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Cheng Lei: China says journalist ‘endangered national security’

by janhra | Sep 8, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Left

An Australian journalist detained in China for weeks is being held on national security grounds, China has said. Cheng Lei, a presenter for China Global Television Network (CGTN), is suspected of “criminal activity endangering China’s national...

Gender-reveal “pyrotechnic” blamed for huge California wildfire

by harpreetpreminds | Sep 8, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Left

A firework at a Gender-reveal party triggered a wildfire in Southern California that has destroyed 7,000 acres and forced many residents to flee their homes, the fire department said Sunday. More than 500 firefighters and four helicopters were battling the El Dorado...

Trump Weighs Putting Up to $100 Million of His Cash Into Race

by harpreetpreminds | Sep 8, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Middle

Trump Weighs Putting Up to $100 Million of His Cash Into Race President Donald Trump has discussed spending as much as $100 million of his own money on his re-election campaign, if necessary, to beat Democratic nominee Joe Biden, according to people familiar with the...

Twitter under fire for not taking down ‘deceptively edited’ Trump clip

by editorshashi | Sep 8, 2020 | Bottom Middle, News, Top Middle, Uncategorized

Twitter has come under fire for not taking down a ‘deceptively edited’ video that made Donald Trump look ‘disoriented’ before the president walked toward Marine One on the White House lawn. Twitter user Tom Joseph shared the video on Sunday...

Trump supporters rally near Portland and at Oregon Capitol

by harpreetpreminds | Sep 8, 2020 | Bottom Middle, News, Top Right

Hundreds of people gathered on Labor Day in a small town south of Portland for a pro-President Donald Trump vehicle rally — just over a week after member of a far-right group was fatally shot after a Trump caravan went through Oregon Capitol. Later, pro-Trump...

Daniel Prude: Rochester mayor vows to reform police

by janhra | Sep 7, 2020 | Bottom Left, News, Top Middle

The mayor of Rochester, New York, has promised to reform the police as protests continue over the death of a black man in police custody. Daniel Prude died in March after officers put him in a “spit hood”, designed to protect police from detainees’...