The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold benchmark U.S. interest rates close to zero and continue buying Treasury bonds to support the coronavirus-devastated economy. Source link
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Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on Sunday invited 2020 presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden to sit down for an interview. Biden’s camp said the former VP was not available. Chris Wallace said he will keep asking Biden every week to sit down for an interview. President Trump last week sat […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/19/1079984042_0:288:3130:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_c1f059fafc18be459683fd11d0ecb28d.jpg.webp Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007261079984024-protest-continues-in-portland-following-tense-events-of-previous-night—video/ Portland has been home to one of the most intense anti-racism demonstrations following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, with the downtown federal courthouse being the focus of continuing unrest over several weeks. Citizens gather for another night of protest in Portland, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079967946_0:70:1280:790_1200x675_80_0_0_a9e5751e0b31d2d5de9633b91bda0670.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079967602-unrest-continues-in-portland-despite-deployment-of-federal-forces—video-photos/ Protests, which erupted in the US city following the death of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, have got out of control, with rioters launching fireworks, setting fire to police precincts and vandalising city property. Nightly protests have continued in the US city […]
A widely-anticipated report on Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 Brexit vote was finally published this week, raising even more questions than answers, as usually happens with Russiagate stories. The heavily redacted doc blames Downing Street for turning a blind eye to Russia’s alleged efforts to interfere with the UK’s […]
Fired up, ready to go!…Not really. The DNC Milwaukee Convention continues to shrink. The latest prediction suggests possibly only 350 participants will attend their presidential convention in Milwaukee this year. Advertisement – story continues below The Biz Journals reported: In planning an anti-Donald Trump, public-health-centric convention anchored in Milwaukee, the […]
In 2017 Sepura, which produces digital mobile radio products, was bought by Chinese company Hytera, in which Beijing government has 2 percent stake. Hytera has been banned by the United States over concerns that its equipment may be used for surveillance. The United Kingdom continues to use equipment produced by […]
Officials in Portugal have confirmed to The Daily Beast that they have searched three deep wells near a campground where the prime suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann stayed. Authorities are currently examining forensic evidence taken from the wells, though the wells contained lime which can […]
The country’s total foreign holdings are now above the $500 billion target set by the Central Bank of Russia a few years ago. Russia’s gold and foreign currency holdings climbed to almost $569 billion as of 1 July, according to the latest estimates provided by the country’s central bank. They […]
Trump claims 99% of US Covid-19 cases are ‘totally harmless’ as infections surge By David Smith in Washington/theguardian Donald Trump has celebrated independence day with a string of false and misleading claims attempting to play down the coronavirus pandemic and warning that China will be “held accountable”. The US president staged […]
…from SouthFront Since the start of the week, the Syrian Army has repelled several ISIS attacks on its positions in the desert in central Syria. The most recent attack took place in eastern Homs early on July 2 and became the largest one so far. Clashes lasted for several hours […]
This is your future under Democrat control — No cops. Democrat Party leader Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted the New York City Council after they failed to abolish the police.AOC is the thought leader in the party. Democrats have gone from being elitist idiots to dangerous lunatics. The Indy Star reported: TRENDING: […]
The Struggle For Justice Continues In Post-Coup Bolivia By Ben Dangl, ROAR Magazine. June 21, 2020 The Struggle For Justice Continues In Post-Coup Bolivia2020-06-212020-06-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/dsc5126-crop.jpg200px200px Above photo: Protesters in defense of the wiphala in La Paz. November 15, 2019. Radoslaw Czajkowski. A brutal wave of repression followed the right’s seizure of power last […]
“Not a More Important Issue than This… Very Difficult for Republicans to Win if This Censorship Continues” – Devin Nunes Speaks Out on Tech Censorship of Conservatives (VIDEO) Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
What started off as calls for racial equality and justice in the UK descended on Saturday, June 13, into violent standoff between Black Lives Matter and those who oppose its tactic of desecrating public statues. Over 100 people have been arrested in London following another day of social unrest that […]
By Sajjad Shaukat for Veterans Today Although since Narendar Modi, the leader of the ruling party BJP became Indian prime minister in 2014, he started implementing ideology of Hindutva (Hindu Nationalism), especially by persecuting the Indian Muslims, yet during his second tenure; Modi government accelerated the completion of the agenda, […]
[Editor’s note: Until this point, I have refrained from writing about the truly tragic and deeply disturbing case of the death of Madeleine McCann. However, when notorious disinfo agents with penchants for constructing the most outrageous conspiracy theories, no matter how utterly unfounded and to be frank, completely un-grounded in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/09/1079580949_0:116:3072:1844_1200x675_80_0_0_c6cbd595f71afb23a80d9284a705f99d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006111079580915-police-releases-photos-of-suspect-in-california-shooting-search-continues/ The gunman ambushed the police station in Paso Robles earlier in the day, injuring a sheriff’s deputy who responded to the shooting and is now in serious condition, according to investigators. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has released pictures of the […]
After a several week stand-down due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Rocket Lab is preparing to launch its 12th Electron mission to date—a rideshare mission with payloads from NASA, the NRO, and the University of New South Wales. The mission will launch from Rocket Lab’s Complex 1 on the Mahia […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The tensions along the India-China border are far from over despite several rounds of talks at the diplomatic and military level. While both countries have agreed to peacefully settle disputes along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the two armies continue heavy posturing at the border. Rahul […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a curfew for New York City and will double the number of police officers on the ground from 4,000 to 8,000 after Sunday night’s protests over George Floyd’s death devolved into looting. The city will impose a curfew from 11pm to 5am, Cuomo […]
Both bitcoin and oil were relatively calm Monday, but that when it comes to volatility over the past couple of months, it’s crude, the backbone of global industrialization, that’s seeing wilder swings as of late. Bitcoin (BTC) was changing hands around $9,575 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. EDT), gaining […]
US 03:46 GMT 30.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107946/09/1079460961_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_3c8d1d3a5f6666262378774b794c17ae.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005301079460921-we-have-long-night-ahead-de-blasio-says-as-uproar-over-george-floyds-death-continues-in-nyc/ New York is among the cities that has seen angry citizens take to the streets over the death of a black resident of Minneapolis, where the protests have taken the most violent turn, including clashes with police, […]