Biden initially trailed the president in the money race, who began fundraising for his re-election bid in 2017, but now the former vice president might raise more money than Trump by election day on 3 November. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that his campaign set a fundraising record of $383 million last month. To every person who chipped in a few dollars last month […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202010141080769628-pompeo-calls-on-riyadh-to-normalise-ties-with-israel-as-bahrain-and-uae-did-in-september/ Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords on 15 September after two surprise announcements by US President Donald Trump, who brokered the historic deal. The accords enabled Israel to start official cooperation in a number of spheres with the two Gulf States. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Saudi Arabia to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106568/98/1065689804_0:0:3325:1870_1200x675_80_0_0_466cef6c68b620d6fc43dd24c8d988cc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010141080769389-israel-confirms-september-attacks-on-syrian-military-targets/ TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israeli armed forces conducted strikes on Syrian military targets back in September, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman for Arab media, Avichay Adraee, confirmed on Wednesday. “A few weeks ago [specifically on the night of September 21], IDF forces destroyed two facilities belonging to the Syrian army in the Golan Heights border area,” Adraee […]
A monthly recap featuring conversations with Luke Gromen, Raoul Pal, Tavi Costa, Sven Henrich, Corey Hoffstein and Michael Saylor. Source link
Reportback: Julian Assange Hearing On Tuesday September 29 September 30, 2020 Reportback: Julian Assange Hearing On Tuesday September 292020-09-302020-09-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assangejul-e1601516077215.jpg200px200px Above photo: Dan Kitwood. Getty Images. Tuesday has been another day on which the testimony focused on the extreme inhumane conditions in which Julian Assange would be kept imprisoned in the USA if extradited. The prosecution’s continued tactic of extraordinary aggression towards witnesses who are patently well informed played […]
That was the story in cryptocurrency markets in September as prices tumbled for digital tokens from “decentralized finance” (DeFi), the fast-evolving arena of blockchain-based lending and trading platforms. Chainlink, which supplies data feeds to DeFi systems, saw its LINK token fall 42% month to date, the worst return among digital assets in the CoinDesk 20. The DeFi market correction came at a time when traditional markets also were hit […]
Last week saw the third-biggest outflow from stock funds in history, and the dollar is the strongest it’s been since April. Here’s what’s going on. On this edition of The Breakdown weekly recap, NLW looks at the fourth painful week for traditional markets in a row. He discusses the factors contributing to the trouble, including: Source link
Ether’s recent price drop has failed to deter investors from accumulating the cryptocurrency, on-chain data indicates. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/19/1080568593_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_3a57f68ce16243e820fcbf550fb739a3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/photo/202009251080569617/ From the presidential inauguration in protest-hit Belarus to demonstrations against Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States, from a bodybuilding championship in Russia to an NFL football game in the United States, from floods in India to storms in Greece – this past week can hardly be called uneventful. Embark on a virtual trip around various corners of our planet […]
Report, Thursday, September 24: Julian Assange September 25, 2020 Report, Thursday, September 24: Julian Assange2020-09-252020-09-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/wikileaks-w.jpg200px200px Above photo: Elizabeth Cook/AP. During the hearing of medical evidence the last three days, the British government has been caught twice directly telling important lies about events in Belmarsh prison, each lie proven by documentary evidence. The common factor has been the medical records kept by Dr Daly, head of the […]
Bitcoin’s price woes this month likely put investors off from purchasing crypto ETPs, pushing volumes into a nosedive. Source link
Report, Wednesday, September 23: Julian Assange September 24, 2020 Report, Wednesday, September 23: Julian Assange2020-09-242020-09-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assange1-1-e1600979457834.jpg200px200px On Wednesday the trap sprang shut, as Judge Baraitser insisted the witnesses must finish next week, and that no time would be permitted for preparation of closing arguments, which must be heard the immediate following Monday. This brought the closest the defence have come to a protest, with the defence pointing […]
Report, Tuesday, September 22: Julian Assange Hearing September 23, 2020 Report, Tuesday, September 22: Julian Assange Hearing2020-09-232020-09-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assange-2-e1600899062907.jpg200px200px Above photo: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images. When Daniel Ellsberg released the Pentagon Papers, the US Government burgled the office of his psychiatrist to look for medical evidence to discredit him. Julian Assange has been obliged to submit himself, while in a mentally and physically weakened state and in conditions of the harshest incarceration, […]
Report, Monday, September 21: Julian Assange Hearing September 22, 2020 Report, Monday, September 21: Julian Assange Hearing2020-09-222020-09-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assange-lawyer-e1600789832738.jpg200px200px Above photo: Julian Assange’s lawyer Jennifer Robinson arrives at the the Old Bailey courthouse in London on Monday. Frank Augstein / AP. Monday was a frustrating day as the Assange Hearing drifted deep into a fantasy land where nobody knows or is allowed to say that people were tortured in […]
Julian Assange Trial: Monday, September 21, 2020 By Joe Lauria, Consortium News. September 22, 2020 Julian Assange Trial: Monday, September 21, 20202020-09-222020-09-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/old_bailey_london-e1600789107495.jpg200px200px Above photo: Old Bailey. US Tries to Undermine Doctor’s Testimony About Assange’s ‘High Risk of Suicide’. Consortium News is virtually “inside” the courtroom at Old Bailey, viewing the proceedings by video-link and will file updates throughout Day Eleven of Julian Assange’s resumed extradition hearing. 8:41 […]
September 18: Julian Assange Hearing Report September 19, 2020 September 18: Julian Assange Hearing Report2020-09-192020-09-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assangetrial17-9-20-7-e1600561597989.jpg200px200px Above photo: Nicky Hager: Assange’s Redactions Protected Informants New Zealand investigative journalist Nicky Hager took to stand to testify about using WikiLeaks documents in his work. Hager published Other People’s Wars, New Zealand in Afghanistan, Iraq and the war on terror, and said that WikiLeaks-released military and diplomatic files “greatly increased my understanding […]
September 21: ‘We Are Many’ Global Virtual Premiere By Popular Resistance. September 18, 2020 September 21: ‘We Are Many’ Global Virtual Premiere2020-09-182020-09-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/wearemany.jpg200px200px On February 15th, 2003, up to 30 million people, many of whom had never demonstrated before in their lives, came out in nearly 800 cities around the world to protest against the impending Iraq War. We Are Many is the never-before-told story of the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/12/1080500987_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_64d7fc6989721c66545ec980531268bf.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/photo/202009181080501552-this-week-in-pictures-12—18-september/ The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the globe and many countries are working on a vaccine; meanwhile, life still continues, despite the crisis continuing to grip some parts of the planet. Check out Sputnik’s photo gallery to have a virtual trip around the globe amid these unsteady times, as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic. Check out everything […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106560/04/1065600493_0:360:5064:3209_1200x675_80_0_0_2925830f358ded683f12992442a97413.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009171080494656-ex-fbi-director-comey-to-appear-before-senate-judiciary-panel-on-september-30/ WASHINGTON, September 18 (Sputnik) – Former FBI Director James Comey will appear before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on September 30, panel chairman Lindsey Graham said in an interview. Graham acknowledged that he was dubious about the number of then-FBI senior officials who claimed they had lost or accidentally erased the records of their cell phones in discussing Crossfire […]
Assange Court Report September 16: Afternoon By Bridges for Media Freedom, Assange Court Report. September 17, 2020 Assange Court Report September 16: Afternoon2020-09-172020-09-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assangetrial8-9-20g-1-e1600356754396.jpg200px200px Celebrated whistleblower defends Assange in court. A famous Vietnam era whistleblower, 89-year-old Daniel Ellsberg, has told a court that he feels “a great identification,” with both Julian Assange and his source Chelsea Manning, who, he said, “were willing to suffer the risk of imprisonment […]
Bitcoin is making gains Monday and Ethereum usage is hitting record highs in September. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,669 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining 3.4% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $10,250-$10,759 BTC above its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bullish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since September 12. Source: TradingView The price of bitcoin hit as […]
September 14, 2001: The Day America Became Israel By Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (Ret.), Popular Resistance. September 14, 2020 September 14, 2001: The Day America Became Israel2020-09-142020-09-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/thediplomat_2014-03-11_22-27-43-e1600095746273.jpg200px200px Above photo: President Bush signing the AUMF into law. Wikimedia commons. This article is dedicated to the memory of an activist, inspiration, and recent friend: Kevin Zeese. Its scope, sweep, and ambition are meant to match that of Kevin’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0c/1080437327_0:314:3078:2046_1200x675_80_0_0_2f9a2374dd70d60040af0e991779a454.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/photo/202009121080439016-this-week-in-pictures-5—11-september/ Sputnik’s weekly photo gallery presents a compilation of photos to show the highlights of the past week, where you can get a glimpse of what has been happening across the globe during this truly extraordinary time. The past week was marked by numerous festivals and events in various countries, including the 77th Venice Film Festival, the Moscow City Day celebrations, […]
September 19: A Nationwide Day Of Protest By Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report. September 11, 2020 September 19: A Nationwide Day Of Protest2020-09-112020-09-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/glen_845x400.jpeg200px200px And dialogue on community control of police. Community control puts us on the path to both defunding and abolishing the police – so why are many Black Lives Matter chapters withholding support? The Black masses want justice, security and democracy (also known as […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107966/42/1079664283_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_c7e33a2b50f637d885e44bb03ee0617a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009111080429365-kremlin-confirms-lukashenkos-visit-to-russia-on-september-14/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Friday that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko would pay a visit to Russia on September 14, and added that no documents are expected to be signed following his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Yes, Lukashenko’s visit will really be held on Monday, September 14. This will be a working visit, […]
Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers. A former US spy and co-founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, he is today […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1a/1080284224_0:137:3072:1865_1200x675_80_0_0_72f20b2cda794f91164201aeb8b994f9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202008281080304498-belarusian-health-ministry-says-it-plans-to-start-testing-russian-covid-vaccine-in-september/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Belarus is planning to conduct clinical trials of the Russian coronavirus vaccine in its territory next month, with an outlook to launch domestic production, the Belarusian Health Ministry said on Friday. “Russian and Belarusian specialists have by now established an active collaboration on this matter. The Belarusian side has already determined where the clinical trials will […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/1d/1080007342_0:0:1254:705_1200x675_80_0_0_ac3ea6add4aed773b011555c95239bca.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202008281080299012-french-defence-minister-to-join-indias-rajnath-singh-for-rafales-formal-induction-on-10-september/ India received the delivery of five Dassault-made Rafale fighter jets on 29 July. Amid a border standoff with China, India had urged France to expedite the delivery. India and France signed a $8.7 billion government-to-government deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets in 2016. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be joined by French Defence Minister Florence Parly on 10 September […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107662/66/1076626663_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_6f838e7ae3171a00565d325521864ba6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202008231080250762-russias-earliest-upcoming-satellite-launch-set-for-september-space-source-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A preliminary date for the launch of Russian satellites from the Gonets series has been set, it will be Russia’s earliest upcoming carrier rocket launch and will occur on 24 September, a space industry source said. “The launch of three Gonets-M satellites planned for 24 September will allow to replace spacecraft that are nearing the end […]
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said Hungary will tighten border crossing rules as of September 1 to curb the spread of coronavirus. The number of new infections is rising in neighboring countries. “As the school year starts, we will no longer be able to work with the border crossing system that was used during the summer,” Orban said. Currently, those returning from countries with higher infection […]
As of 8 August, the United Kingdom has registered almost 310,000 novel coronavirus cases and more than 46,500 fatalities related to the disease, the National Health Ministry data shows. The UK prime minister has ordered a PR campaign to make sure that schools resume teaching children in classes on time in September, the Sunday Times newspaper reported on Saturday. Boris Johnson has added that schools should […]
The Polish government intends to fully reopen schools on September 1, Education Minister Dariusz Piontkowski said on Wednesday, despite a recent renewed spike in coronavirus infections. Cases started rising after restrictions on public gatherings were eased. On Tuesday, authorities reported the fourth record daily increase in a week, with 680 new infections. Poland, a nation of 38 million people, had recorded a total of 48,789 cases […]
Teaser photos of the upgraded alternative to Google and Microsoft were posted on the Chinese tech firm’s social media following the platform’s launch last autumn and amid a spike in tensions in the US trade war on China, which prompted the company to divest from US technologies. Huawei Technologies teased the Internet on Monday with fresh promo images of its Hongmeng operating system (OS), also known […]
Microsoft has said they would “move quickly” in their talks with ByteDance to buy TikTok, after CEO Satya Nadella discussed the issue with US President Donald Trump, who threatened to ban the popular Chinese app. In a statement on its official blog on Sunday, Microsoft has confirmed that the discussions between them and the owner of TikTok, Chinese company ByteDance, have been underway, vowing to complete […]
This photo, reviewed by the U.S. military and made during an escorted visit, shows the original military courtroom at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on April 9, 2014. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images This photo, reviewed by the U.S. military and made during an escorted visit, shows the original military courtroom at the U.S. […]
Mike Tyson will make his long-awaited ring return this September against former unified champion Roy Jones Jr in California, at an event provisionally-titled “Frontline Battle.” The 51-year-old, who has thrilled fans by filming himself looking sharp and powerful during intense training sessions this year, is said to have agreed to meet 54-year-old Moscow-based Jones Jr in an exhibition fight on September 12. The California State Athletic Commission is […]
UFC boss Dana White says a lightweight title unifier between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje could still be on the cards for September despite the tragic recent death of Khabib’s father and trainer Abdulmanap. Khabib has not spoken publicly since his father lost his months-long battle with complications arising from a Covid-19 infection earlier this month. READ MORE: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, father of UFC champ Khabib, dies […]
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has banned all large public events for the next three months, citing the Covid-19 pandemic – only to make a belated exception for Black Lives Matter rallies, incensing Americans far outside the city. Fresh off painting a giant “Black Lives Matter” mural on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower, the mayor took to CNN to expand on his office’s […]