Pro-life activist Ryan Bomberger said on Tuesday at Lincoln Park in the nation’s capital that “ideological slavery” is the bondage that needs to be broken today. Bomberger was one of several speakers who joined Star Parker and her Center for Urban Renewal and Education’s (CURE) emancipation celebration in front of the Freedman’s Memorial at the park that has been targeted for removal by protesters, including the political […]
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s top acquisition official hopes money will materialize for small launch providers whose Defense Production Act contracts were withdrawn earlier this month due to a lack of funding. In mid-June, the Space and Missile Systems Center announced that it would award ride-share contracts to six firms by using funding meant to bolster companies made financially vulnerable by the coronavirus pandemic. However, […]
Over half of the live music venues in the city of Austin, Texas estimate they will have to shut down soon if the COVID-19 “lockdown” continues. The Texas city, known as the live music capital of the world, could soon be void of the familiar sound of bands, DJs and rappers blasting tunes from local bars. Fox 7 Austin talked with local venue owner Steve Sternschein […]
After a new case of the bubonic plague rattled the part of Mongolia near the Russian border, it appears the infamous plague strain responsible for killing between 50 million and 100 million Europeans during the 14th Century has now been discovered in Colorado, where a squirrel recently tested positive, according to local news reports. The squirrel was discovered in the Town of Morrison in Colorado, according […]
Ebola spreading in western Congo with nearly 50 confirmed cases: WHO Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay, Editing by Hereward Holland and Andrew Cawthorne/Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Since authorities announced the outbreak on […]
Schools closed by the pandemic in the US may not open in the fall. Student and teacher safety is the latest issue to become politicized in the presidential election campaign, as both parties insist science is on their side. “We have to open our schools,” said President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday called the decision of the biggest school district in California not to reopen for […]
(Natural News) Nuts may be small in size, but these amazing superfoods pack a ton of flavor and lots of nutrients in every bite. According to a study presented at ESC Congress 2019 and the World Congress of Cardiology, consuming nuts can also help boost your heart health. Nuts and cardiovascular health While European and U.S. studies have linked the consumption of nuts to heart health benefits, data from the […]
Truth And Justice: Green’s Trailblazing World Peace Platform By Lauren Smith, Popular Resistance. July 14, 2020 Truth And Justice: Green’s Trailblazing World Peace Platform2020-07-142020-07-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/11/export-peace-stephen-melkisethian-cc-nc-nd-flickr-800×593-e1589133630105.jpg200px200px Above photo: By Stephen Melkisethian from cc-nc-nd-flickr. Knowing that without truth there can be no justice and without justice, there can be no peace, the Green Party Action Committee (GPAX) endorsed a trailblazing world peace platform on July 6 that aggressively fights back against […]
Since the United States first began its occupation of Afghanistan in 2001, remaining troops have had to aid the Kabul government in its fight against the Taliban regime. Washington is now prioritising an agreement with the Islamist group in an effort to end ongoing violence. The US has closed down five military bases in Afghanistan as part of a deal with the Taliban agreed to more than four months […]
The White House is now requiring hospitals around the country to change how they report data on COVID-19 patients in a move that effectively bypasses the nation’s largest public health agency. In a letter from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency mandated that hospitals send information on their COVID-19 patients directly to a database managed by HHS rather than the Centers for […]
A screenshot from a cellphone video appears to show a police officer pressing his knee into a man’s neck, in Allentown, Pa. Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Screenshot by NPR A screenshot from a cellphone video appears to show a police officer pressing his knee into a man’s neck, in Allentown, Pa. Screenshot by NPR Officials in Allentown, Pa., have released a roughly ten-minute […]
Markets globally are mostly flat Tuesday, and bitcoin is trading sideways along with them. The price of bitcoin is stuck in the $9,200 price range as low volumes continue to plague the markets, said Katie Stockton, an analyst for Fairlead Strategies. “Bitcoin has been tethered to its 50-day moving average recently after having suffered a loss of short-term momentum in June.” Bitcoin’s 50-day moving average is […]
St. Louis city police applied for search warrants in the McCloskey case on Tuesday. The police already searched the McCloskey home and took a rifle on Friday night. The McCloskey attorney said the hand gun that was confiscated on Friday was dis-chargeable.It was not operating. KMOV reported: TRENDING: BREAKING: Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens and Friend Rush to Perform Life-Saving Measures on Shooting Victims in St. […]
Veteran journalist Dr Bora Bayraktar greeted his audiences to the Hagia Sophia by saying, “Welcome to the heart of the world.” His views have been recorded for his YouTube channel to inform audiences about Turkey’s recent decision on the iconic 6th century sanctuary. “Why I said ‘the heart of the world’ is because of Hagia Sophia… When it was a church during the Eastern Roman Empire, […]
But that hasn’t stopped Yevgeny, who also goes by Eugene, from tweeting out numerous critiques of Trump and Esper. POLITICO verified that the account, which has a blue check mark, belongs to the same Yevgeny. In his Twitter bio, he writes that a “retweet is not endorsement” but his views are “his own.” Vindman, who was removed from the National Security Council in February along with […]
President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of criticism at the White House against former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday. “Joe Biden’s entire career has been a gift to the Chinese Communist Party,” Trump said. The president spoke during an evening press conference in the White House Rose Garden on China. “Joe Biden and President Obama freely allowed China to pillage our factories, plunder our communities, […]
The Army has started teaching 100 civilian employees new IT skills as part of a training program designed to retrain the service’s civilian personnel, the service’s top IT official said July 14. The effort, called Quantum Leap, is focused on reskilling 1,000 of the the 15,000-person Army civilian workforce personnel by 2023, said Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford, the chief information officer/G-6 of the Army. The initiative […]
Authored by A. Gary Shilling, originally published in Bloomberg Opinion The Social Security Trust Fund has done quite well in recent years, due to the postwar babies’ surge into the labor force in the last decades of the 20th century while retirees from the low-birth rate Great Depression years were drawing relatively few benefits. The combination of these two forces pushed the Social Security Trust Fund […]
American opinion writer Bari Weiss, who sees herself as a centrist and a conservative, joined The New York Times in 2017 after working for The Wall Street Journal. The Jerusalem Post named her among the world’s 50 most influential Jews in 2019. Bari Weiss, who worked for The New York Times as an opinion editor for three years, announced her resignation from the paper in a letter, […]
Basra Children’s Hospital which specialises in cancer treatment has cut admissions by half since May due to the novel coronavirus, its director said and is battling to keep children safe from infection with a new isolation ward and testing of staff. Hospital director Ali Abulhussein al-Idani said that since June, five children were diagnosed with the illness upon admission to the hospital, including a six-month-old child, […]
The majority of Americans hold China accountable for the spread of the novel coronavirus and indicated that they plan to take concrete steps to demonstrate their protest of China, a Piplsay poll released Tuesday found. Piplsay surveyed 30,415 adults nationwide from July 4-6 and found that the vast majority now place blame at the feet of China. Sixty-five percent of respondents said their perception of China […]
The U.S. Space Force squadron charged with operating the military’s most secure communications satellites has received a new advanced terminal that has been in development for years. The new Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T) was installed in late June at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, where the 4th Space Operations Squadron will use it to control protected military communications satellites. “The terminals we were using […]
During an interview with CBS’ Catherine Herridge on Tuesday, President Trump pushed back when asked why African Americans are “still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country?” After confirming he feels the death of George Floyd was a “terrible thing,” Trump responded to Herridge’s question by saying, “So are white people.” “What a terrible question to ask,” he added. “So are white people. […]
Last summer Iran began claiming to have busted a network of CIA spies within the country. Statements at the time described that Iranians embedded at key military and defense technology sites were in contact with CIA officers based in Arab Gulf countries. While little detail has been given as to their identities, at least a dozen have faced capital offense cases for ‘treason’ and other charges. […]
An unlucky squirrel from Colorado has tested positive for bubonic plague, local health officials have said. With US Covid-19 cases soaring past the 3.3 million mark, news on the classic disease’s comeback have caused quite a stir. The discovery of the infected rodent was announced by the Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) body. The squirrel is the first case of plague in the county this year, the […]
(Natural News) The latest weapon that the Chinese government is wielding to assert its claim over Taiwan is none other than Facebook. Leaked documents show that Beijing is using the social media platform to spread propaganda and fan pro-unification sentiments. To this day, Beijing maintains its claim over Taiwan, seeing the island as part of its territory and hoping to one ray reunite it with the mainland. Over […]
Amid Calls To Defund Police, Detroit Leaders Weigh In On Alternatives By DeJanay Booth, Model D Media. July 14, 2020 Amid Calls To Defund Police, Detroit Leaders Weigh In On Alternatives2020-07-142020-07-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/amanda-e1594758310359.jpg200px200px Above photo: Amanda Alexander is founding executive director of the Detroit Justice Center. When Lisa Carter heard about the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, her mind immediately went to her two sons. As chair of […]
Rising sentiment in opposition to racist and insensitive artwork has quickly seen companies pull their products at risk of being “canceled”. However, this phenomenon has now begun to affect progressive and anti-racist products, which can be misconstrued as the opposite. A Connecticut bar has removed a product from its beer selection after pressure from a customer complaining that the bottle resembled a Ku Klux Klan hood, […]
Thank you to the House of Suntory for partnering with Half Full and sponsoring this Bartenders At Home cocktail video. When would you serve this drink? “On a warm, sunny day ideally hanging out poolside with friends and family.” What music would you pair it with? “Something you’d listen to while lounging poolside or at the beach.” What food would you pair it with? “Ceviche or […]
Jena Martinez-Inzunza tested positive for COVID-19. Her colleague died. She’s cautious about reopening schools, despite the difficulties of online instruction. Jena Martinez-Inzunza hide caption toggle caption Jena Martinez-Inzunza Jena Martinez-Inzunza tested positive for COVID-19. Her colleague died. She’s cautious about reopening schools, despite the difficulties of online instruction. Jena Martinez-Inzunza As school districts consider how to approach learning this fall with no sign of the coronavirus […]
Bitcoin Core contributor Jeremy Rubin has revealed his work on a new smart-contract language for Bitcoin, which he hopes will increase the “financial self-sovereignty” of users. Rubin demoed the new language, Sapio, on Saturday at a RecklessVR meetup presentation in virtual reality, with many audience members joining the talk in VR headsets. He plans to release the programming language as a part of his new research […]
Back in April 2017 former Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz told reporters there was no evidence General Michael Flynn followed the law by not disclosing payments from Russia and could be subject to time in prison. Jason Chaffetz then went on MSNBC and told the Morning Joe hosts that General Flynn should not get immunity. Chaffetz accused General Flynn of breaking the law by receiving payments from […]
Egypt has started offering reusable cotton face masks at around $50 cents each alongside the food items provided in its state subsidy programme, as it seeks to make protective gear more widely available to curb the coronavirus. Egypt subsidizes items such as bread, rice, and sugar for more than 60 million people and has added masks to its list of essential goods, with a limit of […]
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) weighed in on the possibility schools remain closed heading into the fall semester as the United States battles the coronavirus pandemic. Rubio acknowledged that schools across the country will likely remain closed if the number of cases in the state continues to be high, but he also pointed out how “risky” kids not learning will […]
Raytheon has selected Orolia to provide a critical time and frequency system to the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor the company is building for the U.S. Army, Orolia announced July 8. The Army awarded Raytheon $384 million in October 2019 to deliver six LTAMDS radar units. LTAMDS is expected to replace the Army’s Patriot radars — a system that has been fielded since the […]
Authored by Ben Wilson via SaraACarter.com, It was March 3 when Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) appeared on Martha MacCallum’s Fox News show to discuss his committee’s investigation of Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s involvement with a Ukrainian natural gas company, Burisma Holdings Limited. Questions surrounding the former Vice President’s middle child have swirled since Biden’s presidential campaign announcement on April 29 of last year. Hunter Biden was a paid […]
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In 2005, the Israeli army began withdrawing from the Gaza Strip as part of the unilateral disengagement plan, and with this anniversary many Israeli circles criticised the plan, due to its major disadvantages. Palestinians and Israelis commemorate each summer the anniversary of the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, amid Israeli fears that similar action will be taken in the occupied West Bank. This could be […]
“He has notified colleagues whom he was in contact with, but our office has no further comment regarding their names or steps they are taking,” his spokesperson added. Griffith attended an outdoor press conference last Thursday, which was hosted by the House Freedom Caucus and was focused on calling on schools to reopen in the fall. Nearly a dozen people — including members, doctors and lawyers […]
July 14 (UPI) — The Trump administration on Tuesday dropped its rule denying visas to international students attending classes entirely online, a federal judge in Boston announced. The decision means foreign students won’t have to choose between returning to their home countries or transferring to a school holding in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs made the surprise announcement ahead of a […]
WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders need “around $10 billion” in the next pandemic aid package to cover defense contractors’ coronavirus-related costs, according to a top defense leader. But it’s unclear how the hefty funding handout will square with Republican skepticism of new deficit spending after already approving aid packages worth trillions. On Monday, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment Alan Shaffer said the money […]
Medicated chewing gum has been recognised as a new advanced drug delivery method but currently there is no gold standard for testing drug release from chewing gum in vitro. New research has shown a chewing robot with built-in humanoid jaws could provide opportunities for pharmaceutical companies to develop medicated chewing gum. The aim of the University of Bristol study, published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, […]
A Tesla on Autopilot smashed into the back of a patrol vehicle on the side of the road near Benson, Arizona today, according to Arizona’s Department of Public Safety Twitter feed. “Today, a Tesla rear-ended a patrol vehicle at the scene of an earlier crash on I-10 EB near Benson. Luckily, our sergeant wasn’t in the vehicle & wasn’t hurt,” the tweet says. In addition to […]
by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow, …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa. “With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.” – Otto von Bismark, German Chancellor, […]
Users of Facebook-owned messenger service WhatsApp are reporting outages around the globe, sending many scurrying onto other social media platforms to complain. WhatsApp users in nearly a dozen countries including the US, Brazil, Germany, India, UK, France, Netherlands, Lebanon, and Mexico have been reporting outages since about 4pm EST, according to DownDetector, which tracks social media outages. Thousands of users took to Twitter to complain and […]
(Natural News) Two churches in Chicago are reporting that city officials have threatened to bulldoze their churches if they do not comply with the city’s Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) mandates, which currently restrict their ability to hold in-person worship services. Mat Staver, the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel and legal representative of the churches, said that the city has classified his clients as “public nuisances” due […]
Opposition To ‘Pause’ On Johns Hopkins Private Police Force Grows By Jacob Took, Baltimore Beat. July 14, 2020 Opposition To ‘Pause’ On Johns Hopkins Private Police Force Grows2020-07-142020-07-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/img_7432-1024×768-e1594759470440.jpg200px200px Above photo: By Brandon Soderberg. Abolish, Not Delay. Two weeks after Johns Hopkins University administrators announced what they called a two-year “pause” on a controversial plan to establish their own private police force, about 100 students, faculty and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0e/1079884875_0:234:2843:1834_1200x675_80_0_0_eeac409b531071ce50af26c7c3a9913f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007141079885023-italy-returns-stolen-banksy-piece-in-memory-of-bataclan-shooting-to-france–reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A piece of art attributed to famous street artist Banksy in commemoration of the 2015 Paris terror attacks has been returned to France after it was stolen and discovered in Italy, media reported on Tuesday. The so-called Gate of Banksy was painted in 2018 on an emergency exit door of the Bataclan theater, where 90 people […]
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Company received a $1.2 billion contract July to begin buying the first eight F-15EX fighter jets. The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the design, development, integration, manufacturing, test, verification, certification, delivery, sustainment, and modification of F-15EX aircraft, including spares, support equipment, training materials, technical data, and technical support. Interestingly, F-15EX will replace the oldest United States Air Force’s F-15C/Ds in the […]
Launch of the Perseverance rover to Mars is nearly at hand, with United Launch Alliance entering into the final phase of pre-launch preparations for the payload and rocket. But by far the most fascinating pre-launch element of this mission isn’t its processing flow but rather the ability for United Launch Alliance to “add” at least 10 days to the end of the overall launch period. Processing […]
Pro-Trump cartoonist Ben Garrison is suing the Anti-Defamation League for… defamation. Garrison alleges in his suit that when the famed Jewish non-governmental organization called one of his cartoons about wealthy Democratic financier George Soros anti-Semitic, it cost him “embarrassment, humiliation, mental suffering, anguish, injury to his name and professional reputation,” as well as an invitation to a Trump White House event. The lawsuit is the latest […]
Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services Admiral Brett P. Giroir spoke to NPR Tuesday about the state of testing in the U.S. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services Admiral Brett P. Giroir spoke to NPR Tuesday about the state of testing in the U.S. Pool/Getty Images Public health experts generally agree that, in spite of improvements, […]
Multiple bills that threaten encryption are moving through the U.S. Senate and could pose a threat to technology that protects users’ privacy, industry pros say. These bills include the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data (LAED) Act and the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (“EARN IT”) Act. While the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act was only recently introduced to the Senate, the EARN […]
Joe Biden cited mass murderer Mao Tse Tung Monday night during a fundraiser with former Obama senior advisor Valerie Jarrett. Mao Tse Tung, a Communist dictator, murdered up to 70 million Chinese last century, according to most accounts. Via the Washington Examiner: Joe Biden cited a quote made famous by Chinese communist dictator Mao Zedong during a digital fundraising speech with former Obama senior adviser Valerie […]
Two people were killed and 11 injured early Tuesday in floods triggered by heavy rain in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Rize. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said they have had problems reaching six villages in the province but rescue team units are working hard. People injured in landslides in the villages of Yamac and Koprubas in the Cayeli district were taken to the hospital. Soylu said search and rescue […]
A handful of House Republicans are lobbying to reopen a loophole allowing foreign students to stay in the United States for taking online courses at colleges and universities, Breitbart News has learned. This month, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced it would enforce federal law that dictates that foreign students are not rewarded F-1 student visas for the purpose of attending online courses. “[Foreign] […]
Maj. Gen. John Morrison is slated to become one of the Army’s top IT officials following a reorganization of the service’s chief information office, a Senate committee spokesman told C4ISRNET. Morrison, who recently wrapped up service as the chief of staff of U.S. Cyber Command, will receive his third-star as part of the promotion. The nomination was received by the Senate Armed Services Committee June 24. […]
A volatile day got ugly fast early triggered by the inflation data but was rescued by relatively positive virus reports from various states sparking the usual buying panic in stocks. A late-day panic-bid rescued everything of course as a MoC buy hit the tape… The Dow rose 600 points, back above yesterday’s highs, finding support early on at the 200DMA… From the June 8th highs, the […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The resurgence of COVID-19 cases is hanging over the US economy like a thick fog of uncertainty, with recovery likely suppressed and job market recovery hurt by the second wave of the pandemic, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said on Tuesday. “A thick fog of uncertainty still surrounds us, and downside risks predominate. The recovery is likely to face headwinds even if the […]
A Tunisian court has sentenced blogger Emna Chargui to six months in prison and a $700 fine for reposting a Facebook joke about the coronavirus written as if it was a Quran verse. “This is unfair and unjust … this proves that there is no freedom here,” Chargui, 27, told Reuters from home where she had been waiting for the ruling. She plans to appeal as […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) blamed access to guns for the surging violence in the city during a Monday video address. Following a weekend in which 35 people were shot, including a slain one-year-old boy, de Blasio lamented the number of guns in his city and in the U.S. as a whole. He mentioned the deceased child’s name, Davell Gardner, Jr., and noted the […]
Earlier this year, the UK government announced that it would allow the Chinese tech giant to build parts of Britain’s 5G network despite growing tensions between Washington and Beijing. The UK will ban the purchase of 5G components from Huawei starting from the end of the year, the country’s Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced on Tuesday. The minister added that this decision was about ‘the long-term […]
After facing a deluge of criticism, including lawsuits from several colleges, the Trump Administration has decided to rescind its decision to deny student visas to students who won’t be studying on campus full time in the fall, the AP reports. The deal settles the lawsuits mentioned above, and was confirmed in a short hearing Tuesday afternoon, US District Judge Allison D. Burroughs confirmed. As the Trump […]
…from SouthFront Saudi Arabia has become a hostage of its own military campaign in Yemen. The Kingdom suffers from both its own inability to achieve a military victory in the conflict and regular losses from the retaliatory actions of the Houthis. At the same time, the Saudi leadership has no opportunity to withdraw from the conflict and abandon its proxies there because this will undermine its […]
The Trump administration has dropped a proposed policy that would have seen thousands of international students deported if their schools were offering only online courses in the fall, following a massive lawsuit. US District Judge Allison Burroughs announced Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology had reached a settlement with the administration on Tuesday to cancel the new policy, which required non-resident international students to take […]
(Natural News) Minnesota doctor and Republican state senator Scott Jensen is now under investigation by medical authorities for voicing out his opinions about the SARS-COV2 virus, as well as the guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on certifying COVID-19 deaths. Jensen, who is a family physician by profession, took to social media to share that the Board of Medical Practice in […]
How Protester Occupations Can Succeed July 14, 2020 How Protester Occupations Can Succeed2020-07-142020-07-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/seattle-autonomous-zone-peoples-precinct-by-lindsey-watson-reuters-1-e1592158539737.jpg200px200px Above photo: People stand in front of the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct sign in the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” while continuing to demonstrate against racial inequality and call for the defunding of Seattle police in Seattle on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Lindsey Wasson for Reuters. Spontaneous urban uprisings have a soul of their […]
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The U.S. Department of Defense said Monday that L3 Technologies won a $35 million for a contract for an entirely new class of unmanned sea surface vehicle. The contract, from Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., covers the detail design and fabrication of a prototype Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MUSV), with options to procure up to eight additional MUSVs. The award follows a full and open […]
Out of the numerous scandals and secrets plaguing the royal family, one remains the most enduring, year after year: what is up with Kate Middleton’s hair? How does it stay so shiny? Who gave her the right to such great blowouts? Does she really change it up before each pregnancy to divert attention from a budding bump, per an infamous conspiracy theory? And this week, as […]
The British government has announced that starting next year, telecommunications companies would be banned from buying Huawei equipment for the U.K.’s 5G network. Existing Huawei equipment will need to be removed by 2027. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images Months after approving some limited involvement by the Chinese technology giant Huawei in constructing the U.K.’s next-generation wireless data network, British regulators reversed […]
It’s hard to tell people not to be angry with capitalism when the system is rewarding failure with millions of dollars in bankruptcy bonuses. Bloomberg has reported recently bankrupt companies including J.C. Penney and Hertz had provided executives with more than $131,000,000 in bonuses. On this episode of The Breakdown, NLW examines: Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for […]
This was weird. Biden on Tuesday held a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware. Advertisement – story continues below Biden rarely leaves his Delaware basement and when he does, he stays close to home. He’s feeble and scared. The 77-year-old creep unveiled his bold new plan to ‘get kids to market swiftly.’ TRENDING: BREAKING: Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens and Friend Rush to Perform Life-Saving Measures on […]
A social media campaign started by three Moroccan friends has emboldened hundreds of “revenge porn” victims to share their experiences, raising awareness about online abuse and challenging taboos. The Diha F’Rassek movement – meaning ‘Mind Your Own Business’ – was launched to fight back against dozens of “revenge porn” accounts that appeared online during the country’s coronavirus lockdown, said co-founder Sophia Zerh, 26. “We started to […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — The spotlight for change is shining on the Cleveland Indians. Now that the NFL’s Washington Redskins have retired their contentious nickname and logo after decades of objection and amid a nationwide movement calling for racial justice, the Indians appear to be the next major sports franchise that might assume a new identity. Along with the Indians, who recently announced they are in the […]
There was some good news and some bad news in the latest, July BofA Fund Manager Survey, but mostly confusion when it comes to the future of the economy and how the market resolves the tension between near record overvaluation and constant Fed tinkering and interventions. Starting with the economy, while 72% of those surveyed in the July survey (which took place July 2nd-July 9th and […]
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Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition (GAC) said on Tuesday it had permanently cancelled the licence of Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports, which has been barred from broadcasting in the kingdom since mid-2017 due to a dispute with Qatar. GAC said in a statement it was also fining beIN Sports 10 million riyals ($2.7 million) for what it said were “monopolistic practices”, a charge the broadcaster denied. […]
The Chinese Communist government on Tuesday announced it will impose undefined sanctions against the Lockheed Martin corporation to retaliate for U.S. approval of a deal that will upgrade Taiwan’s Patriot missile defense systems. “The Chinese side has decided to take the necessary measure by imposing sanctions on Lockheed Martin Corporation, which is the chief contractor in the arms deal,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said […]
Anti-Trumper and Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson found himself in an uncomfortable spot when appearing on a parody interview helmed by cartoon news anchors. The cartoon anchors, part of Stephen Colbert’s parody news show called “Tooning Out the News”, asked Wilson questions on Monday about the Lincoln Project before ridiculing him over his ties to former President George W. Bush and past tweets that don’t fit […]
Authored by Alex Nitzberg via JustTheNews.com, A GoFundMe campaign soliciting funds to purchase Goya products for food pantries near the nation’s capital has surpassed $175,000 as the Hispanic food company has become a focus of cultural contention. “Buy GOYA — Support Trump & Feed the Hungry,” the fundraiser headline reads. “What if we rise up to say no to cancel culture AND feed the hungry at the same time?” a portion of the campaign description […]
thehardtimes.net/culture/defunded-police-department-forced-to-sell-off-nuclear-submarine The right wing, just like the left wing, has been hijacked by a cadre of globalists who cannot tell enough lies or inflict enough pain to fill the hole left inside of them by their vacated souls. The newest lie from the right is their historically untenable position that police departments are indispensable to Western civilization. The facts say different, in fact they say nothing […]
After Valentina Sampaio became the first transgender model to appear on a Sports Illustrated cover the internet exploded with mixed reactions, some of which didn’t approve the magazine’s choice. Sports Illustrated has continued its policy of promoting inclusivity and diversity by inviting models representing different social and ethnic groups. READ MORE: ‘We aren’t backing down’: New US ruling says letting transgender girls compete in high school sports […]
(Natural News) Less than a year before the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared out of nowhere, a team of researchers conducted a planetary “health check”, which led them to declare that the rapid destruction of Earth’s ecosystems represents an existential serious threat to humanity. And part of this threat apparently involves an increase in the rate and severity of pandemics. Could it be that a lack of […]
Bastille Day: Protests As France Gives Tribute To Health Workers By Zoe Tidman, The Independent. July 14, 2020 Bastille Day: Protests As France Gives Tribute To Health Workers2020-07-142020-07-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/pri157864283-e1594749906918.jpg200px200px Above photo: French health workers attend a demonstration on the Bastille Day in Paris to urge the French government to improve wages and invest in public hospital in the wake of the coronavirus. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes. Healthcare staff protested in France […]
Daily Caller author David Hookstead shook up social media on Monday after revealing that custom “KillCops” and “F**kPolice” jerseys can be easily purchased on the NBA’s official website, while those with the “FreeHongKong” message were not available. It seems however, that this has now changed. Basketball fans are able to buy customized “FreeHongKong” jerseys on the NBA store’s American website as of Tuesday, which was not […]
Russian fighter jets were scrambled to intercept U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday. The crews of the Russian fighters approached the air target within a safe distance and identified him as MQ-9 Reaper multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft. The MQ-9 Reaper is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets and […]
Thank you to the House of Suntory for partnering with Half Full and sponsoring this Bartenders At Home cocktail video. What inspired you to create this cocktail? “During the quarantine, I’ve really tried to focus on my cheese consumption, so more delicious drinks with more delicious cheeses has been kind of the house motto.” When would you serve this drink? “At brunch or after dinner. Preferably […]
The former vice president’s initiative calls to chart the United States on “an irreversible path” to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Source link
Syrian developer Ghass Mo has been living off freelance bitcoin gigs from Kurdistan, Iraq, for nearly two years. “I get paid in bitcoin for doing work on open-source projects related to the cryptocurrency industry,” Mo said. “The first programmer I met was Amir Taaki. … I learned a lot from him and he was supporting me.” It’s impossible to say how many people are like Mo, […]
A prominent Black Lives Matter organizer and co-founder was arrested last month and charged with human trafficking and prostitution. Charles Wade was busted at a Howard Johnson Inn in College Park, Maryland, on April 25. Wade was living at a motel room where he allegedly pimped a 17-year-old girl, police said, according to The Daily Caller. Wade was charged with seven counts relating to felony human […]
Iran has executed a former defence ministry employee who sold information to the US Central Intelligence Agency, the Islamic Republic’s judiciary said on Tuesday. Reza Asgari had linked up with the CIA during his last years in the ministry and sold the agency information about Iran’s missile programme, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said, quoted by its Mizan website. He retired from the ministry four years ago. […]
Students at George Washington University are pushing to change the names of two buildings on campus that have served as tributes to Sir Winston Churchill and James Madison. According to a report by Campus Reform, students at George Washington University are fighting to change the name of two buildings on campus that are named after Sir Winston Churchill and James Madison. In a post made to […]
LONDON — Government officials have signed an agreement that could lead to the joint modernization of the British and U.S. armies in key technology areas. British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey and U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy signed a memorandum of agreement on joint modernization for a number of technologies during a meeting in London, the British Ministry of Defence announced July 14. In a statement, […]
Over 130 Tesla employees have tested positive to COVID-19 out of a total of 1,550 “affected” workers, according to an internal leak obtained by electrek, which notes that “affected” appears to refer to employees who had confirmed exposure to the virus. Tesla has around 10,000 employees at its Fremont, California factory, where most of the infections and exposures have occurred. This news comes weeks after CEO […]
Last week, Berlin expressed its “regret” after the Pentagon approved the withdrawal of 9,500 US troops from Germany over its alleged failure to commit a significant enough portion of its GDP to defence spending. Europe’s defence by the US is no longer something that can be taken for granted, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. “It must be said that 30 years after Germany’s reunification, 30 […]
Egypt will not be issuing licenses for new vehicles used in public transport unless they run on natural gas READ: Qatar’s gas supplies to UK break records Related Source link
“This is not a normal recession,” CEO Jamie Dimon said, pointing to government assistance programs that have helped boost income and savings for consumers, as well as home prices. “The recessionary part of this you’re going to see down the road.” However, the bank was boosted by a record quarter for its bond-trading division, which brought in $7.3 billion, doubling its revenue from the same period […]