Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Portland protests: US federal agents 'will not retreat', Chad Wolf says
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53489995
Speaking during a press conference on Tuesday, Mr Wolf said federal
law enforcement officers in Portland were only targeting and arresting
demonstrators who had been identified as being involved in "criminal
activity".
U.S. Homeland Security confirms three units sent paramilitary officers to Portland
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-protests-agents/us-homeland-security-confirms-three-units-sent-paramilitary-officers-to-portland-idUSKCN24M2RL
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border
Protection arm confirmed on Tuesday it has deployed officers from three
paramilitary-style units to join a federal crackdown on protests against
police violence in Portland, Oregon.
Trump blasts Beijing in public, but privately Trump org imports tons of Chinese goods
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/trump-org-china-imports/index.html
President Donald Trump has cast himself as tough on China
and promised that his trade negotiations with Beijing would
economically benefit everyday Americans, even as Trump-owned properties
have continued to contribute to the trade deficit with the country he
rails about.
Since
September of last year, Trump properties in the US have imported more
than eight tons of goods from China, CNN has learned by reviewing US
customs data compiled by ImportGenius, which tracks information
companies are legally bound to provide to US customs when they import
goods to the US. The imports have arrived to decorate his properties
while the President has sought to dress down China.
More than six tons of tables were delivered to Trump International Hotel in New York last fall. On the same day, Trump tweeted, "We are doing very well in our negotiations with China."
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Coronavirus vaccine: When will we have one?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51665497
When will we have a coronavirus vaccine?
A
vaccine would normally take years, if not decades, to develop.
Researchers hope to achieve the same amount of work in only a few
months.
Most experts think a vaccine is likely to become widely
available by mid-2021, about 12-18 months after the new virus, known
officially as Sars-CoV-2, first emerged.
That would be a huge scientific feat and there are no guarantees it will work.
Four
coronaviruses already circulate in human beings. They cause common cold
symptoms and we don't have vaccines for any of them.
John Bolton says there's 'disagreement' between Israel and US on sovereignty plan
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/283919
In an interview with Galei Tzahal’s Efi Triger which was
released Tuesday morning, Bolton said that Kushner opposes unilateral
actions by Israel, including the application of sovereignty in parts of
Judea and Samaria.
“I think there’s obviously a disagreement. Jared is still trying to
sustain his peace plan and he’s worried about unilateral action or
American recognition of unilateral action. Personally, I would go ahead
and do it.”
Bolton added that he will not be backing either Trump or Joe Biden in
the upcoming presidential election, and said that the election season
is an “optimal time” for Israel to move forward with its “own national
security interest”.
“I’m not advocating the election of Joe Biden. For me, in November,
I’m going to write-in the name of a third person. It’s not a happy
election for me.”
“I think the next few months are an optimal time for Israel to act in its own national security interests.”
Federal agents, local streets: A ‘red flag’ in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —
Federal law enforcement officers’ actions at protests in Oregon’s
largest city, done without local authorities’ consent, are raising the
prospect of a constitutional crisis — one that could escalate as weeks
of demonstrations find renewed focus in clashes with camouflaged,
unidentified agents outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse.
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