Month: July 2020
Woman in her 20s dies of heatstroke on West Bank hike
Hiker was found unconscious at Wadi Qelt during heatwave; police investigating
Read MoreVideo resurfaces of Trump struggling to vote in person in 2004 as he ramps up attacks on mail-in voting – CNN
Video resurfaces of Trump struggling to vote in person in 2004 as he ramps up attacks on mail-in voting CNN Trump suggests delaying election over mail-in voting Fox News Republicans openly challenge Trump’s tweet on delaying election CNN Trump Might Try to Postpone
Read MoreAmazon gains FCC approval for Kuiper internet satellite constellation and commits $10 billion to the project
Amazon has received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch and operate a planned constellation of 3,236 internet satellites. That’s the backbone of Amazon’s Project Kuiper, an initiative to create a satellite-based broadband internet service designed to
Read MoreCiting COVID-19, Hong Kong postpones elections to 2021
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections by one year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong government is invoking an emergency ordinance in delaying the elections. Lam said
Read MoreTwitter finally bans former KKK leader, David Duke
Twitter has confirmed it has permanently banned the account of David Duke, former leader of white supremacist hate group the Ku Klux Klan. Duke had operated freely on its platform for years — amassing a following of around 53k and
Read More1 Marine dead and 8 others missing after amphibious vehicle accident off California coast – CNN
1 Marine dead and 8 others missing after amphibious vehicle accident off California coast CNN Marine Corps ‘mishap’ off California coast leaves at least 1 dead, 8 missing: military Fox News Eight marines missing, one dead after training accident in California CBS This
Read MoreHighway to hell? Road-building in Cairo’s City of the Dead raises alarm
Government razes hundreds of graves as families rush to move bodies of their loved ones; preservationists say valuable historical sites might be lost
Read MoreIran’s Khamanei says sanctions failed, no talks with Trump
Iran will not open talks with the United States that will only benefit Donald Trump, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday, insisting the US president’s sanctions policy had failed. Decades-old tensions between Tehran and Washington have soared in the
Read MoreRepublicans and White House at Odds Over Kansas Senate Race
Some in the G.O.P. want President Trump to endorse the opponent of Kris Kobach, who they worry could cost them a traditionally safe Senate seat. So far, the White House has declined to do so.
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