By Lauren von Bernuth on Sep 05, 2019 11:30 am
 Coming off a recent Supreme Court victory over the use of military funds for southern border wall construction, the Defense Department announced plans to divert military funds into border wall projects. The Pentagon announced Wednesday that 127 military construction projects, both overseas and in the U.S., will be deferred to free up $3.6 billion in […]
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By Justine Lopez on Sep 05, 2019 09:25 am
 Hemp never ceases to amaze us with its versatility and ability to solve many of the earth’s problems. One such problem has affected many farmers in a region of Italy. Let’s take a journey to Taranto, Italy. This gorgeous region faces the Ionian Sea and is known for its three natural peninsulas. Population 200,154. A […]
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By Peter Castagno on Sep 05, 2019 07:00 am
 “Voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around. This win is proof that change is always within our reach, on gerrymandering, voting rights, and much more.” A North Carolina court ruled the state’s legislative districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered and must be redrawn immediately before the 2020 election. “This is a historic victory for […]
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By Prabir Purkayastha on Sep 05, 2019 05:00 am
 Will the evolution of drones in warfare make peace more attractive to warring factions or will it lead to an unending world of armaments and missile shields? Saudi Arabia, which started the Yemen war with its own coalition of the willing, is now facing the blowback with Houthis launching a series of drone and missile […]
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By CarticulusMedia on Sep 04, 2019 05:16 pm
 HBO’s hit Chernobyl series spawned a stir of dialogue about the evils of the Soviet system and nuclear energy production. After watching this drama and being from a family that survived the tragedy, I thought it would be important to discuss things as I saw and knew them, what is true, and what is not. […]
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By Will Bacha on Sep 04, 2019 01:00 pm
 “I will send you to Paris. You’ll live there, you’ll chat a little, we’ll get you cleaned up. We’ll make you a portfolio, I’ll show your pictures to a rich man.” One of the lesser-known shadowy figures linked to Jeffrey Epstein and his sex ring of teenage girls and young women is Ukrainian-born Peter Listerman, […]
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By Peter Castagno on Sep 04, 2019 11:00 am
 “Our primary opponent is the Fake News Media. In the history of our Country, they have never been so bad!” Some of President Trump’s political allies are raising money to find dirt on journalists and editors critical of the Trump administration, according to a three-page fundraising pitch reviewed by Axios. Under the “primary targets” section […]
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By Vijay Prashad on Sep 04, 2019 09:00 am
 It is not enough to be moved by the tragedy in Yemen. Action is necessary. On September 1, bombers struck Dhamar Community College in Dhamar City, which is in Yemen’s southwest. The college has not enrolled students in many years, and its buildings have been used instead as a prison. On the day of the […]
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By Charles Laverty on Sep 04, 2019 07:00 am
 Los Angeles made headlines when it became the largest US city to ban the production and sale of furs. Activists are now trying to do the same statewide citing animal welfare as the chief driver. But laws have unintended consequences and the strategy of prohibition has a dark past. Supporters include organizations whose stated goals include using a ban on fur to get public support to prohibit the use of animals in other ways that the public do not support.
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By Yasmeen Rasidi on Sep 04, 2019 05:00 am
 Amid a trade war with China, the U.S. has conducted its first joint military exercise with ASEAN nations in the coveted South China Sea. On Monday, Sept. 2, the U.S. and 10 ASEAN member countries held their first joint military training exercise just a year after the same ten country bloc held similar drills with […]
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By Walter Yeates on Sep 03, 2019 03:02 pm
 An update to Telegram, planned for release over the next few days, will allow protesters to prevent mainland Chinese and Hong Kong authorities from discovering their identities in the app’s large group chats. “Telegram, a popular encrypted messaging app, will allow users to cloak their telephone numbers to safeguard Hong Kong protesters against monitoring by […]
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By Rami Almeghari on Sep 03, 2019 12:30 pm
 #WeAreAllIsraa trended on social media as activists mourned and expressed outrage over the murder and alleged honor killing of a 21-year-old Palestinian woman. Israa Ghrayeb, a 21-year-old Palestinian woman from the West Bank town of Beit Sahour, was allegedly killed by family members in a so-called “honor killing” – a phenomenon that occurs in Arab-Islamic […]
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