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GOP continues to slam 'Green New Deal' ahead of potential Senate vote
The joint resolution by Democrats was proposed last week by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts Sen. The plan calls for a New Deal-style mobilization to shift the US economy away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal and replace them with renewable sources such as wind and solar power. [Full Article...]
Children in Texas reportedly found locked in dog kennels
Antisemitic incidents up 74% in France
The vandalism follows a string of widely reported acts of anti-Semitism in recent months committed in France , home to the world's largest Jewish population outside Israel and America. "When the hatred of the Jews overlaps with the hatred of democracy, the vocabulary of the fachosphere (the sphere of fascists) is found on the walls", Potier wrote. [Full Article...]
Maria Ressa, journalist and Duterte critic, arrested in Philippines
Ressa, 55, is a former CNN bureau chief. She was among four journalists, including the murdered Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi , named by Time magazineas Person of the Year for 2018 . Ressa's arrest does not indicate suppression of the press, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told local media . In addition to the "cyber libel" case, Ressa and Rappler are facing five charges of tax viola... [Full Article...]
Iran bombing kills at least 20 Revolutionary Guard members
The Revolutionary Guards branch in south-eastern Iran said in a statement that a unit of its ground forces had been returning from the Pakistan border area on Wednesday when a vehicle filled with explosives blew up beside their bus. The force also operates outside of Iran's borders in countries such as Iraq and Syria and runs a vast business empire. Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson ... [Full Article...]
US Charges Former Air Force Intel Officer With Spying for Iran
The US Justice Department charged a former Air Force intelligence official Wednesday with spying for Iran , saying she exposed a fellow US agent and helped the Revolutionary Guard target her former colleagues for cyber attacks. propaganda" and flipping United States intelligence officers into turncoat spies. "She made a decision to turn against the United States and shift her loyalty to Iran", ... [Full Article...]
Woman who threw chair from high-rise balcony surrenders to police
After the video went viral, police asked the woman in the footage to surrender. The video shows her standing next to police inside the building through a window, wearing heavy makeup with her hair exposed. The Toronto police have thanked the public for their assistance identifying the woman. "We want to give her the opportunity to speak to her lawyer and then come in on her own volition", Hopkinso... [Full Article...]
US Hunter Pays $110K to Kill 'Screw Horn Goat'
The animal was shot dead during a tourist expedition to Gilgit-Baltistan, a northern Himalayan region in Pakistan . Mr Harlan also said his visit to the country along others should boost tourism in the country, which has been ailing in the country since 9/11, according to local hunters in the region. [Full Article...]