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Bannon may not be only Trump ally indicted over Capitol attack
Nov 16, 2021 14:22Two days after the indictment of former White House adviser Steve Bannon, Adam Schiff, a senior Democrat warned on Sunday Nov. 14 criminal charges are possible for more associates of former US President Donald Trump refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating the 6 January Capitol attack.
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US Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad
Nov 16, 2021 06:39Prices of everyday items in the US have surged during the pandemic, thanks to a toxic combination of staffing shortages and supply chain woes. The rising prices are souring the national mood and taking a political toll on President Biden.
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Leaders at COP26 are 'massively killing the Paris agreement,' critics say
Nov 15, 2021 12:29Hundreds of campaigners representing Indigenous communities, young people, and civil society groups recently poured into the hallways of the venue where COP26, chanting, "Keep 1.5°C Alive" and condemning political leaders for failing to deliver an agreement that will limit global heating to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century.
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Washington is not telling the truth about US troops in Somalia
Nov 15, 2021 12:27The U.S. first dispatched commandos to Somalia shortly after 9/11 and has been conducting air strikes in the country since 2007. Journalists and human rights organizations have documented scores of civilian victims of these attacks.
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Millions quit jobs in U.S. in September
Nov 15, 2021 12:17In the U.S., employers are still struggling to fill millions of open jobs — and to hold on to the workers they already have. More than 4.4 million workers quit their jobs voluntarily in September, the U.S. Labor Department said on Friday Nov. 12.
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US nuclear sub accident warns of potential for catastrophe
Nov 15, 2021 12:13On October 7, the US Navy announced that five days earlier, on October 2, its Seawolf-class nuclear-powered and nuclear-weapons-capable submarine USS Connecticut had hit an unidentified object in the South China Sea. The US Navy’s announcement was brief and vague.
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Menace enters the Republican mainstream
Nov 13, 2021 05:55Threats of violence have become commonplace among a significant part of the Republican party, as historians and those who study democracy warn of a dark shift in American politics.
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Ortega victory another blow to US terrorists
Nov 12, 2021 17:47The result of the presidential polls in the Central American country of Nicaragua is yet another slap on the already badly disfigured face of the terrorist called the US.
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New survey shows COVID-19 misinformation has spread as quickly as the virus in the US
Nov 12, 2021 17:41According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor's latest poll, released on Monday, November 8th, 78% of respondents said they had heard at least one of the false statements presented by researchers and that they either believed it or weren't sure whether it was true or untrue.
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Fossil fuel lobbyists have larger presence at COP26 than any single country: Report
Nov 12, 2021 17:36A coalition of watchdog groups estimated that fossil fuel industry representatives have a larger presence at COP26 than officials from any single country, a finding that further intensified environmentalists' concerns about the legitimacy of the high-stakes climate summit.