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US media schtum on Assange’s plight despite 3 years of ‘flamboyant devotion’ to protecting press freedom – Greenwald

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

Award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald has criticized the US media for its deafening silence on the ongoing persecution of Julian Assange, despite the years it has spent railing against the Trump administration. … Read More >US media schtum on Assange’s plight despite 3 years of ‘flamboyant devotion’ to protecting press freedom – Greenwald

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Pompeo hints US may NEVER restore WHO funding…as China ponies up an extra $30mn amid still-raging Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

The US may never resume funding the World Health Organization, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned, after President Donald Trump pulled his support. China has stepped into the breach with an extra $30 million. … Read More >Pompeo hints US may NEVER restore WHO funding…as China ponies up an extra $30mn amid still-raging Covid-19 pandemic

Crude price collapse will finally force US oil industry to cut production or go bust

Posted on April 22, 2020By Editor

The oil-price plunge could create a historic precedent in which the US may finally help boost the sinking energy market, albeit involuntarily, instead of benefiting at the expense of others, oil executive Mike Cantrell believes. … Read More >Crude price collapse will finally force US oil industry to cut production or go bust

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Trump instructs US Navy to shoot down and destroy all Iranian gunboats if they ‘harass our ships at sea’

Posted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020By Editor

President Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to “shoot down and destroy” Iranian gunboats, should they harass American vessels at sea. His declaration comes after a confrontation in the Persian Gulf. … Read More >Trump instructs US Navy to shoot down and destroy all Iranian gunboats if they ‘harass our ships at sea’

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Coronavirus inspires DYSTOPIAN new AI social-distancing enforcement tool (VIDEO)

Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020By Editor

An AI start-up company has developed a video surveillance system that can tell if we’re abiding by social distancing rules. It’s the latest example of the pandemic inspiring what some might view as sinister technology. … Read More >Coronavirus inspires DYSTOPIAN new AI social-distancing enforcement tool (VIDEO)

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Covid-19 mutations underestimated, Chinese scientists warn, as DEADLIEST strains grip Europe and US

Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020By Editor

Chinese scientists have found that Europe and America’s East Coast have been infected by some of the most aggressive Covid-19 strains, as they discovered dozens of virus mutations. These destroy a host’s cells faster than others. … Read More >Covid-19 mutations underestimated, Chinese scientists warn, as DEADLIEST strains grip Europe and US

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US/UK media promotes evergreen Russian boozing stereotypes, but latest data shows alcohol sales down during Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020By Editor

Western media is a funny beast. While demanding balanced and sensible coverage of their own state’s internal affairs, stories about Russia seem to be treated as the follies of bonkers, backward people in a far-flung freakshow. … Read More >US/UK media promotes evergreen Russian boozing stereotypes, but latest data shows alcohol sales down during Covid-19 pandemic

US crude prices suffer WORST COLLAPSE EVER with storage facilities running out of space

Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020By Editor

US oil prices crashed below $0 on Monday as the coronavirus pandemic cripples global energy demand, sparking concerns that storage facilities will soon be full. … Read More >US crude prices suffer WORST COLLAPSE EVER with storage facilities running out of space

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POLL: Trump is unpopular, but Biden bores America to tears

Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020By Editor

A new poll shows a majority of voters disapprove of President Donald Trump. But hardly anybody trusts Joe Biden in his place. Even against an unpopular incumbent, Biden has his work cut out for him. … Read More >POLL: Trump is unpopular, but Biden bores America to tears

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‘Who believes these numbers?’ Trump claims China MUST be hiding its true Covid-19 death toll, because ‘everybody knows it’

Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020By Editor

President Donald Trump opened up his daily Covid-19 task force press conference by blasting the media for reporting official data that makes the US look bad, instead of pursuing allegations of a Chinese conspiracy. … Read More >‘Who believes these numbers?’ Trump claims China MUST be hiding its true Covid-19 death toll, because ‘everybody knows it’