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Aug 11 2020
News
Beirut explosion: City holds vigil to mourn blast victims
People in Beirut have attended a vigil for the more than 200 victims of the huge explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital a week ago.
A crowd stood in silence near the ruins of the city's port as a Muslim call to prayer was broadcast and church bells tolled at 18:09 (15:09 GMT).
That was the exact time when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a port
BBC NewsJul 08 2020
News
Recession Forces Spending Cuts on States, Cities Hit by Coronavirus
Education takes the brunt of reductions; governments have cut 1.5 million jobs since March, with more expected
State and local governments from Georgia to California are cutting money for schools, universities and other services as the coronavirus-induced recession wreaks havoc on their finances.
Widespread job losses and closed businesses have reduced revenue from sales and
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 10 2020
News
Mass looting breaks out in Chicago; shots fired, 100 arrested
Chicago police exchanged gunfire with looters and arrested more than 100 people after crowds swarmed Chicago’s luxury commercial district early Monday, looting stores, smashing windows and clashing with officers for hours, police said.
Police Superintendent David Brown called the outbreak “pure criminality,” and Mayor Lori Lightfoot sought to distance the incident from the “righteous
ReutersSep 23 2019
News
Climate Strike and UN Climate Summit
“Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change… Marches, rallies and demonstrations were held from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New York.” (AP News)
The left applauds the protesters and urges US politicians, China, and the rest of the world to take action.
“The rate of climate change now vastly exceeds
The Flip SideDec 01 2015
News
University of Missouri, please immediately fire employees who taunted media
To watch the video of photographer Tim Tai getting pushed around by a turf-protecting scrum of protesters at the University of Missouri is to experience constitutional angst.
“You don’t have a right to take our photos,” said one protester at the university’s Mel Carnahan Quadrangle following the news that University system President Tim Wolfe and chancellor R. Bowen Loftin would resign
Washington PostJul 06 2020
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Companies That Boycott Facebook Continue to Advertise on Russian Social Media Platform
Advertisers that are now boycotting Facebook to protest "hate speech" have spent years running ads and marketing campaigns on a Russian social media platform that bans gay-rights groups and is known as a haven for white supremacists.
Over 100 companies announced a boycott of Facebook last week in protest of divisive political speech on the website. The boycott coincides with a public
Washington Free BeaconJan 06 2021
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US Capitol secured, woman dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden's win
The US Capitol is once again secured but a woman is dead after supporters of President Donald Trump breached one of the most iconic American buildings, engulfing the nation's capital in chaos after Trump urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of the electoral votes that will confirm President-elect Joe Biden's win.
Shortly after 1 p.m. ET Wednesday hundreds of pro
CNN DigitalApr 16 2017
News
Trump says he can’t be sued for violence at his rallies because he won the election
Last year, protesters from a campaign rally sued Donald Trump — claiming the future president urged his supporters to assault them.
Washington PostApr 24 2020
Analysis
The Right Wing Wants You to Die
Earlier this week, someone showed up at a protest in Nashville, Tennessee with a sign reading "Sacrifice the weak." Real Housewives of Orange County star Kelly Dodd offered a similar message when she called the novel coronavirus "God's way of thinning the herd." Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick has said, "There are more important things than living." President Donald Trump goes on
ViceSep 20 2019
News
A Rising Generation Asserts Itself On Climate Change
Spurred by what they see as a sluggish, ineffectual response to the existential threat of global warming, student activists from around the world are skipping school Friday, for what organizers call a Global Climate Strike.
The young activists are protesting as the U.N. prepares to hold its Climate Action Summit on Monday in New York City.
The strike's figurehead is 16-year-old
NPR (Online News)