Seat belt saved passenger's life on Boeing 737 jet that suffered a blowout, new lawsuit says

> More passengers who were aboard an #AlaskaAirlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt.
 https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/seat-belt-saved-passengers-life-boeing-737-jet-108138629 #737Max  #Boeing #airlines #aviation


Austria suspends payments to UN Palestinian agency - foreign ministry

> Austria is suspending payments to the United Nations' Palestinian aid agency, UNRWA, pending a full investigation into accusations that its employees were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the Austrian foreign ministry said on Monday.
 https://www.reuters.com/world/austria-suspends-payments-un-palestinian-agency-foreign-ministry-2024-01-29/ #UNRWA #GazaWar #Hamas #Israel #Austria #Palestine

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German air force to evacuate citizens from Israel tonight

> Two German Air Force planes will fly to Israel with materials and bring back German citizens who want to leave the country, a spokesperson for the defense ministry said on Saturday, adding the planes were not part of a military evacuation.
 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-768353 #Germany #Hamas #Gaza #Palestine #Israel


#Pakistan -PSO refuses to give fuel to PIA

> The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has refused to provide jet fuel to the cash-strapped Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) over the lack of payment of its outstanding dues, adding to the national flag carrier’s serious financial woes.
 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2439361/pso-refuses-to-give-fuel-to-pia #PIA #Airlines

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Trump endorses Jordan for U.S. House speaker post

> Hours earlier he had offered to temporarily take up the role, which was left vacant this week after #Republican #KevinMcCarthy was axed in a historic rebellion by #FarRight members of his own party.
 https://www.anews.com.tr/americas/2023/10/06/trump-endorses-jordan-for-us-house-speaker-post #DonaldTrump

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Trump says he'll travel to D.C. next week, take House speaker job if #GOP deadlocks

> But former #Republican congresswoman Barbara Comstock told CNN that Trump would not be eligible for the role because he has been charged with criminal offenses.
 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/05/trump-says-hell-travel-to-d-c-next-week-as-house-decides-on-new-speaker/71074434007/ #US #DonaldTrump

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Malaysians urged not to panic-buy local rice after import prices for the staple rise substantially

> the government will increase distribution to rural areas to address a supply issue sparked by a hike in the price of imported rice. #Malaysia and many countries are grappling with rising rice prices and low supplies after #India's curb on rice sales cut global supplies by a fifth.
 https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/malaysians-urged-panic-buy-local-rice-after-import-103652661 #rice #economy #southeastasia #tootsea


#Argentina - Buenos Aires central square becomes nighttime soup kitchen as poverty hits 40%

> The South American country is battling annual inflation of 124 per cent, which has pushed poverty levels over 40% and is raising the chance that voters deliver a shock to the political elite by backing a radical outsider in general elections next month.
 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/buenos-aires-central-square-becomes-nighttime-soup-kitchen-poverty-hits-40-3803391 #inflation #economy

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#Poland moves to extradite Ukrainian SS veteran who was applauded in #Canada

> Poland’s Education Minister Przemysław Czarnek said Tuesday he has “taken steps” toward extraditing Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian #Nazi veteran who was honored by Canadian parliamentarians last week.

> Applause for 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka was ‘deeply embarrassing’ for Canada, says PM Justin Trudeau.
 https://www.politico.eu/article/yaroslav-hunka-poland-extradite-ukrainian-ss-veteran-canada/ #Ukraine #UkraineWar

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The UAW Strike May Be a Watershed for the US Labor Movement

> The leadership’s new approach is due in large part to the election of Fain and other officers associated with Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD), a union reform caucus that earlier this year swept out the corrupt old guard that had dominated UAW for over seventy years.  https://jacobin.com/2023/09/uaw-strike-shawn-fain-big-three-drum-administration-caucus-history/ #UAW #strike

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Jury convicts QAnon believer who thought he was storming the White House during the Capitol riot

> Jensen has been in pretrial custody since last year. He had been released in a high-intensity pretrial program, but a judge ordered him detained again after he violated the conditions of his release by live-streaming an event hosted MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who has promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jury-deliberates-fate-qanon-believer-thought-was-storming-white-house-rcna49205 #QAnon #jan6 #January6

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Trump Fraud Trial in New York to Proceed on Monday, Judge Rules

> In his order, Justice Engoron wrote scathingly about Mr. #Trump’s defenses, saying that the former president and the other defendants, including his two adult sons and his company, ignored reality when it suited their business needs. “In defendants’ world,” he wrote, “rent-regulated apartments are worth the same as unregulated apartments;.”

> “That is a fantasy world, not the real world,” he added.
 https://archive.is/2023.09.26-211054/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/nyregion/trump-james-fraud-trial.html

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Saudi delegation arrives in West Bank for first time in three decades: Palestinian official

> JERICHO:  #SaudiArabia, which has engaged in #US-brokered talks with #Israel to potentially normalise relations, Tuesday sent a delegation to the occupied West Bank for the first time in three decades.
 https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/saudi-delegation-arrives-in-west-bank-for-first-time-in-three-decades-palestinian-official-1.98348318 #Palestine

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Russian drone strikes on Odesa region hit port area and cut ferry service to Romania

> #Russia struck the Black Sea region of Odesa in a drone barrage that damaged a warehouse, charred dozens of trucks and injured two drivers in fiery explosions that led to the suspension of the ferry service between #Romania and #Ukraine, officials said Tuesday.
 https://news.yahoo.com/russian-drone-strikes-odesa-hit-110748658.html #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWarNews #UkraineWar

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Kremlin says US Abrams tanks will burn in Ukraine

> Repeating a talking point the Kremlin has used about Western weapons, he said: "They too will burn."

> #Ukraine has been asking for more Western weapons, including longer-range missiles, to help break through Russian positions and launch strikes deep within Russian-controlled territory.
 https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2023/09/26/kremlin-says-us-abrams-tanks-will-burn-in-ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar

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US recognizes two Pacific nations to counter China

> The Cook Islands and Niue have been recognized by the United States as "sovereign and independent states." The move appeared to be aimed at curbing further Chinese inroads into the Pacific region.
 https://www.dw.com/en/us-recognizes-two-pacific-nations-to-counter-china/a-66922423 #CookIslands #Niue #US #China

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Alibaba will spin off its logistics arm Cainiao in an IPO in #HongKong

> The move comes about six months after #Alibaba first announced that it would split its business into six different units. https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/alibaba-spin-off-logistics-arm-cainiao-ipo-hong-103487218 #China #economy

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Watered-down deal : EU countries vote to weaken next car emissions norm

> #EU member countries on Monday adopted a watered-down deal on curbing car emissions, after auto manufacturers complained stricter measures could undermine #electricvehicle investments.
 https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2118139.html #EV

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Commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet shown working after Kyiv claimed it killed him

> In video and photographs released by the Russian defense ministry, Sokolov was shown apparently taking part in a video conference with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other top admirals and army chiefs.

> The video was shown on Russian state television.
 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/26/Commander-of-Russia-s-Black-Sea-Fleet-shown-working-after-Kyiv-claimed-it-killed-him #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWarNews #UkraineWar

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Off-duty officer shoots Houston neighbor who he thought was breaking in, officials say

> That trooper believed "someone was trying to break into his apartment" on the fifth floor before he "discharged his weapon one time," Assistant #Houston Police Chief Yasar Bashir told reporters outside the apartment building.
 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-duty-officer-shoots-houston-neighbor-thought-was-breaking-officials-s-rcna117236 #Texas #GunViolence

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Nagorno-Karabakh Shows Russia Has No Credibility as a Regional Peacekeeper

> There is a remarkable difference between Yerevan’s response to the most recent outbreak of violence and Second #NagornoKarabakh War in 2020, as well as its subsequent border clashes.  Back then, #Armenia, as a member of the #Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Org. (CSTO), appealed for military assistance from the alliance. Now the Armenian authorities have not even made such an attempt
 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/21/nagorno-karabakh-shows-russia-has-no-credibility-as-a-regional-peacekeeper-a82531

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China: Leader of Hong Kong journalists' group imprisoned for obstructing police

> Following the adoption of a national security law by Chinese authorities in June 2020, the Hong Kong #Journalists Association is among the remaining significant professional organisations in #HongKong that advocates for fundamental rights and press freedoms
 https://www.firstpost.com/world/china-leader-of-hong-kong-journalists-group-imprisoned-for-obstructing-police-13169172.html #China

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Lavrov: US preventing establishment of Palestinian state

> Lavrov said that the Palestinians have been waiting to have their own state for over 70 years, but the Americans have monopolised the mediation process and are doing everything they can to prevent its creation
 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230925-lavrov-us-preventing-establishment-of-palestinian-state/ #Russia #Israel #Palestine

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Russia warns Armenia against flirting with West

> Nikol Pashinyan, the prime minister of #Armenia, was informed by #Russia on Monday that he was solely responsible for #Azerbaijan’s success in #NagornoKarabakh because he focused on courting the West rather than cooperating with Moscow and Baku for peace.
 https://www.firstpost.com/world/russia-warns-armenia-against-flirting-with-west-13168682.html

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#UK - As London's Met Police elite force protests, British Army on standby

> Great Britain on Sunday put its army on standby after a number of #London metropolitan police officers handed in their weapons in support of a fellow officer who has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a young black man.
 https://en.mercopress.com/2023/09/25/as-london-s-met-police-elite-force-protests-british-army-on-standby

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#NetNeutrality

US Telecom Chair to Seek Reinstating Net Neutrality Rules Rescinded Under Trump

> WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel plans to begin an effort to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules rescinded under then-President #DonaldTrump, sources briefed on the matter said Monday.
 https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2023-09-25/us-telecom-chair-to-seek-reinstating-net-neutrality-rules-rescinded-under-trump #FCC

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The Six Biggest Lies Netanyahu Told America, and the World

> Nearly lost in the din is the fact that Netanyahu used his trip to traffic in falsehoods, #misinformation and disinformation regarding his #FarRight coalition’s planned judicial overhaul, the conflict with the Palestinians and the imminence of a deal with #SaudiArabia
 https://archive.is/2023.09.24-135223/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-09-24/ty-article/.premium/the-six-biggest-lies-netanyahu-told-america-and-the-world/0000018a-c74f-d13d-a98f-dfffed240000 #Palestine #Israel

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Screenwriters wait to learn terms of deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike

> The historic shutdown will go on for now, with actors remaining on strike and no talks planned, though the tentative deal announced Sunday night may provide momentum that could lead to a resolution for them too. That would allow full production to resume for the first time since May.
 http://hosted.ap.org/thetimes-tribune/article/3336824c06795931845c889f1e08b3ff/screenwriters-wait-learn-terms-deal-hollywood-studios-end #SAGAFTRA #strike #union #labor #solidarity #unionstrong

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#Thailand - 57-year-old man arrested for 10-year-old FB posts

> Wichit posted ten messages on #Facebook between 24 October 2014 and 20 June 2015. The content of the posts dealt with political matters during the post-coup period and some of them referred to the monarchy.
 https://prachataienglish.com/node/10612 #112 #southeastasia #TootSEA

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Jordan: King warns of excluding Palestine in any regional peace deal

> Effort is being exerted by the #US to reach a peace deal between #SaudiArabia and #Israel that: “Might lead to a new horizon in the region, but the Palestinians must not be ignored in any peace deal.”
 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230923-jordan-king-warns-of-excluding-palestine-in-any-regional-peace-deal/ #Palestine #Jordan

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France's Carrefour puts up 'shrinkflation' warning signs

> French supermarket Carrefour has put stickers on its shelves this week warning shoppers of "shrinkflation" - where packet contents are getting smaller while prices are not.

> Lipton Ice Tea, Lindt chocolate and Viennetta ice cream are among the products being named and shamed.

> Shoppers are being told if bottles are smaller or pack contents lighter. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66809188 #inflation #greedflation #France

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UAW justifies wage demands by pointing to CEO pay raises. So how high were they?

> It’s been a central argument for the United Auto Workers union: If Detroit's three automakers raised CEO pay by 40% over the past four years, workers should get similar raises
 https://www.moosejawtoday.com/national-business/uaw-justifies-wage-demands-by-pointing-to-ceo-pay-raises-so-how-high-were-they-7560000 #UAW #strike #US #solidarity #unionstrong #labor #union

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#US -Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing #fossilfuels

> And they aimed their wrath directly at U.S. President Joe Biden,

> “We hold the power of the people, the power you need to win this election,” 17-year-old Emma Buretta of Brooklyn and the youth protest group [..] said. “If you want to win in 2024, if you do not want the blood of my generation to be on your hands, end fossil fuels”
 https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-climate-summit-march-20230917-rbbfkxy5lzcqvjtydjmrlsku54-story.html #climatecrisis #climatrchange

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Poland enforces EU ban on Russian-registered cars

> "A car registered in #Russia has no right to enter #Poland," Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said Saturday, before the ban came into force at midnight. https://www.dw.com/en/poland-enforces-eu-ban-on-russian-registered-cars/a-66836597

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Iran's Security Forces Briefly Detain Mahsa Amini's Father

> Amjad Amini was warned against marking the anniversary of his daughter's death before being released, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network said.

> Iran's official IRNA news agency denied that Amjad Amini was arrested, but it did not say if he was briefly detained or warned.
 https://english.aawsat.com/world/4549846-irans-security-forces-briefly-detain-mahsa-aminis-father #Iran #AmjadAmini

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New York Employers Must Include Pay Rates in Job Ads Under New State Law

> Help-wanted advertisements in New York will have to disclose proposed pay rates after a statewide salary transparency law goes into effect on Sunday, part of growing state and city efforts to give women and people of color a tool to advocate for equal pay for equal work.
 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2023-09-17/new-york-employers-must-include-pay-rates-in-job-ads-under-new-state-law #NewYork #workersrights #equalrights

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Russia Vetoes Renewal of Mali Sanctions Regime

> On Wednesday, #Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution that would have renewed the #Mali sanctions regime.

> The draft resolution, tabled by #France and the United Arab Emirates (#UAE), won 13 votes in favor. Russia voted against it. #China abstained.
 https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Vetoes-Renewal-of-Mali-Sanctions-Regime-20230831-0002.html

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Auto Workers' Union Calls Talks With Ford Productive as Strike Continues

> The United Auto Workers said Saturday it had “reasonably productive conversations” with Ford, as its limited strike against the Big 3 automakers carried into a second day
 https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-09-16/auto-workers-union-calls-talks-with-ford-productive-as-strike-continues #UAW #strike #Ford

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Hundreds of Rightwing Laws Take Effect in Texas

> Texas ranked worst US state to live partially due to discriminatory state laws

> On Friday, over 770 new laws are set to go into effect across #Republican-dominated #Texas, the second most populous U.S. state, addressing several social issues dividing Americans.
 https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Hundreds-of-Rightwing-Laws-Take-Effect-in-Texas-20230901-0010.html #GOP

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Caught in a lie, CEO of embattled firm caring for NYC migrants resigns

> The chief executive officer of a firm hired by #NewYorkCity to house and care for hundreds of #migrants abruptly resigned Friday after he admitted to lying about his educational record and as DocGo has come under scrutiny for its $432 million no-bid contract with the city.
 https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/caught-lie-ceo-embattled-firm-caring-nyc-migrants-103253042 #NYC #migration

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The high-speed railway that’s uncoupling the Baltic states from Russia and their Soviet past

> The largest infrastructure project in the Baltic region for a hundred years is under way.

The 870 km Rail Baltica project, which is due for completion in 2030, will connect the capitals of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with Warsaw and the rest of Europe, allowing trains from the continent to run uninterrupted.
 https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/09/16/the-high-speed-railway-thats-uncoupling-the-baltic-states-from-russia-and-their-soviet-pas #Russia

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California Sues Oil Giants, Claiming Decades of Deception

> The civil case, filed in superior court in San Francisco, is the latest and most significant lawsuit to target oil, gas and coal companies over their role in causing climate change.

> Seven other states and dozens of municipalities have filed similar lawsuits in recent years. But the #California lawsuit immediately becomes one of the most significant legal challenges facing the #fossilfuel industry.

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Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked with the International Space Station on Friday after blasting off from Baikonur amid raging tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine.

> Earlier Friday #Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub and #NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft.
 https://www.anews.com.tr/life/2023/09/15/two-russians-american-reach-space-station #Russia #Ukraine #ISS

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The European Commission has lifted the temporary bans on Ukrainian grain as Kyiv agrees to impose its own measures to avoid new market distortions.

> The prohibitions have been in place since 2 May and applied to five European Union states located in Ukraine's periphery: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.
 https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/09/15/brussels-lifts-bans-on-ukrainian-grain-as-kyiv-agrees-to-impose-effective-measures-to-avoi #Ukraine #EU

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The Central Bank of Russia raised its key lending rate by one percentage point to 13% on Friday, a month after imposing an even larger hike.

> Concerns about inflation persist and the ruble continues to struggle against the dollar. In August the bank increased the lending rate to 12% — a jump of 3.5 percentage points — as the ruble fell to 100 against the greenback.
 https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/15/russia-raises-interest-rate-to-13-as-economy-struggles #Russia #economy


French Ambassador in Niger Being Held Hostage by Junta, Macron Says

> "As we speak, we have an ambassador and diplomatic members which are being literally held hostage at the French embassy, and food is prevented from being delivered. They're eating military rations," Macron told reporters during a visit to Burgundy.
 https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-09-15/french-ambassador-in-niger-being-held-hostage-by-junta-macron-says #Niger #France

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Ron DeSantis Accepted Gifts From Wealthy Donors Without Disclosure

> Selg-styled “blue-collar” #Florida governor and presidential candidate #RonDeSantis spent late 2018 living large on gifts from his wealthiest donors — without disclosing them to ethics regulators.
 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ron-desantis-accepted-gifts-wealthy-donors-1234824857/ #GOP

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Maersk unveils world's first bio-methanol container ship

> Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday launched the world's first container ship running on bio-methanol, a key step in its effort to lower its huge carbon footprint.

> Maersk, which sold its oil division to TotalEnergies in 2017, has set out a target to become carbon neutral by 2040.
 https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2114255.html #Denmark #greenenergy

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#US - Kevin McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

> Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly #Republican majority, House Speaker #KevinMcCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it.
 https://apnews.com/article/speaker-mccarthy-profanity-shutdown-biden-impeachment-3ec12e37d00004b1e84b3d3db3237863


‘Ghost parents’: Same-sex couples in Italy are losing their rights

> After same-sex civil unions were legalised in Italy in 2016, and in the absence of any clear legislation on parental rights for same-sex couples, a handful of city councils across the country started listing parents of the same gender on their children’s birth certificate. Unfortunately for Geymonat and Rinehart, the city of Pisa did not.
 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230914-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-wears-down-parental-rights-of-same-sex-couples #Italy #FarRight #LBGTQ

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Calls for Starbucks Boycott Grow Amid Aggressive Union-Busting Activities

> #Starbucks boycott would aim to use consumer power to pressure company to negotiate its first #union contract.
 https://portside.org/2023-09-13/calls-starbucks-boycott-grow-amid-aggressive-union-busting-activities #solidarity #unionstrong

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As with soybeans and corn, Brazil ready to unseat US as world's top cotton exporter

> The difference in cotton exports from the two countries is sharply narrowing amid a robust season in Brazil, adding to a list of crops where the US is losing dominance.

> As with other crops, Brazil is close to unseating the US to become the world’s biggest #cotton exporter as #Texas, America’s top-producing region, buckles under searing heat and drought.
 https://en.mercopress.com/2023/09/14/as-with-soybeans-and-corn-brazil-ready-to-unseat-us-as-world-s-top-cotton-exporter

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Up to 20,000 are feared dead in Libya’s devastated east on Thursday with search and relief efforts ongoing after the coast was pounded by Storm Daniel, submerging neighborhoods with muddied waters and littering the area with corpses.
 https://archive.fo/2023.09.14-112539/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/14/libya-flood-death-toll-derna-news/ #Libya #floods

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#US - Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body

> It marked the longest a genetically modified pig kidney has ever functioned inside a human, albeit a deceased one. And by pushing the boundaries of research with the dead, the scientists learned critical lessons they're preparing to share with the Food and Drug Administration -– in hopes of eventually testing pig kidneys in the living.
 https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/pig-kidney-works-record-2-months-donated-body-103187026 #KidneyTransplants #Transplants

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Planned Parenthood to Resume Offering Abortions Next Week in Wisconsin, Citing Court Ruling

> Planned Parenthood says that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn’t apply to #abortion https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2023-09-14/planned-parenthood-to-resume-offering-abortions-next-week-in-wisconsin-citing-court-ruling #Wisconsin #abortion #womensrights

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Hurricane watches in effect as Lee heads toward New England and Atlantic Canada

> Hurricane Lee continues to barrel toward the New England and Atlantic #Canada coasts and could make landfall this weekend anywhere from the coast of Maine to Nova Scotia

> A hurricane watch was in effect Wednesday night from Stonington, #Maine, up to the U.S. border with Canada, as well as parts of #NewBrunswick and #NovaScotia, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. advisory
 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-lee-make-landfall-anywhere-coast-maine-nova-scotia-rcna104835

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Prosecutors and FBI agents involved in the Hunter Biden investigation have been threatened and harassed, officials say

 > The FBI has created a stand-alone unit to investigate threats from members of the public who think agents and prosecutors haven't been tough enough on the president's son.
 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/prosecutors-fbi-agents-hunter-biden-investigation-threatened-rcna104932 #HunterBiden #GOP #republican #FBI

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Nigeria power grid collapse causes nationwide blackouts

> On Thursday, the largest economy in Africa, Nigeria, reported “a total system collapse” that resulted in widespread blackouts.

> Data from the Transmission Company of #Nigeria (TCN) revealed that power generation dropped to zero in the early hours and increased to 273 megawatts (MW) by 1030 GMT, still much below the daily average of 4,100 MW.
 https://www.firstpost.com/world/nigeria-power-grid-collapse-causes-nationwide-blackouts-13123662.html

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Brazil: Trials begin for pro-Bolsonaro rioters who ransacked government offices in January

> Four men are on trial in Brasília accused of crimes including armed criminal conspiracy, violent uprising against the rule of law and an attempted coup
 https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/14/brazil-trials-begin-for-pro-bolsonaro-rioters-who-ransacked-government-offices-in-january #Brazil

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Around 7,000 migrants arrive on Italy's Lampedusa island in past two days

> The island normally has a population of just over 6,000.
 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230914-around-7-000-migrants-arrive-on-italy-s-lampedusa-island-in-past-two-days #Italy #migration #refugees #asylum

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Iran's Raisi warns Israel against any hostile action

> Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Monday that the armed forces would not let arch-foe Israel rest if it took action targeting the Islamic republic. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220418-iran-s-raisi-warns-israel-against-any-hostile-action #Iran #Israel

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New Indonesian industrial park on Borneo, feted as 'green,' will be powered by coal, report says

> A vast industrial park being built on the tropical island of #Borneo that has attracted billions of dollars in foreign and domestic investment is damaging the environment in an area where endangered animals live and migrate.

> The showcase Indonesian project also initially will be partly powered by coal
 https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/reports-show-new-indonesian-industrial-park-borneo-feted-103175996 #Indonesia #TootSEA

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Taiwan says 68 Chinese warplanes, 10 vessels detected near island

> Taiwan said Thursday China had flown 68 warplanes and deployed 10 navy vessels into areas around the island in one day.

> “68 PLA aircraft and 10 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected” between Wednesday and Thursday morning, #Taiwan’s defense ministry said in a statement, referring to #China’s army and navy.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/14/taiwan-says-68-chinese-warplanes-10-vessels-detected-near-island

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Ukraine Attacks Russian Air Defences in Western Crimea

> #Ukraine struck Russian air defence systems near the town of Yevpatoriya in the west of occupied #Crimea in a long-range overnight attack on Thursday, the Ukrainian military said.

> #Russia's defence ministry said in a statement that its air defences had shot down 11 drones overnight over the peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014. It made no mention of any damage.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-09-14/ukraine-destroys-russian-air-defence-system-near-crimeas-yevpatoriya-source #UkraineWarNews #UkraineWar


Anti-Western Sentiment Growing in Senegal: "We Must Free Ourselves from France’s Stranglehold!"

> West Africa has seen a number of recent coup d'états. Might Senegal be next? The mood in the country is rapidly turning against France – and the change is primarily fueled by young people.
 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/anti-western-sentiment-growing-in-senegal-we-must-free-ourselves-from-france-s-stranglehold-a-2e087190-2cf1-46b9-9229-077716e0f9b5 #Senegal #France

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#ClimateChange and crumbling infrastructure made #Libya’s devastating floods worse, scientists say

> ‘Ferocious strength’ of storm that caused Libya’s devastating floods was powered by climate change, scientists say.

> The cyclone that caused devastating floods in Libya is the latest extreme weather event to carry the hallmarks of climate change, scientists say. https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/09/13/climate-change-and-crumbling-infrastructure-made-libyas-devastating-floods-worse-scientist #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

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Kim-Putin meeting: What could a weapons deal look like?

> Analysts expect #NorthKorea to offer artillery rounds in exchange for advanced Russian technology used for missiles, nuclear weapons and submarines. However, the details are likely to be kept secret.

> North Korea is believed to have massive stockpiles of Cold War-era artillery shells
 https://www.dw.com/en/kim-putin-meeting-what-could-a-weapons-deal-look-like/a-66798659 #DKRP #Russia

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Google spends $10 billion each year to maintain its dominance over rivals, US antitrust trial hears

> Google has exploited its dominance of the Internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the #US Department of Justice charged Tuesday at the opening of the country's biggest antitrust trial in a quarter century.
 https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/09/13/google-spends-10-billion-each-year-to-maintain-its-dominance-over-rivals-us-antitrust-tria #Google #DOJ

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Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia close ranks against #Argentina for a toll on the main Mercosur  waterway

> Buenos Aires' unilateral decision opened a diplomatic crisis without precedent. Asunción requests international arbitration

(Spanish/Español) https://elpais.com/argentina/2023-09-13/brasil-uruguay-paraguay-y-bolivia-cierran-filas-contra-argentina-por-un-peaje-en-la-principal-hidrovia-de-mercosur.html

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China's 'full-time children' move back in with parents, as good jobs grow scarce

> A record of more than one in five young Chinese are out of work, their career ambitions derailed by a depressed job market as the economy struggles to regain momentum after its long bout with COVID-19
 https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/chinas-full-time-children-move-back-parents-chores-103142545 #China #economy

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Far-right parties are gaining traction across Europe

> Former fringe parties now place among the top three most-popular political groups in almost half of the 27-member #EU. https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/opinion-and-analysis/far-right-parties-are-gaining-traction-across-europe.phtml# #FarRight

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Taliban says China sent envoy to Kabul in first ambassadorial appointment since takeover

> According to Afghan officials, a new Chinese ambassador introduced himself to the Taliban’s prime minister in Kabul on Wednesday.

> If Wednesday’s nomination represented any moves by Beijing towards the #Taliban’s formal recognition, it was not immediately obvious https://www.firstpost.com/world/taliban-says-china-sent-envoy-to-kabul-in-first-ambassadorial-appointment-since-takeover-13120102.html #Afghanistan #China

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#Bluesky crosses 1 mn users milestone even as #Threads declines
 https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/bluesky-crosses-1-mn-users-milestone-even-as-threads-declines-71694591946408.html #socialmedia

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Greater abortion access in #SaudiArabia than in US states

25 June, 2022
> Women in #SaudiArabia now have greater access to #abortion than women in many US states following the repeal of "Roe v Wade" by the Supreme Court.
 https://www.newarab.com/news/greater-abortion-access-saudi-arabia-us-states #womensrights #abortiontights nostr:npub1cgqeqm3r0mhxjml6stp832ja05r50c04ft6ajp6rylpvq5a4c6aq9jnlpx

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#Germany
> Björn Höcke, the chairman of the #FarRight Alternative for Germany (#AfD) party in the state of Thuringia, is set to stand trial for allegedly using a banned Nazi slogan in a speech. The decision to proceed with a trial comes after an investigation into his remarks. Hate speech and the use of Nazi symbols are illegal in Germany due to the country's strict laws against the promotion of #Nazi ideology and hate speech. https://www.anews.com.tr/europe/2023/09/13/german-far-right-politician-faces-trial-over-use-of-nazi-slogan

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Despite 116,000 Signatures, Atlanta Won’t Validate Stop Cop City Petition

> ...city officials quickly refused to validate the signatures and move the petition along due to an ongoing legal fight over the signature-gathering process.
 https://truthout.org/articles/despite-116000-signatures-atlanta-wont-validate-stop-cop-city-petition/ #Georgia #GOP #StopCopCity #blm

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North Korea fires two missiles as Kim Jong Un meets Vladimir Putin in Russia

> North Korea launched a pair of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the South Korean military reported Wednesday, as the isolated regime's leader met with Russian President Vladimir #Putin in Siberia for a summit expected to include negotiations for an arms deal. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/09/13/Kim-Jong-Un-Vladimir-Putin-Vostochny-summit-arms-deal/8911694586847/ #NorthKorea #DKRP #ROK #Korea #Russia

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#Florida Judge Deciding Abortion Ban Case Married to Rep Who Sponsored Bill

> Charles Canady refused to recuse himself from hearing arguments last Friday in a lawsuit that could trigger a six-week #abortion ban in the state — despite the fact that his wife, state Rep. Jennifer Canady (R), is a co-sponsor of the ban.
 https://truthout.org/articles/florida-judge-deciding-abortion-ban-case-married-to-rep-who-sponsored-bill/ #GOP #Republican #abortionrights #womensrights

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Putin: N.Korea’s Kim to continue tour in Russia’s far east with visit to #Vladivostok

> Russian President Vladimir #Putin said on Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would visit [..] Vladivostok and to defense and other factories

Putin, [..] said there were opportunities for bilateral military-technical cooperation, though he added that #Russia would comply with its international obligations.
 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/13/Russia-s-Putin-says-N-Korea-s-Kim-will-visit-Vladivostok-defense-factories #NorthKorea #DKRP #Russia

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Soviet Union should not have sent tanks into Hungary, Czechoslovakia: Vladimir Putin

> “It is not right to do anything in foreign policy that harms the interests of other peoples,” said Putin, who in 2022 sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, triggering the biggest land war in Europe since World War Two.
 https://www.firstpost.com/world/soviet-union-should-not-have-sent-tanks-into-hungary-czechoslovakia-vladimir-putin-13114712.html #Putin #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar

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> #Russia needs soldiers, and its authorities are increasingly turning to migrants to fill the military's ranks. Guest workers from Central Asian countries are often rounded up on the street, taken to recruitment offices and pressured into signing contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. This process can involve threats and violence. At the same time, migrants are offered a quick path to Russian citizenship if they join the military
 https://www.dw.com/en/how-russia-drafts-migrants-to-fight-in-ukraine/a-66792405 #UkraineWar #Ukraine

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Indonesian police arrest dozens protesting #China-backed project near Singapore

> Demonstrators clash with security officials while protesting against a plan to move all residents of Rempang island to make way for an economic hub, in Batam City, Riau Islands province,# Indonesia

> The protesters were demonstrating against a plan to relocate all 7,500 residents of Rempang island in order to clear space for the construction of the plant
 https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/indonesian/police-arrest-dozens-protesting-china-project-09122023131541.html #TootSEA #SouthEastAsia

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Unemployment must rise by 40-50%. We need pain in the economy so that workers know they are lucky to have a job. This is so we (the employer class) can increase our profits through productivity (our exploitation of the employee class).

Tim Gurner made these comments during the 2023 Australian Financial Review Property Summit.

https://metapixl.com/p/raymondpert/607412816806049472 #capitalism


Unemployment must go up by 50%. Employees need to know they are lucky to have a job. We (the employer class) need to see more pain in the economy... in order to maintain and increase our  profits (and exploitations of the working class, the "Tradies".

Tim Gurner made during these comments during the 2023 Australian Financial Review Property Summit

https://live.afr.com/propertysummit/


Americans are piling up credit card debt – and that can be costly

> The average credit card user was carrying a balance of $5,474 last fall, according to TransUnion, up 13% from 2021.

> That marks a reversal from the first year of the pandemic, when many Americans were able to pay down credit card debt, thanks to generous government relief payments and limited spending on travel and entertainment.
 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/11/1148122555/credit-card-debt-inflation-interest-rate-payments-federal-reserve #US #economy #householddebt #debt #creditcards

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Donald Trump's battle with U.S. justice system is stress test for democracy

> Depending on who you ask, it doesn't much matter what the verdict will be. Trump ending up behind bars, in the White House, or anywhere in between points to the same end game: America's government in cinders.
 https://www.upi.com/Voices/2023/09/12/Donald-Trump-US-democracy-stress-test/8211694521544/ #DonaldTrump #GOP

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> AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — An aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they mourned victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake in more than a century and sought to rescue survivors while soldiers and aid workers raced to reach ruined mountain villages. The disaster killed more than 2,100 people — a number that is expected to rise.

> The United Nations estimated that 300,000 people were affected by Friday night’s magnitude 6.8 quake https://www.cbs17.com/news/ap-in-ancient-cities-and-mountain-towns-rescuers-seek-survivors-from-moroccos-quake-of-the-century/ #Morocco #earthquake


Russia is turning to old ally North Korea to resupply its arsenal for the war in Ukraine

> Estimates say the reclusive and isolated Asian country has tens of millions of artillery shells and rockets that could give a huge boost to the Russian army.
 https://qz.com/russia-is-turning-to-old-ally-north-korea-to-resupply-i-1850823022 #Russia #NorthKorea #DKRP #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar

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#Canada - Trudeau only #G20 leader to pull away from longer handhold with Modi at ceremony

> Trudeau, who shook Modi’s hand, was the only leader to pull away from the longer handhold.

> Trudeau also skipped Modi’s leaders’ dinner the night before, with the prime minister’s office refusing to say why.
 https://www.moosejawtoday.com/indigenous/trudeau-only-g20-leader-to-pull-away-from-longer-handhold-with-modi-at-ceremony-7527042 #Modi #India

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Quebec COVID-19 cases in hospital have tripled in the past month

> Of the 881 hospitalizations on Wednesday, Sept. 6, a total of 19 people were admitted to intensive care
 https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-cases-in-quebec-hospitals-have-tripled-in-the-past-month-1.6553084 #Canada #Quebec #covid #covid19

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At least 632 dead as Morocco shaken by 6.8-magnitude quake

> "It is the first time in a century that the institute records a violent earthquake of this kind in #Morocco,"
 https://www.anews.com.tr/africa/2023/09/09/at-least-296-dead-as-morocco-shaken-by-68-magnitude-quake

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/Has anyone tried this?/

Say Hello to Postmarks: The Open Web's Social Bookmarking Tool on the Fediverse

> Postmarks, a new social bookmarking service built on the #fediverse, the decentralized network that includes #Mastodon and other social networks. Unlike its predecessors, #Postmarks is designed for the open web and allows users to save and annotate their favorite links, and share them with their followers on #Postmarks as well as other federated social networks. https://robots.net/news/say-hello-to-postmarks-the-open-webs-social-bookmarking-tool-on-the-fediverse/

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Huawei's new chip breakthrough likely to trigger closer US scrutiny, analysts say

> #Huawei Technologies' breakthrough in making an advanced chip underscores #China's determination and capacity for fighting back against U.S. sanctions, but the efforts [..] could prompt Washington to tighten curbs, analysts said.

> the government readies a new $40-billion investment fund to bolster its developing chip sector.
 https://www.reuters.com/technology/huaweis-new-chip-breakthrough-likely-trigger-closer-us-scrutiny-analysts-2023-09-05/ #semiconductors nostr:npub1ap7g0k6va6jrns52evkydvqdumlcf3tyqq890m8q42j5mr0k4qzsljrv6f

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New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across #Albuquerque

> The Democratic governor said she expects legal challenges but was compelled to act in response to gun deaths, including the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium this week
 https://apnews.com/article/albuquerque-guns-governor-concealed-carry-fc5b4b79bf411b8022c3ad58975724d7 #GunViolence #NewMexico

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How scary headlines about 'economic impact' of strikes erode solidarity

> Why do our media only ever talk about about “economic losses” caused by strikes, but none of our media giants like CNN or NBC can take the time and resources to figure out how strikes can benefit workers and society?
 https://therealnews.com/how-scary-headlines-about-economic-impact-of-strikes-erode-solidarity #union #strike #labor #solidarity #unions #labour #unionstrong

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'Religious' crimes: China's Uyghur villages hide their secrets after Xinjiang crackdown

> The Chinese government began rounding up #Uyghurs in the northwestern region in large numbers from 2017 under what it calls an anti-terrorism policy.

> Over one million people were allegedly detained, with reports surfacing of widespread abuses, including violence, rape and political indoctrination
 https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2111838.html #Xinjiang #China

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Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record

> The heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago drenched Asian financial hub #HongKong on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 100, media reported, as unusually wet weather caused by typhoons brought more disruption to southern #China

> Videos showed water cascading down steep hillsides in the former British colony, flooding waist-deep in narrow streets [..] malls, metro stations and tunnels
 https://archive.ph/2023.09.08-123044/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-hong-kong-shenzhen-deluged-by-heaviest-rain-on-record/

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HSBC to halt corporate remittances to and from Russia

> HSBC Group will halt remittance services to and from #Russia and #Belarus for its corporate clients next month as financial institutions respond to Western sanctions over the #UkraineWar

> The British financial services group [..] in #HongKong, sent letters in the past month notifying business customers that it would no longer process commercial payments starting Oct. 27..."
 https://archive.fo/2023.09.08-061725/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finance/HSBC-to-halt-corporate-remittances-to-and-from-Russia

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At least 27 dead, hundreds displaced as cyclone slams southern #Brazil

> Authorities said on Wednesday the death toll had risen to at least 27, from 21 a day earlier. Twenty-six of the victims were in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, while the other fatality was reported in the neighbouring state of Santa Catarina. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/5/more-than-20-dead-hundreds-displaced-as-cyclone-slams-southern-brazil #Brasil

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UK govt. taking ‘dangerous road’ by labeling critics of Israel anti-Semitic

> A British parliamentary committee examining a bill that would ban public bodies from supporting the pro-Palestine Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has been told that the #UK government is taking a “dangerous road” by labeling critics of the Israeli regime’s human rights record as anti-Semitic
 https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/09/08/710467/UK-govt-taking-dangerous-road-by-labeling-critics-of-Israel-anti-Semitic #Israel #Palestine #Iran #BDS #antisemitism

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Hong Kong Closes Schools as Torrential Rain Floods Streets, Subway Station

> Hong Kong on Friday closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the city overnight, flooding streets in parts of the city as well as an underground subway station.

> Heavy rains poured down on the city from Thursday night, with the government warning that the weather would last till noon Friday
 https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/09/08/hong-kong-closes-schools-as-torrential-rain-floods-streets-subway-station/ #HongKong #China

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Ohio: School board member apologizes for giving Nazi salute at public meeting

> The board president, Simon Patry, “does have a dictator mentality,” Zakkour told the Dayton Jewish Observer. She said she was making a “sarcastic gesture” of “submission to a board member trying to act like a dictator” and did not intend it as alarming to Jews.
 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/376715

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California lawmakers on Thursday voted to raise taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for security improvements at public schools and gun violence prevention programs.

> The federal government already taxes the sale of #guns and ammunition nationwide. The government gives that money to the states, which spend it on wildlife conservation and hunter safety programs.

> California’s proposed tax, if it becomes law, would be 11%
 https://news.yahoo.com/california-lawmakers-approve-tax-guns-192959701.html #GunViolence

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Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company’s Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet

> As Ukrainian submarine drones strapped with explosives approached the Russian fleet, they “lost connectivity and washed ashore harmlessly,”
 https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html #ElonMusk #Starlink #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar

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#US - Fani Willis accuses Rep. Jim Jordan of 'partisan misrepresentations' over inquiry of election case

> “Its obvious purpose is to obstruct a Georgia criminal proceeding and to advance outrageous partisan misrepresentations," Willis wrote. "As I make clear below, there is no justification in the Constitution for Congress to interfere with a state criminal matter, as you attempt to do.”
 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/fani-willis-accuses-rep-jim-jordan-partisan-misrepresentations-103011605 #FaniWillis #JimJordan #Georgia #DonaldTrump

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#Canada - ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial to delve into social media from protest

> #OTTAWA — The criminal trial of “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is expected to resume today with a deep dive into a mountain of #socialmedia evidence police amassed during the protest.
 https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2023/09/07/freedom-convoy-organizers-trial-to-delve-into-social-media-from-protest/ #FreeDumb #freedomconvoy

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#Thailand - Phuket Detains 3 Kenyan Women for Stomach Cocaine Smuggling

> Police officers then returned all three women to the customs area of #Phuket International Airport to remove the suspicious items from their bodies, which took a total of two days. The items were confirmed to be cocaine, which led to the arrest of all three women.

> The total weight of #cocaine seized from all three women was approximately 2,857 grams.
 https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/09/07/phuket-detains-3-kenyan-women-for-stomach-cocaine-smuggling/ #southeastasia #tootsea

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Thai Airways in talks to buy up to 95 new jets: Industry sources

> The Thai flag carrier, which is in the midst of a bankruptcy protected debt restructuring, has previously indicated a need for 30 or more new jets but its latest request for industry bids opens the door to the purchase of as many as 95 aircraft, the sources said.
 https://www.straitstimes.com/business/thai-airways-in-talks-to-buy-up-to-95-new-jets-industry-sources #airlines #aviation #travel #ThaiAirways #southeastasia #tootsea

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Presidential centers from Hoover to Bush and Obama unite to warn of fragile state of US democracy

> Thursday’s bipartisan statement from presidential centers, foundations and institutes marks the first time the libraries have joined to make such a public declaration
 https://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-09-07/presidential-centers-from-hoover-to-bush-and-obama-unite-to-warn-of-fragile-state-of-us-democracy.html

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Russia Says US Supply of Depleted Uranium Weapons to Ukraine is 'Criminal'

> Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that the US supply of depleted uranium weapons to Ukraine was "a criminal act", state media reported.

> The Pentagon on Wednesday announced a new security assistance package worth up to $175 million for #Ukraine, including depleted #uranium ammunition for #US Abrams tanks.
 https://english.aawsat.com/world/4531826-russia-says-us-supply-depleted-uranium-weapons-ukraine-criminal #Russia #UkraineWar

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Toronto International Film Festival kicks off amid actors and writers strike

> The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today under the shadow of dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors but festival CEO Cameron Bailey is touting a strong lineup and ticket sales.
 https://www.moosejawtoday.com/film-news/toronto-international-film-festival-kicks-off-amid-actors-and-writers-strike-7513445 #TFF #Toronto #Canada #sagaftra

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Moon Sniper: Japan aims anew at a lunar landing

> For decades, the United States and Soviet Russia were the only countries that had landed on the moon. Then came China and India. Now, #Japan is trying for the second time in 2023.
 https://www.dw.com/en/with-moon-sniper-japan-takes-second-shot-at-lunar-landing/a-66635314 #space #moon

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Flooding in southern Brazil leaves at dozens dead, scores homeless

> “The fly-over we just did, shows the dimension of an absolutely out of the ordinary event,” Leite said in a video posted on the state's social media accounts. “It wasn’t just riverside communities that were hit, but entire cities that were completely compromised.” https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20230907-flooding-in-southern-brazil-leaves-at-dozens-dead-scores-homeless #Brazil #Brasil #climatechange #climatedisaster

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Gary Wright, ‘Dream Weaver’ Singer, Dead at 80

> Singer-Songwriter and Synth pioneer Gary Wright, who penned the massive hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive” and became George Harrison’s longtime friend and collaborator, died Monday morning. He was 80. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gary-wright-dream-weaver-dead-obituary-1234818058/ #GaryWright

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Germany refuses extradition of Albanian drug trafficker over concerns about prisons' conditions in UK

> “The court decided that the extradition of the Albanian to Britain was ‘currently inadmissible’. Without British guarantees, extradition is not possible in view of the state of the British prison system.

> The Albanian man in the case had lived in the #UK and was accused of drug trafficking and money laundering by British officials.
 https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/09/06/710329/German-court-free-Albania-inmate-UK-hmp-wandsworth-prison-rats-mice #Albania #Germany #humanrights

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Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro split from Donald Trump, others for Ga. election trial

> The two had requested a speedy trial and for their cases to be severed from Trump, each other and the remaining 16 co-defendants in the case. Their attorneys argue that trying them with the other defendants would prejudice the jury against them.
 https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/09/06/Donald-Trump-Georgia-election-trial-hearing-timeline/1921694023376/ #DonaldTrump #GOP #stopthesteal #Republican #Georgia

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Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon in historic decision - ABC News

>In a historic decision, Ecuadorians voted on Sunday against the oil drilling of a protected area in the Amazon, which is home to two uncontacted tribes and serves as a biodiversity hotspot https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ecuadorians-reject-oil-drilling-amazon-historic-decision-102418558 #Ecuador #elections

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UN says Taliban’s gender restrictions should be prosecuted as ‘crime against humanity’ – Middle East Monitor

>“... should count as a crime against humanity, and it should be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court,” said Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education and former UK Prime Minister, as he discussed the current state of the issue of girls’ education in #Afghanistan at a #UN news conference.
 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230815-un-says-talibans-gender-restrictions-should-be-prosecuted-as-crime-against-humanity/ #Taliban #womensrights

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5 #JehovahsWitnesses charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania - UPI.com

> #Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle A. Henry announced the charges Friday, more than three years after opening multiple investigations.

>"The details of these crimes are sad and disturbing, facts which are made even more abhorrent because the defendants used their faith communities or their own families to gain access to victims," Henry said in a statement. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/07/09/pennsylvania-jehovah-witness-abuse-charges/9581688941029/


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