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14 August 2020
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New York City’s Newest Neighborhood: Abolition Park
At the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, City Hall Park lies in a cold-stone land where law and order rule. The area is defined by French
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Xinjiang And Uyghurs – What You’re Not Being Told
Like a few other provinces, Xinjiang is an “autonomous” region, which means it is run by Uyghurs for the most part. For example, the current
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‘Western’ Media Falsely Claim Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is Ready
After President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia's Covid-19 vaccine candidate had gained an approval from its regulator, 'western' media went
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Deaths In Immigration Detention Are At A Record High
Two men died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on August 5. One of the men died in a hospital after being diagnosed with
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Analysis: COVID-19 Deaths Likely Undercounted By Over 50,000
More than 165,000 Americans have now died from the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The US passed the grim statistic of 5
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Lebanon: Bellwether, Battleground, And Bastard Child Of The Mideast
When I was a kid, "Beirut" became a cultural shorthand for any chaotic and violent urban setting. In the 1990s, my hometown rappers – the Wu Tang
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Bolivia: Political Strike Shuts Down Country
Once again, a scenario of multiple crises that began with the November coup defines Bolivia’s future. De facto President Jeanine Áñez’s main
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New York City’s Newest Neighborhood: Abolition Park
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Oregon State Police withdraw from Portland as DA declines to prosecute rioters & looters arrested during protests
Oregon state troopers have pulled out of Portland, leaving local police to handle ongoing protests in the city soon after the county district attorney said he would not prosecute most of those apprehended amid the unrest.
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First they came for WikiLeaks: ’BlueLeaks’ activists pursued as ‘criminal hacker group’ by DHS despite not hacking
Distributed Denial of Secrets, the group that published the “BlueLeaks” trove of hacked police documents in June, is being persecuted as a “criminal hacker group” by the US Department of Homeland Security - just like WikiLeaks.
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‘Jobs will now be out sauced’: Huge Covid outbreak at sandwich factory sees Brits cracking dark puns
Some 300 workers have tested positive for coronavirus at a sandwich factory in Northampton. Despite the severity of the outbreak, many Britons have reacted to the situation with trademark dry humor.
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US seizes 4 Iranian gas tankers en route to Venezuela after threatening to disrupt deliveries – WSJ
Washington has captured four Iranian cargo vessels on the high seas, taking hold of several fuel tankers on their way to Venezuela “without the use of military force,” the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials.
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Megachurch sues California, challenging state over banning large religious services while allowing massive protests
A California church has sued the state, arguing it was hypocritical to restrict religious services because of the Covid-19 pandemic while allowing political gatherings, such as Black Lives Matters protests, to rumble on.
... - All protesters detained in Minsk amid Belarus post-election chaos to be released by Friday morning - police chief
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UK imposes 14-day self-quarantine for travelers from France & Netherlands, doubles fines for not wearing mask
The UK government will add six new countries to its travel quarantine list, including France and the Netherlands, requiring two weeks of self-isolation for new arrivals while boosting fines for those who flout face mask rules.
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Oregon State Police withdraw from Portland as DA declines to prosecute rioters & looters arrested during protests
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14 August 2020
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Watch: “Woke” Corporations Supporting Black Lives Matter Quietly Funding Police
A report from the Public Accountability Initiative exposes how corporate America is bankrolling police departments across the
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Anti-Laundering Bill Targeting Shell Companies Stalled in Senate as Big Banks Caught Cooking Books
The Anti-Money Laundering Act would expose the owners of shell companies now sits alone on a shelf in the US Senate while the
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Podcast: The Beirut Explosion, Economic Terror and the Drumbeat of War Against Hezbollah
Lebanese journalists Laith Marouf and Marwa Osman recount their experience living through the recent blast that destroyed
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The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria?
Israel’s strategic interests in the Syria conflict go beyond Netanyahu’s need for a cheap victory. The outcome of the Syria
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Former McCain Advisor and Iraq War Advocate Niall Ferguson Warns TikTok Is a Chinese Imperial Plot
Ferguson argued that Tiktok is brainwashing 100 million mostly Generation Z Americans who use the platform into “becoming
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Yemen: State Department Clears Bomb Peddler Pompeo of Wrongdoing in Civilian Deaths Investigation
A report issued by the State Department's Inspector General found that US arms sales raise the possibility of civilians
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Democratic Establishment Commits to Status Quo with Kamala Harris VP Pick
Just as America seemed to be in the midst of reckoning over-policing and racial justice, the Democratic establishment threw
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Watch: “Woke” Corporations Supporting Black Lives Matter Quietly Funding Police
