Above Photo: A statue of a pig is adorned with a face mask at the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa, on May 5, 2020. Daniel Acker / The New York Times/Redux. Newly Released Documents Reveal That The Meatpacking Industry’s Callousness Toward The Health Of Its Workers. Its Influence Over The Trump Administration Was Far Greater Than Previously Known. As hundreds of meatpacking workers fell sick from the coronavirus that was spreading through their plants and into their communities in April 2020, the CEO of Tyson Foods reached out to the head of another major meatpacker, Smithfield Foods, with a proposal. […]
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Above Photo: U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel at Essex Police Headquarters for new recruits’ graduation parade, October 2020. (Pippa Fowles, No 10 Downing Street, Flickr) Julian Assange’s extradition order will be sent to the U.K. home secretary Wednesday. Here is an open letter taking into account Assange’s changed health as it affects U.S. “assurances.” WikiLeaks‘ publisher Julian Assange’s extradition order will be sent to British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Wednesday morning by Westminster Magistrate’s Court after the U.K. Supreme Court declined to hear Assange’s appeal of a High Court decision to allow the extradition to the United States to proceed. […]
Above Photo: Radical Open Access Collective. The general public may not give much thought to how scientists and scholars publish their work, but please know that it matters. Like so much else in the world, corporate markets have colonized this space, which means that turning business profits is the primary goal, not the easy, affordable sharing of knowledge. Commercial academic publishers have long privatized and monetized academic research, which over time has resulted in an oligopoly of a few publishers able to charge exorbitant prices for their books and journal subscriptions. The impact has been greatest on researchers in the Global […]
Ukraine’s Top Negotiator Says Kiev Open To ‘Non-NATO Models’ By Kyle Anzalone And Will Porter, Antiwar.com. March 7, 2022 Ukraine’s Top Negotiator Says Kiev Open To ‘Non-NATO Models’2022-03-072022-03-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/220307-2.jpg200px200px In an early sign of compromise following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late last month, a senior member on Kiev’s negotiation team said his country is open to remaining outside of the NATO military bloc – a key security concern raised by Moscow time and again. Speaking to Fox News’s Nana Sajaia about the progress of the talks on Saturday, Ukraine’s chief negotiator David Arakhamia said little had been accomplished so far. With another meeting set […]
Above Photo: COVAX vaccination in Ghana -WHO / Blink Media (Nana Kofi Acquah). Scientists in Southern African nations revealed the presence of the Omicron Covid-19 variant but the good deed was punished with worldwide travel bans. The World Health Organization makes clear that the rationale for the ban is of dubious benefit and needlessly harms the targeted nations. The role of rich nations in hoarding vaccines and the continued patents on vaccines increase harm for Africans who are now the target of blame. Pledges to “follow the science” disappeared when Africa became the focus of attention. This statement originally appeared on the World Health Organization website. […]
On Monday, Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that in collaboration with Boeing recently conducted two flight tests on a test bed aircraft, once again marrying the OMS-compliant battle management command and control (BMC2) system to Northrop Grumman’s advanced, wide-band active electronically scanned array (AESA). For the demonstrations, an advanced Northrop Grumman wideband AESA sensor was connected to an OMS-compliant mission computing system provided by Boeing. After integrating with the Boeing mission computing environment, the AESA sensor was instructed to focus on specific targets, capture and manage data, and communicate the information back to the mission computing system, which was displayed in […]
This week our readers have lots of … interesting … queries involving opening windows during winter in North Dakota, trying not to breathe during a micro-encounter and spraying a mask with … oil? (Image credit: Tessa Bunney/Corbis via Getty Images) Source link
British MPs will not be exempt from the pub-shuttering lockdown after all. The Speaker of the House has ordered a temporary ban on alcohol sales in the House of Commons in a gesture of solidarity with the common folk. Days before London is to come under a Tier 2 Covid-19 lockdown, MPs were told they will have to lose some of their drinking privileges too. The bars and restaurants operating in the House of Commons had been exempted from the new social distancing rules imposed on the British hospitality industry because they counted as “workplace canteens.” But now they will have […]
Bitcoin is turning bullish Thursday while ether futures open interest sticks around $1 billion the past month. Bitcoin’s price is on the rise Thursday, moving from a mostly flat trend to hit as high as $11,543 on spot exchanges such as Bitstamp. It was changing hands at $11,537 as of press time. The move upward arrives as the world’s oldest cryptocurrency has struggled to stay above $11,500 since Oct. 13. Andrew Tu, an executive at trading firm Efficient Frontier, said this phenomenon, often known as “resistance” where traders take profits, creates sell momentum and holds back bitcoin from pushing higher. “There […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107752/24/1077522472_0:204:1600:1104_1200x675_80_0_0_0ff4b2cff30b8db51442b8a426459c5d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202010151080782915-russia-open-to-intensive-consultations-with-us-on-strategic-stability/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Russia is ready to continue consultations with the United States on the issues of strategic stability, but wants the dialogue to cover its major concerns, including American plans to deploy the global missile defense shield and place weapons in space, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek magazine. “Russia’s main concerns are the global missile defense system, the development of non-nuclear strategic offensive weapons within the framework of the concept of a global strike, the growing threats of weapons deployed in space, quantitative and qualitative imbalances in conventional weapons […]
Bitcoin bounced close to $11,600 before retreating a bit while ether options traders are less active than they were in September. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $11,552 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining 1.7% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $11,186-$11,598 BTC is above its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bullish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since Oct. 9.Source: TradingView After a flat weekend that saw the world’s oldest cryptocurrency stick to a tight $11,300-$11,400 range, bitcoin’s price jumped Monday as high as $11,598 before settling to $11,552 as of press time. Read More: […]
Rafael Nadal produced an astonishing performance at the French Open on Sunday to win his 13th title at Roland Garros, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets. The Spaniard dominated almost from start to finish as he romped home 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 41 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier to claim his 20th Grand Slam title, equalling Roger Federer’s all-time record in the process. His victory was also the 100th time he’s won in Paris, in what was his 102nd match, and his win marked the fourth time he has gone through an entire French Open campaign without dropping a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0b/1080735128_0:0:3073:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_41bd9d10a25b712917fb2d53ff65cb79.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010111080735158-us-to-reportedly-open-safe-travel-corridors-between-nyc-and-london-reduce-quarantine-periods/ As of now, Americans must quarantine when traveling to the United Kingdom or the European Union, while European travelers are generally barred from visiting the US, unless they are American citizens or residents. Due to the “growing availability of COVID-19 tests”, US authorities are considering the creation of a safe travel corridor between New York City and London, with a shortened period of quarantine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the situation. If such a corridor is implemented, people who use it for traveling between the countries will […]
Polish teenage tennis prodigy Iga Swiatek didn’t just defeat Sofia Kenin at Roland Garros. She dominated her to capture her first career Grand Slam in remarkable fashion in a one-sided French Open final. Swiatek hammered Kenin with a barrage of stunning passing shots to claim the title 6-4, 6-1 and become Poland’s first Grand Slam champion. The 19-year-old started fast, and raced into a 3-0 lead before Kenin fought back. But the Pole wouldn’t be denied as she found her consistency to claim the first set. Also on rt.com ‘I need to play my best’: Rafael Nadal says he’ll have to […]
As coronavirus cases begin to reascend in the United Kingdom following the release of lockdown restrictions, areas in the country worst affected are beginning to introduce localised rules to bring cases back down. A public health official in Newcastle flouted government scientists on Friday and demanded pubs and restaurants remain open despite coronavirus cases in the city being among the worst in the UK. Professor Eugene Milne, public health director for the city, has opposed plans by local officials to close hospitality and leisure venues next week to reduce Covid-19 infection rates and described the measures as counter-productive. He said that […]
Twelve-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal is targeting his 20th career Grand Slam title at Roland Garros on Sunday, but says he’ll face his toughest test on court against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Nadal has been the world’s top clay-court player for more than a decade, including two French Open final victories and four other Roland Garros wins over Djokovic, but says that nothing less than his very best play will be enough to stop the in-form Serb in Sunday’s final. “Different circumstances, different kind of tournament and different situation,” Nadal told reporters ahead of the final. “I can’t predict […]
AfriForum – a South African civil rights organization, which just received a consultative status at the United Nations, was granted a permission to send its representatives to the UN’s New York, Geneva and Vienna offices. The watchdog, which is headquartered in the Gauteng province of South Africa, focuses on protecting the rights of Boer and Afrikaner white minority groups and is currently in opposition to the Rainbow Nation’s African National Congress party. According to AfriForum’s Head of Policy and Action Ernst Roets, international recognition is a big and long-awaited victory for his NGO. Sputnik: It took almost a decade for […]
Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal has proved again that he is the real “king of clay,” after he confidently outplayed Argentinian rival Diego Schwartzman in the semifinal to seal a place in the French Open final. Nadal scooped three sets 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 to record a well-deserved victory and advance to the final, where he will face the winner of the tie between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas. READ MORE: ‘He’s been doing this for a long time’: Carreño Busta lambasts Djokovic for calling medical time-outs when game gets tough The Spaniard struggled a bit on his serve in the opening set, […]
Residents of the southern Chinese city will have access to 10m yuan ($1.47m USD) of the country’s sovereign digital currency in a weekend lottery in a bid to trial and boost the emerging technology, media reported on Friday. 50,000 “red packets” of a state blockchain-based currency are set to be dispersed to lottery participants in Shenzhen’s Luohu district via the public services application iShenzhen, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday. Winners will receive their prizes on Sunday via the official Digital Renmenbi e-wallet app, a Shenzhen government official said in a statement on Thursday night. Winners can use the […]
Aerospace giant Boeing announced plans that its T-7A Red Hawk and F-15EX aircraft will be Open Mission Systems compatible in the future, and joining them will be the Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) platform. Open mission systems (OMS) is a subset of the open systems architecture approach specifically designed for the military aviation environment. Adopted after two years of collaboration between the DOD and the industry, OMS seeks to leverage competition by requiring prime contractors to use DOD-owned and controlled open standards for their avionics suite. Boeing understands its military customers’ desire to have OMS to ensure future aircraft and […]
World number one Novak Djokovic has talked about accidentally hitting a line judge again during his French Open fourth-round clash on Monday, reviving memories of his disqualification from the US Open last month. The Serbian star sealed a place in the tournament quarterfinal by beating Russia’s Karen Khachanov in straight sets. READ MORE: ‘He’s done it AGAIN!’ Novak Djokovic hits line judge in face with ball at French Open (VIDEO) However, his solid victory was not the main topic during the post-match press conference as journalists bombarded him with questions about an awkward moment involving the linesman, which mirrored the incident at […]
Tennis star Laura Siegemund caused a stir at the French Open again on Monday after she was seen eating a meal during a timeout in her win over Paula Badosa. The German beat the Spaniard 7-5, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, but the match will be best remembered for her eating habits on the sidelines. While it’s a common sight to see tennis players chow down on a banana or a chocolate bar to give them a much-needed energy boost during a match, Siegemund took advantage of a medical timeout for Badosa to retrieve what appeared to be […]
World no. 1 Novak Djokovic had a moment to forget in his French Open clash with Russia’s Karen Khachanov on Monday as he accidentally hit another line judge with the ball. Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open last month when he inadvertently struck a lineswoman in the throat, after hitting a ball away in frustration during his fourth-round tie with Pablo Carreno Busta. Also on rt.com ‘So unintended. So wrong’: Djokovic apologizes for hitting line judge with ball after US Open disqualification The 33-year-old, competing at the same stage at Roland Garros, had another heart-in-mouth moment when he attempted to […]
Institutional interest in bitcoin futures has plummeted as the DeFi explosion made carry trades less attractive, said Bequant’s Denis Vinokourov. Source link
A women’s doubles match at the French Open is reportedly suspected of alleged match fixing after multiple bookmakers flagged unusual betting patterns during one of the games. Per German outlet WELT, the match in question was the opening-round clash between Andreea Mitu and Patricia Maria Tig of Romania against the United States’ Madison Brengle and Russia’s Yana Sizikova on September 30, and it’s alleged one of the players is suspected of being involved in the fraud. It’s estimated several hundred thousand euros in bets were placed with multiple providers for Sizikova’s serve to be broken in the fifth game of the […]
Polish teenager Iga Swiatek stunned no. 1 seed Simona Halep 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open on Sunday. The 19-year-old needed little more than an hour to dismantle Halep, a three-time finalist and 2018 champion at Roland Garros. The match served as the perfect revenge for their meeting at the same stage in Paris last year, which Halep won 6-1, 6-0 in just 45 minutes. Fans on Twitter were in awe of Swiatek’s impressive showing. “Best performance of a player in 2020! I’m a super Simo fan but today nothing to do against the perfection in the […]
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VT reviews the facts, the video above a useful documentary formerly used by the DHS and supplied to states to use in training counter-terrorist police. The new DHS believes otherwise. Internal DHS talking points reveal law enforcement was ordered to make public comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse, the white supremacist who killed 2 people in Kenosha. Downplaying Terrorism: “He took his rifle to help defend small business owners.” https://t.co/J1tLTJKNcH — Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal) October 1, 2020 “Donald Trump gave a lock and load order to heavily armed, paramilitary, white supremacist, militia organizations. The white supremacist organizations are reveling in the support […]
Tennis star Yulia Putintseva took out her French Open frustrations on her racket on Wednesday after she crashed out at Roland Garros after suffering a third-set collapse in her match with unseeded Argentine Nadia Podoroska. No. 23 seed Putintseva was defeated by two sets to one (6-3, 1-6, 6-2) early on Wednesday by the unheralded Podoroska, eliminating her from the tournament in which she has twice been a quarter-finalist, and it was clear that she was unhappy with her performance. At one particularly contentious moment in the match, Putintseva could no longer restrain her emotions as she furiously slammed her racket six times into […]
Tennis fans have reacted furiously after Germany’s Laura Siegemund did not own up to a double-bounce that was missed by umpire Eva Asderaki in her comeback win over Kristina Mladenovic at the French Open on Tuesday. At set point with Mladenovic 5-1 up in the first-round contest, the German returned a drop shot that bounced twice rather than concede the point. Siegemund saved a further six set points as she battled back to win the first set 7-5, before taking the second set 6-3 to advance to the second round at Roland Garros. Fans were quick to react on social media, […]
Undercover videos published by Project Veritas over the weekend allege, citing a Somali political operative, that special ballot harvesters were hired in the community in July for the Democrats to take advantage of elderly and other vulnerable community members. The politicians named in the allegations have denied them. Minneapolis police have started investigating reports of voter fraud after an undercover video emerged allegedly featuring associates of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar collecting absentee ballots. As part of investigative reports by conservative media outlet Project Veritas, its founder James O’Keefe claimed that in a blatantly illegal move, Omar’s supporters “harvested” ballots, with city resident […]
Daniil Medvedev suffered a mid-match meltdown as the Russian was sent crashing out of the French Open in the first round by Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics. The clay courts of Roland-Garros have never been a happy hunting ground for Medvedev, who had yet to win a match on his three visits to Paris prior to this year. That record made Medvedev’s ranking as fourth seed look optimistic this time around, and so it proved as the Russian fell at the first hurdle against Hungarian outsider Fucsovics in a tempestuous late-night match on a chilly Court Suzanne Lenglen. Fucsovics took the first set […]
Katarina Zavatska has been eliminated from the French Open by fifth seed Kiki Bertens after she crumbled in the third set after reportedly being forced to use an unfamiliar racket after suffering numerous equipment malfunctions. The 20-year-old Zavatska set herself up for what would have been a momentous upset at Roland Garros, appearing to be in inspired form and winning the first set against Bertens by a score of 6-2. Bertens, who has been suffering from Achilles trouble in recent matches, rallied in the second with her own score of 6-2 but ahead of the deciding third set Zavatska was forced to use […]
On World Tourism Day, let’s revisit some popular destinations where Bollywood movies have been shot, offering picturesque backdrops and leaving people entranced while providing new travel ideas. The tourism boards of the Maldives, Portugal, Thailand and Vienne tell Sputnik about plans to invite international filmmakers to make movies on location. Adapting to the “new normal”, Bollywood celebrities have already started to film overseas, with all safety measures in place following the lockdown. Be it Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar filming his movie “Bell Bottom” in Scotland, with Huma S Qureshi and Vaani Kapoor, or Aamir Khan filming in Turkey for “Laal Singh […]
Rafael Nadal says the conditions at this year’s delayed French Open will be the toughest he has faced as the 12-time champion lamented the frigid weather facing players in Paris. ‘King of Clay’ Nadal will be bidding for a 20th Grand Slam title when the action at Roland-Garros gets underway this weekend, which would put him level with great Swiss rival Roger Federer on the all-time list. This year’s French Open was delayed from its usual May-June slot due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the 34-year-old Spaniard says the colder climate as well as a change in balls will pose additional […]
For this year’s Blockchain Commons internship, Christopher Allen had an uncommon “problem”: too many quality applications to turn down. Instead, he expanded the program to accommodate 7 interns where he usually only accepts one. With the internship drawing to a close, the interns have just about completed their projects – but that doesn’t mean they’re done contributing to Bitcoin’s open source projects. When Christopher Allen received applications for the 2020 Blockchain Commons internship, he had a problem: He had more applications than he had ever received in the internship’s history, and all from stellar applicants. This was a good problem to […]
Riding a 14-match winning streak, Romania’s Simona Halep is flying high heading into the French Open at Roland Garros, and the heavily favored starlet says she’s feeling strong ahead of the clay court Grand Slam. Halep opted to sit out the US Open due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as she instead decided to remain in Europe and focus on her preparation for the French Open. That decision seems to have paid off, with Halep adding to her list of titles with clay-court championship wins in Prague and Rome to give her real momentum heading into Roland Garros. The tournament starts […]
Novak Djokovic said that making a speedy turnaround after his controversial US Open exit was crucial to his success after capturing the Italian Open title in Rome. Djokovic defeated Diego Schwartzman in Monday’s final to pick up his first clay-court title of the season as he enjoyed the perfect build-up to the next big Grand Slam tournament of the year, the French Open. Djokovic was infamously booted out of the US Open after striking a line judge with a ball after an angry on-court outburst. And the Serbian star said he was grateful to get back on court so quickly after […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/13/1080512139_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_4570ef1dcd75ca712c17d3becaf06673.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009191080512574-let-us-in-baby-foxes-ask-hooman-to-open-the-door/ Though some people have tried to make pets of foxes, it is still a wild animal. However, they’re usually friendly to people and, every now and again, have even been known to turn to them for help. A video shared on Instagram shows two fox cubs waiting for someone to open a door in the house for them. One of the pair is doing its best to get noticed, persistently scratching the door and making a racket. However, the second is a bit more doubtful of their chances, giving its mate a look as […]
At Middle School 839 in Brooklyn, teachers say there aren’t enough custodial staff on hand to carry out the city’s recommended pandemic cleaning plan. The electrostatic sprayer for disinfecting surfaces is missing parts and doesn’t work, they allege, while classroom windows only open three inches, making ventilation an issue. And the school only has about two weeks worth of face masks instead of the 30-day supply they were promised, the teachers claim. Because of this, MS 839 faculty—who are only permitted to work from home if they have specific underlying medical conditions—are urging parents to choose the “fully remote option” for […]
Tennis pin-up and part-time pop singer Dayana Yastremska has announced that she has split from coach Sascha Bajin – just two weeks after she questioned him for publicly congratulating his ex-player, Naomi Osaka, on beating her. READ MORE: By showcasing their wokeness and pandering to Naomi Osaka’s one-woman strike, tennis bosses have set a dangerous precedent Yastremska hired German Bajin less than a year ago and appeared to enjoy a close relationship with the long-term hitting partner of Serena Williams, balancing on his back as the 35-year-old performed push-ups shortly after they started working together. I would like to announce that after […]
Russian tennis ace Daniil Medvedev has made it into the US Open semifinal by outplaying long-time friend Andrey Rublev 7-6, 6-3, 7-6, and later admitted their childhood matches against each other didn’t go without smashed rackets. Third seed Medvedev, who took a solid straight sets win over his compatriot, said that during their childhood matches, the two would go “crazy on court”, often losing composure and throwing on-court tantrums which finally affected the results of their matches. READ MORE: ‘The King of Clay’ is back: Rafael Nadal announces return to tennis following SEVEN-MONTH hiatus “In childhood we could really go crazy and lose matches because […]
In 2017, Serena Williams, 38, made her last major victory, winning her 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open. After a three-year retirement, here is the American tennis player paving her way to the 2020 US Open semi-final in a bid to achieve a 24th Grand Slam title, reaching retired Australian tennis legend Margaret Court’s record. American professional tennis icon Serena Williams on Wednesday achieved a hard-fought win against Bulgarian tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova at the women’s singles quarter-finals of the United Sates Open Tennis Championships, paving her way to tournament semi-finals. The former world No. 1 in women’s single tennis […]
A pledge by Belgrade and Pristina to the US that they would move their diplomatic missions in Israel to Jerusalem has sparked concern in Brussels, which warned the move could put the pair’s European prospects at risk. “Any diplomatic steps that would call in question the EU common position on Jerusalem are a matter of serious concern and regret,” the EU’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Peter Stano, said at a regular press briefing while commenting on the agreement Serbia and Kosovo reached through US mediation following talks in Washington. While mostly dealing with regulating economic relations between Serbia and its breakaway region […]
Shutdowns. Border closings. Fourteen-day quarantines. From the start of the pandemic, restrictions threw travel plans, lives, and industries into chaos. The world then tried to reopen as the COVID-19 numbers dropped. Hoping to salvage some of the tourist season, Europe, for instance, reopened to Europeans and those from select countries. Citizens in the “land of the free,” however, have largely found themselves ironically locked in U.S. borders, due to a continuing high number of cases and inconsistent state approaches. With the exceptions of Mexico, Croatia, and Turkey, U.S. travelers have been essentially persona non grata to major tourist destinations. Costa Rica, […]
After stirring up a controversy for calling out Bollywood’s “rampant drug culture”, actress Kangana Ranaut has now sparked an altercation with Maharashtra’s ruling party, Shiv Sena, which she claims, is daring her to return to the film city Mumbai. National award-winning Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut will receive elite security cover (known as Y-plus) after her sister and father approached the Narendra Modi-led government demanding the same. The Y-plus plus category entails a security cover of 11 personnel and is given to VIPs in the country. Kangana thanked Indian Home Minister Amit Shah for providing her with the security and upholding the […]
Three-time US Open winner Novak Djokovic said he is “sad and empty,” and extended his sincere apologies after hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball. He also expressed gratitude to his supporters and family. Djokovic was kicked out of the US Open over the incident on Sunday. Trailing behind in the fourth round game against Pablo Carreno Busta and seemingly frustrated, the Serbian star sent a ball flying towards the back of the court. After some 12 minutes of deliberation, Djokovic was disqualified and left the grounds without attending a press conference – but later posted an apology […]
A winning streak for the US Open Number One seed Novak Djokovic has ended abruptly after he “accidentally” hit a line judge with a ball right in the throat. The incident earned the Serb a disqualification. The game against Pablo Carreno Busta did not go well for the men’s number-one tennis player; Djokovic was trailing 5-6 in the first set in the fourth round. He lost his own serve after being treated for pain in the left shoulder. The Serbian star then took a ball from his pocket and, with his racket, sent it flying towards the back of the court, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/06/1080383958_0:132:3072:1860_1200x675_80_0_0_dc40c295678aed8053d3567f45e16b7c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202009061080383859-top-seed-novak-djokovic-disqualified-from-us-open-fourth-round-for-aggressive-behaviour/ Losing the match, Djokovic, apparently frustrated, hit the ball with the tennis racket without even looking, hitting the female judge who was behind his back. Top Seed Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open 4th round for inappropriate behaviour. Footage from the scene shows Djokovic hitting a line judge aggressively with a tennis ball, after which she falls to the ground. Djokovic was trailing 6:5 in the opening set against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. Source link
Serena Williams battled back from a set down to defeat Sloane Stephens and keep her hopes alive of capturing a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title. Williams had a nightmare start in the opening set as she made an uncharacteristic 13 unforced errors as Stephens took the set 6-2. But after a wobbly start, Williams composed herself and turned up the power in the second set to draw level, before talking herself through the deciding set by pumping herself up between points. Also on rt.com 600 and counting: Novak Djokovic reaches hard-court milestone with dominant win at US Open (VIDEO) “It was […]
Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov eased into the third round of the US Open, taking a solid win against unranked compatriot Andrey Kuznetsov who returned to the men’s tour after a three-year break caused by a hip injury. Khachanov needed three sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-1) and less than two hours to book a spot in the third round of the tennis major. In contrast to his first match at Flushing Meadows, where he was forced to play a five-set marathon, 11th seeded Khachanov got off to a brilliant start on Wednesday immediately breaking his opponent and creating a solid 2-0 lead. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/10/1080188842_0:186:3071:1914_1200x675_80_0_0_825fc97b5cb5cadc2c88625ff3d45923.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009031080352505-william-barr-warns-mail-in-system-leaves-open-possibility-of-counterfeiting-ballots-in-us-election/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Attorney General William Barr said in an interview with CNN that there is a risk of a massive forgery of mail-in ballots that will be used during the upcoming Presidential election, including by a foreign country. “If we use the ballot system that states are just now trying to adopt it does leave open a possibility of counterfeiting ballots either by someone here or [in a foreign country]. I think everyone can do it”, Barr said. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned the public that the Democrats have sent […]
Ether option contracts listed on Deribit, the largest crypto options exchange, are more popular than ever. Source link
Concordium, an ambitious project whose founders have close links to companies including Volvo, IKEA, Saxo Bank and Nasdaq, is looking to shake up the seemingly glacial world of enterprise blockchain. The most striking thing about Concordium, which launches its third testnet next month, is the way it pushes what was once anathema to big corporates: public and permissionless blockchains. Businesses, wary of tipping their hands and giving away any competitive advantage, have traditionally preferred the idea of private and permissioned blockchains. But many advocates of blockchain tech believe only open systems hold true transformational promise. The oft-cited analogy centers on the […]
The Russian doctors who treated Alexei Navalny last week have issued an open letter in response to criticism of their efforts to save his life. They are offended by some commentary, which they believe is politically motivated. The Siberian medics say they did their best in a pressurising situation and that media coverage suggesting otherwise is “unacceptable” and part of what they term a “political diagnosis.” Aside from the staff at the Omsk emergency hospital where Navalny was taken after falling ill on a flight to Moscow, other leading Russian health figures have also signed the letter. They include the chairman […]
New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced this week indoor dining will be opening — sometime next year. This one clown is destroying New York City.That’s what you get when you vote in a Marxist. Advertisement – story continues below Of course, there is nothing scientific about his plan.But it will ruin New York City forever. And don’t you dare ask the rest of the country for a bailout! TRENDING: INSANE VIDEO: 17-Year-Old Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Identified as Kenosha Shooter — Was Jumped on the Street by Rioters — Shot Three People, Killing Two — Charged with Murder Source link
Fort Street Elementary School in Aroostook County, Maine, welcomed students back to school for in-person classes in mid-August. Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public hide caption toggle caption Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public Fort Street Elementary School in Aroostook County, Maine, welcomed students back to school for in-person classes in mid-August. Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public Updated at 4:06 p.m. ET Sixth-grader Charlie Pierce says the hardest part of going back to school wasn’t the masks or the temperature checks. It was not being able to hug the friends she hadn’t seen in months. “My friends kind of really wanted to hug me,” Charlie says. “We had talked […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off on 30 May 2020, marking the first US space launch in a decade since the suspension of the Space Shuttle Program. The mission ferried NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX’s Crew Dragon space suits are impressively designed, but their safety level remains an open question, said Vladimir Pirozhkov, CEO of the KINETICA High Complexity Prototyping Centre at the National University of Science and Technology MISiS. According to the renowned industrial designer, the sleek space garb developed by the celebrated Hollywood […]
British tennis star Andy Murray is continuing his preparation ahead of the US Open next weekend, but admitted that he misses the presence of the fans as he returns to action. Murray is currently competing at the Western & Southern Open, the warm-up event ahead of the start of the Grand Slam tournament in New York next week. And the Scot admitted that he’s isn’t back to full match sharpness as he works his way back from a hip injury that threatened to derail his top-level tennis career. He hasn’t played competitively since last November, but has eased his way back […]
While soaring open interest can be a sign of a continuing trend, the offloading of calls suggests bitcoin could correct further. Source link
World number six Stefanos Tsitsipas says Russia’s Daniil Medvedev is the only player to have “p*ssed him off” during a match as the Greek touched on the pair’s heated rivalry. Tsitsipas, 22, and fellow top-10 star Medvedev, 24, are both tipped as Grand Slam winners having emerged with the crop of Next Gen talent bidding to overthrow the ruling triumvirate of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at the top of tennis. But the temperamental duo have endured a tetchy relationship during their rise, stemming from their first senior meeting at the Miami Open in 2018. Tempers flared after that […]
Open Letter To The Protesters In Belarus By Armin Fischer, Coop TV. August 19, 2020 Open Letter To The Protesters In Belarus2020-08-192020-08-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/pompeo.jpg200px200px Above photo: Alexander Lukashenko and Mike Pompeo in Minsk. Image: state.gov. NOTE: Eugen Hardt points out that the same template as the US-backed coup in Ukraine is being used in Belarus: “Our values” – the program of the “Belarusian opposition” Shortly before the Belarusian elections, the following translated program of the “Belarusian opposition” was published as a result of the joint work of a number of political organizations. Political parties such as the Belarusian Popular Front, the Belarusian Green Party, the Belarusian […]
Floods are dampening bitcoin mining hashrates, Ethereum Classic may be thrown off its most popular exchange and bitcoin is moving off exchanges. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters here. Top shelf Flooded networkMajor Chinese bitcoin mining pools are each seeing daily hashrate drops of between 10% and 20% following continuous rainstorms in Sichuan. China’s southwestern Sichuan province, estimated to have over 50% of the Bitcoin network’s total computing power, has been hit by heavy rainstorms since last week. Data from […]
After Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley called for targeting GOP officials with “unrest in the streets” over the weekend and more shocking footage of violence in Portland emerged, Joe Biden’s Squad member applauded the rioters in Portland for “rising up.” During the virtual DNC, Squad member Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley applauds the rioters in Portland for “rising up” and pushing “divestment”https://t.co/e8nGloxVpN pic.twitter.com/C5LWxHtfHJ — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 17, 2020 Here are the kind of activities Rep. Pressley is applauding: GRAPHIC: Rioters in downtown Portland detain man who had a car crash. They force him to sit on the ground while they search […]
Ouriel Ohayon is the CEO and co-founder of ZenGo crypto wallet. We do not have many opportunities to speak about crypto, so I hope this will somehow reach you. It is time to have a meaningful conversation about both our worlds. I hope we can leave aside hostile arguments and unfounded beliefs and start a real conversation. My message to you is simple: We need each other to build a brighter future. Crypto is not going to bury banks. On the other hand, banks are not going to be able to sustain their longtime approach to finance without adopting a new […]
World No. 2 Simona Halep dived into a lake after capturing the Prague Open title on her return to competitive action, and the 28-year-old Romanian star is expected to announce later today if she’ll compete at the US Open. Speaking after her victory over Elise Mertens in the Prague Open final, Halep said “she just needed her time” to make a decision. If her form is any factor in her decision, things are looking good for her participation in New York. Playing in her first event since returning from the COVID-19 shutdown, Halep looked in irresistible form as she followed up […]
So Hitler didn’t escape to South America to run a bar with Elvis? On Friday, the daughter of Russia’s press secretary posted a photo of his remains, in storage at the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) secret archives in Moscow On her popular Instagram account, Elizaveta Peskova shared photographs of the dental remains of Adolf Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun. Peskova, whose father Dmitry Peskov has been the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin since 2012, wrote that her friend and history fan Pierre Malinovsky requested to see the artifact, as not everyone believes that Hitler died in 1945. “Believe it […]
Judge Kavanaugh Rules Against George Soros Connected ‘Open Society’ – Preventing Foreign Funding When No Policy In Place Opposing Prostitution and Sex Trafficking As Required By Law Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
Massive protests took place in Beirut, Lebanon Saturday following the mega-blast earlier in the week that tore through Lebanon’s capital with the force of an earthquake. More than 100 people were killed and 4,000 injured after a warehouse exploded near the port in Beirut. On Saturday tens of thousands took to the streets in Beirut denouncing Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists and their leader Hassan Nasrallah. August 8—#Beirut, #LebanonThis video says it all. Protesters are furious over #Iran-backed Hezbollah bringing nothing but death & destruction to their country. Unconfirmed reports claim various Hezbollah officials have fled to Turkey & Syria. pic.twitter.com/xNmuURriBO — Heshmat […]
Lex Sokolin, a CoinDesk columnist, is Global Fintech co-head at ConsenSys, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based blockchain software company. The following is adapted from his Fintech Blueprint newsletter. The news cycle is obsessed with a global technology competition between China and the United States. Whether we look at artificial intelligence, 5G, blockchain or the Internet of Things, these next generation platforms are supposed to be the battleground between the world’s latest economies. The fighting is getting unfair. We can look at India and its band of over 50 Chinese apps, including the super app WeChat, or we can analyze the Donald Trump treatment of TikTok, […]
In this audio interview, CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen and researcher Nadia Eghbal, author of the upcoming book “Working in Public,” talk about open-source software projects. From platforms like Github to software languages like Rust, Cuen and Eghbal explore what the open source movement looks like in 2020. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, iHeartRadio or RSS. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. There are people who understand bitcoin yet aren’t obsessively bullish on it. (I know, it’s weird. Like, how?) Eghbal, a Protocol Labs alum who is familiar with bitcoin, is among them. She described […]
A mid-April sign in Philadelphia reminds passersby that current social distancing measures are for their own good. Cory Clark/ NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cory Clark/ NurPhoto via Getty Images A mid-April sign in Philadelphia reminds passersby that current social distancing measures are for their own good. Cory Clark/ NurPhoto via Getty Images When Marquita Burnett heard Philadelphia was moving to the “green” phase of reopening, she was confused. First of all, she was pretty sure the city had already earned the green label from Pennsylvania’s governor (it had). The next thing she knew, the city was scaling […]
Avanti Financial expects to open its doors this October with a new bank-issued digital asset. Led by Wyoming blockchain advocate Caitlin Long, the crypto-friendly bank announced Thursday its application was accepted by the Wyoming Division of Banking on July 15. Avanti will open in the fall because the regulator accelerated the timeline of its application process. In the same announcement, Avanti revealed its plans to issue Avit, a programmable digital asset that can only be issued by banks and will be treated as a cash equivalent. With Blockstream as the bank’s technology partner, Long said in an interview that “one could […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107605/85/1076058583_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_6109a1ce294bca06c869ee2c81443148.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202007231079961253-like-a-boss-bear-barges-into-house-smashing-the-door-open—video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Everyone remembers the huffing and puffing the big bad wolf had to resort to when attempting to invade the homes of the three little pigs. Apparently things are less difficult for a grizzly bear. This shocking CCTV footage captured the moment when a grizzly bear flung open the door of a house and wandered into a family’s living room. The video begins with the home’s door being slammed open with a single push and the bear resting its paw on the door before making its appearance. Source link
President Trump walks with U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson IV in London in July 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Trump walks with U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson IV in London in July 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson IV told embassy staff in 2018 that his friend, President Trump, asked him to help get the British Open golf tournament held at one of the Trump family’s golf resorts in Scotland. U.S. Embassy staff have separately complained that Johnson made racist and sexist comments on […]
…from SouthFront Early on July 20, positions of the Syrian Army came under shelling by militants in the villages of Furu, Bahsa and Beit Hassno in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone. In response, government forces struck positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sam near Kansafra and surrounding areas. Local tensions increased just a few days after a key infrastructure object of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib became the target of a drone attack. On July 18, three suicide drones hit facilities of the Watad Petroleum Company in the town of Saramada. This company is controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly […]
The Black Lives Matter mob protested outside the home of Senator Warren Limmer, the Chair of the Minnesota Senate’s Public Safety Committee, on Saturday morning. The mob used bullhorns to wake up the Republican state senator and his neighbors.They then opened his screen door, looked through his windows and banged on it for over an hour. On Saturday morning Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi accused federal agents of being (Nazi) stormtroopers for protecting the city of Portland that has been destroyed by BLM and Antifa terrorists. But here we have actual stormtrooper tactics being used once again by leftist protesters.Of course, Pelosi […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007191079927009-over-7300-polling-stations-open-for-elections-to-syrias-250-seat-parliament/ BEIRUT (Sputnik) – More than 7,300 polling stations across Syria opened their doors to voters at 8:00 a.m. (05:00 GMT) in the country’s legislative elections. State television broadcast images of dozens of voters gathered outside stations before voting officially begins. More than 1,600 candidates are vying for the 250 seats in the People’s Council of Syria. The National Progressive Front, headed by the Baath Party, is a heavy favourite to secure an absolute majority. No party or coalition poses a significant challenge to the Progressive Front, but a large number of independents with a […]
Senator Josh Hawley asked the Department of Justice Thursday to open a civil rights investigation on St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and her office for violating the rights of local residents Mark and Patricia McCloskey. The McCloskeys made headlines after they defended their home from a mob of hundreds of Black Lives Matter activiststs who broke into the gated community in June. Gardner has sent police to their home at least twice with search warrants. This morning I have asked the Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation into the St Louis Circuit Attorneys Office. Targeting law abiding […]
In 2015 the Organization for Black Struggle (OBS) and Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) offered funding for travel expenses for individuals and groups. These funds ran $300 for individuals and $1,000 for groups (assumed daily). A list of individuals paid by MORE was later released by MORE. TRENDING: BREAKING: Joe Biden and Barack Obama’s Twitter Accounts HACKED… Along With Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Kanye West and MORE MORE didn’t magically obtain money to fund the riots it was participating in. The money behind the riots was provided by the Open Society Foundation. This group is funded by George Soros. […]
‘I wouldn’t trust you to care for a house plant’: Democrats blast DeVos for insisting schools fully reopen by Allyson Chiu/Washington Post Facing widespread pushback, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos doubled down Sunday on her call to fully reopen schools and have children return to “learning full-time” in person by the fall — an effort that has also been championed by President Trump. But while DeVos stressed the importance of getting students back in classrooms, she repeatedly dodged questions during Sunday morning interviews on CNN and Fox News about how that could be done safely amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, prompting fierce criticism from congressional Democrats. “[Betsy DeVos,] you have […]
Health Editor’s Note: Years ago, on a road trip to Turkey (which ended up in Crete and then a return back to Paris), a visit was attempted to the Hagia Sophia. No matter how many miles you may have traveled, she was closed on Mondays, even if that is the only day you could be there. The Blue Mosque and Basilica Cistern were delightful!…..Carol Turkey Controversially Converts Hagia Sophia From Museum Into Mosque by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com Last Friday, a Turkish court revoked the 1934 order designating Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia as a museum. Within minutes, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decreed that the […]
David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum, the co-hosts of the award-winning podcast Life Behind Bars, share the bars they wish were still open: From a pioneering 18th-century punch house to Jerry Thomas’ legendary New York bar to Dale DeGroff shaking up drinks in the Rainbow Room to the recently closed Pegu Club. Their virtual bar crawl across centuries and continents covers the establishments that they have long dreamt of visiting, as well as some modern personal favorites that are no more. Which bars do you wish you could go back in time to check out? Let the hosts know on Twitter. So, […]
When Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced she would sign a mask-wearing mandate Wednesday, she wasn’t just protecting her citizens—she was adding fire to a growing revolt over Gov. Brian Kemp’s refusal to require face coverings in Georgia. “Atlanta is going to do it today because the fact of the matter is that COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on our city, specifically black and brown communities with higher death rates,” said the mayor, who recently tested positive for the coronavirus, making hers the third and largest city to defy Kemp’s orders. While Kemp has encouraged Georgians to mask up in public spaces—and […]
You know the modern day leftist movement has gone off the rails when they attack Marxist hero Noam Chomsky. The world renown Marxist philosopher joined a gaggle of other notable luminaries in penning a letter calling out the closed minded left for intolerance and cancel culture, and instead encouraging more open debate and dialogue. The letter was published by Harper’s, of all outlets, and reads in part: The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted. While we have come to expect this on the radical right, censoriousness is also spreading more […]
Open Letter On COVID-19 And Humanitarian Disarmament By Humanitarian Disarmament. July 6, 2020 Open Letter On COVID-19 And Humanitarian Disarmament2020-07-062020-07-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/covid-19-will-change-the-world.-from-news-karnataka.png200px200px Above photo: COVID-19 will change the world. From News Karnataka. This letter argues that humanitarian disarmament can lead the way to an improved post-pandemic world and calls on states, international organizations, and civil society to follow its lead to create a “new normal.” It is open for signature by civil society organizations through the form below. This letter is also available in Spanish and French. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy human and economic toll and shattered lives in many countries. The pandemic has also underscored that global […]
Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open By Patrick Whittle and Carolyn Thompson/apnews.com PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume classes in settings radically altered by the coronavirus pandemic, with school buses running below capacity, virtual learning, outdoor classrooms and quarantine protocols for infected children the new norm. The plans for the upcoming school year are taking shape by the day, and vary district to district, state to state. The debates have been highly emotional, with tempers flaring among parents and administrators, and have […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Treaty on Open Skies will see its signatories convene for a meeting on Monday to discuss the decision of the United States to withdraw from an agreement that allowed parties to conduct regular unarmed surveillance flights over each other’s territory as a means of collecting data on military activities. The meeting is expected to take place via video conferencing. The Open Skies Treaty was signed in 1992 and entered into force 10 years later. The agreement has 35 signatories, in which one, Kyrgyzstan, has not yet ratified it. On 21 May, US President Donald Trump announced his […]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) appeared to confirm conservatives’‘slippery slope’ concerns about the tearing down of historical monuments, when she told CNN she is open to memorials to George Washington being removed. Duckworth, who has been floated as a possible pick for Joe Biden’s vice presidential nominee, took no umbrage with the idea of protesters targeting Washington statues when she was confronted with the idea in a Sunday interview with CNN. “I think we should listen to everybody. I think we should listen to the argument there,” she said, then quickly moving into the safer zone of criticizing President Donald Trump for […]
The Democrat party hates America. The Democrat party supports the Maoist revolution tearing down statues and erasing US history. Advertisement – story continues below Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on Sunday said she is open to taking down statues of George Washington. Duckworth also slammed President Trump’s Mount Rushmore visit for “standing on ground that was stolen from Native Americans.” TRENDING: Nike Spokesman Colin Kaepernick’s Independence Day Message: “We Reject Your Celebration of White Supremacy” (Video) Anti-American Maoist Democrats like Tammy Duckworth must be stopped. WATCH: Advertisement – story continues below Democrat Senator Tammy Duckworth says she’s open to tearing down statues […]
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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) this week shut down wineries, indoor dining, movie theaters, museums and zoos in 19 counties across the state. Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Orange County on Wednesday were ordered to close indoor operations at restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, zoos and museums. Here is the list of sectors to close operations *including wineries and tasting rooms* and the impacted counties: TRENDING: A New Low. Snopes Uses Local Crips Member and Islamist Fanatic in Defamatory Hit Piece Against Gateway Pundit and St. Louis Catholics Conveniently, Gavin Newsom’s vineyard, Plumpjack Winery, located in Napa Valley is open […]
Gavin Newsom California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday announced he will be rolling back the state’s reopening due to the surge in Coronavirus cases. On Wednesday, Newsom shut it down. Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Orange County on Wednesday were ordered to close indoor operations at restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, zoos and museums. Here is the list of sectors to close operations *including wineries and tasting rooms* and the impacted counties: TRENDING: The Man who Correctly Predicted President Trump’s 2016 Win Predicts President Trump has a 91% Chance of Being Reelected in 2020 Conveniently, Gavin Newsom’s vineyard, Plumpjack […]
COVID19 Brings American Decline Out In The Open By Noah Smith, Bloomberg. July 1, 2020 COVID19 Brings American Decline Out In The Open2020-07-012020-07-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/2200x-1-e1593623193172.jpg200px200px Above photo: Maybe it will get better from here? David Paul Morris/Bloomberg. Without fixes for infrastructure, education, health care and government, the U.S. will resemble a developing nation in a few decades. NOTE: Popular Resistance rarely reposts articles from corporate media outlets like Bloomberg News but we thought it was interesting that reality is seeping into the mass media. The U.S.’s decline started with little things that people got used to. Americans drove past empty construction sites and didn’t even […]
Not every U.S. lawmaker is on board with the idea of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital dollar, but no one explicitly rejected it during a hearing of the powerful Senate Banking Committee Tuesday. That’s probably the biggest takeaway from Tuesday’s hearing, where the panel heard from former regulator turned CBDC evangelist Chris Giancarlo, Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla and Duke Law professor Nakita Cuttino as expert witnesses. The lawmakers present asked questions about financial inclusion, including what potential regulations or laws might make digitization easier and more accessible to the unbanked. “The U.S. needs a digital dollar,” said Senator […]
World’s Strongest Man powerhouse Eddie Hall has written to every member of the UK Parliament, revealing his own mental health battle and urging them to overturn the “injustice” of loosening lockdown controls on pubs but not gyms. Hall argued that people would be welcome to “drink themselves into oblivion” before they would be able to improve their health at public gyms and leisure centers, which will remain closed while bars are allowed to throw open their doors next week. Calling the ruling “baffling, frustrating, nonsensical and downright unfair”, the Staffordshire powerlifter pointed out that the health and fitness industry was worth £5 […]