One word summarizes it up for many front pages, but pro-Trump papers insist the Senate trial will be a’ funeral’ for the Democrats There was not much debate on the top story in the US on Thursday morning, with the two elections to impeach Donald Trump getting near universal coverage. …
Read More »Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced To Two Years In Prison
PA The rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine- real identify Daniel Hernandez- has been given a two-year prison sentence as well as five years of supervised release following accuses of federal racketeering. After his release from prison, Hernandez, 23, has been ordered to serve 300 hours of community service and to pay a …
Read More »What could the US afford if it raised billionaires’ taxes? We do the math
If the richest 1% of American households paid at the same rates they done so in the 40 s and 50 s, the alter could be transformative “Every billionaire is a policy failure.” So says a key adviser to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Ocasio-Cortez herself says that it’s incorrect to have …
Read More »Afghanistan papers detail US dysfunction: ‘We did not know what we were doing’
A key theme of the trove of documents wrote this week was the lack of coherence in Washington’s approach to Afghanistan from the outset In the midst of Barack Obama’s much-vaunted military surge against the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2010, Hayam Mohammed, an elder from Panjwai near the Pakistani border …
Read More »Ring hackers are reportedly watching and talking to strangers via in-home cameras
Hackers are using two-way talk function to wake people up in the middle of the night and watch unsuspecting children Hackers are tapping in to cameras intended for home security, talking to children through the devices and even falling racist remarks, according to multiple news reports. The intended purpose of …
Read More »Nearly 700,000 Americans to lose food stamps under new Trump policy
Move will restriction countries from exempting work-eligible adults from having to maintain steady employment to receive benefits Hundreds of thousands of Americans who are dependent upon the federal food stamp program will lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients. The move …
Read More »George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin’s family for $100m
Man who was cleared of murdering unarmed black teenager launchings lawsuit against household, their solicitor and prosecutors George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer cleared of murdering an unarmed blacknes teen in one of Florida’s most high-profile criminal cases, launched a $100 m litigation on Wednesday against the dead boy’s family, …
Read More »Trump impeachment: Republicans dig in as hopes of bipartisan support dashed
Schiff readies report and White House prepares for trialAnalysis: Republicans’ top six impeachment misrepresentationsOpinion: Impeachment evidences US officials at the most appropriate Congressional Republicans dug deep in defense of Donald Trump over the weekend, frustrating Democratic hopes that the impeachment investigation would build bipartisan corroborate following weeks of testament laying …
Read More »Trump impeachment inquiry: powerful testimony on final day of public hearings – video
The fifth period of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump checked powerful testimony from Fiona Hill, a former National Security Council official and former top Russia expert in the White House, and David Holmes, a state department aide in Kyiv. Both spoke of Gordon Sondland, the diplomat …
Read More »Impeachment testimony takeaways: Fiona Hill says Ukraine scheme ‘very clear’
The former National Security Council official provided some of the most explosive testimony yet The fifth, and perhaps final, period of public hearings in the impeachment investigation into Donald Trump was one of the most explosive. Here are five key takeaways 😛 TAGEND Continue reading … Read more: theguardian.com
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