The Seattle police said that they have recovered a large haul of pyrotechnic explosives, stun guns, bear spray and sets of spike strips in a van abandoned by protesters after they wrought havoc in the city over the weekend. In a press conference on Wednesday, Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best […]
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Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast sometime Saturday. Hanna is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. NASA/NRL hide caption toggle caption NASA/NRL Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast sometime Saturday. Hanna is the first hurricane of the […]
People walk along the Ramblas last week in Barcelona, Spain. The country has seen cases of the coronavirus spike in recent weeks. Emilio Morenatti/AP hide caption toggle caption Emilio Morenatti/AP People walk along the Ramblas last week in Barcelona, Spain. The country has seen cases of the coronavirus spike in […]
US President Donald Trump confirmed that the upcoming Republican convention event in Jacksonville, Florida has been canceled, saying “it’s just not right” during the coronavirus pandemic. “I told my team it’s time to cancel the Jacksonville, Florida component of the GOP convention,” the president announced during a press conference Thursday […]
President Trump and GOP Congressional leaders are calling for a $1 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill targeted at “kids and jobs.” Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump and GOP Congressional leaders are calling for a $1 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill targeted at “kids and jobs.” […]
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has taken a dig at the White House press secretary after being labeled “derelict” in governing the city, but critics were quick to point out her failure to address a rash of crime and violence there. Also on rt.com Labelling all white women Karens is racist […]
This week saw a 125% rise in the price of dogecoin, a cryptocurrency based on a popular 2013 internet meme, created in the same year as both a parody and a “let’s see if this sticks” experiment. Much to even the founder’s surprise, it has not only survived, it has […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): At least eleven Indian states have imposed fresh restrictions and lockdowns since the central government relaxed a total lockdown to gradually reopen the economy. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi remain the worst-hit Indian states, with total cases reaching six digits. India has a total of 849,553 coronavirus […]
Take a gander at any of the public social media groups for enthusiasts of Orlando, Florida’s Walt Disney World and you’ll find a common refrain: the theme park, which re-opened on Friday amid a COVID-19 catastrophe, has super-short lines for all its top roller coasters right now. Disney World closed […]
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves removes his face mask during a COVID-19 news briefing in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves removes his face mask during a COVID-19 news briefing in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday. Rogelio V. Solis/AP Mississippi’s […]
Home Demolitions Spike Ahead Of Annexation July 10, 2020 Home Demolitions Spike Ahead Of Annexation2020-07-102020-07-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/030620_msh_00_4-e1594399895134.jpg200px200px Above photo: Israeli occupation forces demolish Palestinian-owned structures in the South Hebron Hills on 3 June. Mosab Shawer/APA images. Israel’s formal annexation of occupied land may be put on hold, but the forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank marches […]
Social media has thrown dogecoin traders a treat. Trading volumes for the Shiba Inu meme-based cryptocurrency spiked nearly 2,000% in the last two days, according to data from Messari, as videos on TikTok encouraged users to invest. The whimsical asset’s price climbed 35% to $0.035 over the same period. Dogecoin […]
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, seen here during a White House briefing in March, will participate in a panel discussion Tuesday on how to reopen America’s schools safely. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, seen here during a White […]
Israel is currently in a “state of emergency,” in the wake of the alarmingly high number of new coronavirus cases, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said. The country has smashed past the 10,000 active cases mark and the growth continues. Speaking during the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu called on […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107979/38/1079793813_0:0:2978:1676_1200x675_80_0_0_e739484dca41f3d3d7709eca595254ae.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202007041079793914-death-lag-us-surgeon-general-warns-of-possible-spike-in-covid-19-fatalities-in-two-weeks/ Yesterday the US hit a new high in daily COVID-19 cases, with 52,789 confirmed infections amid a month of George Floyd protests and continuing reopening of some states. The record number also comes ahead of a big date for all Americans […]
US President Donald Trump has argued that the recent surge in coronavirus cases is explained by “massive” and ramped up screenings for the illness, while celebrating the fall in daily fatalities as “great news.” The president took to Twitter late on Thursday night to repurpose what has been widely deemed […]
On 1 July the United States, already the global leader in infections and deaths from the disease, saw a record 51,000 new cases in a single day, prompting officials in some parts of the country to make a quick U-turn on lifting security measures. The United States may see 100,000 […]
Arizona bars, nightclubs and gyms face mandatory shutdowns amid coronavirus spike Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services/Tucson.com Conceding he made a mistake in allowing them to reopen, Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday shuttered all bars in the state for at least the next 30 days. Ditto gyms, water parks, movie theaters […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): On 15 June, Indian and Chinese troops engaged in violent clashes in Ladakh region, leading to the death of 20 Indian soldiers. The two sides have since held several rounds of talks to de-escalate tensions. Amid the persisting standoff with China at the Line of Actual Control […]
YouTube intellectual Stefan Molyneux has seen his channel of 14 years and thousands of videos deleted, with the platform citing “hate speech” as a number of online venues take aim at conservative and right-wing personalities. Molyneux – the host of Freedomain Radio, billed as “the world’s number one philosophy show” […]
Health Editor’s Note: The U.S. is experiencing rapid increases in coronavirus cases in some cities and states. Now would be a time to ramp up efforts in testing and contact tracing, not eliminate support for fighting COVID-19…..Carol Trump administration ending support for 7 Texas testing sites as coronavirus cases spike […]
HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida—John Pica leaned against the open driver’s side door of his blue Jeep Wrangler, parked in a handicapped spot close to the entrance of the Big Easy Casino. It was early afternoon on Tuesday, and the 71-year-old with a full white beard was fiddling with a broken strap […]
Da 5 Bloods is, like BlacKkKlansman, another attempt by the prolifically astute Spike Lee to blend fact and fiction so to better tell the truth of our times. But with this film, streaming on Netflix now, the subject is the complex and differing experiences of four black Vietnam War vets—the […]
Several US states have seen an increase in COVID-19 hospitalization rates since lockdown measures have been relaxed, health care officials recently revealed. “We’re now starting to see, for example, in our Texas Medical Center, an increase in hospitalizations, particularly in ICU [intensive care unit] admissions,” Dr. Umair Shah, executive director […]