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What To Make Of Trump's Misogynist Statements About Sen. Harris, And Two Less Qualified Candidates
WorldNews.com 14 Aug 2020
These misogynist norms pervade various aspects of our lives, including sex, medicine, home life, criminal justice, the workplace, and yes politics.In fact, and just as racism and brutality has been institutionalized, so has radical masculinist behavior and misogyny ... (Dallas Darling is the author of Politics 501....
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Iran threatens ‘dangerous future’ for UAE after Israel deal
Wtop 15 Aug 2020
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard vowed on Saturday that there would be dangerous consequences for the United Arab Emirates after it announced a historic deal with Israel to open up diplomatic relations ... Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has also condemned the Emirati move ... Source ....
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Climate change: Greenland's ice has melted past the point of no return
France24 15 Aug 2020photo: AP / Patrick Semansky
'I have more Indians than she has': Donald Trump takes a swipe at Kamala Harris
International Business Times 15 Aug 2020
US President Donald Trump attacked Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris, saying "no one will be safe in Biden's America" adding that the California Senator is a "step worse" ... She is of Indian heritage ... "This guy has been taking your dignity away and your respect... Related ... Donald Trump. ....
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US seizes Iranian fuel from ships headed to Venezuela
Gulf News 15 Aug 2020
A warrant dated July 1 that approved the operation said the fuel could be secured by US government personnel, contractors or others appointed by the court ... Ships loading and carrying Iranian oil often operate with their GPS locaters shut off when loading their cargo in the Persian Gulf....
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Donald Trump visits ailing brother Robert at New York hospital
Independent online (SA) 15 Aug 2020
New York - President Donald Trump paid a visit Friday to his brother, Robert Trump, at a New York hospital after administration officials said the president's youngest brother was "very ill.". The president entered New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan wearing a face mask on Friday afternoon ... He's in the hospital right now....
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Belarus’ Lukashenko says he is being targeted by ‘color revolution’, seeks to join forces with Putin
Russia Today 15 Aug 2020
Mass anti-government protests in Belarus are actually a “color revolution” in action, and Russia may be the next target if the country fails to halt its progress, President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed ... “Don’t you lull us with [talk about] peaceful action and demonstrations ... If you like this story, share it with a friend!. ....
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US calls for credible probe into Beirut blast
The Jerusalem Post 15 Aug 2020
"We can never go back to an era in which anything goes at the port or the borders of Lebanon that had to contribute to this situation," said David Hale, UN Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, after visiting the port ... POLITICAL VACUUM....
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US, Poland Sign Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
Voa News 15 Aug 2020
The United States and Poland signed a recently negotiated Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) Saturday in Warsaw. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak inked the agreement after brief remarks by President Andrzej Duda. “The United States values our strong bilateral relationship with Poland ... ....
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Evenepoel plunges into ravine on Tour of Lombardy
Supersport 15 Aug 2020
Race favourite Remco Evenepoel of Belgium was rushed to hospital after crashing his bike into a wall and plunging into a ravine on the Tour of Lombardy classic on Saturday.","content"."Race ......
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Chuck Norris appears in bizarre YouTube VIDEO threatening to make Belarusian President Lukashenko ‘cry’
Russia Today 15 Aug 2020
Hollywood star Chuck Norris has filmed himself making a thinly veiled threat against Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko, who is facing intense protests following accusations of election fraud. In the clip, posted on YouTube, Norris did not mention Lukashenko by name ... “You know that when I slice onions, onions cry....
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Failure to extend arms embargo on Iran a serious mistake - Pompeo
The Star 15 Aug 2020
WARSAW (Reuters) - The failure to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran was a serious mistake, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday. "It's a serious mistake, we regret that," he told news conference during a visit to Poland ... ....
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Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end with no Abe apology
The Himalayan 15 Aug 2020
TOKYO. Japan on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito expressing “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions at a somber annual ceremony curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. Naruhito pledged to reflect on the war’s events and expressed hope that the tragedy would never be repeated ... ....
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Russia produces first batch of Covid-19 vaccine
Dawn 15 Aug 2020
Russia has produced the first batch of its new vaccine for Covid-19, the Interfax news agency quoted the health ministry as saying on Saturday, hours after the ministry reported the start of manufacturing ... Russia has said the vaccine, the first for the coronavirus to go into production, will be rolled out by the end of this month ... ....
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Meghan Markle criticises 'toxic' media as she says she is 'happy to be home' and can now 'use her voice'
Yahoo Daily News 15 Aug 2020
Meghan Markle has revealed she is “happy to be home” after a long absence from the US, saying she was ready to use her voice in a way she had “not been able to of late.” ... "To come back and to just see this state of affairs, I think at the onset, if I'm being honest, it was just devastating ... So, yeah, it’s good to be home.” ... - AFP. More ... She went on ... ....
