Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was the shadowy father of Iran’s nuclear program; his existence, let alone his work, was barely acknowledged by Iran. A brigadier general with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Command, Fakhrizadeh was involved in the academic aspects of Iranian national security, eventually heading up the Physics Research Center, where he …
Read More »Biden takes lead in battleground Pennsylvania, Trump campaign says ‘election is not over’
Biden overtook Trump in the Keystone State on Friday morning, and is currently more than 5,500 votes ahead of Donald Trump. Though counting is still in progress, Decision Desk HQ, whose statistics are used by a number of news organizations, called the race to the White House for Biden, with …
Read More »Joe Biden takes lead over Trump in battleground state of Georgia
Ninety-nine percent of the ballots in the state have been counted. It’s believed that there are also military absentee ballots that still need to be tabulated. Georgia has not voted blue since 1992, when Bill Clinton took the state. According to AP’s current projection, the Democrat would pass the 270 …
Read More »‘Tricky Nikki’ Haley takes heat from all sides as #Resistance & MAGA fans pile on over perceived loyalty to Trump (or lack of it)
Though Haley posted a tweet ostensibly in support of the president on Thursday afternoon, praising Trump for “his leadership of conservative victories” in congressional races and calling for “transparency” and “fairness” in the vote-counting process, some in the MAGA camp deemed the message a ‘eulogy’ for Trump’s campaign. Conservative podcaster …
Read More »BoJo takes his game of Brexit blinkmanship down to the wire, but get set for a last-minute deal with both sides claiming victory
Without meaning any offence in any form to the good people of Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver, the suggestion that, after 45 years of EU membership, the UK should be looking to replace that relationship and all it entails with a bare bones, Canada-style trade deal is, frankly, insulting. We are …
Read More »US government takes some Covid-19 relief benefits BACK from workers after OWN mistake, while corporations hoard relief money
Workers who erroneously received a financial windfall under the massive expansion of state unemployment benefits that formed a key part of the federal government’s Covid-19 relief package are being told they owe thousands of dollars in surprise crippling debt as the states struggle to claw back their excess payments, the …
Read More »Takes two to tango? Biden campaign suggests he will show up to 2nd debate even if Covid-19 prevents Trump from appearing
Asked by CNN host Jake Tapper whether Trump getting clearance from his physicians to attend the upcoming debate in Miami, Florida would be enough for Biden to feel safe enough to go as well, Sanders said the campaign is “looking forward” to the debate and the former vice president will …
Read More »The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo was postponed for a year. Whether it takes place at all?
For many athletes the chance to participate in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo have already lost. They are old, overworked or just can’t wait for the Olympics delayed for another year due to financial problems. 35-year-old Tetsuya Sotomura is one of those athletes. I met him earlier in the week …
Read More »The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo was postponed for a year. Whether it takes place at all?
For many athletes the chance to participate in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo have already lost. They are old, overworked or just can’t wait for the Olympics delayed for another year due to financial problems. 35-year-old Tetsuya Sotomura is one of those athletes. I met him earlier in the week …
Read More »Lukashenko takes “Friendship” hostage
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has threatened Russia with confiscation of the two pipes of the oil pipeline “Friendship” through which Russian gas goes to Europe, if we fail to reach agreements in the energy sector. According to him, the pipeline will be used to reverse the oil from Poland. …
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