umbertino Posted December 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Hungary passes 'slave law' prompting fury among opposition MPs Overtime limit raised, with legislation establishing new courts also passed Shaun Walker in Budapest Wed 12 Dec 2018 16.54 GMT Rare scenes of chaos gripped Hungary’s parliament on Wednesday as it passed changes to the labour code Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/12/hungary-passes-slave-law-prompting-fury-among-opposition-mps No surprises.....Fascists will be fascists PMQs: Jeremy Corbyn demands immediate vote on Brexit deal Ignoring issue of confidence vote, Labour leader decries ‘unacceptable’ vote delay Peter Walker Political correspondent Wed 12 Dec 2018 13.06 GMT Corbyn said he was ‘delighted to see the prime minister back in place after her little journeys’. Photograph: House of Commons/PA https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/12/pmqs-jeremy-corbyn-demands-immediate-vote-theresa-may-brexit-deal The EU’s response to Russia must be bold and unanimous All measures short of war should be taken into account when trying to solve the crisis in Ukraine Wed 12 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 12 Dec 2018 10.42 GMT Norbert Röttgen https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/12/eu-response-russia-bold-unanimous-ukraine Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison Cohen guilty of hush money payments and lying to Congress Cohen admitted covering up Trump’s ‘dirty deeds Tom McCarthy and Erin Durkin in New York Wed 12 Dec 2018 15.15 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/12/michael-cohen-sentence-latest-news-trump-hush-money-payments-lying-charges Absentee-ballot fraud scandal speaks to wider issue of racism in North Carolina The state elections board will not certify results in the ninth congressional race after reports of ‘ballot harvesters’ emerged Khushbu Shahin Bladenboro, North Carolina Wed 12 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT Within days of the 2018 midterm elections, North Carolina announced it would not certify the results in the ninth congressional district as a result of ‘ballot harvesters’, people hired to illegally pick up absentee ballots Photograph: ddp USA/Rex/Shutterstock More pics https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/12/absentee-ballot-fraud-north-carolina-racism Stormy Daniels ordered to pay Trump nearly $300,000 in legal fees Federal judge says porn star must cover attorney cost after her defamation suit against the president was dismissed Associated Press Wed 12 Dec 2018 02.28 GMT Last modified on Wed 12 Dec 2018 12.51 GMT Stormy Daniels speaks during a ceremony in her honor in West Hollywood, California Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/11/stormy-daniels-lawsuit-pay-trump-legal-fees Pinocchio and the two Democrats: how that Trump meeting descended into farce The president’s heated public exchange with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer was the political equivalent of a custard pie fight David Smith in Washington Tue 11 Dec 2018 22.00 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/11/trump-meeting-pelosi-schumer-democrats-wall-border-funding-clash-debate- Criminal justice reform bill headed for vote after McConnell comes off fence Announcement is a major legislative victory for both progressive reform advocates and Donald Trump, who endorsed the bill Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans Tue 11 Dec 2018 21.32 GMT Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that he would bring the First Step Act for a vote as early as the end of the week Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/11/trump-criminal-justice-reform-bill-first-step-act-headed-for-vote IMF warns storm clouds are gathering for next financial crisis Deputy head David Lipton says global banking system is not prepared for another downturn Richard Partington Economics correspondent Tue 11 Dec 2018 10.59 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/11/imf-financial-crisis-david-lipton 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 How to create a leaderless revolution and win lasting political change In an age of insurgency, from gilets jaunes to Extinction Rebellion, non-violence is key to harnessing the energy of protest Thu 13 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 13 Dec 2018 10.40 GMT By Carne Ross https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/13/leaderless-revolution-insurgency-gilet-jaunes-extinction-rebellion The French far right is hijacking the Strasbourg shooting to sow division France needs unity more than ever – but those who seek to divide us are again harnessing a tragedy to propagate fake news Thu 13 Dec 2018 15.15 GMT Last modified on Thu 13 Dec 2018 15.17 GMT By Cécile Guerin https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/13/far-right-france-strasbourg-shootings Any boost to sterling after Theresa May's survival is not likely to last Brexit’s unresolved problems mean the pound will still be vulnerable even if the PM stays Wed 12 Dec 2018 17.56 GMT Last modified on Thu 13 Dec 2018 07.23 GMT Larry Elliott https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/12/any-boost-to-sterling-if-theresa-may-survives-is-not-likely-to-last Revealed: FBI kept files on peaceful climate change protesters A protest at a BP plant in Indiana landed three sixtysomething campaigners in a federal surveillance report, documents released to the Guardian under the Freedom on Information Act show Adam Federman Thu 13 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 13 Dec 2018 06.02 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/13/fbi-climate-change-protesters-iowa-files-monitoring-surveillance- Three bullets from behind. Why did police kill a black man in a mall? After the killing of EJ Bradford, questions remain: Had police simply killed a bystander? Was Bradford actually shepherding others to safety as gunfire erupted? Oliver Laughland and Jamiles Lartey in Hoover, Albama Thu 13 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT Officers running to the scene of the shooting at the Riverchase Galleria in Birmingham, Alabama, where EJ Bradford, 21, was gunned down by a police officer Photograph: Laura Dial More pics https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/13/three-bullets-from-behind-why-did-police-kill-a-black-man-in-a-mall 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 France’s “Yellow Vests”: Anatomy of a rebellion December 12, 2018 12:21 PM CST By Donald Donato The "Yellow Vest" protests have spread across the country and forced President Macron to concede on a number of fronts. Here, demonstrators participate in a protest at the toll gates on a motorway at Biarritz, southwestern France, Thursday, Dec. 6. | Bob Edme / AP https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/frances-yellow-vests-anatomy-of-a-rebellion/ “Sunrise” youth in DC demand quick Dem action to save planet December 11, 2018 8:59 AM CST By Mark Gruenberg Youth descend on DC to lobby incoming Dems like Rep. Jim McGovern (left). | Sunrise Movement https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/sunrise-youth-in-dc-demand-quick-dem-action-to-save-planet/ Workers petition Congress: Protect our pensions December 7, 2018 12:47 PM CST By Leo Gerard Leo Gerard, president of the United Steel Workers, talked about how his members testified in Congress about the issue of pensions. | Twitter https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/workers-petition-congress-protect-our-pensions/ Secretive right-wing group ALEC expands drive to destroy unions December 11, 2018 12:23 PM CST By Mark Gruenberg Denis Poroy/AP https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/secretive-right-wing-group-alec-expands-drive-to-destroy-unions/ Wisconsin Republicans cementing their reversal of election results December 5, 2018 12:30 PM CST By Dominique Paul Noth Protesters rally outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 3, 2018. | John Hart / Wisconsin State Journal via AP https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/wisconsin-republicans-cementing-their-reversal-of-election-results/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 Donald Trump knew hush money was wrong, says Cohen US president’s former lawyer says Trump directed him to pay money to two women who alleged having sexual affairs with him Tom McCarthy in New York and agencies Fri 14 Dec 2018 12.13 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/14/donald-trump-knew-hush-money-was-wrong-says-cohen Winning a second Brexit referendum is possible – with Europe’s help Instead of rerunning 2016 we should choose between May’s deal and staying in a reformed EU Fri 14 Dec 2018 18.06 GMT Last modified on Fri 14 Dec 2018 20.04 GMT By Jonathan Freedland https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/14/second-brexit-referendum-europe-vote-remain-eu French authorities investigate why Strasbourg attacker was not stopped Police also looking into whether Chérif Chekatt, who killed four, had accomplices Fri 14 Dec 2018 17.56 GMT Angelique Chrisafis in Paris https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/14/police-strasbourg-attacker-accomplices-cherif-chakatt-isis Guatemalan migrant girl, seven, dies in US border patrol custody Girl named as Jakelin Caal was arrested after crossing border Father told US officials his daughter was sick and vomiting Amanda Holpuch in New York Fri 14 Dec 2018 18.57 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/14/guatemalan-girl-aged-seven-dies-in-custody-on-us-mexican-border Isis withdraws from last urban stronghold in Syria Syrian Democratic Forces capture Hajin in Deir ez-Zor province after heavy fighting Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Fri 14 Dec 2018 14.23 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/14/kurdish-led-fighters-take-last-isis-town-in-syria-activists-say Khashoggi killer heard saying 'I know how to cut' on audio – Erdoğan Turkish president says tape has been shared with US, Germany, France and Canada Reuters Fri 14 Dec 2018 16.14 GMT Last modified on Fri 14 Dec 2018 16.36 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/14/khashoggi-killer-heard-saying-i-know-how-to-cut-on-audio-erdogan Scott Walker signs bills to limit powers of incoming Wisconsin Democrats Outgoing governor stripped power from the incoming governor and attorney general as well as limiting early voting Ben Jacobs and agencies Fri 14 Dec 2018 19.05 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/14/wisconsin-scott-walker-strip-power-democrats-signs-legislation Mueller attacks Flynn's attempt to 'minimize seriousness' of offense – as it happened Special counsel dismisses idea ex-national security adviser was tricked in FBI interviews during Trump-Russia investigation Adam Gabbatt in New York (now) and Ben Jacobs in Washington (earlier) Fri 14 Dec 2018 22.05 GMT Key events 2h ago Mueller dismisses Flynn attempt at leniency 7h ago The Weekly Standard is shutting down 4h ago Scott Walker to sign all three lame-duck bills in Wisconsin 5h ago Chris Christie declines chief of staff role 4h ago Trump 'in no hurry' on North Korea 6h ago Trump to make chief of staff announcement 'imminently' 7h ago Jon Kyl to resign from the Senate on 31 December Live feed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/dec/14/trump-cohen-hush-money-mueller-investigation-latest-live US investigates whether Trump's inaugural cash was spent improperly – report Legal woes mount as NBC also reports Trump was present for talks over National Enquirer payments Ed Pilkington in New York Fri 14 Dec 2018 00.40 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/13/trump-inauguration-spending-investigation Senate votes to end US military support for Saudis in Yemen Resolution to curb military aid passes by 56 votes to 41 Measure reflects lack of confidence in Trump over Yemen Julian Borger in Washington Thu 13 Dec 2018 20.50 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/13/senate-yemen-saudis-trump-resolution Trump reportedly in the room during National Enquirer hush money meeting – as it happened NBC News says Donald Trump was the ‘other member of the campaign’ present when Cohen and Pecker agreed to silence women Ben Jacobs in Washington (now) and Erin Durkin in New York (earlier) Thu 13 Dec 2018 22.08 GMT Key events 1d ago Trump was in room during hush money discussions – report 1d ago Senate unanimously approves resolution condemning MBS on Khashoggi 1d ago Senate approves Yemen resolution 1d ago Trump: 'I did nothing wrong' 1d ago Maria Butina admits to conspiring against the United States Live feed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/dec/13/trump-michael-cohen-mueller-investigation-pelosi-latest-live-updates 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Gilets jaunes protesters turn out in Paris for fifth weekend About 8,000 police deployed amid demonstrations over economic injustice Reuters in Paris Sat 15 Dec 2018 13.55 GMT First published on Sat 15 Dec 2018 11.28 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/15/gilets-jaunes-protesters-turn-out-in-paris-for-fifth-weekend Fate of Obama's health law set to be decided by supreme court – again Democratic state attorneys pledge to appeal Texas judge’s decision to strike down Affordable Care Act Oliver Milman Sat 15 Dec 2018 15.27 GMT Last modified on Sat 15 Dec 2018 15.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/15/obamacare-healthcare-aca-appeal-supreme-court UN climate change talks avoid contentious issues in draft agreement Struggles remain on enacting 2015 Paris accord despite more clarity on emissions Fiona Harvey in Katowice Sat 15 Dec 2018 12.39 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/15/un-climate-change-talks-postpone-contentious-issues-with-draft-agreement Embattled interior secretary Ryan Zinke steps down after series of scandals Zinke has been accused of using his position for personal gain Trump: ‘I want to thank him for his service to our nation’ Emily Holden in Washington and Oliver Milman in New York Sat 15 Dec 2018 14.35 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/15/ryan-zinke-interior-secretary-steps-down 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Liberate' Venezuela from Maduro, urges Bolsonaro ally Brazil’s incoming foreign minister says leftist leader is not invited to inauguration Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent Sun 16 Dec 2018 15.53 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/16/liberate-venezuela-from-maduro-urges-bolsonaro-ally 'Billionaire boys club': the challengers lining up to face Trump in 2020 The last opponent Trump expects to face in the 2020 election is someone even richer – but Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg and Howard Schultz have all hinted at running David Smith in Washington Sun 16 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/trump-2020-challengers-billionaires-tom-steyer-bloomberg-howard-schultz Ortega condemned for raids on NGOs and media in Nicaragua Human Rights Watch accuses president of ruling by ‘terror and intimidation’ after protests Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent Sun 16 Dec 2018 16.09 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/16/ortega-condemned-for-raids-on-ngos-and-media-in-nicaragua UN climate accord 'inadequate' and lacks urgency, experts warn Agreement will fail to halt devastating rise in global temperature, say scientists Fiona Harvey in Katowice Sun 16 Dec 2018 15.25 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/16/un-climate-accord-inadequate-and-lacks-urgency-experts-warn Huawei affair reveals superpowers’ imperial rules of engagement Geopolitical and economic rivalry between China and the US – not a breach of Trump’s Iran sanctions – is what’s really behind Meng Wanzhou’s arrest Simon Tisdall Sat 15 Dec 2018 15.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 15 Dec 2018 18.25 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/15/huawei-meng-wanzhou-us-china-imperial-rules-of-engagement Macron's ratings fall further after month of gilets jaunes protests French president will be forced to change his style of governing, say analysts Agence France-Presse Sun 16 Dec 2018 13.45 GMT Last modified on Sun 16 Dec 2018 13.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/16/macrons-ratings-fall-further-after-month-of-gilets-jaunes-protests Letters: the ghost of Franco still haunts Spain The success of the far right in Andalucía is a chilling echo from the country’s past Sun 16 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/16/ghost-franco-still-haunts-spain-observer-letters Ukraine riles Moscow as it announces head of new independent Orthodox church Poroshenko calls it ‘sacred day’ as Kiev takes further step out of Russia’s orbit Agence France-Presse in Kiev Sat 15 Dec 2018 10.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/15/ukrainian-priests-rile-moscow-with-moves-to-set-up-independent-orthodox-church Silicon Valley in Iowa: congressman's fight for tech jobs in rural America Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, pushes initiative in the state amid questions over his own political aspirations Lauren Gambino in Jefferson, Iowa Sun 16 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/ro-khanna-iowa-tech-jobs-initiative National Enquirer: Trump scandal shows the need for accountability Membership schemes could free newsrooms to pursue responsible and ethical journalism Sun 16 Dec 2018 14.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 16 Dec 2018 15.05 GMT By Emily Bell https://www.theguardian.com/media/commentisfree/2018/dec/16/national-enquirer-trump-scandal-shows-the-need-for-accountability 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 Five German police suspended over neo-Nazi threat to lawyer German-Turkish lawyer was sent fax telling her to leave or risk her daughter being killed Josie Le Blond in Berlin Mon 17 Dec 2018 14.12 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/five-german-police-suspended-over-neo-nazi-threat-to-lawyer Britain does not need a second referendum – it needs a preferendum Offering a list of 30 proposals, rather than another yes/no vote, would grant citizens a more meaningful say on Brexit Mon 17 Dec 2018 13.59 GMT Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 15.34 GMT David Van Reybrouck https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/17/britain-second-referendum-preferendum-brexit In Trump's mind, all deals are private. 'Public interest' means nothing to him At least a scoundrel knows when he is doing wrong. But the president is blind to the very idea of public interest Mon 17 Dec 2018 13.13 GMT Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 15.19 GMT By Robert Reich https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/17/trump-private-deals-public-interest Bomb blast rocks Athens TV station in 'attack on democracy' Makeshift explosive device smashed windows on six floors and brought down ceilings Reuters in Athens Mon 17 Dec 2018 09.42 GMT Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 16.13 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/bomb-blast-that-hit-athens-tv-station-skai-tv-an-attack-on-democracy Hungary MPs attack Orbán's 'slave law' during state TV protest Opposition seeks changes from government, including independent judiciary Shaun Walker in Budapest Mon 17 Dec 2018 10.42 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/hungary-opposition-mps-attack-viktor-orban-slave-law-during-state-tv-protest Revealed: how Italy's populists used Facebook to win power Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio eclipsed rivals in online election battle, data shows Ammar Kalia and Caelainn Barr in London and Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 17 Dec 2018 09.17 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/revealed-how-italy-populists-used-facebook-win-election-matteo-salvini-luigi-di-maio Saudi Arabia rebukes US Senate over Khashoggi resolution Senate resolution ‘contained interferences’ in kingdom’s internal affairs, says statement Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Mon 17 Dec 2018 14.22 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/saudi-arabia-reject-us-senate-interference-khashoggi-yemen Giuliani: Trump interview with Mueller would happen 'over my dead body' Trump’s personal lawyer says he fears investigators would try to trap the president into lying David Taylor in New York Sun 16 Dec 2018 17.53 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/rudy-giuliani-trump-robert-mueller-interview Beto O'Rourke poses growing threat to fellow Democrats with 2020 hopes Polls show Texas congressman among voters’ favorites to take on Donald Trump but critics warn he is untested Sabrina Siddiqui and Lauren Gambino in Washington Mon 17 Dec 2018 05.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/beto-orourke-2020-presidential-race Stephen Miller says Trump prepared to shut down government over border wall Senior adviser says ‘We’re going to do whatever is necessary to build the border wall’ Guardian staff and agencies Sun 16 Dec 2018 19.23 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/16/trump-stephen-miller-government-shut-down-border-wall 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 'A torrent of ghastly revelations': what military service taught me about America Training on a base in California, and later serving in Afghanistan, made me confront the reality of American empire, and the injustice that pervades society at home Tue 18 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 18 Dec 2018 11.07 GMT By Lyle Jeremy Rubin A mural in the town of Twentynine Palms, California, near one of the US’s largest Marine training bases Photograph: Nik Wheeler/Alamy More pics https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/18/torrent-of-ghastly-revelations-what-military-service-taught-me-about-america-us-marine-corps-afghanistan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Trump Foundation to close amid claims of 'shocking illegality' – live New York attorney general alleges Trump used charity for personal benefit, including aiding his presidential campaign Adam Gabbatt in New York Tue 18 Dec 2018 16.47 GMT Key events 38m ago Trump to shut down charity after New York lawsuit 48m ago Trump appears to relent on government shutdown 2h ago Trump's ex-adviser Michael Flynn to be sentenced Live feed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/dec/18/michael-flynn-sentencing-donald-trump-latest-live-updates 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Trump shocks allies and advisers with plan to pull US troops out of Syria Administration nears end of campaign to retake territory once held by Isis as Trump tweets: ‘We have defeated Isis in Syria’ Julian Borger in Washington and Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.49 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/us-troops-syria-withdrawal-trump Federal Reserve raises interest rates despite pressure from Trump Fed said rates will rise a quarter of a percentage point, to 2.25% to 2.5%, even though president called increases ‘foolish’ Dominic Rushe in New York Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.03 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/19/federal-reserve-interest-rates-raised-trump Mexico investigates after teens from migrant caravan killed near US border Hondurans killed in Tijuana reportedly stabbed and strangled Police in Baja California say two men and a woman arrested Tom Phillips in Mexico City Wed 19 Dec 2018 20.01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/mexico-honduras-teen-migrants-killed-us-border Facebook: Washington DC sues tech giant over Cambridge Analytica data use DC attorney general alleged in lawsuit the company’s ‘misleading privacy settings’ allowed firm to harvest information Alex Hern in London and agencies Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.42 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/19/facebook-cambridge-analytica-washington-dc-lawsuit-data Returning jihadists 'threaten new wave of terror in Europe' Interpol chief Jürgen Stock tells of early warning system as terrorists from conflict zones are freed from jail Kim Willsher Wed 19 Dec 2018 16.56 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 21.19 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/returning-jihadists-threaten-new-wave-of-terror-in-europe EU cables hack reveals no bombshells but many insights Leak offers picture of EU bureaucracy worried by China, Russia and Trump Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Wed 19 Dec 2018 18.27 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/eu-cables-hack-reveals-no-bombshells-but-many-insights I occupied Hungary’s state TV offices with other MPs. This is only the start The streets and parliamentary opposition are united in protest: we will continue to resist until the Orbán regime is gone Wed 19 Dec 2018 14.08 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 20.13 GMT Ágnes Vadai https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/19/occupy-hungary-opposition-mps-protest-viktor-orban US Senate set to vote on short-term bill to avoid government shutdown Mitch McConnell said ‘simple’ bill shows Republicans will finish year by governing as Trump insisted ‘we will win on the wall’ Associated Press Wed 19 Dec 2018 16.34 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 16.38 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/senate-short-term-bill-avoid-government-shutdown Paul Ryan, who bit his lip as Trump ran wild, says goodbye to politics Outgoing speaker attacks ‘America’s broken politics’ in farewell speech but doesn’t mention Trump by name David Smith in Washington Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.58 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/paul-ryan-trump-goodbye-congress-speaker-republicans 'A sweatshop firing on all cylinders': what it's like to work at Amazon at Christmas In the third installment of The Amazon Diaries, a worker describes the madness that is the six-week ‘peak’ season Anonymous Wed 19 Dec 2018 09.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 21.35 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/how-your-holiday-shopping-drives-us-amazon-workers-to-exhaustion Criminal justice reform bill passed by Senate in rare bipartisan victory First Step Act, a landmark bill which would reduce drug crime sentences, saw support from both progressives and law-and-order conservatives Vivian Ho in San Francisco and agencies Wed 19 Dec 2018 12.29 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/18/first-step-act-criminal-justice-reform-passes-senate Why Bernie Sanders is (still) the most progressive choice for president With less than two years until election day, no other Democratic candidate has the ability to defeat Donald Trump Wed 19 Dec 2018 14.05 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Dec 2018 14.45 GMT By Nathan Robinson https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/19/why-bernie-sanders-is-still-the-most-progressive-choice-for-president 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shabibilicious Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) I can't be completely sure, Umbertino....but it seems as if somebody has found a way to give negs without a notification being delivered.....wonder who wields that kind of sorcery? And my apologies....already used up my allotment of pluses. GO RV, then BV Edited December 20, 2018 by Shabibilicious 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Shabibilicious said: I can't be completely sure, Umbertino....but it seems as if somebody has found a way to give negs without a notification being delivered.....wonder who wields that kind of sorcery? And my apologies....already used up my allotment of pluses. GO RV, then BV Thanks, Shabs......I always do appreciate you ( and a few others here) and read all your posts with extreme interest.... And....Pls don't worry about a thing ( as Stevie Wonder would sing) Sorry...I did run out of pluses ( as usual).......Happens....As we both (and others) know Will get back at you when reloaded Best Edited December 20, 2018 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 US Syria pullout draws Kurdish condemnation and Putin's praise ‘Donald is right,’ says Russian president, as US-backed Kurdish-led force warns fight against Islamic State not over Martin Chulov and Andrew Roth Thu 20 Dec 2018 12.26 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/20/syria-kurds-trump-troop-withdrawal-isis-turkey Up to 40% of Britons think BAME people do not face more discrimination YouGov poll shown exclusively to Guardian also finds 14-20% think white people face greater discrimination in some areas Aamna Mohdin Thu 20 Dec 2018 14.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 15.42 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/20/up-to-40-of-britons-think-bame-people-do-not-face-more-discrimination The polls are clear: support for staying in the EU has rocketed The latest YouGov survey shows that, across the board, faith in Brexit is falling by the day. A people’s vote is now imperative Thu 20 Dec 2018 13.12 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 14.14 GMT Peter Kellner https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/20/polls-stay-eu-yougov-brexit-peoples-vote Google’s Earth: how the tech giant is helping the state spy on us We knew that being connected had a price – our data. But we didn’t care. Then it turned out that Google’s main clients included the military and intelligence agencies Thu 20 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT By Yasha Levine https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/20/googles-earth-how-the-tech-giant-is-helping-the-state-spy-on-us Has Isis been defeated in Syria, as Trump claims? As president announces US withdrawal from the region, has the threat of Islamic State really been wiped out? Martin Chulov Wed 19 Dec 2018 18.57 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 01.05 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/has-isis-been-defeated-in-syria-as-trump-claims UK and German immigration: a tale of two very different laws While Britain seems to put politics above the economy, Germany’s new law welcomes foreign job-seekers Jon Henley European affairs correspondent Wed 19 Dec 2018 18.11 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/immigration-rules-uk-germany-economy-job-seekers-opposing-camps Trump administration puts squeeze on food stamps recipients New rule tightens work requirements for 40 million Americans Regulatory crackdown is tradeoff for Trump support of farm bill Associated Press Thu 20 Dec 2018 12.55 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 15.29 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/20/trump-administration-food-stamps-snap-regulations Beto O’Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals Review of his six-year record in Congress shows Democrat frequently opposed own party, and supported bills that boosted the fossil fuel industry and Trump’s immigration policy David Sirota Thu 20 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 15.55 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/20/beto-orourke-congressional-votes-analysis-capital-and-main ‘A dirty deal’: wave of Siemens plant closures hits latest victims in the US Despite Trump’s promises to halt the trend, 125 people will lose their jobs at an Iowa plant, in addition to other closures and offshoring Siemens announced earlier this year Michael Sainato Thu 20 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 16.14 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/20/a-dirty-deal-wave-of-siemens-plant-closures-hits-latest-victims-in-the-us 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) Rightwing populists ride wave of mistrust of vaccine science Antivaxers are on the rise in countries such as Italy, Poland and France where the far right has made gains Sarah Boseley in London, Angela Giuffrida in Rome, Christian Davies in Warsaw, Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Oksana Grytsenko in Kiev Fri 21 Dec 2018 14.01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/21/rightwing-populists-ride-wave-of-mistrust-of-vaccine-science Europe responds with alarm to US defence secretary's resignation European ministers fearful over withdrawal of US troops from Syria and Afghanistan Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Fri 21 Dec 2018 12.24 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/21/europe-responds-with-alarm-to-us-defense-secretarys-resignation Democrats accuse Trump of throwing 'temper tantrum' over shutdown – live Trump, who said he would be ‘proud’ to shut down the government over border wall, blames Democrats as deadline looms. Follow the latest live Erin Durkin in New York Fri 21 Dec 2018 16.21 GMT Key events 19m ago Trump throwing 'temper tantrum', says Chuck Schumer 1h ago Sarah Sanders: Mattis did the right thing 1h ago Trump blames Democrats for imminent shutdown 30m ago Grand Canyon will stay open if government shuts down 2h ago Trump threatens 'shutdown to last for a very long time' Live feed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/dec/21/trump-government-shutdown-border-wall-latest-live Edited December 21, 2018 by umbertino 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Defense secretary James Mattis resigns and points to differences with Trump Mattis becomes latest high-profile Trump official to depart Decision comes a day after Trump announces Syria pullout Julian Borger in Washington Fri 21 Dec 2018 01.31 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/20/jim-mattis-defense-secretary-retires-trump Jim Mattis's resignation letter to Donald Trump – in full The secretary of defense has resigned and will step down from the role at the end of February Kate Lyons Fri 21 Dec 2018 00.33 GMT First published on Fri 21 Dec 2018 00.03 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/21/jim-mattis-resigns-as-defense-secretary-letter-in-full 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Trump and Democrats play blame game over government shutdown President calls it a Democratic shutdown, while Democrats opposed to border wall funding chide Trump’s ‘temper tantrum’ Martin Pengelly and agencies Sat 22 Dec 2018 16.45 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/22/donald-trump-democrats-government-shutdown Thousands of Hungarians join latest rally against Orban’s 'slave law' One of labour reforms allows employers to ask staff to work up to 400 hours per year of overtime Reuters Sat 22 Dec 2018 01.26 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/22/thousands-of-hungarians-join-latest-rally-against-orbans-slave-law Brussels takes a festive break, but the EU27 are busy planning a no-deal new year Member states are hiring customs staff, building barriers and helping companies find new markets Jon Henley Sat 22 Dec 2018 15.22 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/22/eu-nations-planning-no-deal-brexit-customs-trade US anti-Isis envoy Brett McGurk quits over Trump Syria withdrawal Obama appointee follows defense secretary Mattis in resigning Trump defends move, says other countries can take care of Isis Martin Pengelly Sat 22 Dec 2018 16.58 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 17.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/22/us-anti-isis-envoy-brett-mcgurk-quits-trump-syria-withdrawal Call it a miracle: how strangers got two caravan families across the border After a treacherous journey, two Honduran families with special needs children make it to California Sat 22 Dec 2018 09.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 09.01 GMT by Bryan Mealer https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/22/migrant-caravan-families-asylum-honduras-california 'In jail you're a ball of emotion': Syrian swimmer on her refugee rescue Sara Mardini, the aid worker charged with people smuggling after she hauled a boat to safety, says her trial will prove she has done nothing wrong Helena Smith in Athens Sat 22 Dec 2018 09.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/dec/22/syrian-swimmer-refugee-rescue-sara-mardini Trump’s Syria move pleases dictators and hands initiative to Isis The president’s surprise decision to withdraw US troops from Syria and Afghanistan has weakened allies and given a fillip to jihadists Simon Tisdall Sat 22 Dec 2018 13.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/22/trump-syria-move-pleases-dictators-hands-initiative-to-isis Is Lithuania another Iceland banking crisis in the making? Revolut customers are protected by the Bank of Lithuania – but it’s not certain it will pay up Sat 22 Dec 2018 08.30 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 17.45 GMT Patrick Collinson https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/dec/22/lithuania-iceland-banking-revolut Jean-Claude Juncker is ‘grotesque’ towards women, says Rudd Footage shows European commission president playing with woman’s hair during meeting Press Association Fri 21 Dec 2018 23.21 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 11.23 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/21/jean-claude-juncker-women-behaviour-grotesque-ghastly-amber-rudd-daily-telegraph-interview It's the demographics, stupid: party loyalties are shifting as 2020 looms How did race, wealth, education and class contribute to the great realignment that brought us Donald Trump? Lloyd Green Sat 22 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 06.02 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/22/2020-election-republican-democrat-demographics-party-loyalties America must get over its unity fetish – we're not all in this together George HW Bush’s funeral spurred much gushing over national unity, but such elite spectacles overlook real material divisions Sat 22 Dec 2018 16.00 GMT Greg Shupak https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/22/america-unity-fetish-george-hw-bush Why are we so dissatisfied with democracy? The reasons are many Over time, politicians, parties and governments have become less responsive to a broad cross-section of citizens Sat 22 Dec 2018 11.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 22 Dec 2018 15.39 GMT Sheri Berman https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/22/why-are-we-so-dissatisfied-with-democracy-the-reasons-are-many 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held town in northern Syria Buildup comes despite Ankara saying it would delay offensive after US pullout announced Associated Press in Beirut Sun 23 Dec 2018 15.38 GMT A Kurdish fighter patrols in Manbij, the town Turkish forces appear to be preparing to attack Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/23/turkey-masses-troops-near-kurdish-held-town-in-northern-syria Turkish dictator president Erdogan (crazy and fascist) has vowed to annihilate all the Kurds ( minority existing in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran) as he deems them as a threat and is also afraid they want to get independent (in Turkey) and found their own nation https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/kurdish-repression-turkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_of_Kurdish_people_in_Turkey US prepares to hit the wall as reckless Trump undoes years of hard work The president’s $1tn tax cuts gamble hasn’t worked – the House of Representatives has been lost, the economy has imploded and the stock market has tanked Sun 23 Dec 2018 08.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/23/us-hits-wall-trump-undoes-hard-work-economy Edited December 23, 2018 by umbertino 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 The US is on the edge of the economic precipice – Trump may push it over Government shutdowns hurt millions. Great depressions hurt even more. History suggests real pain is round the corner Sun 23 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 23 Dec 2018 06.01 GMT Robert Reich https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/23/us-economic-precipice-donald-trump-government-shutdown 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Turkish forces will cross into Kurdish-held Syria – foreign minister Despite suggestions of a delay in military campaign, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu insists soldiers will enter Bethan McKernan Tue 25 Dec 2018 14.16 GMT Last modified on Tue 25 Dec 2018 14.41 GMT The foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, said Turkey had the ‘strength to neutralise’ Isis on its own Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/25/turkey-forces-cross-kurdish-held-syria-foreign-minister Christmas cheer: Trump tells boy that believing in Santa at seven is 'marginal' US president and first lady take calls from children asking about what Father Christmas had in store for them Associated Press Tue 25 Dec 2018 06.49 GMT Last modified on Tue 25 Dec 2018 14.11 GMT Donald and Melania Trump participate in Santa Tracker phone calls in the East Room of the White House Photograph: REX/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/25/christmas-cheer-trump-tells-boy-that-believing-in-santa-at-seven-is-marginal Brexit has made the UK a global joke. How will we rebuild our reputation? Britain used to be a talent magnet; now it’s a laughing stock. Prepare for us once again to be the ‘sick man of Europe’ Tue 25 Dec 2018 12.00 GMT John Kampfner https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/25/brexit-uk-global-joke-rebuild-reputation North Korea ordered to pay $501m in damages over Otto Warmbier's death US district judge rules Pyongyang must pay damages to parents Lawsuit describes in detail the abuse Warmbier, 22, endured Reuters Mon 24 Dec 2018 20.44 GMT First published on Mon 24 Dec 2018 19.37 GMT Otto Warmbier, seen here at a press conference following his arrest, was was returned to the United States in a coma in June 2017. He died a few days later Photograph: AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/24/north-korea-otto-warmbier-damages-us-court-judge The volunteers welcoming refugees on Canada's 'new underground railroad' Fearing Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, thousands have entered Canada at unmarked locations along the border Ashifa Kassam in Toronto Tue 25 Dec 2018 06.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/25/canada-us-refugees-roxham-road Donald Trump insists shutdown will not end unless Congress funds border wall ‘I can’t tell you when the government is going to reopen’ Funding for quarter of federal programs expired on Friday Victoria Bekiempis and agencies Tue 25 Dec 2018 16.25 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/25/donald-trump-government-shutdown-will-not-end-unless-congress-funds-border-wall 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Populist leaders to attend Jair Bolsonaro's inauguration in Brazil Promise to move Israeli embassy to Jerusalem among first tests for radical new president Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Mon 31 Dec 2018 10.42 GMT Jair Bolsonaro is the world’s latest populist leader to be elected after Donald Trump, Evo Morales and Viktor Orbán Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/31/jair-bolsonaro-inauguration-brazil-president-brasilia-populist-leaders Elizabeth Warren announces 2020 run for president against Trump Massachusetts senator releases video announcing run Erin Durkin in New York Mon 31 Dec 2018 13.40 GMT Elizabeth Warren said in the video: ‘Working families today face a lot tougher path than my family did.’ Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/31/elizabeth-warren-2020-run-president-trump May is still talking to EU leaders in hope of Brexit reassurance Prime minister focused on getting what MPs want ahead of Commons vote, No 10 says Peter Walker Political correspondent Mon 31 Dec 2018 12.59 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/31/theresa-may-talking-eu-leaders-hope-brexit-commons-vote Trump slows Syria pullout but claims 'hero' status Troops ‘fighting Isis remnants’ and ‘slowly’ being sent home, tweets US president Agence France-Presse Mon 31 Dec 2018 15.33 GMT Last modified on Mon 31 Dec 2018 15.38 GMT US military vehicles in Syria’s northern city of Manbij on Sunday Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/31/trump-slows-syria-pullout-claims-hero-status-isis Macron's 'year of national cohesion' ends in tatters French president prepares annual address amid security clampdown and protests Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Mon 31 Dec 2018 14.16 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/31/macrons-year-of-national-cohesion-ends-in-tatters Russia detains American in Moscow on suspicion of spying US officials demand access to citizen as FSB opens criminal case for ‘act of espionage’ Nick Holdsworth in Moscow and Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington Mon 31 Dec 2018 09.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/31/russia-detains-american-in-moscow-suspected-of-spying Record number of Britons seek Irish passports before Brexit Number of British citizens applying for Irish passports has doubled since vote to leave EU Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent Mon 31 Dec 2018 11.43 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/31/record-number-of-britons-seeking-irish-passports-ahead-of-brexit Trump refuses to budge on border wall demand as shutdown continues Trump tweet blaming Democrats stokes controversy Tom McCarthy and Martin Pengelly Sun 30 Dec 2018 22.23 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/30/donald-trump-government-shutdown-democrats-border-wall The Guardian view on US-China antagonism The world in 2019: The vexed politics of our times has obscured the view ahead. Over the holidays we are examining some big issues on the horizon. Today we look at tensions between the leading global powers Mon 31 Dec 2018 16.02 GMT Last modified on Mon 31 Dec 2018 16.10 GMT Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/31/the-guardian-view-on-us-china-antagonism 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Arizona shelter under fire as videos said to show rough handling of migrant kids Prosecutors will decide whether to file charges over incidents that took place at shelter housing unaccompanied minors Associated Press Mon 31 Dec 2018 23.32 GMT The shelter, Hacienda del Sol, was operated by private contractor Southwest Key, which has been under fire in Arizona after a series of investigations into abuse of children in its care Photograph: Handout/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/31/arizona-shelter-immigrant-children-southwest-key 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Jair Bolsonaro launches assault on Amazon rainforest protections Executive order transfers regulation and creation of indigenous reserves to agriculture ministry controlled by agribusiness lobby Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Wed 2 Jan 2019 17.33 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/02/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-amazon-rainforest-protections Jair Bolsonaro's inauguration: the day progressive Brazil has dreaded Brazil’s new president will feel emboldened to roll back rainforest protections and legitimise police’s use of deadly force Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent Tue 1 Jan 2019 14.26 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/01/jair-bolsonaro-inauguration-progressive-brazil-rainforest-protections-police Trump to convene border security briefing in bid to reopen government Democratic and Republican congressional leaders expected to attend session as shutdown enters 12th day Associated Press Wed 2 Jan 2019 17.47 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/02/trump-border-security-meeting-government-shutdown Mitt Romney: Trump's biggest failure is a lack of character in leading 'divided' nation Incoming Utah senator says president has abandoned allies and failed to lead a ‘divided, resentful and angry’ nation Jamiles Lartey and agencies Wed 2 Jan 2019 15.42 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/02/mitt-romney-trumps-biggest-failure-is-a-lack-of-character-in-leading-divided-nation US officials visit ex-marine detained in Russia on spy charges Secretary of state Mike Pompeo says ‘if the detention is not appropriate we will demand his immediate return’ Julian Borger and agencies in Washington Wed 2 Jan 2019 14.09 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/02/paul-whelan-us-former-marine-detained-russia Former Blackwater guard convicted for 2007 massacre of civilians in Baghdad Nicholas Slatten, 35, found guilty of murder for his role in the killing of at least 14 unarmed civilians in a bustling square AFP in Washington Wed 19 Dec 2018 19.53 GMT Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 14.38 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/former-blackwater-guard-guilty-2007-massacre-baghdad 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 'It's astonishing': The demise of the daily White House press briefing The press briefing has become a monthly event in the era of Trump, and concerns are that it may soon disappear altogether David Smith in Washington Tue 1 Jan 2019 06.00 GMT The White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, speaks at a press briefing at the White House Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/31/white-house-press-briefings-demise Take action: Parkland students on five ways to fight gun violence in 2019 Last year, students from Parkland, Florida inspired a wave of activism after the mass shooting at their high school. Student journalists from Parkland share ideas for keeping that momentum going in 2019 Hannah Kapoor, Dara Rosen and Brianna Fisher of the Eagle Eye Tue 1 Jan 2019 18.10 GMT Emma González listens with other students during the March for Our Lives rally in Washington DC on 24 March Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images More pics https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/01/parkland-students-five-ways-fight-gun-violence-2019 Democrats unveil bill to end shutdown – without money for Trump's wall Sources say House to vote on package on Thursday Monday represents 10th day of government shutdown Martin Pengelly and agencies Mon 31 Dec 2018 21.28 GMT Over the weekend, confusion reigned about whether Trump actually wants a physical wall along the border with Mexico Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/31/trump-mexico-border-wall-government-shutdown-funding 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Assad will remain in power 'for a while', says Jeremy Hunt British foreign secretary says Russian support for Syrian regime means change unlikely Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Thu 3 Jan 2019 14.45 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/03/syria-president-assad-will-remain-in-power-for-a-while-says-jeremy-hunt US enters new phase as women change the face of Congress Record 102 women will be sworn into House as balance of power shifts in Washington, and Nancy Pelosi is expected to make history as speaker again Lauren Gambino in Washington Thu 3 Jan 2019 10.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/03/us-enters-new-phase-as-women-change-the-face-of-congress French police arrest gilets jaunes protests leader Eric Drouet Government accused of ‘pouring oil on fire’ with detention of lorry driver Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Thu 3 Jan 2019 11.50 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/03/french-police-arrest-gilets-jaunes-protests-leader-eric-drouet Why 'good populism' is the wrong strategy to fight 'bad populism' Many traditional parties are trying to co-opt the agenda of the radical right in order to defeat them. But various elections in 2018 reveal the limits of that approach Thu 3 Jan 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 3 Jan 2019 12.44 GMT By Cas Mudde https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2019/jan/03/good-populism-wrong-strategy-fight-bad-populism Bernie Sanders says he was not aware of claims of sexism in 2016 campaign ‘We will do better’: Senator responds to reports that former female staffers experienced pay discrimination and harassment Lauren Gambino in Washington Thu 3 Jan 2019 03.06 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/02/bernie-sanders-campaign-sexual-harassment-allegations-2016 Parkland commission recommends teachers be allowed to carry guns Commission unanimously approved 446-page report containing the proposed policy and other changes to ‘harden’ schools Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans Wed 2 Jan 2019 23.16 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/02/parkland-school-shooting-commission-report-teachers-carry-guns 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Pelosi remains defiant on wall funding as Trump seeks fresh talks Nancy Pelosi: ‘A wall is an immorality’ Trump: ‘You can call it a barrier … call it whatever you want’ Jamiles Lartey and agencies Fri 4 Jan 2019 13.56 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/04/pelosi-remains-defiant-on-wall-funding-as-trump-seeks-fresh-talks US halts cooperation with UN on potential human rights violations Exclusive: State department has ceased to respond to complaints from special rapporteurs in move that sends ‘dangerous message’ to other countries Ed Pilkington in New York Fri 4 Jan 2019 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/jan/04/trump-administration-un-human-rights-violations 'It's like 1984': Venezuela targets human rights defenders Amid Venezuela’s collapse, Nicolás Maduro has locked up those accused of criticizing his regime – often without due process Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá Fri 4 Jan 2019 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jan/03/venezuela-human-rights-arrests-nicolas-maduro If more and more Countries are going rightwing.....It's also the fault of individuals like Maduro......Doing big favors to the right and to the far-right..... Apple’s shock downgrade rattles global stock markets Firms with exposure to China hit over fears the Silicon Valley giant’s slowdown could spread Larry Elliott Thu 3 Jan 2019 19.02 GMT First published on Thu 3 Jan 2019 10.06 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/03/apple-shock-profit-warning-sends-european-shares-sliding 'Our income has stopped': shutdown leaves workers stressed and struggling More than 800,000 across the US are affected by the impasse, with some on unpaid leave and others working without pay Khushbu Shah in Atlanta Fri 4 Jan 2019 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/03/government-workers-shutdown-stories-trump 'My choice': Ilhan Omar becomes first to wear hijab in US Congress Congresswoman overcomes 181-year headwear ban while Rashida Tlaib takes oath on Qur’an that belonged to Thomas Jefferson David Smith in Washington Fri 4 Jan 2019 03.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/03/ilhan-omar-hijab-congress-headwear The issue with Elizabeth Warren isn't likability. It's sexism The claim that a woman candidate is not ‘likable’ is code for saying she defies our shared cultural understanding that power and authority are implicitly male Fri 4 Jan 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 4 Jan 2019 14.30 GMT By Moira Donegan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/04/elizabeth-warren-likability-sexism-2020-presidential-race Why the US's first Palestinian American congresswoman is such a big deal The day Rashida Tlaib was sworn into Congress was momentous, but it doesn’t eradicate the difficulties people of Palestinian origin face in the US Fri 4 Jan 2019 13.28 GMT Last modified on Fri 4 Jan 2019 14.18 GMT Arwa Mahdawi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/04/why-us-first-palestinian-american-congresswoman-is-such-a-big-deal 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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