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Stimulus negotiations: Self-imposed deadline arrives with no sign of a deal
CNN 07 Aug 2020
When CNN asked if there was pushback from Democrats worried about the lack of progress, the member said "100% unified and more than I've ever seen." ... Many members might feel differently about importance of coming to an agreement if polls start to shift, but it is likely going to take all of August to get there....
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Nagasaki And The Shimoda Case: When The U.S. Was Tried For War Crimes And Found Guilty
WorldNews.com 07 Aug 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling.The mention of “war crimes” usually brings the Nazis and the Holocaust to mind. But the United States has its own dark history of scorched earth policies filled with massacres, rape, bio-chemical warfare, and concentration camps ... They reeled about holding their heads with their hands ... Why Nagasaki? ... J....
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Climate crisis: Canada's last fully intact Arctic ice shelf 'disintegrates' amid intense rising temperatures
The Independent 07 Aug 2020
The Milne Ice Shelf is at the fringe of Ellesmere Island, in the sparsely populated northern Canadian territory of Nunavut ... The shelf's area shrank by about 80 square kilometres (30.8 square miles)....
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China Sentences a Fourth Canadian Citizen to Death on Drug Charges
Time 07 Aug 2020
Death sentences are automatically referred to China’s highest court for review ... Asked Friday about Ye’s sentencing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said China “is a country under the rule of law and relevant judicial organs handle the case independently in strict accordance with the law.”....
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Erdogan says Turkey restarted drilling in eastern Mediterranean
Kathimerini 07 Aug 2020
"We have started drilling work again," Erdogan told reporters after participating in Friday prayers at the Hagia Sophia mosque ... Erdogan made the comments when asked about an accord signed by Egypt and Greece on Thursday designating an exclusive economic zone between the two nations in the east Mediterranean ... [Reuters] ....
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US consulate in Hong Kong calls collusion claims 'ludicrous'
Manila Standard Today 07 Aug 2020
Earlier this week, China's state-owned tabloid Global Times ran a story suggesting a recent meeting between US Consul General Hanscom Smith and a pro-democracy politician could violate the new legislation ... In its statement, the US consulate called the law "draconian" and said its imposition was "never about security" ... ....
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Facebook removes major QAnon group along with hundreds of accounts posing as black Trump supporters
The Independent 07 Aug 2020
It also removed hundreds more associated with the far-right, pro-Trump Epoch Media Group, which has spread misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. It has been sanctioned by Facebook before for posting false content, including via false profiles ... Download the new Independent Premium app....
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Beirut explosion: Protesters tear-gassed after trying to storm Lebanon's parliament as anger grows over port blast
Yahoo Daily News 07 Aug 2020
A demonstrator is pictured amid smoke rising from tear gas during a protest near parliament in Beirut. REUTERS. Police in Beirut have tear-gassed protesters attempting to storm the nation’s parliament as fury grows over the explosion that left 145 people dead and thousands injured ... As she was about to respond, another sprayed her with a water hose ... ....
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In Vino Veritas? Wine Can Mitigate the Symptoms of Coronavirus, Scientists Suggest
Sputnik 07 Aug 2020
As many countries around the globe continue their work on a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, Canadian scientists might have found a way to mitigate at least one symptom of the disease that wine lovers will truly appreciate ... ....
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France doesn’t want to run Lebanon: Emmanuel Macron
Deccan Chronicle 07 Aug 2020photo: AP / Kin Cheung
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong files court challenge to 2019 poll disqualification
Gulf Daily News 07 Aug 2020
Hong Kong. Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong filed a court challenge on Friday against his disqualification from district polls, in a move which may have implications for this year’s removals of opposition candidates for the city’s legislature ... But he is against independence which is anathema for Beijing ... ....
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Burna Boy: “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it”
NME 07 Aug 2020
On the album, Burna swerves from introspective songs about lost friendship (‘No Fit Vex’) to the guaranteed-to-make-you-miss-dancefloors banger ‘Way Too Big’, which Burna grinningly describes as “just an outright flex” ... One collaboration Burna is less happy to talk about is his work with Beyoncé....
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Champions League: Here's how much money the winning team gets
Yahoo Daily News 07 Aug 2020
Champions League. Here. More. 07 Aug 2020. Champions League. Here's how much money the winning team gets. To earn Champions League qualification for teams across domestic leagues in Europe means a lot. There are mainly two reasons for this ... Secondly, teams are guaranteed a lot of money for just simply reaching the group stage ... Prize money ... Money ... Fact ... Fact ... ....
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Biden launches new ad aimed at black Americans
The Gleaner 07 Aug 2020
DETROIT (AP). Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused on black Americans, urging them to stand up to President Donald Trump the way their ancestors stood up to “violent racists of a generation ago”. The... ....
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