Politics

November 27, 2020
Families of 6 Americans convicted in Venezuela cry foul

Hopes of families for a quick release for six American oil executives detained in Venezuela for three years over an alleged corruption scheme have evaporated, with a judge finding them...

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November 27, 2020
Families of 6 Americans convicted in Venezuela cry foul

Hopes of families for a quick release for six American oil executives detained in Venezuela for three years over an alleged corruption scheme have evaporated, with a judge finding them...

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November 27, 2020
Cowboys miss chance for NFC East lead with another home loss

Both starting offensive tackles were lost to injury on their first drive of the game, Ezekiel Elliott lost another fumble and there were several questionable coaching decisions for the Dallas...

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November 27, 2020
Cowboys miss chance for NFC East lead with another home loss

Both starting offensive tackles were lost to injury on their first drive of the game, Ezekiel Elliott lost another fumble and there were several questionable coaching decisions for the Dallas...

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November 27, 2020
Cowboys miss chance for NFC East lead with another home loss

Both starting offensive tackles were lost to injury on their first drive of the game, Ezekiel Elliott lost another fumble and there were several questionable coaching decisions for the Dallas...

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November 27, 2020
Asia Today: South Korea cases stay above 500 for 2nd day

South Korea's daily virus tally hovered above 500 for the second straight day, as the country's prime minister urged the public to stay home this weekend to contain a viral...

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November 27, 2020
Rome airport poised to try ‘COVID tested” flights from US

Italian authorities will soon approve an experiment with “COVID tested” flights from three U.S. airports with the aim of eliminating the required 14-day quarantine for passengers arriving in Italy, Rome's...

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November 26, 2020
Man United unable to fully restore systems after cyberattack

Manchester United has been unable to fully restore its computer systems a week after being targeted in a cyberattack. The Premier League club's staff still did not have access to...

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November 26, 2020
James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president, dies at 86

James Wolfensohn, who served as the president of the World Bank for 10 years and was a guiding force for a couple of the most well-known cultural institutions in the...

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November 26, 2020
Thousands lose power in Southern California amid fire danger

Thousands of people in Southern California lost power Thanksgiving Day after a utility began shutting off electricity to prevent wildfires from being ignited by damage to power lines amid strong...

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November 26, 2020
U.S. files lawsuit over pollution in Puyallup River

The owners of a hydroelectric project in south-central Washington violated the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Department of Justice says in a lawsuit seeking monetary damages and cleanup work. The...

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November 26, 2020
Obama’s book tour is a reminder he’s the media’s favorite celebrity. He could never survive the scrutiny Trump faces

Barack Obama is out promoting his new book through puff-piece media interviews, a reminder of how much he got away with as president and the fact that he couldn't handle...

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November 26, 2020
NINE Aussie soldiers take their own lives as a war crimes scandal morphs into shambles, with top brass shielded & squaddies blamed

Canberra failed to deal with atrocities laid bare in a report which found that elite special forces' murder of prisoners and innocent civilians in Afghanistan was “disgraceful.” Sadly, the guilty...

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November 26, 2020
Twisted, agenda-driven trans trolls are hell-bent on shutting down debate – even if it means attacking fellow minorities

The long-running gay magazine Boyz has endured a blistering attack and a loss of supporters, after some innocuous activity on social media gravely upset a few members of the militant...

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November 26, 2020
Twisted, agenda-driven trans trolls are hell-bent on shutting down debate – even if it means attacking fellow minorities

The long-running gay magazine Boyz has endured a blistering attack and a loss of supporters, after some innocuous activity on social media gravely upset a few members of the militant...

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November 26, 2020
AP Exclusive: Letter from Venezuelan jail: ‘Give me freedom’

A U.S. oil executive jailed for three years in Venezuela said all he hopes for is a fair trial so that he can walk free with his name cleared and...

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November 26, 2020
Strategy of tension: Where NATO-enabled fascist terror armies meet UK undercover police entrapment

For decades, UK undercover cops pushed activists to commit crimes to increase their perceived danger. Ironically, a tangled, tangential web links their activities to a NATO-backed programme to do the...

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November 26, 2020
With her ‘journalism’ deemed untrue and her libel trial unravelling, will ‘award-winning’ Carole Cadwalladr get to keep her gongs?

Discredited, Brexit-obsessed hack Carole Cadwalladr faces having to explain why demonstrably false claims of dodgy Russian links, illegal funding and data manipulation during the referendum deserve journalism's highest accolades. The...

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November 26, 2020
With her ‘journalism’ deemed untrue and her libel trial unravelling, will ‘award-winning’ Carole Cadwalladr get to keep her gongs?

Discredited, Brexit-obsessed hack Carole Cadwalladr faces having to explain why demonstrably false claims of dodgy Russian links, illegal funding and data manipulation during the referendum deserve journalism's highest accolades. The...

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November 26, 2020
I’m an epidemiology professor and I have some genuine concerns about the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. Here’s why…

As the world awaits the roll-out of a vaccine to combat coronavirus, the announcement of AstraZeneca's trial results this week was greeted with enthusiasm by some and scepticism by others....

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November 26, 2020
I’m an epidemiology professor and I have some genuine concerns about the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. Here’s why…

As the world awaits the roll-out of a vaccine to combat coronavirus, the announcement of AstraZeneca's trial results this week was greeted with enthusiasm by some and scepticism by others....

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November 26, 2020
New migration maps serve as tools to help big game in West

The life-or-death journey made by mule deer during the second-longest big game migration in North America came down to their ability to squeeze through a fence — a discovery made...

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November 26, 2020
The Latest: Another Browns player tests positive for virus

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Cleveland Browns are reporting another positive coronavirus test for an unidentified player, continuing what...

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November 26, 2020
Holiday trends to watch: Adult Play-Doh; stores that ship

The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other. Toy companies are targeting stuck-at-home grown-ups with latte-smelling Play-Doh and Legos that turn into Warhols. Those who...

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November 26, 2020
Dec. 28 deadline for loans for Mississippi Feb. flood damage

The Small Business Administration is reminding people in Mississippi about the deadline to apply for low-interest loans to recover from floods that occurred Feb. 10-14. Dec. 28 is the deadline...

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November 26, 2020
Slavoj Žižek: Trump’s flexible relationship with the truth made him more dangerous than a fascist

Donald Trump has been a US president who has revelled in lies and obscenity. As we consider his legacy, his continued crass behaviour should make us ask how such a...

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November 26, 2020
Georgia’s state-owned Jekyll Island getting new hotel

A hotel is rising on a long-vacant beachfront on Georgia's state-owned Jekyll Island. The Brunswick News reports a 209-room hotel is scheduled to open in spring or summer of next...

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November 26, 2020
Georgia’s state-owned Jekyll Island getting new hotel

A hotel is rising on a long-vacant beachfront on Georgia's state-owned Jekyll Island. The Brunswick News reports a 209-room hotel is scheduled to open in spring or summer of next...

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November 26, 2020
Women plead guilty in Virginia to drug, laundering charges

Two Mississippi sisters pleaded guilty Monday to distributing synthetic marijuana and laundering millions of dollars from the sales, federal officials said. A U.S. Department of Justice news release said Kimberly...

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November 26, 2020
U.S. Justice Department suing over Puyallup River pollution

The U.S. Justice Department is suing the owners of the Electron dam for violating the Clean Water Act by polluting the Puyallup River. The civil suit was filed against Electron...

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November 26, 2020
Hospitals brace for post-Thanksgiving COVID surge

Alabama hospitals are bracing for a post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases since infections were already rising before Thanksgiving gatherings, hospital officials said. “It's going to be really bad,” said Dr....

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November 26, 2020
General James Mattis wants to replace ‘America First’…with alliances that see ‘America equal, but more equal than others’

The former US Secretary of State has been critical of his former boss President Trump and his more isolationist policy, and is urging Joe Biden to return to the hypocritical...

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November 26, 2020
America is not ‘back’ with Biden. It’ll just wear the mask of respectability again as it continues to cause chaos across the world

While Joe Biden is a more civil representation of the US than Donald Trump, he won't significantly change the foreign policy of the outgoing president. America will still be hyper-aggressive,...

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November 26, 2020
George Galloway: Diego Maradona was audacity personified on the pitch, in life and in causes he supported

Diego Maradona was an icon and a true people's hero – just like his own icons, the revolutionaries Fidel and Che. “A working-class hero is something to be...” John Lennon's...

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November 26, 2020
Keep calm & just die: The UK government’s ban on anti-capitalist ideas in schools won’t make capitalism any less deadly

The government of Great Britain doesn't want English students studying how capitalism is killing us. This article was originally published by Consortium News. The British government has ordered schools in...

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November 26, 2020
Naples’ mayor begins process to rename stadium for Maradona

The mayor of Naples started the formal process to rename the San Paolo stadium for Diego Maradona on Thursday. The move comes with the city in mourning for the soccer...

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November 26, 2020
China’s top diplomat stresses S.Korea ties amid row with US

China's top diplomat on Thursday stressed the importance of bilateral relations while meeting senior officials in South Korea, where there is growing concern the country is becoming squeezed between China,...

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November 26, 2020
China’s top diplomat stresses S.Korea ties amid row with US

China's top diplomat on Thursday stressed the importance of bilateral relations while meeting senior officials in South Korea, where there is growing concern the country is becoming squeezed between China,...

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November 26, 2020
Ethiopian PM says troops ordered to move on Tigray capital

Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender, and he...

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November 26, 2020
Ethiopian PM says troops ordered to move on Tigray capital

Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender, and he...

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