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Ginsburg’s Death and Trump’s Emerging Legal Coup D’Etat
CounterPunch 22 Sep 2020
On Friday, Supreme Court Justice, Ginsburg, died. Mitch McConnell are Donald Trump now moving rapidly to replace with a 3rd right wing nominee to the SCOTUS. Democrats mount feeble and futile defense, saying McConnell should not proceed with nomination based on McConnell’s own argument back in Feb ... 3 election ... mail voting will occur. ... Addendum ... Sep 19 ... 1....
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EU sanctions on Turkish shipping firm over Libya embargo are biased – Ankara
Russia Today 22 Sep 2020
Ankara said on Tuesday the European Union’s decision to impose sanctions on a Turkish firm accused of breaking a UN arms embargo on Libya was evidence of the EU’s “double standards.” ... Brussels has accused the company of using the ship to smuggle weapons to Libya. Ankara denied the arms-trafficking claim, saying it was carrying humanitarian aid....
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‘Peak stupid’: Gucci’s $1,400 ‘eco-friendly’ grass-stained jeans ridiculed on Twitter
Russia Today 22 Sep 2020
Gucci’s eco-friendly campaign to sell overused-looking overalls with fake grass stains for a whopping $1,400 has made the Italian fashion house a laughing stock on social media; people clearly did not appreciate the idea. What is selling for this price looks like a worn-out gardening outfit from the 80s or 90s ... Gucci denim overalls with grass stains....
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California wildfire threatening more than 1,000 homes
Las Vegas Sun 22 Sep 2020
Jerod Delay / U.S. Forest Service via AP. In this aerial photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, smoke from a wildfire is in part of Medicine Bow National Forest on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. The fire burning since last Thursday, prompting an evacuation order for a 300-square-mile portion of the forest in southeastern Wyoming ... Tuesday, Sept ... ....
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Blast rocks Hezbollah stronghold in south Lebanon
Yahoo Daily News 22 Sep 2020
BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion shook a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, sending thick grey smoke billowing over the village, but the cause was not clear. The blast occurred in the southern village of Ain Qana, above the port city of Sidon. There were no immediate reports of casualties ... ....
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he 'hears voices' in prison: psychiatrist
Gulf News 22 Sep 2020
London. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange complained of hearing imaginary voices and music while detained in a high-security British prison, a psychiatrist who has interviewed him told his extradition hearing on Tuesday ... Assange's suicidal impulses "arise out of clinical factors... ....
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China's labor program in Tibet has echoes of Xinjiang: Report
The Jakarta Post 22 Sep 2020
Shares. China is forcing Tibetan farmers and herders into labor programs similar to those used in troubled Xinjiang, a US research institute alleged Tuesday. The moves risk a "loss of cultural heritage" in the politically sensitive region, the group's report warned ... It didn't cite any comparable figures for previous years ... ... ....
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European Court of Justice backs French law regulating Airbnb
France24 22 Sep 2020
Europe's top court on Tuesday upheld France's law requiring municipal authorisation for short-term property rentals by platforms like Airbnb, a decision that may open the way for several European cities to take action. ... >> Read more ... Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo responded to the ruling on Twitter ... ....
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Critic of China’s president sentenced to 18 years in prison on corruption charges
The Los Angeles Times 22 Sep 2020
BEIJING — . The former chairman of a Chinese state-owned real estate company who publicly criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus crisis was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday on corruption charges, a court announced ... Dozens of journalists, labor and human rights activists and others have been imprisoned ... Times....
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German Police Inspecting Suspicious Parcel Delivered to Parliament
Sputnik 22 Sep 2020
BERLIN (Sputnik) - A suspicious parcel has been detected in the German parliament's premises and is currently undergoing a forensic inspection, Berlin Police said on Tuesday. . "I can confirm that the police are working on site, because a suspicious parcel was left in the mailbox of Bundestag [German parliament] ... ....
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'Trouble spelling': AOC hits back at ex-QAnon supporter and GOP candidate Marjorie Greene over 'dumb ...
The Independent 22 Sep 2020
New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has hit back at GOP candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene after the former QAnon supporter made an apparent jibe at the New Yorker's intellect ... "As a blonde woman, I would like to take a moment to thank Congresswoman AOC," she wrote ... Blondes everywhere appreciate your service and your sacrifice!" ... ....
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Spanish army to enforce lockdown in Madrid
The Independent 22 Sep 2020
Spain has requested its army’s help in enforcing coronavirus lockdown restrictions that were imposed in some parts of Madrid on Monday. The restrictions apply to poorer districts in the capital, sparking protests over the weekend against what residents described as discrimination against the poor ... Read more ... ‘The UK is going along the same lines’ ... ....
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Boris Johnson's early Christmas present to Britain: Six months of coronavirus gloom
CNN 22 Sep 2020
London (CNN)Faced with a surge in coronavirus cases across the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new measures to combat the virus, including a 10 p.m. curfew for restaurants and bars, and restrictions -- enforceable by the police -- on how people can socialize ... Masks are already required on public transport, and for customers in shops ... ....
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Germany tells Britain to "stop the games", time running out for deal
Yahoo Daily News 22 Sep 2020
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany's Europe Minister Michael Roth urged Britain on Tuesday to drop plans for a bill that would break the country's obligations to the European Union under its withdrawal treaty as time was running out to clinch an EU-Britain trade deal ... And that is totally unacceptable for us," Roth said ... ....
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Venezuela: Aggressive US sanctions won’t hinder free trade with Iran
Press TV 22 Sep 2020
Caracas has denounced the latest US sanctions against Venezuela and Iran as an act of “aggression,” saying such “arrogant” actions cannot prevent the South American country from exercising its right to forge economic relations with Iran or any other state ... US goes it alone after UN rejects demand to restore Iran sanctions ... www.presstv.ir ... ....
