In these uncertain times, it’s good to see that some things never change, among them the ancient tradition of celebrities finding their characters inexplicably smeared in the wake of a relationship breakup. The move, often assumed to be a kind of phony war for hearts and minds ahead of divorce […]
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The US could carry out a live nuclear test within “months” should the president request it, a senior Pentagon official said, suggesting “geopolitical issues” – presumably referring to Moscow and Beijing – could prompt the order. Though Washington has not altered its official stance on nuclear tests – which have […]
Hide your children! Advertisement – story continues below Creepy Joe left his Delaware basement for the first time in over two months on Monday. And he looked like a fool with his face mask on. Joe Biden has emerged from his Basement Bunker pic.twitter.com/m7h0xJchhV — Benny (@bennyjohnson) May 25, 2020 […]
An empty terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The normally bustling check-in at the United Airlines terminal was eerily quiet on April 24. David Schaper/NPR hide caption toggle caption David Schaper/NPR An empty terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The normally bustling check-in at the United Airlines terminal was eerily […]
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returned to sea after a coronavirus outbreak sidelined the massive warship for nearly two months after more than 1,000 sailors tested positive, Navy officials said Tuesday. “The ship left Naval Base Guam and entered the Philippine Sea May 21 to conduct carrier […]
Shoppers wear masks at Eastern Market in Washington D.C., on May 17. An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that most Americans think it will take at least six months to return to normal daily life. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Shoppers wear […]
Despite launching with considerable fanfare in early 2019, grin, the first cryptocurrency to test privacy protocol MimbleWimble, is showing no signs of life. At its launch, professional investors poured funding — by some estimates, $100 million — into mining the cryptocurrency, with some even calling it a sort of “Bitcoin […]
Five American sailors have tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time after resuming duty aboard an aircraft carrier that saw a major outbreak in March, even after a full evacuation of its crew and months of deep cleaning. Though the Navy imposed several layers of screenings before allowing sailors […]
Benjamin Lawsky, the former financial regulator who created New York’s BitLicense in 2015, joined New York Digital Investment Group Asset Advisory LLC (NYDIG) nearly a year before the bitcoin fund manager applied for, and received, that license. Lawsky’s ties to NYDIG, which has raised $230 million in six separate fund […]
LA County will likely extend its Covid-19 containment measures until the end of July, a top public health official said, triggering a wave of outrage as residents declare “summer cancelled” and even predict riots in the streets. The three-month extension to the county’s “safer at home” order was announced by […]
Bolivia: The Open Veins Are Bleeding Six Months After The Coup By Verónica Zapata, Resumen English. May 12, 2020 Bolivia: The Open Veins Are Bleeding Six Months After The Coup2020-05-122020-05-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/bolivia-1-e1589308898158.jpg200px200px Above photo: The government represses hungry protesters is Bolivia. By El Huayllani from Twitter. On November 10, 2019, a violent coup […]
Original hotspot of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chinese city of Wuhan, has reported five new indigenous cases as the number of infections across mainland China has slightly grown as well. China reported seventeen new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday – three more than the day before. Of the […]
Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks to parliament in Baghdad Thursday. Iraq’s former spy chief was sworn in early Thursday as prime minister after weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Iraqi Parliament Media Office/AP hide caption toggle caption Iraqi Parliament Media […]