'Deepening repression' alongside Saudi reforms: HRW
Dubai (AFP) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pursued landmark reforms since coming to power, but his rise has been accompanied by “deepening repression and abusive practices”, Human Rights Watch said Monday. Despite a perception that the outcry over the October 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi had left the Saudis chastened, critics…
‘Not our mission’: private fire crews protect the insured, not the public
The engines, big and small, came from all over the country to fight the Kincade fire in the Sonoma county wine region of California. There were trucks from Nevada, South Dakota, Colorado – and from the wildfire protection unit of home insurer AIG. As fires have increasingly encroached on development in California’s wildlands in recent…
Trump's 'Take the Oil' Strategy in Syria Is Not What You Think
On October 6, around fifty U.S. commandos in northeastern Syria tasked with hunting down ISIS forces were withdrawn from territory near the Turkish border controlled by the Kurdish-Arab SDF faction. The U.S. withdrawal was a prequisite for a Turkish attack against the Kurdish positions which subsequently took place in a matter of hours. The remaining…
China is reportedly sending men to sleep in the same beds as Uighur Muslim women while their husbands are in prison camps
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images China’s Communist Party is waging a hardline campaign against the Uighur ethnic minority, which has seen more than 1 million people detained in prison camps. Authorities have since 2017 also been sending men to live with Uighur women, many of whose husbands had been sent to prison camps. Those men often sleep…
Flights resume after 'threatening note' found on plane at Atlanta airport
Operations are back to normal after a “threatening note” was found Saturday on an American Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that caused a halt in flights. Atlanta Police confirmed no threat was found after searching the aircraft. The airport confirmed the incident in a statement posted to Twitter. “Shortly before 7am, prior to departure…
Assistant scoutmaster charged with sexually abusing boy, 12
Click:Green tea bag packing machine NORTH BELLMORE, N.Y. (AP) — An assistant scoutmaster on Long Island has been charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy at several Boy Scouts of America retreats and meetings. Nassau County police arrested 26-year-old Jonathan Spohrer at his home in North Bellmore on Thursday after an extensive investigation, the department…
Kids Were Asked to Play 'Build the Wall' at a White House Halloween Party
From Esquire Children visiting the executive branch last week to attend a Halloween event were reportedly asked to use mock paper bricks to “build the wall.” According to Yahoo News, families of White House workers and other guests were invited to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 25th for a kid-friendly Halloween party. And…
Mark Hamill Calls “Build The Wall” Display At White House Halloween Event “Frightening Beyond Words”
Click here to read the full article. During a Halloween party at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is located across the street from the White House, children attending the party interacted with a display where they would “Build the Wall” with their own paper bricks. Outspoken Star Wars legend Mark Hamill took to Twitter to…
Children were told to ‘build the wall’ at White House Halloween party
WASHINGTON — A Halloween party on Oct. 25 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building featured candy, paper airplanes and — concerning for some attendees — a station where children were encouraged to help “Build the Wall” with their own personalized bricks. Photos of the children’s mural with the paper wall were provided to Yahoo News.…
As Trump investigation circles back to Ukraine and Manafort, another whistleblower walks the streets, famous but out of a job
KIEV, Ukraine — Tall, wiry and bespectacled Serhiy Leshchenko, instantly recognizable on the streets and in the cafés of Kiev, can barely take 10 steps in public without being stopped for a handshake or a selfie. Leshchenko was the whistleblower before the whistleblower (the anonymous informant who kicked off the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump):…