(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s next round of tariffs on Chinese imports is scheduled to take effect starting on Sunday, escalating the trade war between the world’s two largest economies with a big hit to consumer goods. FILE PHOTO: A “Made in China” sign is seen on a box at a stall inside an…
Archives for August 2019
Thousands protest British PM Johnson’s move to suspend parliament
August 31, 2019 by
LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – Thousands of people across Britain and Northern Ireland protested on Saturday against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament for about a month before the deadline for the country to leave the European Union. Anti-Brexit protestors demonstrate outside the gates of Downing Street at Whitehall in London, Britain, August 31, 2019.…
Thousands of Russians rally to demand free elections
August 31, 2019 by
People attend a rally to demand authorities allow opposition candidates to run in the upcoming local election and release protesters, who were detained during recent demonstrations, in Moscow, Russia August 31, 2019. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaMOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Russians took to the streets of central Moscow on Saturday to demand free elections to the capital’s…
‘Tardigrades on the Moon Is Not Good’
August 31, 2019 by
Earth rises above the lunar horizon in an image captured during the Apollo 11 mission, July 1969 (NASA) ‘Planetary protection’ rules are making it difficult to explore space.On April 11, 2019, the Israeli SpaceIL company’s Beresheet (Hebrew for “In the Beginning”) lunar lander crashed on the Moon. Beresheet’s payload, supplied by the non-profit Arch Mission…
North Korea says Pompeo’s remarks make talks with U.S. more difficult
August 31, 2019 by
SEOUL (Reuters) – A recent remark by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about “North Korea’s rogue behavior” will make talks with the United States more difficult, the North’s KCNA news agency on Saturday quoted its vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, as saying. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks following a meeting of…
Britain’s finance minister Javid says he has fantastic relationship with PM Johnson
August 31, 2019 by
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Sajid Javid on Saturday he had a “fantastic” relationship with Boris Johnson after reports of a furious argument with the prime minister after the sacking of one of his aides. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid arrives at SGS College Filton, where Javid himself was a student, in…
‘Uncaring’ 911 dispatcher lectures drowning woman moments before she died
August 31, 2019 by
Police released disturbing audio of an Arkansas woman who called for help in the final moments of her life, drowning in her car, only to be met with mockery and disdain by the dispatcher.Debbie Stevens, 47, was on her regular paper route in Fort Smith Saturday, Aug. 24 when a flash flood swept up her car. Panicking,…
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Camille Kostek says she was once told by an agency to gain weight
August 31, 2019 by
Before Camille Kostek was named Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s newest cover girl, she struggled to be accepted as a model.“In February of 2017, I was still not represented,” the 27-year-old told Ocean Drive for their September 2019 issue. “An agency in LA asked me how I would feel about gaining weight because the plus-size initiative was flourishing. It felt like…
‘Will & Grace’ star Eric McCormack slammed after calling for blacklisting of Trump donors in Hollywood
August 31, 2019 by
“Will & Grace” star Eric McCormack drew comparisons to the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy on Friday after calling for the boycotting of those in Hollywood who attend an upcoming California fundraiser for President Trump.Canadian-born McCormack, 56, said he wants the Trump donors’ names revealed so “the rest of us can be clear about who we don’t wanna…
Top Trump aide reportedly most scared of Kamala Harris: She’s ‘the least flawed’ of 2020 Dems
August 31, 2019 by
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., was the scariest would-be opponent for President Trump’s reelection bid, one of the president’s top campaign officials has reportedly said.“The one who scares me the most in the general is Kamala Harris,” the official said. Described by The Washington Times as a “key player” in Trump’s campaign, the official said Harris was the “least flawed”…
DNC Embraces ‘Religiously Unaffiliated,’ Belittles Americans of Faith
August 31, 2019 by
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unanimously passed a resolution August 24 that embraced “religiously unaffiliated” voters and belittled Americans of faith. The resolution proclaimed that 70 percent of “religiously unaffiliated” Americans share the values of the Democrat Party. ‘The religiously unaffiliated demographic represents the largest religious group within the Democratic Party, growing from 19% in 2007…
Dr. Scott Barbour: Trump Is Our Last Chance to Save Health Care
August 31, 2019 by
“If we have one more cycle where we fail to reform our health care in a proper direction, you’re going to see the extinction of the doctor-patient relationship,” warned Dr. Scott Barbour, an Atlanta-based orthopedic surgeon, in a Friday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow. He was joined by Alfredo Ortiz,…
Pentagon Sprinting to Catch Up with China on Artificial Intelligence
August 31, 2019 by
The U.S. military is sprinting to keep up with China on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, which will be crucial to maintaining a military edge over near-peer competitors, according to a briefing by the director of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). “Leadership in the military application of AI is critical to…
ABC Arrangements for Democrat Debate Stage: Yang Moves Up, Beto Down
August 31, 2019 by
The Democratic National Committee((DNC) notified the ten Democrats who qualified for the next debate on September 12 in Houston and also unveiled the way the candidates will be arranged on stage. Former Vice President Joe Biden, who is leading in the polls, will be in the center flanked by Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) on his…
Immigration Sean Spicer’s Cha-Cha May Not Be Enough For His New Role On ‘DWTS’ — He’s Already Getting Backlash
August 30, 2019 by
August 21, 2019 11:24 AM ET Former White House Press Sec. Sean Spicer is throwing all caution to the wind. That’s right, he’ll be on the new season of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” along with supermodel Christie Brinkley and ABC’s “The Bachelorette” Hannah Brown. Another big name in the cast is Khloé Kardashian‘s ex, Lamar ‘I…
Immigration Twitter, Blocked In China, Takes Ad Dollars From State Run Chinese Media
August 30, 2019 by
August 19, 2019 12:18 PM ET Twitter is promoting tweets from China’s largest state news agency that depict pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong as violent. The social media company is promoting the tweets even though Twitter is officially banned from China. Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube, Tumblr and Snapchat are also prohibited from doing business in…
Life on ‘paedophile island’ revealed in new photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s St Barts mansion
August 30, 2019 by
A secret trove of photographs from paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s Caribbean sex island show the disgraced financier larking around with several alleged ‘sex slaves’ just months after being charged with abusing a large number of teenage girls. The never-before-seen cache provide a visual record of daily life in the seedy orbit of the morally-bankrupt billionaire, who killed himself…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has his own account HACKED
August 30, 2019 by
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey retweets that ‘Nazi Germany did nothing wrong’ and controversial YouTube star James Charles has a ‘nice booty’ after his own account is HACKEDAt around 4pm on Friday, a series of offensive tweets and retweets were blitzed across Twitter and remained on the CEO’s page for roughly 15 minutes Some tweets had racist…
Dorian strengthens to Category 4 hurricane | TheHill
August 30, 2019 by
Hurricane Dorian was upgraded to a Category 4 storm as it makes its way toward Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced Friday evening. The NHC said the “extremely dangerous” storm has maximum sustained winds near 130 mph.#Dorian has strengthened to an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane. For details go to:https://t.co/PVkIJ0K5Oc— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August…
Trump says trade talks with China have helped limit violence in Hong Kong | TheHill
August 30, 2019 by
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump to host Kuwait’s leader at White House in September West Virginia governor poll: Manchin leads GOP incumbent Justice by 10 points US service member killed in combat in Afghanistan MORE said Friday that his efforts to pressure China into a deal on trade has led Beijing to try to limit the…
China’s factory activity shrinks for fourth month as trade pressure mounts
August 30, 2019 by
BEIJING (Reuters) – Factory activity in China shrank in August for the fourth month in a row as the United States ramped up trade pressure and domestic demand remained sluggish, pointing to a further slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. FILE PHOTO: A worker welds automobile parts at a workshop manufacturing automobile accessories in Huaibei,…
Charleston mass shooting victims can sue U.S. over gun purchase: court
August 30, 2019 by
(Reuters) – Survivors of a 2015 mass shooting at a South Carolina church can sue the U.S. government over its alleged negligence in allowing Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine African-Americans, a federal appeals court said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Dylann Roof sits in the court room at the Charleston…
Democratic National Committee opposes Iowa, Nevada vote-by-phone plans
August 30, 2019 by
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic National Committee officials on Friday rejected plans to let people participate in Iowa’s and Nevada’s early caucuses by phone because of security concerns, drawing fire from at least one candidate for leaving voters out of the party’s presidential contest. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at his…
Google to pay up to $200 million to FTC on YouTube probe: source
August 30, 2019 by
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will spend up to $200 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube’s alleged violation of a children’s privacy law, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Google logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., November 1, 2018.…
Exclusive: Saudi Aramco board sees too many risks for New York IPO – sources
August 30, 2019 by
DUBAI/LONDON/RIYADH (Reuters) – The board of Saudi Aramco has determined that listing the state energy giant in New York would carry too many legal risks to make it a realistic option, five sources said, although they said a final decision lay with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. FILE PHOTO: An Aramco oil tank is seen at…
What Was Free about Our Trade Relationship with China before Trump?
August 30, 2019 by
Shipping containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China, August 6, 2019. (Aly Song/Reuters) China is following a familiar development script: invest in and protect industries that give the nation a strategic advantage.In a long and blistering essay at The Bulwark, Thomas A. Firey takes aim at the Trump administration and its supporters,…
China’s service sector activity grows at quicker pace in August: official PMI
August 30, 2019 by
FILE PHOTO: A waiter prepares a table for service at Haidilao’s new artificial intelligence hotpot restaurant in Beijing, China, November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jason LeeBEIJING (Reuters) – Growth in China’s services sector activity picked up for the first time in five months in August, official data showed on Saturday, cushioning some of the economic impact from…
Actress Valerie Harper of ‘Mary Tyler Moore show,’ dies at 80
August 30, 2019 by
(Reuters) – Actress Valerie Harper, who won four Emmy awards playing budding feminist Rhoda Morgenstern on the classic 1970s TV series “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and her own spinoff sitcom, died on Friday at the age of 80. FILE PHOTO: Actress Valerie Harper takes part in the 82nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade in Los…
Trump says personal assistant was ‘drinking’ when she made ‘hurtful’ comments
August 30, 2019 by
President Trump on Friday expressed disappointment over what he described as the “unfortunate” departure this week of his personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout over “hurtful” comments she made to reporters at a recent off-the-record gathering, saying Westerhout explained to him she was “drinking” at the time.TRUMP’S PERSONAL ASSISTANT LEAVES WHITE HOUSE “She told me she was very upset,”…
Hurricane Dorian strengthens to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm
August 30, 2019 by
Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 130 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced Friday night.The NHC statement said the storm’s change in intensity was detected by hurricane hunter aircraft, The news raised fears that Dorian could become the most powerful hurricane to hit Florida’s east…