An inspector from Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has been hailed as a hero, after he saved three Beluga whales – two adults and a young calf – that were left stranded on a Far Eastern beach on Thursday, when the tide went out. Alexey Paramonov said that when he arrived at the scene he saw the animals about 1.5 kilometers from the coast. One of the adults […]
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Tennessee’s Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is on the hunt for an unidentified individual who was filmed over the weekend attacking a photojournalist with the WSMV local news station. The attack unfolded on Sunday in front of Nashville’s Napier Elementary School, where broadcast journalist Caresse Jackman and a station photojournalist were filming for an upcoming segment, according to a release published by WSMV. Mediate reported that the […]
A gunman who allegedly shot and killed a man amid BLM and right-wing Patriot protests in Denver has been identified as a private security. Police say he was not with Antifa amid speculation the incident was politically-motivated. The suspect in the fatal shooting of a yet to be identified victim in Denver on Saturday is a private security guard, The Denver Police Department (DPD) reported. “Further […]
Saving Local Newspapers Squeezed By Hedge Funds By Steven Waldman, Journalism and Liberty. September 28, 2020 Saving Local Newspapers Squeezed By Hedge Funds2020-09-282020-09-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/news.jpg200px200px Above photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images. A Replanting Strategy. Hundreds of newspapers are languishing in the hands of hedge funds and chains. It’s time to replant them with community nonprofit groups and mission-driven owners. Download this white paper as a pdf The conversation about […]
China’s state-sanctioned blockchain infrastructure project is finally bringing public chains to its Chinese users – but with a significant twist. The Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN), a standardized internet services provider for decentralized applications (dapp) developers, plans to make 24 public chains available in its network for Chinese users starting from the second half of November, according to an internal memo obtained by CoinDesk. Developers can use […]
Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova attends a rally in Minsk on Sunday to protest the disputed results of the August 9 presidential election. tut.by/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption tut.by/AFP via Getty Images Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova attends a rally in Minsk on Sunday to protest the disputed results of the August 9 presidential election. tut.by/AFP via Getty Images Belarusian opposition leader Maria […]
The Australian man was banned from working in financial services by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. Source link
By Tony Cox, a US journalist who has written or edited for Bloomberg and several major daily newspapers. The Trump administration is giving rioters in Portland at least a risk of accountability, filing US District Court charges when the local district attorney declines to prosecute and deputizing state police to make federal arrests. Kevin Phomma became the latest Portland protester to be hit with federal charges, as […]
HONG KONG—Students, teachers, parents, and others are staging protests in Inner Mongolia, a semi-autonomous region in northern China, by surrounding police stations and gathering outside schools. Thousands are congregating in rare displays of open defiance of governmental orders. These demonstrations were sparked by the Chinese government’s directive issued in the summer to broaden the footprint of Mandarin Chinese in state-compiled textbooks and classroom instruction within the […]
Antifascists Are Facing Off Against The Far-Right, Backed By Local Cops August 22, 2020 Antifascists Are Facing Off Against The Far-Right, Backed By Local Cops2020-08-222020-08-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/fascists-v-anti-fascists-e1598106117369.jpg200px200px Above photo: Fascists v. anti-fascists in Sunland-Tujunga in the San Fernando Valley, CA from Twitter. Every Friday in Sunland-Tujunga, a small neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, just 15 minutes from Downtown LA, a group […]
It’s hard to participate in the influencer economy from Cuba, but YouTuber Erich García Cruz is making it work. “We do not have access to Visa cards or Mastercard products because of the [U.S. trade] embargo,” Cruz explained. “We are monetized through YouTube.” Bitcoin is one of many tools he uses to turn those dollar earnings, in foreign bank accounts, into rent and grocery money in […]
Male shooting suspect down, screen image Secret Service on Monday afternoon interrupted President Trump’s presser and pulled him away from the podium in the briefing room and moved him into the West Wing. President Trump returned moments later and confirmed that an individual was shot by the Secret Service outside of the White House and was taken to the hospital. The shooting took place at 17th […]
DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross. Earlier this month, the McClatchy Company, publisher of 30 daily newspapers, including the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and the Charlotte Observer, was sold in a bankruptcy auction to the Chatham Management Group, a New Jersey hedge fund. Hedge fund ownership of other papers has led to sharp budget cuts […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/03/1080050740_0:0:3000:1688_1200x675_80_0_0_f34d2fabe963419f887d7cccd95ada86.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008031080050789-maryland-governor-bans-blanket-closures-of-private-religious-schools-by-local-officials/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – An attempt by a county government in the US state of Maryland to force all private and religious schools to remain closed prompted an emergency order that returns the decision to schools themselves, Governor Larry Hogan said in a press release on Monday. “Over the last several weeks, school boards and superintendents made their own decisions […]
A local CBS affiliate in Augusta, Ga., decided to test out how voting by mail works. “We’re less than 100 days until the November election, and many Americans are expecting to vote by mail for the first time because of the pandemic,” WRDW-TV wrote. One thing is clear: You need to give it even more time than officials might recommend to get your ballot through the […]
CNN has whipped up an army of outraged Twitter liberals after it slammed a network of local news stations for airing an interview with a disgraced scientist who blamed Dr Anthony Fauci for the coronavirus. Dr Judy Mikovits is the star of ‘Plandemic,’ a conspiracy documentary claiming that Covid-19 is a ploy by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr Anthony Fauci and Bill […]
A tactical unit of federal agents has been placed on standby in Seattle to aid police should protests there spiral into unrest or rioting, the New York Times reported, a move that comes amid heated objections from local officials. A Special Response Team operating under the authority of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was reportedly dispatched to Seattle on Thursday, as a ‘precautionary’ measure. “The CBP […]
Joe Biden’s handlers on Wednesday interrupted a news anchor and cut off the video feed to end a local TV interview. “That’s our time” a staffer said as the screen went blank. WATCH: WATCH: Joe Biden’s handlers interrupt the anchor and CUT OFF the video feed to end a local TV interview. pic.twitter.com/DkIZDNjo8H — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) July 22, 2020 […]
The latest announcement from Downing Street has outlined strategic plans to tackle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including a second wave set to hit in the winter, with sweeping new measures being launched to transfer power to local authorities and boost contact tracing protocols, among others. UK prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that Britain could control the ongoing coronavirus pandemic via targeted local lockdowns. Addressing […]
Georgia governor overrides all local mask orders in the state by Rebecca Klar/The Hill Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is prohibiting local municipalities across the state from mandating that masks be worn in public to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Kemp’s executive order issued Wednesday prevents local governments from enforcing mandatory face-covering orders that are more restrictive than the current statewide order. The move effectively voided orders issued by at least 15 local governments across the […]
Ten days ago The Gateway Pundit organized a prayer rally at the Statue of St. Louis on Art Hill in Forest Park from noon. In response to our planned prayer rally violent leftists and Black Lives Matter organized a counter rally from 11 AM to 2 PM. The organizers of this c”counter rally” smeared the Catholic Prayer rally as a white nationalist event. They claimed out […]
U.S. sanctions in response to Hong Kong’s national security law – and Beijing’s tighter grip over the city’s financial system – could pose challenges for local crypto brokerage firms. The U.S. Senate passed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act on Thursday to penalize China for eroding Hong Kong’s autonomy. The bill is in response to a new national security law that broadly criminalizes acts of sedition, collusion, terrorism and […]
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo believes she knows what her county needs to fight back against COVID-19. But because of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, she says she isn’t able to follow through. “I’m at the mercy of what powers he positively gives us,” Hidalgo told The Daily Beast. “As opposed to being able to use my own tools.” As Texas faces a resurgent coronavirus and some […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107822/89/1078228969_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_18f0d433be1d8610750ff2b978a3f635.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007051079802581-third-level-alert-issued-in-chinas-inner-mongolia-as-herder-contracts-bubonic-plague—local-media/ The disease, which is spread mostly by rodents and infected fleas, is highly infectious and often fatal. A 14th century plague pandemic swept through Asia, Europe and Africa, killing an estimated 50 million people. The first case of bubonic plague has been confirmed in China, The Beijing News reported. According to the newspaper, a man that had been hospitalised […]
Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people for the coronavirus. They lined up in vehicles last week in a Phoenix neighborhood. Matt York/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt York/AP Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people for the coronavirus. They lined up in vehicles last week in a Phoenix neighborhood. Matt York/AP Across the United States the coronavirus is once again on the march. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107688/94/1076889494_0:181:1920:1261_1200x675_80_0_0_eb088751696eec7fdc158ad729053c20.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202007011079762597-us-marine-in-japan-accused-of-punching-local-man-while-violating-covid-19-restrictions-/ A US Marine based in Okinawa, Japan, was arrested by police Sunday after allegedly punching a 21-year-old local college student at a nightclub in Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture. Cpl. John William Thomas III, 24, of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group at Camp Hansen, was arrested on suspicion of assault outside the nightclub in Naha’s Kumoji neighborhood […]
UK considers first local lockdown in COVID-19 pandemic by Danika Kirka/ABC News LONDON — Britain’s government is considering a lockdown for the central English city of Leicester amid a spike of COVID-19 cases — the first time that a single U.K. area would face such an extreme measure during the pandemic. The Sunday Times first reported that a lockdown could come within days after 658 new […]
As the United Kingdom – England in particular – begins to loosen lockdown measures introduced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, new cases are beginning to flare up in specific areas, leaving the government to consider the reimposition of lockdown measures in a localised form. Home Secretary Priti Patel has confirmed that the UK government is considering a local lockdown for Leicester, as new cases […]
PRAYERS NEEDED: St. Louis City Treasurer Smears Local Christians for Holding Prayer Protest at St. Louis Statue — Labels Christian St. Louisans ‘KKK’ for Wanting to Save Statue of Catholic Saint Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
More than a dozen businesses are taking the city of Seattle to court over its handling of the ‘autonomous’ police-free zone that sprung up two weeks ago, arguing that the city has failed to maintain basic public safety. The plaintiffs claim that the city government looked the other way as protesters took over a six-block neighborhood earlier this month, after police abandoned their East Precinct station. […]
Addressing a conference of the American Jewish Committee on Tuesday, the UAE’s Foreign Minister said his country could work with Israel in some areas, including technology and healthcare, while still maintaining political differences with Tel Aviv. First it was news about a synagogue opening in Abu Dhabi as part of a multi-faith complex set to be completed in 2022. Then it was reported that the UAE […]
Photo by CHAZ City 206, WikiCommons, https://www.facebook.com/mance.rayder.1029/posts/735139263908049 As reported earlier the nation of CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) in what used to be Seattle was set up by antifa earlier this week. CHAZ has its first self declared dictator/warlord. Seattle based rapper Raz Simone evidently deputized himself and his crew, and they are patrolling the streets, regulating any unauthorized activity in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. […]
President Donald Trump says Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, a largely police-free community space fashioned amid protests, is run by “domestic terrorists.” Seattle’s police department made (and walked back) a claim about anarchists “extorting” businesses in the area. But actual businesses around the zone say they’re watching Ava DuVernay films, handing out granola bars, and having a nice time. Following several nights of showdowns between police […]