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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.
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- 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
- France’s Macron calls labor rules a betrayal of EU principles
- Erdogan conveys Turkey’s unease over US support for Kurdish militants
- DAPL protesters sued for being ‘eco-terrorists’ by company behind pipeline
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. - ‘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 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. - 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.
- 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 – judgeRacial 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 speechThe 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. - ‘Nobody will like’ govt shutdown over border wall, Senate Dems leader says
Shutting down the US government over funding for the border wall will be a move “nobody will like,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has warned, after President Donald Trump said he was willing to do so at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona. - Tear gas & violence at Arizona anti-Trump protest, but no gunshots
Protests against President Donald Trump during his rally in Phoenix, Arizona turned violent in some places, but no gunfire was reported – despite the presence of heavily armed militia among the demonstrators. - Kushner meets with Egyptian officials amid dispute over slashed American aid
US President Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo. The visit comes shortly after the Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued a statement criticizing the US for cutting aid. - Unrepentant Trump fires back at media over Charlottesville, hints at Arpaio pardon in Phoenix
President Donald Trump hammered the “very dishonest media” as he repeated his statements on deadly political violence in Charlottesville. The crowd in Phoenix were also thrilled to hear Trump say ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio “is going to be just fine.” - Police fire tear gas at anti-Trump protesters after POTUS holds Phoenix rally
Phoenix, Arizona police have deployed tear gas against a group of protesters who gathered outside the venue for President Donald Trump’s rally. Some of the protesters reportedly threw objects at police.
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The hosts, Tyrel Ventura, Sean Stone and Tabetha Wallace along with their guests are your eyes and...Warhawking Afghanistan & the farm state (E547)Tyrel Ventura & Tabetha Wallace evaluate President Trump’s speech on US military strategy in Afghanistan, and are joined by RT’s Simone del Rosario to discuss what this means for domestic and foreign policy. We then turn to the...
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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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