Above Photo: NDN Collective YouTube video ‘Oceti Sakowin March for Our Children LIVE in Pierre, SD’. NDN Collective/YouTube. Newly proposed social studies standards blatantly erase Oceti Sakowin history. Yesterday, NDN Collective’s Education Equity team led hundreds of Indigenous people and allies from across the state in the Oceti Sakowin March for Our Children, demanding the resignation of numerous SD Public Officials for their roles in the newly proposed social studies standards that blatantly erase Oceti Sakowin history. You can view the live stream of the event below: The group met at the Steamboat Park amphitheater, then moved to the Office of Tribal […]
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Above Photo: Destruction at the World Trade Center following the collapse of the twin towers in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001. Stephen Ferry/Redux. “This Validates What We Have Been Saying,” Says An Attorney For Families Of 9/11 Victims Who Are Suing The Saudi Government Over Alleged Support Of The 2001 Terrorist Attacks. A long-suppressed FBI report on Saudi Arabia’s connections to the 9/11 plot has revealed that Saudi religious officials stationed in the United States had more significant connections to two of the hijackers than has been previously known. The 2016 report was released late Saturday night under an executive order from […]
Bolivia: New Arrest Warrants For Añez Regime’s Top Officials November 25, 2020 Bolivia: New Arrest Warrants For Añez Regime’s Top Officials2020-11-252020-11-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/bolivia-1.jpg200px200px Above photo: Former Oil Minister Victor Zamora (L) and former Immigration Director Marcel Rivas (R). Twitter/ @Opinion_Bolivia. Former Oil Minister and former Immigration Director are accused of political persecution and corruption. The Bolivian Attorney General’s Office issued warrants for the arrest of Victor Zamora and Marcel Rivas for the crimes of corruption and political persecution. They were part of the coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez (2019-2020). Former Oil Minister Zamora is under investigation for the crimes of influence abuse […]
U.S. Army officials said that the cost will be a critical factor in what is ultimately chosen for the replacement of dozen different helicopters in the joint inventory. The Army plans to replace the currently UH-60 fleet under the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program which is just part of the biggest rotorcraft program in history, called the Future Vertical Lift (FVL). FLRAA will provide the Army and Joint Force with an advanced vertical lift aircraft that possesses advanced technologies to support MDO from 2030 and beyond. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – In 2014, the Army selected the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/102053/05/1020530503_0:225:5364:3242_1200x675_80_0_0_e309ee1f34ae6f787e65c04bf7a3357c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010171080804386-ny-health-officials-shutdown-giant-10000-person-wedding-amid-covid-19/ Health officials in New York City announced the ban a few days before the planned wedding, which is expected to draw 10,000 guests in Brooklyn, New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Ducker signed a Section 16 order banning a wedding scheduled for Monday in Williamsburg, which violates restrictions on meetings. Although the wedding venue was planned to take place outside the red, orange, and yellow zones of the COVID-19 cluster under close supervision by city and state officials, the estimated size of the event prompted action by […]
An employee of the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office examines ballot envelopes at a satellite election office at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. Local election clerks can’t start verifying mailed-in ballots in Pennsylvania until Election Day and in Michigan until the day before. Laurence Kesterson/AP hide caption toggle caption Laurence Kesterson/AP An employee of the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office examines ballot envelopes at a satellite election office at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. Local election clerks can’t start verifying mailed-in ballots in Pennsylvania until Election Day and in Michigan until the day before. Laurence Kesterson/AP Even before the coronavirus pandemic, Tina Barton […]
A voter wears an “I Voted” badge after placing a ballot in a drop box in Los Angeles last week. Officials say members of the Republican Party have illegally placed unauthorized drop boxes in some locations. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A voter wears an “I Voted” badge after placing a ballot in a drop box in Los Angeles last week. Officials say members of the Republican Party have illegally placed unauthorized drop boxes in some locations. Mario Tama/Getty Images Unauthorized election ballot drop boxes have been found across California — in Los Angeles, Orange and […]
The UK has recorded 17,540 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The new figure is an increase of 3,300 above those reported on Wednesday, and smashes the country’s previous record for cases registered in a single day. A further 77 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were also reported by UK health officials on Thursday. The latest data means that a total of 561,815 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the UK since the start of the pandemic, and 42,592 have died within 28 days of a test. The alarming numbers come just days after […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump last month in Jacksonville, Fla. Stan Badz/AP hide caption toggle caption Stan Badz/AP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump last month in Jacksonville, Fla. Stan Badz/AP The disagreement among elected officials over how to respond to the coronavirus is playing out, not just in the nation’s capital, but also in the states. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis surprised local officials last month when he lifted all statewide COVID-19 restrictions on businesses. He said the peak of the […]
Head of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights Ali Baqeri-Kani A senior official with the Iranian Judiciary says the body is planning to prosecute 46 American natural and legal persons involved in the imposition of unjust sanctions on the Islamic Republic, which among other things, have prevented the country from importing medications necessary to treat patients with serious diseases. Speaking on the sidelines of a visit to a children’s hospital in Tehran on Monday, the head of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights, Ali Baqeri-Kani, commented on the imposition of tough unilateral sanctions on Iran by the […]
Asked in a recent interview how things were going as Election Day draws near, a state elections director paused, searching for the right words. “I feel like I’ve got democracy in a boat,” the director told The Daily Beast, “and my staff is bailing water out while people are drilling holes in it.” That official, who spoke anonymously to discuss the situation candidly, sums up how many election officials around the country are feeling right now. In normal times, they’re a group of professionals used to getting the job done with what meager funds they typically get—proud of it, even. Few, […]
President Donald Trump throws hats to supporters after speaking Wednesday at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Minnesota. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Donald Trump throws hats to supporters after speaking Wednesday at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Minnesota. Alex Brandon/AP Updated at 7 p.m. ET Public health officials in the cities and states that President Trump visited in recent days are working to contact those who were in close proximity to him, first lady Melania Trump and others who traveled with him. Since he has tested positive for the coronavirus, health […]
US President Donald Trump’s campaign did not contact Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign to notify them of potential exposure to COVID-19 after the president revealed Friday that both he and his wife, Melania, have contracted the disease. “PBS NewsHour” correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and CNN’s Sarah Mucha both tweeted Friday that there was no communication from the Trump campaign to alert the Biden campaign of potential exposure. “There was no contact from the Trump campaign or the White House to alert the Biden campaign of possible exposure. The campaign learned of the situation from the news reports, a Biden campaign aide tells […]
Throughout the pandemic, the British Government has been criticised for its unclear advice regarding lockdown rules, with complex, confusing and ever-changing coronavirus messaging being partly to blame. Sally Dibb, Professor of Marketing and Society from Coventry University believes the British Government’s messaging around coronavirus has been very complicated. Sputnik: What messaging should the Government use to make their guidance clearer? Professor Sally Dibb: Well, I think that we’re all aware now that there’s an awful lot of public confusion around the complex messaging that’s been put out in relation to coronavirus and the fact that messaging has changed a lot. And that’s before we […]
NBC News misrepresented background facts in a Homeland Security document about a shooting during the Kenosha, Wisconsin riots as ‘talking points’ intended to ‘sympathize’ with alleged shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, DHS officials said. The network reported on Thursday that federal officials were “directed to make public comments sympathetic” to Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who was “charged with fatally shooting two protesters” in Kenosha at the end of August. The document “suggests that they note that he ‘took his rifle to the scene of the rioting to help defend small business owners’,” NBC reported. Law enforcement officials “were directed to make public comments sympathetic […]
The statement below was issued by over 70 former senior Republican national security officials on August 20, 2020, and 60 additional senior officials have now signed on, including many who served in the Trump Administration. Since its release, Donald Trump has continued to demonstrate that he is unfit to serve as president, reportedly calling Americans who served in our armed forces “losers” and “suckers,” admitting that he deliberately downplayed the threat from the coronavirus, and, alarmingly, now refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election. We are former national security officials who served during the administrations of Presidents […]
Officials argue that social distancing rules and the pressure brought by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may be contributing to the rise in the number of suicides among US military service members. US military suicide rates have increased by at least 20% this year, in comparison to the same period last year, with Defence Department officials considering the COVID-19 pandemic a potential primary factor, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. Officials mentioned other factors that are also believed to have contributed to the increase in suicide rates among the military’s active and reserve service members, including war-zone deployments, national disasters across the […]
Fears over the spread of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have prompted election officials in many US states to allow the use of absentee ballots by all registered voters in the upcoming presidential election. Democrats advocate the move, while Republicans oppose it, with President Donald Trump claiming absentee voting could lead to “voter fraud”. At least 1,400 registered voters who requested absentee ballots in the US state of Virginia received more than one ballot, as the 2020 US presidential election is only six weeks ahead, the Republican Party of Virginia said on Friday, arguing that the Democrat’s endorsement of absentee voting could […]
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, 2157 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 RE: “Intra -Afghan Talks” in Qatar Are “Intra-war lords/war profiteers intelligence agents and the aforementioned groups’ offspring Talks”. Dear Representative Lynch: Pursuant to the agreement executed on February 29, 2020 by the United States and the Taliban, a key requisite was an “Intra -Afghan” meeting for peace. However, the meeting presently being held in Qatar is not an “Intra-Afghan” meeting. Conversely, it appears that these talks are dominated by documented war criminals, war profiteer intelligence agents and the aforementioned group’s offspring. Once again, […]
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, waits for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to begin in Washington, D.C., in 2019. In July, Ross directed bureau officials to speed up the 2020 census to end counting a month early, on Sept. 30. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, waits for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to begin in Washington, D.C., in 2019. In July, Ross directed bureau officials to speed up the 2020 census to end counting a […]
The Indian government said last year that it would turn the state-backed telecom giant BSNL into a profit-making entity by selling off its properties, which are valued at approximately $67 billion. Senior officials from the telecom department say that revenue rules are being flouted in the process, causing a loss of $2.71 billion to the states. The Indian government’s plan to financially revive the loss-making telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) through the monetisation of its countrywide portfolio of properties has evoked ire among officials from the Department of Telecommunication (DoT). At least two high-ranking officials from the Department of […]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy arrives to testify during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in August. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images Postmaster General Louis DeJoy arrives to testify during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in August. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images In a call that included a number of “tense moments,” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sought to reassure a group of the nation’s top election officials Thursday that election mail will be his agency’s highest priority this fall, according to one state election […]
…from SouthFront.org Late on September 15 and early on September 16, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a large-scale strike on weapon depots and training camps of Turkish-backed terrorists in the Syrian province of Idlib. According to pro-government sources, over 30 Russian strikes hit the areas of Sheikh Bahr, Shaykh Dawud and Ma’arat Misreen. This operation became the most recent in a series of strikes on terrorist infrastructure in the region. The Russian Defense Ministry is not commenting on the situation, but the reaction of Turkish propaganda and al-Qaeda terrorists demonstrate that the impact of the strikes is much […]
Protesters in Minsk attempted to make their way to the elite district where top Belarusian government officials reside, but were met by a large police force on the way. At least 400 people were arrested during Sunday’s protests. Thousands of people took part in Sunday’s protest against President Alexander Lukashenko, which the pro-opposition social media dubbed “the march of heroes.” Instead of starting in the center of the capital like most previous rallies, Sunday’s march aimed for the posh Drozdy district, which hosts the houses of the country’s top politicians and business figures, including one of the residences of President Lukashenko. […]
The Saudi government must make 24 current and former officials available to testify on their knowledge of the 9/11 attacks, a US judge has ruled, in a victory for victims’ families despite opposition from the Attorney General. Riyadh was ordered to make the officials – including a prince and his chief of staff – available for deposition in a judgment made public on Thursday, just a day before the 19th anniversary of the worst terror attack ever to take place on US soil. Manhattan federal Judge Sarah Netburn ruled the victims’ families have the right to question Saudi officials about their […]
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/202009091080414573-pompeo-substantial-chance-alleged-navalny-poisoning-ordered-by-senior-russian-officials/ Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny felt ill on 20 August when flying from Tomsk to Moscow. After receiving initial treatment in the Russian city of Omsk, he was transfered to the Charite hospital in Berlin. Later, Germany announced that Navalny was “poisoned” with a Novichok group nerve agent – however, without providing any medical data. US State Secretary Mike Pompeo asserted on Wednesday that there is a “substantial chance” that what is described as Alexei Navalny’s “poisoning” came from “senior Russian officials”. Speaking to Ben Shapiro on a radio show, Pompeo reiterated that the […]
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/world/202009081080400781-china-will-reportedly-sanction-senior-us-officials-who-visit-taiwan/ Last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted to China’s objections to the planned visit by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Taiwan by saying it was not inconsistent with previous policy. China will sanction senior US officials who visit Taiwan, as well as the American companies that they work with, the Global Times’ editor-in-chief, Hu Xijin, said on Tuesday. He took to Twitter to announce the news. Based on what I know, China will sanction senior US officials who visit Taiwan, and American companies which they have ties with. They […]
In the past week, multiple Japanese organizers and International Olympic Committee officials have stressed that the Tokyo Games will be held next year regardless of the state of the global pandemic. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption toggle caption Eugene Hoshiko/AP In the past week, multiple Japanese organizers and International Olympic Committee officials have stressed that the Tokyo Games will be held next year regardless of the state of the global pandemic. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Japan’s Olympic minister, Seiko Hashimoto, says the Tokyo Olympics should go forward in 2021 “at any cost.” Multiple Japanese and International Olympic Committee officials have stressed in the past […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0a/1079843685_0:6:3072:1734_1200x675_80_0_0_6b22f0957d1045c071127670a894d1ba.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008311080332353-us-house-democrats-demand-trump-officials-testify-on-continuing-war-in-afghanistan/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US House National Security Subcommittee is demanding testimony from Trump administration officials on the United States’ strategy in Afghanistan and is threatening to subpoena the departments of State and Defence to end what it calls ongoing obstruction on the issue, committee members said in a letter. “Representative Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Representative Stephen Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security were joined by Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of Defence Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanding […]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Monday. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Monday. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Postmaster General Louis DeJoy promised some of the nation’s top election officials on Thursday that mailed ballots would be the Postal Service’s top priority this autumn. DeJoy and the Postal Service have been engulfed in a political firestorm following operational changes he ordered — and now […]
As hundreds of thousands of residents fled their homes along the Gulf Coast in anticipation of Hurricane Laura, officials warned the “catastrophic” Category 4 storm could bring with it an “unsurvivable” storm surge. Hurricane Laura, which has strengthened to a Category 3 storm with winds upwards of 125 mph, is set to intensify further before making landfall Wednesday evening or early Thursday along the Texas and Louisiana coast. The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday the storm is expected to make landfall as an “extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane” with “catastrophic storm surge.” The storm will bring with it heavy rain across […]
Global markets remained steady on Tuesday after Washington and Beijing reaffirmed their commitment to their historic trade agreement even as the two economic giants have disagreements on multiple fronts. Top US and Chinese officials in charge of the implementation of the trade deal – Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin – continued telephone discussions on Tuesday. The trade talks, originally scheduled for August 15, became the first formal conversation on the matter between the two sides since early May. Read more In brief statements after the talks, both delegations described the deal’s […]
Washington has announced sanctions on senior Syrian government officials and the leaders of several military units, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accusing top National Defense Forces members of subverting a ceasefire. In a statement on Thursday, the US State Department said it was imposing sanctions on the leadership of a number of Syrian military units, including National Defense Forces commander Fadi Saqr. The US and its allies are “united in continuing to apply pressure” on the Syrian president and his government “until there is a peaceful, political solution to the conflict,” Pompeo said in the statement. “Assad and his […]
A male Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) – known popularly as the “murder hornet” – has been trapped and collected by Washington state officials, signaling that the invasive species may devastate the region’s bee colonies and agricultural system sooner than anticipated. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) announced in a Monday news release that it achieved the first capture of a male Asian giant hornet in US history via a bottle trap near Custer, Whatcom County, on July 29. The WSDA entomology lab was able to confirm the specimen was indeed a male Asian giant hornet on August 13. “Trapping […]
Videos posted online show the chilling moment a young protester falls to the ground during clashes with police in Belarus. His death has sparked outrage across the country grappling with post-election protests. A clip first released by AP shows police officers in full riot gear lined up on the street. A man in a bloodied white T-shirt, who was believed to be Taraikovsky, collapses on the ground. WARNING: DISTURBING VIDEO Videos filmed from other angles and published in local media show the same man approaching the officers with his hands up in the air. He then falls to the ground after […]
Accounts of aides of both the former president and his VP suggest that Biden was not endorsed by Obama as a presidential candidate in 2016, not because of the tragic death of his son, but because he did not see him as one. Over at least the past two years the former two-term Democratic president and his right hand man have been said to have meticulously created an image of being close friends. In 2019, Biden tweeted a ‘best friends’ bracelet made for Best Friends Day, featuring his and Obama’s name together. Some former administration employees interviewed by Politico suggest, however, […]
Police and officials showed up at a Mrs. Nevada beauty contest on Sunday, though it was not their appreciation for beauty that drove them there, but rather an order to shut down the event due to there being more than 50 people. The contest was held at the Ahern Hotel’s convention center Sunday evening. The event featured local beauties, their families and friends and other spectators seated in the ballroom. The pageant was apparently already underway when members of the Las Vegas Department of Business Licensing arrived, accompanied by police. When a voice via a loudspeaker notified attendees of the officials’ […]
Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order giving TikTok’s owners ByteDance until 15 September to sell their US operations. The move was preceded by months of discussions over whether TikTok can spy on American users for the Chinese government, something the company denies. Two members of the Trump administration had feuded in front of Donald Trump over what action should be taken against the popular Chinese-owned app TikTok, The Washington Post reports, citing anonymous sources. Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro clashed with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin in the Oval Office in the early days of August, according to the newspaper. […]
After a colossal port explosion rocked the capital city of Beirut, the Lebanese government has decided to put all officials who oversaw storage and security there since 2014 under house arrest, until investigations are complete. The country’s Information Minister Manal Abdelsamad said the military will oversee their confinement, until all those responsible among the suspects are found. The port officials will be put under arrest “as soon as possible,” according to Abdelsamad, and the whole procedure is expected to be finished “within the next five days.” It is unclear as yet how many people are going to be arrested. The investigation […]
Poll workers must take extra precautions this year to protect themselves against the coronavirus. Election experts fear a massive shortage of workers at the polls in November. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP Poll workers must take extra precautions this year to protect themselves against the coronavirus. Election experts fear a massive shortage of workers at the polls in November. John Minchillo/AP Susan Weiss has been a poll worker in Bethesda, Md., for 16 years. “It’s really quite an experience doing it,” she says. “Setting up all the equipment, putting signs up, putting arrows on the floor, etc. The […]
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“It would seem like it based on the explosion,” Trump said when asked whether the blast was the result of an attack. I met with some of our great generals, they seem to feel this was not some kind of manufacturing explosion type of event.. they seem to think it was an attack, it was a bomb of some kind. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
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 about how and when to reopen public schools, after consultation with state and local health officials”, Hogan said. “Private and parochial [religious] schools deserve the same opportunity and flexibility to make reopening decisions based on […]
A disgusting and unsanitary makeshift rib joint was erected in downtown Portland. Unsanitary practices and cooking environments are being allowed by local officials while clean restaurants are closed down due to ‘Coronavirus concerns.’ The video of the ‘BLM rib joint’ shows buckets full of cooking utensils in dirty liquids and dirty cutting boards. But restaurant owners who abide by strict controls are going out of business after being shut down by Democrat tyrants. TRENDING: Federal Government and Yale Are Holding Clinical Trials on How Best to ‘Persuade’ Americans to Take COVID-19 Vaccines WATCH: Absolutely DISGUSTING and UNSANITARY practices and cooking environments […]
The FBI and local officials have arrested three individuals who allegedly committed the largest hack in Twitter’s history. Florida resident Graham Clark was arrested Friday morning, according to Florida news channel WFLA. State Attorney Andrew Warren filed 30 felony charges, including organized fraud, communications fraud, fraudulent use of personal information and access to computer or electronic devices without authority, WFLA reported. Federal officials are also charging Nima Fazeli and Mason John Sheppard with aiding in the “intentional access of a protected computer” and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, according to criminal complaints published Friday. Warren intends to try […]
Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on a powerful Chinese company in the Xinjiang province and two officials for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities. The move is the latest blow to US-China relations. The US Treasury Department said it blacklisted the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), along with Sun Jinlong, former party secretary of the XPCC, and Peng Jiarui, deputy party secretary and commander of the XPCC, over accusations they are connected to “serious human rights abuse” against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. The action freezes any US assets of the company and officials, […]
An American man from New York City with dual citizenship has been arrested after his French wife was found stabbed, dismembered, and buried in a drainage ditch, police in France say. Billy Kruger, who lived with his wife Laure Bardina-Kruger in Indonesia, was arrested Friday as he tried to board a flight in Toulouse, hours after his father-in-law reported his daughter missing. Bardina-Kruger was found partially buried in a storm drain in the local village of Peyriac-de-Mer outside their holiday home in the South of France, according to Agence France-Presse. Kruger told police that he killed his wife in self-defense, prosecutor […]
This is just stunning.Mayor Ted Wheeler and Portland, Oregon officials have made it clear whose side their on and it’s not the side of law and order. For over 50 straight nights antifa-BLM rioters have ransacked the downtown and destroyed public property. Advertisement – story continues below Portland pic.twitter.com/NlM4J3Jc0P — maria viti (@selfdeclaredref) July 25, 2020 TRENDING: Car Drives Through Mob of Protesters on Colorado Highway, Protester Shoots Fellow Protesters While Trying to Shoot Driver (VIDEO) When the leftist mob took aim at the Hatfield United States Courthouse that President Trump sent in federal agents. Now Portland officials are ORDERING the […]
The alleged BTC-e operator stands accused of extortion, aggravated money laundering and conspiracy. Source link
American officials have broken into a former Chinese diplomatic facility in Texas, forcing their way less than an hour after its staff vacated the building, which Washington ordered to close earlier this week. The federal officials, some believed to be with the State Department, gained entry to the facility just before 5pm on Friday evening, using power tools to pry open a back door after failing to breach three different entrances, the Houston Chronicle reported. The takeover attempt was captured in videos circulated on social media, showing a group of men outside the consulate, who circle the building after apparently failing […]
Personally written epitaphs have been discovered inside the shoes of children who were sent to Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp in German-occupied Poland during World War II. According to The Times of Israel, these discoveries were made by museum employees during the course of their efforts to preserve a substantial amount of shoes on display at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland. In addition to the new discovery, many other historical artifacts have also been found in the process, including letters, newspaper fragments, and banknotes, many of which were used as lining or padding inside the shoes. Museum officials hope that […]
These people are insane.Broward County officials issued an “emergency mandate” that citizens now wear masks IN THEIR HOMES! Advertisement – story continues below The new mandate includes those who LIVE ALONE! They want you to believe this is “science.” TRENDING: Michelle Malkin Attacked by Antifa and Black Lives Matter Thugs at Denver Back the Blue Rally; Sends Law and Order SOS to President Trump Via Young Americans for Liberty: NEWS: Broward County, FL has issued an “emergency order” mandating that citizens wear masks IN THEIR OWN HOMES pic.twitter.com/jOg8OhOoum — Young Americans for Liberty (@YALiberty) July 20, 2020 Advertisement – story continues […]
Israel’s Secret List Of Officials Who May Stand Trial At International Court July 20, 2020 Israel’s Secret List Of Officials Who May Stand Trial At International Court2020-07-202020-07-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/end-israeli-war-crimes-e1595261491291.jpg200px200px Above photo: End Israeli War Crimes from YaLibnam. Ahead of the ICC’s decision on whether to investigate suspected war crimes in the territories, a list of 200 to 300 officials was compiled, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternative Prime Minister Benny Gantz Israel is drawing up a secret list of military and intelligence officials who might be subject to arrest abroad if the International Criminal Court in the Hague opens an investigation into alleged […]
Another day, another lie. The fake news media exploded this weekend after a health official on the Texas Gulf Coast claimed 85 infants have tested positive for the Coronavirus. “We currently have 85 babies under the age of one year in Nueces County that have all tested positive for COVID-19,” Annette Rodriguez said during a public health update in Corpus Christi in a Friday presser. “These babies have not even had their first birthday yet. Please help us to stop the spread of this disease” by staying home except for necessary trips, socially distancing and wearing masks in public. Fake News […]
Oregon Officials Decry Federal Agents After Protest Clashes By Andrew Selsky and Gillian Flaccus, AP News. July 19, 2020 Oregon Officials Decry Federal Agents After Protest Clashes2020-07-192020-07-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/militarized-police-in-oregon-e1595179815757.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Police respond to protesters during a demonstration, Friday, July 17, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Militarized federal agents deployed by the president to Portland fired tear gas against protesters again overnight as the city’s mayor demanded the agents be removed and as the state’s attorney general vowed to seek a restraining order against them. Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP. Oregon sues feds over Portland protests as unrest continues. Militarized federal agents deployed by the president […]
Officials in Orange County, Florida, have confirmed that a motor accident death was initially included into the coronavirus death toll. It was later struck off the list, but not before the authorities were challenged by media. Florida Department of Health in Orange County announced on Saturday that they no longer count the death of a twenty-something man in a motorcycle accident as a coronavirus fatality. The case “was reviewed and he was taken off the list for COVID fatalities,” Kent Donahue, spokesman for Orange County Health Officer Dr. Raul Pino, told Fox35, which initially broke the story after perusing lists of […]
On the 98321048973242th consecutive night of protests in Portland, the demonstrators attempted once again to set up an “autonomous zone” similar to the debacle that transpired in Seattle. The Portland communists must be losing their touch, because they’ve unable to match their counterparts to the north, as the police repeatedly dismantle the zones and send the protesters running. This time, they attempted a hostile takeover of the same parks that were taken over during Occupy Portland. The Oregonian reports: Authorities on Thursday closed a pair of downtown parks that are hubs for Portland protesters. About 5 a.m., Portland police announced the […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – More than 60 Canadian lawmakers called for Magnitsky law sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for alleged human rights abuses in Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang in an open letter addressed to the government. “We, the signatories, call on the Government of Canada to invoke Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) S.C. 2017, c. 21 against individuals who are directly responsible for the human rights atrocities happening in Tibet, occupied East Turkestan [Xinjiang], and Hong Kong,” the letter said on Tuesday. The letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland […]
Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest in 2019 prompted speculation that powerful people would fall, as many politicians and celebrities flew on the plane where the financier is said to have abused dozens of girls. Epstein didn’t appear in court, as he killed himself awaiting trial. According to rumours, Maxwell, his alleged accomplice, risks repeating his fate. Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell is being moved from cell to cell ahead of a court hearing, as authorities fear for her life, the Mail on Sunday reported, citing an anonymous source. “[The authorities] are terrified someone will try to kill her so they keep moving her […]
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The roof of the San Gabriel Mission church, founded in 1771, destroyed in an early morning fire on Saturday morning. San Gabriel Mission was on fire this morning & severely damaged. Yet no news channels have arrived on scene yet. Wonder why? Prayers out to our #sangabriel #sangabrielmission community! @KTLAMorningNews @FOXLA @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/LatOxZLW8l — Not Your Average Joe 🇺🇸 (@Brian_P14) July 11, 2020 The fire took place a week after the Father Serra statue was removed from the property. TRENDING: WOW! NBC Guest Doctor Who Was Suffering from Coronavirus in Hospital in TV Interviews — NEVER HAD CORONAVIRUS! (VIDEO) Fire rips […]
Attendants refill teacups as Chen Quanguo (center), Communist Party secretary of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, listens to a speaker during a group discussion meeting on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 12, 2019. The Politburo member is one of the subjects of new U.S. sanctions over human rights abuses in the region. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP Attendants refill teacups as Chen Quanguo (center), Communist Party secretary of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, listens to a speaker during a group discussion meeting on the sidelines […]
Beijing said on Friday it will impose reciprocal measures in response to US sanctions on Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing that the US action represented serious interference in China’s affairs and was deeply detrimental to bilateral relations. On Thursday, Washington blacklisted Xinjiang region’s Communist Party Secretary Chen Quanguo, a member of China’s Politburo, and three other officials. A senior administration representative described Chen as the highest ranking Chinese official ever sanctioned by the United States, Reuters said. China’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Chen […]
A salon owner in Minneapolis has been left with “nothing” after her business was “burned to the ground” in riots after the killing of George Floyd, and she says the city has done nothing to help with her predicament. “It hurts to know that I have no business. I have nothing,” Fiona Westbrooks told Fox and Friends on Thursday. “I don’t even have a styling chair anymore, you know.” Westbrooks owned Flora’s Hair Designs in north Minneapolis for four decades before it was destroyed in riots on May 29. After hearing that her son’s business was burned by rioters, she checked […]
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 officials have emphasized concerns about hospitals in the state becoming potentially overrun or overwhelmed, Hidalgo can find plenty of reasons to worry. Hospitalizations started to increase in late May, she says, and haven’t come down […]
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/202007071079822655-us-issues-visa-restrictions-on-chinese-officials-over-tibetan-access/ The US Department of State announced on Tuesday it had imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials deemed to be responsible for Beijing’s policies controlling foreigners’ access to the Tibet Autonomous Region. “Beijing has continued systematically to obstruct travel to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) and other Tibetan areas by US diplomats and other officials, journalists, and tourists, while PRC [People’s Republic of China] officials and other citizens enjoy far greater access to the United States,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in the statement. “Therefore, today I am announcing visa restrictions on PRC government […]
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One of the most frustrating aspects of the rioting and looting we have witnessed in recent weeks is that Democrat governors and mayors have allowed it to happen. These leaders put the interests of the mob ahead of law abiding citizens and business owners. Ted Cruz has a plan to deal with this, going forward. The Daily Caller reports: TRENDING: Two Women Activists Hit by Car on I-5 Outside Seattle — Suffer Serious Injuries After Hitting Windshield and Front Grill …..Video Ted Cruz To Introduce Legislation Holding City Officials Accountable For Injuries From Rioting Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz will “soon” […]
A decision by the Virginia state government to order a giant American banner to be pulled from the would-be seat of the local General Assembly amid fears protesters could tear the flag down, has faced pushback online. The huge banner, made of tarps, which hung about two stores from the ground, was ordered to be taken down from what is set to become the future seat of the state legislature just as the nation was gearing up to mark July 4th. State officials argued that the removal is a neccessary precautionary measure, so that Black Lives Matter protesters won’t see red […]
Over the past few months, several US Department of Defence officials have announced their resignations after being at loggerheads with President Trump over a spate of sensitive issues, including those related to Ukraine. The American magazine Foreign Policy has quoted unnamed sources as saying that as of next week, White House staffers will start interviewing political appointees at the US Department of Defence. Washington called the upcoming 30-minute interviews “an opportunity for each appointee to discuss their career and interests for 2021 and beyond”, according to a White House email, seen by the magazine. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Rath Hoffman, for […]
A court filing alleges federal government suppression of an OFR review led to crypto businesses being defined as money transmitters. Source link
__________Morning StarOfficials stunned after UN denies knowledge of Turkish air strike on Maxmur refugee camp THE UNITED NATIONS’ refugee agency has finally broken its silence with what has been branded a bizarre string of denials regarding Turkey’s bombing of the Maxmur refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan more than two weeks ago. Responding to questions posed by the Morning Star, the UNHCR insisted that it was not aware of the air strikes — despite global coverage, appeals from camp officials and confirmation by the Turkish armed forces. The agency’s spokesman for Iraq, Firas al-Khateeb claimed: “UNHCR has not recently received any reports […]
Last Friday’s New York Times piece citing anonymous intelligence officials on an alleged Russian plot to offer rewards to Taliban-linked militants to kill US and coalition troops in Afghanistan has been criticized and condemned from all sides, with Moscow, the White House and even the Taliban itself dismissing the newspaper’s claims. Senior White House officials have been aware of ‘classified intelligence’ on alleged Russian bounties encouraging the Taliban to kill US personnel in the country since early 2019, and not since early 2020 as previously claimed, the Associated Press has reported, citing unnamed US officials said to have direct knowledge of […]
The Trump administration has for years gathered intelligence about foreign powers, including both Russia and Iran, using financial means to support and encourage armed militants in Afghanistan, according to six current and former U.S. intelligence and national security officials. And, those officials said, the president has been briefed about those wide-ranging efforts. One current senior national security official and two other former officials familiar with intelligence gathering in Afghanistan said the Trump administration has closely tracked ways in which Iran uses cash to support militants in the Haqqani Network who have killed U.S. soldiers. But when intelligence emerged earlier this year […]
Health officials are working to keep a fast-moving coronavirus outbreak at California’s San Quentin State Prison from spreading into the broader Bay Area community. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Health officials are working to keep a fast-moving coronavirus outbreak at California’s San Quentin State Prison from spreading into the broader Bay Area community. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images An explosion of coronavirus infections at California’s San Quentin State Prison, the state’s oldest, has public health officials there worried about its impact on prisoners, staff and the wider hospital system in San Francisco Bay Area. “Shocking, heartbreaking are certainly […]
This journalist spoke for all of us. A California journalist named John Ziegler absolutely destroyed Ventura County board supervisors during a meeting this week. Advertisement – story continues below Mr. Ziegler went off on their face mask mandate. Make sure to watch until the end because he brought the house down! TRENDING: Black Lives Matter Activist Loses One of His Testicles After Being Shot in the Balls with Rubber Bullets During George Floyd Riots VIDEO via The Liberty Hound: Source link
The same day that Attorney General William Barr insisted there is “no pattern” of him working to advance the personal interests of President Donald Trump, several sources cited by The New York Times said one of his first moves after being sworn into office in early 2019 was trying to find ways to undermine the conviction of longtime Trump fixer Michael Cohen. Barr had reportedly repeatedly questioned prosecutors over the charges against Cohen, who pleaded guilty in August 2018 to financial crimes that included hush-money payments to women who alleged they had affairs with Trump. He went so far as to […]
Meng’s arrest in December 2018 led to a deterioration in Sino-Canadian relations and was swiftly followed by the detention of Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, who have since been charged with espionage by Beijing. Chinese authorities, however, deny that the incidents are related to the Meng trial. A group of former Canadian legislators and diplomats have published a letter urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to intervene and stop the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, previously arrested in Winnipeg on a US warrant. According to them, it could make Beijing release two Canadians – Michael Kovrig and Michael […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107970/02/1079700277_0:276:2241:1536_1200x675_80_0_0_73e814a383f603886713c53c5f4c5e38.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006231079700178-seattle-protesters-will-resume-meetings-with-city-officials-in-coming-days-organiser-says/ SEATTLE (Sputnik) – Anti-racism protesters in Seattle will resume meetings in the coming days after cancelling one due to difficulty getting black representation, movement organiser David Lewis said on Tuesday. On Monday, Mayor of Seattle Jenny Durkan announced that the city intends to reclaim the neighbourhood taken over by thousands of anti-racism protesters after two shooting incidents in the area over the weekend and multiple complaints from local residents and businesses. “We had to cancel one of them [meetings] simply because getting proper representation from the specifically black community in Seattle has proven to […]
The United States has called for the “immediate release” of Paul Whelan, who was jailed today for 16 years for espionage. The 50-year-old citizen of the UK, US, Ireland, and Canada has been in Russian custody since December 2018. A statement published by the US Embassy in Moscow, and signed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, said the US is “outraged by the decision,” citing the secretive nature of the hearing, “with secret evidence, and without appropriate allowances for defense witnesses.” According to Pompeo, the US believes Whelan was deprived of a fair trial. Outraged by the decision today to convict […]
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Far left Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan lashed out at President Trump on Thursday evening and threw her support behind the leftist insurrection. President Trump fired a warning shot to radical Democrat governor Jay Inslee and the Seattle Mayor on Thursday. “Take back your city NOW. If you don’t do it, I will. This is not a game. These ugly Anarchists must be stopped IMMEDIATELY. MOVE FAST!” Trump said in a tweet. Radical Left Governor @JayInslee and the Mayor of Seattle are being taunted and played at a level that our great Country has never seen before. Take […]
The Donald Trump administration is imposing economic sanctions on International Criminal Court officials who are engaged with “any effort” to investigate or prosecute US personnel for war crimes. In a statement on Thursday, the White House press office said President Donald Trump has also authorized the “expansion of visa restrictions” against ICC officials and their family members. The US has repeatedly threatened to impose sanctions on the Hague-based court and asserted that it has no right to investigate or prosecute US personnel without Washington’s consent. Also on rt.com US threatens ICC with ‘consequences’ if it acts on war crimes complaint against […]
As an 11-year-old chosen to train under legendary swim coach Andrew King, Debra Grodensky believed she was destined to become an Olympic star. However, by 15, she had quit the sport out of fear following years of disturbing alleged sexual assault by King that culminated in her coach, then 37, asking her to marry him. “My sexual abuse was 100 percent preventable,” Grodensky, 51, said on Wednesday as she filed a lawsuit against USA Swimming. “I believe my life trajectory would have been drastically different if USA Swimming did not have a culture that enabled coaching sexual abuse. It was that […]
Federal Reserve officials see U.S. inflation as likely to stay below 2% over the next three years, based on a new summary of economic predictions released Wednesday by the central bank. Prices for personal consumption expenditures are expected to climb just 1% this year, down from a December projection of 1.9%, according to the document. Inflation will average 1.5% next year and 1.7% in 2022, the officials projected. “Weaker demand and significantly lower oil prices are holding down consumer price inflation,” the Fed’s monetary-policy committee said Wednesday at the conclusion of a two-day, closed-door meeting. The Fed made no change to its […]
An Iranian ambassador has condemned recent moves by the US intended to prevent international nuclear cooperation in a letter addressed to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday. Kazem Gharib-Abadi, Tehran’s envoy to international organizations in Vienna, accused the US in his letter of irresponsible violations of international nuclear commitments. He also raised concerns regarding Washington’s moves against the promotion of peaceful atomic activity. The ambassador urged members of the IAEA to react appropriately to the “unlawful conduct of the United States that is endangering international cooperation in the field of nuclear energy and technology.” “I would like to bring […]
A 20-year old California resident was charged Monday by the Department of Justice for allegedly participating in a SIM-swapping scam that defrauded Apple and stole one victim’s cryptocurrency. Richard Yuan Li, a student at University of California-San Diego, is accused of one count of conspiracy to commit felony wire fraud in connection to the scheme, which hit 19 victims and successfully plundered a “significant portion” of crypto from one, a New Orleans doctor, according to the allegations. The DOJ filed its charges against Li in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. It is not clear how much […]
On Monday, Peter Beyer, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling conservative CDU/CSU bloc, slammed Washington’s intention to withdraw thousands of its troops from Germany as “completely unacceptable” because he said the US had not informed “NATO ally Germany in advance”. Reuters has cited five unnamed sources as saying that President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw more than 9,000 American troops from Germany blindsided an array of senior US officials. The move was first reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) last week and has not been officially confirmed by the White House, with the Department of Defence reportedly yet to […]
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council announced their support for de-funding the Minneapolis Police Department and replacing it with a community-based public safety model at a rally in Powderhorn Park Sunday afternoon. At the end of the rally, the councilmembers and some community activisits committed to ending the Minneapolis Police Department through the budget process. The group also announced its intention to engage every willing community member to ask what safety means to them and ceate a “new transformative model for cultivating safety.” Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender, Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins, and Council […]
…by 89 former Defense officials “We are alarmed at how the president is betraying this oath by threatening to order members of the U.S. military to violate the rights of their fellow Americans.” [ Editor’s Note: Geo-political plates are moving under the US, and but that I don’t mean the Yellowstone ones. Former top defense officials are forming together to denounce what they feel are dangerous threats against America emanating from those currently in power, and their handlers. I personally salute them for that effort, with the caveat that they did wait until Trump was down ten points in the polls and […]
Dr Anthony Fauci has warned that demonstrations over George Floyd could cause a second wave of Covid-19, while other health officials have dismissed such concerns and insisted the demonstrations are more important. Fauci, who sits on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, says he finds the protests across the nation “very concerning” and a “perfect recipe” for a surge in Covid-19 cases. “As I sat in front of the TV and watched the screen go from Washington DC to New York City to Los Angeles to Philadelphia, I got really concerned,” he told the Sunday Times. “I was going: ‘Oh my […]
Is David Icke right about lizard people? Submitted to VT by the Washington Post 89 former Defense officials including Leon Panetta, Chuck Hagel, Ashton Carter and more write in Washington Post Opinions: As former leaders in the Defense Department — civilian and military, Republican, Democrat and independent — we all took an oath upon assuming office “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States,” as did the president and all members of the military, a fact that Gen. Milley pointed out in a recent memorandum to members of the armed forces. We are alarmed at how the president is betraying […]
India 13:00 GMT 02.06.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): India has recorded 198,705 positive COVID-19 cases, of which 3,926 are in Bihar. The northern Indian state has witnessed a massive influx of migrant workers returning to their homes from urban areas. In a random sampling, 26% of migrants returning to the state from outside had tested positive. The Bihar government in India is distributing free condoms to migrant labourers going home after completing a 14-day institutional quarantine and those in home quarantine to prevent unwanted pregnancies, an official said on Tuesday. While some were speculating links with the spread of the […]
The United Kingdom’s new track and tracing programme has officially been launched, with those who tested positive for COVID-19 now receiving messages asking for details about people they have recently been in contact with, to help identify new cases of the virus. Fears have been voiced by health officials that thousands of care home and NHS staff might be forced to stay at home and self-isolate as a result of the Government’s test-and-trace programme, reported the Daily Mail. Under the newly-launched scheme, anyone who has had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 will receive a text message or […]
Over the weekend video from Lake of the Ozarks in southern Missouri went viral of a mass pool party. The kids were having fun.Obviously, they are not concerned about the coronavirus at this popular tourist destination. Scene from Lake of Ozarks. To hell with Social distancing #COVIDIOT pic.twitter.com/qku48j6TxK — Karn (@01Karn) May 24, 2020 Of course, the nanny-staters around the country were horrified with the video. TRENDING: Video of Biden Looking Very Frail at Veterans Memorial Sparks Concerns Over His Health On Sunday the Camden County Sheriff in southern Missouri responded to the calls and criticism of his department in the […]
With months to go until the 2020 election, the presidential transition process is already underway. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP With months to go until the 2020 election, the presidential transition process is already underway. Patrick Semansky/AP The 2020 presidential election is more than five months away. So it may seem a bit early to think about — much less prepare for — a possible presidential transition. But under law, and behind the scenes, that’s just what the Trump administration and staffers for the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, have begun to do. In part it’s to avoid […]
As the ballot scandal in Oregon continues to garner more and more attention, local and national media outlets are taking notice. And they’re rushing to the aid of the state officials while dismissing and belittling the thousands of disenfranchised voters who were denied their right to vote in the primary for they party. Our original article was flagged by Facebook and Twitter as “misinformation” even though we sourced dozens of people making these initial claims. Oregon officials worked with Facebook and Twitter to scrub the story, and now Politifact has chimed in as well, also taking everything the state officials word […]
A sign encourages newly sworn-in U.S. citizens to register to vote outside a naturalization ceremony in 2019 in Los Angeles. After failing to get the now-blocked citizenship question on the 2020 census, the Trump administration is continuing to gather government records to produce citizenship data for redistricting. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A sign encourages newly sworn-in U.S. citizens to register to vote outside a naturalization ceremony in 2019 in Los Angeles. After failing to get the now-blocked citizenship question on the 2020 census, the Trump administration is continuing to gather government records to produce citizenship […]
Tech 17:44 GMT 17.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107802/22/1078022271_0:128:3224:1942_1200x675_80_0_0_39fd2f9de08913543a073eb537f8c48a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202005171079333835-german-data-protection-watchdog-warns-officials-against-using-whatsapp/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Germany’s data protection commissioner Ulrich Kelber has warned federal authorities against using Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger while working from home during the coronavirus crisis, in a letter leaked by media on Sunday. “Even in these difficult times data protection should not be neglected. For this reason I would like to point out that the use of WhatsApp by a federal agency is out of the question”, Kelber said in an email published by the German digital rights blog, Netzpolitik. He warned that, although Facebook could not […]
US 19:52 GMT 15.05.2020(updated 19:53 GMT 15.05.2020) Get short URL A species of massive lizard is causing concern for wildlife officials in the US state of Georgia, who are attempting to eradicate the invasive reptilian from the state after numerous sightings. The Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) is a massive lizard that can get as big as 4 feet long and weigh 10 pounds or more and is native to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. The reptiles have been very popular in the exotic animal trade, particularly in Florida, which sits close to Georgia and supports more non-native species of […]