Section: US & Canada
Preventing Protectionism
Protectionism made the Great Depression of the 1930s much worse. Although tariffs had already been rising during much of the previous decade, it was the Smoot–Hawley Tariff in the United States, and Britain’s principle of “home producers first, empire producers second, and foreign producers last,” that led to an almost complete...
Trump campaign ad criticized as misleading over photo of protesters taken in Ukraine
A campaign ad for President Trump’s reelection has been criticized as misleading this week for including a photo of protesters taken in Ukraine in 2014. The Facebook ad in question contrasts a ph… …read more Source:: The...
Trump Campaign Ad Uses Photo Of Cop Being Attacked By Protesters … In Ukraine
A new Trump campaign ad released amid the Trump administration’s deployment of federal troops to quell protests in Portland, Oregon misleadingly featured an image of pro-democracy protests in Ukraine taken in 2014. Alongside a photo of the President appearing next to law enforcement officers, the Facebook ad also features a photo of a group...
Ukraine hostages released after president agrees to endorse Joaquin Phoenix documentary
In a move to secure the hostages’ release, Zelenskiy said he spoke to Kryvosh for seven to 10 minutes and agreed to one of his demands, to promote the documentary “Earthlings,” narrated by Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix. …read more Source:: Global...
Ukraine’s leader reveals details of talks with hostage-taker
An armed man who took more than a dozen hostages on a long-distance bus in Ukraine’s western city of Lutsk on Tuesday fulfilled the agreement he had reached with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and released them shortly after Zelenskiy urged Ukrainians to watch an animal rights documentary, the president said Wednesday. …read more...
Ukraine’s leader reveals details of talks with hostage-taker
Ukraine’s president says an armed man who took more than a dozen hostages on a long-distance bus fulfilled an agreement and released hostages shortly after Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Ukrainians to watch an animal rights documentary …read more Source:: ABC...
A new Trump campaign ad depicting a police officer being attacked by protesters is actually a 2014 photo of pro-democracy protests in Ukraine
The Trump campaign wrote “Public safety vs chaos & violence” in an advert with an image that’s not from the US protests at all. …read more Source:: Business...
UK looks to fresh laws on spies after critical intel report
LONDON — Britain is considering new legislation to crack down on the activity of hostile governments after a damning intelligence committee report on Russian meddling in the nation’s politics. The government is planning to introduce new legislation to give security services greater powers and is considering a new law requiring people...
Ukraine Cancels Visa Requirement For Australia, New Zealand, Several Arab States
Ukraine says it has canceled visa requirements for citizens of Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hostage Standoff In Ukraine Ends After President Agrees To Promote Animal-Rights Film
A standoff ended with the the gunman releasing all 13 hostages unharmed after Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted a video to social media saying, “Everyone should watch the 2005 film Earthlings.”(Image credit: Pavlo Palamarchuk/AP) …read more Source::...
