Trump Administration Backs Away From Ban On Flavored E-Cigarette Products…
November 19, 2019
Supporters of the new executive guidance were anticipating the final details of the measure to be announced last week, though amid growing pressure from advisers and opponents of the new regulations warning such policies could wreak havoc on public health and impact Trump’s base for re-election, the president has opted to retreat from the hardline approach set in motion two months ago.
Sweden drops rape investigation into Julian Assange…
November 19, 2019
The Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement: "Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson has today decided to discontinue the investigation regarding Julian Assange. "The reason for this decision is that the evidence has weakened considerably due to the long period of time that has elapsed since the events in question." The prosecutors said the decision had been taken after seven witnesses in the case had been interviewed.
Tucker Contrasts Treatment Of Roger Stone With That Of Jeffrey Epstein
November 19, 2019
🔴 Clown Show – Day 3
November 19, 2019
Williams, Vindman, Volker and Morrison to testify
Taliban releases two American University teachers after Afghanistan’s government freed three of the group’s commanders…
November 19, 2019
The two hostages, American citizen Kevin King and Australian national Timothy Weeks, were released today more than three years after they were abducted in 2016. Both men, who taught at the American University in Kabul, were flown out of the southern Zabul province by US helicopters this morning.
Sounds like John Durham is planning another trip back to Italy…
November 19, 2019
This article was translated from Italian. Here's an excerpt:
A "no comment" has arrived from the US Department of Justice questioned by Adnkronos regarding the indiscretion reported by Atlantic on Saturday morning, according to which the prosecutor John Durham is planning a new visit to Italy, after that of September 27th... But since then what we have called Italygate, the possible involvement of Italy in the origins of the Russiagate, has swelled.
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more than to gather information, Barr and Durham would have come to Rome to confirm a picture already emerged from the elements in their possession on the possible involvement of our country and to test the collaboration of the Italian government and its agencies intelligence. So much so that it was the same Department of Justice that leaked the news of the meetings, immediately after the one of September 27th...New York man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar…
November 19, 2019
Patrick W. Carlineo, Jr., 55, faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced. He allegedly called in threats to Omar's office.
Tear gas, water cannon, batons: Police and protesters battle at Hong Kong Polytechnic University…
Protesters still inside as standoff continues...
November 19, 2019
Those inside Polytechnic University are said to be running low on supplies. Protesters have been inside the campus since last week, initially stopping police from entering by lighting fires and throwing petrol bombs.
Astronomers catch water erupting from plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa…
November 19, 2019
Jupiter’s moon Europa has an icy shell that conceals a liquid water ocean. Now, scientists have made the first direct measurement of water vapor in Europa’s atmosphere. It’s the best evidence yet for a water plume erupting from the moon’s surface. The measurements also imply that outside of plume events, Europa’s atmosphere likely has less water vapor overall than previously thought. The scientists describe their findings Monday in Nature Astronomy...
California sues Juul over deliberately marketing and selling electronic cigarettes to teenagers….
November 19, 2019
The lawsuit argues that Juul’s past marketing efforts online and in major U.S. cities used bright colors and youthful models to attract underage users. Federal law bans sales to those under 18...
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Americans remain split on impeachment…
Read the Results...
November 19, 2019
Among U.S. adults, 45 percent said they support the impeachment and the ouster of Trump from office, with 82 percent of Democrats, 39 percent of politically independent voters and 7 percent of Republicans approving such a move in this poll. Another 44 percent said they disapprove of the prospect of impeachment and Trump’s dismissal.
DOJ docs show ex-FBI agent kept sensitive FBI info – and texts to lover – on phone accessed by wife…
November 19, 2019
The Department of Justice released documents Monday outlining a slew of "security violations" and flagrantly "unprofessional conduct" by anti-Trump ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok — including his alleged practice of keeping sensitive FBI documents on his unsecured personal electronic devices, even as his wife gained access to his cellphone and discovered evidence that he was having an affair with former FBI attorney Lisa Page.
Iran has been cut off from the internet for almost 72 hours…
November 19, 2019
Protests erupted across Iran on Friday after the government announced fuel rationing and prices rocketed up 50%. On Saturday the Iranian government imposed an internet blackout. A spokesman for the government said Tuesday that the protests had died down, but the blackout remained in place.
‘Man who polluted heavens’: Astronomers furious over Musk’s Starlink satellites clouding their vision…
November 19, 2019
A day after the first set of 60 Starlink satellites blasted off into orbit on May 23, astronomers sounded the alarm, warning that they could interfere with ground based astronomy as they would blind telescopes due to their brightness.
Six months later, when the second batch of Starlink satellites got into orbit as well, the scientists realized that their worst fears came true. On Monday, Clarae Martinez-Vazquez, an astronomer at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile alerted her colleagues that a train of just 19 Starlink satellites has “heavily affected” the work of its highly-sensitive Dark Energy Camera (DECam), tasked with no less than helping humans to unravel the mysterious nature of ‘dark energy...
Oil Prices Drop as China pauses trade deal because they are uncertain how the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump will turn out…
November 19, 2019
Turkey orders arrest of 133 military officers over coup links to Fethullah Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999…
November 19, 2019
Ankara blames U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, of masterminding the failed putsch on July 15, 2016. He has denied any involvement...
California sues e-cigarette maker Juul for selling nicotine products to youth…
November 19, 2019
The lawsuit draws on internal correspondence and other evidence, asserting the company did little to prevent sales to underage customers. It also claims that Juul used a “flawed” age-verification process for online sales...