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Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Snowden' vindication: NSA mass surveillance program of US phones unlawful, and US intelligence leaders lied

Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of US’ telephone records, an appeals court has found the program was unlawful - and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 07:12 UTC
Biden remains ahead in polls: Trump unable to refocus campaign from the pandemic to civil unrest

President Donald Trump’s attempt to make civil unrest a central theme of his re-election campaign has yet to boost his political standing, as most Americans do not see crime as a major problem confronting the nation and a majority remain sympathetic to anti-racism protests, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Roundup weedkiller and cancer decision, appealed by Bayer at California Supreme Court

Bayer AG has asked California’s Supreme Court to review a decision awarding US$ 20.5 million to a groundskeeper who claimed the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer, arguing the ruling was at odds with federal law and settled legal principles.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Guaidó counts with US keeping pressure on Maduro whoever wins November election

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday he is counting on the United States to maintain pressure on President Nicolas Maduro no matter who wins the US' November presidential election.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Wisconsin: Teenager charged with killing two protestors, “acted in self defense” argues his attorney

A high-profile lawyer representing the 17-year-old shooter charged with killing two protesters and wounding another during demonstrations on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin said on Friday that his client had acted in self-defense.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:36 UTC
Killing of people in Kenosha, Another 'operational mistake' Mark? How many more?

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg took responsibility and faulted his company for not removing the page and event for a militia group before two people were killed at a protest in Kenosha, saying it was “largely an operational mistake”.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
China makes the largest purchases of US corn and soybeans in a month

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported this week that Chinese importers purchased more soybeans from the United States and recorded their largest daily buy of US corn in almost a month. The acquisitions took place as both Washington and Beijing reaffirmed their commitment to the Phase 1 of the bilateral trade agreement.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
March on Washington: “You might have killed the dreamer, but you can't kill the dream”

Thousands of people took part in a march in Washington on Friday to denounce racism, on the anniversary of the march in 1963 where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr made his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Athletes across the US are boycotting matches over the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin

Athletes across the United States are boycotting matches over the police shooting of Jacob Blake - four years to the day since NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose to sit during the national anthem, igniting a wider protest movement in sport against racial injustice.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:18 UTC
Military veterans sue the Trump administration for use of excessive force

The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday sued the Donald Trump administration, saying it illegally detained military veterans and other protesters in Portland, Oregon, and used excessive force to try to silence supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement.