, Portland residents were outraged when unannounced paramilitary units started grabbing protesters off the street. [Category...
- + Labor coalition strikes for Black lives—Protests in as many as 100 cities that day rang out with a strong message that Black Lives Matter is a labor issue, an issue that affects the entire l...
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- + Report: “Woke” Corporations Supporting Black Lives Matter Quietly Funding Police—In the wake of worldwide public outrage over racist police violence, many of the United States’ largest corporations rushed to publicly align themselv...
- + How Joeseph Goebbel’s Nazi Propaganda Gave Birth to Today’s Western Media—All six children were dressed in pristine, finely pressed white clothes. Their hair was combed and styled. Aged between four and twelve, they had been...
- + With Microsoft Purchase of TikTok, US Tightens Grip Over International Media—Following Donald Trump’s Friday announcement that he would ban the popular Chinese-owned video platform, Microsoft has today swooped in to hoover up T...
- + New Report Reveals Israel Demolishes Over 2,000 Palestinian Bedouin Homes per Year—A report published in June of 2020 states that in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the state of Israel demolished over two thousand homes of Palestinian citizens ...
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- + Another 'Russian Hacker' Story Debunks Itself—The British news agency Reuters is again distributing false claims about 'Russian hacking': Exclusive: Papers leaked before UK election in suspected R...
- + Trump Presses Microsoft, TikTok Into A Deal That Neither Wants - Who Profits From It?—The Trump administration is working to dispossess the Chinese company ByteDance by blackmailing it to sell its valuable TikTok business to a U.S. comp...
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- + Call for ‘Emergency Charity Stimulus’ as Billionaire Wealth Soars and US Nonprofits Sink—Charity reform would help deploy more funds to address more Covid-19 needs, but the real remedy lies in much bolder government spending. [Cate...
- + Links 8/4/2020— [Category: Links]
- + Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 3 – Recovery Expectations Were Always Dreadfully Wrong—Not only is the airline industry in desperate shape, but its executives have made its bad situation worse, increasing resolution costs for all baghold...
- + How’s Your Economy, Small Businesses Death Watch Edition—A reader query focused on small businesses. [Category: Economic fundamentals, Income disparity, Pandemic, The destruction of the middle class]
- + Is Silicon Valley Nudging Us Towards an Authoritarian Future?—Why it is not crazy to worry about Silicon Valley. [Category: Guest Post, Politics, Social policy, Social values, Surveillance state, Technol...
- + 2:00PM Water Cooler 8/3/2020—~ Today's Water Cooler ~ [Category: Guest Post, Water Cooler]
- + Rents Swoon in San Francisco, Other Expensive Cities, TX-OK Oil Patch Y/Y. But 23 Cities with Double-Digit Rent Increases—Large-scale shifts triggered by work-from-home, staggering unemployment crisis, and oil-and-gas bust. Rents respond in real time. [Category: F...
- + Links 8/3/2020— [Category: Guest Post, Links]
- + Homeowners Beware: Mortgage Servicers Still Can’t or Won’t Shoot Straight—Mortgage servicers are still engaged the abuses they perpetrated in the foreclosure crisis. [Category: Banking industry, Guest Post, Legal, Re...
- + CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng Made False, Felonious Financial Disclosure Report; More Proof of Lack of Compliance Under Marcie Frost—CIO Ben Meng demonstrates why CalPERS can't be trusted....even as the giant pension is pushing legislation to be able to make loans in secret. ...
- + So What’s With Those Weird Seed Packets from China?—Oddities in the Chinese seeds story (and yes, people planted them). [Category: China, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post]
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- + Is the Coronavirus in North Korea, and if so, How?— On July 26, 2020, North Korea reported for the first time a case of a person suspected of having COVID-19. According to the Korean Central News Agenc...
- + US Ambassadors as Lead Performers at a Political Circus— As numerous media publications can attest, US ambassadors continue to keep everyone’s attention riveted, eliciting what is by no means the most favor...
- + Despite the Hype, the US has no Allies against China— Since particularly the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, a sea change in the US policies vis-à-vis China has taken place. Its latest manifestation came ...
- + Libya and Empty Promises— US President Donald Trump’s gyrating foreign policy has just set the stage for another catastrophe in the eastern Mediterranean region. America’s wan...
- + Kurds Rebuild Ties with Washington to Even the Score with Ankara and Damascus— The cultural identity of the Middle East where peoples lived for century without statehood has given the Kurds a particularly strong incentive to car...
- + The Latest on Japanese Territorial Claim Conflicts— You may remember that debates surrounding the Dokdo islands are paramount in the South Korean-Japanese conflicts. One’s mind drifts back to a poster ...
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- + 2020 Flu Shot Strategy: Get Yours Early In The Season—With the flu season looming, public health officials urge nearly all Americans over 6 months old to get immunized starting next month. Strategize now ...
- + Isaias Floods Parts Of Mid-Atlantic Coast, Speeding Toward The Northeast—"Very heavy rainfall and life-threatening flash and urban flooding are expected along the storm's track up the Eastern Seaboard," the National Weather...
- + Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients—Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original resid...
- + Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak—A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousan...
- + Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State?—View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.(Image...
- + In Pandemic, Green Doesn't Mean "Go." How Did Public Health Guidance Get So Muddled?—Public officials continue to send mixed messages about the pandemic: We're open for business, but also, stay home if you can. Without clear guidance, ...
- + Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia On Losing His Mother To COVID-19—Garcia's mother, Gaby O'Donnell, was a medical assistant for decades. Discussions about her experience in health care influenced Garcia's approach to ...
- + Senate Republican Primary In Kansas Highlights 5 Races To Watch Tuesday—Some Republicans worry that Kris Kobach, a polarizing conservative who lost the Kansas governor's race in 2018, would put a solid GOP Senate seat in j...
- + 'It's A Disaster': German Expats Love U.S. But Not Its Handling Of Coronavirus—Germany has flattened its curve, and unemployment has barely budged. And some Germans living in the U.S. are mystified by how politicized the pandemic...
- + Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds—Two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is handling the pandemic worse than other nations, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds. Majorities support more aggressiv...
- + Census Cuts All Counting Efforts Short By A Month—Under pressure to meet legal deadlines Congress has not changed despite pandemic-related delays, the Census Bureau announced a new end date after NPR ...
- + Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita—"We need to do something different," says Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She says the state needs a mask...
- + 'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak—Health officials worry the ship may have spread the coronavirus along Norway's coastline, according to reports.(Image credit: Ruen Stoltz Bertinussen/...
- + 'I Was Asked If I Stole My Car': Black Diplomats Describe Harassment At U.S. Borders—Former diplomat Tianna Spears says she was pulled aside 20-plus times crossing from Mexico into the U.S. "One time, I was told not to look at the offi...
- + One Year After Walmart Massacre, El Paso Mourns — At A Distance—Some mourners from Mexico reportedly have been unable to visit the city because of border restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.(Image c...
- + Airline Food For Sale. No Plane Ticket Required—"Chicken or beef?" A leading Israeli airline food company, which is struggling with most flights grounded, is selling its meals to the public as a low...
- + 'They Know What A Pandemic Is': HIV Survivors See Similarities To AIDS Epidemic—The coronavirus pandemic feels eerily familiar to people who faced the AIDS crisis. It triggers memories of confusion over how the disease is transmit...
- + Isaias Makes Landfall In North Carolina—The eye came ashore near Ocean Isle Beach before the system weakened into a tropical storm. It's expected to linger in North Carolina before swirling ...
- + WHO Chief Warns 'There Might Never Be' A Silver Bullet For Coronavirus—Vaccine candidates are in advanced clinical trials, and WHO's director-general expresses hope they will be effective. But until then, he said, the wor...
- + 'Ghosting The News' Author Says Local Journalism 'Freefall' Is Accelerating—More than 2,000 newspapers have shut down in recent years, and some regions have become news deserts. Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan says...
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- + Belarus President Lukashenko claims Russia wants massacre in Minsk—In his address to the nation and to the National Assembly, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko raised the issue of the detention of 33 Russian c...
- + COVID-19 serves as major rehearsal operation to prepare for biological war—Mankind is "rehearsing" a biological war with the help of coronavirus. Has Russia rehearsed it perfectly? The world is rehearsing biological warfare ...
- + Poland wants to fine Gazprom without losing Russia's natural gas—Poland, like Germany, wants to become Europe's main natural gas hub, the stakes are very high, hence Warsaw's constant attacks on the Nord Stream 2 na...
- + Russia surprises Cyprus by exiting double taxation agreement—The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has launched the process to terminate the double taxation agreement with the Republic of Cyprus. The...
- + Preparing for the Covid New Reality—Preparing for the Covid New Reality There is one simple conclusion to be drawn from the Covid-19 crisis: the human being as a species is incapable of ...
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- + China in 2050, Using Mobile Tools to Track COVID-19, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap—This weekly recap focuses on the future of U.S.-China competition, privacy concerns surrounding mobile tools used to track COVID-19, how telemedicine ...
- + The Quad Is Poised to Become Openly Anti-China Soon—What has been striking about the Quad thus far is that it has resisted openly identifying China as the primary target it seeks to rein in. If the Quad...
- + With Rollout of Caesar Sanctions on Syria, U.S. Is Just Getting Started in New Bid to End War—In June, the U.S. government announced the implementation of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act with a flurry of sanctions against 39 people and...
- + What Do Teachers Want to See in Automated Writing Evaluation Systems?—Automated writing evaluation systems offer a promising approach to relieving the burden of giving formative feedback to students on their writing. Wha...
- + Can Sudan Escape Its History as a Transit Hub for Violent Extremist Organizations?—Sudan continues to confront major challenges that could derail the country's path back to the mainstream of international politics. To find a permanen...
- + Negotiating with Great Powers on Nuclear Arms—The Trump Administration has yet to decide the fate of the sole remaining U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty, New START, which expires in Februa...
- + Wargaming the Department of Defense for Strategic Advantage—Defense acquisition, personnel, and management systems have long been seen as areas in need of reform, as costs and man-hours continue to increase ove...
- + What Strategic Decisions on the Horizon for the Department of Defense Can Best Be Shaped Through Wargaming?—The U.S. Marine Corps is not alone in its avid use of wargaming to shape its decisions of the future. The other services are conducting similar effort...
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- + News Links, August 4, 2020—## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##More than three million Chileans seek to withdraw pensions amid pa...
- + News Links, August 3, 2020—## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##Record economic slumps hit Europe in face of resurgent virus Sout...
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- + US Government Employees View Dissent Channels As Risky And A ‘Waste Of Time’—Editor’s Note This is a preview of The Dissenter newsletter, which covers whistleblowers and the obstacles they face in government and corporate ins...
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- + Seattle Suicide—Rod DREHER In true progressive form, the City of Minneapolis, which has decided that it doesn’t need the police, is now advising its citizens how to s...
- + The Pentagon’s New UFO Disclosures: 75 Years of MK Ultra Psy Ops—In my last few articles, I have found myself writing on the theme of the emerging new system and the battle between two paradigms (multipolar vs unipo...
- + Atomic Bombings at 75: Scholars Speak Out Against ‘Unnecessary’ Attacks—Japan was ready to surrender, making the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki two days later, totally unnecessary and morally in...
- + The Dollar Standard Slipping Out of Control?—As commentators focus on the hospitalisations of two Gulf monarchs, and permutate likely succession issues, they may miss the wood for the succession ...
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- + Sidney E. Parker - Comment to Ken Knudson—Author: Sidney E. ParkerTitle: Comment to Ken KnudsonSource: Retrieved on February 6th 2020 from Internet Archives K.K. prefers a "consumer's...
- + Various Authors - Insurgency—Author: Various AuthorsTitle: InsurgencySubtitle: An Anarchist Journal of Total DestructionDate: 2019Source: Retrieved on 27/7/2020 from warzonedistro...
- + Vikky Storm - It’s Time For “Mad Anarchism”—Author: Vikky StormTitle: It’s Time For “Mad Anarchism”Date: April 19, 2017Source: Retrieved on June 7, 2020 from https://c4ss.org/content/48510 F...
- + Wahyu Heriyadi - From Ghosts up to your Eyes—Author: Wahyu HeriyadiTitle: From Ghosts up to your EyesDate: 2020 Some time ago, around the public spaces in the city of Ciamis there was graffit...
- + Zig Zag - The myth of the ‘peaceful’ warrior—Author: Zig ZagTitle: The myth of the ‘peaceful’ warriorDate: Dec 13, 2013Source: https://warriorpublications.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/the-myth-of-the...
- + Jason Wehling - Anarchist Influences on the Mexican Revolution—Author: Jason WehlingTitle: Anarchist Influences on the Mexican RevolutionDate: 1999Source: Retrieved on 2nd August 2020 from https://web.archive.org/...
- + Hoods4Justice - Nonviolence Rhetoric Divides Us All—Author: Hoods4JusticeTitle: Nonviolence Rhetoric Divides Us AllDate: Approx 2016-17Notes: Transcription by AnarchistBlackCatSource: Unavailable I:...
- + Antti Rautiainen - Report on 7th Annual “East — West” meeting of anarcho-syndicalists and revolutionary anarchists—Author: Antti RautiainenTitle: Report on 7th Annual “East — West” meeting of anarcho-syndicalists and revolutionary anarchistsSubtitle: Held in Czech ...
- + Anarcho - Anarchist Organisation—Author: AnarchoTitle: Anarchist OrganisationSubtitle: Practice as Theory ActualisedDate: 05/05/2016Source: anarchism.pageabode.com “organisatio...
- + Errico Malatesta - How to Get… What You Want—Author: Errico MalatestaTitle: How to Get… What You WantDate: April 25, 1897Source: Translated from “Come si conquista… quel che si vuole,” parts 1 an...
- + Dru Oja JAY - Direct Action, Direct Democracy—Author: Dru Oja JAYTitle: Direct Action, Direct DemocracyDate: 14 March 2002Source: Retrieved on 3rd August 2020 from https://web.archive.org/web/2007...
- + Anarcho - From Riot to Revolution—Author: AnarchoTitle: From Riot to RevolutionDate: 2003Source: Retrieved on 3rd August 2020 from https://web.archive.org/web/20070709191823/http://ana...
- + Anarcho - Argentina, one year on—Author: AnarchoTitle: Argentina, one year onDate: 2003Source: Retrieved on 3rd August 2020 from https://web.archive.org/web/20071207222641/http://anar...
- + Anarcho - Argentina and the left—Author: AnarchoTitle: Argentina and the leftDate: 2003Source: Retrieved on 3rd August 2020 from web.archive.org Anarchists have long argued that t...
- + Andrew Flood - What is it that is different about the Zapatistas?—Author: Andrew FloodTitle: What is it that is different about the Zapatistas?Date: February 2001Notes: Originally published in Chiapas RevealedSource:...
- + Anarchist Federation - The Kurdistan Shoras Resistance—Author: Anarchist FederationTitle: The Kurdistan Shoras ResistanceDate: 24th April 2003Notes: from Resistance #22Source: Retrieved on 3rd August from ...
- + Dermot Sreenan - Paris 1968—Author: Dermot SreenanTitle: Paris 1968Subtitle: When France rebelledDate: 1993Notes: From Workers Solidarity No39.Source: Retrieved on 3rd August fro...
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- + Iran’s coverage: Iran craving revenge for Gen. Soleimani’s blood: IRGC Chief— Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran to continue Gen. Soleimani’s path until defeating enemy: IRGC chief cmdr T...
- + Iran English language newspaper headlines on Tuesday, 4-8-2020— Iran News Daily Leader Urges for Boosting University-Industry Relations Leader of the Islamic Revolution has pointed to the need to...
- + Terrorists, their supporters aim undermining Iran security— MNA – Iran’s top military commander praised the role of Marty Soleimani in defeating terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, noting that those groups aim...
- + Iran to continue Gen. Soleimani’s path until defeating enemy: IRGC chief cmdr— MNA – The Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue the path of Martyr Lt...
- + Iran marks Islamic Human Rights Day— MNA – Today marks ‘the Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Day’, designated by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Delineat...
- + Photos: Martyr Soleimani’s panorama museum inaugurated in Tehran— Tasnim | Masoud Shahrestani: Panorama Museum of Martyr Gen. Soleimani Resistance was inaugurated at the site of the Tehran-based Holy Defense Museum ...
- + Rouhani: Enemies trying to depict Iran Gov’t as inefficient— IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said the main part of the enemy’s war on Tehran is attempting to instill that the Iranian government is effective, di...
- + Official: COVID-19 kills 212 more in Iran— IRNA – Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Tuesday that some 212 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease ...
- + Martyr Soleimani’s panorama museum inaugurated in Tehran— MNA – Panorama Museum of Martyr Gen. Soleimani Resistance was inaugurated at the site of the Tehran-based Holy Defense Museum on Tuesday. The inaugur...
- + Turkish speaker voices opposition to US sanctions on Iran— Tasnim – Turkey’s Parliament speaker stressed his country’s opposition to the cruel sanctions the US has imposed on Iran amid the outbreak of the cor...
- + Leader awards Imam Ali Officers Uni. with Order of Sacrifice— MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution has awarded Imam Ali Officers’ University with the ‘Flag and Order of Sacrifice’ for their courage and s...
- + Iranian petrochemical output capacity to rise up by 4m tons despite sanctions— IRNA – Managing Director of National Petrochemical Company of Iran says that the country will witness four million tons of increase in petroche...
- + Iran resumes electricity exports to Afghanistan after brief halt— Press TV – A spokesman of the Iranian Energy Ministry says electricity exports to neighboring Afghanistan has resumed following a brief halt ca...
- + Khan: Pakistan mediation staved off Iran-Saudi military escalation— Press TV – Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan’s mediation prevented a military escalation between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and that Islamaba...
- + Fire breaks out at Iranian industrial area, no casualties: state TV— Reuters – A fire broke out at an Iranian industrial area near Tehran on Tuesday, Iran’s state TV reported, the latest in a string of fires and ...
- + Australian envoy visits detained British-Australian academic in Iran, reports she ‘is well’— Reuters – Australia’s ambassador to Iran has met with a British-Australian academic reported to be serving a 10-year sentence for espionage and...
- + WHO envoy hails Iran’s response to COVID-19— Tasnim – The World Health Organization’s representative in Iran, Christoph Hamelmann, hailed the Islamic Republic’s emergency response to the COVID-1...
- + BBC, from outdated Info to Iranophobia— FNA – A brief look at the British State-run BBC Channel’s performance since the coronavirus outbreak in Iran reveals that this media outlet has...
- + Iran sanctions former US national security aide, IRNA says— Bloomberg – Iran has sanctioned Richard Goldberg, a former aide to John Bolton and a senior adviser at the Washington-based Foundation for Def...
- + Iran oil refinery workers stage strike over pay: ILNA— Bloomberg – Contractors working for the Qeshm Heavy Oil Refinery Co. staged a protest outside the company’s building after announcing a strike ...
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- + Passengers to be allowed to get off trains at "red zone" stations – infrastructure minister—At the same time, boarding will be prohibited. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + Zelensky "clearly explains" to Avakov who's in charge in Ukraine – advisor to President's Office chief—Delicately but clearly, Zelensky explained that it's he who is President and it's he who determines all key policy directions, while Avakov is respons...
- + Amid earlier reports of Medvedchuk's ongoing Crimea visit, Putin's plane arrives in occupied Simferopol – media—The aircraft about four hours ago. [Category: Политика] [Link to media]
- + Russia continues to supply weapons, military equipment, ammo, to occupied Donbas – intelligence—Last week alone, Russia delivered to the occupied areas in eastern Ukraine at least armored combat vehicles, up to 30 trucks loaded with small arms, a...
- + Senior health official explains conditions for Ukraine regions to be cleared of "red" quarantine zone—The territory must meet the national requirements to this end for three consecutive days. [Category: Общество] [Link to media]
- + New rules for gas supply come into force in Ukraine—Now household consumers may independently select their supplier. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Poland-U.S. defense deal to "enhance deterrence against Russia", Pentagon chief says—Esper announced last week that the United States would pull out roughly a third of the 36,000 American forces stationed in Germany. [Category: Мир] [L...
- + Ukraine says no plans to resume gas purchases from Russia – Reuters—Ukraine has embarked on natural gas market reforms, including scrapping of state-regulated gas prices for industrial users. [Category: Экономика] [Lin...
- + Moldovan foreign minister reaffirms support for Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity—The top diplomats of Ukraine and Moldova met in Kyiv to discuss security issues of the Donbas conflict settlement and those related to the Russia-occu...
- + Ukraine must brace for second COVID-19 wave in fall—An increase in the number of coronavirus cases could come during influenza and acute respiratory infections season, from October to April. [Category: ...
- + Ukraine unemployment on continued decline in July—In July, 68,000 Ukrainians became officially unemployed, which is 7,000 fewer than a month earlier. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Remittances from labor migrants dropping – NBU—Since the beginning of summer, they have fallen by 8.5%. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + State budget receipts in July stand at 111.6% of target – Treasury—In January-July, the state budget was fulfilled by 94%. [Category: Экономика] [Link to media]
- + Zelensky calls on Cabinet to explain Ukrainians country's quarantine zoning—The red zone rules are now in effect in the cities of Lutsk and Ternopil, and in Kitsmansky district of Chernivtsi region. [Category: Политика] [Link ...
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- + Video: Covid-19 Lies and Fraud: How the Fear Campaign is Affecting US Hospitals and Clinics—In the following interview, Dr. Morris, a practicing physician in Florida, USA, explains how politics and fraud are root causes of the Fear campaign t...
- + US GDP Collapses & Economic Rebound Fades—This past week US economy collapsed in the 2nd quarter by 32.9% at annual rate and nearly 10% just for the April-June period. Never before in modern U...
- + ANOTHER HIROSHIMA IS COMING… UNLESS WE STOP IT NOW—In a major essay to mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, John Pilger describes reporting from five 'ground zeros' for nuclea...
- + Masks are a Psychological Preparation for Mandatory Vaccinations—1 August, 2020 — Dissident Voice by Bill Willers This respirator does not protect against the risk of contracting disease or infection. —Warning...
- + World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities—The extent of devastation inflicted upon Japan by the American military during World War II is not broadly known, even today. In reprisal for the atta...
- + Fair Immigration: Dignity. Justice. Welcome. Action—Covid-19, it turns out, is not the great equaliser. The pandemic and lockdown, together, have exposed the different social realities experienced by th...
- + Crisis and Virus: COVID-19 in Context—It has been over forty years since Thatcher and monetarism, thirty years since the Canada-US Free trade agreement came into effect, and twenty years s...
- + Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 3 August 2020—3 August 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks New Report Shows Africa’s Green Revolution is “Failing On Its Own Terms” Fourteen years a...
- + ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: Truman’s ‘Human Sacrifice’ to Subdue Moscow—Sumiteru Taniguchi was one of the “lucky” ones. He lived a long and productive life. He married and fathered two healthy children who gave him four gr...
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- + 50 years of struggle from Black August to Black Lives Matter Movement – a WW commentary—This Aug. 7 marks the 50th anniversary of the heroic attempt by Jonathan Jackson, younger brother of George Jackson, to free three Black revolutionari...
- + Disability movement is ‘part of the global working class’—by Kristen Turgeon The following slightly edited remarks were made by Kristen Turgeon from the Boston branch of Workers World Party on a July 30 webin...
- + #SEIUDroptheCops makes demands—Following weeks of intensive internal organizing, research and analysis, the (Service Employees) #SEIUDropTheCops campaign — a rank-and-file-led initi...
- + ‘Hero pay, not zero pay!’—Essential workers protested July 30 in a flash-mob protest in front of a newly remodeled Tops Market, a supermarket chain based in Western New York. T...
- + Record-breaking heat waves: Urgent alert to need for socialism – a WW commentary—As Muslim worshippers prepared for the holiday of Eid al-Adha during the last days of July, the Middle East was rocked by record-breaking heat waves. ...
- + Virus statistics reveal class truth—The following is a digest of articles on COVID-19 by Deirdre Griswold that appeared in Workers World from April to June, 2020. April 14 — Because Chin...
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- + Apple Entering Social Media? World's Largest Company "Expressed Interest" In Buying TikTok—Apple Entering Social Media? World's Largest Company "Expressed Interest" In Buying TikTok Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 10:35 ...
- + Gold Futures Top $2,000—Gold Futures Top $2,000 Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 10:26 For the third time in a week, gold futures have spiked above...
- + "Disconnects" Everywhere...—"Disconnects" Everywhere... Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 10:15 Authored by Richard Breslow via Bloomberg, For years th...
- + "No V" - US Factory Orders Rebound Slows In June—"No V" - US Factory Orders Rebound Slows In June Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 10:06 US factory orders rebounded in May ...
- + Trump Admin Nearly Doubles Cost To Become US Citizen, Slaps Asylum Seekers With $50 Fee—Trump Admin Nearly Doubles Cost To Become US Citizen, Slaps Asylum Seekers With $50 Fee Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:55 ...
- + 45 Florida ICUs Have Zero Available COVID Beds; UCLA Says Only 8% Of Fall Classes Will Be In-Person: Live Updates—45 Florida ICUs Have Zero Available COVID Beds; UCLA Says Only 8% Of Fall Classes Will Be In-Person: Live Updates Tyler Durden Tue, 08/0...
- + Beijing Won't Allow Trump To "Steal" TikTok In "Smash & Grab" Deal—Beijing Won't Allow Trump To "Steal" TikTok In "Smash & Grab" Deal Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:40 During a pres...
- + Isaias Makes Landfall In Carolinas, Sets Eyes On Mid-Atlantic States —Isaias Makes Landfall In Carolinas, Sets Eyes On Mid-Atlantic States Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:25 Isaias topped ...
- + Houston Mayor Orders $250 Fines For People Who Refuse To Wear Masks—Houston Mayor Orders $250 Fines For People Who Refuse To Wear Masks Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:06 Authored by Paul...
- + Treasury Yields Are Tumbling Back To Record Lows—Treasury Yields Are Tumbling Back To Record Lows Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 09:00 Yesterday's brief interruption in t...
- + In Desperation Panic, Turkey Hikes Lira Overnight Rate To 1,024% To Crush Shorts As Currency Implodes—In Desperation Panic, Turkey Hikes Lira Overnight Rate To 1,024% To Crush Shorts As Currency Implodes Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:...
- + BP Slashes Dividend For First Time In Decade On Dismal Energy Demand Outlook —BP Slashes Dividend For First Time In Decade On Dismal Energy Demand Outlook Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:31 BP hal...
- + Futures Slide On US-China Tensions, Fiscal Stimulus Worries, Poor Earnings—Futures Slide On US-China Tensions, Fiscal Stimulus Worries, Poor Earnings Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 08:09 S&P f...
- + Argentina Strikes Deal With Creditors Over $65BN Debt After 3rd Default In 20 Years—Argentina Strikes Deal With Creditors Over $65BN Debt After 3rd Default In 20 Years Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 06:43 ...
- + It's Now Virtually Impossible To Get A Bank Loan As Lending Standards Soar—It's Now Virtually Impossible To Get A Bank Loan As Lending Standards Soar Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 06:11 One quart...
- + FDA Expands List Of Dangerous Hand Sanitizers To Over 100—FDA Expands List Of Dangerous Hand Sanitizers To Over 100 Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 06:00 The US Food and Drug Admin...
- + "Something's Rotten!"—"Something's Rotten!" Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 05:30 Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, As $SPX is e...
- + Ireland's National Health Service Urges "Phone Sex Only" During Pandemic—Ireland's National Health Service Urges "Phone Sex Only" During Pandemic Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 04:55 In yet more...
- + Ron Paul: Europeans Are Waking Up To Government COVID Tyranny. Why Are Americans Still Asleep?—Ron Paul: Europeans Are Waking Up To Government COVID Tyranny. Why Are Americans Still Asleep? Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 04:20 ...
- + Records Of Prince Andrew's Location On Night Of Molestation Destroyed By Police—Records Of Prince Andrew's Location On Night Of Molestation Destroyed By Police Tyler Durden Tue, 08/04/2020 - 04:20 Auth...
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- + Use your COVID-19 awareness to help First Nations kids breathe easier, doctor urges— The new public understanding of how COVID-19 spreads could help Canadians grasp the perils of overcrowded houses in First Nations, say...
- + Sen. Murray Sinclair joins legal firm to mentor lawyers in Indigenous law— The former chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, who was also the first Indigenous judge appointed in Manitob...
- + These Vancouver hotels help pay for social programs. COVID-19 is threatening to put an end to that— From the outside — and even the inside — the YWCA Hotel Vancouver seems like any other hotel. Budget accommodations that offer travell...
- + This Nunavut interpreter is keeping Inuktut speakers safe through COVID-19— Nunavummiut have gotten used to hearing from their health minister and chief public health officer. But there’s one other face, and vo...
- + Documentary by two-spirit Cree filmmaker shares journey through IVF to parenthood— A two-spirit Cree filmmaker is sharing her journey to parenthood through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in a new short documentary. [Aut...
- + Canoe carving project brings youth closer to their culture— Carvers and youth are collaborating to turn a log into a canoe in B.C.’s Interior. [Author: Courtney Dickson] [Category: News/Canada/B...
- + Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, youth wrap up meaningful and 'emotional' on-the-land program— A group of six youth finished a successful four-week, on-the-land camp in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut — and their program co-ordinator says...
- + Indigenous theatre actors, underrepresented on stage, detail their experiences— Mi’kmaq actors Gordon White and Elizabeth Hicks unpack their experiences in the arts scene, both within Newfoundland and Labrador and ...
- + Mother-daughter duo write Haida language children's book together— A Haida mother and daughter are sharing stories about the children in their family in a new bilingual children's book. [Author: Rhiann...
- + RCMP says improper force allegations confirmed in just 1 per cent of cases— As police services everywhere cope with public pressure over their use of force policies, the RCMP is reporting that just one per cent...
- + First Nations hockey coach wants apology after players experienced racism on the ice— A spokesperson for the North American Hockey Classic tournament said a player was suspended following the game, though it declined to ...
- + St. Mary's track athlete says cancelled games were tough mentally— Madison Wilson was supposed to go to the North American Indigenous Games this summer, but instead she has been trying to pull herself ...
- + Nunavut artists can now apply for grants between $5K and $50K— Some Nunavut artists might be getting a boost from the territory. The government has launched the Nunavut Public Art Initiative to hel...
- + Peat fires, like those raging in Siberia, will become more common in Canada— A study published earlier this year showed that peatlands in Canada are drying up and that fires there will become more common in the ...
- + Indigenous man and his mother sue Vancouver police over alleged beating, arrest outside Walmart— An Indigenous man and his mother say they were racially profiled, arrested and, in the man's case, beaten by Vancouver police officers...
- + Yellowknives Dene retract support for Slave Geological Province Corridor project— The Yellowknives Dene First Nation has withdrawn its support for a massive project that would build roads, hydro and communication lin...
- + Indigenous creators take on ASMR— Indigenous content creators are putting their own spin on autonomous sensory meridian response. Listen to some of the whispered vocals...
- + Webcast cancelled after host, former Tribe Called Red member Ian Campeau admits using power to exploit women— One of the hosts of Homies Chatting, an Indigenous-led interview style webcast, is on leave after admitting on Twitter to "unacceptabl...
- + Métis leadership says rise in 'race-shifting' threatens future of the Métis Nation— David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation and vice-president and spokesperson for the Métis National Council, says t...
- + Northern Manitoba First Nation protests VIA Rail over ticket access, fair treatment— A northern Manitoba First Nation held a protest Wednesday night by the VIA Rail tracks in the community over complaints of priority tr...
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- + RAPID CITY: Heavily-armed SWAT team ready to shoot 14-year-old Lakota who was not home— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + No More Deaths medical station raided with massive show of force by Border Patrol in Arivaca, Arizona— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + The White House distributed contaminated coronavirus test kits, involving a secretive purchase — [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Albuquerque Indigenous organizations rise against fascism: Call to action on July, 31, 2020— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + New York police abduct young woman, force her into unmarked van— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Dine' volunteers deliver relief, as coronavirus spikes in southwest during fifth month of pandemic— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + StrongHearts Native Helpline adds sexual violence advocacy— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Kumeyaay stand in defense of sacred land as border wall construction threatens burial place— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Spirit of the Mountain Runners: Apache Run from Oak Flat to Mount Graham— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Sac and Fox news reporter Harlan McKosato passes to Spirit World— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Trump sending federal agents to Albuquerque— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Coronavirus claims lives of 79 people in two Farmington N.M. nursing homes— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + First Voices Radio welcomes Dineh, Native Hawaiian, and Amazon Watch guests today— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Havasupai Nation supports Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Kumeyaay defend sacred land from border wall construction July 20, 2020— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Coronavirus death rate remains high on the Navajo Nation— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Yakama Cascade Chief Johnny Jackson passes to Spirit World— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Federal secret agents snatch protester, shoot another in the head in Portland, Oregon— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)]
- + Dineh Philmer Bluehouse 'The pandemic is a time of paradigm shift, signals need for peace and balance'— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)] [Category: Dineh, healing, narratives, Navajo, pandemic, Philmer Bluehouse, prayers, traditional songs]
- + Quitobaquito Spring in danger: Border wall construction depleting sacred Tohono O'odham spring, home to endangered species— [Author: noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)] [Category: Ajo, Arizona, border wall, depleting water, Organ Pipe, Quitobaquito Spring, sacred, Sonoran Deser...
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- + For the Navajo Nation, a Fight for Better Food Gains New Urgency—As the pandemic has brought home the importance of the global movement for food sovereignty, members are planting and sharing. [Author: By Amelia Nier...
- + A Historic Supreme Court Ruling Upends Courts in Oklahoma—Local prosecutors are referring criminal cases to the federal and tribal courts, which are now flooded with new cases. [Author: By Jack Healy]
- + Why One Team Named the Indians Won’t Be Changing Its Name—A minor league team in Spokane, Wash., has steadfastly stood by its nickname with the support of the local Native American community. [Author: By Davi...
- + In 1920, Native Women Sought the Vote. Here’s What’s Next.—The 19th Amendment did not bring the right to vote to all Native women, but two experts in a conversation said it did usher in the possibility of chan...
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- + University of Florida offers Nutrient Management 2 online—University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online courses: Nutrient Management 2 (Advanced) Starts August 31! Train yourself and your staff to ...
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- + Ag Economy Barometer stable in July 2020—Producers are less worried about COVID-19 than in March, but the new coronavirus has changed their buying habits.
- + Iowa corn and soybean fields need a drink—A survey shows corn condition has declined, but 73% of the crop still rates good-to-excellent.
- + Variety makes a difference in cover crop selection—Cover crop species and varieties make a difference in biomass and cover, says Virginia Sykes of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
- + Morning Market Review for Aug. 4, 2020—Corn, soybeans fall on strong condition ratings. (Comments are updated by 7:30 a.m. Central Time.)
- + Farm Progress America, August 4, 2020—Max Armstrong offers more history of the American Soybean Assciation, celebrating its 100th anniversary
- + Report ‘mystery seeds’ to Iowa Department of Ag—If you receive a packet of seeds in the mail and you didn’t order it, call the Iowa Department of Agriculture immediately.
- + 2 tech firms partner to allow farmer data sharing—The Climate Corporation can now share information into the WinField United data silo. The partnership offers farmers more management information.
- + Little for farmers in Democrat presidential platform—Democrats support right-to-repair, would tackle market concentration in meat packing industry.
- + Quick Take: Pork at the fairgrounds, Junior Livestock Expo and more—Pork Patio open at state fairgrounds Aug. 14 and 21. Details for Junior Livestock Expo available. U of I offers virtual field days. Insurance company ...
- + Report ‘mystery seeds’ to Iowa Department of Ag —If you receive a packet of seeds in the mail and you didn’t order it, call the Iowa Department of Agriculture immediately.
- + Get a handle on risk in agriculture—ERME program aims to provide producers with the skills they need to understand risks facing their operations.
- + Comment on proposed revisions to Ohio nutrient standard—The public comment period for the Ohio Nutrient Management Standard is open until Aug. 31.
- + In 2020, tax planning more critical than ever—Tax Tips: Make sure you consult with a tax adviser if you have taken a CFAP payment or PPP loan.
- + MDARD gives direction on what to do with China seeds—Consumers have been receiving unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail that appear to be sent from China.
- + COVID-19’s unexpected legacy: New ways to engage, connect—Sorghum Focus: Farmers are conversing in new ways for real-time engagement during the pandemic.
- + More than 700 Minnesotans report unsolicited seed in mail—If you have received unsolicited seed in the mail, contact MDA and do not plant the seeds.
- + Data shows beef cow weight varies from industry standard—A new University of Missouri Extension study finds all beef cows don’t make “average” weight.
- + Old crop sunflower market stays strong—Sunflower stocks are down and export demand is up as a bigger U.S. sunflower crop begins blossoming.
- + Pandemic provides interesting opportunities—Life is Simple: Working, shopping, eating and educating may have changed forever.
- + How well is your corn rooted this year? —Corn Watch: Variations in planting date, weather and soil compaction impact rooting.
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- + Oil prices fall as rising coronavirus case numbers cast shadow over fuel demand pickup—Oil prices slid on Tuesday amid concerns that a nascent recovery in fuel demand could stall as a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections around the world sp...
- + The Commodities Feed: OPEC supply jumps in July—Energy Oil continues to trade in an incredibly rangebound manner, with Brent still anchored around the $43/bbl level. Speculators appear to be getting...
- + Indonesia allows oil and gas investors to pick their own contract options—Indonesia announced over the weekend that it had made revisions to a 2017 law that will give oil and gas investors more flexibility when choosing thei...
- + Oil prices up on positive economic data, but virus fears weigh—Oil prices rose about 2% on Monday on positive economic data from Europe, Asia and the United States, but rising COVID-19 cases globally and oversuppl...
- + Abu Dhabi seeks to spur Ruwais downstream plan, says Globaldata—Following the news that Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and state holding company ADQ are to form a joint venture; Indrajit Sen is the Oil &...
- + ExxonMobil to ease shut-ins to 200,000 boe/d in Q3 on recovering demand—ExxonMobil aims to ease global oil and gas production shut-ins by about 40% to 200,000 b/d of oil equivalent as demand for transportation fuels slowly...
- + Crude oil futures lower on weakening demand, rising supply—Crude oil futures were lower in mid-morning trade in Asia Aug. 3 as weakening demand and rising supply weighed on market sentiment. At 10:48 am Singap...
- + Ministers of world’s biggest energy consumers – including China, US, EU and India – are among high-level participants in the IEA Clean Energy Transitions Summit—Ministers from dozens of countries accounting for over 80% of the world economy took part in the International Energy Agency’s first Clean Energy Tran...
- + EBRD supports decarbonisation of energy sector in Cyprus—The population of Cyprus will benefit from cleaner air and reduced energy costs thanks to the introduction of natural gas to the country, with a proje...
- + An increase of exports is not enough to avoid a Q2 loss in net results for Petrobras, says GlobalData—Following Petrobras’ Q2 results reported on July 31st; Steven Ho, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers hi...
- + U.S. shale supply chain will emerge smaller from price war, pandemic—Slumping oil and gas prices as a result of the pandemic and the volume war earlier in the year between Saudi Arabia and Russia have slashed employment...
- + A Closer Look at the Bakken/Three Forks Shale Play—In addition to frequent press releases and morning comments, Rystad Energy is starting a new line of media publications, called ‘A CLOSER LOOK’. In th...
- + OPEC+ readies to pump more crude into a market wary of a resurgence in the pandemic—OPEC and its allies on August 1 will officially begin easing off their record production cuts, hopeful that recent bearish economic and pandemic data ...
- + Low Oil Price and Coronavirus Hit Sub-Saharan Africa Oil Producers—The collapse in oil prices and the coronavirus shock is worsening the fiscal and external balances of sub-Saharan African oil producers, Fitch Ratings...
- + Shell’s market outlook yields optimistic margins for its low energy carbon future, says GlobalData—Following the release of Shell’s Q2 2020 earnings call; Effuah Alleyne, Senior Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics compa...
- + Equinor transfers operatorship of Bressay project to EnQuest—Equinor has agreed to sell a 40.8125% interest in and transfer operatorship of the Bressay oil field development on the UK continental shelf to EnQues...
- + European oil major trading units provide buffer in rough second quarter—The trading units of European oil and gas majors have shielded their second-quarter results from the full force of the corona-induced collapse in dema...
- + ConocoPhillips to reverse most output cuts by end of third quarter—ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it expects production curtailments in the current quarter to be roughly half as much as last quarter and will restore ...
- + Argentine Supreme Court Rejects Fraudulent Ecuadorian Judgment Against Chevron—Argentina’s highest court unanimously rejected the plaintiffs’ final bid to enforce a fraudulent $9.5 billion Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron Corp...
- + US oil & gas rig count falls 6, but Permian recovery extends—After a two-week uptick, the US oil and gas rig count resumed declines, falling 6 to 288 in the week ended July 29, rig data provider Enverus said. Oi...
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- + MHI-MME Receives Generator Turbine and VOC firing Auxiliary Boiler Orders for Shuttle Tankers—Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd. (MHIMME) received orders for generator turbines and VOC-firing auxiliary boiler...
- + The evolution of bollard pull (and the benefits it has brought)—In the world of tugs, the most commonly used measure of power is bollard pull. Simply put, bollard pull is the pulling power of a tug, typically measu...
- + Ship recycling in Bangladesh leaps forward with third phase of key project signed—The third phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been given the go-ahead, with...
- + Mitsui E&S and Tsuneishi to operate jointly in shipbuilding—Japanese shipbuilder Mitsui E&S Holdings is in discussions with compatriot Tsuneishi Holdings to form a shipbuilding tie-up, at a time when the do...
- + GTT: H1 2020 results – Revenue and earnings up sharply; annual targets confirmed—Revenue and earnings up sharply; annual targets confirmed. Key figures for the first half of 2020 Revenue: €203.8 million (+66.2%) and EBITDA: €136.6 ...
- + Damen signs contract with Port of Antwerp for delivery of two IMO Tier III compliant RSD Tug 2513—On 8th of July, Damen Shipyards Group was awarded a contract by the Port of Antwerp to deliver two RSD Tugs 2513 after an intensive tender process. Af...
- + HHI hit with big FTC fine for tricking piston supplier—Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) was hit with a 970-million-won ($807,000) fine for transferring information from one supplier to another in order to cr...
- + Shipyards’ Rebound Hopes Are Coming Up Empty—Shipbuilding demand is sinking, and there’s no rescue on the horizon. Orders for new oceangoing ships are at record lows as carriers sit on the sideli...
- + Think tank calls for State support for PH domestic shipbuilding industry—A policy think tank has called on the Philippine government to support the Philippine domestic shipbuilding industry, saying that it is the necessary ...
- + Keppel Expects Hit from COVID-19—Keppel Corporation Limited (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) wishes to provide the following updates and profit guidance fo...
- + Ramsses Project Reaches Significant Milestone Towards Sustainable Composite Ship Construction At Damen Location—On 18th July, the Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project reached a key mil...
- + GTT Signs A New Global Technical Services Agreement With Fleet Management—GTT has signed a Global Technical Services Agreement (TSA) with the Hong-Kong based ship-management company Fleet Management. GTT will support Fleet M...
- + GTT receives an order from China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corp. North China for the design of a 29,000 m3 Membrane Full Containment LNG tank—At the end of June, GTT has received an order from the EPC1 contractor, China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corp. North China Company (CPECCN...
- + Korean shipper, shipyard embark on ballast-free container carrier development—The Korean Register (KR) joined forces with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. and Korea Marine Transport Co. to apply the ballast-free concept to 1,800 twenty...
- + China’s shipbuilding industry continues leading position globally: ministry—China’s shipbuilding industry maintained its leading position globally in the first half of the year (H1) as it held sway in three key aspects, ...
- + Sri Lanka’s China-run Port, Colombo Dockyard team up for floating vessel repair—Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port run by China Merchant Ports group said it had teamed up with Colombo Dockyard floating repairs in vessels which are alread...
- + China’s H1 new vessel orders up 3.4% on year—China’s shipbuilders received new vessels orders amounting to 12.5 million dead weight tons (dwt) in H1, higher by 3.4% on year and accounting for 67....
- + Two High-Speed Trimaran Ferries Together Highlight Austal Design Technology And Australian Shipbuilding Capability—Austal Australia has celebrated the company’s success in high-speed trimaran technology and Australian shipbuilding capability following a successful ...
- + ProZero Workboats signs new order for Highspeed inspection workboat—ProZero International have signed contract for a new ProZero 15m FR Workboat specially set up for Inspection and workboat operations in Norwegian wate...
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- + Indonesia second quarter GDP seen contracting by around 5% – deputy finance minister—Indonesia’s Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said on Tuesday the country’s economic growth in the second quarter was estimated to h...
- + Turkish annual July inflation dips below 12%, lira firms—Turkey’s consumer price inflation fell to a lower-than-expected 11.76% year-on-year in July , official data showed on Tuesday, reversing two mon...
- + Chile economic activity down 12.4% in June during pandemic; mining grows—Chile’s economic activity fell 12.4% in June from the same month a year ago, the central bank said on Monday, contracting less than expected at the pe...
- + Economy in reverse: Initial jobless claims rise for second week, GDP falls by record 33 percent—More than 1.43 million people filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, according to weekly data released Thursday by the Departme...
- + Portuguese Bank Ratings Vulnerable to Prolonged Coronavirus Fallout—The unprecedented economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is a key risk for Portuguese bank ratings, with the sharp recession pressuring banks&...
- + RBI likely to cut rates despite inflation risk—India’s worsening economic outlook as coronavirus cases soar has raised the chance the central bank will cut interest rates at its policy review on Th...
- + India posts record fiscal deficit as coronavirus hits economy—India’s fiscal deficit touched a record $88.5 billion in the April-June quarter, 83.2% of the target for the whole of the current fiscal year, reflect...
- + Coronavirus: US economy sees sharpest contraction in decades—The US economy shrank at a 32.9% annual rate between April and June as the country grappled with lockdowns and spending cutbacks during the pandemic. ...
- + Euro zone inflation unexpectedly ticks up amid record GDP slump—The euro zone’s economy recorded its deepest contraction on record in the second quarter, preliminary estimates showed on Friday, while the bloc’s inf...
- + Eurozone economies shrink 40 pct in Q2, but “snapback” may be in works—Europe formally and dramatically entered into recession Friday, with the latest data released by the European Union showing that the 19-member eurozon...
- + Federal Reserve warns of continuing need to protect US economy—The US central bank has repeated its vow to protect the US economy amid rising coronavirus rates and worries about growth. The Federal Reserve kept in...
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- + IMF Executive Board Approves a US$152.61 Million Disbursement Under the Rapid Financing Instrument to Gabon to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic—The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a purchase of SDR108 million (about US$152.61 million) under the Rapid Fin...
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- + STX Offshore wins 1st, much-needed, order this year—Cash-strapped Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co has won its first order for […] The post STX Offshore wins 1st, much-needed...
- + Danaos recoats seven containerships—Athens-based containership owner and operator Danaos has recoated seven of its managed containerships, with […] The post Danaos recoats seven c...
- + Avance Gas sells VLGC Avance—Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transporter, Avance Gas, has agreed the sale of another one of its very large gas carriers to a third party for $35 mill...
- + Engine room fire disables Cap Jackson containership—The Panamax containership Cap Jackson reported a fire in the auxiliary engine room early July […] The post Engine room fire disables Cap Jackso...
- + Carnival reveals details of its green recycling plans—Cruise shipping major Carnival Corporation & plc has signed agreements with Turkey-based maritime reclamation and recycling […] The post Ca...
- + Shell inks charter deals for six LNG newbuilds—The Hague-based LNG giant Shell has expanded its fleet with charter deals for six newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The post Shell inks...
- + Scorpio Bulkers breaks into new market with plans to build $290 million wind turbine installation vessel—Monaco-based bulker owner and operator Scorpio Bulkers Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent […] The post Scorpio Bulkers breaks into new market w...
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- + Jiangnan Shipbuilding wins order for VLGC trio from AW Shipping—Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipbuilding has signed a contract with AW Shipping Limited, a joint […] The post Jiangnan Shipbuilding wins order...
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