A number of competitors at the U.S. Open have expressed their frustration after they were moved into a so-called "bubble within a bubble" as they had been in contact with Frenchman Benoit Paire, who tested positive for COVID-19.
Japanese firms cut spending on plant and equipment by the most in a decade in the second quarter, the government said on Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic delivered a heavy blow to business activity.
Asian stocks were set to weaken on Tuesday following a softer Wall Street close while the dollar slipped as markets digested new Federal Reserve comments that suggested rates will stay low for an extended period.
The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have been in regular contact over possible coronavirus relief measures and the Senate's top Republican will "hopefully" unveil a new bill next week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday.
A number of competitors at the U.S. Open have expressed their frustration after they were moved into a so-called "bubble within a bubble" as they had been in contact with Frenchman Benoit Paire, who tested positive for COVID-19.
A number of competitors at the U.S. Open have expressed their frustration after they were moved into a so-called "bubble within a bubble" as they had been in contact with Frenchman Benoit Paire, who tested positive for COVID-19.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday pardoned more than 100 lawmakers and associates of opposition leader Juan Guaido "in the interests of promoting national reconciliation," the government said.
A draft EU ban on microplastics would allow industry to use even smaller particles in cosmetics, detergents and paints, which could be more damaging than the tiny pieces of plastic already clogging up the natural world, campaigners and some EU advisers say.
A number of competitors at the U.S. Open have expressed their frustration after they were moved into a so-called "bubble within a bubble" as they had been in contact with Frenchman Benoit Paire, who tested positive for COVID-19.
Diego Forlan parted ways with Penarol on Monday after coaching the Uruguayan club for just 11 games, the former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid player said.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday pardoned more than 100 lawmakers and associates of opposition leader Juan Guaido "in the interests of promoting national reconciliation," the government said.
A draft EU ban on microplastics would allow industry to use even smaller particles in cosmetics, detergents and paints, which could be more damaging than the tiny pieces of plastic already clogging up the natural world, campaigners and some EU advisers say.
Diego Forlan parted ways with Penarol on Monday after coaching the Uruguayan club for just 11 games, the former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid player said.
New Jersey and California on Monday took incremental steps toward resumption of their pre-pandemic economies by allowing restaurants to begin limited indoor dining, as new coronavirus cases abated nationwide despite some new hotspots.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday pardoned more than 100 lawmakers and associates of opposition leader Juan Guaido "in the interests of promoting national reconciliation," the government said.
A draft EU ban on microplastics would allow industry to use even smaller particles in cosmetics, detergents and paints, which could be more damaging than the tiny pieces of plastic already clogging up the natural world, campaigners and some EU advisers say.
Diego Forlan parted ways with Penarol on Monday after coaching the Uruguayan club for just 11 games, the former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid player said.
New Jersey and California on Monday took incremental steps toward resumption of their pre-pandemic economies by allowing restaurants to begin limited indoor dining, as new coronavirus cases abated nationwide despite some new hotspots.
Thanks to the fashion world's tendency to repeat its big hits from its history, plenty of gems can be found among vintage bags – if you know how to get them online.
Diego Forlan parted ways with Penarol on Monday after coaching the Uruguayan club for just 11 games, the former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid player said.
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points to lead the Boston Celtics over defending champion Toronto 112-94 in Sunday's (Aug 30) opening game of their second-round NBA playoff series.
REUTERS: Tiger Woods' PGA Tour season ended with a thud at Olympia Fields Country Club on Sunday, with the 15-time major winner finishing with a dismal 11 over par through the fourth round of the BMW Championship. The tournament, the second of three FedExCup playoff events, saw 69 golfers vying ...
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday after a punch to the groin of Houston forward P.J. Tucker, who was also fined $25,000 for escalation.
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points to lead the Boston Celtics over defending champion Toronto 112-94 in Sunday's opening game of their second-round NBA playoff series.
Police have responded to reports of fire being opened at a pro-Trump parade of cars in Woodland Hills, California, after a tire was slashed by a projectile, probably a bullet. Standoff between suspects and police is underway.
The incident unfolded about 11:30 a.m. local time in the 20600 block of Ventura Boulevard, as the torrent of cars with Trump supporters was streaming past Woodland Hills, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.
Update: LAPD says they got reports of shots fired on a Woodland Hills street where a large caravan of Trump supporters was passing through and a bullet may have struck a vehicle's tire. No injuries reportedhttps://t.co/iXLMFwftiT
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that a woman, who was not part of the pro-Trump caravan, but was driving alongside the rally, reported that her tire was damaged after she heard sounds resembling that of gunfire.
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points to lead the Boston Celtics over defending champion Toronto 112-94 in Sunday's (Aug 30) opening game of their second-round NBA playoff series.
REUTERS: Tiger Woods' PGA Tour season ended with a thud at Olympia Fields Country Club on Sunday, with the 15-time major winner finishing with a dismal 11 over par through the fourth round of the BMW Championship. The tournament, the second of three FedExCup playoff events, saw 69 golfers vying ...
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday after a punch to the groin of Houston forward P.J. Tucker, who was also fined $25,000 for escalation.
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points to lead the Boston Celtics over defending champion Toronto 112-94 in Sunday's opening game of their second-round NBA playoff series.
Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched through Minsk on Sunday (Aug 30), calling for an end to strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rule amid a heavy security presence and despite dozens of arrests.
Coronavirus cases in Colombia surpassed 600,000 on Sunday as deaths from the virus approach 19,400, ahead of the end to more than five months of lockdown.
A senior French military officer stationed at a NATO base has been indicted and detained on suspicion of spying for Russia, local media and legal sources said on Sunday.
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points to lead the Boston Celtics over defending champion Toronto 112-94 in Sunday's (Aug 30) opening game of their second-round NBA playoff series.
REUTERS: Tiger Woods' PGA Tour season ended with a thud at Olympia Fields Country Club on Sunday, with the 15-time major winner finishing with a dismal 11 over par through the fourth round of the BMW Championship. The tournament, the second of three FedExCup playoff events, saw 69 golfers vying ...
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday after a punch to the groin of Houston forward P.J. Tucker, who was also fined $25,000 for escalation.
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points to lead the Boston Celtics over defending champion Toronto 112-94 in Sunday's opening game of their second-round NBA playoff series.
Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched through Minsk on Sunday (Aug 30), calling for an end to strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rule amid a heavy security presence and despite dozens of arrests.
Coronavirus cases in Colombia surpassed 600,000 on Sunday as deaths from the virus approach 19,400, ahead of the end to more than five months of lockdown.
A senior French military officer stationed at a NATO base has been indicted and detained on suspicion of spying for Russia, local media and legal sources said on Sunday.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday after a punch to the groin of Houston forward P.J. Tucker, who was also fined $25,000 for escalation.
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points to lead the Boston Celtics over defending champion Toronto 112-94 in Sunday's opening game of their second-round NBA playoff series.
Fluminense ended Vasco da Gama's unbeaten start to Brazil's Serie A on Saturday when they beat their city rivals 2-1 in a tense game in Rio de Janeiro.
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities further eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Saturday (Aug 29) even as cases and deaths surged across the country. India has the world's fastest growing number of recorded cases, now at 3.5 million, and more than 62,000 pandemic deaths. It is currently the third ...
MOSCOW: Belarus has revoked the accreditations of some journalists working for foreign media and covering anti-government protests that erupted after a disputed presidential election, news organisations and a journalist association said on Saturday (Aug 29). The accreditations, issued by the ...
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama opened with an eagle and matched Dustin Johnson in shooting a one-under 69 to share the lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA's BMW Championship.
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama opened with an eagle and matched Dustin Johnson in shooting a one-under 69 to share the lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA's BMW Championship.
MOSCOW: Belarus has revoked the accreditations of some journalists working for foreign media and covering anti-government protests that erupted after a disputed presidential election, news organisations and a journalist association said on Saturday (Aug 29). The accreditations, issued by the ...
She's a singer-songwriter, producer, emcee, brand strategist, photographer, florist, radio DJ and entrepreneur. But Sarah Cheng-De Winne is proudest of being a mother and wife.
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities further eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Saturday (Aug 29) even as cases and deaths surged across the country. India has the world's fastest growing number of recorded cases, now at 3.5 million, and more than 62,000 pandemic deaths. It is currently the third ...
BEIRUT: Lebanese police announced on Saturday (Aug 29) the arrest of three Egyptian nationals accused of gang-raping a woman in a luxury Cairo hotel in 2014. Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) said in a statement it received a letter from Interpol in Egypt on August 27 with the names of ...
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama opened with an eagle and matched Dustin Johnson in shooting a one-under 69 to share the lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA's BMW Championship.
MOSCOW: Belarus has revoked the accreditations of some journalists working for foreign media and covering anti-government protests that erupted after a disputed presidential election, news organisations and a journalist association said on Saturday (Aug 29). The accreditations, issued by the ...
She's a singer-songwriter, producer, emcee, brand strategist, photographer, florist, radio DJ and entrepreneur. But Sarah Cheng-De Winne is proudest of being a mother and wife.
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities further eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Saturday (Aug 29) even as cases and deaths surged across the country. India has the world's fastest growing number of recorded cases, now at 3.5 million, and more than 62,000 pandemic deaths. It is currently the third ...
BEIRUT: Lebanese police announced on Saturday (Aug 29) the arrest of three Egyptian nationals accused of gang-raping a woman in a luxury Cairo hotel in 2014. Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) said in a statement it received a letter from Interpol in Egypt on August 27 with the names of ...
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama opened with an eagle and matched Dustin Johnson in shooting a one-under 69 to share the lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA's BMW Championship.
Andy Murray is fighting fit and ready to banish memories of his last visit to the U.S. Open, when a painful hip contributed to a second-round demise in 2018, as he looks forward to competing at a slam for the first time in almost 20 months.
REUTERS: Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay were tied for the lead at one-under par after the second round of the BMW Championship on Friday as the Olympia Fields Country Club continued to torment the world's best golfers. McIlroy and Cantlay were the only two players under par at the halfway point ...
NEW YORK: World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sore neck and an early scare to defeat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-4 7-6(0) in the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open on Friday, setting up a showpiece match against Canadian Milos Raonic. The 17-time Grand Slam winner fired off ...
France reported 7,379 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, a new post-lockdown record following the 6,111 record reported on Thursday and just shy of the 7,578 high set on March 31 during lockdown period.
Researchers for the first time have identified someone in the United States who was reinfected with the novel coronavirus, according to a study that has not yet been reviewed by outside experts.
After trying to whitewash the unrest gripping Portland for more than three months as “mostly peaceful” protests, the mainstream media is going a step further with NPR saying that declaring a riot to be a riot may be racist.
The taxpayer-funded media outlet said Thursday that when police declare protests in Portland to be riots, that definition “could be rooted in racism.” The story, reported by NPR’s Oregon Public Broadcasting affiliate, went on to say that laws governing riot declarations are “vague and have roots in Oregon’s deeply racist past.” Although Oregon outlawed slavery, it had laws banning blacks from living in the state or owning property.
For observers who have watched social media footage of fires burning, mobs of mostly white rioters throwing rocks and other objects at police, and people being attacked in the street by Black Lives Matter and Antifa activists, NPR’s theory may come as a surprise. Demonstrators in Portland have wounded law enforcement officers and set fire to buildings, including a police precinct and the police union headquarters. They also set up a barricaded autonomous zone near Mayor Ted Wheeler’s home in June, though police broke it up the next morning.
Wheeler has rejected offers of federal law enforcement assistance to help quell the riots and did so again today in a letter to President Donald Trump. The mayor blamed Trump for making the situation “far worse” when he set federal officers to Portland last month to defend federal property in the city.
NPR’s examples of questionable riot declarations were puzzling. In one case cited, hundreds of protesters marched to a police office, where some of the demonstrators spray-painted the building and others threw projectiles at officers. Finally, police announced on a loudspeaker that the gathering was declared a riot and warned protesters that those who didn’t disperse could be subject to use of pepper spray and other crowd control weapons. The protesters refused to budge and lined up with shields and umbrellas, leading to a violent clash as police dispersed the group.
Given the severity and longevity of the Portland riots, NPR’s racism theory was met with mockery and astonishment on social media. “We have reached a remarkable point in history,” one Twitter user said. “Every time I think there’s no way any press outlet can be more blatant and shameless, they outdo themselves.”
We have reached a remarkable point in history. Every single time I think "there's no way any press outlet can be more blatant and shameless", they outdo themselves. Truly impressive to behold.@WokeCapital get a load of this one
Others called the thinking behind the article “insanity,” or “the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.” One netizen noted that “the systematic redefinition of everything inconvenient to their narrative as ‘racist’ continues.” Another pointed out NPR’s public funding, saying, “We’re paying for it via tax dollars.”
Heritage Foundation executive James Carafano warned that such dismissive characterizations of the violent protests going on across the nation lead to more unrest. “One of the big problems has been media enablers normalizing violence, making it acceptable and creating space for more violence,” Carafano tweeted.
One of the big problems has been media enablers normalizing violence, making it acceptable and creating space for more violence https://t.co/avk1pUr6Y2
A wave of chaotic unrest broke out in Malmo, Sweden after anti-Islam activists filmed a public Koran burning, sparking protests that soon descended into riots, with unruly demonstrators setting fires and clashing with police.
Some 300 people gathered along a main thoroughfare in Malmo on Friday around 7:30pm local time to protest after members of a far-right political party staged a Koran burning earlier in the day, according to local press reports. As the crowd grew, fires were ignited in the street and several cars torched, prompting a heavy police response that struggled to bring the situation under control.
“We have ongoing and violent riots right now that we have no control over,” police spokesman Rickard Lundqvist told a local news outlet amid the disorder.
#Breaking: Massive police and fire-fighter present in #Malmo in #Sweden, after "Stram kurs" a Danish far-right individual person burned the Quran in public on the street, and now riots and vandalism is taking place in muslim majority neighbourhoods. pic.twitter.com/aYlyNynLFi
— Dissenting Idea Dispenser 🏳️🌈🇸🇪 (@zyQAs0Xfl40taD) August 28, 2020
Clashes erupted between protesters and law enforcement in Malmo’s Rosengard district, seeing stones, paving bricks and fireworks hurled at officers and emergency response vehicles.
— Dissenting Idea Dispenser 🏳️🌈🇸🇪 (@zyQAs0Xfl40taD) August 28, 2020
Chants of “Allahu akbar” (“God is great” in Arabic) could be heard in footage that circulated online, which also showed tires and other debris burned in the street and a billowing column of black smoke rising into the night sky. A major fire was also reported in an underground parking garage in Rosengard, about 1km away from the main area of unrest.
— Dissenting Idea Dispenser 🏳️🌈🇸🇪 (@zyQAs0Xfl40taD) August 28, 2020
The Koran burning which set off the riots was carried out by members of Stram Kurs (“Hard Line”), a far-right Danish political party founded by lawyer and anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan in 2017. The activists filmed the burning of the holy book, which was done in a public park.
Elsewhere in Malmo, three Stram Kurs members were reportedly arrested for incitement against an ethnic group after torching another Koran in public.
Paludan was barred entry into Sweden earlier on Friday, turned away at a border checkpoint near Malmo and slapped with a two-year ban from the country over concerns that he could “disturb public order,” a police spokesperson told Danish broadcaster DR. The right-wing activist had previously requested a permit to hold a demonstration in Malmo, where he was set to attend a Koran burning with street artist Dan Park, which was promptly rejected by Swedish authorities. A court argued that while “the freedom of assembly and demonstration are constitutionally protected rights,” the government may prohibit a gathering “for reasons of order and safety.”
A Georgia pastor denounced black politicians supporting President Trump as “slaves” in his speech to marchers at the US capital protesting police violence, underlining the political message beneath an ostensibly nonpartisan march.
Speakers at the Commitment March on Friday delivered spirited condemnations of racism, demanded justice for the victims of police violence, and reminded attendees to vote Democrat - especially that last one.
MLK asked “what good is sitting at a lunch counter if you can’t afford to buy a hamburger?” We often forget that the March on Washington was for JOBS & freedom. 57 years later, we still haven’t fulfilled King’s dream. But with my sister @CoriBush with me, I know we’ll get there. pic.twitter.com/vlIoG86GKr
Subtitled “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks,” the protest was organized by civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network with Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of civil rights legend Martin Luther King Jr. The date was deliberately chosen to coincide with the 57th anniversary of MLK Jr.’s historic March on Washington.
The marchers were holding court on “racism in America,” Jacob Blake Sr. – father of the Kenosha, Wisconsin man shot by police on Sunday – declared during his speech to the crowd assembled at the Lincoln Memorial, delivering a verdict of “guilty, guilty, guilty.”
Jacob Blake's father speaks at the March on Washington: "I'm tired of looking at cameras and seeing these young black and brown people suffer… We are not taking it anymore" https://t.co/rPUAWLIwhMpic.twitter.com/wW7FGvc2yM
Others called for investments in historically black colleges and universities and funding of children’s programs, or demanded reparations.
Many of the assembled speakers referenced the original March on Washington, the civil rights era, and King’s work. The two-minute timeframe didn’t leave room for great profundities – “We are Black with a capital B!” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) shouted.
But among the scattered reminders that “black lives matter” and chants of “no justice, no peace,” the political current in the air was difficult to ignore. The Rev. Jamal Bryant read a quote from Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman, whose abolitionist network smuggled numerous enslaved black Americans to safety in the antebellum era: “I freed thousands of slaves, but I would have freed hundreds more had they known they were slaves.”
Minister Jamal Bryant: "It was Harriet Tubman who said 'I freed thousands of slaves, but I would've freed hundreds more had they known they were slaves.' I only thought about that when I saw the slaves on TV this week endorsing Donald Trump." pic.twitter.com/FaJOA9DIJo
“I only thought about that when I saw the slaves on TV this week endorsing Donald Trump,” Bryant declared in a sermon-like cadence to cheers from the assembled marchers, before lecturing them about the need to support vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
“Don’t tell me about what she did in the past and not talk about what she wants to do in America in the future!” he scolded, implying Harris’ previous “tough on crime” stance, which helped put thousands of black Californians in jail, should not be held against her come November.
“Vote like your life depends on it,” Black Girls Ride founder Portia Taylor urged marchers, a sentiment most of the speakers echoed at some point in their talks.
"This will be a mockery if we do not deliver ourselves to the polls," Rev. Franklyn Richardson, a pastor from Mount Vernon, New York, warned the crowd. "Our forefathers and mothers will turn over in their graves if we fail to deliver in this moment."
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The US military has no role in resolving election disputes, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley told congressional Democrats, pouring cold water on hopes the Pentagon would help them take the White House.
“I believe deeply in the principle of an apolitical US military,” Milley said in a letter to Representatives Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) and Mikie Sherrill (D-New Jersey). The two members of Congress did not release the letter, but quoted excerpts from it in a statement on Friday.
“The comments from Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscore the extraordinary political environment in America.” I’d say so. https://t.co/SYYGOdfPqX
“In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the elections, by law US courts and the US Congress are required to resolve any disputes, not the US military,” Milley reportedly added. “We will not turn our backs on the Constitution of the United States.”
At first blush, this seems to dash the hopes expressed by some prominent Democrats in recent weeks that the military would help them remove President Donald Trump from the White House – assuming he loses the election but refuses to concede.
Former Vice President Al Gore was the latest to bring up the scenario, in a Reuters interview this week. Two retired Army lieutenant-colonels, John Nagl and Paul Yingling, attracted significant media attention earlier this month, when they sent Milley an open letter via the outlet Defense One outright demanding that the military oust Trump by force.
“If Donald Trump refuses to leave office at the expiration of his constitutional term, the United States military must remove him by force, and you must give that order,” Nagl and Yingling wrote.
The scenario was first voiced by the Democrats’ presidential nominee Joe Biden, who brought it up during an interview in early June. He was “absolutely convinced they will escort him from the White House with great dispatch,” he told the Daily Show host Trevor Noah, referring to the military.
Biden’s comments came as a number of former military officials spoke out against Trump – including former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and former JCS Chairman Mike Mullen. Shortly before Biden's interview, Milley himself had apologized for his presence at Trump’s side after the incident at Lafayette Park, just north of the White House. The media coverage of the current and former military officials’ statements made it seem as if they were inclined to support the Democrats.
The Pentagon has already rejected Nagl and Yingling’s calls, however, with chief spokesman Jonathan Hoffman calling their argument something “born of unserious thought reflecting a fundamental lack of appreciation for the history of our democracy and the civilian-military relationship established under our Constitution” at a press conference earlier this month.
Miley’s comments may seem like the final nail in the coffin of the issue. However, Slotkin and Sherrill were careful to note in their statement that Congress has the authority to certify the election, and that the military is required to “obey orders from the congressionally-certified President.”
This sounds as if some Democrats may be considering the possibility of refusing to certify the election in case Trump wins. Last month, when Trump floated the idea of delaying the election due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some Democrats argued that would just automatically make House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the lawful president once his term expires.
Lawyer Steve Wolosky usually helps activist investors like Starboard Value take on corporate America. Now he is taking center stage himself, wading into a governance fight over a tool that limits how much stock unwanted investors can buy.
As U.S. stocks hit record highs, some investors are betting the market’s future gains will be increasingly driven by some of its lesser-loved companies.
Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said Friday he is counting on the United States to maintain pressure on President Nicolas Maduro no matter who wins the US' November presidential election.
President Donald Trump is willing to sign a US$1.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, a top aide said on Friday, but Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the sum was not enough to meet the needs of the American people.
NEW YORK: World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sore neck and an early scare to defeat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-4 7-6(0) in the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open on Friday, setting up a showpiece match against Canadian Milos Raonic. The 17-time Grand Slam winner fired off ...
Lawyer Steve Wolosky usually helps activist investors like Starboard Value take on corporate America. Now he is taking center stage himself, wading into a governance fight over a tool that limits how much stock unwanted investors can buy.
As U.S. stocks hit record highs, some investors are betting the market’s future gains will be increasingly driven by some of its lesser-loved companies.
Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said Friday he is counting on the United States to maintain pressure on President Nicolas Maduro no matter who wins the US' November presidential election.
President Donald Trump is willing to sign a US$1.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, a top aide said on Friday, but Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the sum was not enough to meet the needs of the American people.
NEW YORK: World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sore neck and an early scare to defeat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 4-6 6-4 7-6(0) in the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open on Friday, setting up a showpiece match against Canadian Milos Raonic. The 17-time Grand Slam winner fired off ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Typhoon Bavi had caused only minimal damage to the country after making landfall early on Thursday, state news media KCNA reported on Friday.
WASHINGTON: Asian equities are likely to have a bumpy ride on Friday after U.S. stocks scaled new peaks for a third straight day and bond yields surged on the Federal Reserve's average-inflation strategy, as well as a promising development in curbing the coronavirus pandemic. Markets swirled after ...
The couple made the birth announcement in an unconventional way – they let Unicef break the news. They also took the opportunity to raise awareness for issues surrounding the lack of healthcare that some pregnant women face.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Typhoon Bavi had caused only minimal damage to the country after making landfall early on Thursday, state news media KCNA reported on Friday.
WASHINGTON: Asian equities are likely to have a bumpy ride on Friday after U.S. stocks scaled new peaks for a third straight day and bond yields surged on the Federal Reserve's average-inflation strategy, as well as a promising development in curbing the coronavirus pandemic. Markets swirled after ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Typhoon Bavi had caused only minimal damage to the country after making landfall early on Thursday, state news media KCNA reported on Friday.
The tusks of a stoutly built plant-eating mammal relative that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago are providing the oldest-known evidence that animals resorted to hibernation-like states to get through lean times such as polar winters.
Britain said on Friday it will back three nationwide COVID-19 studies with 8.4 million pounds (US$11 million) to fund research into understanding human immune responses to the pandemic coronavirus.
SYDNEY: Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Friday (Aug 28) said 12 people died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and it reported 113 new cases. Victoria, which has become the virus hot spot of the country, a day earlier reported 23 deaths and 113 cases, its lowest ...
The widow of retired St. Louis police captain David Dorn, who was shot to death in June during a violent Black Lives Matter protest, could become the most important voice among Thursday’s Republican National Convention speakers
That’s because Ann Dorn will broach and humanize a subject that has emerged as perhaps the most troubling issue facing Democrats heading into November’s election: law and order. Dorn will talk about the horrible pain she has suffered as a result of her 77-year-old husband being murdered while trying to protect a friend’s pawnshop from rioters. She will offer the additional perspective of a current law enforcement officer, as she’s also a St. Louis police sergeant.
Her words will call attention to the escalating violence and criminality that has occurred since protests broke out across the nation in the wake of Minneapolis black man George Floyd’s May 25 death in police custody. President Donald Trump and other Republicans have successfully turned that issue against Democrats, who for months have tried to downplay and ignore the mayhem.
It’s one of the biggest reasons that Trump’s approval ratings have risen in recent weeks. Support for Trump got another boost with this week’s deadly protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a black man was shot in the back seven times by police on Sunday.
CNN host Don Lemon acknowledged the political problem on Wednesday, saying the riots are “a blind spot for Democrats.” Lemon suggested that lawlessness is the one issue that could torpedo Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden’s chances of winning: “It’s showing up in the polls. It’s showing up in focus groups. It’s the only thing right now that is sticking.”
Media outlets have posted articles critical of Ann Dorn’s speech even before she speaks. Several of those pieces, including an International Business Times story Thursday, cited David Dorn’s daughters as saying they don’t want his widow to speak at the RNC. “It’s very frustrating because I know my dad did not agree with a lot of Trump’s policies or procedures,” said one of the daughters, Debra White. The other daughter, Lisa Dorn, was quoted as saying, “We don’t want his death or his legacy or any of his images to be used for political gain.”
Another line of attack came in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial on Wednesday saying that Ann Dorn’s speech would miss the point. Trump has sought to blur the line between peaceful protests against racial injustice and opportunistic criminals who exploit such protests, the newspaper said. The widow also will fail to address the real crisis that contributed to David Dorn’s death, easy access to guns, the editorial added.
Unfortunately for Democrats, as the focus groups cited by Lemon have shown, Americans are increasingly inclined to blame those who are committing the violence and those who are trying to look the other way.
The tusks of a stoutly built plant-eating mammal relative that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago are providing the oldest-known evidence that animals resorted to hibernation-like states to get through lean times such as polar winters.
Britain said on Friday it will back three nationwide COVID-19 studies with 8.4 million pounds (US$11 million) to fund research into understanding human immune responses to the pandemic coronavirus.
SYDNEY: Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Friday (Aug 28) said 12 people died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and it reported 113 new cases. Victoria, which has become the virus hot spot of the country, a day earlier reported 23 deaths and 113 cases, its lowest ...
Children and young people are far less likely than adults to get severe cases of COVID-19 infection, and death from the pandemic disease among children is exceptionally rare, according to UK research published on Thursday.
The tusks of a stoutly built plant-eating mammal relative that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago are providing the oldest-known evidence that animals resorted to hibernation-like states to get through lean times such as polar winters.
Britain said on Friday it will back three nationwide COVID-19 studies with 8.4 million pounds (US$11 million) to fund research into understanding human immune responses to the pandemic coronavirus.
SYDNEY: Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Friday (Aug 28) said 12 people died from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and it reported 113 new cases. Victoria, which has become the virus hot spot of the country, a day earlier reported 23 deaths and 113 cases, its lowest ...
Children and young people are far less likely than adults to get severe cases of COVID-19 infection, and death from the pandemic disease among children is exceptionally rare, according to UK research published on Thursday.
The Milwaukee Brewers refused to play their Major League Baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, mirroring a boycott by the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks following the police shooting of an unarmed black man in the teams' home state.
There was a knife under the seat of Jacob Blake’s car, where he was reaching when Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey shot him, the Wisconsin Department of Justice has revealed. The incident touched off three days of riots.
Sheskey, a 7-year veteran of the Kenosha PD, was among the officers dispatched on Sunday to a call from a woman who said “her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises,” the Wisconsin DOJ Division of Criminal Investigation said in a statement on Wednesday.
Finding Blake on the site, the officers tried to arrest him, but he resisted. He ignored the taser used against him, and opened the driver’s side door of his van to reach inside, when Sheskey opened fire.
“During the investigation following the initial incident, Mr. Blake admitted that he had a knife in his possession. DCI agents recovered a knife from the driver’s side floorboard of Mr. Blake’s vehicle.”
Sheskey fired seven times into Blake’s back,the DOJ confirmed, adding that no other officer used their weapon during the incident. The Kenosha PD does not use body cameras, so the only footage available of the incident is what has made rounds on social media ever since.
All the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave and are cooperating with the investigation, which is run by the DCI with FBI assistance.
Blake survived but has reportedly been severely injured and may be unable to walk. Protests that began after videos of the shooting appeared on social media quickly turned violent, with several shops and businesses in the area vandalized and set on fire.
Protesters and rioters have presented Blake’s shooting as racist, painting the African-American resident of Kenosha as an unarmed innocent. Blake had a criminal history including domestic violence, and an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
On Wednesday, the NBA halted all basketball playoff games, and some MLB teams also walked off their baseball diamonds, in what they said was a protest for racial justice over Blake’s shooting.
Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley endorsed peaceful protests and approved of the “dramatic statement” by the Milwaukee Bucks, which triggered the NBA-wide walkout. He also said the destruction does “a deep disservice” to the protesters’ cause.
Kenosha DA says the destruction does “a deep disservice”
With a small number of National Guard troops deployed only to protect state property, the riots continued for two more nights. Two people were killed and one was wounded on Tuesday, after rioters clashed with armed individuals trying to protect businesses from destruction.
Sheskey’s identification comes after Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King threatened to name every single officer in Kenosha PD as the potential shooter.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has denounced the “needless violence” that has gripped Kenosha for three days, prompting critics to suggest that the delayed response was due to bad poll results.
Once again, a Black man — Jacob Blake — was shot by the police. In front of his children. It makes me sick.
Is this the country we want to be?
Needless violence won’t heal us. We need to end the violence — and peacefully come together to demand justice. pic.twitter.com/WdNqrxA3PK
As Kenosha is bracing itself for a potential fourth night of violent unrest that has already seen numerous local businesses ransacked and torched, Biden released a video statement, urging protesters to stop destroying their own communities.
Protesting brutality is a right and absolutely necessary, but burning down communities is not protest, it’s needless violence - violence that endangers lives, violence that guts businesses, and shutters businesses that serve the community
Biden’s admission that the chaos in Kenosha, which has already cost 2 people their lives, was a far cry from a peaceful Black Lives Matter rally, came shortly after prominent CNN host Don Lemon opined that by keeping quiet on the crisis, Democrats risk losing the demographics Biden needs to have on board in the November election.
“It’s showing up in the polling. It’s showing up in focus groups,” Lemon said, speaking to fellow CNN anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday evening. In the rare criticism of the Democratic party, Lemon said that it was “ignoring this problem or hoping it will go away,” adding that neither appears to be happening any time soon.
The timing of Biden’s statement was not lost on conservatives, suggesting that the former VP was rather moved by his polling numbers than by the plight of the businesses he referred to in his message when he took aim at rioters and looters.
“I noticed that CNN said your polls were probably down because of the rioting. I’m guessing that’s why you finally mentioned about rioting and the violence being wrong. I think it was Lemon that said it,” a commenter said.
I noticed that CNN said your polls were probably down because of the rioting. I’m guessing that’s why you finally mentioned about rioting and the violence being wrong. I think it was Lemon that said it.
Just say "I got the new polls and people do not like riots, looting and violence so I’m gonna pretend now after months of calling them peaceful that I now discourage it"
Others accused Biden of jumping onto the bandwagon by coming out against the violence “90 days too late.”
Joe, this plead and running mate’s attempt to finally come out against the violence is 90 days to late. You continue to amaze most of America with your lack of addressing issues real time. You continue to show your true lack of empathy to Americans. Some maybe fooled but most not
While parts of Kenosha have been almost reduced to scorched earth in the three days following the Sunday shooting of black man Jacob Flake by police, violence has also marred the protests against police brutality for three months in wake of the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in police custody in late May.
Asian stocks will likely climb on Thursday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied to fresh records on upbeat corporate results, while the dollar eased a day before the U.S. Federal Reserve possibly sets a new course on inflation.
The Milwaukee Brewers refused to play their Major League Baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, mirroring a boycott by the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks following the police shooting of an unarmed black man in the teams' home state.
Argentina posted a record daily rise of 10,550 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the health ministry said, taking the total caseload to 370,188 as the South American nation struggles to rein in the spread of infections while trying to ease open its crisis-hit economy.
SYDNEY: Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Thursday (Aug 27) reported 23 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and 113 new cases, its lowest daily rise in nearly two months. The southeastern state, which has become the country's virus hotspot, a day earlier reported its ...
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke on Wednesday with the family of the Black man shot by police in Wisconsin, and emerged from the conversation calling for justice and condemning violent protest in Jacob Blake's name.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention narrowed its guidance for who should get tested for COVID-19 this week, saying people who were exposed but are not symptomatic may not need to be tested.
Asian stocks will likely climb on Thursday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied to fresh records on upbeat corporate results, while the dollar eased a day before the U.S. Federal Reserve possibly sets a new course on inflation.
The Milwaukee Brewers refused to play their Major League Baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, mirroring a boycott by the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks following the police shooting of an unarmed black man in the teams' home state.
Argentina posted a record daily rise of 10,550 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the health ministry said, taking the total caseload to 370,188 as the South American nation struggles to rein in the spread of infections while trying to ease open its crisis-hit economy.
SYDNEY: Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Thursday (Aug 27) reported 23 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and 113 new cases, its lowest daily rise in nearly two months. The southeastern state, which has become the country's virus hotspot, a day earlier reported its ...
Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA is set to receive binding offers on Thursday for its Presidente Getulio Vargas refinery, with local firms Raizen and Ultrapar Participacoes SA among the likely bidders, sources familiar with the matter said.
When Barcelona confirmed they had received a request from Lionel Messi's lawyers informing them he wanted to terminate one of soccer's longest-standing relationships, the owners of Europe's biggest clubs would have raised a collective eyebrow.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke on Wednesday with the family of the Black man shot by police in Wisconsin, and emerged from the conversation calling for justice and condemning violent protest in Jacob Blake's name.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention narrowed its guidance for who should get tested for COVID-19 this week, saying people who were exposed but are not symptomatic may not need to be tested.
The Milwaukee Brewers refused to play their Major League Baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, mirroring a boycott by the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks following the police shooting of an unarmed black man in the teams' home state.
When Barcelona confirmed they had received a request from Lionel Messi's lawyers informing them he wanted to terminate one of soccer's longest-standing relationships, the owners of Europe's biggest clubs would have raised a collective eyebrow.
The Israeli military said it responded to a “security incident” along the border with Lebanon, firing off a barrage of flares amid reports of explosions and gunfire in the area.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported an unspecified incident near Manara, a kibbutz straddling the Israeli-Lebanese border, late on Tuesday night, saying it had closed a number of roads in the area. It later ordered residents from Manara and nearby communities to remain indoors and cease “activity in open areas,” though did not provide a reason.
Following a security incident in northern Israel, residents in Manara, Margaliot, Misgav Am, Yiftach & Malkia have been told to:
- stop activity in open areas
- remain in their homes close to shelter
- keep informed of relevant security updates
Videos purporting to show IDF flares illuminating the night sky have circulated on social media, “dozens” of which were fired along the border over concerns of a “possible infiltration,”according to the Jerusalem Post.
Online reports suggested that the flares came after shots were fired near an IDF border outpost.
The security incident in the north began with the identification of gunfire at an IDF position near the border. No one was injured. Following this, the IDF fired light bombs in the Menara area on the Lebanese border and blocked roads. Residents in several localities near the bord https://t.co/F0C1ZM211l
— יוני בן מנחם yoni ben menachem (@yonibmen) August 25, 2020
The glowing munitions were reportedly visible from Manara, as well as the Lebanese border towns of Kfarchouba and Mays al-Jabal.
A correspondent from Lebanon’s Al-Manar TV, a media outlet linked to the Hezbollah movement, also reported the use of phosphorus munitions – typically used to produce smoke or illumination, but also as an incendiary. Footage has emerged online appearing to show that weapon in use.
While Al-Manar later noted that it witnessed no IDF shelling, uncorroborated images allegedly showing undetonated shells found on the Lebanese side of the border have made the rounds online. A senior defense analyst for Walla News, an Israeli outlet, also said numerous explosions were heard around the border area, citing local reports, while Israel’s Channel 13 TV station pointed to possible gunfire and blasts, though both claims remain unconfirmed.
According to local reports, an unexploded shell fell in the village of Hula as the IDF deals with an unspecified security incident along the #Lebanon border. #Israelpic.twitter.com/ARTo4h8iaF
The so-called “security incident” comes amid lingering hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, and about a month after the IDF accused the group of another cross-border incursion, which it denied. Hezbollah has also vowed to retaliate for a recent Israeli strike near Damascus that killed one of its fighters. The militant group has long fought alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s war against rebel insurgents, however Tel Aviv argues that it seeks to launch attacks on Israel from Syrian territory, prompting dozens of Israeli strikes throughout the years-long conflict.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged employees in retail and service businesses to avoid confronting customers who refuse to comply with Covid-19 restrictions, such as wearing masks or social distancing.
In its new guidelines, rolled out this week, the CDC has also advised business owners to beef up security, including by installing “panic buttons, cameras, alarms” in light of incidents that have seen customers take out their anger with the coronavirus-related restrictions on fellow customers or employees.
“Workers may be threatened and assaulted as businesses try to put into place COVID-19 prevention policies and practices (e.g., mandatory use of masks, social distancing, and limits on the number of customers allowed in a business),” the CDC states in its newly-released rulebook.
The guidance discourages employees from insisting that customers abide by the restrictions when the former “appear upset or violent.”
“Don’t argue with a customer if they make threats or become violent,” the CDC says, suggesting that if customers appear to be at their boiling point, employees should instead flee and hole up in a safe space, “ideally, a room that locks from the inside, has a second exit route, and has a phone or silent alarm.”
At the same time, the CDC argues that if businesses have two workers watching over customers “to encourage Covid-19 prevention policies” are followed, it would reduce the chance of incidents.
The guidance was released as debate over the efficacy of mandatory mask rules is heating up. A series of viral videos have shown mask-related brawls between passengers on the same flight, customers in stores and even outside in the open air.
Top US and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal, which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods, giving a boost to financial markets on Tuesday (Aug 25).
Gary Cohn, the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has teamed up with investor Clifton S. Robbins to seek US$600 million in an initial public offering (IPO) for a new blank-check acquisition company, filings showed on Tuesday.
Palantir Technologies on Tuesday filed to go public through a direct listing, as the data analytics company known for working with the Central Intelligence Agency and other government groups prepares for one of the biggest market debuts of the year.
The University of Cambridge is aiming to start clinical trials of its possible coronavirus vaccine in the autumn after it received 1.9 million pounds in funding from the British government, the university said on Wednesday.
The Irish government on Tuesday evening (Aug 25) said there were clear breaches of COVID-19 public health guidelines during European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan's recent trip to his native Ireland.
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The chairman of a Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee announced on Tuesday an investigation into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's appearance at the Republican National Convention breaks federal law and regulations.
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Former US Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to "put his knee on the neck of democracy" by undermining mail-in voting and sowing doubts, without evidence, about the integrity of the Nov 3 election.
Top US and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal, which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods, giving a boost to financial markets on Tuesday (Aug 25).
Gary Cohn, the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has teamed up with investor Clifton S. Robbins to seek US$600 million in an initial public offering (IPO) for a new blank-check acquisition company, filings showed on Tuesday.
Palantir Technologies on Tuesday filed to go public through a direct listing, as the data analytics company known for working with the Central Intelligence Agency and other government groups prepares for one of the biggest market debuts of the year.
The University of Cambridge is aiming to start clinical trials of its possible coronavirus vaccine in the autumn after it received 1.9 million pounds in funding from the British government, the university said on Wednesday.
The Irish government on Tuesday evening (Aug 25) said there were clear breaches of COVID-19 public health guidelines during European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan's recent trip to his native Ireland.
SYDNEY: Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Wednesday (Aug 26) reported 24 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and 149 new cases. The southeast state a day earlier recorded eight deaths from the virus and detected 148 cases. Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, has become ...
The chairman of a Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee announced on Tuesday an investigation into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's appearance at the Republican National Convention breaks federal law and regulations.
NEW YORK: Top seeded Novak Djokovic made quick work of Tennys Sandgren on Tuesday (Aug 25), never dropping serve en route to a 6-2 6-4 win over the American to advance to the quarter-finals of the Western and Southern Open. The Serbian converted three of his nine break point opportunities as he ...
Former US Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to "put his knee on the neck of democracy" by undermining mail-in voting and sowing doubts, without evidence, about the integrity of the Nov 3 election.
NEW YORK: Top seeded Novak Djokovic made quick work of Tennys Sandgren on Tuesday (Aug 25), never dropping serve en route to a 6-2 6-4 win over the American to advance to the quarter-finals of the Western and Southern Open. The Serbian converted three of his nine break point opportunities as he ...
