Section: US & Canada
Taking a Closer Look at ‘Fact-Free Journalism’
Two veteran journalists, Mark Tapscott and Brian McNicoll, join “The Bill Walton Show” to discuss the increasingly low standards of journalistic practice. Read a portion of the transcript, lightly edited, below, or watch the full episode above. Bill Walton: Welcome to the Bill Walton Show. I’m Bill Walton, and today I want to talk about...
John Bolton said Trump falsely declaring victory is a ‘disgrace’ and one of the most irresponsible things a president has ever done
John Bolton on Sky News criticised President Trump’s false claim to have won the presidential election while votes were being tallied Sky News John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, described Trump’s false declaration of victory in the presidential race as a “disgrace.” “He has...
A New Front Opens in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Borscht
“A lot of things were taken away from Ukraine, but they will not take our borscht,” said a chef who is leading a drive to recognize the soup as a Ukrainian cultural heritage. …read more Source:: The New York...
Ukrainian Ex-Fighter Acquitted Over 2014 Killing Of Italian Journalist
An Italian court has acquitted a Ukrainian man who was sentenced to 24 years in jail last year over his alleged role in the 2014 killing of an Italian photographer in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In video interview, Russian MH17 suspect denies involvement
A suspect charged with involvement in shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 has denied involvement in the attack in video interviews played in a Dutch courtroom …read more Source:: The Washington...
In video interview, Russian MH17 suspect denies involvement
A suspect charged with involvement in shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 has denied involvement in the attack in video interviews played in a Dutch courtroom …read more Source:: ABC...
Russian Court Sentences Three Crimean Tatars To Prison Terms On Extremism Charges
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — A court in Russia has sentenced three Crimean Tatars to lengthy prison terms on charges of being members of a banned Islamic group. The Southern Military Regional court in the city of Rostov-on-Don on November 3 sentenced Rustem Emiruseinov to 17 years, Arsen Abkhaitov to 13 years, and Eskendir Abulganiyev to 12...
Susan Collins shows her true self in the last days of a tight race
It’s Nov. 2, and there’s one burning mystery in Maine: Will Susan Collins vote for Trump? Seriously, for eight months she’s been playing this game. “I’m focused on my job and also on my own campaign and I’m just not going to get involved in presidential politics,” she said at the beginning of March,...
U.S. Warns Of ‘Growing Concern’ Over Ukraine Court Ruling On Anti-Corruption Laws
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv says the European Union, the United States, and several other nations are following with “growing concern” the developments surrounding the Ukrainian Constitutional Court’s recent ruling to abolish some anti-corruption laws. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hunter Biden Emails, Texts Raise Questions That Need Answers
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has long denied that he has any knowledge of, or involvement in, the questionable business dealings of his son, Hunter, or his brother, James. But a deluge of revelations from a laptop reported to have belonged to Hunter and from the on-the-record statements of Hunter and James’ former business...
