For the first time, an artificial intelligence, or also known as AI, controlled the sensor and navigation systems of a real military aircraft during a training flight at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. On Wednesday, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing press release said that the U.S. Air Force flew AI as a working aircrew member for the first time yesterday, signaling a major leap forward for national […]
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American plane-maker Boeing has reached a major milestone when its MQ-25 carrier-based tanker drone test article, also known as T1, completed the first test flight with an aerial refueling store. According to a company news release, Boeing and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an aerial refueling store (ARS), a significant milestone informing development of the unmanned […]
It’s Time For Trade Policies That Benefit Us All By Hillary Haden, The Stand. December 6, 2020 It’s Time For Trade Policies That Benefit Us All2020-12-062020-12-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/trade2.png200px200px Decades of failed ‘free trade’ deals must end. Instead, let’s manage globalization to raise wages, create jobs, and protect the environment. Everyone we know is “for” trade. We can’t remember ever meeting anyone who is “against” trade. This simplistic view […]
The U.S. Army has demonstrated the first prototype of a new laser weapon system based on the Stryker combat vehicle. Video released by Army Professional Forum (APF) shows the finished, combat-capable prototype of the Directed Energy Maneuver Short Range Air Defense, or DE-MSHORAD, with a 50 kW-class laser integrated onto a Stryker platform. Mounted on the newest Stryker A1 chassis, the DE-MSHORAD system, along with Interim Maneuver […]
The commission that runs debates has changed the rules, following a cacophonous first debate that was packed with interruptions. Justin Sullivan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The commission that runs debates has changed the rules, following a cacophonous first debate that was packed with interruptions. Justin Sullivan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The Commission on Presidential Debates announced changes to the […]
Passengers enter a checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport on Monday. The TSA reports it screened over 1 million passengers on Sunday, the highest number since the coronavirus crisis began. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Passengers enter a checkpoint at O’Hare International Airport on Monday. The TSA reports it screened over 1 million passengers on Sunday, the highest number since the coronavirus […]
Tucked away on a quiet street in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, Room 77 had the look of your typical dive bar – until you paid attention to the details. If you did, you’d notice the grungy scene was punctuated with cypherpunk paraphernalia. One brick wall overlooking a row of booths was populated by the portraits of Ross Ulrbicht, Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. Adjacent to these crypto-anarchy […]
…by Gordon Duff, VT Sr. Editor A war is coming. Boogaloo is Police. Other militias turn to them for protection. Dozens of Michigan police, members of Boogaloo, are under investigation for planning to murder lawmakers. A war is coming. The death of the flag, and it is certainly dead now, is a call for an armed revolution to overthrow the tyranny that has been imposed and […]
Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation is a done deal. Democrats don’t have the votes, and not enough Republicans have the principles. Democrats’ only recourse, many have argued, is to increase the size of the court—“court-packing” is the derogatory term—to offset the illegitimate appointments of Justice Gorsuch (after the stonewalling of Should’ve-Been-Justice Garland) and Justice Barrett. Presuming they win the presidency and flip the Senate, of […]
Twitter has one-upped Facebook’s censorship regarding a story based on alleged emails from Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s son Hunter about his Ukraine dealings, blocking all users from sharing it via tweet or direct message. Twitter users were blocked on Wednesday from sharing the New York Post story critical of the Bidens published just that morning. The decision was based on a never-before-invoked “hacked materials policy” that Twitter […]
Pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly on Tuesday halted one of two trials of a major new novel coronavirus therapy after independent safety monitors observed an unspecified problem with the testing. The Data Safety Monitoring Board froze trials of the Indiana company’s monoclonal antibody drug bamlanivimab, which was being administered in combination with the antiviral drug remdesivir. The board didn’t freeze separate trials testing bamlanivimab on its own, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0e/1080763361_0:-1:1321:742_1200x675_80_0_0_3105bfd1120d49da07ec0b5f9895a4ca.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Evan Craighead . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010141080763408-pro-trump-ad-once-again-features-footage-of-non-americans-this-time-from-russia-belarus/ Like several other recent pro-Trump advertisements, a new, 30-second TV spot relies on foreign stock footage while taking shots at Democratic presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden. America First Action, a group that has reportedly raised $82 million toward the reelection of US President Donald Trump, debuted a major ad last week in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0d/1080756280_197:0:1397:675_1200x675_80_0_0_d1176142e897eb393ae2c469946b49e9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202010131080755742-blessed-by-freddie-mercury-dog-plays-piano-sings-when-home-alone/ Funny animal videos, whether it’s a cat chase a string on the floor, or a parrot eat fruits. have helped many people to go through months-long lockdowns amid the pandemic. An adorable video of a little doggie playing a piano and singing its heart out is making the rounds on social media. The video shows the dog hit high […]
It was the summer of terror—an altogether different terror than the pandemic kind we’re living through now. But it was just as global and, at the time, just as harrowing. This is what happened in the span of just two weeks in June 1985: a bomb went off in the international terminal of Frankfurt’s airport, killing three and injuring 74; a guerrilla group attacked a restaurant […]
When Kimberly Guilfoyle tested positive for COVID-19 before Donald Trump’s July Mount Rushmore speech, it seemed like the result came back just in the nick of time. She and her boyfriend, who happens to be the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., skipped the rally and were said to have avoided contact with the president. But the duo had already made a lasting impression in the northern […]
More than 100,000 new Covid cases have been reported across Europe in one 24-hour period for the first time, as the continent struggles with the second wave of the virus and many nations record their highest-ever infection rates. The second wave of the novel coronavirus appears to be hitting Europe harder than the first, at least when it comes to the spread of the virus. Statistics […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105550/74/1055507458_0:100:1920:1180_1200x675_80_0_0_f1dbc088755abcab656ac7fb6cd661b1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Oleg Burunov. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010091080715748-us-federal-debt-will-soon-be-larger-than-any-time-in-history-american-budget-watchdog-claims/ Last month, a US Congressional Budget Office report revealed that the country’s federal debt is expected to stand at 98% of America’s GDP by the end of this year. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a survey indicating that the 2020 fiscal year saw the US deficit hit $3.13 trillion, or 15.2% of the country’s Gross […]
The Indian economy nose-dived between April and June this year, with gross domestic product growth contracting 23.9 percent in the quarter that saw a strict lockdown due to the pandemic. In January – March this year, the country witnessed GDP growth of 3.1 percent. Maintaining that the South Asian economic situation is worse than ever, the World Bank on Thursday said India’s gross domestic product (GDP) […]
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 […]
George Takei remembers his lowest point vividly. It came on November 11, 2017. The Star Trek actor was in Tokyo, Japan, for a gala screening of Allegiance, his Broadway passion project about Japanese internment, when his phone began buzzing like crazy. “It was right after our screening and we were celebrating, and then… we heard,” he recalls to The Daily Beast. “It was horrible.” The Hollywood […]
Scheer Intelligence: In A Time Of Mortal Crisis By Robert Scheer, ScheerPost.com. October 2, 2020 Scheer Intelligence: In A Time Of Mortal Crisis2020-10-022020-10-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/rabbi-scaled-e1601663371500.jpg200px200px Above image: Mr. Fish. Rabbi Michael Lerner Prophesies a Caring Society. The lifelong progressive talks about his new book and what he found lacking in Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. There’s no denying there’s been a renewed wave of interest in socialism in the […]
Guardian: Well, it’s definitely a plot twist. Like a lot of people who sat through Tuesday’s presidential debate, I’m amazed the week has ended with Donald Trump ingesting bleach, and not me. Unmasked Trump supporters called upon to ‘protect America from excess voting’ As you may vaguely have heard, the US president and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus – which feels untimely given that, mere hours […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia will be represented by three football clubs in the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League’d group stage for the first time, as FC Krasnodar has defeated Greece’d PAOK in the qualifying play-off round. On 22 September, the first match between FC Krasnodar and FC PAOK ended with the victory of the Russian team with the score 2:1. The second match was held on Wednesday […]
On a recent Monday, New York City inspectors were out in full force in Harlem. A Department of Buildings officer lurked around a recently constructed makeshift restaurant patio on Frederick Douglass Boulevard. He took photos, jotted down notes and was soon joined by a colleague. They conferred, pointing here, there and over there, too. Karl Franz Williams watched all this from his perch on a stool […]
The Covid-19 per-capita death rate in Israel is higher than that of the United States for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, that country’s military intelligence reported on Tuesday. Israel’s daily Covid-19-related death rate was 3.5 per million people compared to the US rate of 2.2 per million, according to task force, which is a part of the Israel Defense Forces Military Intelligence […]
A new report by the World Bank reveals that Covid-19 delivered a “triple shock” to the developing East Asia and Pacific region, with as many as 38 million people expected to remain in, or be pushed back into, poverty as a result. It is the first increase in poverty in the region in two decades, according to the findings. The bank defined the poverty line as […]
The team previously won their maiden Stanley Cup in 2004. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup on Monday claiming victory over the Dallas Stars with a 2-0 score. Brayden Point’s goal and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy’s performance earning the shutout brought the team their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay’s defenceman Victor Hedman has won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable […]
It’s news that may unsettle fans of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds,’ but scientists have proven that crows possess a form of consciousness and are smarter than they’ve been given credit for. Corvids, or the crow and raven family of birds, are consciously aware of their environments and the short-term passage of time, which in turn, generates subjective experiences, the researchers found. The team at the University […]
A dog dressed as Marty McFly from Back to the Future attends the 25th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in 2015. New research says time travel might be possible without the problems McFly encountered. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images A dog dressed as Marty McFly from Back to the Future attends the 25th Annual […]
We’re teetering on the brink of an unthinkable future. Our democracy hangs by a thread. “How are you doing?” feels like a useless greeting; everything is bad now. Americans are simultaneously fed up and burned out. We feel a fiery rage and debilitating grief. But hey: at least Katie Holmes is having a good time. The 41-year-old actress is, as the New York Post put it […]
In August a YouGov poll put the UK’s Labour Party neck and neck with the Tories on competence, as Jeremy Corbyn’s successor Keir Starmer has been successfully strategizing towards rebuilding a voter coalition for future success. The UK Labour Party has edged ahead of the Conservatives in an opinion poll for the first time since Boris Johnson became prime minister in July 2019. According to a […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a national lockdown on 24 March “to protect the country, and each of its citizens…” in his “decisive fight against the Corona pandemic”. All activities, except certain essential services, were halted to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Exactly six months after India’s national lockdown started, and despite the gradual elimination of the measures, life has still not returned to what it was […]
POTUS has been included in the list for a fifth year in a row, but the blurb about his fresh accomplishments sounded overly stinging when compared to the one about his rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, who is running for the presidency on the Democratic ticket in November. Immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci, President Donald Trump, and the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement – […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/11/1080490475_49:0:1319:714_1200x675_80_0_0_3882b53aad4fbe9ca60079f9c4d8b61f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202009181080490061-its-bed-time-mum-labrador-keeps-a-woman-from-returning-to-work/ Labrador Retrievers are commonly known for their intelligence and their lovability, making them an excellent family companion. An adorable video of a labrador trying to persuade its owner to stop working at night and have a rest is going viral on social media. In the video, a woman is working on her laptop and the labrador is seen tugging […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104735/01/1047350170_0:180:1920:1260_1200x675_80_0_0_ebbcc5cd4f76634f36939670811a44a7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Evgenia Filimianova. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202009161080473880-uk-ending-ridiculous-state-of-affairs-by-increasing-jail-time-for-most-dangerous-criminals/ There is no point in catching the criminals if they are simply going to be let out early, said the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson when addressing his Cabinet this week, as he set out his plans for sentencing reform. The new measures include changing the sentencing for sexual and violent offenders from serving half term to […]
Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, […]
Time For Unions To Give The Democratic Party An Ultimatum By Hamilton Nolan, In These Times. September 15, 2020 Time For Unions To Give The Democratic Party An Ultimatum2020-09-152020-09-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/bidenunion-e1600173351445.jpg200px200px Above photo: Frederic J. Brown/ AFP via Getty Images. Money spent on organizing is always well spent. You can’t say the same about political donations. NOTE: For a long time, labor unions have supported the Democratic Party […]
CNN let Netflix CEO Reed Hastings off the hook for the second time in four days, neglecting to ask him even once about ‘Cuties,’ the film that ignited a campaign to cancel the streaming service for showing alleged “child porn.” The latest Netflix-friendly interview aired Sunday on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” program, where host Brian Stelter kept the discussion focused primarily on promoting Hastings’ new book. CNN […]
It’s Time For The West To Sit Down, Shut Up And Listen To ‘The Others’ By Andre Vltchek, Popular Resistance. September 12, 2020 It’s Time For The West To Sit Down, Shut Up And Listen To ‘The Others’2020-09-122020-09-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/e13857648431713f02b73cb0f87549fa-e1599932100173.jpg200px200px Above photo: Markus Schreiber | AP. We were always told what to think; what is correct and what is wrong. By the white dudes living in or coming from Europe […]
How’s the first registered offering of security tokens in the U.S. going? See for yourself. In the two weeks since INX Ltd. commenced its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO), more than 350 investors’ Ethereum addresses have been added to the “white list” of approved buyers. You don’t need to take the company’s word for it, it’s all on the blockchain, viewable through block explorer sites like […]
Chelsea coach Frank Lampard has spoken with glee about his first five days with new $100 million midfielder Kai Havertz, praising the 21-year-old and fellow German newcomer Timo Werner ahead of the return of the Premier League. Chelsea ended their long pursuit of one of the stars of the Bundesliga last season by signing Havertz last week after drawn-out negotiations between transfer chief Marina Granovskaia and […]
Jazz bassist Gary Peacock. Eliott Peacock/Courtesy of the Peacock Family hide caption toggle caption Eliott Peacock/Courtesy of the Peacock Family Jazz bassist Gary Peacock. Eliott Peacock/Courtesy of the Peacock Family Gary Peacock, a versatile bassist who collaborated with some of the 20th century’s most notable jazz musicians, has died. He was 85. His family confirmed in a statement to NPR that Peacock died peacefully Friday, Sept. […]
However, it has also faced criticism and questions from some Western countries and companies, especially those developing their own vaccines—often based on technologies yet to be proven for safety and efficacy, such as mRNA or monkey adenoviral vector-based platforms. Following the publication of the results of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials of Sputnik V in The Lancet, we would like to summarize answers […]
“We were there four months—or George and I were. We lost thirteen pounds and (barely) looked a day older,” John Lennon told a BBC reporter while promoting the Beatles’ new business venture, Apple Records, of The Fab Four’s 1968 visit to India to study with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. “I don’t know what level he’s on, but we had a nice holiday in India and came back […]
Her remarks come as protests against racial discrimination and police brutality are continuing in the United States. The demonstrations were reignited after an officer shot a black man in the back seven times in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris has blasted President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr over their comments about systemic racism in the United States. “I […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters on March 3 in Washington, D.C. In an interview Friday with NPR, Powell says it may take years before the economy has fully recovered. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters on March 3 in Washington, D.C. In an interview Friday with NPR, […]
China’s first reusable spacecraft was blasted into space on Friday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. According to a government aerospace agency, the mission will prepare the Chinese space program for a new generation of manned space missions. The reusable spacecraft blasted off early Friday morning atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported. The outlet noted, “After […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107858/08/1078580809_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_67f4758f6aa1705c9731136a3936f1de.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009041080366094-melania-trump-comments-for-the-first-time-on-tell-all-book-about-flotus-/ The book “Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady”, released on 1 September, addresses the most controversial issues involving Melania Trump, including a reported rivalry with Donald Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka and the president’s alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. Melania Trump has commented on a tell-all book about […]
BitMEX is adding chainlink and tezos futures, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange said. Source link
Bitcoin prices tumbled 6.2% Thursday, falling below $11,000 for the first time in a month. The price drop trimmed the largest cryptocurrency’s 2020 rally to 50% and sent digital-asset market traders and analysts scrambling to explain the sell-off. Here are three reasons cited by analysts: 1. Bitcoin slid in sync with traditional markets The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index of large U.S. stocks retreated Thursday after […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107664/36/1076643615_0:100:1920:1180_1200x675_80_0_0_782da5b9c1d138abdb639d0e11518c04.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/society/202009021080352088-screen-burn-one-week-of-screen-time-at-work-equivalent-to-25-minutes-in-sun/ Researchers at Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company, have found that sitting in front of a digital screen for six hours a day for five working days is equivalent to spending 25 minutes in the midday sun without any protection. According to the company’s findings, 2 in 3 people are unaware of the effect that blue light emitted by […]
By Sophia Illiadi for VT Archbishop Elpidophoros was said to have cut short his trip to Istanbul on August 22 and returned to the USA due to protests in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) against the proposed pension reform that may be adopted at the upcoming Clergy-Laity Congress (September 9-10). However, he did show up anyhow in the Phanar on August 31 to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/01/1080339076_0:60:1920:1140_1200x675_80_0_0_3916f490f5490700c645a0ae9eba129d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009011080338669-road-to-yalta-crimea-hosts-international-music-festival-of-soviet-war-time-songs/ The festival has seen 157 applicants from 37 countries and the jury has selected 15 performers who will take part in the event. The ‘Road to Yalta’ international music festival begins in Crimea on 1 September. According to the organisers, the festival received 157 applications from 37 countries and has chosen 15 performers to take part. 2020 marks […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1f/1080327210_49:0:1319:714_1200x675_80_0_0_350b9026d6ef93b9ec1610de2ea9db94.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009011080327141-no-more-tv-for-you-goofy-golden-retriever-steals-television-remote-from-owner/ Dubbed as good boys and social media sensations, Golden Retrievers are known for goofing around with their owners as well as being famous for their level of intelligence. With wind in their fluffy golden hair and eyes stuck on its target, the golden retriever came running to steal the television remote from its owner. The doggo quickly retrieved the […]
Chris Hedges: ‘We Are In A Dangerous Time’ By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Clearing the FOG. August 31, 2020 Chris Hedges: ‘We Are In A Dangerous Time’2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/portland.jpg200px200px When we last interviewed Chris Hedges in December, we spoke about the coming uprising and whether the left was ready for it. Now we are in the midst of a nationwide rebellion against police violence and lack of […]
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian speaks at a press conference on August 27. President Trump plans to visit the city in response to the unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian speaks at a press conference on August 27. President Trump plans to visit the city […]
North Korea has for the first time used a YouTube channel to send coded messages to its spies across the border, South Korean media has reported, apparently falling for a hoax that had nothing to do with Pyongyang. On Saturday, North Korea had broadcast a coded message to its agents, notably using YouTube instead of radio waves, the Yonhap News Agency and other Southern and international […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1d/1080313059_83:0:1375:727_1200x675_80_0_0_eb18a70c6212b08690594729d9184bc7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202008291080313505-chilling-in-the-summer-time-squirrel-cools-off-on-air-conditioner-fan/ Squirrels are quick-witted, bushy-tailed creatures that can be found all over the world. These animals are famous for their cute appearance and their habit of hiding everything in their burrow. A squirrel has been captured on video in Wake Forest, North Carolina in the US trying to cool off a little bit on a sunny day. The funny part is […]
Follow NPR’s coverage of the RNC all week at NPR.org/conventions. Vice President Pence made a case on Wednesday that President Trump “sees America for what it is” and has the track record to bring America back from what he repeatedly called “a time of testing” — referring to the twin challenges of recovering from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and grappling with protests against racism. In his […]
The medical examiner who examined George Floyd’s death believed that Floyd had a lethal amount of fentanyl in his system when he died. We reported on August 4th in a post by Larry Johnson that we had a video and a transcript of the the altercation with police surrounding George Floyd’s death. Both pieces of evidence show that Floyd was as high as a kite when […]
What street violence? There is no stinking street violence! CNN and Don Lemon had a collective meltdown on Tuesday after Day 2 of the RNC 2020. Advertisement – story continues below Don Lemon and his guests last night ensured Americans that there is no violence in the cities today.Every thing is fine.That’s just fake news by the Trump campaign. Meanwhile, in the background the Kenosha riots […]
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro ignited a frenzied backlash online after comparing Melania Trump to Jackie Kennedy ahead of the first lady’s speech at the Republican convention. The likeness was apparently lost on critics. “I find her to be the Jackie Kennedy of her time – the beauty, the elegance, the soft-spokenness. I think she’ll deliver a powerful message to the American people,” Navarro told […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107832/70/1078327070_0:106:1280:826_1200x675_80_0_0_a9190a8930dd27a9c90c773f04c68fd9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202008251080276652-right-on-time-mysterious-repeating-stellar-radio-burst-returns-according-to-predictions/ A mysterious fast radio burst (FRB) recently found to repeat itself on a 161-day cycle has begun emitting its radio flares again, right at the time scientists predicted it would once again surface. In June, scientists at the University of Manchester confirmed a fast radio burst called FRB 121102 was repeating on a 161-day cycle, predicting it would “wake […]
Hong Kong reports Reinfection of COVID-19 for 33 year old In Hong Kong, researchers reported what appears to be the first confirmed case of Covid-19 reinfection in a 33-year-old man. The virus sequenced from his two infections didn’t match, indicating the second one was not tied to the first. https://t.co/4GHd1lMRZ0 — STAT (@statnews) August 24, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Hong Kong has announced that they have […]
The 43-year-old Takuma Sato was the first driver from Japan to win the famous Indy 500 race back in 2017. Japanese racecar driver Takuma Sato has won the Indianapolis 500 for the second time in four years, with the race ending under the yellow caution flag. Sato, who was locked in a battle with the 2008 Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon and managed to hold him […]
On Sunday night, Bayern Munich defeated French League 1 winner PSG with a total score of 1-0 in the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League Final. The only goal in the final match of the competition was scored in the 59th minute by winger Kingsley Coman, who hit the target after a pass from defender Joshua Kimmich, with the game played at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. On […]
A perfect season has ended in Bayern Munich becoming the first team ever to win a treble of domestic and European cups twice, seeing off a spirited and dangerous Paris Saint-Germain side to claim a sixth Champions League title. Eleven wins, a 500th goal in the competition and the trophy. Bayern Munich have deservedly won the Champions League, beating a Paris team that provided the sternest […]
Earlier Sunday, the Israeli cabinet scrapped its weekly meeting amid a months-long dispute over the budget, sparking fears that elections would be called automatically on Monday night in the absence of a last-minute deal in the Knesset to push back the deadline. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that he had accepted an offer to extend negotiations on the nation’s budget. In a televised address […]
Belarus’ Armed Forces have been put on full combat alert by the decision of President Alexander Lukashenko, the press service of Ministry of Defense of the Republic reported on Saturday. For the fir time, the country puts its military on high alert since the Cold War era. President Lukashenko had earlier instructed his defense minister, Viktor Khrenin, to place Belarus’s military in a state of high […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/15/1080241076_0:0:3074:1730_1200x675_80_0_0_107e43316555341145b23f4eebfc81bd.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202008211080241021-sevilla-fc-wins-uefa-europe-league-final-for-record-6th-time/ Sevilla FC remains the only team to claim victory in the UEFA Europa League competition a record six times, with previous tournaments won in 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Sevilla FC overcame its final rival, Italian club Inter, with a total score of 3-2, with the game played at the RheinEnergie stadium in the German city of Cologne on Friday night. The first […]
While soaring open interest can be a sign of a continuing trend, the offloading of calls suggests bitcoin could correct further. Source link
An appeals court has given Uber and Lyft more time to fight a judge’s order over how they classify their drivers, averting a threatened shutdown in California. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images An appeals court has given Uber and Lyft more time to fight a judge’s order over how they classify their drivers, averting a threatened shutdown […]
Lockheed Martin, the largest recipient of U.S. government contracts, will take part in Ukrainian aviation and defense exhibitions, to be held from 13 to 16 October at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv. For the first time, Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier will participate in the upcoming XVI International specialized exhibition “Arms and Security – 2020” and ХII International Aviation and Space Salon “Aviasvit ‐ XXI”, according to International Exhibition Centre. […]
Former President Bill Clinton trashed President Trump in his pre-recorded DNC speech that aired Tuesday evening. Tuesday night marked day two of the virtual Commie Convention and it was a dumpster fire. Former president Bill Clinton lectured Trump on the sanctity of the Oval Office. “At a time like this, the Oval Office should be a command center, instead it’s a storm center,” said the former […]
As if it weren’t awkward enough for the party that bills itself as defender of women to feature Bill Clinton at its convention, photos of the ex-president with one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims surfaced on the day of his speech. The UK’s Daily Mail published exclusive pictures Tuesday showing Clinton receiving a massage in 2002 from 22-year-old Chauntae Davies, who allegedly was raped by billionaire Epstein […]
A surprisingly small active black hole located 15,000 light-years away is lighting up a neighboring gas cloud to a specific, shared rhythm, in a strange but fascinating phenomenon. The black hole system in question is called SS 433 and is considered a Microquasar: the black hole measures between 10 and 20 solar masses while its binary companion star is 30 times the mass of our sun. […]
“We’ll always have Paris.” Since spring, many Parisian came to doubt the veracity of that famed Casablanca promise, and for good reason. Under complete lockdown for weeks, the city just didn’t feel like itself. Fortunately, it all changed mid-June when cafés and restaurants reopened. Seeing Parisians sipping coffee, munching on croissants and gazing and contemplating life, makes all the difference. I almost forgot I’m wearing a […]
As Bolivian Regime Delays Elections A Third Time, Media Continue To Ignore Coup By Bryce Greene, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. August 17, 2020 As Bolivian Regime Delays Elections A Third Time, Media Continue To Ignore Coup2020-08-172020-08-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/11/bolivia-manifestantes-5-1-1-nueva-e1595946854565.jpg200px200px In the Bolivian elections last October 20, incumbent President Evo Morales of the Movement Toward Socialism party (MAS in Spanish) won a 10-point victory over his nearest challenger, as pre-election polls […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign kickoff rally on May 18, 2019 in Philadelphia. For the first time in a decade, Wall Street’s deep-pocketed donors are giving more money to Democrats than Republicans. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign kickoff rally on May 18, 2019 in Philadelphia. For the first […]
Last week, Bill Maher closed his HBO show Real Time with a mock-eulogy for President Trump, joking that he taught his children “the wrong lessons of life,” including to “see the worst in people, and treat them all equally based strictly on how much money they make and what they look like.” He closed the speech with, “He died as he lived: wearing makeup and lying […]
The listing of the world’s biggest companies saw 133 Chinese firms across the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong make the roster compared with 121 US businesses. The news comes amid a major surge in foreign investment in Chinese tech firms amid the ongoing US trade war with China. Chinese firms listed on the Fortune Global 500 have surpassed US companies for the first time in history, […]
The blockchain subsidiary of the messaging app giant has made its LINK (LN) token available to Japan-based traders for the first time. Source link
Rioters have broken into the Portland Police Association’s building for the third time, and lit it on fire for the second time, since their riots began nearly three months ago. Saturday night’s “protest” was declared a riot by the Portland Police Department. Fire inside the PPA, area has been declared a riot #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/HuV6LAouNL — Shauna Sowersby (@Shauna_Sowersby) August 9, 2020 TRENDING: EXCLUSIVE: Killer Cuomo Not […]
Seven US states have banded together to establish a coordinated COVID-19 testing strategy and purchase 3.5 million antigen tests, a move that highlights the US’ lack of a national testing plan, Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, an assistant professor of viral pathogenesis at the University of Manitoba, told Sputnik’s Loud & Clear Wednesday. ‘An Unbelievable Amount of Sense’ The governors of Virginia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio […]
Work In The Time Of COVID-19 By Rebecca Gordon, Tom Dispatch. August 5, 2020 Work In The Time Of COVID-192020-08-052020-08-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/farm-zuchinni-harvest-florida-e1596652973562.jpg200px200px Above photo: Farmworkers harvest zucchini on April 1, 2020, in Florida City. For many of these workers, social distancing is not a viable option. Joe Raedle/Getty Images. NOTE: We want to reiterate that Popular Resistance believes President Trump is a symptom of the systemic causes of the crises […]
The Type 075 LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock), China’s first domestically built amphibious warfare ship, has been conducting sea trials, according to Chinese state media. The Type 075 LHD departed the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai. on 5 August to conduct sea trials. China’s amphibious assault ship at around 1:30 PM local time departing its pier at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard, according to local sources. – ADVERTISEMENT […]
Before the first votes were even cast in the primaries, the dream ticket for many Democrats was Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The fiery senator from California would diversify and energize Biden’s last hurrah, carrying the torch for a new generation. Then came her ill-fated broadside against Biden over busing and a campaign rife with in-fighting before she exited the field with mixed reviews. Yet here […]
Bitcoin is again acting like a macro asset, drawing bids amid record rally in gold and broad-based U.S. dollar sell-off. Source link
Filmaker and journalist Pablo Navarrete followed John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, over a number of months as he campaigns to prevent his son from being extradited to the United States and secure his release from Britain’s Belmarsh maximum-security prison. Pablo Navarrete is a British-Chilean journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is the founder and co-editor of www.alborada.net which focuses on Latin American politics, media […]
Rejoinder to Praveen Swami Asif Haroon Raja Praveen Swami in his apparently innocent and well-meaning article titled ‘The Time might have come for India and Pakistan to talk’ has made designed distortions in the recent past history of the two archrivals. Messages have been conveyed in a subtle way under the guise of revival of talks and friendship. The motivation behind writing this article is the […]
The president, or so we call him, came back from his most recent golfing (almost daily) outing and was photographed with a bruise cased by an infiltrated (leaking) IV. This is what he really looks like, also recent: Catch this video, right to the end, when Trump says: “God Bresch da Urnibed Schtertz” And drugs and failing dentures wouldn’t explain him repeatedly dragging his leg as […]
Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir pushed back against President Donald Trump’s obsession with unproven anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine on Sunday, stating unequivocally that he “can’t recommend” the drug as a coronavirus treatment and that it’s time to “move on” from it. Over the past week, the president and his allies have renewed their embrace of the controversial medication after a fringe group of doctors touted […]
It’s Time For A New Labor Movement In The Performing Arts By Josh Loar, Current Affairs. July 30, 2020 It’s Time For A New Labor Movement In The Performing Arts2020-07-302020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/arts.png200px200px With performing arts still mostly shut down due to the pandemic, it’s time to plan a better industry for when they return. I’ll never forget the time I 128 hours—without overtime. There are, of course, only 168 […]
Land-Based Ethics And Settler Solidarity In A Time Of Corona And Revolution By Natalie Avalos, The Arrow. July 29, 2020 Land-Based Ethics And Settler Solidarity In A Time Of Corona And Revolution2020-07-292020-07-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/art-agricultre-ane-indusrry-e1596047892349.png200px200px Settler colonialism has been defined as a structure, not an event, meaning that settler societies like the U.S., Canada, and Australia endure over time through racist laws and ideologies that naturalize the dispossession of Indigenous […]
Julian Assange has appeared in court via video-link for the first time in three months, where his lawyers argued that a new US indictment against the WikiLeaks founder is being used for political purposes. The journalist’s lawyer Edward Fitzgerald warned Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Monday that US Attorney General William Barr may be using the case for “political reasons,” and that a new indictment […]
The Department of Justice is turning 150 years old this month and some former employees and officials say the time has come for reforms in its relationship with the White House. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP The Department of Justice is turning 150 years old this month and some former employees and officials say the time has come for reforms in […]