• Iran sent fake ‘Proud Boys’ emails to intimidate American voters & ‘damage President Trump’, US spy chief and FBI director claim
  US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Chris Wray accused Iran of threatening voters in several US states by sending emails that claimed to have originated from the group ‘Proud Boys.'
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• State Department gives green light for $1.8bn arms deal to Taiwan after Beijing threatens countermeasures
  The US State Department has approved a sale of advanced weaponry worth over $1.8 billion to Taiwan, the Pentagon said, leaving Congress to give final authorization as Beijing slams the deal as provocative and warns of retaliation.
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• ‘Our account was hacked!’ Fort Bragg, home of US Special Operations, nukes account after posting sexually explicit tweets
  Fort Bragg, the massive US military base in North Carolina, has deleted its official Twitter account after first claiming it had been hacked to explain a string of embarrassing sexually explicit messages.
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• Senate Democrats filibuster Republican Covid-19 relief, insist on multi-trillion House bill
  Democrats once again blocked the $500 billion Covid-19 relief proposal put forth by the GOP, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seeks to have President Donald Trump override his party and accept the $2.2 trillion Democratic bill.
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• Joe Biden breaks silence on Hunter emails scandal, calls it ‘last-ditch’ smear job as VIDEO shows staffer trying to end interview
  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said the story of his son Hunter using the family name to make business deals overseas is a “desperate campaign to smear me and my family,” as an aide tried to stop the TV interview.
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• Spain tops 1 million Covid-19 cases & UK sets daily record for positive tests as second wave surge continues
  Spain has become the first Western European nation to exceed 1 million coronavirus cases, while the UK reported 26,688 new infections on Wednesday - a record for the country.
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• Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko investigated for plotting coup
  The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has launched a criminal case into an alleged coup plot by former President Petro Poroshenko and his associates, an opposition MP has announced, publishing scans of the relevant documents.
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22 October 2020

• Is the European Union Qualified to Broker Peace Between Israel and Palestine?

  While Washington is openly pro-Israel, the EU has played a more clever game: selling Palestinians empty words while selling

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• Protests Against Greed and Inequality Are Spreading Like Wildfire Through Latin America

  Historic protests are taking place across Latin America as people take to the streets to voice their displeasure at the IMF,

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• Defense Sectary Visits Hawkish Atlantic Council to Announce US Troop Buildup on Russia Border

  US Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited the notorious Atlantic Council, funded by a who’s who of weapons makers and despotic

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• MintPress Is Going Behind The Headlines

  That is why as part of our effort to continue reporting on stories you won’t find anywhere else, we have teamed up

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• From Assassinations to Sanctions: Emergency Powers and the Rise of the Imperial Presidency

  A decades-long push to concentrate power in the Oval Office through emergency response legislation has made the Office of the

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• Don’t Vote for a Psychopath: Tyranny at the Hands of a Psychopathic Government

  Studies have shown that despite clear evidence of the damage that has already been inflicted on our nation and its citizens

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• With an Eye on Nearby Iran, Israeli Weapons Fuel the Violence in Azerbaijan

  Hoping to profit, protect an important source of oil, and to antagonize nearby Iran, Israel is selling drones and weapons to

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