China’s tightening of its national security laws come as Beijing is also currently trialing an experimental Covid-19 drug in the city of Yiwu in the Zhejiang province. The Chinese government has changed a law to make it a criminal offence to deface or intentionally insult its national flag, according to AP News. The changes reportedly made to the National Flag and National Emblem law, which were […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010161080793872-republican-national-committee-accuses-twitter-of-illegal-support-for-biden/ Twitter and Facebook recently curbed the circulation of a New York Post exposé on Hunter Biden’s business dealings abroad, possibly involving his father, former US Vice President Joe Biden. Source link
France, Germany and UK say Washington does not have the authority, setting up clash European leaders have warned the US that its claim to have the authority to reimpose sweeping UN-mandated sanctions on Iran has no effect in law, setting up a major legal clash that could lead to Washington imposing sanctions on its European allies. In a joint statement on Sunday, France, Germany and the UK […]
US Tariffs On China Ruled To Be Illegal By Jamey Keaten, Detroit News. September 16, 2020 US Tariffs On China Ruled To Be Illegal2020-09-162020-09-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/trade-e1600261802470.jpg200px200px Above photo: Yahoo news. Geneva — The World Trade Organization said Tuesday that Trump administration tariffs on Chinese goods totaling more than $200 billion are illegal under the rules of the global trade body. The decision marks the first time the Geneva-based trade […]
Polish welterweight fighter Amadeusz Roslik snatched a DQ defeat from the jaws of victory after he was disqualified for landing a thunderous soccer kick on his opponent during an MMA event in Poland on Saturday night. Roslik threw the illegal socer kick after knocking opponent Adrian Polanski to the canvas with an expertly timed overhand right during the Fame MMA 7 event in Warsaw, prompting the […]
Mass Surveillance Program Revealed By Snowden Was Illegal By Raphael Satter, Reuters. September 4, 2020 Mass Surveillance Program Revealed By Snowden Was Illegal2020-09-042020-09-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/snowden.png200px200px An appeals court said the warrantless telephone dragnet that secretly collected millions of Americans’ records violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of Americans’ telephone records, an appeals court has […]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on 2 September lauded the ruling by the US Court of Appeals that the mass surveillance programme conducted by the National Security Agency, including bulk collection of phone records, was illegal. The ACLU called described it as a “victory for our privacy rights”. Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee turned whistleblower Edward Snowden responded on Wednesday to a ruling by […]
A federal appeals court has ruled that the telephone metadata collection program used by the National Security Agency to spy on Americans was illegal, just as NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said seven years ago. The metadata “bulk collection” program violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday. The opinion delivered by Judge Marsha Berzon reportedly […]
Illegal events and rave parties are reportedly flourishing in several European nations, due to COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing measures. An illegal rave in an underground bunker in the Norwegian capital of Oslo has ended badly, as dozens were rushed to hospitals with acute carbon monoxide poisoning. According to the Oslo Police Department, up to 200 people aged 20 to 30 gathered in the bunker for […]
Bette Midler evidently was not a fan of Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night. As the First Lady took the stage and delivered a speech CNN pundits would later praise for its empathy, the entertainment legend mocked her for being an “illegal alien” who “can’t speak English”—insults she later said Trump has more than earned, given the racism both she and the […]
VT: It has been long established, legally, that veterans benefits are sacrosanct when it comes to divorce and child support issues in state courts, by that we mean immune to jurisdiction clearly by federal law. The downside for moms and kids is that benefits are real income and when not considered lower potential support payments. However, the bitter truth is that courts have punished veterans, now […]
Fox News star Tucker Carlson—currently facing outrage from network colleagues over his racist rhetoric—upped the ante on Monday night, claiming it was “probably illegal” for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to prioritize Black women in his running mate search while calling those candidates unqualified. Carlson, whose former head writer was recently outed as an outspoken racist, kicked off Monday night’s broadcast of his hit primetime […]
Surprise!A British family was shocked to find two Africans in their car rack instead of their luggage during a trip to France. The family found two African migrant stowaways in their roof rack. The two Africans climbed out when the rack was opened. The family’s luggage was missing. You can hear the mother ask, “Where’s our stuff?” But the dazed Africans just slink away. The Local […]
Joe Biden on Wednesday said illegal immigration makes the US “strong.” Biden is back in his Delaware basement after venturing out and traveling down the street for a low energy campaign event. Biden held a virtual event with UnidoUS on Wednesday and said that if he wins the election, on day one of his presidency, he will set up immigration legislation that will provide a road […]
Pelosi’s angel. Three members of the Thin Blue Line Motorcycle club were killed and nine others injured in a crash with an illegal immigrant drunk driver in West Texas. Ivan Robles Navejas is accused of killing the three men and injuring 9 others in the crash. The victims were identified as Joseph Paglia, Retired Officer with the Niles City Police Dept.; Jerry Wayne Harbour, former Eastern […]
Over the last couple of years, Japanese authorities have been trying to solve the puzzle over so-called “ghost ships”, presumably of North Korean origin, that have turned up on the country’s coast. Some of them contained decomposed human remains, prompting local officers and media speculate about origin of these mysterious phenomenon. Illegal fishing by Chinese vessels in North Korean waters may explain why hundreds of unidentified […]
Kais Mohammad, aka “Superman29,” has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges he ran an unlicensed Bitcoin ATM network that laundered up to $25 million, including funds that originated in criminal activity. According to a recent press release by the Department of Justice, the Orange County, California, resident is pleading guilty to one count each of money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and failure […]
[ Editor’s Note: Scott has an excellent analysis below on Trump’s evolving China Jihad. But the first thing that would come to mind for VT is always, “why make this big public move now, on a situation that pretty much existed when Trump came into office?” Sure, China might be a bit “more bad” now, but so is Trump, and the election polls are certainly showing […]
Seth Meyers summed up Donald Trump’s 2020 platform on Wednesday as a movement that “rejects science and empathy in favor of dumb culture war grievances like statues and cancel culture.” “As a highly infectious deadly disease spreads like wildfire, the supposedly pro-life party has abandoned you,” the Late Night host continued. That includes Ivanka Trump, who this week launched a new unemployment ad campaign under the […]
Moscow police have detained 132 people taking part in an unauthorized rally against the recently-adopted constitutional amendments. A similar protest was also held in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city. About 1,000 people gathered at the Pushkin Square in central Moscow on Wednesday evening, according to Novaya Gazeta estimates. The protesters were gathering signatures in favor of revoking the constitutional amendments, green-lighted by a nationwide vote earlier […]
Crypto financial app Abra has settled charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) relating to its offering of swaps deemed unlawful by the regulators. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital […]
In a recent report, a United Nations expert found the January killing of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani by a US drone strike was against international law. One journalist told Sputnik the killing fit a long pattern of the US destroying places it cannot control, which is linked to the proliferation of poverty in the US. Kei Pritsker, a journalist with BreakThrough News, told Radio Sputnik’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107980/45/1079804514_0:0:3575:2011_1200x675_80_0_0_8ade4e27cb7991714e8012f18014ae0a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007061079804548-hundreds-of-blazes-break-out-in-southern-california-amid-illegal-independence-day-fireworks-/ Firework displays have been cancelled for the 4th July celebration in Los Angeles and its neighbourhoods due to coronavirus-related concerns as the number of cases has surged in the recent days. Firefighters in Southern California have been scrambled to respond to several hundred fires that broke out across the state as illegal fireworks lit up the skies in celebration […]
Democrat tyrant Gavin Newsom and other officials shut down 4th of July festivities in California due to a ‘surge in Coronavirus cases.’ Newsom closed down beaches, bars, restaurants and museums, but his winery, Plumpjack Winery in Napa Valley is still open for business. Advertisement – story continues below Californians revolted and celebrated anyway by lighting up the sky with thousands of illegal fireworks. Aerial footage over […]
Riot police were showered with bottles, bricks and other projectiles while trying to break up an illegal rave in west London on Friday night. At least seven officers were injured during the hostilities. The police were called to the scene in White City following reports of a number of people gathered at an unlicensed music event in Havelock Close. Eyewitness footage shared on social media shows […]
The National Police of Spain said vendors’ “purchase of virtual currency stands out.” They arrested 33 suspects across two parallel raids. Source link
A fireworks display rises above an empty park on Wednesday in Brooklyn. According to New York City officials, complaints about fireworks have skyrocketed in recent weeks. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images A fireworks display rises above an empty park on Wednesday in Brooklyn. According to New York City officials, complaints about fireworks have skyrocketed in recent weeks. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images As […]
‘One stated goal of the Cointelpro program was to inspire fear among activists by convincing them that an FBI agent lurked behind every mailbox.’ Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters VT: The FBI used to stick to right wing militias, where entire dustbowl towns lived on FBI informant payoffs during the 1980s. Today, they are now part of the hoax brigade, feeding their smears into One America Network, the FBI’s private […]
For the second time in as many nights, police officers have been attacked in London while attempting to break up an illegal party, Reuters reports. In the previous night’s incident, at least 22 officers were hurt. The latest incident happened near Colville Gardens in western London, where an unlicensed music event was held overnight, the police said. The unruly crowd pelted law enforcement with various objects, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104952/65/1049526569_0:183:3500:2151_1200x675_80_0_0_9b8affa2fd84abb1db4c16760380ebfd.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202006251079717509-brixton-party-clashes-police/ Home Secretary Priti Patel took to Twitter to lambast the “utterly vile scenes”, which amounted to a total breach of lockdown regulations, despite their recent partial rollback. In an attempt break up an illegal street party in Brixton, London, 22 Metropolitan Police officers were injured and their vehicles damaged on the evening of 24th June. Authorities were called following […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107721/11/1077211143_0:161:3068:1887_1200x675_80_0_0_fc4a055b312a2504e0289b785ea2699c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006231079693316-us-government-restricts-work-permits-for-illegal-aliens-seeking-asylum/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Migrants who enter the US illegally seeking political asylum will have to wait a full year before applying for permits to work in the United States, more than doubling the present window of 150 days, according to new regulations announced by the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). “The rule defines new bars and denials for employment […]
US President Donald Trump wants to personally “get involved” with advertiser boycotts that have hit American conservative speakers and outlets amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and make them illegal. Trump touched upon the hot topic on Friday, speaking exclusively with the Daily Caller. The president accused activist groups calling for advertising boycotts of outlets they don’t agree with of playing “a much dirtier game.” […]
In April, the number of unauthorised crossings into Europe dropped to a record low number since 2009 due to the coronavirus crisis, according to border data provided by national authorities. Now the situation within Europe’s Schengen Area has been returning to what it had been in the start of the year, before the global pandemic kicked in. The number of migrants trying to enter the European […]