Month: October 2019

Well, that didn’t take long. After recently revealing she moved to Washington, DC with the intention to get arrested, Jane Fonda was hauled in by police for protesting on Capitol Hill on Friday. The 81-year-old actress and political activist was demonstrating to demand the government take action to battle climate change. WUSA9 reporter Mike Valerio shared videos…

Copenhagen (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged voters and lawmakers to pressure governments to fight climate change and achieve carbon neutrality. “Today, we can see businesses, cities and society moving faster than governments are,” Guterres told the World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen. “And so it’s very important to go on putting as…

DENVER (AP) — Young people must be prepared to continue striking to call for action on climate change for a long time and not back down, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told a climate strike rally in Denver on Friday. Thunberg said she and fellow youth activists won’t beg those in power to act because…

From Car and Driver The VW Atlas Cross Sport is a two-row version of the family-friendly Atlas SUV. With a coupe-like roofline, the Cross Sport is 2.3-inches lower than the standard model but rides on the same wheelbase. A 235-hp and a 276-hp V-6 will both be offered, along with VW’s 4Motion all-wheel drive system…

Turkey’s military stepped up airstrikes and a ground offensive into Kurdish-held parts of northeastern Syria after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops who fought alongside Kurds battling the remnants of the Islamic State group. Thursday marked the second day of Turkey’s assault on Kurdish forces in the region. Reports rapidly changed amid the fluid situation,…

Khalil Ashawi/Reuters Click Here: cheap kanken backpack Turkish artillery fire nearly hit a small group US troops stationed near the Kurdish-held city of Kobane on Friday afternoon, according to multiple media reports. The report comes hours after senior US military officials addressed concerns of a disconnect between Turkish and US forces, amid the offensive that…

U.S. special forces based in Syria have been caught in Turkish artillery fire, according to Newsweek. It remains unclear whether there were any other casualties. The contingent of U.S. troops was operating in the Kurdish-dominated city of Kobani in northeastern Syria when they were hit by shelling from Turkey’s military, which is currently invading the…

At least four national security officials flagged to a White House lawyer their concerns about the Trump administration’s political dealings with Ukraine – even before President Donald Trump’s July phone call with that country’s president, according to The Washington Post. Official warnings to National Security Council legal adviser John Eisenberg were issued earlier than what…

A wildfire fueled by Santa Ana winds has closed two freeways, is threatening homes and has forced evacuations around Los Angeles. Fire officials say the Saddleridge fire had consumed more than 4,600 acres by Friday morning. It broke out after 9 p.m. Thursday along the 210 Freeway and jumped the highway. Flames also crossed the…

Washington (AFP) – The US ambassador to the European Union will testify to Congress next week as part of the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, despite a State Department order not to, his lawyer said Friday. Gordon Sondland, a wealthy donor to Trump’s 2016 campaign who was part of text message chains discussing the…