UN summit in December to push action on COVID-19 pandemic
The United Nations voted Thursday to hold a summit on the COVID-19 pandemic on Dec. 3-4 to press for action on the global spread of the coronavirus and its “unprecedented”…
LANDFALL (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qAAYVPJhoI&feature=youtu.be LANDFALL, DOCUMENTARY, ENVIRONMENTAL, POLITICS, 91 MIN (2020) Hurricane Maria abated, the news crews packed up and left, and the interest of the international community turned elsewhere. What happened next? Director Cecilia…
In key battlegrounds, voters of color see ballots marked for rejection at higher rates
NBC News and TargetSmart reviewed data about more than 60,000 spoiled ballots in 11 states, including Florida and Georgia. Mail ballots returned by voters of color in two swing states…
Fauci: We ‘Could Not Be Positioned More Poorly’ On COVID-19
The nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci painted a grim future in a bombshell interview on COVID-19 with The Washington Post Saturday, warning that the nation “could not be positioned…
A young Navajo woman inspires her community to head to polls on horseback: ‘Our ancestors fought for this right’
Across the country, citizens have been walking, driving, marching, running, dancing — even doing group motorcycle rides — to polling sites during the early voting hours of 2020’s general election. Others, meanwhile, have been riding horses to…
A FORGOTTEN ELECTION DAY MASSACRE IN FLORIDA THAT STILL HAUNTS TODAY
As was generally the case with lynching, the medium itself was the message. And if that wasn’t enough, there was also a sign. The note that the white mob attached…
EXPLAINER-Are Trump’s rallies spreading coronavirus? Why it’s hard to know the full impact
Nov 1 (Reuters) - Stanford University economists estimate that President Donald Trump's campaign rallies have resulted in 30,000 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, and likely led to more than 700…
White House coronavirus adviser Atlas apologizes for Russian TV interview
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas apologized on Sunday for giving an interview to Russia's Kremlin-backed television station RT, saying he was unaware the outlet…
U.S. Supreme Court hands narrow win to Black Lives Matter activist over protest incident
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson in his ongoing effort to avoid a lawsuit filed by a…
Volunteers want Christians to return to Mosul, where Islamic State once ruled
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Young volunteers have been clearing dust and debris from St. Thomas church in Mosul, as the Iraqi city occupied by Islamic State militants seeks to sweep…