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    For Filipino Journalists, Local Politics Can Be a Dangerous Beat
    Oct28

    For Filipino Journalists, Local Politics Can Be a Dangerous Beat

    The phone calls came to his newsroom and his home. The person on the line told whoever answered that Joe Torres should “take care.” But the threats didn’t stop there. Armed men would follow the veteran Filipino journalist and “really show themselves.” Once, someone fired shots outside Torres’ house.   At the time, Torres was covering...

    The Press Is Giving Trump a Free Pass, Again
    Oct28

    The Press Is Giving Trump a Free Pass, Again

    You can teach old journalists the occasional new trick, but two? Forget it.The 2016 election persuaded the press to avoid publicly presuming that Donald Trump will lose and the Democrat will win. The very cautious news coverage about Joe Biden’s chances, despite his formidable advantage in polls, makes this plain.But even though reporters...

    U.S. Congressional Ukraine Caucus Worried Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Bill Could Be Dropped
    Oct28

    U.S. Congressional Ukraine Caucus Worried Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Bill Could Be Dropped

    Members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus are concerned a U.S. bill to expand sanctions on a Russian natural-gas pipeline to Europe could be dropped from the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    From the Soviet Union to Indiana, Republican House Candidate Stands Against Socialist Future
    Oct28

    From the Soviet Union to Indiana, Republican House Candidate Stands Against Socialist Future

    Republican House candidate Victoria Spartz has made her childhood in the former Soviet Union the centerpiece of her 2020 campaign, telling Indiana voters that she is uniquely qualified to fight the growing influence of socialism in Washington, D.C. “I’m someone who grew up in a socialist system and sees where it leads to,”...

    Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus president, seeks to punish striking workers, students
    Oct27

    Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus president, seeks to punish striking workers, students

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko urged authorities Tuesday to take action against plant workers and students who participate in a strike called by the opposition as the authoritarian leader made another attempt to halt protests of his reelection. University students left classes to march in rallies and …...

    Israel looks to far-right figure to head Holocaust memorial
    Oct27

    Israel looks to far-right figure to head Holocaust memorial

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel plans to nominate a far-right former general and Cabinet minister who once called for the expulsion of Palestinians from the West Bank to head the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, officials said Tuesday. Effie Eitam, a religious nationalist with a history of harsh rhetoric toward the Palestinians and Israel’s Arab...

    Amid Election Spat, Hungary Labels Ukraine’s Entry Ban Order ‘Pathetic And Nonsense’
    Oct27

    Amid Election Spat, Hungary Labels Ukraine’s Entry Ban Order ‘Pathetic And Nonsense’

    Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has called “pathetic and nonsense” Ukraine’s decision to bar the entry of two Hungarian government officials over what Kyiv said was meddling in local elections. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Trump is blindingly cruel and incompetent — and his presidency has been a complete failure
    Oct27

    Trump is blindingly cruel and incompetent — and his presidency has been a complete failure

    In the earliest days of the Trump crisis, just about a month after the inauguration, I received the horrifying news that my best friend and podcast partner, Chez Pazienza, had died of a drug overdose. It was the evening of Feb. 25, 2017, and the shock still hasn’t quite worn off. In fact, I ask myself nearly every day what Chez...

    Europe’s Second Wave of COVID-19 is Being Driven by Two Countries. Here’s Why
    Oct27

    Europe’s Second Wave of COVID-19 is Being Driven by Two Countries. Here’s Why

    Europe is clearly in the grip of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In the past week, countries throughout Europe—including Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, the U.K, and Ukraine—have all recorded their highest daily caseloads since the pandemic started. But two of these stand out....

    The Internet Speaks American
    Oct27

    The Internet Speaks American

    LONDON—Sharing the internet with America is like sharing your living room with a rhinoceros. It’s huge, it’s right there, and whatever it’s doing now, you sure as hell know about it.This month, Twitter announced that it would restrict retweets for a few weeks, and prompt its users to reconsider sharing content which has been...