Australia fires: Heavy rains hit some blaze-hit regions
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Libya’s national oil company warns against export blockade
Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) has warned against threats to block oil exports, the country’s main source of income, before a highly-anticipated summit in Germany aimed at relaunching peace efforts. In a statement on Friday, NOC said it “strongly condemns calls to blockade oil ports ahead of the Berlin conference on Sunday”. It came after…
‘Pete Takes Money From Fossil Fuel Billionaires’: Climate Activists Disrupt Buttigieg Rally in New Hampshire
Published on Saturday, January 18, 2020 by Common Dreams “We are really concerned about candidates…
“Let’s Be Clear About Who Is Rigging What”: Bernie Sanders Denounces Trump Effort to Divide Democrats
Published on Friday, January 17, 2020 by Common Dreams 2020 candidate says only reason for…
Watch live: SpaceX Crew Dragon abort test to test spaceship safety
SpaceX plans to complete a crucial safety test on Saturday to show NASA its Crew Dragon capsule is ready to carry astronauts to space.You can watch the test live on Saturday, January 18 via the embedded video below. Live coverage should start between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. ET.The aerospace company, founded by Elon Musk,…
SpaceX will intentionally blow up rocket Saturday
Published: Jan 16th, 2020 – 4:18pm (EST)Updated: Jan 16th, 2020 – 4:19pm (EST) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WTHR) — SpaceX plans to intentionally blow up a rocket on Saturday morning. The test is being conducted in advance of a piloted flight.The test, which is scheduled for Saturday morning, will demonstrate the spacecraft’s capabilities to safely separate…
Trump recounts minute-by-minute details of Soleimani strike to donors at Mar-a-Lago
(CNN)Tweety McTreason recounted minute-by-minute details of the US strike that killed Iran’s top military commander during remarks to high-dollar Republican donors gathered at his South Florida estate, according to audio obtained by CNN.Trump, speaking at a GOP fundraising dinner Friday evening, offered new details about the strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, which exacerbated tensions…
Impeachment trial of Tweety McTreason: Live updates – CNNPolitics
Senate leaders are preparing for a contentious Tuesday session that could stretch several hours and could send the chamber into a closed session as Democrats try to force the GOP into accepting witness testimony and documents to be produced during the trial, …
Storms lash some of Australia’s fire-hit regions
Image copyrightEPAImage caption New South Wales’ capital Sydney has seen heavy rainfall Heavy rains and thunderstorms have lashed parts of Australia’s east coast, dousing some of its fires but bringing a new threat of flooding to some areas. There have be…
FBI arrests three more members of ‘The Base’
Image copyrightPolice handoutImage caption From left: Jacob Kaderli, Michael Helterbrand and Luke Austin Lane Three more alleged members of a US neo-Nazi hate group have been arrested in Georgia, authorities say, in what appears to be a national operation.…
The Aesthetics of Panic
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Trump Vastly Overestimates America’s Readiness for War
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