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Energy Transfer Partners, the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, has sued Greenpeace and other environmental groups for “eco-terrorism” over their protests against the controversial pipeline.
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- Dutch police detain 2nd suspect after Rotterdam concert threat
- India’s top court rules privacy a fundamental right in blow to govt
- Qatar to return its envoy to Iran
- Amazon buyout of Whole Foods wins US regulatory approval
- Palestinians need Trump 2-state pledge before peace – officials
- Pakistan rejects role of ‘scapegoat for US failures’ in Afghanistan
- Black Lives Matter protesters target NFL headquarters in solidarity with Kaepernick
Hundreds of protesters called for a boycott of the NFL at the football league’s headquarters, in support of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is in danger of losing his career after refusing to stand for the national anthem. - Can’t hack it: US court orders hackers to leave Microsoft computers & trademarks alone
An alleged Russian hacking group has been permanently banned from hacking Microsoft computers or using their trademarks, after Microsoft won a major US court victory. Now the tech giant is legally entitled to “command and control” the hackers’ domains. - ‘We are one people’: Trump pushes civic nationalism in American Legion speech (VIDEO)
President Donald Trump outlined his principles of patriotism in a speech to the American Legion, saying Americans are not defined by their skin color. This after Trump was accused of failing to unequivocally condemn white nationalists in Charlottesville. - Federal court rejects revised Texas voter ID law, state plans to appeal
For the second time, a federal judge in Texas tossed out one of the most restrictive voter ID laws in the country, ruling that it discriminated against Hispanics and African-Americans. Texas' attorney general promised to appeal the ruling.
- Federal court rejects revised Texas voter ID law, state plans to appealFor the second time, a federal judge in Texas tossed out one of the most restrictive voter ID laws in the country, ruling that it discriminated against Hispanics and African-Americans. Texas' attorney general promised to appeal the ruling.
- US institution expelled from Cambodia amid increasing anti-Western sentiment
Cambodian PM Hun Sen ordered the US-funded National Democratic Institute to pack up and leave the country in the latest move by the government railing against American interests, ahead of what are expected to be hotly contested elections next year. - Black Lives Matter protesters target NFL headquarters in solidarity with KaepernickHundreds of protesters called for a boycott of the NFL at the football league’s headquarters, in support of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is in danger of losing his career after refusing to stand for the national anthem.
- US & Canadian diplomats in Cuba diagnosed with brain injuries, nerve damage – reports
Diplomats stationed in Havana, Cuba, have suffered a number of strange ailments that have caused many to leave the country with permanent physical damage. Officials are reportedly investigating whether the symptoms were caused by sonic attacks. - 9yo Russian boy’s father killed in LAPD manhunt after mother’s suspected murder
Los Angeles police have fatally shot a 48-year-old father who was with his 9-year-old son whom he allegedly abducted from his estranged wife, found dead at her home. The boy and his deceased parents were confirmed to be Russian citizens by the Russian consulate. - DAPL protesters sued for being ‘eco-terrorists’ by company behind pipelineEnergy Transfer Partners, the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, has sued Greenpeace and other environmental groups for “eco-terrorism” over their protests against the controversial pipeline.
- ‘We are one people’: Trump pushes civic nationalism in American Legion speech (VIDEO)President Donald Trump outlined his principles of patriotism in a speech to the American Legion, saying Americans are not defined by their skin color. This after Trump was accused of failing to unequivocally condemn white nationalists in Charlottesville.
- Can’t hack it: US court orders hackers to leave Microsoft computers & trademarks aloneAn alleged Russian hacking group has been permanently banned from hacking Microsoft computers or using their trademarks, after Microsoft won a major US court victory. Now the tech giant is legally entitled to “command and control” the hackers’ domains.
- Ouch! Phoenix rally protester gets pepper bullet to the groin (VIDEO)
One protester in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday inspired a collective wince on social media when video emerged of him getting shot in the groin with a pepper bullet fired by police. - Arizona ban on Mexican-American studies ruled unconstitutional – judge
Racial discrimination was behind an Arizona school district’s decision to ban Mexican-American history studies in Tucson schools, and was unconstitutional. The ban violated the First and Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, according to a federal judge. - UN criticizes Trump for ‘failure’ to unequivocally condemn racist speech
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has said that the US leadership failed to unconditionally condemn white supremacists in Charlottesville and across the country. - Alaska’s thawing permafrost could be gone in decades – study
The permafrost that covers great swaths of Siberia, northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland is warming twice as fast as other parts of the planet and could be gone by midcentury, causing more warming and releasing gigatonnes of carbon dioxide and methane.
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- The Big Picture
The hottest political show in the US finds new home with RT. The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann...How much longer will Republicans let the Trump circus last?Thom talks to Charles Sauer of the Market Institute and Derrick Hollie of Reaching America about Trump’s rally in Phoenix, Arizona and a scam brewing in the Treasury Department that would help bankers and not the people. Then, Thom discusses... - Watching the Hawks
The hosts, Tyrel Ventura, Sean Stone and Tabetha Wallace along with their guests are your eyes and...More dollars, less sense & outtakes in outrage (E548)Tyrel Ventura & Tabetha Wallace take note of expansions and upgrades planned for Guantanamo Bay. Across the airwaves, outrage is the gold standard as ESPN reassigns politically incorrectly named employees, and the Navy stages personnel kabuki....
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RT America -- August 23, 2017
White House cuts aid to Egypt over human rights violations
The Trump administration has announced that Egypt could see an enormous reduction in US military and economic aid. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump's senior advisor Jared Kushner met...
RT America -- August 22, 2017
US State Department ‘in limbo regarding Afghanistan’ – analyst
In Trump’s Afghanistan policy speech, he suggested that he would try to hold Pakistan to account in the regional conflict as prior US administrations had not. But...
RT America -- August 18, 2017
Charlottesville police didn’t lack firepower - investigative journalist
Charlottesville officials have claimed that police were outgunned and outmanned and that this contributed to poor crowd control during the weekend’s violent...
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