Monday, August 31, 2020

Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?


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Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lE5lfl

A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes


By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31KRbBp

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt


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Unwitting Progressives for Trump


By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QJ2YJY

Opening Up Without Control Of COVID-19 Is "Recipe For Disaster", Says WHO

Countries with significant active spread of coronavirus must prevent amplifying events, as opening up without the virus being under control would be a "recipe for disaster", the World Health...

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Emergency Authorisation Of COVID-19 Vaccines Needs Great Care: WHO

The emergency authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines requires a "great deal of seriousness and reflection", the World Health Organization said on Monday after the United States announced it was...

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Ajay Maken Accuses BJP Of Using Probe Agencies For Its Political Benefits

Congress national general secretary and the party's Rajasthan in-charge Ajay Maken on Monday accused the BJP of using investigative agencies for its own political benefits.

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"Corruption Is Corruption": Punjab Chief Minister Tells Congress MP

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday rejected Partap Singh Bajwa's contention that there was no comparison between the alleged scholarship scam and the bitumen scam, in which the Congress...

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Bombay High Court To Hear Early Tuesday Plea Seeking JEE Postponement

Just ahead of the JEE Main examination scheduled for Tuesday morning, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court will take up for urgent hearing a plea filed by a citizen seeking its postponement for...

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Immediately Pay Salaries To Civic Body Employees Or Resign: AAP To BJP

The AAP on Monday asked the BJP to immediately pay salaries to the employees of the municipal corporations or resign, noting that despite having a budget of Rs 18,000 crore, it keeps complaining of...

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Brexit Fury: Barnier BLOCKS fisheries talks until Britain relaxes 'unrealistic' demands



MICHEL Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator, has refused to open discussions on Britain's new fisheries proposals after France bashed the UK for having "unrealistic" demands.

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Brexit panic: UK holds emergency meeting with EU as transition period end date looms



THE UK is set to hold emergency talks with the EU on Tuesday following warnings that there is only a month left to strike a Brexit deal.

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Archaeology breakthrough: 1,000-year-old Christian cemetery yields terrifying discoveries



ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Poland were surprised to uncover an 11th-century cemetery, exposing a number of unusually buried corpses.

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Visitation To Begin Again At Federal Prisons In October

The federal Bureau of Prisons will begin allowing inmates to have visitors again in October, almost seven months after visits were suspended at the 122 federal prisons across the U.S., according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

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Argentina Says It Reaches Deal To Avoid Debt Default

Argentina said Monday that private creditors have massively accepted an offer to restructure $65 billion in debt, allowing it to avoid another default and messy legal battle in international courts.

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Guilty Plea In Hawaii Woman's Lobbying Of Trump Officials

An American consultant pleaded guilty Monday in an illicit lobbying effort to get the Trump administration to drop an investigation into the multibilliondollar looting of a Malaysian state investment fund, and to arrange for the return of a Chinese dissident living in the U.S.

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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia


By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents


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A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings


By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.


By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.


By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34OFiMu

American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing


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Sunday, August 30, 2020

US Nears 6 Million Covid-19 Cases, Death Toll Crosses 1,83,000

Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million, as countries tightened restrictions to halt the health crisis that has upended life for most of humanity.

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France Calls On Belarus To Reverse Measures Against Journalists

French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian condemned on Sunday what he called "arbitrary measures" taken by the Belarusian authorities against journalists, saying they violate press freedom.

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Jordan Reports Its Highest Daily Tally Of COVID-19 Cases

Jordan reported 73 new cases of COVID19 on Sunday, its highest daily tally since the start of the outbreak, the health ministry said.

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Lebanese Ambassador Adib Poised To Be Designated PM

Lebanon's ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is poised to be designated prime minister on Monday after winning the support of major parties to form a new government facing a crippling financial crisis and the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion.

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Saudi-led Coalition Destroys Explosive-laden Drone, Boat Launched By Yemen's Houthis - SPA

The Saudiled coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed an explosiveladen drone at Saudi Arabia's Abha international airport and a remotely controlled explosiveladen boat in the south of the Red Sea both launched by Iranaligned Houthis on Sunday, Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported.

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Trump Intel Chief Defends Briefings Ban, Democrats Raise Subpoena Threat

U.S. President Donald Trump's intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease inperson Congressional briefings on election security, while Democrats said the move would suppress critical information about foreign election meddling and warned they may subpoena testimony.

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Police Break Up Forest Rave In England Amid COVID-19 Clampdown

Police broke up an overnight illegal rave in a forest in eastern England on Sunday, days after the British government introduced tougher measures to target "serious breaches" of COVID19 restrictions, including 10,000pound ($13,000) fines.

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Rockets Fall Near Baghdad Airport, No Casualties

Two Katyusha rockets fell near Baghdad airport on Sunday but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said, the third such attack on sensitive sites in the capital this week.

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U.S. CDC Reports Coronavirus Deaths Increase By 1,006 To 182,149

The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus rose by 1,006 to 182,149 people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday, reporting a total of 5,934,824 cases, an increase of 44,292 from its previous count.

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No Corrections: Aug. 31, 2020


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Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military


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How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job


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Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz


By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2YOnXj6

I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.


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Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 35.42-Lakh Mark

Coronavirus India Live Updates: A record surge of 78,761 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours took India's Covid tally to 35,42,733, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday morning. This is...

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Trump Presses Law And Order Message As Protest Turns Deadly

A man was shot dead in the US city of Portland, police said Sunday, the latest violence to upend anti-racism protests as President Donald Trump presses an election message characterizing his...

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Princess Diana would have 'quickly instigated resolution' to sons Harry and William's war



PRINCESS Diana may have found a solution to the frosty relationship between Prince Harry and Prince William, her former bodyguard has claimed.

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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race


By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence


By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bbyA4D

Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship


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Nicola Sturgeon under fire: SNP hate bill TORN APART after major issues exposed



THE SNP has been attacked after major concerns were raised with a controversial new hate bill.

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Mexican Navy Sees Largest Command Yet For Female Commander

Mexicos Navy said Sunday it has named the first woman to command a coast guard cutter, the largest command yet for a female in the Mexican service.

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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain


By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJPdVW

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title


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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Separate Mob Attacks In Assam Within 48 Hours

Two incidents of mob attacks within the period of 48 hours have rocked northeast India's Assam. While Sabin Gour was killed after a family feud turned violent in central Assam's Biswanath, Majen Nath...

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Cop Killed In Action, 3 Terrorists Shot Dead In Encounter In J&K

A policeman died in the line of duty and three terrorists were shot dead in an overnight encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pantha Chowkarea after a joint team of the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force)...

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Maharashtra BJP Protests For Reopening Of Religious Places In State

The Maharashtra unit of the BJP on Saturday staged "ring the bell" agitation across the state to press its demand that religious places be reopened.

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End of BBC? Former No 10 advisor launches rival TV station to take on ‘woke’ Corporation



THE BBC is set to be rivalled by a secret new "impartial" television news channel organised by a former Government adviser.

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US Prosecutors Seek Tough Sentences for 4 US Cops Charged with Killing of George Floyd

The case is proceeding amid renewed fury over police violence against African Americans, galvanized by the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin this week.

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Brazil To Extend Coronavirus Economic Aid On Tuesday, Official Says

Brazil will officially announce on Tuesday the extension of an aid payment program designed to help people weather the economic damage of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a government official said on Saturday.

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A Picture And Its Story: The Despair Of A Rio Widow, In A City Struggling With Violence

For Ricardo Moraes, a veteran photographer who for 11 years has documented for Reuters life in Rio de Janeiro's often dangerous cinderblock slums known as "favelas", work began at about 6 a.m. on Thursday, when he heard a radio report of a hostage situation in Sao Carlos, a sprawling tangle of hillside homes near the city center.

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Divided Montenegro On Course For Knife-edge Election

Montenegrins go to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that looks too close to call, with neither the longruling proWestern party nor a rival proRussian alliance tipped to win a majority of seats.

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Nottingham Forest Fined Over Social Media Criticism Of VAR Official

Nottingham Forest were fined 750,000 pounds ($980,000) on Friday and warned over their future conduct after criticising VAR official Stuart ...