Month: September 2020

Read More David Smith’s sketch: The stage dressed to recall Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the president portrayed her arch-conservative successor as the embodiment of feminist virtue Report: Trump names Barrett, stoking liberal backlash Spotlight falls on secretive Catholic group People of Praise For liberal America, it was a ceremony of unseemly haste to rank with Hamlet…

Read More Tursunay Ziyawudun is among a small number of former detainees who have left China and spoken publicly about their experiences in internment camps in the Xinjiang region. View Entire Post › Tursunay Ziyawudun is among a small number of former detainees who have left China and spoken publicly about their experiences in internment…

Read MoreTwenty-five arrest warrants for the first time include members of Mexico’s military and federal police force.Twenty-five arrest warrants for the first time include members of Mexico’s military and federal police force.

Read MorePolice kept up barricades and a curfew remains in effect as Louisville, Kentucky, prepares for a fourth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge the officers who shot Breonna TaylorPolice kept up barricades and a curfew remains in effect as Louisville, Kentucky, prepares for a fourth night of protests after a…

Read MoreUS President Donald Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to be the new Supreme Court justice.US President Donald Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to be the new Supreme Court justice.

Read More<p>Attorney general had called on public not to listen to celebrities’ comments on Taylor case</p><p>Attorney general had called on public not to listen to celebrities’ comments on Taylor case</p>

Read MoreReactions are pouring in about Donald Trump’s Supreme Court justice nominee, conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett.Reactions are pouring in about Donald Trump’s Supreme Court justice nominee, conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Read MoreThe 48-year-old judge and former law professor from Indiana is a favourite of social conservatives.The 48-year-old judge and former law professor from Indiana is a favourite of social conservatives.

Read More The Republican National Committee is putting Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation fight front and center with voters just weeks before Election Day. The confirmation battle will be featured in a new $10 million RNC digital ad campaign to encourage battleground state voters to return vote-by-mail ballots or go to the polls. The…

Read More President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday evening, igniting what is set to be a titanic fight in the Senate over filling the seat left open after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, just weeks before Election Day. With Barrett standing beside him in the…

Read MoreJudge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has been on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 2017Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has been on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 2017

Read MoreBarrett, 48, is a constitutional scholar and conservative jurist who Trump named to the federal appeals bench in 2017.Barrett, 48, is a constitutional scholar and conservative jurist who Trump named to the federal appeals bench in 2017.

Read More President urges greater checks for sabotage before displaced people are returned Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 11 people in northeastern Nigeria in an attack on a security convoy that was taking people displaced by an insurgency back to their homes, police and security sources said on Saturday. Islamic State, to whom…

Read MoreThe convoy was taking people displaced by an armed uprising back to their homes in Baga, Borno state.The convoy was taking people displaced by an armed uprising back to their homes in Baga, Borno state.

Read MoreUS officials reportedly indicated they want Khartoum to open ties with Israel following the UAE and Bahrain.US officials reportedly indicated they want Khartoum to open ties with Israel following the UAE and Bahrain.

Read More<p>Singer posts blistering ‘hollow skull’ message to her 87.4m followers</p><p>Singer posts blistering ‘hollow skull’ message to her 87.4m followers</p>

Read More (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Dozens of people wearing militarized body armor are arriving early for a right-wing rally Saturday in Portland, Oregon that is expected to attract thousands who support President Donald Trump and his “law and order” reelection campaign as tensions boil over nationwide following the decision not to charge officers in Louisville,…

Read More The acting prime minister failed to form a government from among the feuding political blocs that have led the country to ruin Lebanon’s prime minister designate, Mustapha Adib, has stood down after failing to form a government in a month of negotiations, in a further blow to a country reeling under the weight…

Read MoreUkraine’s president visited the lone survivor of the crash in a military hospital, posting a picture of the 20-year-old.Ukraine’s president visited the lone survivor of the crash in a military hospital, posting a picture of the 20-year-old.

Read MoreThe rapper says she was shot in the feet by fellow artist Tory Lanez, who denies the accusation.The rapper says she was shot in the feet by fellow artist Tory Lanez, who denies the accusation.

Read More<p>Metropolitan Police sergeant’s native premier ‘incredibly sad’ to hear of his death</p><p>Metropolitan Police sergeant’s native premier ‘incredibly sad’ to hear of his death</p>

Read More The Canadian prime minister argued in a U.N. speech that COVID-19 is a “wake-up call” that current global systems simply don’t work anymore. The Canadian prime minister argued in a U.N. speech that COVID-19 is a “wake-up call” that current global systems simply don’t work anymore.

Read More<p>Shawn Myers argued with police and told more than 50 guests they could stay</p><p>Shawn Myers argued with police and told more than 50 guests they could stay</p>

Read More<p>Some communities risk being left out of immunisation efforts</p><p>Some communities risk being left out of immunisation efforts</p>

Read More A Minnesota public health survey of the impact of COVID-19 has been halted after several incidents in which surveyors of color were intimidated or called racial slurs, state health officials confirm to TIME. The Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response survey, or CASPER survey, was scheduled to run between Sept. 14 and…

Read MoreItaly’s coronavirus “Patient No. 1,” whose case confirmed one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks was underway, is taking part in a 112-mile relay race as a sign of hope for COVID victims after he himself recovered from weeks in intensive careItaly’s coronavirus “Patient No. 1,” whose case confirmed one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks…

Read More Jessika Aro was to receive the award in March 2019, but the state department took it away after finding tweets attacking the presidentThe US state department “owes an apology” to a Finnish journalist who saw the International Women of Courage Award, bestowed in part for her work on Russia, taken away because she…

Read More<p>Impact of new measures on gathering in synagogues unclear as Yom Kippur approaches</p><p>Impact of new measures on gathering in synagogues unclear as Yom Kippur approaches</p>

Read MoreTwo people were seriously injured in the attack near the Paris ex-offices of the satirical magazine.Two people were seriously injured in the attack near the Paris ex-offices of the satirical magazine.

Read More<p>‘The samba schools are community institutions and the parades are just one detail of that,’ says historian&nbsp;</p><p>‘The samba schools are community institutions and the parades are just one detail of that,’ says historian&nbsp;</p>

Read More Colleges across the country are struggling to salvage the fall semester amid skyrocketing coronavirus cases, entire dorm complexes and frat houses under quarantine, and flaring tensions with local community leaders over the spread of the disease. Institutions across the nation saw spikes of thousands of cases days after opening their doors in the…

Read More Governments struggle to tackle the might of the tech giants when it comes to protecting users’ data Last month, the Irish data protection commissioner (DPC) sent Facebook a preliminary order ordering it to stop sending the data of its European users to the US. This was a big deal, because in order to…

Read MoreSpeakers criticized government-imposed restrictions as an overreaction to the pandemic that needlessly restricted the public’s human rights and freedom of expression.Speakers criticized government-imposed restrictions as an overreaction to the pandemic that needlessly restricted the public’s human rights and freedom of expression.

Read More LONDON) — Thousands gathered Saturday at London’s Trafalgar Square to protest lockdowns and social distancing rules imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19. London’s Metropolitan Police has warned demonstrators to follow social-distancing rules. Police said before the event that officers will first engage with people and explain the social distancing rules, but they…

Read More LONDON) — Thousands gathered Saturday at London’s Trafalgar Square to protest lockdowns and social distancing rules imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19. London’s Metropolitan Police has warned demonstrators to follow social-distancing rules. Police said before the event that officers will first engage with people and explain the social distancing rules, but they…