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- + Novel study identifies key foraging areas of Cambridge scientists— Our Marine science team came up with an innovative way of explaining the concept of marine Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas to BirdLife ...
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- + Sam Waterston goes Jane Fonda: Both arrested in D.C. climate change protests—Jane Fonda was detained again during a rally outside the U.S. Capitol Friday. Her "Grace & Frankie" costar Sam Waterston also was caught in the fr...
- + Should Edison have shut off more power before Saddleridge fire? California blackout debate rages—Southern California Edison is not explaining why it chose to keep electricity running through power lines in Slymar last Thursday, including in an are...
- + California's earthquake warning app: How much time would you get to prepare?—With the new MyShake app, how many seconds would you get from an earthquake early warning?
- + Unprecedented movement detected on California earthquake fault capable of 8.0 temblor—A major California fault capable of producing a magnitude 8 earthquake has begun moving for the first time on record since July's Ridgecrest quakes.
- + Column: The hedge fund battle to control PG&E leaves us no one to root for—A gang of Wall Street hedge funds is jousting to own PG&E, leaving Californians with nothing but bad choices.
- + Volvo shows an electric SUV and plans to drop cars running on just gas or diesel—The Chinese-owned carmaker from Sweden wants to add "sustainability" to its reputation for safety
- + Joshua trees are California icons. Should they also be designated threatened species?—An environmental group on Tuesday petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to designate the western Joshua Tree as threatened, a push sure t...
- + Saddleridge fire started under high-voltage transmission tower; cause remains undetermined—Los Angeles arson investigators have not determined the cause of the Saddleridge fire, but they do know where it started.
- + California finds widespread water contamination of 'forever chemicals'—Nearly 300 drinking water wells and other water sources in California have been found to have traces of man-made chemicals linked to cancer.
- + Lithium will fuel the clean energy boom. This company may have a breakthrough—A geothermal power company says it can make California's Salton Sea the first major source of U.S. lithium production.
- + Marshall Islands, low-lying U.S. ally and nuclear testing site, declares a climate crisis—The Marshall Islands, a key U.S. ally in the central Pacific, has declared a national climate crisis because of the mounting risk of sea-level rise.
- + Jane Fonda is arrested in D.C. during climate change protest — exactly as she'd planned— Jane Fonda was seen on social media handcuffed and being escorted by police after her arrest Friday outside the U.S. Capitol.
- + 600 former EPA officials demand investigation into Trump administration over California threats—Nearly 600 former EPA officials have called for an investigation into President Trump's authority in response to threats from EPA targeting California...
- + Newsom signs bill to open Hollister Ranch beaches to the public —The law declares that the public must be allowed to enter Hollister Ranch by land and access some of its 8.5 miles of shoreline by April 2022.
- + An urban farm grows in Los Angeles. You can be a part of it.—Filmmaker Ali Greer and teacher/chef Eric Tomassini are juggling full-time careers while living their dream of running the Avenue 33 Farm, an urban fa...
- + California's huge, humiliating power outages expose the vulnerabilities of PG&E's power grid —California utilities are woefully behind on maintenance and new power systems to prevent long-term blackouts.
- + Chemical companies agree to end fight over pesticide ban—Chemical companies agreed not to fight California's ban of Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to learning disabilities.
- + Hydro company proposes to dam Little Colorado River east of Grand Canyon—A recently formed Phoenix-based company wants to construct dams for power generation on a tributary of the Colorado River beloved by rafters and canyo...
- + Wildfires a massive threat to California's progress in cutting greenhouse gases, report says—California will blow past its 2030 climate target unless it more than triples the pace of greenhouse gas reductions to about 4.5% annually, according ...
- + Firefighting foam leaves toxic legacy in Californians' drinking water—The Los Angeles Times reviewed hundreds of pages of Pentagon documents and found California has more bases contaminated with the chemicals, known as P...
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- + Becoming a parent in graduate school shaped my approach to work–life balance—Nature, Published online: 18 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03162-7Karishma Kaushik thinks that learning to share details of her personal life a...
- + How to improve a huge super-resolution microscope: shrink it—Nature, Published online: 18 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03134-xPhysicists redesign an enormous and costly imaging device to make it smaller ...
- + Satellite launch, climate protest and Alexei Leonov dies—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03059-5The week in science: 11–17 October 2019.
- + The wind knows all—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03066-6Defence mechanism.
- + Daily briefing: Raw meat dog food can be bad for both canines and humans—Nature, Published online: 17 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03159-2Rampant bacterial contamination in raw pet food, how evolution builds brand n...
- + Earth scientists push ambitious project to map Canada’s geology—Nature, Published online: 17 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03030-4A fleet of geophysical observatories would probe everything from the inner Ea...
- + How evolution builds genes from scratch—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03061-xScientists long assumed that new genes appear when evolution tinkers with old...
- + Daily briefing: How pandemics shaped society—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03149-4Infectious diseases have shaped social evolution, the secret battles between ...
- + Award recognizes efforts to inspire girls to pursue science careers—Nature, Published online: 17 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03153-8Nature Research and The Estée Lauder Companies honour two initiatives to enco...
- + One stem cell morphs into a mouse embryo’s forerunner —Nature, Published online: 17 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03140-zA sphere of cells that blossoms from only one stem cell can implant in a mous...
- + How RNA therapies could be used to tackle the world’s biggest killer—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03073-7Researchers hope that understanding the many roles of non-coding RNA in heart...
- + Pharma’s roller-coaster relationship with RNA therapies—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03069-3After a groundswell of hype and a sceptical backlash, the pharmaceutical indu...
- + Crosslinking ionic oligomers as conformable precursors to calcium carbonate—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1645-xThe crosslinking of oligomeric precursors, controlled by a capping agent, enab...
- + Daily briefing: Why cigarette smoking increases the risk of diabetes—Nature, Published online: 18 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03186-zIn mice, nicotine seems to mess with the signalling pathway that links the br...
- + Reply to: Reversion after replacement of mitochondrial DNA—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1624-2Reply to: Reversion after replacement of mitochondrial DNA
- + Altered chromosomal topology drives oncogenic programs in SDH-deficient GIST—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1668-3Altered chromosomal topology drives oncogenic programs in SDH-deficient GIST
- + Sounds of a supersolid detected in dipolar atomic gases for the first time—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03045-xUltracold gases of dipolar atoms can exhibit fluid and crystalline oscillatio...
- + Subducting carbon—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1643-zThe processes that control the movement of carbon from microfossils on the sea...
- + Podcast: Mapping childhood mortality, and evolving ‘de novo’ genes—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03144-9Listen to the latest from the world of science, with Benjamin Thompson and Sh...
- + Protect the census—Nature, Published online: 16 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03116-zThe humble census risks becoming a casualty of the rush to embrace big data. ...
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- + Global renewable power capacity to rise by 50% in five years: IEA—Global renewable energy capacity is set to rise by 50% in five years' time, driven by solar photovoltaic (PV) installations on homes, buildings and in...
- + Quake of magnitude 6.4 strikes off Vanuatu: USGS—An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said. [Category: env...
- + BHP switches to green power for Chilean copper starting 2021—BHP, the world's biggest miner, said on Monday it had signed four renewable energy contracts to supply all of its Chilean copper operations beginning ...
- + A crude performance: Semi-naked climate activists protest BP art sponsorship—Visitors to a London portrait gallery were treated to an impromptu performance on Sunday when three semi-naked climate activists were doused with mock...
- + IMF to examine climate risk to financial markets: official—The International Monetary Fund is examining the impact of climate on the world's financial markets and whether it is priced into market valuations, t...
- + Nestor slows to post-tropical cyclone, makes Florida landfall—Post-tropical cyclone Nestor made landfall in Florida on Saturday afternoon, bringing tornadoes that downed trees and shredded roofs in Gulf Coast tow...
- + California utility sees decade of power cuts to avoid wildfires—Northern Californians can expect widespread power cuts aimed at preventing wildfires for a decade while Pacific Gas & Electric upgrades wires syst...
- + Climate protester scales London's Big Ben on final day of action—A climate-change protester climbed scaffolding around London's Big Ben tower at parliament on Friday, as nearly two weeks of action from the Extinctio...
- + Thunberg rally in Canada's energy heartland runs into oil and gas counter-protest—Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg joined thousands of protesters marching in Canada's energy heartland Alberta on Friday, as a smaller counter-r...
- + Brazil's Bolsonaro suggests oil spill could be attempt to sabotage auction—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro questioned on Friday whether a far-reaching oil spill on the nation's northeastern shore may have been a criminal a...
- + EU, China, others, team up to coordinate 'green' investment financing—The European Union, China, India and several other countries teamed up on Friday to coordinate rules and standards for trillions of dollars of private...
- + Tropical storm menaces U.S. southeast, New Orleans to demolish cranes—Tropical Storm Nestor barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast on Friday, packing life-threatening storm surge, with New Orleans preparing to demolish two...
- + Carlyle Group quits $1 billion U.S. oil export project—Carlyle Group said on Friday it had dropped out as a stakeholder in Lone Star Ports LLC, which proposed a $1 billion crude oil export terminal near C...
- + Bye Bye, Bei Bei: National Zoo panda leaves for China next month—Washington's National Zoo will soon have an empty-nester exhibit on display when Bei Bei, the 4-year-old male offspring of the zoo's giant panda coupl...
- + Chile's Codelco ditches 'green copper' push, eyes wider mine clean-up in two years—In 2017, the world's largest copper producer - Chile's Codelco - announced a plan to sell "green copper" at a premium price to customers using more su...
- + EU fails to set tougher climate targets before December U.N. conference—European Union government leaders declined on Friday to set tougher targets for fighting climate change, dashing hopes they would inject momentum into...
- + Tropical Storm Nestor forms near the U.S. Gulf Coast—Nestor forms as the fourteenth named storm in the Atlantic and is expected to approach the northern Gulf Coast later on Friday, the U.S. National Hurr...
- + Climate fears catapult Greens into mix for Swiss cabinet seat—Perched nearly 2,000 meters above the Swiss ski village of Lenk, a lake has emerged as the Plaine Morte glacier melts. When it burst it sent billions ...
- + Fields of fire drive Delhi's air quality to unhealthy levels—When it comes to air quality there are few worse places to live on the planet than New Delhi, and driving north out the Indian capital it is easy to s...
- + German network agency awards onshore wind power, solar licenses—Germany's power network agency said on Friday it had awarded licenses to build onshore wind turbines with the capacity to produce 204 megawatts (MW), ...
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- + Scientists Find Way to Fully Recycle Plastics Without Losing Quality—A team of Swedish scientists have found a new way to break down plastic so that it can be recycled into material the same quality as the original — a ...
- + South Atlantic Humpback Whales Have Rebounded From Near Extinction—After being hunted nearly to extinction in the early 20th century, a population of humpback whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean has almost entirely ...
- + Amazon Watch: What Happens When the Forest Disappears?—At a remote site where the world’s largest rainforest abuts land cleared for big agriculture, Brazilian and American scientists are keeping watch for ...
- + Initiative Aims to Create 3D Map of the World Before Climate Change Alters It—Scientists have launched a new initiative to create a highly detailed, 3D map of the planet. The project, known as the Earth Archive, aims to capture ...
- + Why Keeping Mature Forests Intact Is Key to the Climate Fight—Preserving mature forests can play a vital role in removing CO2 from the atmosphere, says policy scientist William Moomaw. In an e360 interview, he ta...
- + Lawmakers’ Political Divide Over Climate Change Has Grown in the Trump Era—Donald Trump’s presidency has ushered in an era of unprecedented polarization between Republican and Democrat lawmakers when it comes to voting on mea...
- + Climate Change Threatens Hundreds of North American Bird Species: “It’s a Bird Emergency”—Two-thirds of bird species in North America are at risk of extinction if global temperatures continue to rise, according to a new report from scientis...
- + On the Northwest’s Snake River, the Case for Dam Removal Grows—As renewable energy becomes cheaper than hydropower and the presence of dams worsens the plight of salmon, pressure is mounting in the Pacific Northwe...
- + As Solar and Wind Become Cheaper, Japan Faces Billions in Stranded Coal Assets—The decreasing costs of solar and wind energy could generate $71 billion in stranded coal assets in Japan by 2025, according to a new report from the ...
- + Open for Business: The Trump Revolution on America's Public Lands—The Trump administration is systematically remaking U.S. policies toward public lands, moving aggressively to open protected areas for development – f...
- + Peruvian Glaciers Have Shrunk By 30 Percent Since 2000—Nearly 30 percent of Peru’s glaciers have melted away since 2000, threatening a critical source of drinking water and irrigation for millions of peopl...
- + Turkey’s Dam-Building Spree Continues, At Steep Ecological Cost—Nearly 90 miles of the historic Tigris River will soon be turned into a vast reservoir as Turkey completes the massive Ilisu Dam. While the government...
- + Scientists Are Getting Better at Predicting Hurricane Intensity—While scientists are much better now at forecasting a hurricane’s track, little advancement has been made in predicting a storm’s intensity over the p...
- + Wildfires in Bolivia Have Killed an Estimated 2 Million Animals So Far This Year—More than 2 million animals have been killed by wildfires in Bolivia in recent months, including jaguars, pumas, and ocelots, AFP reported. The fires ...
- + In Israel, Questions Are Raised about a Forest that Rises from the Desert—Israel’s Yatir Forest has been hailed as a green refuge in the Negev that is helping fight climate change. But some Israeli ecologists now contend tha...
- + Farmed Oysters Show Resilience to Ocean Acidification—Scientists have discovered that unlike wild oysters, farmed oysters bred for fast growth and disease resistance are able to adapt their shell growth t...
- + Why China’s Renewable Energy Transition Is Losing Momentum—Growth of wind and solar in China is slowing as government funding for green energy falters and upgrades to the transmission infrastructure lag. With ...
- + Global Warming Causing Profound Changes to the World’s Oceans, Scientists Warn—Climate change is profoundly altering the world’s oceans and frozen regions, threatening ecosystems and putting millions of people and their livelihoo...
- + 50-Plus Banks Pledge to Measure Climate Impacts of Investments—More than 50 financial institutions, representing $2.9 trillion in assets, have pledged to disclose the climate impacts of their investments and loans...
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- + Former Equatorial Guinea army chief jailed 18 years—A military court sentenced former Equatorial Guinea Chief of Staff Ruslan Hermes Nguema Oyana to 18 years in prison on Friday for embezzlement of publ...
- + Mozambique's Renamo wants election results cancelled—Mozambique’s main opposition party, Renamo on Saturday accused the government of violating a recent peace agreement by using “violence” during the gen...
- + Mozambique's Renamo calls for fresh elections, rejects results—Mozambique’s main opposition party, Renamo on Saturday accused the government of violating a recent peace agreement by using “violence” during the gen...
- + Riek Machar visits South Sudan to save peace deal—South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar ON Saturday arrived in Juba to try and save the fragile peace agreement as the mid-November deadline for formi...
- + Malian army repels 50 jihadists in counter-offensive—Mali’s army on Friday evening “neutralized” about 50 enemies in a counter-offensive launched after the deadly attacks by jihadists earlier this month ...
- + Guinea's prosecutor asks for five year jail term for protest leaders—Guinea’s public prosecutor on Friday requested before a court in Conakry the maximum penalty of five years in prison for the main protest leaders agai...
- + UN urges Egypt to release detained blogger—The U.N. human rights office called on Egypt on Friday to free a prominent blogger, lawyer and journalist allegedly mistreated in custody who are amon...
- + African presidents resist term limits: Guinea, Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Uganda—Guinea’s president Alpha Conde has become the latest African head of state to seek an extension his legal mandate, a move that fuelled protests in the...
- + At least 28 killed in heavy rains in northeastern Ghana—At least 28 people have died as a result of heavy rains that have been raining for a week in northeastern Ghana, rescue services told AFP on Friday. ...
- + Mozambique polls: opposition rejects results giving president Nyusi early lead—Mozambicans took to the polls on Tuesday taking part in presidential, provincial and legislative elections, pitting the two main parties, Frelimo and ...
- + Catalan calls for international support [International Edition]—The jailing of nine Catalan separatists by Spain’s Supreme Court for their part in the region’s 2017 independence bid has ignited a backlash of anger ...
- + Xenophobia: A South African trend? [Spotlight]—South Africa was once again the scene of violence described as xenophobic in early September 2019 but the South African authorities prefer to talk abo...
- + Cameroon: project for trauma victims of conflict [Morning Call]—The NGO Positive Youths Africa has launched a project in Cameroon to offer psychological support to victims of the anglophone crisis. Called the Afrog...
- + Senegal marks grand Magal Touba anniversary—Millions of Sufi devotees converged in Senegal’s Touba on thursday where they marked the exile of the Mouride Brotherhood founder Ahmadou Bamba by Fre...
- + Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef: “Nobody should be above satire”—Since he burst upon the comedic scene in Egypt back in 2011, political satirist, author and stand-up star Bassem Youssef, has been endlessly compared ...
- + SA government apologizes for power cuts—The government of South Africa has apologized for the power cuts that have affected the country for two days, which is threatening the fragile economy...
- + Heavy rains trigger floods in Ivory Coast—Flooding has reached alarming heights in the streets of Yaou, a small town located in the South East of Ivory Coast. Since Friday heavy rains have k...
- + Libya: African migrants bribe their way into detention centres-UNHCR—Desperate African migrants are paying their way into detention centres in Libya, the UNHCR said Thursday These migrants are hoping to be eventually ...
- + Algerian MP detained for money laundering—Algerian member of parliament, Baha Eddine Tliba has been detained. The businessman was remanded in custody on Thursday over money laundering and sec...
- + Benin MPs to vote for electoral reforms—Lawmakers in Benin announced on Thursday that they would vote for electoral reforms ‘‘as soon as possibl’‘e. The MP’s also say they would grant amne...
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- + Why U.S. troops in Syria are going to Iraq, not home—The Pentagon chief says all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and they will continue operations against the Islamic State from there. ...
- + As Brexit deadline looms, Boris Johnson faces hard choices—Boris Johnson supporters say they have the votes to pass his new Brexit plan and won't need to delay past Oct. 31. Critics have other plans. [Link to ...
- + Readers write: At peace with semicolons, and rethinking ‘superpower’—Melissa Mohr's column on semicolons helped a reader with his grammar troubles. Another wonders if economic growth brings ecological destruction. [Link...
- + Ukraine: Why does it keep coming up in the Trump White House?—Ukraine has been the site of the political affairs of Paul Manafort, the business dealings of Hunter Biden, and the investigations of Rudy Giuliani. [...
- + Ukraine: Why does it keep coming up in the Trump White House?—Ukraine has been the site of the political affairs of Paul Manafort, the business dealings of Hunter Biden, and the investigations of Rudy Giuliani. [...
- + Adam Schiff and the credibility of impeachment—Adam Schiff has become the symbol of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry. That is not an easy role to fill. [Link to media]
- + Adam Schiff and the credibility of impeachment—Adam Schiff has become the symbol of the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry. That is not an easy role to fill. [Link to media]
- + Immersed: A walk through Hong Kong’s protests (video)—Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests have made headlines for months. But what does a typical demonstration really feel like?
- + Immersed: A walk through Hong Kong’s protests (video)—Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests have made headlines for months. But what does a typical demonstration really feel like?
- + Why Canada has cooled on Justin Trudeau—Just a few years ago, Justin Trudeau was a political rock star in Canada. Now he's struggling to ensure that his party wins Monday's elections. [Link ...
- + Why Canada has cooled on Justin Trudeau—Just a few years ago, Justin Trudeau was a political rock star in Canada. Now he's struggling to ensure that his party wins Monday's elections. [Link ...
- + Trump policy stirs debate: How 'self-sufficient' must immigrants be?—Conservatives espouse the ideal of self-sufficiency, while liberals embrace interdependence – a divide that’s central to the debate over immigration. ...
- + Trump policy stirs debate: How 'self-sufficient' must immigrants be?—Conservatives espouse the ideal of self-sufficiency, while liberals embrace interdependence – a divide that’s central to the debate over immigration. ...
- + Is Giorgia Meloni the new champion of Italy's far-right?—Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni is the only politician to gain popularity in polls since the new coalition government took over in September. ...
- + Is Giorgia Meloni the new champion of Italy's far-right?—Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni is the only politician to gain popularity in polls since the new coalition government took over in September. ...
- + NYC's notorious Rikers jail set be replaced by 2026—New York City Council voted to close Rikers and build four new smaller jails. They also plan to reduce the jail population by more than half. [Link to...
- + NYC's notorious Rikers jail set be replaced by 2026—New York City Council voted to close Rikers and build four new smaller jails. They also plan to reduce the jail population by more than half. [Link to...
- + Numbers of American 'nones' continues to rise—The portion of Americans who do not identify with a religious denomination, called "nones," is growing, according to new polling from Pew Research. [L...
- + Wanted: Ethical intelligence for artificial intelligence—From the Pentagon to the United Nations, leaders seek advice on AI’s potential to harm – or to serve. [Link to media]
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- + Madhav in valley: ‘Have asked people to plan next holiday in Kashmir’—It was Ram Madhav's first visit to Kashmir after abrogation of special status in Jammu & Kashmir. “People from two parties are inside the jail and...
- + November Lanka polls to test India's presence in southern Indian Ocean region—The main fight is between ruling United National Party's Sajith Premadasa & former defence minister Gotabaya Rajapaksa of the Sri Lanka Podujana P...
- + Those left out of NRC will know reasons next month—1.9mn people have been excluded from national register. “Individuals who were excluded from the NRC will be informed about the reason for their exclus...
- + Stage set for Maharashtra, Haryana polls today
- + EPFO members may get option to draw pension after 60—The proposal to increase the superannuation age for drawing pension under the scheme is expected to help a beneficiary grow his/her pension kitty, whi...
- + Mirchi Case: Wadhawans quizzed by ED—The Enforcement Directorate questions Wadhawan brothers about loans amounting Rs 2,186-crore, extended to property firm Sunblink Real Estate that is a...
- + Spanish govt dismisses call for Catalan talks—Protesters took to the streets of Barcelona for a sixth straight day, sitting defiantly in one city centre square in front of a row of police vans. "O...
- + Hong Kong police fire tear gas and water canon as protesters defy ban—In a familiar pattern, the huge rally began peacefully. But it soon descended into chaos as smaller groups of hardcore protesters hurled petrol bombs ...
- + Tax cuts for the rich is necessary for growth is a mantra that needs to be questioned: Abhijit Banerjee—Banerjee speaks on tax cuts for the rich, AI and the future of jobs, bad politics, and many other things.
- + Chile protests continue after govt backs down on fare hike—The governor of the Santiago region says three people died in a fire at a looted supermarket early Sunday. It's one of 60 Walmart-owned outlets that h...
- + Turkey threatens to 'crush' Kurds in case they fail to withdraw—Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo flew to Ankara, to attend a meeting with the Turkish President and brokering a 120-hour long ceasefire deal aimed at allowi...
- + Amit Shah may take up lynching cases in Eastern Zonal Council meeting—Amit Shah, who will be attending his first meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council, according to officials, has already held discussions with the Western...
- + Maharashtra polls: It’s BJP vs Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena and Congress play second fiddle—NCP chief looks at regaining ground lost to BJP over the last two elections in western Maharashtra.
- + Plot to kill Kamlesh Tiwari hatched three months ago: Police—One of the killers, Ashfaq, who is on the run, had spoken to Kamlesh Tiwari over phone and Facebook over the past two months posing as a right wing ac...
- + View: The tax matter India must not cede ground on—Why not charge for Netflix subscriptions in India, or Google or Amazon web services’ cloud storage?
- + Haryana assembly polls: BJP looks at gains, opposition hopes for a miracle—Turning the election into one focused mainly on nationalistic issues such as scrapping of the Article 370, the BJP is betting on a repeat of the Lok S...
- + View: With little sign of opposition power, BJP is set to consolidate its position in Maharashtra and Haryana—The Opposition was expected to put up a fight in the Jatland areas of Haryana and parts of Marathaland in western Maharashtra, Nanded and Latur. These...
- + Unprecedented anti-government protests swell across Lebanon— The mounting unrest has piled pressure on Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to deliver a package of badly needed reforms to bring the country's crumbling...
- + EVMs completely safe, can't be tampered with: Haryana Chief Electoral Officer—"EVMs are completely safe and cannot be tampered with,"said Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal, adding that the EVM system was the "strong...
- + 3 terror camps across LoC destroyed, 6-10 Pak soldiers killed: Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat—In a major counter-offensive after Pakistan's unprovoked firing, the Indian Army carried out heavy artillery strikes on Sunday, targeting terror camps...
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- + 'How long can we live like this?': Kurds in growing refugee camp plead for help, end to losses, suffering—The withdrawal is supposed to take place before Tuesday evening, when the cease-fire is set to end.
- + Column: Foreign policy is on the 2020 ballot, right alongside Trump—Ending the endless wars: 2020 voters could face a foreign policy debate unlike any since the 1930s.
- + Measles making a deadly comeback across Africa—Uganda has been grappling with an alarming spate of measles cases, even though there's plenty of the vaccine to go around.
- + Middle school students started a movement that has paralyzed Chile's capital—The Chilean government declared a curfew Saturday in the capital after protests against public transport fare increases led to looting and arson attac...
- + Did jailing 'El Chapo' matter? In seizing a city, the Sinaloa cartel shows it's still strong—El Chapo is in prison, but the Sinaloa cartel remains strong. "This is a city filled with drug lords," a Mexican journalist said. "We have 20 'El Chap...
- + Giuliani's conspiracy theories cost this anti-corruption lawmaker in Ukraine his job—Rudolph W. Giuliani, Paul Manafort and the mysterious accounting ledger that cost an anti-corruption Ukrainian lawmaker his position.
- + The good news for Justin Trudeau? He has Obama's support and Trump's scorn—Canada goes to the polls Monday, and there are signs that the election may bring a dramatic change in the country's political environment.
- + Eight killed in Mexico as cartel gunmen force authorities to release El Chapo's son—Lawyers for the Guzman family held a televised news conference to thank President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for freeing the cartel boss.
- + Hillary Clinton appears to suggest Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian pawn; Gabbard fires back—U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic presidential candidate, fought back after Hillary Clinton appeared to call her "the favorite of the Russians" i...
- + Supreme Court will hear challenge to autonomy of consumer agency spearheaded by Elizabeth Warren—Conservative justices may rein in the consumer agency touted by Elizabeth Warren and launched under President Obama.
- + White House stone wall crumbles. Now what?—The White House's initial strategy toward the House impeachment investigation was to try to block witnesses from testifying. Now that's failed. What's...
- + At least 8 killed in mayhem surrounding Mexico's failed effort to capture El Chapo's son—Masked men with high-powered weapons faced off with soldiers and took control of major streets in Culiacan before drug cartel leader was released.
- + Newsletter: 'Get over it'—Here are the stories you shouldn't miss today: TOP STORIES 'Get Over It' During a Thursday morning news conference, acting White House Chief of Staff ...
- + Identical twins. Identical asylum claims. Very different luck at the border—The system gives enormous power to U.S. customs officers, Border Patrol agents and asylum officers, whose whims and judgment calls decide the fate of ...
- + Syria Kurds accuse Turkey of violating cease-fire—Fighting continued Friday morning in a northeast Syrian border town at the center of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a U.S.-broke...
- + Residents of Turkey-Syria border area see danger while hoping for calm —The Turkish border city of Akcakale, across from Syria, is home to a mix of Turks, Syrians and Kurds with ties to a war zone.
- + Mayor Wayne Messam says he's running for president. Is he really?—Mayor Wayne Messam — whose Florida city has more people than Pete Buttigieg's — got national attention for his presidential bid, at first. But the FEC...
- + U.S. agrees to deal approving Turkish control of northern Syria—After the full implementation of the cease-fire, the U.S. would withdraw sanctions it has imposed on Turkey, Vice President Mike Pence said.
- + Trump to host G-7 summit at his Doral resort in Florida—Plans to hold the 2020 G-7 economic summit at a property owned by President Trump raises serious conflict-of-interest issues.
- + Spokesman for grieving U.K. parents: White House is 'a bunch of henchmen' for Trump—The grieving parents of a British teenager who was killed in a car crash involving a U.S. diplomat's wife said President Trump "doesn't understand" ho...
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- + Trump reverses plans to host G-7 summit at his Doral resort in Florida—President Donald Trump reversed course on his decision to host the next Group of Seven summit of world leaders at his resort in Doral, Florida, on Sat...
- + After presser flap, Mulvaney’s future is uncertain. But there’s always South Carolina—Mick Mulvaney hadn’t planned on staying long at the South Carolina Republican Party’s annual fundraising gala in August. The acting White House chief ...
- + Giuliani associate made millions in Ukraine before his U.S. fortunes turned—Long before Igor Fruman was arrested in a widening political scandal that threatens the American presidency, the Soviet-born émigré and sometime Flori...
- + Trump’s campaign is spending more on legal fees, paying 13 law firms in Q3—President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign spent more on lawyers in the past three months than in any other quarter this election cycle as he conti...
- + Trump to attend 2020 candidate forum at historically black South Carolina college—President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to participate in a presidential candidate forum focused on improving the criminal justice system in...
- + ‘Many are dying waiting in the line for decades.’ Green card change blocked in Senate—Sunayana Dumala and other immigrants from India expressed their disappointment Thursday when an Illinois senator blocked a bill meant to end decades-l...
- + Cummings’ passion and collegiality sought in new impeachment leader—Rep. Elijah Cummings’ death won’t slow the House impeachment inquiry, but it does mean Democrats now have to scramble to find someone with his measure...
- + Kobach’s campaign paid Kansan known to post racist comments on white nationalist site—Kansas Republican Kris Kobach’s Senate campaign paid an Olathe man who regularly posted hateful comments about Jews and racial minorities on a white n...
- + He’s a Trump defender. Will impeachment talks hurt his chance for re-election in Georgia?—The furor over President Donald Trump’s possible impeachment might loom as a crucial issue for independent voters in Georgia where one of the presiden...
- + Parkland families are furious with the FBI, so they’re backing a transparency plan for tips—For over a year, Sen. Rick Scott and the families of Parkland victims demanded more information and transparency from the FBI over its mishandling of ...
- + Kushner to visit Israel to meet with potential new government leaders—Jared Kushner, who is leading the Trump administration’s policymaking process on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will travel to Israel with his team...
- + Next G-7 summit of world leaders will be at Trump Doral in Florida—The White House has chosen President Donald Trump’s resort in Doral, Florida, for the next Group of Seven summit of world leaders during the homestret...
- + Remembering Rep. Cummings through his memorable speeches—Here are some key moments from Rep. Elijah Cummings' speeches on the House floor. … Click to Continue »
- + Ousted California Republican gains fundraising advantage in rematch for House seat—A San Joaquin Valley Republican trying to return to Congress raising more money for a 2020 campaign than the Democrat who defeated him last year. Form...
- + ‘We’re coming for you. We’re coming to help these young athletes’: Romney warns NCAA—Republican Sen. Mitt Romney issued a stern warning to the NCAA on Wednesday over its treatment of college athletes. “I know there are people who think...
- + Pence and Pompeo in damage control with Christians over Trump’s Kurdish crisis—Christian leaders were blindsided last week by President Donald Trump’s sudden withdrawal of U.S. forces from northern Syria that left thousands of Ku...
- + While conspiracy lawsuits unfold, Devin Nunes keeps collecting campaign cash – $7 million of it—Rep. Devin Nunes has the most cash on hand of any House member this cycle, sitting at a cool $7 million. That gives him a huge advantage as he prepare...
- + Trump fires back at Graham for Syria criticism: ‘He’d like to stay in the Middle East for the next thousand years’—President Donald Trump fired back at Sen. Lindsey Graham, who criticized the president for withdrawing troops from Syria, saying Graham would rather "...
- + Lindsey Graham rebukes Donald Trump on Syria: ‘I will not be quiet’—U.S. Lindsey Graham was at a lunch meeting Wednesday when President Donald Trump said at a televised press conference that Graham should stay out of d...
- + Democrats sound the alarm on Biden’s campaign cash woes—Democrats are sounding the alarm on Joe Biden’s lackluster fundraising, with some warning the presumed frontrunner for the party’s 2020 presidential n...
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- + W.H.O. Continues Emergency Status for Ebola Outbreak in Congo—New cases are down to 15 a week from a high of 128 in April, but outbreaks are still popping up in remote and dangerous mining areas. [Category: Ebola...
- + Japan’s Success at World Cup Buoys Hopes for Rugby at Home—Can a World Cup do for Japanese rugby what an earlier one did for Japanese soccer? [Category: Rugby, World Cup 2019 (Rugby), Springboks (Rugby Team)]
- + Wheels Up on More Flights to the African Continent—New nonstop flights are dramatically cutting travel time and linking more African cities to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. [Category: Airl...
- + Morocco’s King Pardons Journalist Sentenced on Abortion Charge—The journalist, Hajar Raissouni, was arrested with her fiancé as they were leaving a gynecologist’s office in the capital last year. [Category: Muslim...
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- + French-speaking Youtubers crossover into journalism—As Youtube audiences grow, French-speaking creators with large fan bases are getting bolder with their content. [Author: Cleo Lahitte] [Category: Scie...
- + Full rail service to resume in France Monday after strike—France's junior transport minister has said that rail services would slowly return to normal on Monday after three days of strike action disrupted the...
- + Full rail service to resume Monday after strike—France's junior transport minister has said that rail services would slowly return to normal on Monday after three days of strike action disrupted the...
- + Southern France on heavy rain and flooding alert—National weather forecaster Météo France has placed four departments on orange alert for rain and flooding, with some areas experiencing a month’s wor...
- + Wales beat France to reach rugby world cup semi-finals—Substitute Ross Moriarty snatched a late winner as Wales beat 14-man France 20-19 in a thrilling World Cup quarter-final this Sunday. [Author: RFI] [C...
- + Remains of French victims killed in Ethiopia airlines crash returned home—Ten French victims who were killed in a Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia in March, have been honoured during a special ceremony at Paris Orly airport,...
- + EU mulls Johnson's reluctant Brexit delay request—EU leaders are considering a request by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay Britain's departure from the bloc, which he was forced to make after MPs...
- + UK MPs vote for Letwin proposals forcing Brexit delay—British lawmakers on Saturday voted for a proposal to withhold support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal until formal ratification legisl...
- + UK lawmakers vote for Letwin proposals, forcing Johnson toward Brexit delay—British lawmakers on Saturday voted for a proposal to withhold support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal until formal ratification legisl...
- + Three men charged for gang-raping French tourist in Cambodia—A Cambodian court has charged three men with gang-raping a French tourist in the coastal province of Kampot after offering her a ride in their car, po...
- + European governments to block Facebook's digital money—Major European players are joining forces to block Facebook's proposed digital currency because of the dangers it poses to “national sovereignty”, acc...
- + PSG power past Nice to secure 4-1 victory—Angel Di Maria scored two goals and Kylian Mbappe one on his return from injury as Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain beat nine-man Nice 4-1. [Author: ...
- + French PM accuses striking rail workers of disregard for ordinary people—Edouard Philippe made a surprise visit Saturday to the Gare de l’Est station in Paris, where he asked the SNCF train authority to examine legal means ...
- + More travel disruption for France as unplanned rail strike digs in—France faces a second day of travel chaos this Saturday as railworkers pursue an unplanned strike, after last ditch talks between the management of th...
- + EU impatient with UK MPs over Brexit —If the House of Commons rejects the new Brexit deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be forced by law to ask the EU for a delay. But several EU lead...
- + Former French politician Patrick Balkany jailed for money laundering—French politician and businessman Patrick Balkany has been given a five-year prison sentence for money laundering. Corruption charges against him were...
- + Northern Ireland court case fans the flames of Brexit anger—On October 14, the Belfast High Court backed London's rejection of Belfast-born, Irish passport holder Emma De Souza’s application for a European resi...
- + Exploring the best little museums in Paris—Discover a new side of Paris, hidden in plain sight. From hunting spoils, to old phonographs, private gardens and much more, The Little(r) Museums of ...
- + Raising pork in Brittany the eco-friendly way—Brittany is France’s biggest pork-producing region. With many farms concentrated in a small area, the pigs’ waste ends up running into the water suppl...
- + Wildcat train strike in France after accident adds to rising worker anger—An unplanned strike by workers from France's national rail company SNCF wreaked havoc in several cities on Friday, including the Paris networks, just ...
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- + Canada's Trudeau, his 'sunny ways' darkened by scandals, seeks to retain power in election—Canadians vote on Monday to determine whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who swept into office four years ago as a charismatic figure promising "s...
- + Lebanon's Hariri agrees to reforms amid nationwide protests over economic crisis—Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri agreed on Sunday a package of reforms with government partners to ease an economic crisis that has sparked prot...
- + Hacking the hackers: Russian group hijacked Iranian spying operation, officials say—Russian hackers piggy-backed on an Iranian cyber-espionage operation to attack government and industry organizations in dozens of countries while masq...
- + Chile's deadly weekend of fire as youth anger ignites—Chile's capital Santiago has been singed by fire. In riots sparked by anger over fare hikes, masked and hooded protesters have torched buses, metro st...
- + China's defence minister says resolving 'Taiwan question' is national priority—China's defence minister, Wei Fenghe, said on Monday that resolving the "Taiwan question" is his country's "greatest national interest", and that no f...
- + Asian shares edge higher, pound stumbles on Brexit drama—Asian stocks edged higher on Monday as Chinese shares reversed early losses due to hopes for progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade war and expect...
- + U.S. House speaker Pelosi makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan—U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior members of Congress made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, her office...
- + White House's Mulvaney did not mull quitting over "quid pro quo" flap—Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday he had not offered to resign for indicating last week that U.S. President Donald Trump ...
- + Syria critic Lindsey Graham reverses stance, says Trump's policy could succeed—Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who has been one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump's decision to move U.S. troops out of nor...
- + Resurgent Hong Kong protesters stage huge rally, violence erupts again—Police and pro-democracy protesters battled on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday as thousands of people rallied in several districts in defiance of a...
- + Hong Kong firms, lacking riot insurance, pick up pieces from protest damage—Hong Kong's businesses will likely foot the bill for vandalism inflicted over the past four months during the territory's most violent protests in liv...
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- + Triumph of the Autocrats: What the Syrian Debacle Means for the Middle East and Europe—Now that the U.S. has withdrawn from northern Syria, a trio of autocrats is dividing the country up between them. But with Putin, Erdogan and Assad no...
- + The Triumph of the Autocrats: What the Syrian Debacle Means for the Middle East and Europe—Now that the U.S. has withdrawn from northern Syria, a trio of autocrats is dividing the country up between them. But with Putin, Erdogan and Assad no...
- + Refugee Success Stories: Finding a New Life in Germany—Since the mass influx of refugees to Germany in 2015, one-third have found jobs in the country. We profile four success stories that show just how far...
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- + Two 17 year old boys dead after house party stabbing — [Category: topics:places/milton-keynes, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, topics:things/crime, structure:news] [Link to media]
- + NHS boss announces air pollution 'emergency' as major study shows our dirty air is killing us— [Category: topics:things/pollution, topics:organisations/nhs, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, topics:people/simon-stevens, topics:things/...
- + Dove soap to lose its wrapping as beauty brand announces war on plastic— [Category: structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, structure:news, topics:things/plastic, topics:things/zero-waste] [Link to media]
- + Rogue drones to be targeted by new hi-tech 'detect and destroy' unit set up by Home Office— [Category: topics:people/brandon-lewis, topics:organisations/police, storytype:standard, topics:organisations/home-office, topics:places/prisons, str...
- + Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer make final appeals as they enter Canada election in poll dead heat— [Category: topics:places/canada, storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:people/justin-trudeau] [Link to media]
- + Call for direct rule in Catalonia over separatist 'chaos'— [Category: storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, topics:places/spain, topics:events/catalonia-referendum, structure:news, topics:places/euro...
- + US troops leave northern Syria for Iraq despite Trump's claims they are returning 'home'— [Category: topics:people/donald-trump, storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, topics:organisations/syrian-democratic-forces-sdf, topics:place...
- + Margaret Thatcher's first great-grandchild born in the US— [Category: topics:people/margaret-thatcher, structure:news, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Lebanon rocked by vast protests demanding resignation of Hariri government — [Category: storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/lebanon, topics:places/middle-east] [Link to media]
- + Qantas completes 19-hour commercial test flight from New York to Sydney— [Category: topics:places/australia, storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, topics:organisations/airline-industry, structure:news, topics:plac...
- + Stephen Lawrence's mother claims firefighters tackling Grenfell Tower blaze were 'racist'— [Category: topics:things/racism, structure:news/uk-news, topics:things/grenfell-tower, storytype:standard, structure:news, topics:organisations/fire-...
- + Brain-damaged woman hit by a bus will spend compensation on IVF to 'give her life meaning'— [Category: structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, structure:news, topics:things/in-vitro-fertilisation, topics:places/london] [Link to media]
- + Chalky nature reserve recognised as Britain's best stargazing spot after residents keep lights off at night— [Category: topics:places/dorset, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, topics:places/hampshire, topics:places/somerset, structure:news, topics:...
- + Oliver Letwin: The 'cleverest stupid person in Westminster'— [Category: topics:people/oliver-letwin, structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, structure:news, topics:in-the-news/brexit] [Link to media]
- + Donald Trump reverses decision to host G7 summit at his own golf club in Florida— [Category: topics:people/donald-trump, topics:things/us-politics, topics:events/g7-summit, storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, structure:n...
- + Sexism row erupts over ranking of Britain's top lawyers — [Category: structure:news, topics:things/law-and-order, topics:things/Gender-equality, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
- + Turnips and swedes replace Mediterranean vegetables as shoppers get used to eating seasonally, Waitrose sales figures show— [Category: structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, topics:things/vegan, topics:things/restaurants, topics:things/supermarkets, structure:news] [L...
- + Serial killer Levi Bellfield tried to kill himself in prison, according to reports— [Category: structure:news/uk-news, storytype:standard, topics:things/crime, topics:places/prisons, structure:news] [Link to media]
- + Australia's biggest newspapers join forces to stage front-page protests against lack of press freedom— [Category: topics:places/australia, topics:things/media-outlets, storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, topics:places/australasia, structure:...
- + Foreign tourists are dodging UK parking fines because of their "untraceable" vehicles, council complains— [Category: structure:news, topics:places/kent, topics:people/craig-mackinlay, storytype:standard] [Link to media]
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- + Officials: Controlled explosion at collapsed New Orleans hotel brings crews closer to retrieving two bodies— Officials said they detonated explosions in downtown New Orleans Sunday, toppling two cranes at a collapsed Hard Rock hotel, securing the precarious ...
- + U.S., Kurdish troops withdraw from Syria— U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria will end up in western Iraq to continue their fight against t...
- + Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III dies at 90— Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III died of stroke complications at the age of 90 in his home in North Baltimore on Sunday.
- + 3 soldiers die in training incident at Fort Stewart— Three soldiers died Sunday and three others were hospitalized in an accident at Fort Stewart in Georgia, Army officials said.
- + Police fire blue dye at Hong Kong mosque during protests— Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong defied a ban on assembly to participate in protests on Sunday.
- + Trudeau, Liberals hold thin lead going into Monday's Canadian elections— In the fight for his political life, polls this weekend showed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party edging ahead of the Conservatives...
- + Federal judge rules Florida cannot bar felons from voting due to outstanding court fees— A federal judge ruled Florida can not prevent former felons from voting because they are unable to pay court-ordered fines and fees.
- + On a tense Korean peninsula, Seoul shows off latest weapons— Airshows, photo ops and the latest military hardware were on display as the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2019 conclude...
- + New York to Sydney flight arrives at 19 hours, 16 minutes— Qantas's historic 10,200-mile non-stop flight from New York to Sydney landed Sunday in 19 hours and 16 minutes, the first of three test runs to see i...
- + U.S. troops leaving Syria heading to Iraq to fight Islamic State— U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria will end up in western Iraq to continue their fight against t...
- + Chile suspends Metro price hike after 3 die in supermarket fire— Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said late Saturday that authorities will suspend a plan to increase the price of Metro tickets after a week of pro...
- + On This Day, Oct. 20: Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis— On Oct. 20, 1968, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy married Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis on the Greek island of Skorpios.
- + Donald Trump: G7 summit won't take place at his Florida resort after backlash— President Donald Trump on Saturday night announced that next year's G7 economic conference won't take place next summer at Trump National golf course...
- + Nestor to sweep along Atlantic Seaboard with heavy rainfall, gusty winds through Sunday—After making landfall in Florida, Nestor will track through the mid-Atlantic with rain, wind and rough seas from late Saturday through Sunday.
- + Coffins of 3,000-year-old mummies opened in Egypt— Archaeologists in Egypt on Saturday opened the coffins of two of the 30 mummies discovered earlier this year and estimated to be 3,000 years old.
- + Rep. Francis Rooney announces retirement after criticizing Trump comments— After criticizing President Donald Trump's comments on Ukraine scandal, Republican U.S. Reo. Francis Rooney said Saturday he would retire at the end ...
- + Demolition of hotel cranes in New Orleans delayed until Sunday— The controlled demolition of two cranes at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site has been delayed from Saturday until Sunday to better prepare the ar...
- + Afghanistan delays announcing results of presidential election— Afghanistan's election commission has delayed announcing results of the presidential election.
- + Death toll rises to 73 in Afghanistan mosque bombing— The death toll from an Afghanistan mosque bombing rose to 73 people Saturday as the village of some 70 families buried its dead.
- + Turkey to target 'terrorists' in Syria after cease-fire if agreement not reached— President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey will resume targeting Kurdish "terrorists" in northern Syria once the 120-hour pause ends if...
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- + The American Deep State Would Sooner Sacrifice The Republic Than Lose Again To Donald Trump—The American Deep State Would Sooner Sacrifice The Republic Than Lose Again To Donald Trump Authored by Robert Bridge via The Strategic...
- + Hong Kong Property Prices Plunge For 8 Straight Weeks—Hong Kong Property Prices Plunge For 8 Straight Weeks A new report from Centaline Property, a research firm providing private data on t...
- + Winners & Losers In The Failed American Project For A 'New Middle East'—Winners & Losers In The Failed American Project For A 'New Middle East' Authored by Elijah Magnier, Middle East based chief interna...
- + Elon Musk Has Officially Pissed Off Pablo Escobar's Brother—Elon Musk Has Officially Pissed Off Pablo Escobar's Brother In what is just another normal day of business for the circus over at Tesla...
- + "Russian Asset" Is A Meaningless Noise War-Pigs Make With Their Face-Holes—"Russian Asset" Is A Meaningless Noise War-Pigs Make With Their Face-Holes Authored by Caitlin Johnstone via Medium.com, Both Tulsi Ga...
- + China Kills Tarantino Movie Over Controversial Bruce Lee Fight Scene—China Kills Tarantino Movie Over Controversial Bruce Lee Fight Scene China has killed the distribution of Quentin Tarantino's film "Onc...
- + Here's Why 97% Of Congress Get Re-Elected Each Year—Here's Why 97% Of Congress Get Re-Elected Each Year Submitted by Adam Andrzejewski, first published in Forbes How is 97 percent of Con...
- + New Study Shows Humans Think More Efficiently When A Robot Stands Nearby And Insults Them—New Study Shows Humans Think More Efficiently When A Robot Stands Nearby And Insults Them A study performed by the American Association...
- + The Real Climate Debate—The Real Climate Debate Via Cliff Mass Weather and Climate Blog, The real climate debate is not between "believers" and "deniers". An...
- + Americans Need To Earn $500,000 A Year To Qualify For The '1%' —Americans Need To Earn $500,000 A Year To Qualify For The '1%' If you're an American, and you want that precious membership card to th...
- + Democrats Have No Answer For Trump's Anti-War Posture—Democrats Have No Answer For Trump's Anti-War Posture Authored by Danny Sjursen via TruthDig.com, I hate to say I told you so, but wel...
- + Goldman: The Fed Was The Main Driver Of Markets In 2019—Goldman: The Fed Was The Main Driver Of Markets In 2019 Having been repeatedly branded "conspiracy theorists" over the past decade for ...
- + The Speculative Case For $1000 ETH (If Ethereum Is Valued As A Fiat Payment & FinTech Platform)—The Speculative Case For $1000 ETH (If Ethereum Is Valued As A Fiat Payment & FinTech Platform) Authored by Omid Malekan via Medium...
- + Central Banks Are Out Of Ammo - UN Head Demands Immediate Fiscal Stimulus To Save World From Crisis—Central Banks Are Out Of Ammo - UN Head Demands Immediate Fiscal Stimulus To Save World From Crisis More and more global leaders sound ...
- + Civil Unrest Is Erupting All Over The World, But Just Wait Until America Joins The Party...—Civil Unrest Is Erupting All Over The World, But Just Wait Until America Joins The Party... Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of T...
- + Trump Allies Said To Plan Mick Mulvaney Replacement—Trump Allies Said To Plan Mick Mulvaney Replacement After Thursday's slow-motion disaster of a press conference by Trump's acting chief...
- + The Verdict Is In: "Negative Rates Are A Huge Negative For Savers, Low-Income People, And Investors"—The Verdict Is In: "Negative Rates Are A Huge Negative For Savers, Low-Income People, And Investors" With the IMF's annual meeting now ...
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- + Morales leads Bolivia vote for controversial fourth term—Incumbent leader insists 'confident' of outright victory but partial results point to second round run-off in December.
- + South Korea prosecutors seek arrest of ex-justice minister's wife—Chung Kyung-shim accused of trying to destroy evidence and faking credentials for her daughter to get to medical school.
- + 'We are at war': Chile's Pinera extends state of emergency—Five people killed when rioters burned a garment factory in Santiago suburb while police detain 1,462 demonstrators.
- + Chile extends state of emergency as unrest death toll rises—Five people killed when rioters burned a garment factory in Santiago suburb while police detain 1,462 demonstrators.
- + Morales leads vote in Bolivia but faces possible runoff—Incumbent leader insists 'confident' of outright victory but partial results point to second round run-off in December.
- + Defence minister says 'no force' can stop China reunification—Defence minister Wei Fenghe tells security form that resolving 'Taiwan question' is China's greatest national interest.
- + Australian papers go black to protest against media restrictions—Major newspapers redact words on front pages in protest at recent laws restricting freedom of information.
- + As protests grow, Lebanese are 'reclaiming' public spaces—In heavily urbanised Beirut, public space is scarce and the amount of green space has steadily shrunk.
- + What's next for the Catalan people in Spain?—Following mass march and violent protests, government leaders in Madrid are dismissing Catalan calls for talks.
- + Domestic workers search for rights amid pro-democracy protests—How the current movement in Hong Kong affects migrant domestic workers and their continued battle for equality.
- + Pro-separatists stage new Barcelona rallies—No sign of the violence that has shaken Barcelona in recent days as crowds block roads on Sunday.
- + Chile extends curfew for second night after new clashes—The dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed as violence continued despite government reversing its decision to hike subway fare.
- + Hamas decries Israel's participation in Bahrain summit—Palestinian group Hamas condemned Israel's participation in a US-led maritime security meeting in Bahrain.
- + 'The people are one': Lebanese unite against political elite—Hundreds of thousands take to streets in the biggest protests in four days threatening the coalition government.
- + Parliament poised for feverish Brexit week: Five things to know—Despite being snubbed by MPs, Johnson believes he has enough support to push new deal through. What might happen next?
- + Superyacht linked to Malaysia's 1MDB for sale, again—Three hundred-foot vessel linked to 1MDB corruption scandal listed by broker Camper and Nicholsons.
- + Saudi Aramco says IPO timing depends on 'market conditions'—Aramco IPO is the cornerstone of a reform programme conceived by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- + SDF fighters evacuate from besieged Syrian town of Ras al-Ain—US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces pull out of border town of Ras al-Ain after ceasefire deal signed on Thursday.
- + Hong Kong protesters rally in defiance of police ban—Chaotic scenes as police and protesters clash on some of the busiest streets in Kowloon.
- + Bangladesh protest against Facebook post turns deadly—At least 4 killed after police fire at thousands of protesters calling for action against blasphemous post.
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- + Russian hackers cloak attacks using Iranian group—Russian hackers used access to a rival group in Iran to hide attacks, say intelligence agencies.
- + Johnson to push again for Brexit deal vote—Boris Johnson wants "a straight up-and-down vote" as the Commons returns to action two days after its rare Saturday session.
- + Romania forest murder as battle over logging turns violent—Liviu Pop died last week, the second forest ranger killed in the past month.
- + Franco exhumation: Why is Spain moving dictator's remains?—Franco's burial site has long been the subject of debate. Here's why the saga could end this week.
- + Top fund manager forced to resign after BBC investigation—Mark Denning, who managed billions of dollars of investors' money, broke investment rules, the BBC finds.
- + Johnson 'has the numbers' to pass Brexit deal—The government insists it will still meet the 31 October deadline, despite sending a letter asking for an extension.
- + Swiss election: Green parties 'make historic gains'—Greens make gains in Sunday's poll as the right-wing SVP suffers a setback, early projections show.
- + Madrid taken over by hundreds of sheep for annual festival—More than 2,000 animals parade through the Spanish capital for a traditional festival.
- + Europe's papers weigh prospects for Brexit deal—Papers agree: 'Just when you think it cannot get any crazier...'
- + Wales into last four with thrilling win over France—A dramatic late Ross Moriarty try books Wales a World Cup semi-final place as Warren Gatland's side come from behind to beat France 20-19.
- + UK PM sends unsigned request for Brexit delay—No 10 source says an accompanying letter makes clear Boris Johnson believes an extension would be a mistake.
- + UK PM sends unsigned letter seeking Brexit delay—No 10 source says a second letter will indicate Boris Johnson believes an extension would be a mistake.
- + Croatians protest over release of teen's alleged rapists—The protests, held in cities across Croatia, were against the release of five men accused of rape.
- + Wales seek revenge against France in World Cup—Preview and match details as Wales take on France in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final match on Sunday in Oita.
- + UK MPs vote to delay Brexit: What just happened?—Another day of twists and turns in the Brexit saga - here's what happened on 19 October.
- + Turkey's Erdogan vows to 'crush heads' of Kurdish fighters—The Turkish president says Kurdish-led forces must withdraw under the terms of a temporary truce.
- + UK MPs back Brexit deal delay—UK PM Boris Johnson says he will put bill on deal to leave EU to MPs next week, in attempt to avoid delay
- + North Macedonia calls snap election after EU talks setback—France led opposition to opening membership talks with North Macedonia in what many called a mistake.
- + Turkey and Kurdish forces accuse each other of breaking ceasefire—US Vice-President Mike Pence says the pause in operations will allow Kurdish-led forces to withdraw.
- + Rugby World Cup: New Zealand overpower Ireland to reach semi-finals—Holders and tournament favourites New Zealand score seven tries in a 46-14 win over outplayed Ireland who fall at the quarter-final stage yet again.
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- + Bahrain: Mass hunger strike at Jaw Central Prison—<p>On 10 October 2019, a group of inmates in Jaw Central Prison started a mass hunger strike to demand an improvement of the poor conditions in ...
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- + Scheer, Trudeau warn voting Bloc will lead to another Quebec independence referendum— Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer adopted a sharp tone Sunday in his final news conference of the election campaign, warning that retu...
- + NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reaches out to young voters on eve of election— NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says appealing to young voters and speaking to them where they are has been a key part of his campaign strate...
- + NDP asks Elections Canada to provide special ballots for evacuees in Manitoba — The federal NDP is asking Elections Canada to make special accommodations to help ensure hundreds of evacuees from First Nation commun...
- + Why the Bloc Québécois came back from the dead to haunt the Liberals— So long as Quebec’s distinct character remains unaddressed in the Constitution, it is likely the Bloc will continue to haunt the other...
- + Election ends the way it began — as the closest in recent memory— While nationwide support for the Liberals and Conservatives have slumped as the Bloc and NDP rise, they remain where they started: nec...
- + In 2019, Justin Trudeau has baggage - and faces a very different political landscape— For Justin Trudeau, winning re-election was never going to be easy. But along with the baggage that comes with government - and Trudea...
- + The campaign is ending - and the fallout may just be starting— In this week’s Canada Votes newsletter: Will the election results reveal a divided country? Also: what if the polls are wrong? — and h...
- + Inside 48 hours and a momentum shift on the Conservative campaign— Andrew Scheer and his team appeared relaxed and quietly confident late last week, dancing at a Nova Scotia rally and joking with repor...
- + From student debt to Indigenous reconciliation, here's what is driving young first-time voters to the polls— The youth vote was largely credited with deciding the 2015 federal election. Will that happen again? Here’s what a diverse group of fi...
- + Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau takes shot at Jason Kenney during late-night Calgary rally— Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made his first visit of the campaign to Calgary late Saturday night, where he was met with a warm recept...
- + Trudeau, Scheer dodge questions, trade barbs on final push to election day — Two leaders vying to be the next prime minister of Canada repeatedly dodged questions from reporters today, with Justin Trudeau refusi...
- + Bernier files complaint to elections watchdog over 'secret' campaign to smear his party— People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier has filed a complaint to the Commissioner of Canada Elections to get to the bottom of w...
- + A round-up of federal party platforms - and CBC's platform fact checks— The team at CBC News has tried to keep the parties honest by fact-checking key claims made by the leaders and their platforms. [Author...
- + On the edge: Tight riding races put some top Liberal cabinet ministers at risk— Some of the most closely watched races on election night will be in ridings where high-profile cabinet ministers are on the ballot — a...
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- + Israel uses Latino HIV activist to pinkwash apartheid—Scholars and activists say Latino Commission on AIDS should respect boycott. [Category: LGBTQ, Latino Commission on AIDS, Guillermo Chacón, American J...
- + Lobby pushes mental health group to hold Jerusalem event—Israel Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association boasts of mental health treatment innovations while ignoring Palestinian trauma. [Category: ENMESH, BDS,...
- + Israel likely to bag $1.6 billion in EU science grants —Brussels goes silent on abuse of Palestinian rights. [Category: Carlos Moedas, Aharon Leshno-Yaar, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, European Defence Fund...
- + Saudi-Israeli ties score goal with West Bank football match—Palestinians protest normalization despite PA repression. [Category: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, al-Ram, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-Israeli rel...
- + Leading Israel lobby MP quits Labour—Louise Ellman’s claims about anti-Semitism in Liverpool do not add up. [Category: Louise Ellman, Labour Party, Labour witch hunt, Jeremy Corbyn,...
- + Partying on ethnically cleansed land —Palestinians call to boycott festivals organized on forcibly depopulated lands. [Category: BDS, InDnegev music festival, bedouins, Palestinian Bedouin...
- + Vital medicines run out in Gaza —Stocks of 225 essential drugs are almost completely depleted. [Category: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, world health organization, Rana Huss...
- + Video: Rescuing the injured with my tuk-tuk—Basim Abu Obeid was helping evacuate an injured Palestinian when he was shot in the leg. [Category: video, Great March of Return, Basim Jamal Abu Obei...
- + Israel moves to corral Bedouins in camps—Unrecognized villages to be evicted for weapons testing facility twice the size of Tel Aviv. [Category: bedouins, Palestinians in Israel, forced displ...
- + Desperate work for desperate people —Israel's attacks continue to harm health and the environment after the bombing stops. [Category: Gaza reconstruction, Gaza siege, Israeli Occupation, ...
- + A hug of death —Gaza police officer Alaa al-Gharabli was killed by one of his neighbors. [Category: Muhammad Jarada, Abdulaziz al-Hajjaj, Alaa al-Gharabli, Operation ...
- + Podcast Ep 10: Diana Buttu on how Israeli elections marginalize Palestinians—Either contender for prime minister will expand annexation and ethnic cleansing policies. [Category: Podcast, Diana Buttu, 2019 Israeli election, Benn...
- + Anti-Semitism smear against Bard students backfires—Forward’s Batya Ungar-Sargon falsely claims she was protested “for being a Jew.” [Category: Batya Ungar-Sargon, The Jewish Daily Forward, Bard C...
- + Court overturns Labour "re-suspension" of left-wing MP—But Chris Williamson is still suspended on new charges. [Category: Chris Williamson, Labour Party, Labour witch hunt, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour National E...
- + Israel aims for non-aggression pacts with Gulf states—Israeli foreign minister suggests it’s a step closer to “peace agreements.” [Category: Yisrael Katz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Arab normalization, Saudi Ara...
- + Hacker found guilty of "terror and intimidation" against Palestine activists—Brigade Juive sent emails threatening to “scalp” supporters of Palestinian rights. [Category: France, CAPJPO-EuroPalestine, Brigade Juive, Gregory Che...
- + 70 years of shooting refugees —Palestinians seeking to return home have been attacked since 1949. [Category: Great March of Return, Benny Morris, Avi Shlaim, Ariel Sharon, Benjamin ...
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- + UK MPs force Johnson to request Brexit extension in new defeat—UK lawmakers inflicted an embarrassing procedural defeat on Boris Johnson on Saturday (19 October) that will force the UK Prime Minister to request a...
- + Europe’s largest floating solar plant opens in France—The most powerful floating solar PV plant in Europe was inaugurated in southern France on Friday (18 October), marking another milestone in the develo...
- + Regions call for ambitious EU budget, Cohesion policy, better cooperation—The Conference of Peripheral Maritime regions (CPMR) was set to adopt a Manifesto on the future of the EU negotiations on Friday (18 October) calling ...
- + Summit concludes with no progress on EU’s long-term budget—EU leaders failed to narrow their differences over the EU's seven-year budget for 2021-27, the Multiannual Financial Framework, as member states main...
- + The Brief, powered by EK – No turkey please, we’re vegetarians—Believe it or not, EU leaders didn’t discuss Turkey’s war adventure in Syria at the two-day summit. War crimes are allegedly being committed by ...
- + Differences between Merkel and Macron are slight but real—French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave their views on Europe in their concluding remarks at the end of the European...
- + Greens furious as EU pours €130m into Polish LNG terminal—The European Commission has approved EU funding worth €130 million to expand a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in northwest Poland, triggering th...
- + UK airline industry calls on government to spur sector to net-zero—The industry body for UK airlines believes that a renewed partnership with the Government can help the sector achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, as l...
- + Industry ‘must listen’ to facial recognition concerns, Huawei chief says—European industry must be sensitive to the concerns of citizens regarding the widespread use of facial recognition technologies and its possible impac...
- + Morocco energy boss: We need to build electricity bridges between Europe and Africa—The solar thermal complex at Noor Ouarzazate in the Atlas mountains is at the heart of Morocco's renewable energy drive, producing over 580MW of elect...
- + To target or not to target? That is the EU’s research and innovation question—There is a lot of money available to fund research and innovation in the EU, but it's not reaching the right people at the right time. Policymakers ar...
- + EU should put human life over profits of arms industry—Almost five years after the start of the Saudi-led intervention, the war in Yemen still rages on. While thousands have died, one actor that has fared ...
- + Visions for Europe: ‘Buccaneering Brexit versus European civilisation’—This essay is published as part of the project “20 Visions for Europe”, gathering unique visions from public officials, intellectuals, artists, diplom...
- + The EU dilemma with the GMO industry and independent risk research—The EU should give higher priority to the protection of health and the environment, but when it comes to genetically engineered plants, the current st...
- + LNG protocol declaration for the use of LNG as the go-to fuel of the future [Promoted content]—The LNG industry welcomes the support of the President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen for the potential of affordable liquified...
- + The CAP has devastating effects on developing countries, report says—The EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) penalises local farmers and harms the environment. It continues to contribute to the injection of palm oil i...
- + Brexit, von der Leyen’s approval assert European Parliament’s key role—Two crucial dossiers for the EU's future need to be rubber-stamped by the European Parliament in the next two months, the Brexit deal and the approval...
- + Striking a balance: IT infrastructure and digital sovereignty—As the EU searches for the best path to balance cutting-edge technologies with its future ‘digital sovereignty’, EU policymakers must consider the pot...
- + Western Balkans: EPP’s think tank says France ‘damages’ EU interests—The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the news...
- + All eyes on France after inconclusive enlargement summit debate—After a long night of inconclusive discussions, EU heads of state are set to return to the EU enlargement issue today (18 October). All eyes are on Fr...
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- + FM Zarif, Syrian Counterpart Discuss Developments in Northern Syria—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem in a telephone conversation discussed the late...
- + UN Envoy: Iran Not to Remain Sole Party to Implement JCPOA—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Eshaq Al-e Habib blasted the European countries for fa...
- + Top Security Official: Holding Arabeen Rally Shows Iran’s Power in Restoring Security, Stability—TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani voiced his satisfaction in security maintained for the pilgri...
- + EC Secretary: Further Delay in Step 4 of JCPOA Commitments Reduction Pure Loss—TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezayee called on the country’s government to start implementing the fourth step in r...
- + Senior Cleric: Arbaeen Rally Nightmare for Enemies of Islam—TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers leader Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari underlined that the great rally of Arbaeen has be...
- + Rouhani’s Aide: Iran Considering 4th Step of JCPOA Commitments Reduction—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi announced that a special committee is studying to implement the 4th step in Iran’s redu...
- + Iranian, Russian FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, Syria on Phone—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a telephone conversation on Thursday discusse...
- + Maryland Univ. Poll Shows Iranians' Growing Support for Gen. Soleimani, Judiciary Chief, IRGC, N. Deal Pullout—TEHRAN (FNA)- A new poll, conducted by the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland University (CISSM) and IranPoll, found the popula...
- + Arab Media: Attack on Iranian Tanker Indicates Failure of US Sanctions Policy—TEHRAN (FNA)- The recent attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea indicated that the US is disappointed at the efficiency of its maximum pressur...
- + Commander: Iranian Army Not to Compromise Deterrence Power—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Army Commander for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari underlined the country's steadfast position to maintain i...
- + Iranian President's Brother Jailed for Corruption—TEHRAN (FNA)- The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who had received a 5-year jail term in the final session of his trial on charges of corr...
- + Senior MP: UN to Receive Documents of Recent Attack against Iranian Oil Tanker—TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior member of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission announced that his country will soon provide...
- + Iran's Top Security Official Warns of US Revival of ISIL—TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani warned of the US suspicious plot to revive the ISIL and sprea...
- + Minister Strongly Rejects Reuters' Report on US Cyber Strike against Iran—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi categorically dismissed a report by the Reute...
- + Iran Reaffirms Peace, Security in Iraq—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani renewed Tehran’s support for restoration of peace and stability in the neighboring country of Ir...
- + Official: Iran Makes 200 New Cyber Defense Products—TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali announced on Wednesday that the country's knowledge-based ...
- + Top Commander: Islamic Republic's Intelligence Might Displayed by Detention of Anti-Iran Media Head—TEHRAN (FNA)- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the capture of the organizer and head of the notor...
- + Head of Iran's Parliamentary Delegation Condemns Bahrain's Allegations—TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Iranian parliamentary delegation participating in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting deplored allegations by the Ba...
- + Iran Blasts US for Supporting Saudi Arabia in Massacre of Yemeni People—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani blasted Washington for supporting Saudi Arabia in its ongoing mass killing of the Yemeni people.
- + Parliament Speaker Blasts EU for Not Fulfilling JCPOA Commitments—TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani blasted the European states for their failure to save the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JC...
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- + Raul received Diaz-Canel on his return from Mexico—The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, received the President of the Republic, Mig...
- + Cuban VP to visit Asian countries—Roberto Morales Ojeda, vice president of the Council of Ministers, will begin today a tour of several countries in Asia, including his participation i...
- + Meeting of Cubans living in Latin America and the Caribbean opens in Mexico—The 4th Meeting of Cubans Living in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will gather from today in Mexico City almost a hundred delegates from 15 co...
- + Bolsonaro never thought about the poor in Brazil, Cuban doctor says—I will always reject the coward attitude of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who never thought of the poor people of his country and still behaves ...
- + Cuba denounces US blockade in international parliamentary forum—The Cuban delegation participating in the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), based in Belgrade, Serbia, gave a speech addressing t...
- + New measures increase offers in Cuban sales network—Increasing offer, boosting national production and privileging the efficiency of equipment are the central pillars supporting the restructuring of ret...
- + Raúl and Díaz-Canel receive Russia´ Secretary of Security Council—Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, and Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic, received Niko...
- + Over 50 countries confirm their presence at the Havana International Fair—More than 50 countries have confirmed their participation in the 37th Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2019), to be held from November 4 to 8 at the E...
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- + Left waiting: Africans caught in US-Mexico migration limbo—Tougher US policies and an overwhelmed asylum system in Mexico have left African migrants stranded after flying halfway around the world.
- + Child abuse in Nigeria, drought in Angola, and an uncertain lull in Syria: The Cheat Sheet—A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
- + Roundup: Tackling sexual misconduct and fixing abusive workplaces—A collection of New Humanitarian articles covering sexual abuse and exploitation and wider issues of workplace culture in the aid world.
- + Reporter’s Diary: Four years of growing callousness in the central Mediterranean—Since 2015, Europe has become increasingly indifferent to the plight of migrants and asylum seekers lost at sea.
- + The local volunteers saving the lives of Iraqi protesters—The protests betrayed anger at the souring economy and official corruption, but they also showed a lack of trust in the state, even in public hospital...
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- + Response to Pierre Bourdieu—In April 1996, we published a text by the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu in which he analysed his own participation to a show – ‘Arrêt sur images'...
- + Analysing an appearance on the airwaves—Several television programmes claim to decipher the images audiences receive on their sofas. Based on the idea that television can critique television...
- + Iraq's demographic time bomb—What began as peaceful protests on 1st October morphed into chaos and violent clashes between protesters and Iraq's security forces within a few days....
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- + Major disruption at three University of London universities bracing for successive weeks of strike action—UVW St Mary.png This October, workers at the University of Greenwich’s café, who are ...
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- + Trump’s Syria withdrawal is ‘disaster’ for Israel, leaving it on its own against Iran, supporters say—Donald Trump’s decision to abandon former Kurdish allies in Syria last week has been a shock to Israel and its US lobby. Israel thought it had a...
- + New survey shows Americans want a more progressive foreign policy and, yes, that includes Israel—During the recent Democratic debate in Ohio, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard asked Senator Elizabeth Warren if she would join her in calling for an end to...
- + US ambassador says evacuating West Bank settlements ‘would be a recipe for disaster’—The US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman told Israeli news website Arutz Sheva on Thursday that he believed the US Embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jer...
- + Over 350 faculty members have declared that they refuse to be intimidated by the Trump administration over Palestine—Over 350 faculty members have signed a petition supporting Palestinian rights and declaring that they won’t be intimidated by the Trump administ...
- + The two-state solution is a cruel delusion, and an idol in Washington—In a couple of weeks J Street will have its conference in Washington, featuring a lot of Democratic presidential hopefuls, and it will say that the tw...
- + The last lifeline: the real reason behind Abbas’ call for elections—The call by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for elections in the occupied territories is a political ploy. There will be no true, democr...
- + Progressives reject Klobuchar’s salute to Israel as ‘beacon of democracy’—There have been four Democratic debates. In the last three, amazingly, Israel and Palestine never came up (see postscript). Then in last night’s...
- + Israel prepares to turn Bedouin citizens into refugees in their own country—The decades-long struggle by tens of thousands of Israelis against being uprooted from their homes – some for the second or third time – should be pro...
- + Just hours left to support young Palestinian writers—This week, we at Mondoweiss have been highlighting some extraordinary people: youth in Gaza who work with the project We Are Not Numbers to sharpen th...
- + Palestinian-American writer Susan Abulhawa disinvited from Kuwait panel over anti-Saudi statements—Just weeks before she was set to arrive in Kuwait for a series of literary panels and discussions, Palestinian-American writer Susan Abulhawa received...
- + Ungar-Sargon’s Bard College fiction is widely repudiated—Forward opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon has described an experience she had at Bard College last week as ‘anti-Semitic’, in that a panel...
- + More than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza have bone infections after being shot by Israeli forces—Welcome to Jewish Voice for Peace’s monthly Health and Human Rights Media Watch. Members of the Health Advisory Council monitor relevant organizations...
- + Norman Finkelstein counters anti-Semitism ‘libel’ over harsh comments on Gaza—Editor’s note: Last Thursday, Norman Finkelstein spoke on a panel at Princeton titled “Black and Palestinian Solidarity,” and made h...
- + Norman Finkelstein rejects anti-Semitism charge over harsh comments on Gaza—Editor’s note: Last Thursday, Norman Finkelstein spoke on a panel at Princeton titled “Black and Palestinian Solidarity,” and made h...
- + GOP lawmakers went on a delegation to ‘Judea and Samaria’ and now oppose the two-state solution—For decades now, the Beltway consensus on Israel/Palestine has been a two-state solution. This preferred outcome is generally cited alongside a number...
- + In praise of Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire—It took the withdrawal of the Nelly Sachs Prize to make me familiar with the fine literary achievements and compassionate politics of Kamila Shamsie. ...
- + The match has been increased! Support Gaza writers by unlocking these funds before time runs out.—I’ve been a reader and supporter of Mondoweiss for years, and because I think it fills such an important role, I’m writing to urge you to act now in s...
- + Meet Yossi Cohen, the Israeli spy chief seen as the heir to Netanyahu—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival, but it is clear also to him that at some point, there will be a post-Netanya...
- + ‘Only God and Israeli officials know what happened,’ wife of hospitalized Palestinian detainee speaks out—A few weeks ago Rita Arbeed, eight years old, looked at her mother Noura and asked the question, “what does critical condition mean?” Rita’s father, N...
- + Batya Ungar-Sargon links anti-Zionists to David Duke and synagogue murders—After an anti-Zionist student group disrupted a panel she was on last Thursday, Batya Ungar-Sargon, the opinion editor of the Forward, said the studen...
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- + Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas as Protesters Defy Ban—The Sunday demonstration, which follows 20 weeks of antigovernment protests, is a test of the movement’s strength amid increasing violence [Author: By...
- + Hong Kong Protesters Rally Despite Attacks and Police Ban—The Sunday demonstration, which follows 20 weeks of antigovernment protests, is a test of the movement’s strength amid increasing violence [Author: By...
- + Hong Kong Protesters Plan to March Despite Attacks and Police Ban—The Sunday demonstration, which follows 20 weeks of antigovernment protests, will be a test of the movement’s strength amid increasing violence [Autho...
- + Trump Takes Incoherence and Inhumanity and Calls It Foreign Policy—He was right when he said, “Foreign policy is what I’ll be remembered for.” [Author: By Nicholas Kristof]
- + Pakistan Denies Entry to Director of a Journalism Watchdog—Steven Butler, the Asia program director for the Committee to Protect Journalists, was placed on a “stop list” and forced to leave the country. [Autho...
- + Venezuela to Join U.N. Human Rights Council, Despite Track Record—Activists had urged the General Assembly to vote for Costa Rica instead, citing Venezuela’s political, economic and humanitarian crises. [Author: By A...
- + Abiy Ahmed Won the Nobel Peace Prize. Now He Needs to Earn It.—The Abyssinian spring in Ethiopia has entered a critical phase. [Author: By Tobias Hagmann and Kjetil Tronvoll]
- + The Case of Thailand’s Disappearing Dissidents—The military is still in power but is more insecure than ever. [Author: By Pavin Chachavalpongpun]
- + 12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia.—The Russians saved Bashar al-Assad’s government. A trove of Russian Air Force recordings obtained by The Times shows how bombing Syrian hospitals help...
- + How Times Reporters Proved Russia Bombed Syrian Hospitals—We recreated a day of airstrikes using video evidence, flight logs, witness reports and thousands of previously unheard Russian Air Force communicatio...
- + The Free World at 30—“If you don’t fight for democracy, you don’t deserve it.” [Author: By Roger Cohen]
- + The Strange Life of a Shadow Venezuelan Diplomat—Isadora Zubillaga is leading a valiant effort to represent her country — not its dictator — overseas. [Author: By Pamela Druckerman]
- + Iranian Women Allowed to Attend Soccer Game for First Time Since 1981—The few ticket holders expressed joy at finally being able to share in the passion for the national soccer team, but it was unclear if a ban would be ...
- + FIFA Must Pressure Iran to Let Women Attend Soccer Matches—My country’s exclusion of its 41 million women from sports stadiums is a clear violation of the organization’s charter and of our human rights. [Autho...
- + Dealing With China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost—We thought economic growth and technology would liberate China. Instead, it corrupted us. [Author: By Farhad Manjoo]
- + By Taking Aim at Chinese Tech Firms, Trump Signals a Strategy Shift—In blacklisting surveillance companies, the United States is the first major government to punish China for its crackdown on Muslims. [Author: By Paul...
- + John Bolton Tried to Unseat a Dictator. He Failed.—Nicolás Maduro remains in power despite U.S. sanctions and attempts to oust him. There’s no more room for improvisation. [Author: By Jorge G. Castañed...
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- + State repression and militarization: an unexpected overreaction in Chile— The Chilean government needs to revoke the suspension of rights and guarantees, restore the civil command and control of the country, and remove the ...
- + The need for critical social mindfulness in schools—Mindfulness has huge potential in transforming education, but not if it’s only used as stress relief for students.
- + Lebanon’s ‘October Revolution’ must go on!—Lebanon has a golden opportunity for the formation of an alternative, we should not let the ruling class reproduce itself again.
- + Ecuador: from the middle of the world to the end of the world—Ecuadorian people are teaching the world a lesson: unjust power, no matter how strong, always comes with a vulnerable spot, a measure of injustice, an...
- + Shine A Light podcasts—Our investigative journalism and storytelling in podcast form
- + Bolivia elections: another term for Evo Morales?—Whether the charismatic but increasingly isolated and contested left-wing president wins or loses, the reality is that Bolivia faces a lot of uncertai...
- + Why taking responsibility for our carbon emissions means promoting the Right to Repair—Using products for longer is one of the simplest actions we can take towards climate justice.
- + The Algerian Hirak: Young people and the non-violent revolution—As foreign commentators predict its end or failure – Algerians march on. But not without the anxiety, worry and deep concern about how best to proceed...
- + Johnson's hospital building, “seed money”, and how PFI never went away—There are good reasons to be worried that the planned hospital building programme might further indebt us to big finance interests, even as PFI contin...
- + Impoverished economics? Unpacking the economics Nobel Prize—When the world is facing large systemic crises, why is the economics profession celebrating small technical fixes?
- + Hateful extremism and the radical right: we need new definitions—A new approach to countering the extremism of the radical right is desperately needed.
- + It Can Be Done – stories of human rights law in action—Introducing a new podcast series from the Migrants' Law Project exploring how the law can be used for social change.
- + Is it time for Transformation to be transformed?—The editor of openDemocracy’s Transformation section will be leaving in 2020. Where should it go next?
- + From a school of slave masters to one of plutocrats? Yale needs new values, not new names—Blackstone boss Schwarzman wants Yale’s historic Commons to carry his name; and the university erases a second historic name instead of re-evaluating ...
- + Why are the SNP’s politics so cautious and can they really change?—Five years after the indyref and three years after the Brexit vote Scottish politics feels full of pent up pressures, but stuck in a holding pattern.
- + The United States has always put ‘America First’ – after Brexit it will be no different—Throughout history the US has acted ruthlessly to advance its economic interests. Brexiteers should be careful what they wish for.
- + Corporate abuse is a feminist issue—This week’s binding treaty negotiations on transnational corporations must include a gender perspective.
- + ‘Even my husband envies my freedom’—A small basic income transformed the lives of these women in rural India. Imagine what it could do on a national scale.
- + Crisis in Ecuador: Days of Mourning and Rage—Curfew, raids and psychological warfare in Ecuador. The elimination of fuel subsidies triggered a social uprising, with indigenous groups at the foref...
- + The fight for Chola’s right is now being fought online—Yolanda Mamani - a chola, blogger and YouTuber - who fights from virtual spaces. Español
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- + Swing district Democrats build on cash advantage amid impeachment push— Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) (L) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) are among the 11 swing district Democrats who have thrown their support behind an i...
- + Trump was outraised by hundreds of millions in 2016. That won’t happen again in 2020— (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) While some Democrats are spending more money than they are raising to stand out in a crowded presidential prima...
- + 2020 Democrats are burning cash faster than they can raise it— 2020 Democrats Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) As the Democratic presidential field narrows, som...
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- + Israel will get US aid only if it ceases settlement constructions, Warren suggests—Democratic candidate for 2020 presidential election, Elizabeth Warren, says if Israel does not stop building illegal settlements, then "Everything is ...
- + Thousands in Haiti call for president to resign—Thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday in Port-au-Prince, demanding that Haiti's President Jovenel Moise step down.
- + Vote counting underway in Bolivia's presidential election—Poll station workers were busily tallying votes after Bolivians went to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to extend the rule of President Morales ...
- + US completes troop withdrawal from Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Raqqa: Report—US troops have completely withdrawn from the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Raqqa, according to a report.
- + Trump attacks Pelosi amid her Jordan visit over Syria situation—US President Donald Trump has lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi amid her visit to Jordan over the situation in northern Syria.
- + Kashmiri Muslims commemorate Arba'een—Muslims in the Indian occupied Kashmir have commemorated the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein and his companions in Karbala.
- + UK public to suffer as a result of new deal: Commentator—A political commentator believes the new Brexit accord is a billionaire’s deal, and the British opposition needs to stop or at least modify it.
- + Lebanon protests—This program of "The Debate" is about the protests in Lebanon. The discussion is about the roots of the popular discontent which are corruption and di...
- + European Open: Murray tops Wawrinka—Andy Murray has clinched his first ATP tennis title since 2017 with a 2 sets to 1 victory over Stan Wawrinka at the European Open final in Belgium.
- + American military presence in ME for promoting ‘US imperial agenda’: Analyst—US military forces are in the Middle East to promote Washington's “imperial agenda,” says an author and political commentator in Chicago.
- + Lebanon protests continue for fourth day—Day four of nationwide rallies in Lebanon saw thousands of people flooding the streets again.
- + French poverty back to 2010 level after Macron’s reforms—In 2018, poverty and economic inequality in France soared to its highest rate in nearly a decade.
- + Israeli plan of Judaizing al-Quds won’t materialize: Hamas—A senior leader of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement says the Israeli regime’s Judaization plans in Jerusalem al-Quds will never succeed.
- + Four killed as protests against Facebook post turns deadly in Bangladesh —At least four people are killed and dozens more injured after police in southern Bangladesh opened fire to disperse hundreds of people during a protes...
- + Lebanon premier agrees to reform package as deadlines approaches —Official sources say a cabinet meeting would be held on Monday to approve the reforms.
- + Over a million omitted from Iran cash handout list: Report —A report shows Iranian government has halted cash handouts for 1.1 million, saying they are well-off.
- + Esper in Afghanistan to discuss ‘next steps’ as Trump's plans fall apart—Esper is in Kabul to see what should be the next step for the Trump administration amid stalled peace talks with the Taliban and escalating violence i...
- + US forces transferring Daesh terrorists from Syria to Iraq: Report—The American forces have recently transported the terrorists to an unknown location.
- + Kurdish militants withdrawing from Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn: Turkey—Turkey says Kurdish militants are withdrawing from the border town of Ras al-Ayn according to an agreement brokered with the United States.
- + Distinguished Iranian scientist kidnapped by US govt. for exporting proteins to Iran—The US government has set another record in human rights violations, by kidnapping a scientist for exporting proteins to Iran!
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- + A University Committee Urged Changes to the Handling of Sexual Harassment, but Leaders Haven’t Said When They’ll Adopt Reforms— by Rachel Otwell , NPR Illinois This article was pr...
- + The Pro-Trump Super PAC at the Center of the Ukraine Scandal Has Faced Multiple Campaign Finance Complaints— by Mike Spies, Derek Willis and J. David McSwane ProP...
- + This Governor Still Guides His Billion-Dollar Business Empire, Even Though He Said He Wouldn’t— by Ken Ward Jr. , The Charleston Gazette-Mail This ...
- + I’m Looking for My Next Story— by Melissa Sanchez ProPublica Illinois is an independ...
- + We Found Over 700 Doctors Who Were Paid More Than a Million Dollars by Drug and Medical Device Companies— by Charles Ornstein, Tracy Weber and Ryann Grochowski Jones ...
- + Updated: Dollars for Docs— by Mike Tigas, Ryann Grochowski Jones, Charles Ornstein and Lena V. Groeger Search ou...
- + Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free— by Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel ...
- + ProPublica Kicks Off “Investigating Justice” Event Series With the Sacramento Bee and Stanford Law School— by ProPublica On Nov. 6, ProPubli...
- + When Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested— by Lizzie Presser ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of pow...
- + Have You Been Sued by a Hospital, Doctor or Other Medical Institution? Tell Us About It.— by Beena Raghavendran and Maya Miller, ProPublica, and Wendi C. Thomas , MLK50 ...
- + Journalists, We’re Sharing Our Tips From Patients With Medical Debt. Want Them?— by Maya Miller ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom tha...
- + Never-Before-Seen Trump Tax Documents Show Major Inconsistencies— by Heather Vogell Stay up to date with email updates ...
- + Texas Tribune and ProPublica Joining Forces to Publish Investigative Journalism in Texas— by ProPublica The Texas Tribune a...
- + Listen to Conference-Goers at Trump Resort Chant for “War!”— by Alice Wilder , WNYC This story was co-published ...
- + Update: We Found a “Staggering” 281 Lobbyists Who’ve Worked in the Trump Administration— by David Mora , Columbia Journalism Investigations P...
- + Trump Town— by Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Claire Perlman and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, and David Mora , Columbia Journalism Investigations ...
- + Mississippi Takes Steps to End Damning Delays in Evaluating Criminal Defendants— by Sarah Smith ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom tha...
- + Amazon Cuts Contracts With Delivery Companies Linked to Deaths— by Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, and Caroline O’Donovan and Ken Bensinger , BuzzFeed News ...
- + Doctor Who Advocated “Unethical” Care of Vegetative Patient Is Placed on Leave— by Caroline Chen ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom t...
- + University of Illinois Told Our Partners They Must Share Sexual Misconduct Tips With Campus Authorities. Here’s How We’re Protecting Our Sources.— by Charles Ornstein Last fall, we...
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- + Indigenous voices raised at Edmonton climate strike—Paula E. Kirman Edmonton's climate strike on Friday, October 18, was the largest protest in the city in recent history. Over 10,000 people ...
- + Could Andrew Scheer really lose his seat this election?—Alex Cosh If there is any riding in this year's federal election that warrants strategic voting by left-leaning electors, it's surely Conse...
- + NDP promises to establish national care standards for seniors—Zaid Noorsumar In long-term care facilities -- also referred to as nursing homes -- experts recommend a minimum care standard of 4.1 hours....
- + Which political party would do the most to tackle growing inequality?—Karl Nerenberg The issue of wealth and income inequality has not been front and centre in the current election campaign. There has been m...
- + Liberals fear a progressive challenger more than they fear the right wing—October 17, 2019 Liberals fear a progressive challenger more than they fear the right wing Author Martin Lukacs speaks about his new ...
- + Trudeau could -- and should -- govern even if Scheer wins more seats—October 17, 2019 Trudeau could -- and should -- govern even if Scheer wins more seats Governing from second-place position is not com...
- + Trudeau could -- and should -- govern even if Scheer wins more seats—Karl Nerenberg We are heading for an election result that could look a lot like that of 1972. That was Pierre Trudeau's second election. ...
- + We owe Greta and the youth more than a Nobel Prize—October 16, 2019 We owe Greta and the youth more than a Nobel Prize Greta and the young people worldwide urging adults to care about ...
- + We owe Greta and the youth more than a Nobel Prize—David Suzuki Many people, including me, expected Greta Thunberg to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi...
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- + In extreme crises, conservatism can turn to fascism. Here’s how that might play out—5 movie “Back to the Future,” Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) travels in a time machine from the 1980s to the 1950s. When he tells ...
- + Who are the young people behind the Catalonia protest violence?—The violent protests that have swept Catalonia over the jailing of nine separatist leaders have involved veteran anarchists and youthful troublemakers...
- + Body language expert dissects the power dynamic at play in the iconic Nancy Pelosi photo—Last week, President Donald Trump met with Democrats at the White House to discuss the way both sides could work to fix the President’s mistakes...
- + Body language expert reveals the truth behind the infamous Pelosi vs. Trump photo—Last week, President Donald Trump met with Democrats at the White House to discuss the way both sides could work to fix the President’s mistakes...
- + Internet cracks up at possible fake Mitt Romney Twitter account — and wants him to ‘run against Trump as Pierre Delecto’—Slate reporter Ashley Feinberg wrote that she may have discovered a secret Mitt Romney Twitter account under the name Pierre Delecto. The Atlantic did...
- + Trump may keep troops in Syria — despite campaign promise to end ‘never-ending wars’—President Donald Trump is learning why being the U.S. president isn’t all rallies and fun state dinners; it’s about difficult decisions. N...
- + MSNBC panel cracks up at Mick Mulvaney trying to pretend he never admitted to Trump’s quid pro quo—An MSNBC panel couldn’t help but laugh at President Donald Trump’s chief of staff for appearing on cable news shows Sunday to pretend he n...
- + Is Mitt Romney about to run for president if Trump is impeached?—Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) sat down with Axios for their HBO show Sunday and seemed incredibly moderate for a Utah senator. Axios asked Romney about Pres...
- + Trump unravels over Ukraine call in extensive thread– then blames Democrats—President Donald Trump continued to unravel over the call he had with Ukraine on July 25. “This Scam going on right now by the Democrats against...
- + Trump is furious over news coverage of Mick Mulvaney’s flub — and he’s growing ‘increasingly frustrated and agitated’—President Donald Trump is watching Mick Mulvaney going down on cable news, said one political analyst on CNN Sunday. The criticism of the chief of sta...
- + Trump lashes out at Pelosi for going to Jordan to fix his Syria flub—President Donald Trump tweeted his anger about Speaker Nancey Pelosi (D-CA) taking a delegation of leaders to Jordan to meet with those working on Syr...
- + WATCH: Mike Pompeo goes dead silent when ABC corners him on Ukraine—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on “This Week” Sunday where he was faced with a question about chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’...
- + Hillary Clinton posts fake letter from JFK to mock Trump’s absurd one to Turkey—Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has taken up a new hobby of trolling President Donald Trump on Twitter. The grandmother of three excelled in...
- + Hillary Clinton creates fake letter from JFK to mock Trump’s absurd one to Turkey—Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has taken up a new hobby of trolling President Donald Trump on Twitter. The grandmother of three excelled in...
- + ‘I’d be open to it’: Trump voters warming up to impeachment as president’s Ukraine story unravels—In one of the pieces that both the Washington Post and the New York Times are famous for, a visit to talk to Donald Trump voters outside the Beltway a...
- + Mick Mulvaney just dug the impeachment hole deeper by admitting Trump ‘is still in the hospitality business’—In a Sunday morning gaffe, White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney likely fueled Democrats’ impeachment case against President Donald Tr...
- + Trump aides concerned president keeps pitching foreign leaders on his resorts and real estate deals: report—Following Donald Trump folding on holding next year’s G7 summit at his Doral golf resort, that has the president whining, Politico reports that ...
- + Trump faces furious State Dept. revolt for trashing career diplomats on Ukraine: ‘People are fed up’—According to a report from Politico, Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are facing a massive revolt by longtime staffers at the State Dep...
- + ‘Was Alex Jones not available?’ CNN faces viewer backlash for hiring ‘conspiracy dunce Sean Duffy’—CNN viewers lashed out on Sunday after the network announced it had hired former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy (R), who quit his previous job in Co...
- + Trump mocked after saying he thought violating the Constitution and profiting from G7 hosting was ‘Good for our country’—After tremendous public and private bipartisan condemnation of his decision to host the 2020 G-7 at his own Miami resort President Donald Trump Satur...
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- + White House's Mulvaney did not mull quitting over "quid pro quo" flap—Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday he had not offered to resign for indicating last week that U.S. President Donald Trump ...
- + White House's Mulvaney did not mull quitting over 'quid pro quo' flap—Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday he had not offered to resign for indicating last week that U.S. President Donald Trump ...
- + Surprised over Doral flap, Trump thinks he's still in hospitality business: Mulvaney—U.S. President Donald Trump was surprised at the resistance to his now-revoked decision to host next year's Group of Seven summit at his Florida golf ...
- + House Speaker Pelosi holds talks in Jordan with King Abdullah—U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior members of Congress held talks in Jordan on Saturday with King Abdullah II and other top Jordanian of...
- + Trump abandons plan to host 2020 G7 meeting at his Florida golf resort—U.S. President Donald Trump late Saturday abandoned plans to host next year's Group of Seven economic summit of leaders of developed nations at his Fl...
- + Bernie Sanders draws thousands to rally in New York in comeback from heart attack—U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders returned to the campaign trail in New York City on Saturday, three weeks after suffering a heart attack, and ...
- + Republican U.S. lawmaker, concerned at Ukraine comments, will not seek re-election—Francis Rooney, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives who expressed concerns about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, ...
- + U.S. energy secretary will not comply with congressional Democrats' impeachment probe—U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will not turn over documents to congressional Democrats who had subpoenaed them over his role in Ukraine as part of t...
- + Ivanka Trump says developing countries must do more to empower women to get U.S. aid—Developing countries that want to do business with the United States must do more to empower women and give them better access to the workforce, educa...
- + Clinton email probe finds no deliberate mishandling of classified information—A U.S. State Department investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state has found no evidence of del...
- + Energy secretary will not comply with congressional Democrats' impeachment probe: reports—U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will not turn over documents to congressional Democrats who had subpoenaed them over his role in Ukraine as part of t...
- + Gabbard calls Clinton 'personification of the rot' as war of words heats up—An ugly war of words broke out among Democrats on Friday, as Representative Tulsi Gabbard responded angrily to broad hints by Hillary Clinton, the par...
- + Energy secretary Perry will not comply with congressional Democrats' impeachment probe—U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will not turn over documents to congressional Democrats who had subpoenaed them over his role in Ukraine as part of t...
- + Late Representative Cummings to lie in state in U.S. Capitol—The late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, one of a handful of Democrats leading an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, will be ...
- + Biden expands edge in U.S. Democratic nomination race: Reuters/Ipsos poll—Former Vice President Joe Biden expanded his lead over more than a dozen other candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination this month as Con...
- + U.S. diplomat told Congress he raised red flag about Biden and Ukraine: source—A U.S. diplomat told congressional investigators this week that he raised concerns about Hunter Biden's position with a Ukrainian natural gas company ...
- + Trump says he will nominate deputy to be new U.S. energy secretary—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would nominate Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, a former vice president of Ford Motor Co and sta...
- + Ex-Hercules Capital CEO and former food executive to plead guilty to U.S. college scam—The former chief executive of specialty finance lender Hercules Capital Inc and a former food manufacturer executive have agreed to plead guilty to ch...
- + Trump says he will nominate energy deputy secretary to be its new chief—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would nominate Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to be the next head of the department. [Categ...
- + U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal over rapid deportation dispute—The U.S. Supreme Court stepped into a new immigration dispute on Friday, agreeing to hear an appeal by President Donald Trump's administration of a lo...
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- + Why I Support Closing Rikers Island Without Building New Jails: A Letter From Prisoner Lee Doane—As New York City lawmakers prepare to cast a critical vote to invest billions of dollars in new jails as part of an effort to close the Rikers Island ...
- + Why I Support Closing Rikers Island Without Building New Jails: A Letter From Prisoner Jesus ‘ChinoBlast’ Morales—As New York City lawmakers prepare to cast a critical vote to invest billions of dollars in new jails as part of an effort to close the Rikers Island ...
- + Why I Support Closing Rikers Island Without Building New Jails: A Letter From Prisoner Jesus “ChinoBlast” Morales—As New York City lawmakers prepare to cast a critical vote to invest billions of dollars in new jails as part of an effort to close the Rikers Island ...
- + Why I Support Closing Rikers Island Without Building New Jails: A Letter From Prisoner Hakim Trent—As New York City lawmakers prepare to cast a critical vote to invest billions of dollars in new jails as part of an effort to close the Rikers Island ...
- + Why I Support Closing Rikers Island Without Building New Jails: A Letter From Prisoner E. Paris Whitfield—Editor’s Note This letter was previously sent as part of Shadowproof’s weekly member newsletter, “Keeping The Issues Alive,” which...
- + Why Rikers Island Must Be Closed Without Building New Jails—On October 16, all eyes are on the New York City Council as it votes on a proposal to build four new skyscraper jails and up to eight jailing satellit...
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- + VenezuelaUS: Already Interfering in Upcoming Venezuelan Elections—By: teleSUR Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro takes part in a rally against the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, in Caracas Venezuela, August 10,...
- + Testimony of Ex-Trump Aide Exposes Mulvaney Role in Coordinating Giuliani’s “Rogue Operation” in Ukraine—“The truth will keep coming out. And Trump cannot stop it.” by: Jake Johnson Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney listens as President Dona...
- + Haiti Enters its 5th Week of Protests Against President—by Dr. Jack Rasmus Get our newsletter delivered directly to your inboxI have already subscribed | Do not show this message againVideos Demon...
- + Venezuela Denounces To UNESCO Impacts Of Illegal US Blockade—Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Hector Constant denounced Monday the impacts o...
- + Interference by Unnamed “Foreign Powers” in Canada’s Elections? The Invasion of “America’s Backyard”—By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, This article addresses the alleged interference of unnamed “foreign powers” as well as the historical pro...
- + Letter to Indian Independence Fighter Bhagat Singh—By: Amir Malik Bhagat Singh was a revolutionary leader who fought for India’s freedom from British rule | Photo: Archive In your B...
- + Interference by Unnamed “Foreign Powers” in Canada’s Elections? The Invasion of “America’s Backyard”—By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, This article addresses the alleged interference of unnamed “foreign powers” as well as the historical pro...
- + Are We Witnessing the End of the United Kingdom as an Independent Nation State?—By Julian Rose Global Research, First published on May 9, 2019 Ever since ‘the wrong result’ occurred at the referendum launched by then Pri...
- + Canada’s Elections Campaign 2019: The Issues Nobody is Talking About—By Michael Welch, Yves Engler, Ken Stone, Joyce Nelson, and Arnold August Global Research, The Global Research News Hour radio program is hosting a fu...
- + “Greater Israel”: The Zionist Plan for the Middle East—The Infamous “Oded Yinon Plan”. Introduction by Michel Chossudovsky By Israel Shahak and Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, Introdu...
- + Kurds Ally with Damascus Against Turkish Aggression—By Stephen Lendman Global Research, Kurds in northern Syria comprise around 10% of the nation’s population, its largest ethnic minority. Their relatio...
- + Kurds Consider Asking for Russian No-Fly Zone as Moscow Demands Foreign Armies Leave Syria—A close reading of the Russian press, however, shows that a Russian no-fly zone against Turkey in northeast Syria is highly unlikely. byJuan Cole Kurd...
- + Trump Isn’t Really Ending Endless Wars, He’s Making Them Worse—Here’s what progressives should support in Syria. by: Jon Rainwate President Donald Trump speaks to Air Force personnel during an event Sept. 15...
- + Doctors Demand Trump Close ‘Inherently Immoral’ Immigrant Detention Centers Ahead of Mass Protest on Capitol Hill—“We are here to say that it is not enough to ask to improve the conditions in the detention centers. We must demand that they be closed altogeth...
- + ‘Too Little, Too Late’: Critics Pan Trump Plan to Sanction Turkey—“Trump’s statement on hitting Turkey with sanctions over the military operation in Syria does not mention the Kurds once.” byEoin Hi...
- + Sanctioning Away Free Speech: Americans Meet with Iranians at Their Peril—By Philip Giraldi Global Research, The issue of the United States waging what seems to be a global war by way of sanctions rarely surfaces in the west...
- + Full details: How did the deceased Shadi from Bethlehem die?—By: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr Bethlehem – The 24-year-old Shadi Mohammed Said Asaad, from Doha, died in Bethlehem, south of the West Bank, after suf...
- + The Nazi occupation forces arrested three Palestinians and stormed the institution of health work committees in Ramallah—By: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr The Nazi Occupation Forces (NOF ) arrested at dawn and morning on Friday three Palestinian youths during raids in areas in Ramal...
- + Six prisoners continue their hunger strike to refuse administrative detention—By: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr According to the POW, the striking prisoners were: Ahmad Ghannam (42 years) from Dura town in Hebron governorate 89 days ago, Ism...
- + Haaretz: The Shin Bet uses special methods of torture for prisoners with the participation of doctors—Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr Hebrew subtitles: revealedHebrew daily Haaretz on Thursday thatgeneral securityoccupation apparatus GSS uses methods for t...
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- + Peace Expert George W Bush Says ‘Isolationism’ Is Dangerous To Peace—Caitlin JOHNSTONE Humanity was treated to an important lecture on peace at a recent event for the NIR School of the Heart by none other than Ellen Deg...
- + Betrayal and Deception: Syria Is a Prime Example of US Foreign Policy—Trump announced the withdrawal of US troops who had been protecting the SDF (Syrian democratic forces) in the northeast of Syria, prompting Kurdish le...
- + Late 2019: the Conflict in Syria is Transforming Quickly— [Category: Middle East, Syria, Turkey]
- + The Mother of Messes in Syria—Eric S. MARGOLIS What a mess. The imperial cooks in Washington have turned poor Syria into a poison pit of warring factions, with disastrous results f...
- + The American Deep State Would Sooner Sacrifice the Republic Than Lose Again to Donald Trump—You’d really think the American people would have caught on by now. No sooner did Russiagate fizzle out like a wet firecracker did the Democrats, comp...
- + ‘Poor Little Israel’ Isn’t So Poor, Financially or Diplomatically—One of the tropes Israel and its international phalanx of lobbyists has used since the state’s inception in 1948 is that “Poor Little Israel” requires...
- + Handke: The Nobel Literature Prize Committee Finally Gets Something Right—The howls of protest emitted by the high priests of political correctness (here and here) still have not abated since the Nobel Literature Prize commi...
- + Ukrainegate: Is It Waterloo for Trump, or for America’s ‘News’-Media?—This article contradicts US-and-allied accounts of events and is therefore linked to documentation at each allegation which is particularly at varianc...
- + Boris Johnson’s Brexit “Betrayal”: Elect a Clown, Expect a Pie in Your Face—T.J. COLES “We have a deal!”, said the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, on 17th October, following intense negotiations with the UK...
- + The Road to Damascus: How the Syria War was Won—Following the Damascus-Kurdish alliance, Syria may become the biggest defeat for the Central Intelligence Agency since Vietnam, says Pepe Escobar. P...
- + The Economic Costs of US Empire—George Mason University PhD candidate Nathan Goodman speaks at the 2019 RPI Washington Conference on how the US global military empire makes us poorer...
- + Tulsi Nails it on National TV… US Regime-Change Wars—No wonder Democratic Party bosses and mainstream media are trying to bury presidential contender Tulsi Gabbard. She is the only candidate, perhaps the...
- + Truth Is a Kremlin Talking Point—Caitlin JOHNSTONE In response to a statement during the Democratic primary debates by presidential candidate Andrew Yang that both Russia and the Unit...
- + Are Democrats Vicious or Merely Sad?—With maybe one exception, the twelve Democrats who took part in Tuesday night’s debate were all in favor of turning back the clock to the glory days o...
- + China’s $3.6 bn Bailout Insulates Turkey From US—Beijing’s biggest support package ever for President Erdogan arrives at a critical time Spengler Despite the US threat to “obliterate and destroy” Tur...
- + What is Political Realism?
- + Russia Rises as Honest Broker in Mideast—President Putin’s successful Mideast tour this week evinces Russia as a credible, respected and perhaps pivotal mediator for peace in the region. This...
- + Intolerance in Academia—Walter E. WILLIAMS If you need an accurate update on some of the madness at the nation’s institutions of higher learning, check out Minding the Campus...
- + Geopolitical Realism Utilized by Obama and Trump— Donald Trump’s stance towards the Turkish intervention in northern Syria has some (stress some) resemblance to his predecessor Barack Obam...
- + How Turkey’s Invasion of Syria Backfired on Erdogan—Patrick COCKBURN Turkey’s Syrian venture is rapidly turning sour from President Erdogan’s point of view. The Turkish advance into northeast Syria is m...
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- + US Indo-Pacific strategy can harm cooperation in Asia Pacific - Russian minister—A new regional strategy of a "free and open Indo-Pacific" actively advanced by Australia, India, Japan and the US was announced by trump for countries...
- + Turkish operation in Syria can lead to ‘reverse migration’ of militants - Russian minister—As a result of Turkish army’s actions eight refugee camps and twelve prisons for foreign militants were left without guard, Russian Defense Minister S...
- + Siberia dam collapse injury toll rises to 26—A dam collapsed on the Seiba River at about 2 a.m. local time on Saturday, flooding the cabins of an artisanal mining camp in a remote area of the Kra...
- + US quit INF Treaty to contain Moscow, Beijing - Russian defense minister—According to Sergey Shoigu, "the treaty no longer met the US interests amid growing military and economic power of China, Russia’s restoring defense p...
- + Chilean MPs pass bill cancelling increased subway fares amid protests—Protests that later escalated into unrest and clashes with the police began in Santiago on October 14 after the metro ticket price rose on average by ...
- + Chilean authorities confirm reports of dead protesters—Due to the events unfolding, the authorities introduced a state of emergency in most districts in the capital, in the region of Valparaiso, communes o...
- + Bolivian president frontrunner in election, heads for runoff - Electoral Organ—According to the electoral data, 45.71% of Bolivians cast their votes for Morales, while 37.84% supported his primary rival, ex-President Carlos Mesa ...
- + Turkish operation in Syria runs counter to int’l law - German foreign minister—"Judging by what we know and what Turkey provides as legal justification, we cannot agree with that. We do not think that attacking Kurdish units is l...
- + Russia found allies in Saudi Arabia, UAE - Chechnya’s head—Kadyrov added that Russia is developing "great, friendly and brotherly relations" with both Saudi Arabia and the UAE [Category: Russian Politics &...
- + Putin expects African business to come to Sochi summit with solid package of proposals—Russia also has its own vision of how to further develop its ties with the African continent, the Russian leader added [Category: Russian Politics &am...
- + Putin says Russia-Africa summit will be unprecedented, landmark event—The idea to organize such an event emerged long ago but it has taken some time and considerable preparatory work to make this summit "a starting point...
- + Russia, Ethiopia to agree on deal to settle remaining debt soon, says Putin—"We therefore decided that it would be best for everyone just to start our cooperation from scratch," Russian President added [Category: Russian Polit...
- + Fighting poverty, diseases fully in line with Russia’s national interests - Putin—Putin said that many nations are rendering humanitarian assistance to Africa, yet none of them - be it the US, France, China or any other country - ha...
- + Russia widens defense cooperation with African states aiming to defend sovereignty - Putin—The Russian leader reiterated that the traditions of Moscow’s defense cooperation with African nations were "deeply rooted" [Category: Russian Politic...
- + African national militaries need assistance in fighting terrorists - Putin—Russian President vowed that Russia would continue its policy of closer cooperation with African countries in combating terrorism and other security t...
- + Putin: Russia ready to engage in civilized competition for cooperation with Africa—Russia’s African agenda is positive and future-oriented, Putin noted [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy] [Link to media]
- + Russia’s loans to African nations to be market-oriented - Putin—As an example, the Russian leader cited the decision to grant a $225-billion loan to Egypt for the construction of four power units for the El Dabaa n...
- + Putin: Russia demands no oppressive preferences from African countries for its support—Russia supports efforts aimed at controlling the spread of infectious diseases (including Ebola haemorrhagic fever), natural disaster relief, settleme...
- + Putin: Russia trained over 2,500 African servicemen in past five years—According to the Russian president, Moscow’s African partners have actively participated in various events organized by Russia, such as the Internatio...
- + Russia assists Africa in improving healthcare because diseases know no borders - Putin—According to the president, a microbiology and epidemiology research center is now operating in Guinea with Russia's assistance [Category: Russian Pol...
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- + Happy Hour Roundup—Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
- + Internal Democratic poll suggests a way to bleed Trump dry—The political dynamic seems to be working for Democrats. Why put an end to it?
- + Mick Mulvaney’s walkback doesn’t pass the laugh test. Here’s the timeline.—After blowing the lid off Trump's corruption, Mulvaney's effort to undo the damage fails.
- + Happy Hour Roundup—Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.
- + Trump’s hosting of the G-7 is deeply corrupt. Here’s how Democrats can step up.—A clever strategy to put his corruption right out in the open.
- + Sondland’s testimony raises new questions about Giuliani’s role in scandal—That Giuliani was making U.S. foreign policy is a scandal within a scandal.
- + The big lie at the core of Trump’s ugly meltdown at Pelosi—Trump asks for the benefit of the doubt on Syria while corruptly selling out our foreign policy toward Ukraine.
- + Happy Hour Roundup—Our nightly warp-up of news and opinion.
- + A shadow argument among Democrats: What happens after Trump’s gone—Underneath the battling is a fundamental divide over what will continue ailing us.
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- + Tomgram: John Feffer, The Far Right's War on Culture—null
- + Tomgram: Steve Fraser, Existential Threat Versus Existential Crisis—“We are in a new era to which I do not belong,” ex-President Calvin Coolidge confided to a close friend on a cold December day i...
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- + Hong Kong leaders apologize to mosque for water cannon hit—Hong Kong officials apologized to leaders of a mosque after riot police sprayed the building’s gate and some people nearby with a water cannon while t...
- + Canada elects Parliament in vote seen as threat to Trudeau—Canadians are electing a new Parliament on Monday after a tight election campaign that has raised the threat of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being kn...
- + Bolivia’s Evo Morales likely forced to presidential runoff—Bolivian President Evo Morales has come out ahead in the first round of the presidential election, but he appears to have failed to get enough votes t...
- + Australian papers redact front pages to expose govt secrecy—Australia’s major newspapers published redacted front pages to highlight how often the government justifies secrecy on national security grounds
- + US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims—President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast
- + South Korean prosecutors seek arrest of ex-minister’s wife—Prosecutors seek arrest of the wife of South Korea’s former justice minister who resigned last week after allegations against him sparked huge protest...
- + Hearts, Bristol City start racism investigations—British soccer clubs Hearts and Bristol City have started investigations following allegations of racist abuse involving their fans during games over ...
- + Priscilla reduced to tropical depression, lands in Mexico—Former Tropical Storm Priscilla is pushing against Mexico’s southwestern coast, threatening to bring heavy rains before dissipating over land
- + US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims—President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast
- + Italian ex-premier Renzi seeks to create new center-right—Former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi is appealing to disillusioned members of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s party to join forces
- + Kurdish forces depart border city of Ras al-Ayn as part of cease-fire with Turkey—Both sides accused the other of violating the fragile agreement brokered by the United States.
- + Bolivians pick between Evo Morales and change in tight vote—Bolivians choose between Evo Morales continuity or change under new leader in fiercely contested presidential election
- + Racist chants aimed at Sampdoria midfielder Vieira—Sampdoria midfielder Ronaldo Vieira has been subjected to racist chants by Roma fans during a Serie A soccer match
- + New tropical storm nears Mexico’s Pacific coast—A new tropical storm is pushing close to Mexico’s southwestern coast, threatening to bring heavy rains before dissipating over land
- + Botswana, calm for decades, faces surprising election fight—Botswana, calm for decades, faces surprising election fight after ex-leader turns on successor
- + Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese protesters flood streets—Tens of thousands of Lebanese protesters of all ages are gathering in major cities and towns nationwide
- + Kurdish forces withdraw from key town as part of cease-fire with Turkey—Both sides accused the other of violating the fragile cease fire brokered by the United States.
- + Mogherini rues ‘historic mistake’ over EU membership talks—EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says EU leaders have made “an historic mistake” when they failed to agree on launching membership negotiati...
- + The Latest: Kurdish fighters pull out of Syrian border town—A spokesman for the main Kurdish-led group in Syria says their fighters have evacuated the northern town of Ras al-Ayn, saying they have no armed pres...
- + Kurds evacuate Syrian town in 1st pullout of cease-fire—Kurdish fighters and civilians have evacuated from a Syrian border town besieged by Turkish-backed fighters, the first pullback under a three-day-old ...
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- + Pelosi and congressional delegation make unannounced trip to Afghanistan in outreach to allies after Trump’s decision on Syria—The House speaker met with Jordan’s leaders to discuss refugees and ‘regional stability.’
- + Trump reversed course on hosting G-7 at his club after learning that impeachment-weary Republicans were tired of defending him—From the moment the White House announced that President Trump had decided to hold the 2020 Group of Seven summit at his golf resort, it became inextr...
- + After weeks of criticism, Warren says she will release a plan to pay for Medicare-for-all—She continued to deflect questions about whether middle-class taxes would rise under her proposal.
- + The Trailer: Amy Klobuchar says she's catching on at exactly the right time—In this edition: Amy Klobuchar's real-talk bus tour, Tulsi Gabbard's battle with Hillary Clinton, and new polls from America's heartland – the greater...
- + Pelosi leads a surprise delegation to Jordan for ‘vital discussions’ on Syria crisis—The House speaker met with Jordan’s leaders to discuss refugees and ‘regional stability.’
- + Mulvaney continues to back away from quid pro quo, as top diplomat defends Giuliani’s role in Ukraine—The president’s top advisers defended the Trump administration Sunday on Ukraine policy as the House’s Democrat-led impeachment probe heats up
- + Trump says his Doral golf resort will no longer host next year’s G-7 summit, bowing to criticism—President Trump was buffeted by two straight days of allegations of self-dealing and exasperation from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, including some Repub...
- + Inside Joe Biden’s brawling efforts to reform Ukraine — which won him successes and enemies—Biden spent three years pushing Obama administration policy on Ukraine, but his approach may have laid the groundwork for questions now being raised b...
- + Judge rules Florida can’t block felons from voting, even if they have unpaid fines—The decision is a win for voting rights advocates and the state’s 1.4 million felons.
- + Trump’s season of weakness: A president who prizes strength enters key stretch in a fragile state—Trump supremacy is being challenged inside his own realm. With his administration engulfed by crisis, Trump can no longer control the forces once soli...
- + Sanders returns to the trail with a major rally: ‘To put it bluntly, I am back’—He drew a crowd of more than 25,000 — and the endorsement of rising star Ocasio-Cortez.
- + GOP congressman who won’t rule out impeaching Trump announces retirement—Rep. Francis Rooney’s announcement comes one day after the Florida congressman said he wasn’t worried about the political consequences of defying Trum...
- + Battle lines drawn after Clinton and Gabbard exchange insults—Hillary Clinton suggested that Rep.Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic presidential contender, could be used as a tool by the Russians, while Gabbard called C...
- + Add risk of government shutdown to impeachment and other legislative logjams—Trump increasingly demonstrates that he sees issues as one large negotiation, linking together seemingly disconnected threads into one massive ball of...
- + Facebook’s Zuckerberg pushes back against Bernie Sanders’s call to abolish billionaires—The company's founder would owe an additional $5.5 billion in taxes in the first year of the presidential candidate's proposed tax, should it ever be ...
- + As Trump reels, Democrats wonder which of their candidates can beat him—The campaign so far has brought questions about who has what it will take to win a general election against the president.
- + This week in impeachment, in 5 minutes —From top aides turning on the Trump administration to acknowledging a quid pro quo, it was the most damaging yet for Trump.
- + Growing number of Republicans struggle to defend Trump on G-7 choice, Ukraine and Syria—One Republican, Rep. Francis Rooney of Florida, compared the situation to Watergate and did not rule out voting to impeach Trump.
- + Rick Perry won’t comply with subpoena in impeachment inquiry—Energy Secretary Rick Perry declined to say whether he would comply with a Friday deadline to produce subpoenaed documents, while a key deposition in ...
- + In admitting then denying quid pro quo, Mulvaney turns harsh impeachment spotlight on himself—Republican lawmakers and officials said the White House chief of staff did more to harm the president’s defense than administration officials testifyi...
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- + Neurons hide their memories in their imaginary fluctuations—Enlarge / This is your brain. Well, not your brain. Presumably your brain isn't being photographed at this moment. (credit: Adeel Anwar / Flickr) ...
- + Two women completed a seven-hour spacewalk on Friday— NASA astronaut Christina Koch (right) poses for a portrait with fellow Expedition 61 Flight Engine...
- + Man has massive, rotting scrotum removed after avoiding doctors for decades—Enlarge (credit: Getty ) After three decades of progressive symptoms, a 43-year-old man from Panama was rushed into emergency surgery with a mass...
- + Archaeologists unearth a Bronze Age warrior’s personal toolkit—The contents of the Bronze Age toolkit with the mud cleaned off. (credit: V. Minkus) Three-thousand years ago, at least 140 fighters died in a ba...
- + Report: More than half of all US doctors get money from pharma each year—Enlarge (credit: Getty | Bill Diodato) Drug makers and medical device makers are still spending between $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion a year to w...
- + A new pesticide is all the buzz—Enlarge (credit: Kim Mitchell; USFWS) Bees’ fuzzy yellow bodies and hairy legs are custom-built for picking up pollen. Nothing can distribute the...
- + Rocket Report: The Falcon 9 goes for four, Boeing’s big cost-plus deal—Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base. (credit: Aurich Lawson/SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 2.19 of the Rocket Repor...
- + The world’s fastest ant clocks record speed of 108 times its own body length—Enlarge / A soldier Saharan silver ant (Cataglyphis bombycina) in the desert at Douz, Tunisia. (credit: Harald Wolf) Saharan silver ants routin...
- + Physicists propose listening for dark matter with plasma-based “axion radio”—Enlarge / The Bullet Cluster is widely viewed as a clear demonstration of the existence of dark matter. (credit: APOD) Dark matter is the myste...
- + “Axion radio” would exploit cold plasmas to let physicists “hear” dark matter—Enlarge / The Bullet Cluster is widely viewed as a clear demonstration of the existence of dark matter. (credit: APOD) Dark matter is the myste...
- + Juul halts sales of some flavors—but not the ones teens use most—Enlarge / Crème brulee getting torched. (credit: Getty | Anne Cusack) Leading e-cigarette maker Juul on Thursday announced that it is immediate...
- + Two papers that we’ve covered have been retracted—here’s why—Enlarge / Dikembe Mutombo rejects your flawed publication. (credit: DAVID MAXWELL / Getty Images) Science is an activity performed by humans, s...
- + After flooding US with opioids, industry giants offer $50 billion settlement—Enlarge / Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters hold signs while protesting during the McKesson Corp. annual meeting at the Irving-L...
- + NASA will award Boeing a cost-plus contract for up to 10 SLS rockets—Enlarge / The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s liquid oxygen tank structural test article was manufactured and stacked in June 2019 at NASA’s Mich...
- + Dodgy sex-psychology paper finally gets retracted—Enlarge / Floppy data leads to abandoned high-heels research. (credit: Jason Parks / Flickr) Two years ago, Ars published a story about some fa...
- + A House budget committee has likely killed the 2024 Moon landing—Enlarge / NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, is seen with Representative José Serrano, D-N.Y., in March, 2019. (credit: NASA) NASA Admi...
- + Testing Leonardo da Vinci’s bridge: His design was stable, study finds—Enlarge / The Vebjørn Sand Da Vinci Project bridge in Ås, Norway, is based on a design by Leonardo Da Vinci. (credit: Åsmund Ødegård/Wikimedia Commo...
- + US green economy’s growth dwarfs the fossil fuel industry’s—Enlarge / A new solar array at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (credit: NIST) While US President Donald Trump may be “the w...
- + Near-infinite specific thrust from drive that ignores physics—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) NASA is renowned for doing really difficult stuff. You want to drop a Mini-sized lander on Mars us...
- + Fake-meat fans have beef with Big Meat for trying to cut into plant-based market—Enlarge / A stack of plant-based Impossible Burgers. (credit: Impossible Foods) Plant-based meat alternatives are having a moment—from Burger K...
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- + Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords—Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Amazon) By now, the privacy threats posed by Amazon Alexa and Google Home are common knowledge. Workers for both...
- + AT&T hits online TV customers with second big price increase this year—(credit: Aurich Lawson) AT&T is rolling out another batch of price increases for AT&T TV Now, the online streaming service formerly known...
- + Air Force finally retires 8-inch floppies from missile launch control system—Enlarge / Pour one out for the 8-inch floppy, retired from the Air Force after 50 years of service. (credit: CBS News) Five years ago, a CBS 60...
- + Unpatched Linux bug may open devices to serious attacks over Wi-Fi—Enlarge (credit: Wi-Fi Alliance) A potentially serious vulnerability in Linux may make it possible for nearby devices to use Wi-Fi signals to cra...
- + Yahoo is deleting all content ever posted to Yahoo Groups—Enlarge / The Yahoo Groups home page. (credit: Yahoo) Yahoo Groups is shutting down after more than 18 years, and the Verizon-owned company is ...
- + Chrome rolls out new protections preventing password and data theft—Enlarge (credit: Google) Google is temporarily increasing the rewards it pays for hacks that exploit holes in a beefed-up security protection tha...
- + T-Mobile and Sprint get FCC approval to merge in 3-2 party-line vote—Enlarge / Federal Communication Commission Republican members (L-R) Brendan Carr, Michael O'Rielly, and Chairman Ajit Pai participate in a discussio...
- + SpaceX says 12,000 satellites isn’t enough, so it might launch another 30,000—Enlarge / 60 Starlink satellites stacked for launch at SpaceX facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is seeking permissio...
- + US claims cyber strike on Iran after attack on Saudi oil facility—Enlarge / Saudi defence ministry spokesman Colonel Turki bin Saleh al-Malki displays pieces of what he said were Iranian cruise missiles and drones ...
- + In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course—is it the right move?—Enlarge / Stock photos continue to be a gift to the world. Maybe it's sometimes on par with open-source software. (credit: cnythzl / Getty Images) ...
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- + Huge rise in rogue banking apps driving fraud attacks
- + Amazon consumer devices vulnerable to two-year-old exploit
- + BEIS launches multimillion-pound security investment package
- + NHSX could transform NHS security capabilities
- + Security threat landscape becomes more organised and business-like
- + Security Think Tank: Focus on metrics to manage risk
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- + App note: Emitters and detectors for infrared (IR) touchscreens— App note from OSRAM about IR LEDs and IR detectors used on touchscreen technologies. Link here (PDF) Touchscreens as a popular user interface...
- + BUS PIRATE: 2bit anti aliased font for small color LCDs— Bus Pirate prototype “Ultra” v1b has an IPS LCD to show pinout labels, voltage levels, and other useful info. The background image wa...
- + Sequence controller— Eric Gunnerson has been working on a sequence controller project: Yeah. Those pins are beautifully aligned a very precise 0.1” from where the...
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- + Tor Weaponized to Steal Bitcoin—A years-long campaign targets users of Russian darknet markets with a modified install of a privacy-oriented browser. [Link to media]
- + In A Crowded Endpoint Security Market, Consolidation Is Underway—Experts examine the drivers pushing today's endpoint security market to consolidate as its many players compete to meet organizations' changing demand...
- + CenturyLink Customer Data Exposed —Customer names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers were left open on a MongoDB server for 10 months, researchers report. [Link to media]
- + Glitching: The Hardware Attack that can Disrupt Secure Software —Glitching (or fault-injection) attacks aren't easy (yet). But get ready, because as the IoT grows, these attacks will be a big reason that hardware se...
- + SOC Puppet: Dark Reading Caption Contest Winners—Social engineering, SOC analysts, and Sock puns. And the winners are: [Link to media]
- + Learn About the Underground World of Anti-Cheats at Black Hat Europe—Applied Security Briefing lineup for this December event also includes expert looks at Google's ClusterFuzz and the art of breaking PDF encryption. [L...
- + Edge Feature Section—Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500...
- + Best Practices
- + Older Amazon Devices Subject to Old Wi-Fi Vulnerability—The vulnerability in first-generation Echoes and eight-generation Kindles lets an attacker wage man-in-the-middle attacks. [Link to media]
- + Debug Feature in Web Dev Tool Exposed Trump Campaign Site, Others to Attack—The problem is not with the tool itself but with how some developers and administrators are using it, Comparitech says. [Link to media]
- + Phishing Campaign Targets Stripe Credentials, Financial Data—Attackers make use of an old trick and evade detection by blocking users from viewing an embedded link when hovering over the URL. [Link to media]
- + State of SMB Insecurity by the Numbers—SMBs still perceive themselves at low risk from cyberthreats - in spite of attack statistics that paint a different picture. [Link to media]
- + Smart Prevention: How Every Enterprise Can Create Human Firewalls—Organizations of all sizes should include both human firewalls and virtual tools in their cybersecurity budgets. [Link to media]
- + Yahoo Breach Victims May Qualify for $358 Payout—Pending approval of the settlement, affected account holders may be eligible for a payout or two years of free credit monitoring. [Link to media]
- + Cozy Bear Emerges from Hibernation to Hack EU Ministries—The cyber-espionage group, linked to Russia and blamed for hacking the Democratic National Committee in 2016, has been using covert communications and...
- + Data Privacy Protections for the Most Vulnerable - Children —The business case for why companies that respect the privacy of individuals, and especially minors, will have a strong competitive advantage. [Link to...
- + Typosquatting Websites Proliferate in Run-up to US Elections—People who mistype the URL for their political candidate or party's website could end up on an opposing party or candidate's website, Digital Shadow's...
- + How to Build a Rock-Solid Cybersecurity Culture—In part one of this two-part series, we start with the basics - getting everyone to understand what's at stake - and then look at lessons from the tre...
- + Cybersecurity Advice From Betty White—Among the beloved entertainer's advice: "Double bag those passwords." Thanks, Betty. [Link to media]
- + SailPoint Buys Orkus and OverWatchID to Strengthen Cloud Access Governance—The $37.5 million acquisitions will boost SailPoint's portfolio across all cloud platforms. [Link to media]
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- + Navigating the Dark Side: Controlling Robots With Zero Radio Communication—While autonomous robots have been the subject of some projects in the past, this particular project takes a swing at building a robot that can teach c...
- + Pneumatic Zombie Will Blow Away Trick-or-Treaters—What are you doing for Halloween this year? Just gonna set the candy bowl out on the porch and call it good? That’s a risky one, ’cause if...
- + Maker Spirit Alive and Well at the Philly Maker Faire—For many of us, it’s difficult to imagine a world without Maker Faire. The flagship events in California and New York have served as a celebrati...
- + Making a robot cleaner even smarter—Some electric cleaners are effective and some hardly even seem to make a difference. The ILIFE V7s may be a robot cleaner, but even with its cleaning ...
- + Humanoid Robot Has Joints that Inspire—One of the challenges with humanoid robots, besides keeping them upright, is finding compact combinations of actuators and joint mechanisms that allow...
- + MIT Mini Cheetah Made and Improved In China—We nearly passed over this tip from [xoxu] which was just a few links to some AliExpress pages. However, when we dug a bit into the pages we found som...
- + Name A Hacker Camp—Many of us look forward to visiting a summer hacker camp, as an opportunity to immerse ourselves in some of the coolest and most stimulating stuff tha...
- + Storm Cloud Lamp Brings The Weather Inside—The humble lamp is a common build for a hacker looking to express themselves creatively. Often, nature can serve as an inspiration, as was the case fo...
- + Beam Me Up to the PCB Space Ship—This project would fit in perfectly with #BadgeLife if someone could figure out a way to hang it from their neck. Inspired by Star Trek’s Starsh...
- + Customizing Xiaomi ARM Cortex-M Firmware—This hack was revealed a while ago at DEFCON26, but it’s still a fascinating look into vulnerabilities that affect some of the most widely used ...
- + There’s more to the 3D print than the eye can see—If you thought CADing designs for 3D printing was hard enough, wait until you hear about this .stl trick. [Angus] of Maker’s Muse recently demoe...
- + Converting a Tesla to a Pickup Truck—The renowned inventor of useless robots [Simone Giertz] has outdone herself this time. She, along with a team of engineers featuring [Rich Rebuilds], ...
- + File Compression By Steganography—In a world with finite storage and an infinite need for more storage space, data compression becomes a very necessary problem. Several algorithms for ...
- + Miss Nothing With A Hacked 360 Degree Camera Trap—Camera traps are a very common tool in wildlife conservation and research, but placing and pointing them correctly can be a bit of a guessing game. So...
- + Revisiting The BlackHat Hack: How A Security Conference Was Pwned—Does anyone remember the Black Hat BCard hack in 2018? This hack has been documented extensively, most notoriously by [NinjaStyle] in his original blo...
- + A Low-Power Solution To Streamlining Sensor Data For IoT—For home use IoT systems, getting sensor data from tons of physical locations centralized to a single Raspberry Pi can be a difficult job, especially ...
- + USB Power Delivery For All The Things—The promise of USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) is that we’ll eventually be able to power all our gadgets, at least the ones that draw less than 100 ...
- + Replacing the 3D Printer and Router: A Tool for Manufacturing Human-Scale Forms—The purpose of Geometer becomes apparent when you realize its simplicity: [David Troetschel]’s project is to create an easily understandable des...
- + Speakers Taking the Stage at Supercon Plus a Hint of the Hacking to Come—Four weeks from today the Hackaday Superconference comes alive for the fifth year. From engineering in challenging environments to elevating the art f...
- + Hackaday Podcast 040: 3D Printed Everything, Strength v Toughness, Blades of Fiber, and What Can’t Coffee Do?—Hackaday Editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams opine on the coolest hacks we saw this week. This episode is heavy with 3D printing as Prusa released...
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- + Una olvidada versión nazi del DDT podría ayudar a combatir la malaria—Científicos han redescubierto un compuesto desarrollado por investigadores alemanes durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Parece ser más efectivo y quizá...
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- + Japan to Develop Gateway Habitat, Resupply Vehicles— Gateway with Orion over the Moon (Credit: ESA/NASA/ATG Medialab) The Ashahi Shimbun reports that Japan has formally signed on to NASA’s ...
- + Space Florida Gets $90 Million Grant to Replace Bridge, Road Improvements— EXPLORATION PARK, Fla. (Space Florida PR) – Space Florida is moving forward on a $90 million infrastructure improvement grant recently awarded b...
- + JAXA, Ricoh Release 360-degree Spherical Pictures & Videos Captured on ISS— Spherical image shot in outer space converted to flat image. (Credit: Ricoh) TOKYO, October 17, 2019 (Ricoh PR) – Ricoh Company, Ltd., (Tokyo, ...
- + Quintillion, ATLAS Space Operations Expand Strategic Data Infrastructure in Arctic— ANCHORAGE, AK, October 17, 2019 (Quintillion Networks RP) — Quintillion Networks and ATLAS Space Operations today announced plans for No...
- + Mynaric Wins €1.7 million Contract to deliver Satellite Constellation Laser Communication Terminals— Mynaric announces deal for the delivery of multiple space laser communication terminals worth EUR 1.7mContract confirms market demand for Mynari...
- + Blue Canyon Technologies Receives $4.9 Million Satellite Contract from NASA— BOULDER, Colo., October 17, 2019 (BCT PR) — Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) toda...
- + Mars InSight’s ‘Mole’ Is Moving Again— DLR Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP³) on the surface of Mars. (Credit: NASA) PASADENA, Calif. (NASA PR) — NASA’s InSi...
- + NASA’s Planetary Protection Review Addresses Changing Reality of Space Exploration— NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its panoramic camera to record this eastward horizon view on the 2,407th Martian day, or sol, of...
- + Moon Village Association, Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation Announce Partnership— Vienna, Austria – (October 18, 2019) – The Moon Village Association (MVA) and Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) are pleased to ...
- + Aerojet Rocketdyne and Firefly Aerospace to Provide Flexible Access to Space— LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2019 (Aerojet Rocketdyne/Firefly Aerospace PR) — Aerojet Rocketdyne and Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (Firefly) are please...
- + Trump Calls Astronauts During First All-Female Spacewalk— President Donald Trump and other administration officials talk to NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir during the first all-woman spacewa...
- + Friday’s All-Woman Spacewalk: The Basics— NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (left) and Christina Koch are inside the Quest airlock preparing the U.S. spacesuits and tools they will use on their fi...
- + FCC Approves Swarm Constellation of 150 Satellites— Swarm satellite (Credit: Swarm Technologies) by Douglas MessierManaging Editor The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a lice...
- + SNC, Partners Deliver Report to ESA on Dream Chaser as Post-ISS Microgravity Platform— Dream Chaser lands (Credit: NASA) SPARKS, Nev., October 17, 2019 (SNC PR) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national ...
- + Hot-Fire Test Qualifies Orion’s Launch Abort Motor for NASA Moon Missions— Orion launch abort system test. (Credit: Aerojet Rocketdyne) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (NASA PR) — A motor built by Aerojet Rocketdyne for the&nbs...
- + Kleos Space Appoints Highly Skilled Financial & Research Experts— Kleos appoints new Finance and Operations ManagerAdditional appointment to enhance technology efficiency and securityKleos’ Scouting Mission re...
- + NASA to Discuss Planetary Protection Review’s Findings and Recommendations— This scene from the panoramic camera on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity looks back toward part of the west rim of Endeavour Crater th...
- + Rocket Lab Launches 9th Electron Mission, Deploys Payload to Highest Orbit Yet—The successful mission brings the total count of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 40 and continues the company’s record of 100% mission success ...
- + NASA Commits to Future Artemis Missions With More SLS Rocket Stages— NASA finished assembling the main structural components for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage on Sept. 19. Engineers at NASA’s Michoud ...
- + Russia Signs Agreement to Fly Saudi Astronaut to ISS— MOSCOW (Roscosmos PR) — Roscosmos State Corporation Director General Dmitry Rogozin took part in the state delegation headed by the Presid...
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- + Why Do Some People Need Less Sleep? It's in Their DNA—U.C.S.F. researchers find a gene for flourishing with less shut-eye -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com [Category: Mind, Neuroscience, T...
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- + TA505 cybercrime group use SDBbot RAT in recent campaigns—TA505 cybercrime group that operated the Dridex Trojan and Locky ransomware, has been using a new RAT dubbed SDBbot in recent attacks. Security ex...
- + Security Affairs newsletter Round 236—A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the new...
- + Security Affairs newsletter Round 236—A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the new...
- + US Army stopped using floppy disks as storage for SACCS system that manages nuclear weapons arsenal—The news is quite curious, the US military will no longer use 8-inch floppy disks in an antiquated computer (SACCS) to manage nuclear weapons arsenal....
- + Fake UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugins used to backdoor sites—Threat actors leverage malicious plugins that hide in plain sight to backdoor WordPress websites and to use them for brute-forcing other sites. T...
- + Threat actors leverage malicious plugins that...—Threat actors leverage malicious plugins that hide in plain sight to backdoor WordPress websites and to use them for brute-forcing other sites. T...
- + A critical Linux Wi-Fi bug could be exploited to fully compromise systems—A researcher discovered a critical Linux vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-17666, that could be exploited to fully compromise vulnerable machines. ...
- + Hundreds of millions of UC Browser Android Users Exposed to MiTM Attacks. Again.—Over 600 million UC Browser and UC Browser Mini Android users have been exposed to man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks. More than 600 million user...
- + Emsisoft released a free decryption tool for the STOP (Djvu) ransomware—Emsisoft firm has released a new free decryption tool the STOP (Djvu) ransomware, in the last months the research team helped victims of many other th...
- + Systems at Ingredients provider Ingredion infected with a Malware—The US ingredient provider Ingredion Incorporated announced that it has recently detected suspicious activity associated with a malware attack. Th...
- + Trojanized Tor Browser targets shoppers of Darknet black marketplaces—A tainted version of the Tor Browser is targeting dark web market shoppers to steal their cryptocurrency and gather information on their browsing ac...
- + China-linked cyberspies Turbine PANDA targeted aerospace firms for years—Security firm revealed that China-linked APT group Turbine Panda conducted cyber-espionage operations aimed at various aerospace firms for years. ...
- + Pitney Bowes revealed that its systems were infected with Ryuk Ransomware—The global shipping and mailing services company Pitney Bowes revealed that the recent partial outage was caused by the Ryuk ransomware. The glo...
- + Researcher released PoC exploit code for CVE-2019-2215 Android zero-day flaw—A researcher has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for the CVE-2019-2215 zero-day flaw in Android recently addressed by Google Earli...
- + Cryptocurrency miners infected more than 50% of the European airport workstations—Researchers at Cyberbit spotted a crypto mining campaign that infected more than 50% of the European airport workstations. Security experts at...
- + Critical and high-severity flaws addressed in Cisco Aironet APs—A critical flaw in Aironet access points (APs) can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable devices. Cisco dis...
- + International operation dismantled largest Dark Web Child abuse site—The United States Department of Justice announced the arrest of hundreds of criminals as part of a global operation against a dark web child abuse com...
- + Graboid the first-ever Cryptojacking worm that targets Docker Hub—Security experts at Palo Alto Networks discovered a worm dubbed Graboid that spreads using Docker containers. Palo Alto Networks researchers ...
- + M6 Group, largest France private multimedia group, hit by ransomware attack—M6, one of France’s biggest TV channels, hit by ransomware Unlike The Weather Channel earlier this year, M6 remained on the air. The M6...
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- + Stormy Cluster Weather Could Unleash Black Hole Power And Explain Lack Of Cosmic Cooling—"Weather" in clusters of galaxies may explain a longstanding puzzle, according to a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge. [Author: Keith...
- + Stranded Whales Detected From Space—A new technique for analysing satellite images may help scientists detect and count stranded whales from space. [Author: Keith Cowing] [Category: Ear...
- + The Chemical Makeup Of Titan's Dunes —A team led by a University of Hawaii at Manoa chemistry professor and researcher has been able to provide answers to key questions about the surface o...
- + NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 17 October 2019 - All-Female Spacewalk on Friday—Science experiments continue aboard the International Space Station as two NASA astronauts prepare for their first spacewalk together, which is set to...
- + NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 16 October 2019 - Friday's Spacewalk will Replace Just Failed Battery Unit—NASA is targeting a spacewalk for no earlier than Friday to replace a failed power controller, also known as the battery charge-discharge unit (BCDU)....
- + NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 15 October 2019 - Health Research—NASA has set the first all-female spacewalk for later this week while the Expedition 61 crew works life science today aboard the International Space S...
- + NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 11 October 2019 - Spacewalks Completed—Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan of NASA concluded their spacewalk at the International Space Station at 2:23 p.m. EDT....
- + Earth from Space: The Korean Peninsula—The Korean Peninsula in East Asia can be seen in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission [Author: Marc Boucher] [Category: Earth, Ear...
- + Gas Waterfalls Reveal Infant Planets Around Young Star—The birthplaces of planets are disks made out of gas and dust. [Author: Keith Cowing] [Category: Astronomy, Astronomy]
- + Hubble Observes Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov—On 12 October 2019, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provided astronomers with their best look yet at an interstellar visitor -- Comet 2I/Borisov -...
- + HiRISE Views InSight and Curiosity on Mars—The HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently sent home eye-catching views of the agency's InSight lander and its Curiosity rover. ...
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- + Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt— This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Wyrm with a response to Eric Goldman's post about the top myths about content moderation:...
- + This Week In Techdirt History: October 13th - 19th— Five Years Ago This week in 2014, while Edward Snowden was telling a reporter that he probably wouldn't have revealed as much as reporters did from...
- + Games Blamed For Moral Decline And Addiction Throughout History— Did ancient Egyptian parents worry their kids might get addicted to this game, called senet? Keith Schengili-Roberts/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-...
- + California Governor Signs Bill Banning Facial Recognition Tech Use By State's Law Enforcement Agencies— California has become the first state in the US to ban facial recognition tech use by local cops. Matt Cagle has more details on the ACLU-backed law....
- + UK Hospital Somehow Manages To Turn A Patient's Private Message Into Its Voicemail Greeting— We've covered a lot of data breaches on this site over the years. Most involve the leakage of personal info via unsecured databases or careless data ...
- + Blizzard Digs Its Heels In And Issues 6 Month Ban To College 'Hearthstone' Team Over Hong Kong Message— Blizzard has found itself trying to navigate its self-made storm over the past several weeks. It started when a professional Hearthstone player relay...
- + Congressional Reps Targeting Homegrown Terrorism Are Pushing A Bill That Would Allow Congress To Subpoena Citizens' Communications— In the name of securing the homeland, Congressional reps are tossing around the idea of regulating online speech. This isn't the first effort of its ...
- + Daily Deal: Complete Microsoft Azure Certification Prep Bundle 2019— The Complete Microsoft Azure Certification Prep Bundle 2019 has four courses to help you learn all about Microsoft Azure and preparing for various ce...
- + Weaponizing The GDPR: Gamers Want To Use It To Flood Blizzard With Requests As Protest Over China Appeasement— We live in such fascinating times. We've had some posts concerning people getting (rightly) angry about Blizzard banning a top player who supported t...
- + AT&T Jacks Up Broadband Rates With Misleading 'Property Tax' Fee— For years we've talked about how the broadband and cable industry has perfected the use of utterly bogus fees to jack up subscriber bills, a dash of ...
- + After Four Years Of Failing To Bring Its Plan To Completion, UK Government Pulls Out Of Porn Blockade Effort— At long last, it appears the UK government's porn blockade has been sunk. The government missed another deployment window in April of this year. Karl...
- + Adobe Announces Plan To Essentially Steal Money From Venezuelans Because It 'Has To' Due To US Sanctions— Update: After this story was written, but before it got published, Adobe backtracked and agreed that it would, in fact, return the money. However, us...
- + Guy Who Tried To Extort YouTubers With Bogus DMCA Takedowns Agrees To Settlement— Just a couple months back we wrote about YouTube suing a guy for trying to extort YouTubers with bogus DMCA notices. The evidence was pretty damning ...
- + Working Futures: The Cards Behind The Stories—Order your copy of Working Futures today » Over the last few weeks we've been writing about all of the various aspects of the stories in our W...
- + Report On Global Social Media Censorship Shows Russia, India, And Turkey Are Still Leading The Censor Pack— Millions of people around the globe are using blogging services and social media platforms created by US companies to communicate with each other. Un...
- + Canadian Broadcasting Company Hits Conservative Party With Questionable Copyright Infringement Lawsuit— The Canadian Broadcast Company is back on its copyright bullshit. The publicly-funded broadcaster sure seems to enjoy the benefits of fair dealing --...
- + Daily Deal: Luminar 3 Photography Software— Luminar 3 is the fastest way to make your photos stand out. A cutting-edge photography software, Luminar boasts many innovative features. With Accent...
- + Marc Benioff Calls For Section 230 To Be Abolished At The Same Time His Company Is Relying On 230 To Get Out Of A Lawsuit— I like Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff, in part because he doesn't act like most tech CEOs and isn't afraid to speak his mind and actually so...
- + States Rush To Protect Net Neutrality On Heels Of Court Ruling— Despite the obvious fraud and false data used to prop up the move, a court recently backed much of the Ajit Pai's repeal of net neutrality. But it wa...
- + The Ultimate Aim Of China's 2016 Cybersecurity Law Is Now Clear: Nothing Digital Can Be Secret From The Authorities— It's no secret that China is tightening its control of every aspect of the online world -- Techdirt has been reporting on the saga for years. But wha...
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- + Solus Brightens Computing Across the Linux User Spectrum— The Solus Project is alive and well and continues to offer a fresh approach to uncomplicating the computer desktop. That says a lot, given the som...
- + Adopt a Maintenance Mindset: Protect IT— As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the National Cyber Security Alliance is advising all computer users to "Protect IT" by taking ...
- + New Tech Vetting Law in SF Could Fuel Regulatory Trend— San Francisco officials want to get ahead of the emerging technology curve by prequalifying and regulating startup tech proposals before products ...
- + 'Serious' Linux Sudo Bug's Damage Potential Actually May Be Small— Developers have patched a vulnerability in Sudo, a core command utility for Linux, that could allow a user to execute commands as a root user even...
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- + Mysterious Flashing Lights in Ayrshire Skyline Spook Glasgow Couple—Adam Devlin and Maxine Steel spotted the bright white lights spinning in the clouds while traveling on the A77 near Galston at... [[ This is a conten...
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- + Officials: Controlled explosion at collapsed New Orleans hotel brings crews closer to retrieving two bodies— Officials said they detonated explosions in downtown New Orleans Sunday, toppling two cranes at a collapsed Hard Rock hotel, securing the precarious ...
- + U.S., Kurdish troops withdraw from Syria— U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria will end up in western Iraq to continue their fight against t...
- + Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III dies at 90— Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III died of stroke complications at the age of 90 in his home in North Baltimore on Sunday.
- + 3 soldiers die in training incident at Fort Stewart— Three soldiers died Sunday and three others were hospitalized in an accident at Fort Stewart in Georgia, Army officials said.
- + Police fire blue dye at Hong Kong mosque during protests— Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong defied a ban on assembly to participate in protests on Sunday.
- + Trudeau, Liberals hold thin lead going into Monday's Canadian elections— In the fight for his political life, polls this weekend showed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party edging ahead of the Conservatives...
- + Federal judge rules Florida cannot bar felons from voting due to outstanding court fees— A federal judge ruled Florida can not prevent former felons from voting because they are unable to pay court-ordered fines and fees.
- + On a tense Korean peninsula, Seoul shows off latest weapons— Airshows, photo ops and the latest military hardware were on display as the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2019 conclude...
- + New York to Sydney flight arrives at 19 hours, 16 minutes— Qantas's historic 10,200-mile non-stop flight from New York to Sydney landed Sunday in 19 hours and 16 minutes, the first of three test runs to see i...
- + U.S. troops leaving Syria heading to Iraq to fight Islamic State— U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria will end up in western Iraq to continue their fight against t...
- + Chile suspends Metro price hike after 3 die in supermarket fire— Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said late Saturday that authorities will suspend a plan to increase the price of Metro tickets after a week of pro...
- + On This Day, Oct. 20: Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis— On Oct. 20, 1968, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy married Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis on the Greek island of Skorpios.
- + Donald Trump: G7 summit won't take place at his Florida resort after backlash— President Donald Trump on Saturday night announced that next year's G7 economic conference won't take place next summer at Trump National golf course...
- + Nestor to sweep along Atlantic Seaboard with heavy rainfall, gusty winds through Sunday—After making landfall in Florida, Nestor will track through the mid-Atlantic with rain, wind and rough seas from late Saturday through Sunday.
- + Coffins of 3,000-year-old mummies opened in Egypt— Archaeologists in Egypt on Saturday opened the coffins of two of the 30 mummies discovered earlier this year and estimated to be 3,000 years old.
- + Rep. Francis Rooney announces retirement after criticizing Trump comments— After criticizing President Donald Trump's comments on Ukraine scandal, Republican U.S. Reo. Francis Rooney said Saturday he would retire at the end ...
- + Demolition of hotel cranes in New Orleans delayed until Sunday— The controlled demolition of two cranes at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site has been delayed from Saturday until Sunday to better prepare the ar...
- + Afghanistan delays announcing results of presidential election— Afghanistan's election commission has delayed announcing results of the presidential election.
- + Death toll rises to 73 in Afghanistan mosque bombing— The death toll from an Afghanistan mosque bombing rose to 73 people Saturday as the village of some 70 families buried its dead.
- + Turkey to target 'terrorists' in Syria after cease-fire if agreement not reached— President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey will resume targeting Kurdish "terrorists" in northern Syria once the 120-hour pause ends if...
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- + Who's the 'threat' in NM public schools?—Special education students make up over half of threat assessments, even though they only account for less than 20% of the general student population....
- + Who's the "threat" in NM public schools?—Special education students make up over half of threat assessments, even though they only account for less than 20% of the general student population....
- + Investigation: New Mexico special ed students disproportionately receive threat assessments—Special education students make up over half of threat assessments, even though they only account for less than 20% of the general student population....
- + Father's Day shooter sentenced to 24 years—Kaleb Scroggins, 23, was found guilty by an Otero County jury on eight charges. [Author: Alamogordo D...
- + NMDOT planning improvements to busy White Sands Boulevard intersection—The New Mexico Department of Transportation is planning road improvements to a busy intersection of White Sands Boulevard &#...
- + Mountain View Church holds Hope Walk—Mountain View Assembly of God Church held its first annual Hope Walk and vigil on Sept. 28. [Author:...
- + "Planet Cheese" artist opposes Space Foundation's motion to dismiss complaint—Attorney Richard Cravens has filed a response to the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation's motion to dismiss the case against them. &...
- + White Sands Monument to become national park? Defense spending bill tackles designation—Lawmakers defense spending bill could change White Sands National Monument into a national park. [Author:...
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- + Who's the 'threat' in NM public schools?—Special education students make up over half of threat assessments, even though they only account for less than 20% of the general student population....
- + Who's the "threat" in NM public schools?—Special education students make up over half of threat assessments, even though they only account for less than 20% of the general student population....
- + Investigation: New Mexico special ed students disproportionately receive threat assessments—Special education students make up over half of threat assessments, even though they only account for less than 20% of the general student population....
- + Clearing the air: Carlsbad Caverns's air monitoring seeks pollution sources amid boom—Amid the recent oil and gas boom that began in about 2017 in southeast New Mexico, personnel began to see the data shift dramatically. ...
- + Carlsbad Caverns monitors air pollution from field office—Staff at Carlsbad Caverns National Park monitor the air quality, and attempt to determine the sources of pollution in southeast New Mexico. ...
- + Carlsbad man convicted of criminal sexual assault against a minor—Tobiah Sisneros was sentenced Oct. 17 by Fifth Judicial District Judge Jane Shuler-Gray and will have to register as a sex offender once time is serve...
- + 14 people have died on Eddy County roads this year—Five of the deaths involved alcohol-related incidents. [Author: Carlsbad Current-Argus] [Link to medi...
- + "After the rigs came." EPA hears testimony from locals impacted by oil and gas emissions—Local residents and environmentalists urged the EPA to maintain strict regulations on methane emissions by the oil and gas industry. ...
- + Carlsbad police investigate illegal debit card use—An alleged debit card thief made unauthorized charges at Harbor Freight Tools and Sutherlands Home Improvement Center and failed to take money from an...
- + New Mexico Environment Department releases data tracking excess air pollution emissions—The data was uploaded to the New Mexico Environment Department’s website, per an NMED news release, and will be regularly updated. ...
- + White Sands Monument to become national park? Defense spending bill tackles designation—Lawmakers defense spending bill could change White Sands National Monument into a national park. [Author:...
- + Eddy County Sheriff uses insurance money for new evidence van—Eddy County Board of Commissioners used insurance claim money from a patrol vehicle totaled in a crash and county funds to buy new evidence van. ...
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- + Have you seen El Paso County's most wanted fugitives for the week of Oct. 20, 2019?—Here are the top fugitives sought by the El Paso Police Department and the County Sheriff's Office. [...
- + Shoplifting suspect with gun arrested in theft confrontation at East El Paso Walmart—An off-duty El Paso police officer arrested a theft suspect who had a gun at the Walmart store on Gateway West. &n...
- + Early voting begins Monday, El Paso $413 million Public Safety Bond on the ballot—The ballot includes a $413 million bond to fund new El Paso police and fire facilities and major renovations to existing buildings. ...
- + Shooting suspect arrested after SWAT standoff at home in Northeast El Paso—The SWAT standoff was at a home on McConnell Avenue in Northeast El Paso. [Author: El Paso Times] [Li...
- + Manila American Cemetery: What you need to know about the 'Arlington of the Pacific'—The overseas cemetery contains thousands of our nation's WWII military - many of whom were Texans. Now a visitor center designed by Texans will open. ...
- + Police: 1 dead, 3 wounded in Northeast El Paso shooting—El Paso police spokesman Officer Adrian Cisneros says 1 man died and 3 other people were hurt in a shooting Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Northeast. ...
- + El Paso authorities seek hit-and-run driver in accident that killed Fort Bliss soldier—Authorities say Gage Thornton was walking Oct. 5 on I-10 near mile marker 38, just east of Horizon Boulevard, when he was hit by multiple vehicles. ...
- + Shooting early Saturday on Truman Avenue in El Paso leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded—Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 3800 block of Truman Avenue in Northeast El Paso just before 2 a.m. Saturday. ...
- + Here are photos of El Paso County's most wanted fugitives for the week of Oct. 20, 2019—Possession of a controlled substance and theft are among the most common charges this week. [Author: ...
- + Inflatable bulls, balloon longhorn hats mark 'Running of the Bulls' 5K in Downtown El Paso—Downtown El Paso's third annual "Running of the Bulls" 5K Saturday drew 250 participants and half a dozen volunteers donning inflatable bull costumes....
- + Two suspects in Oklahoma murder case arrested in El Paso—Suspects wanted in a murder case out of Oklahoma were arrested Wednesday by officers with El Paso Police Department. ...
- + El Paso County Sheriff's Office seeks driver in fatal hit-and-run of Fort Bliss soldier—Authorities are looking for the hit-and-run driver who struck a Fort Bliss soldier, Gage Thornton, on Oct. 5, 2019, on Interstate 10. Thornton died. ...
- + State senate committee to hold El Paso hearing on mass violence. Here's how to participate—El Pasoans will have the chance Monday to tell state lawmakers how they've been affected by the Aug. 3 mass shooting. &#...
- + Widow of Army veteran killed in El Paso mass shooting joins suit against Wal-Mart, suspect—Patricia Benavides, whose husband was killed in the Aug. 3 mass shooting, joined in a civil suit against Wal-Mart and the suspect Friday morning. ...
- + Failed raid against El Chapo's son leaves 8 dead in Mexico, more than 20 wounded—After security forces attempted to arrest one of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons Thursday, intense fighting broke out in Mexico's Sinaloa state. ...
- + Mexican city erupts in violence after failed attempt to arrest son of drug lord 'El Chapo'—A gunfight left eight dead in Culiacan, the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state, after an attempt to arrest one of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons. ...
- + Police ID pedestrian struck by city truck at crosswalk Thursday as 73-year-old El Paso man—El Paso Police say a 73-year-old man suffered life threatening injuries after he was hit at a crosswalk by a city truck Thursday. &#...
- + Beto and Trump held dueling rallies, again. Here's what they looked like.—At locations 14 miles away, President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke both held rallies in Dallas, Texas. ...
- + New Texas House LGBTQ Caucus talks of fight for gay rights at first town hall in El Paso—The Texas House LGBTQ Caucus was formed to ensure the gay community has a voice in Texas Legislature. ...
- + Trump rally in Texas—Trump rally in Texas [Author: Corpus Christi Caller Times] [Link to media]
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- + Have you seen El Paso County's most wanted fugitives for the week of Oct. 20, 2019?—Here are the top fugitives sought by the El Paso Police Department and the County Sheriff's Office. [...
- + Shoplifting suspect with gun arrested in theft confrontation at East El Paso Walmart—An off-duty El Paso police officer arrested a theft suspect who had a gun at the Walmart store on Gateway West. &n...
- + Early voting begins Monday, El Paso $413 million Public Safety Bond on the ballot—The ballot includes a $413 million bond to fund new El Paso police and fire facilities and major renovations to existing buildings. ...
- + Shooting suspect arrested after SWAT standoff at home in Northeast El Paso—The SWAT standoff was at a home on McConnell Avenue in Northeast El Paso. [Author: El Paso Times] [Li...
- + Manila American Cemetery: What you need to know about the 'Arlington of the Pacific'—The overseas cemetery contains thousands of our nation's WWII military - many of whom were Texans. Now a visitor center designed by Texans will open. ...
- + Police: 1 dead, 3 wounded in Northeast El Paso shooting—El Paso police spokesman Officer Adrian Cisneros says 1 man died and 3 other people were hurt in a shooting Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Northeast. ...
- + El Paso authorities seek hit-and-run driver in accident that killed Fort Bliss soldier—Authorities say Gage Thornton was walking Oct. 5 on I-10 near mile marker 38, just east of Horizon Boulevard, when he was hit by multiple vehicles. ...
- + Shooting early Saturday on Truman Avenue in El Paso leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded—Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 3800 block of Truman Avenue in Northeast El Paso just before 2 a.m. Saturday. ...
- + Here are photos of El Paso County's most wanted fugitives for the week of Oct. 20, 2019—Possession of a controlled substance and theft are among the most common charges this week. [Author: ...
- + Inflatable bulls, balloon longhorn hats mark 'Running of the Bulls' 5K in Downtown El Paso—Downtown El Paso's third annual "Running of the Bulls" 5K Saturday drew 250 participants and half a dozen volunteers donning inflatable bull costumes....
- + Two suspects in Oklahoma murder case arrested in El Paso—Suspects wanted in a murder case out of Oklahoma were arrested Wednesday by officers with El Paso Police Department. ...
- + El Paso County Sheriff's Office seeks driver in fatal hit-and-run of Fort Bliss soldier—Authorities are looking for the hit-and-run driver who struck a Fort Bliss soldier, Gage Thornton, on Oct. 5, 2019, on Interstate 10. Thornton died. ...
- + State senate committee to hold El Paso hearing on mass violence. Here's how to participate—El Pasoans will have the chance Monday to tell state lawmakers how they've been affected by the Aug. 3 mass shooting. &#...
- + Widow of Army veteran killed in El Paso mass shooting joins suit against Wal-Mart, suspect—Patricia Benavides, whose husband was killed in the Aug. 3 mass shooting, joined in a civil suit against Wal-Mart and the suspect Friday morning. ...
- + Failed raid against El Chapo's son leaves 8 dead in Mexico, more than 20 wounded—After security forces attempted to arrest one of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons Thursday, intense fighting broke out in Mexico's Sinaloa state. ...
- + Mexican city erupts in violence after failed attempt to arrest son of drug lord 'El Chapo'—A gunfight left eight dead in Culiacan, the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state, after an attempt to arrest one of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons. ...
- + Police ID pedestrian struck by city truck at crosswalk Thursday as 73-year-old El Paso man—El Paso Police say a 73-year-old man suffered life threatening injuries after he was hit at a crosswalk by a city truck Thursday. &#...
- + Beto and Trump held dueling rallies, again. Here's what they looked like.—At locations 14 miles away, President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke both held rallies in Dallas, Texas. ...
- + New Texas House LGBTQ Caucus talks of fight for gay rights at first town hall in El Paso—The Texas House LGBTQ Caucus was formed to ensure the gay community has a voice in Texas Legislature. ...
- + Trump rally in Texas—Trump rally in Texas [Author: Corpus Christi Caller Times] [Link to media]
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- + County Treasurer contracts nonprofit Adelante to print tax bills—Doña Ana County Treasurer awarded a new contract for tax bill printing and mailing to New Mexico nonprofit Adelante Development Center. &#...
- + Sunland Park mayor's contest heats up—The mayor’s race is one of several seats on the ballot in this 17,600-person city. [Author: Las Cruces Su...
- + Students learn engineering design in NM BEST Robotics competition—Over 450 students from across New Mexico and El Paso participated in Saturday's NM BEST Robotics State Championship. ...
- + Mayor's Top Teens 2019-2020—Mayor's Top Teens 2019-2020 [Author: Las Cruces Sun-News] [Link to media]
- + Who's the 'threat' in NM public schools?—Special education students make up over half of threat assessments, even though they only account for less than 20% of the general student population....
- + Who's the "threat" in NM public schools?—Special education students make up over half of threat assessments, even though they only account for less than 20% of the general student population....
- + Investigation: New Mexico special ed students disproportionately receive threat assessments—Special education students make up over half of threat assessments, even though they only account for less than 20% of the general student population....
- + Las Cruces City Councilor Gandara faces election challenge by frustrated constituent—Local handicap accessibility advocate Shelly Nichols-Shaw challenges first-term councilor Kasandra Gandara in Nov. 5 election. ...
- + Breakfast, anyone? Weck's comes to Las Cruces and does not disappoint—Weck's, a popular New Mexico breakfast chain, opened its first Las Cruces location on Friday. [Author...
- + Hopi artist workshop continues with demonstrations, lectures—Three Hopi artists will return to New Mexico State University to engage with students and members of the public. &...
- + Wings and Wheels Fest takes flight at the Las Cruces International Airport—The first Wings and Wheels Fest takes flight at the Las Cruces International Airport [Author: Las Cru...
- + Las Cruces International Airport hosts the first Wings and Wheels Fest—The Las Cruces International Airport hosts the first Wings and Wheels Fest [Author: Las Cruces Sun-Ne...
- + Customer improvements outlined in Las Cruces Utilities' annual report—Las Cruces Utilities has released its 2018-19 Annual Report. [Author: Las Cruces Sun-News] [Link to m...
- + Volunteers to renovate NMSU student veterans housing Nov. 9—ASNMSU is spearheading the project to paint the exterior and provide yard maintenance for all 41 student veterans housing units. ...
- + NMSU College of Engineering highlights faculty research successes—Faculty researchers from the College of Engineering at NMSU notched several research-related accomplishments, setting the stage for years to come. ...
- + New Mexico adopts SAT as requirement for high school juniors—All New Mexico high school juniors will be required to take the SAT in the spring of 2020. [Author: Las C...
- + NM Alzheimer’s Association gives presentation to NARFE for Alzheimer’s Awareness Month—Tracy Ayers presented a briefing on Alzheimer’s disease to members of NARFE Chapter 182 for their Alzheimer’s Awareness Month meeting. ...
- + Las Cruces man allegedly pulls knife on his children—A Las Cruces man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly pulling a knife on his three kids and then throwing a pencil bag at them. &#...
- + Here are the 17 streets scheduled for lane closures next week—As part of the 2019-2020 Micro-Surface Maintenance project, the following streets will have intermittent lane closures. ...
- + No 24-hour emergency pet care in Las Cruces? Officials attribute it to lack of ER vets—The Animal Hospital and Emergency Center of Las Cruces recently announced that it will no longer be offering 24 hour emergency services. &...
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- + NMSU professor, alumnus discover link between vocal learning of hummingbirds and humans—NMSU professor, alumnus discover link between vocal learning of hummingbirds and humans Date: 10/18/2019 Writer: Matth...
- + Notice of NMSU Regents meetings, potential quorum for Oct. 23-25—Notice of NMSU Regents meetings, potential quorum for Oct. 23-25 Date: 10/18/2019 Writer: Carlos Andres Lopez, 575-646...
- + NMSU Extension to host basic solar energy workshop in Abiquiu Oct. 30—NMSU Extension to host basic solar energy workshop in Abiquiu Oct. 30 Date: 10/18/2019 Writer: Jane Moorman, 505-249-0...
- + NMSU to host aquaponics workshop in Albuquerque Nov. 2—NMSU to host aquaponics workshop in Albuquerque Nov. 2 Date: 10/18/2019 Writer: Jane Moorman, 505-249-0527, jmoorman@n...
- + Green to receive NMSUs Roberts Memorial Staff Award—Green to receive NMSUs Roberts Memorial Staff Award Date: 10/16/2019 Writer: Faith Schifani, 575-646-6233, schifani@n...
- + NMSU Aggies Go Global graduate students visit China desertification control project—NMSU Aggies Go Global graduate students visit China desertification control project Date: 10/15/2019 Writer: Jane Moor...
- + NMSU, NM Department of Health team up to offer diabetes cooking classes —NMSU, NM Department of Health team up to offer diabetes cooking classes Date: 10/14/2019 Writer: Carlos Andres Lopez,...
- + NMSU to host 2019 Hopi Artist Workshop Living in Sacred Continuum —NMSU to host 2019 Hopi Artist Workshop Living in Sacred Continuum Date: 10/11/2019 Writer: Victoria Balderrama, 575...
- + NMSU staff members received social mobility innovator awards—NMSU staff members received social mobility innovator awards Date: 10/11/2019 Writer: Tiffany Acosta, 575-646-3929, tf...
- + NMSU research and policy center finds decrease in New Mexico teacher vacancies—NMSU research and policy center finds decrease in New Mexico teacher vacancies Date: 10/10/2019 Writer: Adriana M. Cha...
- + NMSU outreach event invites community to get plants diagnosed by students —NMSU outreach event invites community to get plants diagnosed by students Date: 10/10/2019 Writer: Victoria Balderram...
- + NMSU School of Nursing to tackle opioid epidemic in NM with $1.35 million HRSA grant—NMSU School of Nursing to tackle opioid epidemic in NM with $1.35 million HRSA grant Date: 10/09/2019 Writer: Carlos A...
- + Potential quorum notice of NMSU regents for Oct. 14—Potential quorum notice of NMSU regents for Oct. 14 Date: 10/08/2019 Writer: Carlos Andres Lopez, 575-646-1955, carlop...
- + NMSU Employee Council Appreciation Picnic to be held Oct. 25—NMSU Employee Council Appreciation Picnic to be held Oct. 25 Date: 10/08/2019 Writer: Victoria Balderrama, 575-646-161...
- + New NMSU graduate certification explores critical and healing approaches to divisive social issues—New NMSU graduate certification explores critical and healing approaches to divisive social issues Date: 10/08/2019 Writer: ...
- + Arrowhead to host third annual NM SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit—Arrowhead to host third annual NM SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit Date: 10/07/2019 Writer: Stephanie Garcia, 575-646-4965,...
- + Arrowhead Center AgAssembly: Agri-Food Innovation an Economic Linchpin for New Mexico—Arrowhead Center AgAssembly: Agri-Food Innovation an Economic Linchpin for New Mexico Date: 10/07/2019 Writer: Cassie ...
- + NMSU researchers, EBID develop metrics for water-resource management, sustainability—NMSU researchers, EBID develop metrics for water-resource management, sustainability Date: 10/07/2019 Writer: Melissa ...
- + NMSU ICAN program partners with on-farm cooking class program—NMSU ICAN program partners with on-farm cooking class program Date: 10/04/2019 Writer: Jane Moorman, 505-249-0527, jmo...
- + NMSUs online sociology graduate program ranked among top five in U.S.—NMSUs online sociology graduate program ranked among top five in U.S. Date: 10/04/2019 Writer: Amanda Adame, 575-646-...
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- + Chilly mornings, sunny afternoons in the Land of Enchantment—New Mexico is all about normalizing the strange. Here are five reasons why. [Author: Silver City Sun-News...
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- + Brazil: High school students shown amateur radio—Brazilian radio amateurs participated in a Science Fair at Gonçalves Dias School, Boa Vista on October 16, 2019. Paulo PV8DX and Alisson PR7GA used ba...
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- + The Latest Episode of ARRL Audio News is Available—Listen to the new episode of ARRL Audio News on your iOS or Android podcast app, or online at http://www.blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/. Audio News is als...
- + New ARRL Handbook and ARRL Antenna Book Editions Available in Your Favorite Format
- + The K7RA Solar Update—Solar activity remains very low. At the bottom of the sunspot cycle, any sunspot activity is fleeting. Again, another week passes with no sunspots at ...
- + ARES/ACS Supports 2019 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show
- + 20th International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 General Assembly Held in Peru—Twenty International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 (the Americas) member-societies took part in the 20th IARU Region 2 General Assembly, which w...
- + So Now What? Podcast—“Ham Lingo” will be the focus of the new (October 17) episode of the So Now What? podcast for Amateur Radio newcomers. If you’re a newly licensed Amat...
- + ARRL to Launch New On the Air Magazine in January—ARRL is launching a new magazine, On the Air, in January 2020. To be published on a bimonthly basis, On the Air will offer new and beginner-to-interme...
- + Bidding Begins Today in the Annual ARRL Online Auction—Bidding gets under way today, October 17, on more than 230 items on the block in the 14th annual ARRL Online Auction. Bidding begins at 10 AM EST (140...
- + Mail Delivery Problem Affecting Delivery of Board Election Ballots in West Gulf Division—ARRL has become aware of a mail delivery problem affecting the ARRL Board of Director election ballots sent to members in part of the West Gulf Divisi...
- + IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, Offers Amateur Radio Perspective on WRC-19
- + Signal/One Cofounder Harold Johnson, W4ZCB, SK
- + Next School Club Roundup Set for October 21 – 25
- + Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) Takes Place this Weekend
- + Pitcairn Island DXpedition Set to Get Under Way this Week—The long-planned Pitcairn Island VP6R DXpedition is set to get under way by October 18. Thirteen team members will be arriving by ship on the South Pa...
- + ARRL Puerto Rico Section and Red Cross Renew Memorandum of Understanding—The American Red Cross Puerto Rico Chapter renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with the ARRL Puerto Rico Section on October 10, citing mutually be...
- + Report Causes Concern and Confusion in California’s Amateur Radio Ranks—By all credible and reliable accounts, the State of California has not turned its back on Amateur Radio as an emergency communication resource nor hav...
- + Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network Employed to Monitor California Wildfires
- + PACTOR Developer SCS Announces Monitoring Software—SCS, the company that created PACTOR, has unveiled software that offers the ability to monitor the content of PACTOR 1, 2, and 3 transmissions over th...
- + So Now What? Podcast—“Ham Lingo” will be the focus of the new (October 17) episode of the So Now What? podcast for Amateur Radio newcomers. If you’re a newly licensed Amat...
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- + Hubble reveals that galaxies without dark matter really exist—The new research may have dramatic implications for galaxy formation.
- + The Sky This Week from October 18 to 27—The Orionid meteor shower peaks Tuesday morning, while the ice giant world Uranus reaches its peak when it comes to opposition at the end of the week.
- + Supermassive black holes stop star formation in dwarf galaxies—Intense winds blasted out by a feeding black hole can blow away the gas needed to form stars.
- + Ancient Middle Eastern astrologers recorded the oldest-known evidence of aurorae—Scientists have discovered what may be the oldest written records of aurorae to date. They were hidden in ancient cuneiform tablets from the Middle Ea...
- + Gas 'waterfalls' might be feeding atmospheres of young planets—The finding will help astronomers understand how new planets collect the gases that make up their atmospheres.
- + NASA reveals new spacesuits designed to fit men and women—These two new spacesuits will help the space agency put astronauts back on the surface of the Moon, enhance their mobility, and keep them safe along t...
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- + CQ WW DX SSB Contest 2019—The CQ WW is the largest Amateur Radio competition in the world. Over 35,000 participants take to the airwaves on the last weekend of October (SSB) wi...
- + Icom IC7300 Modifications by M0FOX—Radio Equipment/HF Transceivers/Icom IC-7300Icom IC 7300 noisy Fan replacements with a whisper quiet Noctua NF-A8 / PWM and installing and configuring...
- + 5K0K Log Online—DX Resources/Logs5K0K San Andres Island DXPedition log online [Author: author@dxzone.com]
- + remoteAudio - audio streaming application—Software/Audio StreamingremoteAudio is an multi platform Audio streaming application for Amateur Radio purposes. The most typical use case for this so...
- + LA1K RadioKlubb—Ham Radio/Clubs/Europe/NorwayOfficial web site of LA1K / LA1ARK / LA1UKA Akademisk Radioklubb [Author: author@dxzone.com]
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- + Space Weather on Facebook—The Space Weather and Radio Propagation Center at HFRadio.org is on Facebook - Join the community and 'Like' the page: Space Weather and Radio Propag...
- + ACE-HF Pro is on Facebook!—Check out the new ACE-HF Pro Community Page on Facebook - Join the community and 'Like' the page: ACE-HF Pro Facebook Page
- + Solar Report 1715 20 Oct 2019—Solar Flux: 66 | Ap: 5 | Kp 1 frm 2
- + Observed Space Weather 1715 20 Oct 2019—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + Forecast Space Weather 1715 20 Oct 2019—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + Flares 1715 20 Oct 2019—(0000 UTC) 6h hi (none) 24h hi (none)
- + Sunspots 1715 20 Oct 2019—SSN: 0 (10/19/2019)
- + Solar Wind 1715 20 Oct 2019—Solar Wind: 335 km/s @ 1.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + Global Conditions 1715 20 Oct 2019—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 1600Z on 20 Oct, 2019 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + Solar Report 0420 20 Oct 2019—Solar Flux: 66 | Ap: 5 frm 6 | Kp 2
- + Observed Space Weather 0420 20 Oct 2019—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + Forecast Space Weather 0420 20 Oct 2019—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
- + Flares 0420 20 Oct 2019—(0000 UTC) 6h hi (none) 24h hi (none)
- + Sunspots 0420 20 Oct 2019—SSN: 0 (10/19/2019)
- + Solar Wind 0420 20 Oct 2019—Solar Wind: 347 km/s @ 1.0 protons/cm3 Bz: 2019 Jan 15 0951Z at 1.6 nT
- + Global Conditions 0420 20 Oct 2019—Global HF Propagation Conditions for 0400Z on 20 Oct, 2019 High Latitude: Normal Middle Latitude: Normal Low Latitude: Normal
- + Space Weather on Twitter—Follow our Twitter feed for hourly updates of space weather information and more: @hfradiospaceweather - and also, follow @NW7US (Tomas)
- + Solar Report 2050 19 Oct 2019—Solar Flux: 66 | Ap: 6 | Kp 2
- + Observed Space Weather 2050 19 Oct 2019—No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.
- + Forecast Space Weather 2050 19 Oct 2019—No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
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- + Operating Notes: Playing down to your competition, DX QSOs,— In sports, when a team is “playing down to its competition” it means that they they don’t play as well as they could when they are ...
- + ARRL to implement yet another Wayne Green idea—I got a little bit of a chuckle when I read the article about the ARRL’s newest publication, On the Air. According to the article, ARRL is launc...
- + 5 minutes, 20 slides. What would you say about amateur radio?—Ignite talks are fast, fun talks about just about any topic you can think of. You get 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds. I’v...
- + So, what is going on in California?—Over the last couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of hubbub about what’s going on in California. Apparently, some administrator there has ...
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- + QSO Today - Ganesh Subramaniam - VU2TS—Ganesh Subramaniam, VU2TS, began his ham radio journey in 1959 trying to find someone, anyone, somewhere in his native Bangalore, India, who could pro...
- + Largest ever South African delegation to attend WRC-19—SARL News reports next week South Africa will send the largest ever delegation to attend the ITU World Radio Conference in Egypt
- + WIA Board - Young people are our future—In this weeks Board Comment WIA Director Mike VK8MA says "We need to replace silent keys with young vibrant youth enthusiasm"
- + World and generations connected by amateur radio—The JARL reports Tokyo's Amateur Radio Ham Fair 2019 welcomed a total of 42,000 visitors in two days. This was the highest number of visitors since it...
- + Further Electromagnetic Field restrictions in Poland?—Poland's Health Ministry is reported to be working on a draft regulation that is feared will set new restrictions on levels of electromagnetic fields ...
- + The CQ WW DX SSB Contest next weekend—SARL News reports the CQ WW is the largest Amateur Radio competition in the world. Over 35 000 participants take to the airwaves on the last weekend o...
- + 2019 AMSAT Symposium underway! Livestream available—The 37th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting has begun, and will continue through Sunday, October 20, 2019, at The Hilton Arlington in Ar...
- + Foundations of Amateur Radio—World Wide Radio Operators Foundation - The other day I accidentally learnt something new. I know, it's crazy, sometimes I surprise myself
- + Brazil: High school students shown amateur radio—Brazilian radio amateurs participated in a Science Fair at Gonçalves Dias School, Boa Vista on October 16
- + JOTA down-under—This year JOTA celebrates 62 years of connecting scouts and guides by radio. A few things to note, with the change of DMR talk groups for JOTA this we...
- + New Zealand Net (NZ Net)—The New Zealand Net (NZ Net) is an 80-metre CW net operating every Monday-Friday evening
- + Mauritania—DX-World.net reports that operators Johannes PA5X (5T5PA) and Evert PA2KW (5T2KW) will be active from a special location somewhere in Mauritania betwe...
- + Marquesas Island DXpedition—The Can-Am DXpedition Team will arrive in French Polynesia on November 3rd. While in Tahiti (FO), there will be some activity – including low bands --...
- + Propagation de K7RA—Solar activity remains very low. At the bottom of the sunspot cycle, any sunspot activity is fleeting. Again, another week passes with no sunspots at ...
- + French national ham radio societies meet—The URC, AMSAT-F, DR@F, VE-France, FFBRA and REF met on September 22 and October 13 in Nanterre to define the working methods and priorities of the In...
- + Will a Beginners licence cure the slump in new radio amateurs?—The number getting their UK Foundation licence has slumped in the past 13 years. In this YouTube video RSGB VHF Manager John Regnault G4SWX discusses ...
- + SC0UT on-the-air for JOTA—Scouts in Sweden have got an appropriate call sign for this weekend's Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) - it's SC0UT
- + Pitcairn Island DXpedition—I experienced a sudden and relatively severe, acute illness and was hospitalized for a number of days. I am recovering at home, but the risk of compro...
- + The Space Weather Woman—Two Coronal Holes Keep Us in Suspense - The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov WX6SWW
- + ARRL ham radio magazine aimed at Beginners-to-Intermediate—ARRL is launching a new magazine, On the Air, in January 2020. To be published on a bimonthly basis, On the Air will offer new and beginner-to-interme...
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- + Watch Live Today! Mars Society Convention 2019 Talks Red Planet Exploration—The Mars Society will stream live talks and presentations from its 2019 International Mars Society Convention at USC in Los Angeles. Watch Live! [Auth...
- + 'Star Trek: Short Treks' Review: Did Spock Just Laugh in 'Q&A'?—It's Spock's first day on the Enterprise and he gets stuck in a turbolift with Number One! "Star Trek: Short Treks" returns with episode "Q&A." [A...
- + Space Companies Are Investing Big in 5G Technology—Space companies worldwide want to bring more data to your devices, faster than ever before. [Author: Elizabeth Howell] [Link to media]
- + On This Day in Space! Oct. 20, 1970: Soviet Union Launches the Last 'Zond' Moon Mission—On Oct. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 8 spacecraft on a mission to the moon. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video seri...
- + The 15 Weirdest Galaxies in Our Universe—There are galaxies shaped like jellyfish, galaxies that consume other galaxies, and galaxies that seem to lack the dark matter that pervades the rest ...
- + Space Photos: The Most Amazing Images This Week!—Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week. [Author: Doris Elin Urrutia] [Link to media]
- + On This Day in Space! Oct. 19, 2016: ExoMars Mission Arrives at the Red Planet—On Oct. 19, 2016, the European Space Agency's ExoMars mission arrived at Mars! See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series! [Author: ...
- + The 1st Human on Mars May Be a Woman, NASA Chief Says—It won't be long before we see the first woman on Mars, and she just might beat the first man there, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Friday (O...
- + Robots and Pitbulls: 'Lost in Space 2' Actors Bring Smiles to New York Comic Con—Season 2 of Netflix's "Lost in Space" promises a whole new set of ambitious, problem-solving ideas from the Robinson family as they navigate a whole n...
- + Top Space Stories of the Week!—These are the top space stories this week from Space.com. [Author: Doris Elin Urrutia] [Link to media]
- + Jupiter's Great Red Spot: Our Solar System's Most Famous Storm—It's been a great, enormous storm for more than a 100 years. But will Jupiter's Great Red Spot last much longer? [Author: JoAnna Wendel] [Link to medi...
- + Parachutes, Abort Engines Are Key Challenges for SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule—Elon Musk and Jim Bridenstine came together recently to discuss the remaining challenges for Commercial Crew. [Author: Rod Pyle] [Link to media]
- + RIP, Van Allen Probes! NASA Ends 7-Year Mission to Explore Earth's Radiation Belts—Another long-lived NASA mission has come to an end, this one after more than seven years of dancing through the perilous belts of radiation around Ear...
- + NASA Astronauts Make History with 1st All-Woman Spacewalk—Today (Oct. 18), NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir embarked on the first spacewalk in history to be completed by a team of all women. [A...
- + This Poofy, Inflated Exoplanet Is One of the Puffiest Ever Seen—Giant alien worlds with searing, close orbits to their host stars can inflate like balloons. Now astronomers have discovered one so puffy that it is o...
- + Trump Hails NASA Astronauts on 1st All-Woman Spacewalk in History—President Donald Trump lauded two NASA astronauts on the first all-female spacewalk in history Friday (Oct. 18), hailing their bravery and skill as th...
- + Josie and the Pussycats are Heading to Outer Space—Josie and the Pussycats are heading into outer space in a new digital-first series debuting on comiXology, as announced via ScreenRant. [Author: Georg...
- + An Asteroid-Smashing Star Ground a Giant Rock to Bits and Covered Itself in the Remains—Good news for scientists. Bad news for any asteroid dwellers. [Author: Rafi Letzter] [Link to media]
- + The Orionid Meteor Shower 2019 Peaks Soon: Here's What to Expect—October's Orionid meteor shower is one of the most reliable of the annual displays of "shooting stars." Unfortunately, this year, the Orionids are goi...
- + Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day—The Milky Way glistens above four antennas of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a telescope array in northern Chile. [Author: S...
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- + A Ceasefire Is a Good Thing—The US negotiated a five-day ceasefire between Turkey and Kurds in Syria last week which has, for the most part, held up through four days. This is ve...
- + Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed; Shepherds Attacked—ISIS attacked a group of shepherds in Kirkuk province. The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: Six Killed; Shepherds Attacked appeared fi...
- + Paternalistic Noninterventionism: The Examples of Venezuela and Hong Kong—The summer of 2019 saw a series of events in Hong Kong beginning with two massive demonstrations that called for the withdrawal of the Extradition Bil...
- + Trump’s Ending of Wars Could Derail the Democrats—This article originally appeared at TruthDig. I hate to say I told you so, but well … as predicted, in the wake of Trump’s commanded military withdraw...
- + Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed; Turkish Strikes Target PKK—At least six people were killed, and four more were wounded: Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Workers Party (P.K.K.) killed two militants in Hak...
- + Why Withdrawing US Troops From Northern Syria Is GOOD—The foreign policy elite is in an uproar. They claim “we have abandoned our allies”. They question “how can America be trusted?̶...
- + The Last Lifeline: The Real Reason Behind Abbas’ Call for Elections—The call by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for elections in the Occupied Territories is a political ploy. There will be no true, democr...
- + Is Putin the New King of the Middle East?—"Russia Assumes Mantle of Supreme Power Broker in the Middle East," proclaimed Britain’s Telegraph. The article began: "Russia’...
- + To End the Wars, Attack the Right From the Right—Sadly, the antiwar and anti-national security state inclinations of American liberals and progressives have weakened since the days of President Georg...
- + Israel Prepares To Turn Bedouin Citizens Into Refugees in Their Own Country—The decades-long struggle by tens of thousands of Israelis against being uprooted from their homes – some for the second or third time – s...
- + What the Media Aren’t Telling You About Turkey and the Kurds—Mainstream media are taking occasional breaks from 24/7 impeachment coverage this month to lambaste the Trump Administration for abandoning our Syrian...
- + Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed, Including Kurdish Journalists—A Kurdish journalist and his wife, a former anchor, were killed along with their young son. The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: Seven ...
- + Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed, Including Kurdish Journalists—A Kurdish journalist and his wife, a former anchor, were killed along with their young son. The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: Seven &nbs...
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- + What the US Can Learn From Iranian Warfare—Tehran's approach to proxy wars offers a surprising lesson. [Category: Ideas]
- + Top SDF Commander: Turkey Blocking Kurds’ Retreat; Urges Trump to ‘Stop This War’—“I am asking President Trump right now to fulfill his promise to us and stop this war,” Mazlum Abdi told Defense One by phone. [Category: Threats]
- + The US Army Wants to Reinvent Tank Warfare with AI—A new project aims to make the battlefield more “transparent” — while relying on robots and software that “think” in unpredictable ways. [Category: Te...
- + Just One Bidder Is Vying for Two Pentagon Programs Worth $130 Billion—The defense acquisition chief is looking into the Army’s disqualification of a second bidder to replace Bradley armored vehicles. [Category: Business]
- + US Intel Aircraft to Remain Over Syria As Ground Forces Pull Out—SecDef Esper heads to Mideast, NATO to talk about the future fight against ISIS. [Category: Threats]
- + 10 Hard Realities of America’s Next Syria Policy—The troops are leaving, but the U.S. still has regional and global interests in what happens there. [Category: Ideas]
- + Pence-Erdogan ‘ceasefire’ appears shaky; ‘This is not a ceasefire,’ EU says; McRaven speaks out; Blast in E. Afg kills 60+; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + The Intelligence Fallout From Trump’s Withdrawal in Syria—The chaotic withdrawal from Syria will severely weaken U.S. efforts in the country—and could also be a boost for Russia and Iran. [Category: Ideas]
- + Ep. 57: The Future of the U.S. Military in Syria (for now)—Three Middle East experts forecast likely consequences and the longterm costs of the U.S. military withdrawing from northern Syria. [Category: Ideas]
- + US Agrees to Lift Sanctions on Turkey in Syria ‘Ceasefire’ Deal—“From what I understand it’s not a ceasefire,” Sen Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told reporters on Capitol Hill. “You have one-hundred-and-X number of hours to...
- + US Lawmakers Fear The Damage Is Done On Syria—“The egg may be scrambled,” said one Armed Services Committee lawmaker amid a welter of efforts to salvage the situation. [Category: Threats]
- + Robotanks, attack helicopters at AUSA; Subway tech may ease wargaming; Leonardo's next acquisition? And more.— [Category: Business]
- + Donald Trump Looks More and More Like Oliver North —Iran-Contra was also about a foreign policy run from inside the White House and outside the law. [Category: Ideas]
- + Pence, Erdogan meet; US bombs its former Syrian HQ; ISIS prisoners escape; US, Saudi may link air defenses; And a bit more.— [Category: News]
- + Raytheon's Next Patriot Radar Will Eliminate a Blind Spot—Company officials say the new radar can spot drone swarms, cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons expected on future battlefields. [Category: Business...
- + DISA Wants a Pentagon-Wide Identity Management System—The Enterprise Identity Service would let Pentagon officials oversee the access credentials and online activity of every user who touches its networks...
- + China Has Begun to Shape and Manage the US, Not the Other Way Around—US policymakers long sought to export American values to China. The reverse is happening instead. [Category: Ideas]
- + The US Literally Doesn’t Know How Many ISIS Fighters Have Escaped In Syria—“We just have less eyes on the ground to know for sure what is happening,” said one senior defense official. [Category: Threats]
- + Turkey’s Military Ties to US and NATO Remain Strong: US Army Leaders—Joint exercises remain on the schedule as Turkish forces attack America’s Syrian rebel allies. [Category: Politics]
- + Trump Is Complicit in Erdoğan’s Violence—Now the war in Syria has a victor. And it’s not the U.S. [Category: Ideas]
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- + Raytheon to Build a New 360 Radar for the US Army Patriot Air Defense Systems—The Raytheon Company announced it has been selected to provide the US Army with its next-generation, 360-degree capable radar – known as the Lower Tie...
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- + Peter Handke Nobel Prize Uproar Overlooks Evidence of Flawed Srebrenica Conclusions—Ed Vulliamy (The Guardian, Opinion, 12 October 2019) was quick to join the chorus of attacks on Peter Handke, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize fo...
- + Vote on Johnson’s No-Brexit/Brexit Deal Delayed—A rare Saturday session was held to resolve Brexit up or down. Not so fast. Forty months after Brits narrowly voted to leave the EU on June 23, 2016,...
- + Stop Press: The Queen’s Screech: Britain, Spain and Other Illnesses—There are some people — whereby I do not know how many — who recall the key elements of British colonial rule. I was fortunate enough not to live unde...
- + US Interventions in Canada – A Brief History—Let’s Invade Canada The US has always maintained a dream of annexing Canada and expanding the American homeland empire to include the entire len...
- + Greater Middle East Project of Chaos: The Management of Savagery—Destination Afghanistan was known as the big easy back in the halcyon days of the late 1960s. Hippies from throughout the affluent West hitchhiked to ...
- + Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines Tested on 4-6 Year-olds—I have often feared that in the end babies and young children would be given the dangerous and increasingly unpopular HPV vaccines. I suspect that tim...
- + Donbass and Crimea: Ukrainian President Zelensky Juggles an Impossible Situation—Analyzing a sequence of public statements by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky regarding Crimea and Donbass made over any length of time, it imme...
- + US/Turkey Deal on Syria, Like Carving Up Cuba Scene from the Godfather Trilogy—One of the trilogy’s most memorable scenes was in pre-liberated Cuba where mafia dons are seen carving up a cake representing the country. The Hyman R...
- + The Road to Damascus: How the Syria War Was Won—What is happening in Syria, following yet another Russia-brokered deal, is a massive geopolitical game-changer. I’ve tried to summarize it in a single...
- + Video: Turkish-funded Syrian National Army and Myth of United Syrian Opposition—Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring once again drew wide attention not only to the so-called Kurdish question, but also to attempts by Ankara to create a ...
- + Iran Is Almost Encircled by at Least 45 American Military Bases. Who is Really Threatening Whom—A month ago president Donald Trump spoke of his desire to “avoid” war with Iran, as anxieties simmer between the United States and this large, diverse...
- + Video: Assad Troops Deploy on Border Amid 120-hour Ceasefire—On October 16 and 17, the Russian Aerospace Forces were conducting airstrikes on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in northern Lattakia and southern I...
- + Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion—Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The ...
- + Drugged! … By Big Pharma? Prescription Drugs and the Opioid Crisis—First published September 20, 2018 You don’t have to be a genius sometimes to just ‘connect the dots’. Since 2012 Big Pharma ads for...
- + Video: Terrorists’ Air Force: Improvised Attack Drones in Syria and Iraq—Over the past years, the usage of improvised armed unmanned aerial vehicles by various armed groups and paramilitary formations has become an inherent...
- + Water Is Life – They Are Stealing Our Livelihood and We Aren’t Even Noticing—This article was first published on World Water Day, 22 March 2018. Author’s Update, March 24, 2019: Today is World Water Day 2019 – and ...
- + Privatization of Water as an Owned Commodity Rather Than a Universal Human Right—There is no greater natural resource on this earth than water. As the sustenance of all life, water keeps every living and breathing organism, every p...
- + Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey—An excerpt from Holocaust to Resistance: My Journey by Suzanne Berliner Weiss (pp. 45-47). Weiss’s book, released this month by Fernwood Publishers,...
- + March 11, 2011: Fukushima: A Nuclear War without a War: The Unspoken Crisis of Worldwide Nuclear Radiation—The dumping of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean constitutes a potential trigger to a process of global radioactive contamination... Eve...
- + Interference by Unnamed “Foreign Powers” in Canada’s Elections? The Invasion of “America’s Backyard”—Are the Russians coming to disrupt our elections scheduled for October 21st? Back in July, Canada’s Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina G...
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- + Barrett becomes newest US Air Force secretary—Barbara Barrett became the 25th US Air Force (USAF) secretary on 18 October during a swearing-in ceremony. The US Senate on 16 October approved Barre...
- + Pentagon delays F-35 full-rate production decision by 13 months—Key Points The Pentagon is pushing back its F-35 full-rate production decision by more than a year owing to issues with Joint Simulation Environment ...
- + RAAF deploys P-8A Poseidon to Middle East in support of IMSC mission in the Gulf—The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed one of its Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft to the Middle East in support of the...
- + Damascus capitalises on US withdrawal from northeastern Syria—The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has launched a three-pronged move across Kurdish-controlled territory in the northeast of the country in a bid to fill the ...
- + UK Royal Air Force says it has turned corner on pilot training backlog—A senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer has told a UK parliamentary committee that the service has the backlog in pilot training under control. Air Ma...
- + Iranian jet trainer takes first flight—Iran’s indigenously developed Yasin jet trainer has taken its first flight, the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) announce...
- + US unfazed by Beijing’s capabilities in South China Sea, reiterates commitment to regional partners—Key Points The USN is not intimidated by Beijing’s latest deployments in the South China Sea and has reiterated its commitment to partners in the reg...
- + Mosque attack underlines potential for escalating inter-communal violence in Burkina Faso—Sixteen people were killed and two seriously wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire on worshippers attending evening prayers at the Grand Mosque...
- + AUSA 2019: Bids for US Army’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon break cover—Key Points The US Army hopes to replace its M4 carbine and M249 squad weapon by 2023 Textron Systems, GD-OTS, and SIG Sauer are competing for the Ne...
- + AUSA 2019: Raytheon wins US Army’s LTAMDS prototyping contract—There was a question looming in the air during this year’s Association of the US Army 2019 (AUSA 2019) annual conference: which company would wi...
- + Civilian casualties in Afghanistan reach record-high levels, says UN—The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan has reached record-high levels, with the United Nations recording from 1 July to 30 September 2019 th...
- + Franco-German Defence and Security Council push military and industrial co-operation—German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron and their foreign and defence ministers met for a Franco-German Defence and Secur...
- + Russian Navy MiG-29s conduct deck-landing training in Crimea—Russian Naval Aviation MiG-29 fighters have deployed to Crimea for deck-landing training at the service’s purpose-built Nazyemniy Ispitateiniy T...
- + US Senate confirms Barrett as newest US Air Force secretary—The US Senate on 16 October approved Barbara Barrett becoming the 25th US Air Force (USAF) secretary by a vote of 85–7. The confirmation vote m...
- + AUSA 2019: Army looks to AI-enabled systems for network defence—The US Army’s specialised task force for artificial intelligence (AI) is exploring technological solutions to help combat commanders identify an...
- + AUSA 2019: US Army eyes sensor technology tailored to machine-based ISR analysis—The US Army Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force is exploring alternatives for emerging intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensor...
- + AUSA 2019: Leonardo DRS eyes US Army requirements for OBVP power system—Leonardo DRS hopes to see US Army requirements established soon for its On-Board Vehicle Power (OBVP) system to help push the technology into service ...
- + AUSA 2019: US Army talks network dependency, concerns—US Army leaders have used the Association of the US Army 2019 (AUSA 2019) annual conference to tout progress developing a host of next-generation weap...
- + AUSA 2019: SMDC updating US Army’s space training strategy—The US Army’s space training strategy is to be updated in the next three to four months, Lieutenant General James Dickinson, head of Army Space and Mi...
- + Russia, Saudi discussions are guarded on S-400 procurement—Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed closer defence equipment co-operation with Saudi Arabia on his first visit to the country since 2007, news ...
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- + Russian Patrol Icebreaker Ivan Papanin to Take Sea on Oct 25— [Category: 2019/]
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- + North Korea Seems Calm Now, But In 2010 It Sunk a South Korean Warship—Kyle Mizokami Security, Asia A silent submarine attack? Key point: The Kim family has frequently attacked South Korea over the years. In 2010, No...
- + Inside OPLAN 5015: America's Strategy to Defeat North Korea in a Bloody War—Michael Peck Security, Asia Welcome to hell on the Korean Peninsula. Key point: Pyongyang would lose, but millions would die. North Korea’s unpre...
- + WKD: Why Russia's New Anti-Satellite Plane Is Very Bad Idea—Michael Peck Security, Europe Attacking satellites could cause a nuclear war. Key point: Satellites are needed to help target nuclear weapons and...
- + Why South Africa Built Nuclear Weapons and Then Gave Them Up. —Robert Farley Security, Africa Why? Key Point: The Republic of South Africa felt safer by disarming. Why did South Africa decide to build nukes, ...
- + Know This: China Plans to Win a War Against America (If It Ever Happens) —Michael Peck Security, Asia Fact: China's military isn't just aiming for mere parity or deterrence with the U.S., but rather military victory in a ...
- + How to Tame Irrational Iran and Win a Nuclear Deal—Emily B. Landau Security, Middle East The Trump administration should remain firm with the pressure campaign, continue trying to get the Europeans ...
- + Waterworld: How Oceans Help Shape Human Civilization—Aram Bakshian Jr. History, Americas In The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans, Cambridge historian David Abulafia offers a majestic narra...
- + The Technology Trap: More Than Automation Is Driving Inequality—John B. Judis Security, Americas Frey argues that automation, or what he calls the third industrial revolution, is not only putting jobs at risk, b...
- + How the National Security Council Transformed The American Way of War—James Rosen Security, Americas White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War looks at how the nationa...
- + Slavic Studies Becomes a Mandatory Course for All Americans—Lyle J. Goldstein Security, Americas The Washington foreign-policy establishment’s ill-advised obsession with Russia and Ukraine are propelling an ...
- + The Suez Crisis: Israel Wins a War (France and Britain Were Never the Same)—Warfare History Network, Eric Hammel Security, Middle East The Suez Crisis quickly got out of control. Key point: This was one of the few times th...
- + Aircraft Carriers, Stealth Bombers and Killer Tanks: China's Military Has Arrived—Sebastien Roblin Security, Asia What does America have to worry about? Key point: The PLA has been building and purchasing all of the high-tech w...
- + How the Allies Crushed Germany's Fearsome U-Boats During World War I—Warfare History Network Security, Europe Depth charges. Key point: The merging of surface and undersea warfare. At the beginning of World War I, B...
- + Why China Might Not Want to Stop a War with America Once It Starts—Michael Peck Security, Asia But why? Key point: Beijing isn't known for being open to mediation during a conflict. It’s easier to start a war tha...
- + The Pentagon's Plan For Mobile Nuclear Reactors Is A Horrible Idea—Michael Peck Security, A tantalizing target for U.S. enemies. Key point: There are a lot of risks to public safety from this plan. The goal is to...
- + WKD: These 3 Countries Tried Socialism. Here's What Happened—Lee Edwards Politics, World Who would have thought? Socialists are fond of saying that socialism has never failed because it has never been tried....
- + The Korean War's Battle Of The Hook Was Complete Hell on Earth —Warfare History Network, Al Hemingway Security, Asia All part of a Chinese land grab before peace negotiations. Key point: The value of this strat...
- + The World's Top 15 Best Rifles, Shotguns, and Handguns. All In One List.—Kyle Mizokami Security, Read on. Key point: Words are one thing, but trying them for yourself is another. (These all appeared separately during t...
- + The F-15X: The Plane the Air Force Needs to Buy (What About the F-35?)—Sebastien Roblin Security, Americas Hype is growing around the F-15X. Key point: The Air Force must decide whether more cost-efficient, but less-s...
- + 5 Best Handguns Used by Armed Forces Around the Globe—Kyle Mizokami Technology, We offer some options. Key point: These handguns top the charts. The bustling global arms trade has resulted in many ex...
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- + Lockheed to study risk reduction, deliverability of redesigned nuclear warhead—Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2019 Lockheed Martin has received a $108.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for research on the Mk21A Reentry Vehi...
- + Putin watches missile launch during nuclear arms drill—Moscow (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin watched Thursday as the country's armed forces tested missiles that can carry thermo-nuc...
- + China slams US restrictions on Chinese diplomats as 'groundless'—Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 China on Thursday slammed as "groundless" a US decision to order Chinese diplomats to notify the State Department before ...
- + Aevum wins major US Air Force contracts worth up to $11M—Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 17, 2019 Aevum, Inc., a provider of space logistics and delivery services, announces its award of three major contracts fro...
- + Aerojet Rocketdyne teams with NASA to develop novel rocket engine technology—Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2019 Aerojet Rocketdyne has entered into a Space Act Agreement with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to design and ma...
- + Malaysia looks to strengthen navy as sea tensions grow—Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 Malaysia must strengthen its navy to better defend the country's waters, a minister said Thursday, as tensions moun...
- + Syria Kurd families flee to Iraq as array of armies advance—Berdarch, Irak (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 With an array of armies zeroing in on their homes since Turkey launched an offensive on northern Syria, Kurdish fa...
- + French FM holds Iraq talks on IS prisoners in Syria—Baghdad (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 France's top diplomat held talks in Baghdad on Thursday on transferring foreign jihadists from northern Syria for trial ...
- + Prominent Iraqi blogger snatched from home: family—Baghdad (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 Armed men in uniform seized a prominent Iraqi blogger from his home on Thursday, one of his relatives told AFP, after a ...
- + Planned new rocket carries hope for China's manned lunar landing program—Beijing (XNA) Oct 17, 2019 Space engineers have made a key step in designing a new generation launch vehicle that could help start China's manned l...
- + Kurds accuse Turkey of using banned incendiary weapons—Beirut (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 The embattled Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria on Thursday accused Turkey of resorting to banned weapons such as...
- + 16th Air Force established as cyberwarfare unit—Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2019 The newest numbered air force, the 16th Air Force, dedicated to cyberwarfare, has been established in a ceremony at Jo...
- + BAE Systems to manage open source data for U.S. Army in $437M contract—Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2019 BAE Systems will provide intelligence support to the U.S. Army in a $437 million task order, the company announced. ...
- + Expeditionary sea base USNS Miguel Keith completes acceptance trials—Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2019 The Expeditionary Sea Base ship, USNS Miguel Keith, successfully completed its acceptance trials off the California c...
- + Taiwan says fighter jet's missing black box found after two years—Taipei (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 The black box of a Mirage fighter jet that disappeared off Taiwan two years ago has been located and will be sent to Fran...
- + US Army has no plans to purchase more Iron Dome systems—Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2019 The U.S. Army does not intend to purchase additional Israeli-made Iron Dome missile defense systems, but may have to,...
- + U.S. sold $55.4B in weapons to allies, partners in FY19—Washington (UPI) Oct 16, 2019 U.S. manufacturers sold weapons valued at $55.4 billion to foreign partners in fiscal year 2019, the Defense Security...
- + France, Germany break impasse on arms exports—Toulouse, France (AFP) Oct 16, 2019 France and Germany agreed Wednesday on an accord governing the export of jointly developed weapons and defence ...
- + Russia eyes launching satellite into orbit from Saudi Arabia—Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 15, 2019 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin announced earlier this year that Russia and Saudi Arab...
- + US imposes tit-for-tat restrictions on Chinese diplomats—Washington (AFP) Oct 16, 2019 The United States on Wednesday ordered Chinese diplomats to notify the State Department before meeting with federal a...
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- + ImSAR LLC wins $$7.2M contract for work on RQ-21A unmanned aerial systems— Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2019 - ImSAR LLC was awarded a $7.2 million contract for work on payload systems and communications packages of the RQ-21 B...
- + Israel's Elbit Systems sells $153M worth of mini-drones to unnamed country— Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2019 - Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems announced the sale of over 1,000 THOR mini-drones to an unnamed Southeast A...
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- + Russia in Review: The Kremlin's Outreach to Singapore— Russia in Review is a weekly intelligence summary (INTSUM) produced by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). This ISW INTSUM series sheds l...
- + Russia in Review: The Kremlin's Middle East Security Concept— Russia in Review is a weekly intelligence summary (INTSUM) produced by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). This ISW INTSUM series sheds l...
- + Iraq Situation Report: October 11 - 16, 2019—By Brandon Wallace with Samantha Leathley Street protests rooted in popular discontent and a harsh government response have embroiled Iraq in a crisis...
- + Situation in Northeast Syria: October 18, 2019 Map—By John Dunford, Michael Land, and Brandon Wallace [Author: Institute for the Study of War]
- + Situation in Northeast Syria: October 17, 2019 Map—By John Dunford, Michael Land, and Brandon Wallace [Author: Institute for the Study of War]
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- + All US Troops Leaving Syria Will Head to Iraq—According to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, the current plan is that all US troops leaving Syria will be redeployed into western Iraq. [Category: Fo...
- + This MSNBC Clip is Everything Ugly About Russia Smears—There’s a video clip circulating on Twitter right now that simply has to be seen to be believed. [Category: Media, News, Op-Ed, Propaganda, United Sta...
- + Venezuela Elected to UN Human Rights Council Despite US Opposition—The Maduro government was elected to a three-year term with backing of 105 out of 195 UN member-states. [Category: News, Venezuela, World]
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- + Dick Morris: 'If You Feel a Pulse, You Know Hillary’s Going to Run'—During Sunday’s broadcast of “The Cats Roundtable” on New York AM 970 radio, political commentator and former Bill Clinton adviser Dick Morris w...
- + Virgil: Five Takeaways from Capitalism’s Kowtow to China—We’ve learned a lot from the National Basketball Association’s kowtow to the People's Republic of China. Here are five key takeaways. [Author: Virg...
- + Mitt Romney: Impeachment of Trump an 'Inflection Point in American History'—Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) told the Atlantic on Sunday that he believes the Democrats' impeachment inquiry investigating President Donald Trump will serv...
- + 23 House Republicans Have Yet to Back Movement to Censure Adam Schiff—Twenty-three House Republicans have yet to back a movement to condemn House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) for deliberately fabric...
- + Video: 'New Girl' Actor Lamorne Morris Restrained, Handcuffed Outside Hollywood Club—Actor Lamorne Morris was restrained and handcuffed Saturday night outside of a Hollywood club after he filmed the police arresting his friend. [Author...
- + Weak Seven: Empty Seats Outnumber Fans in Several NFL Stadiums—With Week Seven nearly in the history books, we're reminded that the days when the NFL could seemingly fill every stadium without much effort, are als...
- + Elizabeth Warren: Transgender Border Crossers 'Must' Be Released into U.S.—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a leading 2020 Democrat presidential primary candidate, says transgender border crossers and illegal aliens "must" be re...
- + Exclusive - Lebanese Leader Walid Jumblatt on Massive Protests: ‘Dialogue Is a Must’—With anti-establishment protests rocking his country, Walid Jumblatt, the longtime leader of Lebanon's Druze community, said he supports dialogue with...
- + Tulsi Gabbard Declares War on Hillary Clinton and Democrat Party Establishment—Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is taking the fight to Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party establishment after the feud exploded last week. [Author: ...
- + California Governor Pardons Three Immigrant Felons to Avoid Deportation—California Governor Gavin Newsom pardoned three immigrant felons last week to help them avoid being deported from the United States. [Author: John ...
- + UK Police Tell Public: Report 'Hateful' Behaviour 'Even If It Isn't a Crime', 'You Don't Even Need Evidence'—British police have marked "Hate Crime Awareness Week" with a series of childish online cartoons urging the public to report "hateful" behaviour "even...
- + Public Defender: Illegal Alien Charged with Murdering Four Americans Unfit for Death Penalty Due to Low IQ—An illegal alien accused of murdering four Americans over the course of a week in Nevada is set to claim that he is "intellectually disabled" in order...
- + Nancy Kaufman: Tulsi Gabbard Rises Above Corporate Media Smears—It is amazing how far the corporate media and the party establishment will go in their attempt to stop Tulsi Gabbard. [Author: Nancy Kaufman ] [Cat...
- + WATCH: Oklahoma's Sooner Schooner Wagon Crashes on Football Field—Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Oklahoma's Sooner Schooner horse-drawn wagon tipped over and crashed during a football game between the Sooners and West Virginia on ...
- + Maxine Waters: McConnell Can't Save Trump from Impeachment — 'It's Not Going to Work'—Sunday on MSNBC, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) would not be able to “sweep” the evidence ...
- + Pompeo: ‘Adam Schiff Ought to Be Embarrassed by the Kangaroo Court That He’s Running’—Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s (D-...
- + Booker: 'I'm Praying' for Peaceful Transfer of Power Because Trump Is Trying to 'Incite People' with 'Incendiary Language'—Sunday on MSNBC, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said he is praying for a peaceful transfer of power between parties be...
- + Puerto Rican Mayor a ‘Climate Change Survivor’ After Trump’s Failed Hurricane Response: President ‘Killing Us’—Puerto Rican Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz said on Saturday thousands of Puerto Ricans died because of Donald Trump's response to Hurricane Maria. [Author: ...
- + Study: Latino-Owned Businesses Growing at Record Pace in Trump Economy—Latino-owned businesses are growing at a record pace thanks to a strong economy, according to a Biz2Credit study. [Author: Amy Furr ] [Category: Ec...
- + Beto O'Rourke: People of This Country 'Will Force' Republican Senators to Impeach Trump—On Sunday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy, ” 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) said t...
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- + IN THE WAR FOR SYRIA’S HIGHWAY M4, THE KREMLIN TURKS HAVE BEEN BEATEN TO THE PUNCH BY THE RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF, FOREIGN MINISTRY — FOR THE MOMENT—By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping that his meeting with President Vladimir Putin, schedu...
- + YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE SIDES – APOLOGY BY JOHN HEATHERSHAW ON BEHALF OF MARK GALEOTTI, OLIVER BULLOUGH, ROBERT SERVICE—By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Authoritarianism in the former Soviet Union is John Heathershaw’s métier. Heathershaw is a professor at...
- + YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE SIDES – APOLOGY BY JOHN HEATHERSHAW OF BEHALF OF MARK GALEOTTI, OLIVER BULLOUGH, ROBERT SERVICE—By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Authoritarianism in the former Soviet Union is John Heathershaw’s métier. Heathershaw is a professor at...
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- + Reviving Destroyed Oil, Gas Fields Begins in Syria’s Raqqa After Years of US Bombardment— Raqqa, Syria – Recovery works at oil and gas fields in the Syrian province of Raqqa as well as in the “triangle” between the freed...
- + US Withdrawal from Syria’s Aleppo and Raqqa Completed— DAMASCUS – The United States has fully pulled its servicemen back from its compounds in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Raqqa after Preside...
- + UK Government Ministers Insist Brexit Won’t Be Delayed Despite Extension Request— LONDON – Ministers are insisting that the UK will leave the EU by the current Brexit deadline of October 31, despite the government being forc...
- + Turkey may buy more Russian air defense systems S-400— MOSCOW – Chances are Russia is likely to get a new contract to deliver air defense systems to Turkey, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Boris...
- + MAJOR: US Moving ISIS Terrorists out of Syria’s Hasaka in Heavy Heliborne Operation— Hasaka, Syria – The US helicopters have been sighted in heavy operation in Syria’s northern province of Hasaka since Sunday morning as e...
- + MAJOR: Boeing Pilot Warned About 737 Max Issues Before Deadly Crashes— Chicago, Illinois, U.S. – Messages from 2016 reportedly showed that a Boeing pilot working on the 737 Max warned that the new automated system...
- + ‘Russia’s most powerful ship’: Admiral Nakhimov is ‘potent threat’— MOSCOW – Cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is undergoing a profound renewal of his firepower and is rated “the most powerful ship in Russia”...
- + Turkey will consider Syrian protection of Kurds as ‘declaration of war’— ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s adviser Yasin Aktay said that the possible protection of the Kurdish units operating i...
- + The golden secret of Russia: how would the country endure a sharp drop in oil prices?— MOSCOW – Russia is able to withstand a sharp drop in oil prices with the help of the country’s gold reserve, said Russian Finance Minist...
- + Five days until the end? Potentially dangerous asteroid will approach Earth soon— According to NASA’s Near Earth Object Study Center, the 700-meter diameter 162082 (1998 HL1) object will approach Earth at a minimum distance ...
- + The FRN Daily News Brief 2019-10-19— This Daily FRN News Brief is a summary of 13, articles about Eurasia, Finance, Headline-News, Iran, Mena, Russia, Afghanistan, Anglo-5, Nato, Politi...
- + The FRN Daily News Brief 2019-10-18— This Daily FRN News Brief is a summary of 6, articles about Anglo-5, Eurasia, Greece-Eurasia, Headline-News, Russia, Turkey, United-States, Donbass,...
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- + The Ukraine Whistleblowers and the Rise of Partisan Whistleblowing—Shutterstock “We must determine the whistleblower’s identity,” tweeted Trump , who has become obsessed with finding and punishing the individual ...
- + Don’t Forget: Nuclear Weapons Are an Existential Threat, Too—Shutterstock There’s a growing awareness now that climate change is an existential threat to humanity. Inspiring movements are demanding solutions, a...
- + Trump’s Endless Wars—Shutterstock Donald Trump loves to talk about ending the endless U.S. wars that he inherited as president. He tweets about it. He endlessly crit...
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- + WATCH: State Trooper Pulls Gun on Veteran Speeding to Hospital to See His Dying Mother—A US Army reserves translator was upset after being held up for a long time as he sped to see his dying mom, which got him held a gunpoint. [Category:...
- + WATCH: Family Says They Were Attacked, Arrested for ‘Loitering’ — In Their OWN YARD—A family is speaking out and suing after they say they were attacked and arrested for loitering on their own front porch. [Category: Badge Abuse, loit...
- + Cops Walk Up to Family’s Home Unannounced, Shoot Dad in the Back Through a Window—A man is in critical condition after several police officers sneaked up to his home and opened fire on him through a window, shooting him in the back....
- + Cops Walk Up Family’s Home Unannounced, Shoot Dad in the Back Through a Window—A man is in critical condition after several police officers sneaked up to his home and opened fire on him through a window, shooting him in the back....
- + WATCH: Elderly Handcuffed Man Suffers 8 Broken Ribs, Punctured Lung as 300lb Cop Attacks Him—Tennessee man, Jerry Miller is now suing after he suffered multiple broken ribs and a punctured lung after a massive cop attacked him while he was han...
- + Cops Mistake Powdered Milk for Cocaine, Innocent Man Thrown in a Cage for Months—An innocent man was forced to plead guilty to possessing cocaine, despite only possessing powdered milk because the system is corrupt. [Category: The ...
- + Disturbing Video Shows Cop Shooting AR-15 Near Crowd of Teens, Killing 17yo Boy—Witnesses say a teen was walking away from police when an officer started shooting into a crowd and shot the teen in the back, killing him. [Category:...
- + ‘I’ll Shoot You In The F—king Face’: Video Shows Cop Threaten to Murder 16yo Boy—A deputy, apparently angered by kids playing music at a skate park, snapped and threatened to kill a child while holding a gun in his face. [Category:...
- + NO JAIL for Cop Who Killed Elderly Librarian on Video During a Police Demo—A negligent police officer shot and killed an innocent 73-year-old librarian on video and he will not spend a single day in jail. [Category: Badge Abu...
- + ‘Push him off’: Insane Video Shows Cops Push Teen Off a Roof, Taser Him on the Ground—Two Florida cops were caught on their body cameras plotting to push a teen off of a roof and then following through with it before tasering him. [Cate...
- + WATCH: Raging, and Apparently Drunk Deputy, Pulls Gun on Innocent Black Men, Threatens to Shoot—A disturbing video was submitted to the Free Thought Project showing a deputy threaten to kill a group of innocent men if they don't get away from him...
- + Cop Shoots, Kills Mentally Ill Man As He Ran Away With Box of Stolen Chicken—A mentally ill man was reportedly shot in the back by police as he fled on foot trying to steal a box of eggs and some chicken. [Category: Police Brut...
- + Police Force Horrifying Sexual Assault Exam on 5yo Girl After She Fell Off a Trampoline—Lawsuit—A little girl fell at a trampoline park which would set off a series of police state events leading to a horrifying forced sexual assault exam by poli...
- + WATCH: Cops Hold Innocent Man at Gunpoint, Break His Leg After He Cussed at Them—For practicing his constitutionally protected free speech, an innocent man was pulled from his car, and had his leg broken by police. [Category: Badge...
- + After Trump Promised to ‘Drain the Swamp’ Lobbying is Running Rampant in DC—Just over halfway through his first term Trump has appointed a "staggering" 281 lobbyists, four times more than Obama had in his first 6 years. [Categ...
- + Cops Rip Out Innocent Woman’s Tampon, Vaginally Search Her in PUBLIC—Taxpayers to Be Held Liable—The taxpayers of San Antonio will soon shell out $205,000 after an innocent woman was vaginally searched in public for non-existent drugs. [Category: ...
- + Cop Found Guilty in Killing of Unarmed Naked Veteran Suffering from PTSD—A Georgia police officer was found guilty on multiple charges after killing a naked unarmed veteran in the midst of a PTSD crisis. [Category: Police B...
- + Bullied 12yo Girl Arrested, Charged with Felony for Pointing a ‘Finger Gun’ at Students—A girl who was bullied at school was arrested, charged with a felony, and is facing time behind bars for pointing her fingers at classmates. [Category...
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- + Cuban president arrives in Mexico on state visit—President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived today in Mexico on a state visit to consolidate the historical ties between the two nations [Category: Wor...
- + Díaz-Canel: No one is going to take from us the confidence in the future which we owe our children—Inaugural speech by President of the Republic Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, in the National Assembly of People’s Power, yesterday October 10 [Categor...
- + Cuba advances in housing construction—Cuba’s President has reiterated that there is no reason to justify a property being completed but waiting to be certified as habitable. Given this ins...
- + Being like Che, today and tomorrow—On the 52nd anniversary of Ernesto Guevara’s death, we recall the question posed by Fidel: “What do we want our children to be?” And the answer: “…Lik...
- + Six decades of aggression toward Cuba—New Treasury Department regulations to tighten the blockade are intended to disrupt the daily lives of Cubans, including essential health care [Catego...
- + Díaz-Canel joins cultural policy discussion—During a leadership meeting of the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists, problems identified during the group’s IX Congress regarding implementation of ...
- + Facing difficult conjuncture without fear—Cuban President Díaz-Canel addresses popular response to the country’s current energy shortage, insisting that collective intelligence and the people’...
- + Raúl receives Medvedev—During the fraternal meeting, the two leaders discussed the excellent relations shared by their peoples, parties, and governments, and expressed the w...
- + Another U.S. attempt to discredit Cuban medical solidarity—U.S. denies visas for Cuban delegation to participate in a meeting of the Pan American Health Organization in Washington [Category: World, Cuba, Unite...
- + The President of the Russian Federation’s government arrives in Cuba—The President of the Russian Federation’s government, the honorable Dimitri Anatólievich Medvedev, arrived today in Cuba, on an official visit to the ...
- + Educate and orient the revolutionary masses, an undeniable privilege of our Party—Excerpts from Fidel’s speech presenting the Communist Party of Cuba’s first Central Committee, October 3, 1965 [Category: Cuba, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Co...
- + Cuba celebrates 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China—Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa insists that present and future generations of the Cuban and Chinese people will preserve the valuable legacy of o...
- + Cuban foreign minister optimistic on future of U.S. - Cuba relations—Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla told AP yesterday that while the U.S. administration has cut off most communication with Cuba and is trying ...
- + Raúl receives highest state distinction granted by China to friends in other nations—Chinese President Xi Jinping awards his country’s Friendship Medal to the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, Army Gener...
- + Threats and coercion will not extract a single concession from Cuba—Speech by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, during the general debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in Ne...
- + International community condemns hostile U.S. policy toward Cuba—A few examples of the insistent opposition to the blockade expressed by international bodies this last year [Category: World, Cuba, blockade, United N...
- + Council of State calls National Assembly extraordinary session—The Republic of Cuba’s Council of State, in accordance with its Constitutional authorities, convoked an extraordinary session of the National Assembly...
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- + Roman Coliseum, Rome, Italy – Photo of the Day—Roman Coliseum, Rome, Italy. By Marylene Gray (Nicaragua). Camera: Motorola Android phone G6 The post Roman Coliseum, Rome, Italy – Photo of th...
- + Communication, an Art Form on the Way to Being Forgotten—Communication is key if you want to have a good quality of life. We all need to communicate, we are social beings, but you need two people to be able ...
- + La Familia Varela Miranda (Cuba) – Song of the Day—Today’s featured band is La Familia Varela Miranda from Cuba with the song “Vida Parrandera” from the album “Oriente De Cuba: The Son” (1994). The pos...
- + La Familia Varela Miranda (Cuba) – Song of the Day—Today’s featured band is La Familia Varela Miranda from Cuba with the song “Vida Parrandera” from the album “Oriente De Cuba: The Son” (1994). The pos...
- + Before the Winter, Ontario, Canada – Photo of the Day—Before the Winter, Ontario, Canada. By Steve McCaig (Canada). Camera: Google Pixel cell phone The post Before the Winter, Ontario, Canada – Ph...
- + Before the Winter, Ontario, Canada – Photo of the Day—Before the Winter, Ontario, Canada. By Steve McCaig (Canada). Camera: Google Pixel cell phone The post Before the Winter, Ontario, Canada – Ph...
- + ‘The Ortega Regime Must be Forced to Dialogue’, says Ramon Jauregui—The adoption of a legal framework to apply sanctions, by the Council of the European Union (EU) is a sign of the failure of the Ortega regime in the i...
- + Ret. Sandinista Coronel: “There’s a Crisis Within the Regime’s Forces”—Retired colonel Carlos Brenes is the highest-ranking former member of the military to be imprisoned by the dictatorship during the April rebellion. Th...
- + How Some Cubans Experienced the Recent Protests in Ecuador—According to Alexis Pire, a Cuban journalist living in Ecuador, “every detail about this civil conflict” was new to him. “From police ‘dressed up’ as ...
- + Tuyo (Brazil) – Song of the Day—Today’s featured band is Tuyo from Brazil with the songs "Solamento" and "Amadurece e Apodrece” from the album “Pra Doer” (2018). The post Tuyo (Brazi...
- + Tuyo (Brazil) – Song of the Day—Today’s featured band is Tuyo from Brazil with the songs "Solamento" and "Amadurece e Apodrece” from the album “Pra Doer” (2018). The post Tuyo (Brazi...
- + US Tightens the Noose on Cuba to Hurt Tourism and Imports—The United States on Friday announced a further tightening of restrictions on Cuba's access to commercial aircraft and other goods. The post US Tighte...
- + Nicaragua’s “Red Lips” Organize a Flash Protest—A group of protesters known as the “Red Lips Nicaraguan Women’s Organization” gathered on October 14, to protest against President Daniel Ortega, a ye...
- + Jordan Station, Ontario, Canada – Photo of the Day—Jordan Station, Ontario, Canada. By Joe Edwards (Canada). Camera: Cell phone The post Jordan Station, Ontario, Canada – Photo of the Day appea...
- + Lima Group Criticizes Venezuela’s Election to Human Rights Council—The Lima Group of American countries on Friday criticized the election of Venezuela to the UN Human Rights Council and said it would seek investigatio...
- + Cuba in the 1960s Conference in Canada—Canadian university press announced an upcoming international conference at Dalhousie University in Halifax, focusing on the decade that saw the birth...
- + En Route to Hato Arriba, Venezuela (Photo Feature)—Ever since I used to pass through the Venezuelan State of Lara, always heading for somewhere else, I had the idea that this great area was pretty much...
- + A Solution to the Nicaragua Crisis Lies in the Business and Public Sectors—The latest projections of the World Bank confirm that Nicaragua will have an economic contraction of -5% this year, that is, a greater drop than -3.8%...
- + Venezuela Releases Two Dozen of its Hundreds of Political Prisoners—Venezuela on Thursday announced the release of 24 prisoners jailed for political reasons, shortly after its election to the UN Human Rights Council sp...
- + Bolita y su Tentación Latina (Panama) – Song of the Day—Today’s featured band is Bolita y su Tentacion Latina from Panama with the song “Que Rico Guaguanco” from the album “Todos Somos Hermanos” (1974). The...
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- + Singapore: Hong Kong Protesters' Demands are Unrealistic —October 21, 2019 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - It is interesting to note where the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore sits amid the shifting pole...
- + Huawei Moving on Without Google? —October 17, 2019 (Gunnar Ulson - NEO) - Huawei's flagship smartphone, the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, launched without Google products being available on...
- + Turkish Incursion into Syria: US Abandons Kurds —Turkey is at a pivotal moment where it can chose to help end the war or take on the torch of Washington's failure. October 15, 2019 (Tony ...
- + "Drone Attack" on Saudi Oil - Who Benefits? —September 16, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Huge blazes were reported at two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia owned by Aramco. While Saudi authori...
- + The G7's Growing Irrelevance—September 13, 2019 (Gunnar Ulson - NEO) - The Group of Seven (G7), comprised of the "most advanced economies in the world," includes Canada, Fran...
- + US is Behind Hong Kong Protests Says US Policymaker —September 10, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The US continues to deny any involvement in ongoing unrest in China's special administrative region of Ho...
- + Southeast Asia Ignores US War on Huawei —September 7, 2019 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - The Western media has begun complaining about Southeast Asia's collective decision to move forward with 5G n...
- + US Ditches Kurdish Proxies in Syria—October 20, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - As US troops flee northeast Syria - they leave behind their Kurdish proxies to face an uncertain future at ...
- + VIDEO: Expert Explanation of US Meddling in Hong Kong —October 19, 2019 (LD) - Independent journalist Dan Cohen provides an expert explanation of US meddling in Hong Kong in the video below - exposing the ...
- + Information Warfare: Twitter Targets Hong Kong —October 14, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - When Twitter Safety announced that it was taking actions against "information operations" directed at Hong ...
- + Confronting New York Times Propaganda on Hong Kong —October 13, 2019 - American expat Nathan Rich living in China confronts New York Times propaganda regarding Hong Kong. Nathan's other videos are also ...
- + West's "Fake News" Begins to Backfire—September 5, 2019 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Western special interests have used the term "fake news" as a pretext for widening censorship, particularly ...
- + Egyptian Protests: A US-Fuelled "Arab Spring" Reboot —October 10, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - When the West's leading media organizations attempt to convince audiences they know nothing about where Moh...
- + Myanmar Turns to China's Huawei Despite US Pressure —October 8, 2019 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - The Southeast Asian state of Myanmar, despite pressure from Washington, has decided to work with Chinese telec...
- + Vietnam Begins Reclaiming Info-Space From US Tech Giants —October 4, 2019 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - In yet another sign of waning Western hegemony, the Southeast Asian state of Vietnam has begun the long-overdu...
- + Climate and the Money Trail—September 28, 2019 (F. William Engdahl - NEO) - Climate. Now who wudda thought. The very mega-corporations and mega-billionaires behind the globa...
- + Greta Thunberg and Big-Biz' Climate Charade —September 28, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - A 16 year old girl is obviously not behind a "global movement" demanding "climate action" from government...
- + Hong Kong Protests: Fading Foreign Tantrum, Not Genuine Revolution —September 27, 2019 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Just as unfolded in 2014 during the so-called "Umbrella protests" or "Occupy Central" movement, a growing b...
- + Firing Bolton: Bait and Switch or Changing Tack? —Editor's Note: This article was written before the strike on Saudi oil infrastructure. An article covering that incident can be found here. The US rea...
- + Chinese-Thai Military Cooperation Expanding —September 18, 2019 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Recent news of Bangkok signing a 6.5 billion Thai Baht deal with China to procure a naval landing ship (a l...
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- + San Diego protest demands closure of migrant concentration camps— “The detention of migrants and refugees seeking asylum is a direct result of U.S. imperialism." The post San Diego protest demands closure of migran...
- + Right-wing enemy of Venezuela opens Sarasota lecture season— On Wednesday, regime change advocate and former diplomat Diego Arria will be speaking in Sarasota. The talk, titled “Venezuela: A Real Threat in Our...
- + Bill introduced in NYC Council to end blockade of Cuba— The bill advocates ending the U.S. blockade of Cuba, which began 59 years ago, and for the normalization of relations between the two countries. The...
- + San Diego builds solidarity with Philippines movement facing repression— On Oct. 6, Anakbayan San Diego celebrated the relaunch of their local chapter at the Centro Cultural de la Raza — a symbolic space of allyship, comr...
- + Anakbayan relaunches San Diego chapter— On Oct. 6, Anakbayan San Diego celebrated the relaunch of their local chapter at the Centro Cultural de la Raza — a symbolic space of allyship, comr...
- + Newark protesters: Democratic Party machine an accomplice in Trump’s war on immigrants— Protesters gathered in Newark, New Jersey for a rally and 3-mile march up to the detention center organized by the Resist the Deportation Machine Ne...
- + San Ysidro protests 25th anniversary of Operation Gatekeeper— On Oct. 12, dozens of folks gathered at Larsen Field in San Diego to protest the 25th anniversary of Operation Gatekeeper. The post San Ysidro prote...
- + Chicago teachers prepare to strike— The unions are ready to fight, and when we fight, we win! The post Chicago teachers prepare to strike appeared first on Liberation News. [Category: ...
- + Leonard Peltier subjected to unjust lockdown in prison: Write to the warden now!— The Party for Socialism and Liberation urges its supporters to write the warden to demand an end to this brutal lockdown. The post Leonard Peltier ...
- + Ecuador’s masses rise up against neoliberal policies— Stand with Ecuador’s working people fighting to reject institutions and solutions that reinforce and serve the imperialist ruling class. The post E...
- + Celebrate continuing resistance on Indigenous People’s Day— Holidays which commemorate Christopher Columbus and other figures whitewash the genocide these colonizers spearheaded. The post Celebrate continuing...
- + U.S. and Turkey out of Syria — No to the NATO invasion!— Down with the Turkish invasion! U.S. and Turkey out of Syria and the Middle East! The post U.S. and Turkey out of Syria — No to the NATO invasion! ...
- + TKP statement: Hands off Syria!— AKP is committing a great crime for the last eight years. AKP disregards the sovereignty of another country. The post TKP statement: Hands off Syria...
- + PG&E utility shuts off power to 1.5 million people— On Oct. 8, Pacific Gas & Electric company shut off power to 800,000 people across Northern California. The post PG&E utility shuts off power...
- + Murderer Amber Guyger gets a hug from judge and racist media— The corporate media message (and preference) was clear: Unconditionally offer forgiveness even when it is not premised on meaningful change and last...
- + Vigil: Justice for Nebane Abienwi! Cameroonian migrant dies in ICE custody— On October 7, protesters gathered in front of immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C. for a candlelight vigil in respon...
- + For the people’s movement, impeachment offers road map to nowhere— The deepening conflict over the impeachment of President Donald Trump is a struggle between factions of the capitalist ruling class and its governme...
- + Para el movimiento, juicio político es hoja de ruta a ninguna parte— El conflicto cada vez más profundo sobre la destitución del presidente Donald Trump es una lucha entre facciones de la clase dominante capitalista y...
- + How Venezuela defeated Washington’s coup attempt at the United Nations— Close observers had expected that the US would try to block Rodríguez from speaking as part of its effort to delegitimize her government. Yet Rodríg...
- + 69 activists arrested demanding shut down of Bow, New Hampshire coal plant— Mass direct actions targets coal plant. The post 69 activists arrested demanding shut down of Bow, New Hampshire coal plant appeared first on Libera...
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- + Sorting Facts From Fiction About the US Withdrawal From Syria— The foreign policy elite is in an uproar. They claim we have abandoned our allies, they question how can America be trusted, they say the decision to...
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- + The Economic Consequences of Cheap Money—[From a memorandum, dated April 24, 1946, prepared in English by Professor Mises for a committee of businessmen for whom he served as a consultant, th...
- + The Problem with Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth-Tax Plan—Elizabeth Warren is among the strongest contenders and Democratic hopefuls for the presidential election of 2020. During the fourth Democratic debate,...
- + The New York Times Gets Neoclassicals, Austrians, and Schumpter Wrong, all in One Article—Clarity is a virtue, and if overlooking critical nuances can mean readers end up more confused after reading one’s work, that’s not very useful, to pu...
- + President's Impact Report — Third Quarter 2019—Faculty, Associated Scholars, and More In July, the Mises Institute hosted Mises University in Auburn, Alabama.Mises U featured 167 attendees from 94...
- + A Man for Many Seasons—Henry Hazlitt, author, journalist, editor, reviewer, economist, has written or edited 18 books and countless articles, columns, editorials, and book r...
- + Unions and Protectionism, Not Free Trade, Doomed the Rust Belt—As the decline of the Rust Belt became increasingly obvious during the 1980s, protectionists attempted to blame the malaise on too little government p...
- + The Late Great State of California—My family moved to California in 1950, part of the post-WWII westward migration. My widowed mother, tired of Boston’s dreary winters, felt the westwar...
- + What if the Majority Voted for “None of the Above”?—“Dreary as all get-out.” That’s how National Post columnist Chris Selley describes Canada’s 43rd federal election (October 21). He says “None of the...
- + The Influence and Origins of FDR—In the two centuries or so of our history, it has happened that a few of our leaders — a very few — became symbols of some powerful idea, one that lef...
- + Stimulus Brings Stagnation: The Case of Japan—Efforts to stimulate growth end up hampering growth. The Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle (ATBC), pioneered by Ludwig von Mises, explains this se...
- + Jeff Snider Explains the Repo Market Flare-Up, the Fed’s Phony Solution, and the Global Dollar Problem—Jeff Snider is Head of Global Research at Alhambra Investments. He talks with Bob about the recent spike in lending rates in the repo markets, and how...
- + If People Can't Be Trusted with Market Freedom, They Also Can't Be Trusted with the Vote—For the sake of argument, let’s follow the lead of behavioral economics and assume for the sake of discussion that people are not rational. Consistenc...
- + The Double-Edged Sword of Behavioral Economics—For the sake of argument, let’s follow the lead of behavioral economics and assume for the sake of discussion that people are not rational. Consistenc...
- + The Fairness of "Unequal" Exchange—Market exchange is not based on the requirement that both parties appraise the goods about to be exchanged at equal value. Instead, market exchange is...
- + Why the State Can't Claim Our "Implied Consent"—One of the ways states are said to gain the rightful authority to rule is through implied consent. There are no explicit contracts signed with the gov...
- + Bernie Sanders is a Bad Economist: Housing Market Edition—The great 19th-century French economist Frederic Bastiat once argued that “between a good and a bad economist this constitutes the whole differe...
- + New Nobel Winners Are Latest Bad Sign for Economic Theory—The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel – colloquially known as the Nobel Prize in Economics – has gone to Abh...
- + What We Can Learn from Indian Tribes on Immigration—The Americas are unusual because citizenship is often granted based on birthplace, rather than on the citizenship or place of origin of one's parents....
- + Politics Drops Its Pretenses—Can the increasing politicization of life in America be stopped, or even slowed? To be sure, average Americans do not want this. Most people prefer no...
- + The Difference Between Ecology and Economics—The words 'economy' and 'ecology' have shared roots, both stemming from the Greek word oikos (οἶκος) for "house". 'Economy' adds the suffix ‘nemein’ (...
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- + The MoA Week In Review - OT 2019-60—Last week's posts at Moon of Alabama: October 14 - Syrian Government Regains Control Over Country's Northeastern Parts October 16 - How The Win-Win-Wi...
- + New York Times Fakes The Record About Arming The Syrian Rebels—History as faked by the New York Times: Kurds’ Sense of Betrayal Compounded by Empowerment of Unsavory Rivals Ben Hubbard, David D. Kirkpatrick, NYT 1...
- + New York Times Fakes The Record Of Arming The Syrian Rebels—History as faked by the New York Times: Kurds’ Sense of Betrayal Compounded by Empowerment of Unsavory Rivals Ben Hubbard, David D. Kirkpatrick, NYT 1...
- + The Democratic Party Should Suspend Hillary Clinton—Hillary Clinton has gone mad: Hillary Clinton appeared to suggest that Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is the “favorite of the Russians” to win the 2020...
- + Media And Pundits Misread The 'Everyone Wins' Plan For Syria—The U.S. media get yesterday's talks between U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan all wrong. Those talks were...
- + North Korea Announces Something Important But Does Not Say What It Is—The Korean Central News Agency reports: Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Ascends Mt Paektu on Horseback bigger - more pictures ... He, atop Mt Paektu on the...
- + How The Win-Win-Win-Win Plan For Syria's Northeast Succeeds—The Syrian and Russian operations in the northeast of Syria are going well. bigger Russian troops prevented attempts by Turkish supported Jihadis to a...
- + Syrian Government Regains Control Over Country's Northeastern Parts —Eight days ago U.S. President Donald Trump gave a green light for another Turkish invasion of Syria. We explained why that move made it inevitable for...
- + The MoA Week In Review - OT 2019-59—Last week's posts at Moon of Alabama: October 7 - Syria - Trump Gives A Green Light For Another Turkish Invasion October 9 - Syria - Turkey Again Inva...
- + Boeing's New Problems Reach Beyond The 737 MAX—Two weeks ago the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) released a 13 pages long recommendation (pdf) resulting from its investigation into the 737 M...
- + Boeing's Problems Reach Beyond The 737 MAX—Two weeks ago the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) released a 13 pages long recommendation (pdf) resulting from its investigation into the 737 M...
- + Trump Brings Troops Back Home To Saudi Arabia—Monday: Want to bring back US forces engaged in endless wars: Trump "We want to bring our troops back home. It''s been many many years. It''s been dec...
- + "Top Secret" Russian Unit That "Destabilizes Europe" Is A Well Known Small Arms Training Base—Two days ago the New York Times published a sensational story about alleged Russian fiendishness. It was headlined: Top Secret Russian Unit Seeks to D...
- + Syria - Turkey Again Invades—So it begins: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that a Turkish military operation into Syria has started. Erdogan said on his offic...
- + Syria - Trump Gives A Green Light For Another Turkish Invasion—This morning U.S. President Donald Trump has a little surprise for the Kurds in Syria: Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Recep Tay...
- + The MoA Week In Review - OT 2019-58—Last week's posts at Moon of Alabama: September 30 - Senior Twitter Executive Joined British Army Troll Brigade Related: Elite UK military unit secret...
- + The U.S. Led Coup Attempt In Iraq May Further Weaken That Country—The current unrest in Iraq began a week ago after a prominent general was removed from his post: Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab al-Saadi was the great...
- + How An Ever Sanctioning Superpower Is Losing Its Status—The Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke yesterday at the yearly Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Sochi. A video with English translations and exce...
- + When Ukraine's Prosecutor Came After His Son's Sponsor Joe Biden Sprang Into Action—There are some serious questions around the Biden family involvement in the Ukraine that the media have not picked up on. The first regards the owners...
- + Open Thread 2019-57—News & views ...
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- + Climate Change: New York AG Takes Exxon to Trial This Week; Massachusetts Poised to Follow—New York begins climate change trial against Exxon Monday; meanwhile, Massachusetts is readying its own action. [Category: Doomsday scenarios,...
- + Links 10/20/19— [Category: Guest Post, Links]
- + Will the Public End up Paying to Clean up the Fracking Boom?—Justin Mikulka continues his excellent coverage of fracking for DeSmogBlog. [Category: Doomsday scenarios, Energy markets, Environment, Guest ...
- + Links 10/19/19— [Category: Links]
- + SUVs Are Back, and They’re Spewing a Boggling Amount of Carbon—SUVs illustrate how the US is rejecting greenhouse gas reduction. [Category: Environment, Global warming, Regulations and regulators]
- + Impoverished Economics? Unpacking the Economics Nobel Prize—Yves here. Even thought the mainstream media, as usual, duly applauded the winners of this year’s “Nobel” prize in economics, there&...
- + 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/18/2019—Today's Water Cooler: Biden, Bloomberg (!), Buttigieg, Gabbard, Sanders, Warren, impeachment (Mulvaney and Biden), leading indicators, Extinction Rebe...
- + Links 10/18/19— [Category: Links]
- + Brexit: Over to Parliament—Hand to hand Brexit combat is on. [Category: Brexit, Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Politics, UK]
- + Researchers Detail How Slashing Pentagon Budget Could Pay for Medicare for All While Creating Progressive Foreign Policy Americans Want—Even if you beleve that taxes fund federal spending, a new study shows it is not necessary to raise taxes to pay for Medicare for All. [Catego...
- + Marshall Auerback: Will the GOP Become the Party of Blue-Collar Conservatism?—Is the GOP willing to embrace a historical political realignment to become an ally of laborers, or at least manufacturing workers? [Category: ...
- + 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/17/2019—Today's Water Cooler: Open thread [Category: Guest Post, Water Cooler]
- + Are Cognitive Frameworks Hard-Coded in Language Driving Humanity to Crisis?—Is language, or more specifically, notions strongly represented in major modern languages, a big culprit in our inability to contend with self-induced...
- + Links 10/17/19— [Category: Links]
- + Facebook’s Libra Faceplant: Beware of CEO Bright Ideas—Libra is going nowhere fast. [Category: Banking industry, Currencies, Free markets and their discontents, Payment system, Politics, Regulation...
- + A Bitter(Sweet) Pill: The Impacts of Private Provision of Medicaid—A study on Texas turning Medicaid over to private contractors shows mixed results, which is better than most critics would expect. But does this study...
- + Automation Armageddon: a Legitimate Worry?—Yves here. Readers will notice a marked disconnect between Michael Olenick’s grim account of the impact of the automation of the early industria...
- + 2:00PM Water Cooler 10/16/2019—Today's Water Cooler: Turkey and automobile production, Biden, Sanders squad endorsements, Warren, the debate, impeachment, retail sales, business inv...
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- + Singapore: Hong Kong Protesters’ Demands are Unrealistic— It is interesting to note where the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore sits amid the shifting poles of global power between East and West. Once ...
- + The US Didn’t Foresee a Russia-Turkey Surprise in Syria— When the US president tweeted about withdrawing from Syria and letting Turkey move its forces in to take control of areas hitherto under Kurdish cont...
- + Heroes and Villains, Do Americans Care Anymore?— Political activism in the US other than for pay is a dying occupation. Make too much noise, you are branded a terrorist. Reach too large an audience,...
- + Imran Khan Visits China and Xi Jinping India— Viewed from the perspective of analyzing the situation in South Asia, two noteworthy events took place in the first half of October of this year. We ...
- + US Ditches Kurdish Proxies in Syria— As US troops flee northeast Syria – they leave behind their Kurdish proxies to face an uncertain future at the hands of approaching Turkish tro...
- + Ending the War by Coming to Terms with Yemen’s Political History— While Saudi Arabia sits only days away from a political agreement with Yemen’s STC forces (Southern Transitional Council) in its bid to salvage Abdo ...
- + Of Fools, Wickedness, and the “European Florida”— The America I grew up in is long gone. That luminous dream so many whispered for so long, it became impossible decades ago, if I’m honest. The promis...
- + Israeli Post-Election Countdown – Can Bibi Survive?— “Just societies cannot be run by big money or armed forces with their too narrow agendas. Limitless desire for wealth and blind ambition must be watc...
- + Regarding the Kurds— The Kurds – 30-45 million strong — are a Persian people who have inhabited various areas of the Middle East for centuries, speaking various ...
- + Wianbu Issue and Risk of Pushing it Too Far— On 14 August, commemorations for the International Memorial Day for the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Victims during World War II were held in Sou...
- + France is Jealous of Russia in the Central African Republic— As you must know, after the end WWII both France and the UK were forced to let go of their colonies. However, they left behind a network of rogue pol...
- + India is Confused; Where does It Go from Here?— At J. Nehru University, most students know about China and Russia only from the BBC, Reuters and other Western media outlets. Even those individuals ...
- + BC: A View of the Deadly World Order— BC stands for NEO’s Banned Classic. This article was originally published by our journal on 16.09.18 For some reason, this article is missing from...
- + Just How Independent is the EU from the US?— The shifting global balance, redistribution of power, geopolitical uncertainties, together with the doubts about the reliability of the United States...
- + The Scramble of October 2019, a New World— Two weeks into the Turkish offensive against the Kurds in Syria and everything is changing. Whatever the case, Syria is back, as the Syrian Arab Army...
- + Huawei Moving on Without Google?— Huawei’s flagship smartphone, the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, launched without Google products being available on it due to US restrictions agains...
- + BC: Italy: Artificial Financial Crisis: All About Protecting the US!— BC stands for NEO’s Banned Classic. This article was originally published by our journal on 22.06.18 For some reason, this article is missing f...
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