14 February 2021 Archives

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US Meddling In Ecuador’s Historic Election And Fake NGO ‘Left’
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-02-14
Max Blumenthal speaks with Ben Norton, who is reporting from Ecuador, on the historic February 7 election, and how the US government, regime-change networks, and wealthy oligarchs are trying to prevent the return of the socialist Citizens’ Revolution movement of former President Rafael Correa. We discuss the fake NGO “left,” represented by coup-supporting pseudo-environmentalist candidate Yaku Pérez, and how a victory of leftist Andrés Arauz could help bring back the progressive, anti-imperialist Pink Tide in Latin America.
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Class War Intensifies During the Pandemic
Pete Dolack | counterpunch.org | 2021-02-14
We will soon be a year into the Covid-19 pandemic. Are you rolling in new wealth? No? Too bad you are not a billionaire. With millions of deaths, unemployment soaring, millions threatened with losing their homes and economies struggling around the world, the world’s billionaires are doing fine. More than fine. So fine that they…
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California study highlights dangers of COVID-19 pandemic to the working class
WSWS repost | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
According to a recent report by a UCSF research team, essential workers experienced a 22 percent higher mortality rate than they did in the four years before the pandemic.
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How One Tiny Country Is Beating The Pandemic And Climate Change
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-02-14
The small Himalayan country of Bhutan, mainly known for measuring national happiness instead of GDP, is the only carbon-negative country on the planet. Believe it or not, it has only had one single death from COVID-19. Is that a coincidence? | Madeline Drexler’s new article in the Atlantic, “The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story,” dives into the reasons that Bhutan has managed to fare so well against the novel coronavirus while rich countries and middle-income have struggled to keep it in check. The tiny developing country, landlocked between India and Tibet, wasn’t exactly set up for success. It began 2020 with…
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Farm animals and birds catch covid Slaughterhouse workers have very high rates of infection
Logician | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
The 2 way street between infected farm animals and | birds.. and infected workers has been established. | If covid can remain on surfaces it can remain on the flesh of living or killed animals.
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The Growing Vaccine Corps of Medical Students Could Aid Underserved Areas
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-14
The U.S. faces one of the most consequential public health campaigns in history right now: to vaccinate the population against COVID-19 and, especially, to get shots into the arms of people who cannot easily navigate getting vaccinated on their own. | Time is of the essence. As new, potentially more dangerous variants of this coronavirus spread to new regions, widespread vaccination is one of the most powerful and…
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California nursing home workers strike as state surpasses New York for most COVID deaths
WSWS repost | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
Workers at a Burlingame Skilled Nursing Facility are on strike in protest against understaffing and unsafe conditions. 207 residents at the Burlingame facility have contracted Covid-19 and 34 have died. At least 65 workers have also been infected.
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Antitrust Legislation Is Essential to Racial and Economic Justice in Agriculture
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-14
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that how we grow, process and distribute our food needs to change. | From dairy farmers forced to dump their milk given supply chain bottlenecks, to unemployed people forming long lines at food banks, the people who grow our food and eat it find them…
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Layoffs continue at high rate
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-02-14
San José, CA – During the week ending February 6, almost 800,000 (793,000) people filed for new claims for regular state unemployment insurance. More than 330,000 others applied for the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance or PUA that covers the self-employed and gig workers. This comes to a total of more than 1.1 million people who have lost their jobs in the past week. | Beginning the week ending March 21, 2020, more than a million Americans each and every week have had to file for unemployment insurance benefits. As of the latest data for the week ending January 23, there were still more than 20 million pe…
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‘The Communist Party of Finland offers a radical, class-conscious alternative’
Muhammed Shabeer | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-02-14
JP Và§isà§nen, chairman of the Communist Party of Finland, speaks to Peoples Dispatch about the efforts of the party to mobilize and grow under the pandemic and its strategic vision for achieving structural change in the country…
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Class War Intensifies During the Pandemic
Pete Dolack | zcomm.org | 2021-02-14
Capitalists have understood their class interests better than do the world’s working people in what remains a most one-sided class war…
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Will Biden Finally Bring Our Troops Home From Afghanistan?
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-02-14
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Jasper] By Maj. Danny Sjursen / AntiWar Real talk: Joe Biden hasn’t had too many finest hours in his 47 years plus years on the national scene. To be fair, he’s had his moments — like a powerful, earthy, and impassioned 1986 speech he delivered to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, opposing the Reagan administration’s apologism for the “repulsive… | Source…
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Germany closes borders with Austria, Czechia amid coronavirus variant fears
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Berlin, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Germany on Sunday closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria to non-German nationals and residents in an effort to control the spread of new, virulent variants of coronavirus. People traveling for family reasons, those who cross the border for work, truckers and healthcare staff will be exempted from the …
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Catalans set to vote in an election that could be a test for the separatist movement
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2021-02-14
Voting has started in Spain’s north-eastern Catalonia as 5.3 million voters are called to cast their ballots. It’s an election that will test the region’s secessionist movement. | Salvador Illa will lead the ticket of the Socialists’ Party of Catalonia. Until January, he was in charge of Spain’s coronavirus (Covid-19) response as its health minister. | A tight race: | Illa is hoping to end the hold that pro-independence politicians have held in the regional parliament for the past decade. | Polls, however, predict a tight race. The Socialists will compete for votes with the two leading pro-secession parti…
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Biden Wants to Extradite Peace Hero Assange
Support Peace Hero | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
Proud Democrat Pres Biden’s “Justice” Dept is appealing a British decision to not allow extradition of Julian Assange who exposed American war crimes in Iraq. See consortiumnews.com/2021/02/12/biden-doj-……
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Will any MPs criticize Ottawa’s Support for Dictatorship in Haiti?
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-02-14
The Liberals’ commitment to a neo-Duvalierist dictatorship in Haiti is being tested. Hopefully Black History Month offers opposition parties an opportunity to finally echo growing grassroots criticism of Canadian policy in the hemisphere’s poorest country. Since Monday a squatter has been occupying the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince. On Sunday evening Supreme Court Justice Joseph Mecene …
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Bangladesh extends closure of education institutions
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Bangladesh has announced that it will extend the closure of educational institutions for a further 14-day stretch, a straight 11-month shutdown of in-person education after the first COVID-19 case was registered in the country in March last year, a senior official confirmed on Sunday.The Education Ministry has decided to close all educational institutions until Feb. 28, except for Islamic seminaries due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mohammad Abul Khayer, a communication officer at the ministry confirmed to Anadolu Agency.The ministry is taking all important steps to keep students safe from the deadly virus, Khaye…
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Ex-Istanbul mayor dies at 76
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Kadir Topbas, the former mayor of Istanbul, passed away on Saturday at the age of 76.He was hospitalized last November after he contracted COVID-19.Topbas was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2004 as candidate of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, and maintained his position until 2017 when he resigned.In 2004, he became the head of Istanbul-based United Cities and Local Governments, Middle East and West Asia Regional Government, and vice president of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). He became UCLG co-chair in 2007.Topbas was the first politician to have won three consecutive local election…
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Voters head to polls in Catalonia amid pandemic
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Election day has kicked off with no major incidents in the Spanish region of Catalonia, where voters cast their ballots on Sunday to determine the new makeup of the Catalan parliament.Fears that not enough people would show up to work at the polling stations were dispelled, as officials reported that more than 99% of the polling stations were operating by 11 a.m. (1000GMT).During the last hour of voting, thousands of citizens with active COVID-19 infections and others in quarantine will be able to cast their ballots in-person.Poll workers will wear full personal protective equipment, nearly identical to that of f…
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Peru’s health minister resigns amid vaccine row
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Peru’s Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti stepped down from her post after it was revealed that the former president received the COVID-19 vaccine before it became widely available in the country, according to local media on Saturday.Following the news that Martin Vizcarra got the vaccine shot in October 2020, months ago the vaccine reached Peru, Mazzetti was criticized by Congress and she submitted her resignation to President Francisco Sagasti Friday night.Speaking on the issue, Sagasti thanked Mazzetti for her fight against the pandemic and said she was treated unjustly.Last week, the first batch of vaccines, cont…
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Lebanon starts COVID-19 vaccine rollout
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Lebanon’s national vaccination campaign against the coronavirus pandemic began Sunday.Mahmoud Hasson, the head of the intensive care unit at the Rafik Hariri Hospital in Beirut, and actor Salah Tizani, 93, received the first shots.Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and Health Minister Hamad Hassan were present during the inoculation.”I will not be receiving the vaccine today,” Diab told reporters. “Priority will be given to the medical staff, who have made great sacrifices and they must be given full protection in order to do their message.”The medical staff and people over 75 will be the first to be vaccinated…
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Japan okays use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Tokyo, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Japan on Sunday formally approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for domestic use, marking an important step to immunize most of its people in the run-up to the Summer Olympics that begin on July 23 in Tokyo. The immunization drive will start on Wednesday as the government targets to inoculate its entire population …
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1 Year of Covid in Africa: 4 million cases, limited vaccinations
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
By Nerea González Johannesburg, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- A year after the first coronavirus case was detected in Africa, the total number of infections in the continent stands at nearly four million and only a few countries have started vaccination campaigns. Since Egypt became the first African country to report a coronavirus case on 14 February …
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Voting underway in Catalonia despite pandemic concerns
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Barcelona, Spain, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Voters in Spain’s Catalonia region headed to the polls for regional elections on Sunday despite an ongoing third wave of Covid-19 cases. Anxieties were evidenced by the fact some 33,000 polling station workers, 38% of the overall total, formally asked to be recused from their duties, which are allocated by …
laprensalatina.com/voting-underway-in-ca…

‘That’s what someone microchipped would say,’ Twitter jokes after jabbed Bill Gates’ daughter mocks Covid-19 vax conspiracy theory
rt.com | 2021-02-14
Jennifer K. Gates, daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, tried mocking the numerous conspiracy theories surrounding her “genius” father after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, only to face a wave of ridicule herself. | “Sadly the vaccine did NOT implant my genius father into my brain — if only mRNA had that power…..!” Jennifer Gates wrote on Instagram, adding a winky face emoji. The statement accompanied an image of her after she had received a Covid-19 vaccine. | There have been numerous conspiracy theories floating on social media about Bill Gates and his foundation’s involvement in the development of…
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Atlantic Council Braces for Opportunities of Potential Bioterror Attack
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2021-02-14
Less than a month away from the one-year anniversary of the pandemic’s official declaration, policy wonks at the Atlantic Council together with former and current government officials are dissecting the “lessons” of the Covid-19 epidemic to advise the Biden administration on the steps to take in order to avert the next disaster.
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Quebec: Falsification of Mortality Data Pertaining to Covid-19
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-14
According to a directive from Quebec’s Ministry of Health : | “If the presumed cause of death is Covid-19 (with or without a positive test) an autopsy should be avoided [emphasis in original document] and death should be attributed to Covid-19 …
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Quebec: Falsification of Mortality Data Pertaining to Covid-19
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-14
According to a directive from the Quebec’s Ministry of Health : | “If the presumed cause of death is Covid-19 (with or without a positive test) an autopsy should be avoided [emphasis in original document] and death should be attributed to …
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As fears rise over San Francisco-area attacks on elderly Asians by black assailants, leftists find the real culprit: WHITE PEOPLE
rt.com | 2021-02-14
The Lunar New Year passed in the San Francisco Bay area with fears rising over a series of unprovoked attacks on elderly Asians by black men, but leftists may have found some solace by finding the real perpetrators: white people. | As Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen explained, Asians shouldn’t respond to the horrific attacks with “knee-jerk” calls for more policing but must instead recognize the violence as “part of a pattern of white supremacy.” Even if the assailants are “people of color,” he added, “the solution is not to fall back on racist assumptions of our own but to hold the system of…
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Taliban denies reports over death of ‘Taliban leader’
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — A senior Taliban member denied the controversial news over the death of Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhunzada in an explosion in Quetta of Pakistan.
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Who Were the Republican Senators Afraid of When They Acquitted Their Own Attempted Murderer?
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
At some point you have to wonder whether the bigger danger was the Capitol insurrection or the pusillanimous GOP reaction to it. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Who were the Republican Senators afraid of when they Acquitted their own attempted murderer?
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2021-02-14
Please Help ZNet Source: Informed Comment Photo by Gallagher Photography/Shutterstock The odious Trump once smugly observed that “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” When it comes to the Republican base, he was clearly correct. The opinion polling shows that registered Republicans Read…
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Saudi Arabia extends virus restrictions for 20 days
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Saudi Arabia on Sunday extended precautionary measures against the coronavirus pandemic for additional 20 days, in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.The extension of the restrictions will be effective as of Sunday 10: 00 pm (19: 00 GMT), the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement cited by the official SPA news agency.On Feb. 3, the kingdom ordered precautionary measures to stem the spread of the pandemic upon recommendations from health authorities.Under the measures, social gatherings should not exceed 20 people and the suspension of all events and parties, including weddings, and corporate meetings a…
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Democrats’ Shameful Cave
Ralph Nader, Bruce Fein | commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
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Palestine welcomes Turkey’s industrial zone in W. Bank
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Palestinian Economy Minister Khaled Al-Osaily said the Turkish support amounts to $10 million and is meant for the internal structure of the industrial zone.”There is a plan for Turkish factories to operate in the [industrial] zone,” Al-Osaily said.According to the Palestinian minister, the industrial zone will be implemented in two phases: The first is financed by Germany at a cost of about 24 million euros, and includes all external infrastructure and is likely to be completed by mid-2021.The second phase, which targets the internal infrastructure, is financed by Turkey and will cost…
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Trump acquitted in historic impeachment trial
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2021-02-14
Donald Trump was acquitted on 13 February of inciting the horrific attack on the US Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former US president. | The trial also, however, exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency. | 57-43: | Barely a month since the deadly January 6 riot that stunned the world, the Senate convened for a rare weekend session to deliver its verdict, voting while armed National Guard troops continued to stand their…
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Salmond accuser feels ‘let down’ by Scottish government and exploited by Holyrood inquiry
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2021-02-14
A woman who came forward with allegations of sexual harassment by Alex Salmond has found the Holyrood committee’s investigation “more traumatic” than the High Court trial of the former first minister. | “Let down”: | The woman, speaking anonymously on the BBC’s The Sunday Show, said the Scottish government “let down” women who complained because of its unlawful investigation. She also said the committee inquiry set up to look into the botched investigation of Salmond had turned the issue into a “political fight” and suggested any conclusions it reaches will be “utterly useless”. | She also denied claims t…
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UN Special Rapporteur Urges US To Lift The Blockade Against Venezuela
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-02-14
The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations (UN) on the effects of sanctions on human rights, Alena Douhan, held a press conference today before leaving Venezuela. Douhan detailed the impact of the United States’ unilateral coercive measures on the Venezuelan people. | Douhan reported that the unilateral “sanctions” violate International Law. The conclusion followed Douhan’s comprehensive report on damages caused by coercive measures implemented by Washington and its European partners against Venezuela, and specified that the final report will be presented to the UN in September 2021. Douhan urged the interlocut…
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Forced Labor In The United States
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-02-14
By any measure, the United States has the worst human rights record among the nations called democratic or developed or advanced or “free world” or any of the other labels that rich capitalist countries use to describe themselves. The U.S. has the worst health care system in that group, the worst benefits for workers, and the worst income inequality. It also has the dubious distinction of being the world’s biggest jailer, with some 2.3 million people behind bars. This country which treats its people so terribly is also the one most likely to project its evil doing on to others. | There is a method to the madness.
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Fossil Fuels Kill Nearly Nine Million Annually
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-02-14
Burning fossil fuels kills nearly 9 million people worldwide and an estimated 350,000 in the U.S. every year, according to a new study by scientists from Harvard and three British universities. | The staggering death toll is more than double the WHO’s 2017 estimate of deaths caused by air pollution. “There’s a perception in the United States that we have this under control, but that’s a mistake,” Joel Schwartz, a Harvard professor and one of the study’s authors, told the Boston Globe. | Based on data from 2018, the scientists found nearly one-in-five deaths that year — and nearly a third of deaths in easter…
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For Biden Administration, Black Lives Don’t Matter In Haiti!
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-02-14
The people of Haiti have been demanding freedom from the succession of U.S.-imposed dictators for decades. One such dictator, Jovenel MoàØse, refused to leave office February 7, which marked the end of his term five years after an illegal election. This move catapulted yet another intense episode in the historic struggle of the Haitian masses against colonial intervention. Tens of thousands of Haitians went to the streets demanding democracy and an end to dictatorship. And what was the response from the U.S. puppet regime? Bullets, paramilitary terror, curfews, house raids, beatings and the imprisonment of…
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Urgent Solidarity With Haiti Is Needed
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-02-14
A long-brewing crisis in Haiti, created through intervention by the United States, United Nations and allied western imperialist countries, has now come to a head. The Biden administration is openly backing a violent, corrupt and fraudulent leader, Jovenel MoàØse, and maintaining the policies of previous presidents, including Donald Trump, in Haiti. | Activists in Haiti have reached out to the Haitian diaspora in the United States and to organizations that support respect for self-determination and human rights for their solidarity. Listen to my interview with filmmaker and political activist Wilkenson Bru…
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‘Unacceptable’ violence, intimidation and harassment in Myanmar — UN chief
news.un.org | 2021-02-14
An increased use of force and the reported deployment of armoured vehicles to major cities throughout Myanmar have triggered the deep concern of UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
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Living and loving with HIV: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
news.un.org | 2021-02-14
To mark Valentine’s Day, the annual 14 February celebration of love and affection, Gita Sabharwal, UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, and Patchara Benjarattanaporn, Thailand Country Director for UNAIDS, call for an end to discrimination against people living with HIV, and recognition of the contribution they make to Thai society.
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Yemen rebels offer to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have offered to stop attacks against Saudi Arabia in return for halting airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition.”We are the ones who call for peace and have offered many solutions for it, but the outcome so far is that the American, British and European bombing continues and the battles continue,” Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the group’s Supreme Political Council, said on Twitter.Al-Houthi said his group is ready to take the initiative of halting attacks on Saudi Arabia provided “there is seriousness” from the Saudi-led coalition to end its “aggression” on Yemen.There was no comment fro…
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Top Ethiopian diplomat due in Turkey on Monday
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen will pay a two-day visit to Turkey starting from Monday, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday.”During the talks, bilateral relations will be discussed, also exchange of views concerning regional and international issues will take place,” the ministry said in a written statement.The visit comes on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the first diplomatic contacts between Turkey and Ethiopia, it noted.The ministry added that the official inauguration ceremony of Ethiopia’s new embassy building in the Turkish capital Ankara will be held with the particip…
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Gundogan shines as Man City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Manchester City shutout Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Saturday with a sensational performance by Ilkay Gundogan at Etihad Stadium.The 30-year-old midfielder scored twice and Rodri converted a penalty shot to seal the sixteenth consecutive victory for the home side.Gundogan, who was named English Premier League Player of the Month in January, has netted more league goals, eight, than any other player in 2021.Manchester City extended their lead in the league to 53 points and a game in hand, seven points ahead of second-place Leicester City.
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World condoles with Turkey over terrorist PKK execution
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Turkey received condolences from around the world over a terror attack where 13 Turkish citizens were found martyred by the PKK terrorist organizations in the Gara region of northern Iraq.Bodies of 13 Turkish citizens were found during Turkey’s anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, according to Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Sunday.Turkey launched Operation Claw-Eagle 2 on Feb. 10 to prevent the PKK/KCK and other terror groups from re-establishing positions used to carry out cross-border terror attacks.Operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle were initiated last June to ensure the safety of Turks, and Turk…
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Myanmar coup opponents face charges, army hunt
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Seven people supporting the ongoing anti-coup protests have been charged for comments on social media and are being hunted by Myanmar’s military junta, authorities said on Saturday.The seven individuals include Min Ko Naing and Kyaw Min Yu, known as Jimmy, both prominent leaders during the mass demonstrations of 1988, and Htwe Lynn Ko, known as Lynn Lynn, a famous singer and Aung San Suu Kyi loyalist.All seven have been charged under section 505 (b) of the penal code for allegedly defaming the state and threatening “public tranquility” through their social media posts, the National Administrative Council said in…
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Another family to reunite with child abducted by PKK in Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
One family is preparing to reunite with a child as many more continue a sit-in against the PKK terror group which is accused of forcibly abducting sons and daughters, including minors.Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the twenty-fourth family was going to embrace a child and that the PKK would be eradicated as more members surrendered to security forces through persuasion.The ministry announced that two PKK affiliates fled the terror group and surrendered to Turkish authorities.In Turkey, offenders linked to terror groups, who surrender, are eligible for possible sentence reductions under a repentance law.Pro…
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Expectations from START as US, Russia recommit
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Russia and the US announced Feb. 3 the extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) for five years until Feb. 5, 2026.Once part of a larger group of agreements on arms control between the US and the USSR, and later Russia, the New Start is the last pillar that prevents the two countries from relapsing to a new Cold War and unleashing a full-fledged arms race.The first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, START I, signed in 1991, took effect in 1994.”It was seen as a ground-breaking event, and along with achieving other agreements — on limitation of deployed anti-ballistic missiles (ABM Treaty), ban…
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Turkish officials decry execution of 13 citizens by PKK
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Turkish officials on Sunday decried the execution of 13 Turkish citizens in a cave in northern Iraq and reiterated their determination in the fight against terrorism.”PKK, a designated terrorist organization in Turkey, the United States and the European Union, murdered 13 Turkish citizens who were held in northern Iraq. They were brave sons of Turkey, a key NATO ally and a key contributor to the global war on terror,” Turkey’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said on Twitter.Noting that Turkey will continue its counter-terrorism efforts with “unwavering determination until the terror threat is completely a…
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Anti-terror operation held in southeast Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Turkish security forces seized ammunition, equipment and organizational documents in a counter-terrorism operation in the eastern Sirnak province, the governor’s office said on Saturday.According to a statement, a joint team of gendarmerie commandos and police held the operation in the vicinity of Mt. Gabar and targeted over a dozen shelter and caves in which weapons and equipment were buried under ground.Among the items found during the operation — dubbed EREN-10 Martyr Lieutenant Mustafa Erdal — were sniper rifles, guns, flame thrower, rockets, hand grenades and grenade throwers, improvised explosive devices,…
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Three PKK terrorists killed in northern Iraq
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Three PKK terrorists in northern Iraq were neutralized by Turkish drones, according to the Turkish National Defense Ministry on Sunday.”3 PKK terrorists spotted in the Gara region in northern Iraq… trying to escape with a paramotor were neutralized by our UAVs,” the ministry said on Twitter.The total number of terrorists neutralized in the region has reached 53, it added.Turkey launched Operation Claw-Eagle 2 on Feb. 10 to prevent the PKK/KCK and other terror groups from re-establishing positions used to carry out cross-border terror attacks. The operation was completed on Sunday.Operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-…
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Over 100 injured in powerful Japan earthquake
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Over 100 injuries were reported after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Saturday, according to local media Sunday.”Injuries were reported in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures and six others, including Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, all neighboring Tokyo. The quake was felt in several other areas including the capital,” the Kyodo News Agency said, adding that there have been no deaths attributed to the earthquake.It also said there was no tsunami following the disaster.The Japan Meteorological Agency said the powerful tremor off Fukushima occurred at 11.07 p.m. local time (1407GMT) 60 kilometers (3…
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Greener | pastures for Pakistan: PM shares stunning before and after photos of | tree scheme
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
The world has been scrambling to find new strategies in a bid to fend off the novel coronavirus, however, another calamity, which might bring more destructive consequences than the virus itself, seems to be lurking just around the corner.For many years now, thousands of scientists and environmentalists have been giving humanity stark warnings about the risks of climate change, urging authorities and the global community to take concrete steps to protect our world.Following intensifying warnings, some countries have launched new green schemes and climate adaptation plans.Pakistan, which suffers from smog pollution…
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Death toll at 41 in India glacier break
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
The death toll stands at 41 on Sunday from a glacier break in northern India with more bodies recovered during rescue operations, according to the Press Information Bureau (PIB).The number of missing people is still more than 160 one week after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier, India’s second-highest mountain, broke off in the Tapovan area of Chamoli district in northern Uttarakhand state, triggering flooding and damage to the Rishiganga hydropower project.Shortly after the accident, a massive operation was launched last Sunday and authorities pressed military and additional disaster response teams in rescue e…
yenisafak.com/en/world/death-toll-at-41-…

Terror attack kills one, injures 4 in Syria’s Afrin
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
The terrorists attacked the Jinderes town of Afrin which was cleared of terrorists in Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch in March 2018.The wounded people were transferred to hospitals in the region, the sources said, asking not to be named due to fear of reprisal.Security officials at the blast site said the attack may have been carried out by the YPG/PKK terror group.
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Turkey neutralizes 3 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Three PKK terrorists in northern Iraq were neutralized by Turkish drones, according to the Turkish National Defense Ministry on Sunday.”3 PKK terrorists spotted in the Gara region in northern Iraq… trying to escape with a paramotor were neutralized by our UAVs,” the ministry said on Twitter.The total number of terrorists neutralized in the region has reached 53, it added.Turkey launched Operation Claw-Eagle 2 on Feb. 10 to prevent the PKK/KCK and other terror groups from re-establishing positions used to carry out cross-border terror attacks. The operation was completed on Sunday.Operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-neutralizes…

Turkish auto industry produces 106,000 vehicles in Jan
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Automakers in Turkey produced 106,176 vehicles — including automobiles and commercial vehicles — this January, according to a sectoral report on Sunday.Turkey’s auto production fell 3% on a yearly basis, said the Automotive Manufacturers Association.Some 73% of the manufactured vehicles were exported, marking a 14% annual decline to 77,569 units last month.The country’s earnings from automotive exports totaled $2.3 billion in January, down 6% from a year ago.The association also said Turkey’s overall auto sales market grew 61% year-on-year to 45,230 vehicles in the month.Top international automakers — includin…
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UK premier ‘optimistic’ about easing lockdown
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is “optimistic” about the prospects of easing the lockdown despite warnings from scientists that any premature measures would result in a surge of coronavirus cases and deaths.In a visit to the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies plant in northeastern England on Saturday, Johnson said the government’s main priority was to reopen schools from March 8 with the possibility of other sectors following suit.”I’m optimistic, I won’t hide it from you. I’m optimistic, but we have to be cautious. Our children’s education is our number one priority, but then working forward, ge…
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Myanmar coup opponents face charges, army hunt
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
The seven individuals include Min Ko Naing and Kyaw Min Yu, known as Jimmy, both prominent leaders during the mass demonstrations of 1988, and Htwe Lynn Ko, known as Lynn Lynn, a famous singer and Aung San Suu Kyi loyalist.All seven have been charged under section 505 (b) of the penal code for allegedly defaming the state and threatening “public tranquility” through their social media posts, the National Administrative Council said in a statement.The charges carry a punishment of up to two years.Min Ko Naing, a former political prisoner who has spent most years since 1988 in jail, is considered to be the most inf…
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Bodies of 13 Turkish civilians found in N.Iraq terror cave
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Bodies of 13 Turkish civilians were found during Turkey’s anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish defense chief on Sunday.”While our activities in the Operation Claw-Eagle 2 zone were continuing, the mortal remains of 13 citizens were found in a cave,” said Hulusi Akar at the operations center on the border in southeastern Sirnak province.He said the innocent and unarmed Turks were shot dead — one in the shoulder, and the rest in their heads.”According to the information by two terrorists who were captured alive, our citizens were martyred by the ‘cave manager’ before the start of the an…
yenisafak.com/en/news/bodies-of-13-turki…

German travel vlogger embraces Islam after spending a year in Pakistan
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Popular German travel vlogger and content creator Christian Betzmann shocked his fans on social media when he announced that he has embraced Islam after spending a year in Pakistan.Taking to Instagram, Betzmann posted a photo of himself holding a certificate from the Islamic School of Miami accompanied by a caption saying that he “accepted Islam.””I started this channel last December and spend almost 1 year in Pakistan. During this time I met so many incredible people and learned a lot about the religion and the lifestyle. Growing up in Europe, the word Islam was always connected with negativity, war, terrorism,”
yenisafak.com/en/life/german-travel-vlog…

Greener | pastures for Pakistan: PM shares stunning before and after photos of | tree scheme
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
For many years now, thousands of scientists and environmentalists have been giving humanity stark warnings about the risks of climate change, urging authorities and the global community to take concrete steps to protect our world.Following intensifying warnings, some countries have launched new green schemes and climate adaptation plans.Pakistan, which suffers from smog pollution and is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change, has decided to rev up efforts and launched a new campaign using a technique developed by a Japanese scientist as part of efforts to restore biodiversity and battle a possible ec…
yenisafak.com/en/world/greenerpastures-f…

Voters head to polls to elect new government in Kosovo
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Kosovars headed to the polls Sunday to choose new members of the country’s 120-seat parliament.The election is the sixth parliamentary poll for Europe’s youngest country since 2008 when it declared independence from Serbia.It comes after the Constitutional Court ruled the parliamentary vote that saw Avdulah Hoti installed as prime minister was invalid because a lawmaker who made the new government’s majority possible, Etem Arifi, was convicted of fraud.The government elected by 61 deputies in parliament fell after the ruling of the court.The court asked acting-President Vjosa Osmani to announce the date of early…
yenisafak.com/en/world/voters-head-to-po…

Turkish auto industry produces 106,000 vehicles in Jan
yenisafak.com | 2021-02-14
Turkey’s auto production fell 3% on a yearly basis, said the Automotive Manufacturers Association.Some 73% of the manufactured vehicles were exported, marking a 14% annual decline to 77,569 units last month.The country’s earnings from automotive exports totaled $2.3 billion in January, down 6% from a year ago.The association also said Turkey’s overall auto sales market grew 61% year-on-year to 45,230 vehicles in the month.Top international automakers — including Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes, Renault, and Toyota — have factories in Turkey, one of the world’s top auto sale markets.
yenisafak.com/en/economy/turkish-auto-in…

Dimitrov, Karatsev, Zverev off to Australian Open quarterfinals
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Melbourne, Australia, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday thrashed Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets to book an Australian Open last-eight clash against Russian Aslan Karatsev, who became the seventh man in the Open Era to reach the quarterfinals on his slam debut. Later, German Alexander Zverev also made it to the tournament’s …
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Real Madrid blanks Valencia 2-0
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Madrid, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Real Madrid blanked Valencia at home on Thursday, two first-half tallies telling the story during the match, which was played in the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium to empty stands due to coronavirus gathering restrictions. It was the third consecutive win for Zinedine Zidane’s capital squad and the loss leaves Valencia just …
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The Kirkella, jewel of UK fishing faces uncertainty after Brexit
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
London, Feb 14 (EFE).- Before Brexit, the Kirkella fishing vessel was one of the crowning jewels of the United Kingdom’s fleet — the freezer trawler one provided some 10% of all the cod and haddock served in the country’s ever-popular fish and chip shops. One of the country’s distant seas vessels, the Kirkella spends much …
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Druze mark 1982 strike against Israel’s annexation laws in Golan Heights
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Jerusalem, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Members of the Druze community in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday staged a protest to commemorate the 1982 strike against the annexation of the territory from Syria. Several hundred took part in marches and some of the protesters in the Druze town of Majdal Shams held aloft portraits of Syrian …
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Lapland town goes viral with Summer Olympics bid to raise climate awareness
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Helsinki, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- The remote town of Salla in Finland’s northernmost Lapland region has gone viral with a fake bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games, a comical gag with a serious message on the perils of the climate crisis. The video campaign titled “Save Salva. Save the Planet” has garnered over 250 …
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Myanmar military rolls back freedom laws to curb pro-democracy protests
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Myanmar’s military junta has rolled back security and freedom laws to curb growing protests against the coup it staged on Feb.1. The authorities suspended articles 5, 7, and 8 of the Protection of the Citizens for the Personal Freedom and Personal Security Law, the military’s True News unit reported late …
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Djokovic advances to Aussie Open last-8 after 300th Grand Slam win
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Melbourne, Australia, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Top-seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Sunday found a way through discomfort to seal his 300th Grand Slam victory with Australian Open fourth round win against Canada’s Milos Raonic. The abdominal injury Djokovic suffered during his five-set win over US’ Taylor Fritz in the previous round weighed on the eight-time …
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Valentine’s Day celebrations around the world
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Countries around the world celebrated Valentine’s Day with different traditions: from giving flowers and cards to mass wedding ceremonies. | A visual story by EFE/EPA photographers…
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More than 30 injured in Thai anti-monarchy protests
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Bangkok, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- At least 31 people were injured in a clash between police and protesters during demonstrations against lèse majesté law in Thailand a day ago, officials said on Sunday. The injured include 11 protesters and 20 police officers in the protests by students and pro-democracy activists, Thai Public Broadcasting Service reported, citing …
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Argentine president decrees 3 days of mourning for Menem
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Buenos Aires, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Sunday expressed his “deep sorrow” over the death, and his “respect for (the) opposing opinion,” of former President Carlos Menem, who died earlier in the day at age 90, going on to decree three days of national mourning. “It was with deep sorrow that I …
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Argentina’s former President Carlos Menem dies aged 90
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Buenos Aires, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Argentina’s former president Carlos Menem, in office from 1989 to 1999, died on Sunday aged 90, sources inside Buenos Aires’ Los Arcos hospital, where he was admitted on 15 December, confirmed to Efe. Menem was initially hospitalized for a prostate check but was diagnosed with a urinary infection that complicated …
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Russian women hold human chain protests in support of Yulia Navalnaya
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Moscow, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- Some 300 women formed a human chain in Moscow on Sunday in solidarity with Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The protest, which was unauthorized, doubled up as a call to release all political prisoners and came after several large protests were met by a police …
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West Brom holds Manchester United to 1-1 draw
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Sports Desk, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- West Bromwich Albion on Sunday held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw, forcing the Red Devils to lose ground to their cross-town rivals Manchester City in the race for the Premier League. Having walked out of their previous two Premier League encounters empty-handed, West Brom started strong against United, taking …
laprensalatina.com/west-brom-holds-manch…

Online shopping for Valentine’s Day jumped 321% over past decade
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Miami, United States, Feb 13 (efe-epa).- Online shopping around Valentine’s Day has increased by 321 percent since 2011 and even posted a four-digit growth in the case of some Latin American countries, according to a study by global payments and technology company Mastercard. The so-called emotional or sentimental spending around Valentine’s Day, which includes the …
laprensalatina.com/online-shopping-for-v…

At least 100 injured after strong earthquake rattles northeast Japan
Online News Editor | laprensalatina.com | 2021-02-14
Tokyo, Feb 14 (efe-epa).- At least 100 people were injured after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck northeast Japan, local news agency Kyodo reported Sunday. However, no serious injuries have been reported. Most of those hurt were from the Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures and sustained their injuries due to falling objects, landslides and fires. The epicenter of …
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Hey, Prosecutors, It’s Your Turn to Try to Hold the Mobster Ex-President Accountable
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2021-02-14
Hey, Prosecutors, It’s Your Turn to Try to Hold the Mobster Ex-President Accountable…
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Plans to Roll Out Slower Mail, Higher Prices
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-14
Undeterred by the backlash and widespread delays that followed his disruptive operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service last year, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is reportedly planning to roll out another slate of poli…
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This Valentine’s Day, Celebrate Love as Growth and Liberation
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-02-14
In her book, All About Love, bell hooks borrows a definition of love from Scott Peck: Love is “the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.” | I love this definition. It is so active. It is about gardening the self and another, tending to growth, extending the self — the time, care, skill, the irretrievably precious moments of life — to the work of growth. | I love that it recognizes love as the same act whether toward the self or toward anoth…
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Biden’s EPA Nominee Must Act on Forests to Be an Environmental Justice Champion
Scot Quaranda | zcomm.org | 2021-02-14
Please Help ZNet Source: Truthout Photo by OlegRi/Shutterstock The confirmation process for President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the current secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) Michael Regan, has begun. While many environmental groups have enthusiastically supported his appointment, his leadership on environmental Read…
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Russia says partners in EU need Nord Stream 2 project
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — Russian Deputy Prime Minister said that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline does not face the risk of being unused as EU countries are interested in the project.
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Sunday 2/14: Dear Sex Workers, We Love You: Valentines Day declared Margo St. James Day
St. James Infirmary, Author: Scarlot Harlot | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
Zoom event: zoom.us/j/91492523187?pwd=TGFra1BId1NNdD……
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Science Fiction Since 1970
Andrew Stewart | counterpunch.org | 2021-02-14
This article was originally submitted for consideration by a forthcoming encyclopedia. Owing to format and length concerns, the editors requested a substantial revision but acceded to this draft’s publication in another venue. As a short survey as opposed to a substantive history, it is impossible to deny that there are gaps, including the absence of…
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Why More and More Countries Are Choosing the Russian Vaccine
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2021-02-14
On January 29, 2021, the Russian Direct Investment Fund applied for registration of the Sputnik V vaccine in the European Union. In January, Hungary became the first EU country to register the Russian vaccine joining dozens of other states across the world.
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Vaccine Transparency: Why Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE) Might be a Ticking Time Bomb
Dr. Rob Verkerk | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-14
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Associate Professor of Health Sciences Adam MacNeil at Brock University, Canada …
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Sailors abducted by pirates off Nigeria coast return to Turkey
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-14
Sailors abducted by pirates off Nigeria coast return to Turkey | Fifteen Turkish sailors had been kidnapped in January in the Gulf of Guinea | MEE and agencies | Sun, 02/14/2021 – 13: 32 | A Turkish sailor who was kidnapped by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea is greeted by his family at Istanbul international airport on 14 February 2021 (Reuters/Handout) | Fifteen Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates o…
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Turkey: 13 hostages executed in northern Iraq, 48 PKK militants killed
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-14
Turkey: 13 hostages executed in northern Iraq, 48 PKK militants killed | Ankara says Turks were shot by PKK captors as Turkish troops about to stage rescue operation in Gara region | MEE and agencies | Sun, 02/14/2021 – 10: 52 | The funeral of three Turkish military personnel killed in action at the Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque in Ankara on 12 February 2021 (AFP) | Ankara said on Sunday that 13 Turkish civilian…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey–iraq-…

Iraq: In first, four arrested over killing of anti-government protesters
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-14
Iraq: In first, four arrested over killing of anti-government protesters | Demonstrators have decried longstanding impunity regarding death of some 600 Iraqi protesters since October 2019 uprising | MEE and agencies | Sun, 02/14/2021 – 15: 40 | An Iraqi protester chants slogans as she waves the national flag during an anti-government demonstration in the southern city of Basra on 7 February 2020 (AFP) | Iraq…
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Syria Kurds hand Iraq 100 alleged Islamic State fighters: Reports
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-14
Syria Kurds hand Iraq 100 alleged Islamic State fighters: Reports | Around 1,600 Iraqis were still detained in northeast Syria at the end of last year over allegedly fighting for IS | MEE and agencies | Sun, 02/14/2021 – 15: 14 | A member of the Syrian Kurdish internal security services stands guard during the release of people suspected of being related to Islamic State group fighters from the Kurdish-run a…
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Dozens of Houthis and pro-government troops killed in Yemen’s Marib
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-02-14
Dozens of Houthis and pro-government troops killed in Yemen’s Marib | Military officials say at least 16 pro-government forces were killed, 21 wounded, in past 24 hours in the strategic area | MEE and agencies | Sun, 02/14/2021 – 12: 42 | A Russian-built BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle belonging to forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government gets into position during clashes with Houthi fighters northwes…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-houthi-…

The Guardian Revealed Its True Face in Sacking a Columnist for Criticising U.S. Military Aid to Israel
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2021-02-14
By Jonathan COOK | The revelation that a leftwing journalist, Nathan J Robinson, has been sacked as a Guardian US columnist for criticising Israel on Twitter — and that he was pressured to keep quiet about it by Guardian editors — should come as no surprise. He is only the latest in a long line of journalists, myself included, who have run foul of the Guardian’s unwritten but tightly policed constraints on what can be said about Israel. | In the tweet below, I have listed a few of the mor…
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VIDEO: Hirom lake hosting Eurasian cranes
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — These days, the Hirom Lake, located in Larestan, Fars province, south of Iran, hosts a large population of Eurasian cranes that landed there on their way back to their northern habitats.
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Iran, Iraq’s KRG emphasize removing problems on joint borders
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) stressed the need for removing problems on joint borders.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169943/Iran-Iraq-s-…

Persepolis 1-0 Paykan: IPL
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) — In a match held on Sunday at Azadi Stadium, Persepolis defeated Paykan 1-0 in the 15th week of the Iran Professional League.
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Yemeni army launch drone attack on Saudi airport
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — The Yemeni army has targeted Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia in a drone strike on Sunday.
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Iran counts on purchasing arms from Russia
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — Iran hopes it will be able to procure arms from Russia to ensure security in the region, Senior Assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister in Special Political Affairs Ali-Asghar Khaji told Sputnik.
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FAO, Iran start joint plan to reinvigorate agri. innovation
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — FAO supports the establishment of an agricultural innovation lab in Iran to enhance the national capacity in generating novel approaches for tackling growing food and nutrition security challenges.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169942/FAO-Iran-sta…

Systematic human rights violations ongoing in Bahrain
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — Today the continuous violation of human rights, suppression of people seeking their own minimalist demands along with al-Khalifa alliance with Zionism can be witnessed in Bahrain, a senior Iranian Parliamentary advisor said.
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Israelis to face tough response if cross red lines in Syria
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — Iranian foreign minister’s senior assistant on special political affairs, Ali-Asghar Khaji, warned the Israeli regime against crossing red lines in Syria, in a reference to the Zionists’ alleged air raids on Syrian soil.
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London, Washington discuss Iran nuclear program in phone call
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — The British Foreign Secretary said that he had discussed Iran’s nuclear program in a telephone conversation with his American counterpart.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169950/London-Washi…

Army launches military drill in west Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — The Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran staged a military drill in Qasr-e Shirin in Kermanshah Province.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169949/Army-launche…

Bomb blast leaves 1 dead, 1 injured in Afghanistan
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — One person has been killed and another injured in an explosion in the central province of Uruzgan in Afghanistan.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169955/Bomb-blast-l…

VIDEO: Snowfall disrupts Moscow air travel
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — Airports in Moscow have been disrupted due to heavy snowfall that has blanketed the Russian capital.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169947/VIDEO-Snowfa…

Rural serenity of winter days in Mazandaran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — Emaft, a village in the central district of Savadkuh County, Mazandaran province, is among the thousands of Iranian villages that bring visitors a deep feeling of serenity, which is considered a virtue in the modern world.
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Afghan FM appreciates Iran’s aid in containing tanker blast
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed his sincere appreciation for the timely action and cooperation of Iranian authorities in controlling the fire, preventing further damage and opening border caused by blast.
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Iran urges IAEA to ensure confidentiality of information
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — Iran’s permanent ambassador to the International Organizations in Vienna said that Tehran has urged the IAEA to ensure the confidentiality of information regarding its nuclear program.
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Stabbing against homeless in NY leaves two people dead
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-02-14
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) — New York City police deployed hundreds more officers to the subway system on Saturday after a string of stabbing attacks apparently targeting the homeless left two people dead.
en.mehrnews.com/news/169926/Stabbing-aga…

“Love Is Dead”?
Prof. Ruel F. Pepa | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-14
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | “Love is Dead” is the title of British singer-songwriter Brett Anderson’s …
globalresearch.ca/love-is-dead/5737246

Friday 2/19: Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration
National WWII Museum | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
Online event…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/13/1884004…

‘He would’ve killed us all’: 12yo hailed after he shoots intruder during botched robbery attempt, that left his grandma wounded
rt.com | 2021-02-14
A 12-year-old boy has been praised for his quick wits after he shot an intruder who broke into his home in North Carolina and fired at his grandma. Police said the boy acted in self-defence and is not facing any charges. | …
rt.com/usa/515568-kid-shoots-home-invade…

Biden asks Congress to ban ‘weapons of war on our streets’ as he uses 3rd anniversary of Parkland shooting to demand gun control
rt.com | 2021-02-14
President Joe Biden has released a statement allowing a closer look at what his “commonsense” policy on gun laws will be, demanding, among other things, that Congress pass universal background checks and ban “assault weapons.” | “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact commonsense gun law reforms,” Biden said in his Sunday statement. The timing matched the third anniversary of the Parkland shooting, which saw a gunman open fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 and wounding another 17. | Biden has long promised to put his weight behind stricter gun laws if he were electe…
rt.com/usa/515558-joe-biden-gun-control-…

‘Creepy’: CIA trolled over baffling Valentine’s Day poem on Twitter
rt.com | 2021-02-14
The Central Intelligence Agency left social media users feeling slightly uncomfortable on Valentine’s Day with a bizarre bit of poetry in celebration of the romantic holiday. | “Roses are red. Violets are blue. Happy Valentine’s Day from the CIA to you!” the controversial government agency tweeted on Sunday. | Creepy ‚ò Ô∏è t.co/JIEbfnp2C9– Trey Wallace (@twall2110) February 14, 2021 | The tweet was a follow-up to a previous coded message…
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‘We’ve opened Pandora’s Box’: Graham floats idea of impeaching Kamala Harris if Republicans retake House
rt.com | 2021-02-14
US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) may have voted against impeaching Donald Trump, but he seems open to holding Vice President Kamala Harris to the same standard after the 2022 midterms. | Appearing on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ Graham railed against the impeachment trial in the Senate, which ultimately failed, with the 53-47 vote not enough to reach a ‘guilty’ ruling. He called it an “affront to the law” and “unconstitutional.” | Despite its failure, however, the Trump-supporting Republican says Democrats have “opened Pandora’s Box” and leaders like Harris could pay the price. | “We’ve opened Pandora’s Box…
rt.com/usa/515567-graham-kamala-harris-i…

Dem Congresswoman wants ‘truth commission’ to target ‘white supremacy’ and rein in ‘far-right media’ over US Capitol riot
rt.com | 2021-02-14
Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-California) has suggested a “truth commission” to tackle “racial injustice” and “white supremacy” in the US, as well as holding “far-right media” and others accountable for the US Capitol riot. | Jacobs floated her idea while appearing on CNN’s ‘Reliable Sources’ on Sunday and said the reason for this “truth commission” proposal is because “we haven’t really done the reckoning with the racial injustice and white supremacy of our past that we need to do.” | Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, according to Jacobs, was “just the start” and more people who “incited, encouraged, or committed acts…
rt.com/usa/515569-democrat-sarah-jacobs-…

GOP censures Sen. Cassidy for voting to impeach Trump, as more Republicans face retribution from party faithful at home
rt.com | 2021-02-14
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) became the first lawmaker censured by party officials back home for voting to convict in former president Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, but he is unlikely to be the last to be rebuked. | The Louisiana GOP’s executive committee announced its censure of Cassidy just hours after the Senate vote. Trump was acquitted because House impeachment managers failed to win the two-thirds Senate majority needed to convict, but Cassidy was among seven Republicans who agreed with the prosecution’s argument that the former president incited the January 6 Capitol riot, joining Democrats in…
rt.com/usa/515522-cassidy-censure-republ…

New American Regime = Exact Same Challenges for Russia
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2021-02-14
The next 8 years will be a time for Russia to look inwards in order to project outwards, Tim Kirby writes. | As a country that has seen total systemic collapse twice during the 20th century, Russia was watching the leadup to the U.S. presidential inauguration with just as much anticipation as the most ardent Trump/Biden supporters and fervent conspiracy theorists. It looked from Moscow, like Trump, after having been blatantly cheated out of the presidency, might just decide to flip the rigged game table over consequences be damned. Whatever chaos would ensue from such a move would surely give the Russians the fre…
strategic-culture.org/news/2021/02/14/ne…

A Reminder of What Is Possible
Tim Koechlin | commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
There is still a lot of work to do, of course. There is a lot of pain out there. But it feels so good to be hopeful. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Now Is the Time to Really Prosecute the Case Against Trump—By Pivoting to Real Democratic Reform
Jeffrey C. Isaac | commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
Any approach to moving forward must reckon with the fact that one of this country’s two major parties is no longer committed to multiracial democracy. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2021/02/14/now-ti…

Climate Activists Nationwide Take “Polar Bear Plunge” to Push Congress to Adopt President Biden’s Plan for 100% Clean Electricity By 2035
commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
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Trump’s Global Grim Reaper, Mike Pompeo
Shaan Sachdev | commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
The real reasons he was a shameful Secretary of State, and how Antony Blinken can do better. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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‘Fire DeJoy Before He Burns Down USPS’: Postmaster General Pushes Plan for Slower Mail, Higher Prices
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
“Biden should fire the governors of the USPS who appointed DeJoy, install new ones, and have them fire DeJoy. He should not be allowed to continue destroying…
commondreams.org/news/2021/02/14/fire-de…

We Must Fight the System, Not Each Other
Elaheh Farmand | commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
Once I saw the connection between domestic and international injustices of our societies and capitalism, I found myself awoken after years of sleeping in the belly of the beast. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2021/02/14/we-mus…

This Is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses—For Good
Naureen Shah | commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
The systemic abuses of ICE make communities less safe—especially when they act in tandem with law enforcement through programs like 287(g), ICE detainers, and Secure Communities. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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GOP Refusal to Convict Trump Is ‘A Clarion Call for Eliminating the Filibuster,’ Says Ro Khanna
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-02-14
“Dear centrist Democrats, you couldn’t even get 10 GOP votes to convict the guy who sent a mob to kill you all. You think you can get them to vote on issues like immigration/climate? Come on,” said one progressive activist. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/02/14/gop-ref…

It’s a myth that presidents welcome movement pressure — and Biden is no different
Mark Engler | zcomm.org | 2021-02-14
Politicians fear the disruptive power of a mobilized base, even when it helps them succeed.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/its-a-myth-that-pr…

There is No Such Thing as a Free Market
Rod Driver | zcomm.org | 2021-02-14
The mainstream media’s use of the term ‘free markets’ is propaganda…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/there-is-no-such-t…

Fast Food Workers Hold Black History Month Strikes to Demand $15 an Hour
Dominic Rushe | zcomm.org | 2021-02-14
Workers mark Black History Month by calling for McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s to increase pay as Congress prepares to debate federal minimum wage…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/fast-food-workers-…

NYC cops Keep Rioting; Protesters Resist
Dee Knight | zcomm.org | 2021-02-14
In contrast to January 6 in Washington, DC, police in New York on Martin Luther King Jr. Day reverted to type. At least 29 people were arrested and multiple protesters were hospitalized when NYPD broke up a Black Lives Matter march held in honor of MLK Day…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/nyc-cops-keep-riot…

Selected Quotes from Courageous Big Pharma Whistle-blower Robert F. Kennedy, Jr
Robert F. Kennedy Jr | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-14
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Collated by Dr. Gary G. Kohls | “In 1986, Congress–awash in Pharma …
globalresearch.ca/selected-quotes-big-ph…

Left organizations in Delhi launch campaign to declare work as a fundamental right
Pavan Kulkarni | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-02-14
Delegates from the CITU, DYFI and the SFI took the decision at the Delhi state-convention on unemployment to launch militant struggles for an urban employment guarantee act, guaranteeing 200 days of employment, at no less than Rs. 21K per month.
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/02/14/left-orga…

Monday 2/15: $15 Fair Wage Now! Digital Rally & March on Sen. Manchin w/ Poor People’s Campaign
Poor People’s Campaign | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
Online digital rally…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/13/1884003…

Sunday 2/28: Harriet A. Washington, acclaimed author of Medical Apartheid will be debuting her new book
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/13/1884003…

New NORAD Warfare Strategies and Canada’s Role in the “Great Game” Revisited
Matthew Ehret-Kump | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-14
All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | As relations between the USA and Russia continue to fall ever …
globalresearch.ca/new-norad-warfare-stra…

Iraq and the “Gulf War”: Remembering the 1991 Al-Amiriyah Bombing by the US Air Force
Felicity Arbuthnot | globalresearch.ca | 2021-02-14
First published on GR on March 21, 2018. | Listen to the interview with Felicity Arbuthnot on the 1991 bombing of Al-Amiriyah shelter in Iraq by the US Air Force. | According to Arbuthnot, the nuclear shelter was built during the Iran-Iraq …
globalresearch.ca/iraq-and-the-gulf-war-…

Protests in Honduras against police killing of Keyla Martínez
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-02-14
Protests broke out in several cities across Honduras after nursing student Keyla Martínez was killed in police custody. She was 26-years-old. Honduras has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the region.
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/02/14/protests-…

Six New Music Releases By Lynda Carson
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
The original music of mine was recently recorded on a 13 year old iMac computer that can be seen in the photo beneath a carved Hindu goddess with wings named Dadari, who is over 100 years old, and from the island of Bali.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/12/1884002…

The Centers For Disease Control (CDC)
Magnifying Glass | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
The CDC began as yet another federal agency like the NIH and FDA, controlling access to pharmaceuticals. Its unelected officials have gradually turned an agency which should defer to the legislature into a dictatorship.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/13/1884004…

Impeachment: 57-43 Senate majority–but not enough–votes to convict Trump
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2021-02-14
WASHINGTON–A bipartisan 57-43 margin, the biggest bipartisan majority ever, voted to convict the impeached former president, Donald Trump, of inciting insurrection. But conviction needed 67 votes, so the former president escaped conviction on that sole impeachment count. The vote came after the House members, acting as prosecutors–impeachment managers–warned that non-conviction could open the way to …
peoplesworld.org/article/impeachment-57-…

Rally for People’s Agenda planned for Biden’s Milwaukee visit
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-02-14
Milwaukee, WI – President Joe Biden will be traveling to the Pabst Theater in downtown Milwaukee at 7 p.m. on the evening of February 16 for a CNN Town Hall. The trip will mark one of the new president’s first times away from Washington, D.C. While Biden is speaking to an invite-only crowd inside the confines of the Pabst, a coalition of various organizations in the city will be rallying across the street outside city hall. | “While we’re all glad to see Trump out of the White House, none of the problems that existed during his four years are resolved. In fact, Biden has already done some backsliding on campaign…
www.fightbacknews.org/2021/2/13/rally-pe…

Tuesday 2/16: “Paul Robeson” and ” ILWU’s Radical History Fighting White Supremacy”
Michael Lyon | indybay.org | 2021-02-14
us02web.zoom.us/j/84146059421; ID: 841 4605 9421; phone 669-900-9128…

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