Category: News


Their siblings were killed by police. Now these Black women are demanding justice.


He was excited. After many long nights working late at his accounting job at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he had been dismissed early and was headed home. He planned to watch Thursday night football on the couch while eating his way through a tub of ice cream— his favorite dessert.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/09/04/black-lives-matter-protests-helps-launch-sisters-movement/3337782001/

Beirut rescuers search site for possible survivor 30 days after explosion


Rescue teams in Beirut are digging deeper into rubble Friday where signs of life were detected 30 days after a massive explosion destroyed much of the city’s downtown coastal area.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/04/middleeast/beirut-life-rubble-intl-hnk/index.html


Facebook to freeze political ads before US presidential election


Facebook has announced that it will not take on any new political ads in the seven days prior to the US election on 3 November.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54015328

Trump mocks Biden for mask-wearing, dismisses health questions in Pennsylvania rally


President Donald Trump dismissed questions about his own health and mocked his Democratic opponent for wearing a mask in a freewheeling rally Thursday in Pennsylvania that came as polls show a tightening race.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/09/03/trump-rally-latrobe-pennsylvania-race-biden-tightens/5701191002/

Nancy Pelosi just handed Trump a campaign gift


Nancy Pelosi is one of the — if not the — smartest political strategists in the Democratic Party. As such, she knows that appearances matter in politics. A lot. Which is why her decision to have her hair done indoors at a shop in San Francisco makes so little sense.

 


The US is standing firm with Taiwan, and it’s making that point very clear


When a United States guided missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, it marked the second such transit in less than two weeks — and among the clearest signals yet of Washington’s willingness to stand up for Taiwan in the face of Chinese aggression.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/02/asia/china-taiwan-us-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html


Idaho, special prosecutor motion to join Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow cases


Prosecutors in Idaho want to join the criminal cases against Chad Daybell and his wife, Lori Vallow, the mother of two children whose remains were found at Daybell’s home.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/prosecutor-idaho-chad-daybell-lori-vallow


Trump visits Kenosha to back police after shooting


US President Donald Trump has visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, to back law enforcement after the police shooting of a black man sparked civil strife.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53989076