As Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing kicks off, the Trump-nominated judge has vowed to leave politics out of the law. The hearing itself, however, promises to be a hyper-partisan battle. The Senate Judiciary Committee meets on Monday to get the ball rolling on Coney Barrett’s nomination process. In her opening remarks, Coney Barrett promised to interpret the law “as written, not as the judge wishes it were,” in the style of her mentor, the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. “Courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law,” she continued, “but courts are not designed to […]
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With more people voting by mail this year, Facebook and other social media companies are preparing for a potential delay in election results. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images With more people voting by mail this year, Facebook and other social media companies are preparing for a potential delay in election results. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Facebook said on Wednesday it would crack down on efforts to intimidate voters, amid growing concerns over potential confrontations at polling places and calls from the Trump campaign for an “army” of poll […]
In May, five Iranian tankers delivered more than a million barrels of oil to Venezuela, hit by a serious fuel shortage caused by US sanctions. The second of three Iranian-flagged tankers has arrived in fuel-starved Venezuela, Russ Dallen, head of the Miami-based investment firm Caracas Capital Markets, who tracks Venezuela shipments, was cited by the AP news agency as saying. The tanker Forest with 275,000 barrels of gasoline on board and the Fortune entered Venezuelan waters on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, with the third ship, Faxon, expected to reach the South American country before the end of this week. There was […]
Unlike President Donald Trump’s eagerly accommodating attorney general, Bill Barr, Shepard Smith doesn’t believe that New York is a dystopian jurisdiction of “anarchy, violence, and destruction.” That was the claim in last week’s Justice Department memo threatening the cutoff of federal tax dollars to the city. “You know, man, I walk out in Greenwich Village and we have outdoor restaurants everywhere,” CNBC’s newest star told The Daily Beast, in that familiar booming broadcast voice only slightly inflected by his small-town Mississippi roots, as he got ready for Wednesday night’s debut of The News with Shepard Smith, an hour-long show that replaces […]
Joe Biden was slammed as “unhinged” by critics following an interview in which he compared US President Donald Trump to both Fidel Castro and infamous Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels in the space of less than a minute. Asked by MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle about voters believing Trump’s frequent accusations that Biden will push a socialist agenda as president, the former vice-president said he wasn’t sure if there was anyone voting for Trump who hadn’t already made up their mind. “But who knows. He’s sort of like Goebbels. You say the lie long enough, keep repeating it, repeating it, repeating it, it becomes […]
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to prove the world’s triumph over Covid-19 with next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, telling the United Nations the games will be held safely after a year-long postponement. Making his debut speech to the international body on Friday, Suga told the UN General Assembly that Japan is committed to “leave no one behind” amid the health crisis, and argued the 2021 Olympics will serve as a symbolic victory against the virus. “In the summer of next year, Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as proof that humanity has defeated the […]
US President Donald Trump has said that the federal government is ready to involve itself in Louisville, Kentucky, where two officers were shot amid protests over the lack of murder charges in the Breonna Taylor case. Also on rt.com 2 officers shot in Louisville amid protests over Breonna Taylor charges, one suspect in CUSTODY “Praying for the two police officers that were shot tonight in Louisville, Kentucky. The Federal Government stands behind you and is ready to help. Spoke to @GovAndyBeshear and we are prepared to work together, immediately upon request!” Trump tweeted on Wednesday, shortly after two officers were shot […]
President Donald Trump is largely avoiding discussion of the threats of post-election violence made by left-wing groups, but when pressed on the issue, he says any such mayhem will be quickly quashed. “We want to win, and once we win, we’ll take care of business,” Trump said in an interview with podcast host Dan Bongino, posted on Monday. “We’ll take care of business.” Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, noted that groups such as the Transition Integrity Project – which has ties to billionaire activism donor George Soros – have pledged a “street fight” if Trump tries to claim victory in the November 3 election. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0f/1080466011_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_c6be2e7cf23e3f86cad179ff0c54226a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009191080514882-irans-revolutionary-guard-chief-vows-to-hit-those-responsible-for-soleimanis-death/ MOSCOW, (Sputnik) – The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, has said on Saturday that Tehran is committed to enacting revenge against those responsible for the death of Qasem Soleimani, the top Iranian military commander who was killed in Iraq earlier this year. “We will hit the people who, directly and indirectly, played a role in the martyrdom of the great man (General Soleimani),” Maj. Gen. Salami was quoted by Iran’s state-run Tasnim news agency as saying. Maj. Gen. Salami said that the Iranian military has taken the necessary […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/11/1080193911_0:83:2866:1695_1200x675_80_0_0_082e82edeb72dc254dc90ab4eb6952f8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009151080458148-kanye-west-vows-to-release-no-more-songs-until-contracts-with-sony-universal-are-completed/ In July, rapper and fashion designer Kanye West announced that he would enter the presidential race as an independent candidate in the November 2020 US elections. The music mogul said in a tweet that he would release no more songs until he finishes his contracts with the music publishing company Sony/ATV’s EMI Music Publishing and Universal Music Group. I’m not putting no more music out till I’m done with my contract with Sony and Universal … On God … in Jesus name … come and get me ⛷ — ye (@kanyewest) September 14, 2020 In 2019, his lawyers filed […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008291080310241-trump-vows-to-go-in-and-take-care-of-portland-if-mayor-wheeler-doesnt-get-control-of-city/ Earlier, US President Donald Trump questioned “Are you listening Portland?”, when touting that the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, saw no violence after the National Guard troops were deployed there amid a series of violent protests sparked after the shooting of a black man Jacob Blake by the police officers. As Portland has been seeing continued unrest, President Donald Trump promised to “go in and take care of matters the way they should have been taken care of 100 days ago” in case Ted Wheeler, the Mayor of Portland, “does not get control of his […]
Kenosha police officers’ shooting of unarmed African American man Jacob Blake late last week has reignited race-related demonstrations and nationwide calls for police reform in the United States. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights probe into Sunday’s shooting of African American man Jacob Blake who currently remains in hospital in serious condition. The DOJ said in a statement on Wednesday that the investigation will be carried out by the FBI in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). © REUTERS / BRENDAN MCDERMID People take cover during a protest following the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107980/24/1079802418_0:82:2160:1297_1200x675_80_0_0_75e6f3b2f57d22db578e77e55df9dd77.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008241080260759-iran-vows-to-respond-to-incident-at-natanz-nuclear-site-if-foreign-traces-confirmed/ TEHRAN (Sputnik) – Iran will respond to an act of sabotage that occurred at Natanz nuclear facility in July if there is confirmation that it was organised from abroad, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. “We are waiting for an official report on whether [the act of sabotage was organised] from abroad or within the country. Of course, if it comes from abroad, we will give the necessary response”, Khatibzadeh said as quoted Tasnim news agency. In early July, a major explosion hit Iran’s Natanz nuclear plant for enriching uranium. No casualties […]
77-year-old Joe Biden formally accepted the Democrat nomination on Thursday night from the Chase Center in Delaware. “It’s with great honor and humility I accept this nomination for president of the United States of America,” said Biden. Angry Biden slammed President Trump and vowed to end the ‘season of darkness.’ “Our current president has failed in his most basic duty to the nation. He’s failed to protect us. He’s failed to protect America. And my fellow Americans, that is unforgivable,” he said. TRENDING: Convicted Rapist, Torturer and Killer Who Squeezed Her Victim’s Testicles with Pliers Speaks at DNC as “Impactful Community […]
Instead of “waiting for a miracle” like Donald Trump, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has vowed to bring Covid-19 under control – starting with a national mandate to wear masks as a “patriotic duty.” Biden gave his official acceptance speech on the last night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, at one point taking shots at US President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response. But moments after warning that “no miracle is coming,” Biden said his administration would provide just that, promising to roll out a “national strategy” to bring the pandemic under control on “day one.” “We’ll develop and deploy rapid […]
On Wednesday, Senator Kamala Harris formally accepted the nomination to be Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s running mate during day three of the party’s national convention. She will become the first woman in US history to be vice president if the Biden ticket prevails in the November election. Joe Biden formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president of the United States in a big speech wrapping up the party’s four-night virtual national convention that was nominally held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Here and now, I give you my word: If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the […]
Former US president Barack Obama said the Trump administration had turned the presidency into a “reality show” in his speech to the Democratic convention, holding up Joe Biden as a panacea for all of the country’s troubles. Addressing the third night of his party’s national convention on Wednesday, the ex-POTUS took an uncharacteristically harsh tone on President Donald Trump, saying he hadn’t “grown into the job because he can’t” while laying blame for the Covid-19 crisis squarely on his administration. “I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously, […]
Sweden’s new Arab Party, established to champion the rights of the country’s Arab population, has vowed to assist integration “and protect the rights of Arabs” while denying any claims it might “Arabize Sweden.” According to its website, the party assumes a “socialist orientation with certain capitalist elements” while highlighting that it is a “secular party and no religious symbols or clothing are allowed within the party’s representatives.” At present, its stated aims are to combat “exclusion, anxiety about the future, division and lack of sense of community,” while also reducing “crime and unemployment within the same group.” It is expected to […]
Though recently sworn in Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has elected to drop charges on most of the protesters who have been arrested in Portland over the last 2 1/2 months of nightly “unlawful assemblies” and riots, he has announced that plans on pursuing charges against the terrorists who pulled a man out of his truck and beat him senseless in the street. KATU reports: Portland police officials say they are investigating a violent assault caught on camera Sunday night that sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries. Video from a witness shows several people beating the driver […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0f/1080178891_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_d6ffa69554b2cef9bca0fdd3e3a4cc9f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202008151080179235-chuck-norris-vows-to-make-belarusian-president-lukashenko-cry-in-a-video-address-amid-protests/ Protests have swept across Belarus following the outcome of the presidential vote in the country that saw the incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko secure his sixth term in the office he has occupied since 1994. US actor and martial artist Chuck Norris has made a video address to the incumbent Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko that has been shared on social media. The 80-year-old Walker, Texas Ranger star filmed himself surrounded by the images of weapon-wielding movie characters he portrayed. “You know, when I slice onions, onions cry. So if you don’t stop what you are doing […]
Tehran has vowed a swift pushback to the US if the Trump administration moves to trigger “snapback” sanctions envisioned by the 2015 nuclear deal, arguing that they would be “illegal” since the US pulled out of the accord in 2018. The threat from the US to trigger a mechanism embedded within the 2015 nuclear deal, which allows a party to the accord to initiate a reinstatement of all UN sanctions against Iran, came after the Trump administration was dealt a major blow at the UN Security Council meeting on Friday, as none of its allies backed the Washington-championed resolution to extend […]
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti has warned that residents hosting large home gatherings can expect their water and power utilities to be cut, a sharp escalation of the city’s strict Covid-19 measures amid a series of recent house parties. Starting on Friday, Garcetti said that the city’s Department of Water and Power (DWP) would shut off service to properties where there are “egregious” violations of local health orders, pointing to house parties in the Hollywood Hills and Calabasas in recent weeks, which he said were held in “flagrant” defiance of the law. “While we have already closed all bars and nightclubs, these […]
US President Donald Trump said he would send National Guard troops to quell chaotic protests in Portland, condemning activists as a “beehive of terrorists” as federal units deployed to the city prepare to withdraw. Trump warned of the new Guard deployment during a Thursday press conference, one day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) struck a deal with Oregon Governor Kate Brown to phase out federal police stationed in Portland, where they’ve worked with local authorities to defend a federal courthouse and other government property. Though the withdrawal was set to begin on Thursday, the president said National Guard troops […]
After one of their members shot himself and one of his comrades, the black militia marching through Louisville on Saturday vowed to burn down the city in four weeks if cops involved in death of Breonna Taylor are not arrested. The militia leader, known as “Grandmaster Jay,” was not immediately arrested for the terroristic threat. The group marched into downtown with a minimal police presence and no arrests that I’m aware of. The NFAC’s “Grandmaster Jay” gave a speech promising to “burn down” the city in four weeks if Breonna Taylor’s killers arent arrested.https://t.co/KxsvcIxjsb https://t.co/SijLMafnKF — Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) July 25, […]
US President Donald Trump said he could shutter additional Chinese consulates following the closure of a diplomatic facility in Texas, leaving the door open for further escalation as tensions soar between the two nations. The comment came during a White House presser on Wednesday, following the State Department’s decision to order a Chinese consulate in Houston to shut down within 72 hours “in order to protect American intellectual property and Americans,” according to a department spokesperson. “I guess they were burning documents and burning papers,” Trump said, referring to the Chinese consulate staff. Also on rt.com US abruptly informs Beijing to CLOSE consulate in […]
President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of ‘hundreds’ of federal law enforcement officers to Chicago as part of Operation Legend, a federal crackdown on violent crime in the US. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security, US Marshals and other federal agencies will be sending officers to Chicago, the president announced, noting that more than 400 people have been killed in the city just this year, and over a thousand injured in shootings. “We will not stand by and watch it happen,” Trump said. Americans of all races and in all postal codes deserve to live in safety and “no mother […]
Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the US will see further retaliation for the January drone strike on elite commander Qasem Soleimani, telling Iraq’s premier that Tehran will resist American meddling in the region. Khamenei met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Tehran on Tuesday, the PM’s first trip abroad since taking office in May. During the talks, the ayatollah stressed that the American presence in Iraq is an ongoing “source of corruption and destruction,” citing Soleimani’s assassination earlier this year in Baghdad as a case in point. “They killed your guest at your house and explicitly confessed to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007211079946584-white-house-vows-to-veto-national-defence-authorisation-act-over-afghanistan-funds-renaming-policy/ The Trump administration has threatened to veto the National Defence Authorisation Act in its current form. The White House said the bill would constrain the president’s authority on security and noted that it objects to the legislation’s requirement to rename military institutions and limit funds for the US military campaign in Afghanistan. According to an amendment to the National Defence Authorization Act proposed by Democrat Elizabeth Warren, the Pentagon would have to change the names of 10 US military bases named after Confederate generals. The White House said the proposal was part of a “sustained […]
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has vowed to return even better than ever after suffering a spectacular crash in the first race of the season in Spain. Marquez was struggling for grip from his front tire throughout the race at Jerez, and performed an incredible feat of recovery to somehow not crash the bike when he slid off the track and into the gravel at Turn 3 on just the fourth lap of the race. The incident left Marquez dead last and seemingly out of contention, but the eight-time world champion performed one of the most remarkable comebacks seen in a […]
On Thursday, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) accused ‘Russian hackers’ of making attempts to hack into Western health institutions involved in coronavirus research and vaccine development – an accusation that Russia dismissed as “vague and contradictory”, pointing at the lack of evidence. The top GOP Leader in the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, accused Russia of “malicious actions” aimed at “weakening our pandemic response”, announcing that he will introduce legislation “to ensure these Russian hackers are held accountable”. McCarthy was referring to recent allegations voiced by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and supported by the US and Canada claiming […]
China has said it would impose sanctions on the US after US President Donald Trump has signed legislation to punish Beijing for “oppressive acts” in Hong Kong and an executive order ending all preferential treatment for the city. “The US law…maliciously denigrates Hong Kong’s national security legislation, threatens to impose sanctions on China, and seriously violates international law and basic rules of international relations. It is gross interference in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs,” China’s foreign ministry said in a scathing rebuke to Trump’s announcement earlier on Tuesday that he signed the so-called “Hong Kong Autonomy Act” into law. […]
Earlier on Tuesday, Trump signed legislations that suspended the US preferential treatment for Hong Kong and envisaged sanctions over Chinese officials responsible for implementation of Hong Kong national security law. China strongly opposed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act signed earlier by Donald Trump and expressed intentions to respond with sanctions against relevant US officials, according to the statement made by Foreign Ministry of China, cited by state-run media. The statement stressed that any US attempts to “hinder implementation of the security law are doomed to failure”, vowing to “counter foreign meddling in Hong Kong’s affairs”. “The US bill maliciously denigrates the […]
The American “maximum pressure” policy will not prevent Iran from boosting its fuel production capacities, a senior government official maintained, as he inaugurated a massive oil extraction project in the country’s southwest. “We will go ahead despite all these sanctions,” Iranian oil minister Bijan Zangeneh said on Saturday, speaking ahead of the signing of a $294 million deal between the National Iranian Oil Company and Iran’s Persia Oil & Gas. The massive contract focuses on extracting 39.5 million barrels of crude from the Yaran oilfield in Khuzestan province. The deposit, shared between Iran and Iraq, houses an estimated 550 million barrels […]
Communist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant (Socialist Alternative) gave a victory speech Tuesday night after passage by the city council of the so-called Amazon Tax in which she vowed to overthrow the United States, replacing the government and society with a “socialist world”. Sawant, 46, immigrated from India as an adult with a B.S. in computer science from the University of Mumbai received in 1994. Once in the U.S., Sawant earned a Ph.D in economics from North Carolina State University and became a U.S. since 2010. Sawant has served on the Seattle City Council since 2014. Lest anyone think this is […]
President Donald Trump’s determination to preserve iconic statues and monuments is so profound and all consuming that he’s apparently extending his policy abroad. In a round of new digital ads, the Trump re-elect asks people to support the president as he stands up to the angry mobs trying to tear down iconic memorials. In one specific ad, the endangered statue that the campaign spotlights happens to be the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The President wants to know who stood with him against the Radical Left,” declared dozens of ads run over the weekend on pages […]
Presumptive Democrat presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden said on Twitter Sunday he would “transform” America if he wins the presidency over President Trump this November. Biden’s vow echoes the goals of armed, violent Antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters who have been ‘transforming’ the nation this summer by taking over sections of major cities, killing, looting and setting fires, waging war on law enforcement and toppling statues in cities and towns across the country–including the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Is Biden wearing a coronavirus mask or an Antifa mask? “We’re going to beat Donald Trump. And when we do, […]
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A row of police officers stand guard with the statue of former President Andrew Jackson after protesters tried to topple it in Washington, DC on June 22, 2020. Eric Baradat /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Baradat /AFP via Getty Images A row of police officers stand guard with the statue of former President Andrew Jackson after protesters tried to topple it in Washington, DC on June 22, 2020. Eric Baradat /AFP via Getty Images President Trump vowed via Twitter Tuesday morning that anyone who vandalizes “any monument, statue or other such federal property” will be arrested and […]
A confectionery giant plans to rename its famous Eskimo Pie chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar to help achieve “racial equality.” The move comes as major brands try to appease the ‘woke’ movement. Eskimo Pie will change the brand name and its marketing, Elizabell Marquez, a representative for the brand’s parent company, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream (part of Nestle), told Rolling Stone magazine. We are committed to being a part of the solution on racial equality, and recognize the term is derogatory. This move is part of a larger review to ensure our company and brands reflect our people values. Activists have […]
Beijing has come out swinging after US President Donald Trump signed a law paving the way for sanctions against Chinese officials for the alleged oppression of Uighur Muslims, accusing the US of a “malicious attack.” In a statement on Thursday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry accused the Trump administration of an attempt to smear China with a new bill that alleges rampant human rights abuses by the Chinese government of ethnic Uighur minorities in the predominantly-Muslim Xinjiang Province. Also on rt.com ‘Absolutely untrue’: US trade envoy denies Bolton claim that Trump sought re-election help from China’s Xi Previously passing Congress with flying […]
A man watches a television screen showing a news program with video of the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office building in Kaesong, North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station on Wednesday. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP A man watches a television screen showing a news program with video of the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office building in Kaesong, North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station on Wednesday. Lee Jin-man/AP North Korea has pledged to redeploy troops into demilitarized areas near its border with South Korea, a day after it blew up a liaison office in a […]
John Bolton President Trump on Monday warned that his former National Security Advisor John Bolton could face a “criminal problem” if he releases his new book titled, “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir” without a proper clearance. Recall, the New York Times obtained Bolton’s book manuscript in January during the Ukraine impeachment hoax which accused Trump of tying Ukraine aid to the Biden investigation. The timing was very suspicious. Bolton’s book was scheduled to be released in March, however it was twice-delayed and may be delayed again because it hasn’t gone through a clearance process. TRENDING: BREAKING: Three […]
Amid demonstrations in the UK in solidarity with anti-police brutality and anti-racism protests sweeping America after the death of black man George Floyd in police custody, the statue of Winston Churchill and the Cenotaph in Parliament Square were boxed up to protect them from being vandalised further. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to resist any attempt to remove the statue of Winston Churchill from Parliament Square after it was vandalised during ongoing protests. Writing in The Daily Telegraph in response to the row over the removal of public monuments, triggered by the anti-racism demonstrations that have spilled over from […]
Ex-CrossFit Games champ and ‘fittest woman on earth’ Katrin Davidsdottir has angrily rebuked the culture at the heart of CrossFit in the aftermath of the resignation of CEO Greg Glassman, issuing a demand for more change. Glassman sparked outrage by linking George Floyd, the man whose killing by police has caused widespread anti-racism protests across the world, with the coronavirus pandemic by tweeting “it’s FLOYD-19″ last weekend. The founder of the brand synonymous with the fitness craze it shares its name with resigned earlier this week after critics insisted he had made light of Floyd’s death on Twitter and in audio from a leaked call. Also on […]
Google has claimed there is a perfectly benign reason for Winston Churchill’s photograph disappearing from its search engine – but many are unconvinced, as the iconic British PM is now in the eye of the protest storm. Eagle-eyed internet users raised hell after discovering that Churchill – who led the United Kingdom through World War II – was faceless when listed in Google’s knowledge panel, which provides general information about common search queries. In a list of UK prime ministers generated by the tech giant, Churchill lacked a photograph, while his predecessors and successors were all given portraits. “Utterly disturbing that […]
Palestinians demonstrate against Israel’s annexation plans in Rafah, Gaza, on June 11. Palestinian leaders have begun refusing to coordinate with Israel on matters of daily Palestinian life, from tax collection to policing to medical treatments — a move some Palestinians see as self-defeating. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Palestinians demonstrate against Israel’s annexation plans in Rafah, Gaza, on June 11. Palestinian leaders have begun refusing to coordinate with Israel on matters of daily Palestinian life, from tax collection to policing to medical treatments — a move some Palestinians see as […]
Taking cues from Seattle, protesters in Nashville are attempting to create their own “autonomous zone” near the Tennessee Capitol, but the governor is having none of it, warning that “lawlessness” will not stand in his state. A small group of demonstrators showed up to Nashville’s Legislative Plaza near the state capitol on Friday, setting up a tent and tables, laying out food and even informally renaming the area to “Ida B. Wells Plaza” after the famed civil rights leader. The move mirrors a similar effort in Seattle, where activists have occupied several city blocks and an abandoned police station for nearly […]
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear intends to ‘put dollars’ into ensuring all of the state’s African-American residents have healthcare, citing ‘inequalities’ in Covid-19 treatment – which was fully funded by the federal government. “I believe health care is a basic human right,” Beshear, a Democrat, said on Monday at a press conference in Frankfort. While he campaigned on providing it to everyone, “as I’ve been trying to hear from those who have been giving voice on in inequality …it’s time to give prioritization in black and African-American communities, so we are going to do that.” “We are gonna begin an effort to […]
Pyongyang will cut off inter-Korean hotlines with Seoul, the government has threatened, insisting the south stop defectors from sending leaflets and other material across the DMZ, North Korean media reported. Insisting the south must “pay the price” for tolerating “anti-Republican acts,” on Tuesday the North Korean government said it would begin severing communications with Seoul, starting with a number of hotlines established between the two sides. “The direct communication line between the Central Committee headquarters building and the Blue House will be completely blocked and discarded,” Pyongyang said, as cited by the KCNA, further vowing to end two other hotlines, including one between the two countries’ […]
Acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell has announced he’s working to declassify transcripts of phone calls between former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former Russian ambassador to the UN Sergey Kislyak. Grenell revealed his plans in an exchange on Twitter with Democratic lawmaker Eric Swalwell, related to a request from House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff for transcripts of the calls between Flynn and Kislyak. Schiff, also a Democrat, requested the transcripts as well as records related to 39 “unmasking” requests Obama administration officials made for intelligence reports mentioning Flynn, after the list was declassified and released 13th May. “Those […]
Devastating floods in Michigan have forced thousands to evacuate after the failure of two dams – one of them a known safety risk – raising questions about decaying infrastructure the president and governor have both vowed to fix. With the 2014 Flint water crisis still in recent memory, Gretchen Whitmer was elected governor largely on promises to repair Michigan’s infrastructure, adopting “Fix the Damn Roads” as an edgy campaign slogan while insisting the state had to “get serious” about rebuilding its streets, highways, bridges – and dams. Following days of heavy rains, however, Tuesday night saw the sudden collapse of two […]
Iran Vows ‘Decisive Response’ To US Threats By Lucas Koerner, Venezuelanalysis. May 19, 2020 Iran Vows ‘Decisive Response’ To US Threats2020-05-192020-05-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/tanker.jpg200px200px Above photo: Iranian oil tankers seen off the port of Bandar Abbas. AFP. Iran Sends Fuel Tankers to Venezuela. Crippling US sanctions have caused severe fuel shortages in the Caribbean nation. Tehran has issued a formal warning to Washington over threats to five of its tankers currently en route to Venezuela. On Sunday, Iran’s foreign minister summoned the Swiss ambassador representing US interests in Tehran, vowing that any hostile action would be met with a “quick and decisive response.” The vessels, […]
Alistair Overeem became the second fighter on the UFC roster to claim victories in FOUR different decades when he stopped Walt Harris in the second round of an emotional UFC Florida headliner on Saturday night. Veteran Dutch striker Overeem claimed the 46th win of a career which has now included victories in the 1990’s, 2000’s, 2010’s and 2020’s as he defeated Harris, who was fighting for the first time since the abduction and murder of his stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard last year. Also on rt.com ‘Without a hitch’ Conor McGregor HAILS UFC for hosting THREE events in EIGHT days in Jacksonville As […]
Pastor Cristian Ionescu, of Elim Romanian Pentecostal. A church the Albany Park area of Chicago is blatantly disobeying the lock down orders imposed by Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot, and opened its doors for not just one, but two services this past Sunday. Elim Romanian Pentecostal’s head Pastor Christian Ionescu vows to continue with services, as posted to the church’s facebook page: Block Club Chicago reports: A Romanian church on the North Side hosted two Sunday services, prompting Ald. Rossana Rodriguez (33rd) to plead with other religious leaders in the community not to defy the state’s stay at home order. Elim […]
Europe 08:38 GMT 07.05.2020(updated 08:51 GMT 07.05.2020) Get short URL Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202005071079226160-german-economy-minister-vows-to-prevent-lufthansa-from-being-sold/ Earlier this month, Der Spiegel reported that Lufthansa is seeking a €10 billion bailout from the government in exchange for a hefty stake in the airline, amid the company’s complaints about losing as much as €1 million an hour due to the coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown. German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has pledged that the government will add to keeping the country’s flagship air carrier Lufthansa afloat amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Lufthansa, like other companies, is part of our economy’s family silverю That’s why […]