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L.A. cops shoot Black man 'more than 20 times' after bicycle violation
Toronto Sun 01 Sep 2020
LOS ANGELES — A Black cyclist was fatally shot by Los Angeles County police, the latest instance of police killing a Black man, as the county Sheriff’s Department and a lawyer representing the man’s family gave diverging accounts of the shooting on Tuesday ... We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or ... “Why us?” ... ....
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Election workers give first-hand account of Belarus poll fraud
Independent online (SA) 01 Sep 2020
Minsk, Belarus — Even before the August 9 presidential election in Belarus ended, a poll worker in Minsk said she was asked to sign a document summing up its result, with the vote totals left blank. Another worker who pointed out violations during the vote-counting was fired on the spot ... Picture. Sergei Grits/AP ... Picture. Sergei Grits/AP ... File picture....
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Latest Assange Documentary is About the 'Most Courageous and Principled Man I know', Director Says
Sputnik 02 Sep 2020
People in the West are witnessing "increasing authoritarianism" and need more than ever to know what is being done by their governments and in their name, the director of the new documentary The War on Journalism. The Case of Julian Assange tells Sputnik ... He has worked with WikiLeaks for ten years and collaborated with them on multiple projects. Mr....
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Iran nuclear deal: Why US 'snapback' sanctions on Iran could fail
BBC News 02 Sep 2020
Even before he was elected, President Donald Trump called the Iran nuclear settlement of 2015 "the worst deal ever". The US pulled out of the complex arrangement in May 2018 and has now attempted to trigger a ''snapback" - or re-imposition - of comprehensive UN sanctions against Iran that would scupper the entire deal....
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Detention of CGTN anchor shows that in Xi Jinping's China, not even the propagandists are safe
CNN 02 Sep 2020
Hong Kong (CNN Business)In Cheng Lei's last WeChat post before she disappeared, the Chinese state TV host posed in a bright green dress on a Shake Shack-branded rickshaw outside the newly opened Beijing branch of the American restaurant chain. That was on August 12. Cheng, an Australian citizen, hasn't been seen since ... Read More ... ....
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Pentagon says China planning big increase in nuclear arsenal
Wtop 01 Sep 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — China likely plans to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads in this decade, including those designed to be carried atop ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, the Pentagon said in a report released Tuesday ... The Trump administration has been urging China to join the U.S ... Gen ... nuclear arsenal ... ICBM force operates....
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Trump wades into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
Boston Herald 01 Sep 2020
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump dove into the latest eruption in the nation’s reckoning over racial injustice on Tuesday, touring the “destruction” left by violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and declaring it was enabled by Democratic leaders ... “They just don’t want us to come in,” said Trump, who has pressed to deploy federal enforcement ... ___....
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The Foods To Eat For Better Mental Health
Yahoo Daily News 02 Sep 2020
Health experts warn that a lingering effect of the coronavirus pandemic could be a mental health crisis. While therapy and medications for stress and anxiety are often necessary, the foods you eat can also play a role in your well-being ... “So food becomes one mechanism [to feel better], since we all have to eat.” ... Continue reading on HuffPost. ....
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Why stock market crash round 2 could be a rare opportunity to get rich and retire early
The Motley Fool 01 Sep 2020
The chances of a second market crash could remain elevated over the coming months. Rising unemployment coupled with weak GDP growth may cause investor sentiment to decline. While this may cause paper losses for investors, it could also present a rare buying opportunity. Sharp stock market declines are relatively uncommon ... A second stock market crash....
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Gold prices today slip as strong macro data raises hopes of swift economic recovery
The Times of India 02 Sep 2020
NEW DELHI. Traders booked profits in gold and silver as improved domestic factory output raised hopes of a swift economic recovery, making bullion counters unattractive. India's factory activity grew for the first time in five months with indicators such as power and fuel demand, railway freight and mobility indices also showing improvement ... U.S ... ....
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Australia in recession for 1st time in nearly 30 years
The Siasat Daily 02 Sep 2020
Canberra, Sep 2 . Australia has officially entered its first recession after nearly 30 years, with the June quarter GDP numbers showing the economy went backwards by 7 per cent, the worst fall on record, official figures revealed on Wednesday ... IANS. Disclaimer. This story is auto-generated from IANS service ... ....
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U.S. won’t join WHO-linked global effort to find COVID-19 vaccine
Market Watch 02 Sep 2020
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine because it does not want to be constrained by multilateral groups like the World Health Organization ... Trump claims the WHO is in need of reform and is heavily influenced by China ... Rep ... ....
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India and China are squaring off in the Himalayas again. How worried should we be?
CNN 02 Sep 2020
Hong Kong (CNN)Two nuclear-armed powers, both run by nationalist governments at a time of economic tension, are once again squaring off along their shared border. Is this a recipe for disaster? ... Speaking Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said ... Read More ... Murky waters ... JUST WATCHED ... Replay. More Videos ... MUST WATCH ... ....
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Zimbabwe Announces Return of Lands Seized From Foreign Farmers
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September’s full moon will be called the ‘Corn Moon’; here’s why
Indian Express 02 Sep 2020
The night sky will lit up with the ‘Corn Moon’ this year in September. For those who are don’t follow Moon’s cycles, according to NASA, this full moon will be the last one before the autumnal equinox which is usually called the ‘Harvest Moon’ ... The next blue moon on Halloween will be in 2039 ... ALSO READ ... Tags ... Photos ... ....
