Above photo: Adam Jones/Flickr. The world’s biggest publicly-traded provider of property and casualty insurance, Chubb, has become the 16th insurer to declare that it won’t back the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline, a coalition of climate and Indigenous campaigners announced yesterday. The flurry of social media activity was triggered by a single tweet from Financial Times insurance correspondent Ian Smith, with no elaborating news story as The Energy Mix went to virtual press Tuesday evening. “Chubb does not provide insurance coverage for any tar sands projects,” a spokesperson told Smith, following a protest at the U.S. Open tennis tournament earlier this month. Chubb became the official insurance sponsor […]
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Top Ten People To Blame If Joe Biden Loses By Lee Camp, Consortium News. October 22, 2020 Top Ten People To Blame If Joe Biden Loses2020-10-222020-10-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/elect-e1603400319218.jpg200px200px Above photo: Donkey Hotey, Flickr. It’s Not The Left. Let’s get ready for a blame game. If he loses to one of the most racist, megalomaniacal presidents in history it won’t be the Left’s fault. So, Joseph Biden, AKA “Kid Senile,” leads in the polls against Donald Trump, AKA “Kid Fascist Lunatic,” by such a large margin that it resembles a horse race in which one of the horses is an aged wiener dog with three legs. Right now, […]
An Afghan refugee-turned-famous Swedish expert on education and integration, Hamid Zafar, has had his perfect public image ruined after a local newspaper discovered hateful comments he had been posting online under a pseudonym. Zafar arrived in Sweden as a refugee child and rose to prominence as a symbol of successful integration. Brought up in what is being described as a “socially vulnerable” district of Gothenburg, the man took charge of a troubled local school and became known throughout Sweden simply as ‘Rector Hamid’. His career has been on the rise ever since: between working at the Swedish Schools Inspectorate and giving […]
Olga Quiroga taught in the city’s public schools for three decades as a bilingual educator and was known for her patience and passion for teaching immigrant students. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Chicago has lost a beloved teacher to COVID-19. Olga Quiroga taught in the city’s public schools for three decades. She was a bilingual educator known for her patience and her passion for helping immigrant students, a journey she understood personally when she came to the U.S. from Mexico in the 1980s. Olga Quiroga died on October 1, just a day after her 58th birthday. We’re joined now by Giovanna Quiroga, who […]
CNN)In the midst of an aggressive course of treatment for coronavirus, President Donald Trump left the hospital with his security detail Sunday so he could ride in an SUV past supporters cheering him on outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Americans are dying alone in their hospital rooms because family can’t have contact but Trump can demand a driver and security detail for a little propaganda ride. Sickening. — Allison Winn Scotch (@aswinn) October 4, 2020 Trump just put his security detail & others at risk so he could take a car ride to bask in the adoration of the Proud Boys […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks this week during a campaign stop in Charlotte, N.C. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks this week during a campaign stop in Charlotte, N.C. Carolyn Kaster/AP Updated at 4:49 p.m. ET Democratic nominee Joe Biden called President Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful of transfer of power if he loses the election “a typical Trump distraction.” “I’m confident that [despite] all of the irresponsible, outrageous attacks on voting, we’ll have an election in this country as we always have had,” Biden said in an interview Friday […]
WASHINGTON (Times of Israel) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday again declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said at a news conference, responding to a question about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power. “You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster.” Trump has been pressing a monthslong campaign against mail-in voting this November by tweeting and speaking out critically about the practice. More states are encouraging mail-in voting […]
The report builds from Downing Streets expectations of a 3-year delay to its 5G rollout and comes after the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced the ban in July this year. The UK government’s ban and removal of Huawei from national 5G networks by 2027 will risk a severe delay in the country’s 5G rollout targets, an independent report from research and analysis firm Assembly said on Wednesday. The report, commissioned by Huawei Technologies, found that such measures could cost the UK economy £18.2bn and the countries competitive lead in 5G. British mobile operators had made “significant” progress […]
President Donald Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen tossed out a “theory” Tuesday night that the president will resign if he loses the presidential election this November in order to pave the way for Vice President Mike Pence to pardon him for any federal crimes he’s supposedly committed. Cohen—who is currently serving a three-year prison sentence under house arrest after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations, lying to Congress, and tax evasion—appeared on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show to promote his memoir Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump. Early in […]
Earlier this week, The Daily Beast reported that President Trump had one thing on his mind heading into his Republican National Convention. The president was telling his closest aides that he was determined to beat his rival Joe Biden in the TV ratings. He was requesting daily ratings for the Democratic National Convention and insisted that his RNC spectacle would demolish their “pathetic” numbers, according to a senior administration official. In the end, apparently not even all of the unethical pomp and circumstance of a Trump-branded White House as the backdrop of his big speech Thursday night could draw more viewers […]
Exxon joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1928, as Standard Oil, one of companies descended from John D. world-transforming oil monopoly. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Exxon joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1928, as Standard Oil, one of companies descended from John D. world-transforming oil monopoly. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the classic blue-chip stock index. Exxon Mobil is an iconic blue-chip stock. But starting next week, the oil giant — currently the Dow’s longest-tenured member — will be dropped from the influential index, which for many people is […]
As the Democratic Party moved to nominate Joe Biden, viewers watching at home were somewhat distracted, infatuated with Rhode Island’s calamari-wielding “ninja” and a bizarre “hostage-taking” scene in American Samoa. The party’s national convention pushed into its second night on Tuesday, seeing Biden officially elevated as the Democrats’ 2020 presidential candidate alongside running mate Kamala Harris. During the roll call vote prior to the nomination, however, spectators couldn’t help notice that delegates in American Samoa, a US territory, were flanked by a pair of uniformed soldiers, giving the appearance that they had been taken captive. Throwing off “disturbing” vibes, the scene […]
A night after a panel full of Fox News hosts gushed over Michelle Obama’s powerful DNC indictment of President Donald Trump, Fox News host Tucker Carlson went the complete opposite direction, attempting to strike fear into his viewers by portraying the ex-first lady as a radical who wants Black people to have “dominion over you.” After fuming that Obama could “teach a master’s class” in browbeating voters into “accepting their program,” Carlson painted her as an out-of-touch elitist who uses her race to wield power over white people. “Michelle Obama, it’s fair to say, has done pretty well for herself,” he […]
A former winner of Deal or No Deal has lost nearly $40,000 after a bitcoin investment company turned out to be a Facebook scam. Source link
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, pictured in June, admitted defeat in a primary election Sunday. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, pictured in June, admitted defeat in a primary election Sunday. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez acknowledged defeat in a primary election Sunday to former Puerto Rico congressional representative Pedro Pierluisi. Though votes were still being tabulated Sunday night, results showed Pierluisi with a commanding lead in polls. It was the second day of voting in what had turned out to be a […]
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has lost its centrality in the eyes of the Palestinians as well as regional and international players, says a Ramallah-based expert, attributing the change in attitude to the rift between Fatah and Hamas and a number of global developments. Only a month ago, the Palestinian issue was grabbing headlines around the world, triggered by Israel’s plan to extend its sovereignty over parts of the West Bank. But as the initiative has been put on the back burner (for the time being), the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has lost its centrality, making room for other local and regional issues. In the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105999/68/1059996836_0:300:5760:3540_1200x675_80_0_0_8c5625c302753e20ac9bde5dabf2f9d1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008051080061878-walt-disney-company-loses-47-billion-amid-covid-19-pandemic/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Walt Disney Company in a press release revealed that the company lost $4.7 billion in its third quarter of the fiscal year. Data in the release on Tuesday showed that Disney lost a net income of roughly $4.72 billion in its third quarter which ended on 27 June. The loss in revenue is due to pandemic restrictions at parks and other public places, suspending cruise ship sailings and guided tours and delaying or canceling theatrical releases and stage play performances. “Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, we’ve continued to build […]
A Dunkin’ employee in Chicago has been arrested on several charges, including battery to a peace officer, after he allegedly spat into a coffee cup he then gave to an unsuspecting state trooper. The incident that cost Vincent J. Sessler, 25 his job at Dunkin’ took place on Thursday evening, when a Chickago trooper decided to treat himself to a large black cup of coffee. Also on rt.com ‘War zone’: 14 injured in crossfire as Chicago funeral attendees fire back at drive-by shooters (VIDEO) When the officer was handed out the cup, the drink was steaming hot, so he decided to […]
“This week we asked the United States District Court for the District of Oregon to grant a temporary restraining order relating to the issue of forcible detention of Oregon residents by federal agents sent to Portland for the alleged purpose of protecting federal property. The stakes in this case are high, and I am disappointed that Judge Mosman did not rule in favor of a TRO and found instead that we lacked standing to bring the case in the first place. I believe all Oregonians have a right to know which federal law enforcement agencies are policing our streets, and why […]
For the second time in two years, a democratic socialist upstart from the Bronx has knocked a powerful Democratic congressman from office. In the Tuesday primary for New York’s 16th Congressional District, progressive challenger Jamaal Bowman defeated Rep. Eliot Engel, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, according to the Associated Press. The win, which took nearly one month to tally, all but ensures Bowman’s place in Congress next year. “From the very beginning, we anchored our campaign in the fight for racial justice,” Bowman said in a statement on Wednesday. “We spoke truth—about the police, about systemic racism, about […]
Sore loser Hillary Clinton is the most pathetic woman in US political history. Hillary Clinton appeared virtually on Monday’s “The Daily Show” and told host Trevor Noah that Trump may refuse to leave the White House if he loses the 2020 election. Hillary also whined about losing in 2016 and claimed the election was stolen from her. “…Finally we will see how illegitimate his victory actually was and how he was involved in the seeking of foreign help and then the utilization and how Roger Stone was critical to that,” Hillary said calling Trump 2016 victory the “original sin.” TRENDING: GREAT […]
The president of metal giant Norilsk Nickel and Russia’s richest man, Vladimir Potanin, has seen his fortune reduced by $4.1 billion after two environmental disasters in Russia’s far north, according to business magazine Forbes. On May 29, about 20 thousand tons of diesel leaked from a thermal power plant owned by Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company, a Norilsk Nickel subsidiary. The fuel entered into the soil and contaminated reservoirs responsible for supplying the area’s residents with clean water. Following this disaster, on July 12, almost 45 tons of aviation fuel leaked from a pipeline in the Krasnoyarsk Region, inside the Arctic Circle. The […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0c/1079864325_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_7056665335337f9d847a55968a51b861.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007121079864375-mick-schumacher-loses-podium-in-formula-2-race-as-fire-extinguisher-goes-off-in-cockpit—video/ Schumaher had to stop the car and step outside to solve the problem with the out-of-control device. The racer now has the chance to regain his position in a week in Hungary. Mick Schumacher, the son of the legendary Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, had his hopes for victory dashed at the F2 Styrian Grand Prix after an incident with a fire extinguisher inside his vehicle botched his chances. In a video shared on social media, white smoke is seen bursting from behind the steering wheel, covering the racer’s helmet and gloves with dry […]
If and when Donald Trump leaves office, whether now or the day after the election, it should be by resignation. We cannot and should not wait until Inauguration Day, January 20, 2021, for him to vacate the White House. His departure has become a matter of national emergency, national safety, and now national security. The polls show Trump losing by large margins to Joe Biden if the election were held today. His nearly catastrophic handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in tens of thousands of unnecessary infections and deaths. And things are getting worse following the premature reopening of states, […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): With rapid urbanisation in India, animals have lost their natural habitat, pushing them towards conflict with humans. Reptiles are among the creatures affected, and are now seen living close to human settlements, where they feed on rodents and insects, especially around farms. India loses an average of 58,000 people to snakebites every year, and over the last two decades, about 1.2 million people have been killed by snakebites – almost half of all such deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation. Most of the victims were from rural areas, where either medical facilities were not on hand […]
If Kellyanne Conway really isn’t worried about the revelations in Mary Trump’s new book, Too Much and Never Enough, hurting President Donald Trump in the fall, she did a poor job of showing it Tuesday afternoon on Fox News. Fox host Harris Faulkner seemed loath to bring up the latest tell-all by the president’s niece that’s poised to rock Trumpland like none that came before it, waiting to bring it up until the interview was almost over. After reading aloud a particularly damning passage that covers both Trump’s “blatant racism” and lack of religious faith, Faulkner asked, “What is the reaction […]
In June, Californian Police announced that they were searching for a white woman for allegedly coughing with intent at another woman and her one-year-old baby at a local restaurant after rowing about social distancing rules. The Oak Grove School District has confirmed that the woman, who was previously wanted by the San Jose police over a “coughing” incident, has lost her job in the district, according to the Hill. “The Oak Grove School District’s highest priority is the safety of our students and the well-being of all of the children in the community we serve”, the statement reads. “We do not […]
In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the lawsuit filed against the American Studies Association (ASA), its executive director, and eight former ASA officers or committee members: Lisa Duggan, J. Kēhaulani Kauanui, Sunaina Maira, Curtis Marez, Jasbir Puar, Chandan Reddy, Steven Salaita, and Neferti Tadiar. The definitive judgment rebukes the arguments advanced in the federal courts by four persons (Simon Bronner, Michael Rockland, Michael Barton, and Charles Kupfer) who have disputed the ASA’s endorsement of the boycott of Israeli academic institutions. The decision on June 19, […]
The kerfuffle began on Tuesday after a Harvard University graduate appeared in a viral video comparing a paper cut to a knife wound as the same as saying “all lives matter” in response to “Black Lives Matter”. The activist threatened in the now-deleted video to “stab” anyone with “the nerve, the sheer entitled caucasity, to say ‘all lives matter’”. Claira Janover, who graduated from Harvard University in May with a degree in government and psychology, said on Wednesday in a new TikTok video that she was fired from her job at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a multinational accounting organization, in the […]
Hamilton is incredible. I know. The hottest take of 2015, coming at ya fast. It’s hardly breaking news, but it’s what arrives at face value with the filmed version of the musical, releasing on Disney+ this Friday. Even if, like me, you haven’t been able to afford a ticket or logistically plan the years in advance required to nab one, you know this. You’ve heard the incredible music. You’ve seen the incredible performances on TV. You’ve weathered the shrieking chorus of those who have seen it going on (and on) about how incredible it is. The Daily Beast’s Obsessed Everything we […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107443/45/1074434559_0:239:3592:2260_1200x675_80_0_0_21847cdff87e4f56c0c9bf23a69926d4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006271079737483-mark-zuckerberg-loses-over-7-bln-after-companies-stop-advertising/ Facebook’s shares dropped 8.3 percent on Friday, pushing its market value down to $82.3, after one of the world’s largest advertising companies, Unilever, pulled its advertisements from the social media platform along with several other companies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has lost at least $7.2 billion, according to Bloomberg’s billionaire index. Zuckerberg is now placed number four on the index, preceded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Luis Vuitton CEO Bernard Arnault as the world’s richest people. Multiple companies now, including Unilever and The North Face, are pulling their ads […]
Plummeting Facebook shares have wiped out billions of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth. The impetus? Corporations such as Coca-Cola and Verizon have pulled their ads, demanding that Facebook censor hate speech. Zuckerberg lost $7.2 billion, after Facebook’s shares fell by 8.3 percent on Friday, Bloomberg reported. The dive in value happened after Unilever, one of the largest advertisers in the world, joined the list of major companies that suspended their ad campaigns on Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram. At around the same time, Coca-Cola said it was also pulling all its social-media advertising for 30 days. More than 120 […]
Image via TMZ A Black Lives Matter activist lost one of his testicles after getting shot in the balls by rubber bullets during George Floyd riots in Los Angeles. Bradley Steyn says he plans on suing the LAPD after law enforcement officials shot him in the scrotum on May 30 during a ‘protest.’ TMZ reported: Bradley Steyn — a South African man who protested apartheid back in the day — claims he was maimed by law enforcement during a May 30 George Floyd protest in L.A.’s Fairfax District. TRENDING: EXCLUSIVE: Police Source: Woman Who Framed Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Guilty […]
Here is one story about life with the Republicans. It is now legal to sell bottled water to the public with so much arsenic in it that if the same water came out of the faucet in your home, FEMA would force you to leave. This is one of thousands of GOP gifts to America on behalf of the grifters of the world. Daily Beast: President Donald Trump trails presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden by 14 percentage points in the first New York Times/Sienna College poll of the 2020 election cycle. NYT poll: Biden takes a dominant lead over Trump, 50 […]
This was painful to watch. 77-year-old Joe Biden on Thursday emerged from his basement bunker and held a roundtable discussion in Philadelphia to address the reopening of the economy. At one point Biden completely lost his train of thought — while he was reading from his notes! “You know, the rapidly rising, uh, um, uh, in with uh, with uh, I don’t know, uh” said Biden. TRENDING: “I Should Never Have Been There” – Gen Mark Milley Stands with the Mob – Apologizes for Walking to Torched St. John’s Church with President Trump (VIDEO) WATCH: This is painful to watch. pic.twitter.com/CbGotrkFGQ […]
Joe Biden lost his temper on Wednesday during a NAACP virtual town hall when he was told some young people don’t like him. Advertisement – story continues below Biden is not attracting the young voters. Joe Biden snapped when he was asked a question sent in by a young person about concerns that a lot young people don’t like him. “No! There’s no evidence! That’s not true!” Biden yelled as he pointed his finger. “Show me a poll that says that!” TRENDING: Antifa Releases List of Demands After Taking Over 6 Square Block Section in Seattle and Setting Up Armed Security […]
Athletic brand Reebok and several affiliate gyms have canceled their partnerships with fitness giant CrossFit after its CEO tweeted a mocking response to a statement calling racism a “public health issue.” CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman might have cost his company millions with just 13 characters. After he replied to a tweet from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation calling racism and discrimination “critical public health issues that demand an urgent response” by quipping “It’s FLOYD-19,” Reebok and affiliate gyms hurried to distance themselves from the popular fitness brand. Reebok told Business Insider on Sunday it will not renew its contract […]
On Sunday night, John Oliver kicked off his Last Week Tonight monologue by addressing the protests that have spread across the nation in response to the captured-on-video killing of George Floyd, who begged and pleaded for his life as then-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin grinded his knee into his neck for nine excruciating minutes. “Look, it’s been a truly brutal week with protests across the country in response to the horrific killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, and there is clearly a lot to discuss here: How these protests are a response to a legacy of police […]
India 07:56 GMT 14.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107903/90/1079039095_0:116:3072:1844_1200x675_80_0_0_bbcadb9e3370f99efcfcfa9516d5c0df.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202005141079298771-indian-equities-unimpressed-with-pm-modis-corona-stimulus-sensex-loses-600-points-in-opening-trade/ New Delhi (Sputnik): The COVID-19 contagion seems to have taken the fizz out of the Indian equity markets. From levels of over 41,000 in February, the benchmark index Sensex has fallen to its current level of 32,000. The coronavirus health emergency has led to a national lockdown since 25 March and is likely to continue beyond 17 May. The COVID-19 economic stimulus worth $266 billion announced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday seems to have failed to impress the equity markets. Even as Finance Minister […]
A new Morning Consult poll found that Joe Biden lost one-quarter of Democrat voters following the Tara Reade allegations. 61% of voters say they do not want to select a different Democratic nominee after Joe Biden’s denial of Tara Reade’s allegation, while 26% say the party should select a different nominee, and 13% are undecided. And via The Trump Campaign — Sleepy Joe is not doing so well with several groups besides women. Joe Biden’s chief argument throughout the Democrat primary was that he was the most electable. “You may like another candidate better but you have to look at who’s […]