Portland Drone Testing Facility Cancelled November 11, 2020 Portland Drone Testing Facility Cancelled2020-11-112020-11-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/portland-e1605102559185.jpeg200px200px Neighbors and River Advocates Focus on Next Steps. Verizon’s Skyward subsidiary had sought to test drones with military applications on the Willamette River in North Portland, a proposal that met vigorous disapproval from locals. Last week, the Port of Portland announced it would cancel a pending lease with Verizon for seven acres of riverfront property in one of Portland, Oregon’s most diverse neighborhoods. Verizon and their Portland-based subsidiary Skyward had sought to lease this area to test drones on Verizon’s 5G network along the Willamette river. “We appreciate the Port responding […]
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President Trump speaks during an NBC News town hall moderated by Savannah Guthrie at the Perez Art Museum in Miami. At the same time Thursday night, Democratic nominee Joe Biden participated in an ABC News town hall in Philadelphia. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Trump speaks during an NBC News town hall moderated by Savannah Guthrie at the Perez Art Museum in Miami. At the same time Thursday night, Democratic nominee Joe Biden participated in an ABC News town hall in Philadelphia. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images In a unique political […]
The White House spokesman has said It would be “nice” if the US Commission on Presidential Debates reversed its decision to scrap the second Trump-Biden bout. The president wants the debate to be held in person. “It would be nice if the commission would get the debate back on the schedule. I think the president is ready to go. He wants to be on stage debating Joe Biden in person,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern told the media on Sunday. Morgenstern added that he believes that Trump “will be happy to show up” to trade verbal blows with the […]
The development comes as the United Kingdom has recently seen a drastic increase in coronavirus cases. 3,899 new infections were reported on 20 September and 18 people died from the disease. England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty previously warned that Britain is “at a critical point” in the pandemic. Piers Morgan, host of Good Morning Britain show, drew the ire of the public after he said that Christmas celebrations should be cancelled in light of spike in coronavirus cases. Morgan’s statement came in response to reports in UK media, which say that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering lifting […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/01/1080332733_0:194:3072:1922_1200x675_80_0_0_ac79859576d706fb273dc17d3fa926c6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009011080332763-4-injured-in-japan-as-powerful-typhoon-hits-okinawa-over-240-flights-cancelled—reports/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – At least four people were wounded in Japan as Typhoon Maysak hit the country’s southern Okinawa region, media reported. More than 240 flights to and from the Okinawa region were canceled because of the typhoon, which has caused power shutdowns in at least 30,000 households, NHK broadcaster said. Typhoon Maysak is now traveling north-west with maximum sustained winds of 45 metres per second (100 miles per hour) and gusts of up to 65 metres per second (145 miles per hour). The typhoon is expected to weaken slightly on Wednesday, as it […]
Former Covington Catholic High School Student Nick Sandmann finally told his story tonight at the RNC 2020 Convention. In January 2019 the liberal media branded a group of innocent Catholic boys in MAGA hats at the March for Life in Washington DC as hateful racists. The media ran with the false narrative that the children abused and harassed a Native American man who was beating a drum in a kid’s face. The entire media narrative was incorrect and manufactured but the liberal mainstream media didn’t care.The children received numerous violent death threats and the school faced threats of shootings and bombings. […]
School Cancelled In Arizona Area After ‘Sick Out’ Over Reopening August 17, 2020 School Cancelled In Arizona Area After ‘Sick Out’ Over Reopening2020-08-172020-08-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/school-protest-return-when-safe-e1597676056696.jpg200px200px An Arizona school district that ignored state safety guidelines and voted to begin in-person learning on Aug. 17 has had to cancel classes after staff said it was unsafe to return and called in sick. Greater Phoenix’s J.O. Combs Unified School District canceled all instruction for Monday due to “insufficient staffing,” days after its board disregarded state benchmarks on when students can safely return to classes during the pandemic. The “sick out” underlined the difficulties in returning to […]
A holiday resort chain which sponsors Sean Hannity’s Fox News show has found itself in the crosshairs of cancel-happy Twitter users after the host convinced the platform to mark a critical video of him as “manipulated media.” The video which sparked the latest social media drama showed Hannity making comments critical of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, juxtaposed with footage of Donald Trump, which made it appear as though Hannity was targeting the president, whom he staunchly supports. After getting the footage flagged as “manipulated media” by Twitter, MeidasTouch, the liberal group who put the video together, released an updated version, […]
The United Kingdom held commemorative events across the country to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Victory Over Japan on Saturday. Planned fly-overs across the nation’s 4 capital cities were dropped, however, while displays by the Red Arrows and other World War 2-era aircraft were able to go ahead. Spitfires and Hurricanes flew across Britain’s skies as the Queen and senior royals gave tribute to the 75th anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day (VJ Day) on Saturday. Three Spitfires, a Hurricane, and a Lancaster bomber soared over the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Charles […]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unloaded on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures this morning. The Trump Secretary of State discussed the Chinese app TikTok, the Chinese human rights abuses and the postponed election in Hong Kong. At the of 8:45 mark in the interview, Pompeo said the following about China’s recent strong arm tactics in Hong Kong: TRENDING: Federal Government and Yale Are Holding Clinical Trials on How Best to ‘Persuade’ Americans to Take COVID-19 Vaccines Well, COVID-19 is not the reason for the […]
An aerial view of an empty football field at Towson University in Towson, Md. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick Smith/Getty Images An aerial view of an empty football field at Towson University in Towson, Md. Patrick Smith/Getty Images Every summer, about 250 middle and high school students gather at the University of Michigan for the MPulse Summer Performing Arts Institutes. The lecture halls and stages on the Ann Arbor campus come alive with young musicians and dancers, and the sounds of string instruments, percussion and student voices singing to the beat of contemporary Broadway. This year, those lecture […]
The German government has approved an $847 million funding for the procurement of three Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft that will be used for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), according to Scramble Magazine. The decision to buy new Global 6000 aircraft comes after Berlin canceled plans to buy AmericanTriton high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial system to the tune of $2.5 billion. The Aviation International News reported that the German Ministry of Defense to conclude that Triton UAS was unlikely to be able to meet the safety standards required for flying in European airspace by 2025, and would be subject to onerous restrictions […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0a/1079848395_0:0:3226:1814_1200x675_80_0_0_3032366f58b953f01065ea1ff8c27980.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007101079848428-seoul-mayor-cancelled-meeting-with-s-korean-prime-minister-hours-before-death-reports-say/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who was found dead in the woods of Mount Bugak not far from his residence, cancelled a working lunch with South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on the day of his disappearance, saying that he was feeling unwell, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, citing officials. Park’s body was found late on Thursday after an hours-long search involving hundreds of police officers, dogs and drones. The 64-year-old’s daughter reported him missing four to five hours after he left home. She said he left her a “will-like” […]
Despite slipping off the news radar in recent weeks, the coronavirus has forced Saudi Arabian authorities to “cancel the annual Hajj pilgrimage for the first time in history.” That’s one story making headlines. It’s also untrue. The Hajj pilgrimage draws more than 2.5 million Muslims to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina every year, and is a journey every able-bodied Muslim is asked to make at least once in their lifetime. Those who do can take the honorific title ‘Hajji,’ after fulfilling one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith. However, the New York Times reported on Tuesday that, […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has acknowledged that the Tokyo Games would have to be cancelled if Covid-19 remains a threat next year The high-ranking official admitted that it’s impossible to constantly reschedule all major sports events and keep athletes, sports federations and thousands of employees in a state of uncertainty. READ MORE: The show must go on: IOC says delayed Tokyo Olympics going ahead in 2021 is NOT dependent on Covid-19 vaccine “Quite frankly, I have some understanding for this, because you can’t forever employ 3,000 or 5,000 people in an organizing committee,” Bach told the BBC. “You […]
It is usually one of the highlights of the royal summer, and one that Kate Middleton has traditionally been enthusiastic to get involved in. Of course, this year, London’s famous Chelsea Flower Show has had little option but to migrate online, but that doesn’t mean Kate can’t find a way to show her support, posting a picture Wednesday morning of herself helping gardeners plant the RHS Back To Nature garden last year, which she helped co-design. In the photograph, shared by Kate’s Kensington Royal social media accounts, Kate, 38, can be seen in hands-dirty mode, perched atop a pile of rocks […]
Europe 22:45 GMT 16.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107551/05/1075510587_0:131:2909:1767_1200x675_80_0_0_5bfb91a115b310dea094a0ec4268cb29.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202005161079328184-rotterdam-to-host-cancelled-eurovision-song-contest-in-2021/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic, will be held in Rotterdam next year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said in a statement. “The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its Dutch Members NPO, NOS, and AVROTROS are excited to have reached an agreement to stage the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam at the Ahoy Arena. The Dutch city was due to host the Contest this month before the event was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic”, the […]