Split Hearings: The Assange Extradition Case Drags On
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
It is being increasingly larded with heavy twists and turns, a form of state oppression in slow motion, but the Julian Assange extradition case now looks like it may well move into the middle of the year, dragged out, ironically …
globalresearch.ca/assange-extradition-case/5701718

Basta Thanks Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange for Revealing Bush\'s War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
MacArthur&Fruitvale…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830062.php

\"Fake News\": \"Hundreds\" of Iraqis Want US Troops to Leave their Country
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Who is telling the truth. Compare the images. | The Mainstream Media is lying. | \"Fake News\"? | See the official tweet of the Associated Press. | Hundreds, Thousands? Millions? | It\'s what you call \"investigative reporting\"… | You see what you want to …
globalresearch.ca/fake-news-hundreds-of-iraqis-want-us-troops-to-leave-the-country/5701772

Netanyahu\'s Rival Benny Gantz to Hold Private Meeting With Trump Ahead of Mideast Peace Plan Reveal
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The long-awaited publication of the peace plan is expected to take place amid a state of political uncertainty in the Jewish state, which has been unable to form a new government for nearly a year along with its prime minister also being indicted on corruption charges.
sputniknews.com/world/202001261078142709-netanyahus-rival-benny-gantz-to-hold-private-meeting-with-trump-ahead-of-mideast-peace-plan-reveal/

Cleansing by fire? Hong Kong protesters set QUARANTINE-slated building alight as locals reject any coronavirus patients near them
rt.com | 2020-01-26
In a bizarre attack, masked protesters have thrown Molotov cocktails into the lobby of a building that the Hong Kong authorities were planning to use to quarantine people in need of testing for the deadly coronavirus. | As of Sunday, a total of eight people in Hong Kong had been diagnosed with the disease originating from the mainland China city of Wuhan, with three more patients added to the list. Hong Kong has declared a state of emergency over the outbreak and rolled out measures to prevent the spread of the infection. | One of these was meant to reserve a newly-built empty public housing building in the Fa…
rt.com/news/479235-hong-kong-quarantine-building-torched/

Cleansing by fire? Hong Kong protesters set QUARANTINE-slated building alight as locals reject any coronavirus patients near them
rt.com | 2020-01-26
In a bizarre attack, masked protesters have thrown Molotov cocktails into the lobby of a building that the Hong Kong authorities were planning to use to quarantine people in need of testing for the deadly coronavirus. | As of Sunday, a total of eight people in Hong Kong had been diagnosed with the disease originating from the mainland China city of Wuhan, with three more patients added to the list. Hong Kong has declared a state of emergency over the outbreak and rolled out measures to prevent the spread of the infection. | One of these was meant to reserve a newly-built empty public housing building in the Fa…
rt.com/news/479235-hong-kong-quarantine-building-torched/

Raging Grannies Remember Kent State at J25 No War With Iran Rally
San Mateo Protests | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
Old enough to remember, members of the Raging Grannies tuned up their voices to sing a classic anti-war song from the Vietnam war era.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/26/18830102.php

Trump/Pence #OutNOW: No War on Iran! No War on Women!
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
Bring #OUTNOW into mass protests against U.S. war on Iran

\'We\'re Man United and we\'ll sing what we want\': Supporters vent frustration at club during team\'s FA Cup drubbing of Tranmere
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Manchester United supporters used their FA Cup win against Tranmere Rovers to make a statement of opposition to the club\'s hierarchy on Sunday, chanting for the removal of the team\'s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. | Ole Gunnar Solksjaer relieved the pressure hoisted upon his by his team\'s humiliating home defeat to Burnley midweek by sending six goals without reply past a shell-shocked Tranmere side. | But the game will perhaps be as memorable for the actions of United\'s supporters in the stands just as much as the players on the pitch after their support vocally campaigned for changes in the club\'s lead…
rt.com/sport/479240-manchester-united-ed-woodward-protest-tranmere/

\"War on Dissent\" Threatens Speech, Media and Academic Freedoms
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Censorship is the new normal in America and the West, wanting the message controlled, targeting what conflicts with it for elimination, notably on major geopolitical issues. | Digital democracy is the last frontier of free and open expression. | It\'s threatened by …
globalresearch.ca/war-dissent-us-west-threatens-speech-media-academic-freedoms/5701729

Trump to Slash Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security Benefits?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, he was asked if cutting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security is on his agenda. | \"At some point they will be,\" he responded, adding: Cutting them is \"the easiest of all …
globalresearch.ca/trump-slash-medicare-medicaid-social-security-benefits/5701725

\'I can see the light\': WATCH rescuers save 2yo girl & her mother after they spent 24 HOURS trapped under rubble in Turkey
rt.com | 2020-01-26
An injured mother and her baby girl spent nearly a whole day buried under debris after a deadly earthquake struck several cities in eastern Turkey. | Rescuers heard the woman\'s faint voice coming from deep under the rubble on Saturday, nearly 24 hours after a multi-story apartment complex in Elazig, eastern Turkey was demolished by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake. Ayse Yildiz told the first response team that she and her two-year-old daughter Yusra were trapped and could not get out on their own. \"I can see the light. Please, be quick,\" the woman was quoted as saying as rescuers rushed to clear the debris. | Luckil…
rt.com/news/479229-turkey-earthquake-girl-saved/

Transition to Energy Cooperation Between Turkey and Somalia Seems Almost Inevitable – Researcher
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The Somali invitation to Turkey to develop oil exploration has put the prospects and risks of such an initiative on the agenda for Ankara.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202001261078141763-transition-to-energy-cooperation-between-turkey-and-somalia-seems-almost-inevitable—researcher/

\'I can see the light\': WATCH rescuers save 2yo girl & her mother after they spent 24 HOURS trapped under rubble in Turkey
rt.com | 2020-01-26
An injured mother and her baby girl spent nearly a whole day buried under debris after a deadly earthquake struck several cities in eastern Turkey. | Rescuers heard the woman\'s faint voice coming from deep under the rubble on Saturday, nearly 24 hours after a multi-story apartment complex in Elazig, eastern Turkey was demolished by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake. Ayse Yildiz told the first response team that she and her two-year-old daughter Yusra were trapped and could not get out on their own. \"I can see the light. Please, be quick,\" the woman was quoted as saying as rescuers rushed to clear the debris. | Luckil…
rt.com/news/479229-turkey-earthquake-girl-saved/

Turkish earthquake rescue efforts go on as the death toll rises
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-26
Rescue teams in eastern Turkey continued to pull survivors from collapsed buildings on Sunday, more than a day and a half after a powerful earthquake hit the country\'s east, killing at least 35 people.The magnitude 6.8 quake injured 1,556 people and 45 people have been pulled from the rubble so far, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said.As overnight temperatures dropped to minus five C (23F), emergency teams set up more than 9,500 tents for displaced residents and distributed some 17,000 hot meals.People gather around fires after their houses in Elazig, eastern Turkey, were destroye…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/26/turkish-earthquake-rescue-efforts-go-on-as-the-death-toll-rises/

How the US Supreme Court Forever Sold Its Gavel: Behind the Scenes Legal Machinations
Brett Redmayne-Titley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
\"Essentially, five Justices were unhappy with the limited nature of the case before us, so they changed the case to allow themselves to change the law.\"

Gaza: The Auschwitz of our Time
Khalid Amayreh | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz, January 27, 2020 | *** | First published in August 2007 | In 1940, several months after invading Poland in September 1939, the Nazis forced about 500,000 Jews into the Warsaw Ghetto, …
globalresearch.ca/gaza-the-auschwitz-of-our-time/6509

Americans Deceived, and Kept in the Dark, by \'Our\' \'News\' Media: Harnessing Public Support for Continued US Occupation of Iraq
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Iraqis are furious that the U.S. continues its military occupation

Novo coronavírus na China: um exame dos fatos
Mondialisation | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Os meios de comunicaàßà£o ocidentais discutiram o novo vírus corona que comeàßou a se proliferar na cidade de Wuhan, na China Central, mas, além de pequenos detalhes repetitivos e do inevitável ataque à China, nà£o há muita luz sobre as …
globalresearch.ca/novo-coronavirus-na-china-um-exame-dos-fatos/5701778

Prospects for China-U. S. Relations After \"Phase 1 Trade Deal\"
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Last week the US and China finally signed phase 1 of their long awaited trade deal. Despite Trump\'s hyperbole financial markets reacted in a rather muted way to the \'deal of the century\'. The continuing inflation in stock markets is …
globalresearch.ca/prospects-china-u-s-relations-after-phase-1-trade-deal/5701722

The Battle for the Indian Ocean and Island States
Kester Kenn Klomegah | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Deputy Director Artem Kozhin at the Foreign Ministry as the new ambassador to …
globalresearch.ca/battle-indian-ocean-island-states/5701741

Sheep Always Seem to Lose Their Wool: \"Our Nation Flounders in an Economic and Psychological Depression\"
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
\"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.\"

Only One Lab in China Can Safely Handle the New Coronavirus
Nicoletta Lanese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
As an escalating viral outbreak unfolds in China, only one lab in the country meets the required biosafety standards needed to study the new disease. | The lab happens to sit in the center of Wuhan, the city where the newly …
globalresearch.ca/only-one-lab-china-safely-handle-new-coronavirus/5701733

A Year of Failure for Guaidó and Trump\'s \"Fake President\"
Leonardo Flores | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
It has now been one year since Juan Guaidó, then head of Venezuela\'s National Assembly, swore himself in as \"interim president\" of the country on January 23, 2019. It is worth recalling that this scheme was hatched in Washington. …
globalresearch.ca/failure-guaido-trump-venezuela-policy/5701712

Trump\'s Threat to Dispossess Four Million Palestinians by Violent Annexation of East Jerusalem and West Bank
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
50 million Christian Zionists, including US VP Mike Pence, have succeeded in persuading a gullible Donald Trump to propose the forced annexation of Palestinian East Jerusalem and the West Bank by hard-line extremist Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, …
globalresearch.ca/18-un-likely-support-trump-threat-dispossess-4m-palestinians-violent-annexation-east-jerusalem-west-bank/5701735

Auschwitz: The Role of IG Farben-Bayer
Vera Sharav | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
GR Editor\'s Note | January 27, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops. Rarely mentioned by the media, the I. G Auschwitz concentration camp was a private undertaking owned by I. G. Farben

At least 19 soldiers killed after attack on military camp in Mali
rt.com | 2020-01-26
The Sokolo army campin central Mali came under attack early on Sunday, according to the country\'s military. The operation, which left at least 19 servicemen and five others dead, has been claimed by Al-Qaeda affiliate Nusrat al-Islam (JNIM), a group active in the Maghreb and West Africa regions. It remains unclear whether the perpetrators sustained any casualties. | The attackers reportedly took the servicemen by surprise, breaching the base\'s cordon on motorbikes then gunning down their victims. Footage released by pro-jihadist outlets shows a cache of small arms, several pickup trucks and other equipment pur…
rt.com/newsline/479231-mali-army-base-attack/

\'Pakistan has far better minds than India\': Pak government minister\'s peculiar pitch to Netflix unleashes slew of criticism
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Pakistan\'s minister for science and technology is under fire for a bizarre pitch to Netflix and Amazon which claimed that Pakistan has \"far better minds\" than its neighbor India. | In a tweet congratulating a Pakistani TV channel for airing a drama he enjoyed, Fawad Chaudhry called on the streaming giants to invest in the Islamic republic. | \"I yet again ask @amazon and @Netflix invest in Pak drama n film #Pakistan has far better minds than India our music is far superior, you guys wont regret\" he wrote. | Must congretulate @ARYVideos for showing…
rt.com/news/479212-pakistan-politician-chaudhry-netflix-india/

US Embassy Vehicle Involved in Traffic Crash in Islamabad, At Least 2 People Are Dead – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
According to TheNews website, the incident occurred on Sunday at the Faisal Avenue Chawk. The driver has been arrested and an investigation into the accident is underway.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001261078142805-us-embassy-vehicle-involved-in-traffic-crash-in-islamabad-at-least-2-people-are-dead—reports/

Russian Orthodox Church\'s former spokesman collapses & dies in Moscow, aged just 51
rt.com | 2020-01-26
An ex-spokesman of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vsevolod Chaplin, has died suddenly in Moscow. The ultraconservative cleric was known for his controversial statements, often made during frequent appearances in the Russian media. | Chaplin reportedly felt ill when he was sitting on a bench near the church he was serving in on Sunday. He then slumped to the ground, and by the time the ambulance arrived it was too late. According to the media reports, the arch-priest suffered an asthma attack, although the exact cause of death is still unknown. | Chaplin had just concluded mass at the well-known, central Moscow,…
rt.com/russia/479246-russian-orthodox-church-spokesman-dies/

Israeli Detained in Russia for Drug Trafficking Pleads Pardon From President Putin
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously filed a plea for mercy from the Russian head of state to release the Israeli citizen. Putin, who has met with the mother of the detained woman, has stated that \"everything is going to be fine\".
sputniknews.com/russia/202001261078142874-israeli-detained-in-russia-for-drug-trafficking-pleads-pardon-from-russian-president/

Over 200 Amateur Fishermen Evacuated From Ice Floe Off Russia\'s Sakhalin – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK (Sputnik) – The incident took place near Cape Svobodny in Mordvinov Bay. About 600 ice fishing lovers got cut off from the shore because of an ice crack. Some of them left the ice floe on their own, while the rest were brought ashore by rescuers.
sputniknews.com/russia/202001261078142255-over-200-amateur-fishermen-evacuated-from-ice-floe-off-russias-sakhalin—video/

Gorge-us! Stunning Mars canyon IMAGES hint at ancient life-supporting environment
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Spectacular images of one of the largest canyons on Mars have revealed layers of sandstone-like rock that may have formed a sodden ancient environment that could have supported life. | The photos capture the breathtaking Candor Chasma, which is one of the largest canyons in the Red Planet\'s Valles Marineris deep gorge system. | Also on rt.com | | Asteroid EXPLODES over Earth after travelling from beyond Mars (VIDEO) | They show that the canyon is filled with light-toned layered deposits that are thought to be sandstones. Scientists say these roc…
rt.com/news/479221-mars-canyon-photo-habitable-environment/

\'Bad Farsi? Try English\': Iran\'s Zarif mocks Trump for comments based on Fox headlines & shabby translation
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Tehran\'s top diplomat has suggested the US president stop sourcing news from either Fox or his hapless Farsi translators, after Trump rejected negotiating with Iran, apparently missing a crucial nuance in a Der Spiegel interview. | President Donald Trump on Sunday told his Twitter subscribers that \"Iran wants to negotiate with The United States, but wants sanctions removed.\" He tagged Fox News and One America News and issued a resounding \"No Thanks!\" To hammer home the message, the commander-in-chief posted the same words in Farsi, the official language of Iran. Trump had earlier tweeted, also in Farsi, his su…
rt.com/news/479210-zarif-mocks-trump-twitter/

Nineteen Soldiers Killed, Five Injured in Attack on Army in Mali – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
The deadly incident rocked the Sokolo military camp in the centre of the country, a military source told AFP.
sputniknews.com/africa/202001261078142681-nineteen-soldiers-killed-five-injured-in-attack-on-army-in-mali—reports/

Mystery as Anonymous Seller Puts up for Auction JFK Assassination Docs
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
Kennedy\'s murder in November 1963 prompted numerous conspiracy theories with people saying the government covered up crucial information. According to the most popular theories the 35th president was killed by the CIA, the mob, or on orders of the-then Cuban President Fidel Castro.
sputniknews.com/us/202001261078141994-mystery-as-anonymous-seller-puts-up-for-auction-jfk-assassination-docs/

There\'s Nothing \"Pro-Life\" About Trump\'s Opposition to Abortion Rights
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
As Senators sat listening to hours upon hours of impeachment proceedings, considering the possibility of removing the president from office, Donald Trump began campaigning for a second term. Yesterday, that meant being the first sitting president ever to attend and speak at the March for Life. Trump said it was a \"profound honor\" to be the first president to attend, and assured that \"unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House.\" Similar to his campaign rallies, at the end of T…
truthout.org/articles/theres-nothing-pro-life-about-trumps-opposition-to-abortion-rights/

The Flu Poses a Far Greater Threat to Americans Than the Coronavirus From China
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
There\'s a deadly virus spreading from state to state. It preys on the most vulnerable, striking the sick and the old without mercy. In just the past few months, it has claimed the lives of at least 39 children. | The virus is influenza, and it poses a far greater threat to Americans than the coronavirus from China that has made headlines around the world. | \"When we think about the relative danger of this new coronavirus and influenza,…
truthout.org/articles/the-flu-poses-a-far-greater-threat-to-americans-than-the-coronavirus-from-china/

What to Do When You Have Been Abusive
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
As I sit in my bed and begin to type (beds are my favorite typing places), there is a part of me that says, \"Don\'t write this article.\" | There is a part of me that still resonates deeply with the fear and shame that surround the topics of abuse and intimate partner violence

In Secret Recording, Trump Admits Fear of Clinton Picking Sanders as VP in 2016
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
In a nearly 90-minute audio recording of a private dinner that took place with numerous individuals and President Donald Trump in 2018 and that was made public Saturday evening by the legal team of Lev Parnas, a close associate of the president\'s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, the president can be heard saying \"take her out\" in reference to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch–a key witness in the impeachment trial now in the U.S. Senate. | Trump also says in the reco…
truthout.org/articles/in-secret-recording-trump-admits-fear-of-clinton-picking-sanders-as-vp-in-2016/

Is the New James Bond Film Just More Neoliberal Hype?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-26
Yet another James Bond sequel, No Time to Die, is scheduled for release in April 2020, and a major marketing rollout is now trying to build a frenzy of anticipation for the hugely popular and highly profitable spy thriller series. | In the context of the neoliberal world we now live in, we should consider some of the important and very relevant political messages the high-styling, mythological British superspy promotes. | The James Bond phenomenon originated in the mid-1950s when resistance to racism, homophobia, se…
truthout.org/articles/is-the-new-james-bond-film-just-more-neoliberal-hype/

A resurrection of sorts: Kim Jong-un\'s aunt stuns guests with a shock appearance, after being \'killed\' by tabloids years ago
rt.com | 2020-01-26
The once-powerful aunt of North Korea strongman Kim Jong-un, who had not been seen in public since the downfall and execution of her husband, has reappeared as a guest of honor at an official Lunar New Year\'s Day celebration. | Kim Kyong-hui, a full sister of Kim Il-sung who held significant sway in North Korean politics under her father and, later, her brother, had not been seen since 2013. In December of that year her husband, the powerful general Jang Song-thaek, met with an unexpected political and physical demise. His arrest during a politburo meeting was shown by state television; he was accused of treas…
rt.com/news/479219-kim-aunt-guest-honor/

Erdogan Accuses Haftar of Violating Ceasefire Agreement in Libya
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army continued to violate the ceasefire regime established in Libya.
sputniknews.com/world/202001261078141848-erdogan-accuses-haftar-of-violating-ceasefire-agreement-in-libya/

\"No to War on Iran\" Demonstration in Downtown SF
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-01-26
March from Market Street to Union Square against War, Trump, and Assassination.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/25/18830077.php

20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Middle East Since Last Spring to \'Counter Iran\'
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-26
Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter Iran.
theantimedia.com/20000-us-troops-have-surged-into-middle-east-since-last-spring-to-counter-iran/

Plane \'catches fire\' after takeoff from airport in northern Iran
rt.com | 2020-01-26
A Tehran-bound passenger plane was forced to return to Gorgan airport in northern Iran, as one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff. Footage has emerged allegedly showing the frightening scene. | The aircraft made an emergency landing and the passengers have been evacuated. The plane was carrying 85 passengers, none of whom were said to have been injured in the incident, according to local media. The flight was reportedly operated by Qeshm Air. | Meanwhile, photos purportedly showing the extent of the blaze appeared on Twitter. | üî¥ ÿ¢ÿ™ÿ¥ &fras…
rt.com/news/479237-iran-plane-fire-gorgan-airport/

Miss BumBum Reveals How Much Her Outstanding Physique Brings Her Per Year
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-26
Brazilian stunner Suzy Cortez made history last October when she became the first woman to be crowned Miss BumBum twice. This gave a boost to the career of the curvy 29-year-old, who not only enjoys fame on social media

India marks Republic Day with grand show of military might & cultural diversity (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-26
India celebrated its 71st Republic Day with a grand parade, showcasing the nation\'s military might, history and cultural diversity, with visiting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as the guest of honor. | Before the parade kicked off down the iconic Rajpath boulevard in downtown Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the newly built National War Memorial for the first time instead of doing so at the Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial, dedicated to the heroes of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. | Prime Minister @narendramodi pays his respec…
rt.com/news/479202-india-military-parade-republic/

Brazil breaks oil production record
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Brazil produced more than 1 billion barrels last year, the first time it has breached the 1-billion-barrel mark, Reuters reports, citing the country\'s oil regulator, ANP. | The daily average stood at 3.106 million bpd, up 7.78 percent on 2018, ANP also said. | More than half of the total oil production Brazil recorded in 2019 came from the prolific presalt zone off its coast. The contribution of the presalt zone stood at 633.98 million barrels, which was an annual improvement of 21.56 percent. | Also on rt.com | | The next ten years in oil markets | Br…
rt.com/business/479099-brazil-oil-production-record/

The Failure to Deliver Reparations
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-26
\"Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition\" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | In July 2019, on a stage cluttered with nine other Democratic presidential candidates, Marianne Williamson broke with her normal jargon of cosmos to present a plan for reparations to black Americans. After translating 40 acres and a mule into a modern-day equivalent, she proposed from $200 billion to $500 billion for reparations programs, along with some \"deep truth telling\" in America. Her reference to \"truth telling\" likely refers to this natio…
truthdig.com/articles/the-failure-to-deliver-reparations/

Iranian student deported from Boston by Customs and Border Protection despite court order
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
At the time of his deportation, Abadi held a valid F1 student visa recently issued by the United States Customs and Immigration Services to continue pursuing a bachelor\'s degree at Northeastern University in Boston.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/stud-j25.html

Trump administration to deny visas to pregnant women
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
The Trump administration has launched yet another salvo in its ongoing war against immigrants.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/immi-j25.html

Trump steps up attacks on immigrants, democratic rights in midst of impeachment trial
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
Trump railed against the \"far left\" in the first speech by a president at the annual anti-abortion March for Life rally in Washington DC.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/impe-j25.html

French \"yellow vests\" protest for Assange outside Belmarsh prison in London
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
The protests point to the deeply-rooted opposition among workers internationally to US and European governments\' relentless campaign to destroy Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/yell-j25.html

Basta Thanks Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange for Revealing Bush\'s War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
MacArthur&Fruitvale…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830062.php

999 Canada and the persecution of Assange
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/cana-j25.html

Mientras Trump reduce los cupones de alimentos, USAID financia un cambio de régimen de Venezuela con 500 millones de dólares en dinero de impuestos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-25
La administración Trump ha gastado 654 millones de dólares en \"ayuda\" para tratar de derrocar al gobierno de Venezuela, incluidos…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/24/trump-reduce-cupones-alimentos-usaid-financia-un-cambio-de-regimen-de-venezuela-con-500-millones-dolares-dinero-impuestos/

US citizen detained and interrogated by DHS agents about anti-war movement solidarity with Venezuela
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-25
A US citizen who participated in the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective was detained, searched and interrogated for the second time…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/24/us-citizen-detained-interrogated-dhs-venezuela/

Ten Best Messages for Waging Peace
Richard Moser | zcomm.org | 2020-01-25
We need stories that help reveal to millions of people the true nature of empire. We need stories that can help us organize actual constraints on the war machine. We need stories that help us to find the beginnings of freedom in the end of empire…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/ten-best-messages-for-waging-peace/

Trump/Pence #OutNOW: No War on Iran! No War on Women!
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
Bring #OUTNOW into mass protests against U.S. war on Iran

The mass protests in Iraq and the US drive to recolonize the Middle East
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
Among the hundreds of thousands who filled the streets of Baghdad were workers and youth whose entire lives have been shaped by the crimes of US imperialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/pers-j25.html

Turkish Village Totally Destroyed After Quake in Elazig Province – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey\'s Elazig Province at 8: 55 p.m. local time (17: 55 GMT) on 24 January. The disaster also affected the neighbouring province of Malatya.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001251078136228-turkish-village-totally-destroyed-after-quake-in-elazig/

Death toll rising after earthquake in eastern Turkey
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-25
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey has climbed to 21

Mobile Internet Access Fully Restored in Jammu and Kashmir After State Blackout – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – Broadband and mobile internet services have been restored in the entire Northern Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, but with certain website restrictions, the Indian NDTV news broadcaster reported on 25 January.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001251078135219-mobile-internet-access-fully-restored-in-jammu-and-kashmir/

Colombia: Bus Accident Leaves Eight Fatal Victims
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-25
Eight people died and many more were injured on Friday in a bus accident in southwestern Colombia, when traveling on the Pan-American Highway on the Popayan-La Cruz route collided with some rocks near the town of Rosas in the Cauca department and then overturned. | RELATED: | Peru: Gas Truck Explosion Leaves Two Dead and 50 Injured | According to preliminary data, the vehicle suffered mechanical failure, lost its brakes and overturned, announced Victor Valencia, deputy commander of…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-bus-accident-leaves-eight-fatal-victims–20200124-0013.html

Hong Kong declares emergency & cancels New Year celebrations as coronavirus spreads
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Hong Kong has shuttered schools and done away with planned New Year festivities as the city scrambles to stop the spread of a deadly coronavirus. | Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam declared a state of emergency in the city, and said she would halt all official visits to mainland China, where the virus originated. | New Year celebrations have also been cancelled, and schools will remain closed until February 17. The Hong Kong Marathon has been nixed as part of the emergency measures. | At least three local residents have been infected by the virus after returning from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak began…
rt.com/news/479160-hong-kong-coronavirus-emergency/

Disaster for Europe: Iran blasts EU for buckling to Trump & acting like \'strong man\' against Tehran
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Acquiescing to Washington\'s hardline stance on Tehran spells catastrophe for Europe, Iran\'s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has argued, warning that there will be consequences for their u-turn on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. | The decision by European signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to trigger a mechanism that could lead to UN sanctions against Iran is a \"disaster\" for Europe, Zarif said during an interview with Germany\'s Der Spiegel magazine. He claimed that, behind closed doors, European leaders have admitted that they dare not defy US President Donald Trump\'s unilateral de…
rt.com/news/479171-zarif-europe-disaster-us-iran/

How Israel Exploits the Holocaust to Justify War Crimes Against Palestinians
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-25
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/how-israel-exploits-the-holocaust-to-justify-war-crimes-against-palestinians/

Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers–nuclear war and climate change–that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society\'s ability to respond. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/25/closer-than-ever-it-is-100-seconds-to-midnight/

Ancient \'Vampire\' star spied sucking the life out of celestial giant by NASA\'s planet-hunting probe
rt.com | 2020-01-25
NASA\'s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has witnessed the remains of an ancient star thirstily draining material from its giant celestial companion, in a remarkable interaction known as a super-outburst. | This star system consists of a \'White Dwarf\' star with a \'Brown Dwarf\' companion that\'s roughly 10 percent the size of its rapacious neighbour. White Dwarfs are what stars become when they have exhausted their nuclear fuel, while Brown Dwarfs are huge celestial bodies that are larger than the largest planets but smaller than the smallest stars. | The extraordinary event was identified by researchers mining d…
rt.com/news/479163-ancient-vampire-star-kepler-nasa/

Russia\'s Venice: Breathtaking Views of St. Petersburg
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
St. Petersburg, a Russian city located on the Neva River which flows out to the Baltic Sea, was previously known as Petrograd and then Leningrad. The city has been called St. Petersburg since 1991.
sputniknews.com/photo/202001251078135069-russias-venice-breathtaking-views-of-st-petersburg/

As if Deadly Coronavirus Wasn\'t Enough: Potentially Dangerous Asteroid to Fly Past Earth Next Month
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
As space is chock-full of celestial objects and asteroids are some of the most common extraterrestrial objects, it\'s not so unusual that many of them fly past Earth. The size of some asteroids and the proximity of their trajectory to the Earth, however, make them a potential danger to our planet.
sputniknews.com/world/202001251078133863-as-if-deadly-coronavirus-wasnt-enoughpotentially-dangerous-asteroid-to-fly-past-earth-next-month/

SF Treasure Island Former Residents File Suit For Contamination /Injuries & For Shutdown
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
Former residents of San Francisco Treasure Island filed a lawsuit for their contamination by radioactive and other chemicals on them and their families and for the shutdown of the development project. They also charged there was collusion by government agencies and City, State. and National politicians to push ahead with the multi-billion dollar condo/hotel development.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18829990.php

Art of the deal? US reportedly pressures India to buy $6bn more American farm produce in exchange for some tariff cuts
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Washington has reportedly warned New Delhi to get ready to shell out an additional $6 billion for US agricultural products if it wants to finalize a broader trade deal, putting pressure on India ahead of an upcoming state visit. | The multi-billion-dollar purchase would see New Delhi boost imports of American farm products such as poultry, despite India already having offered relief on price caps impacting US pharmaceutical firms, four sources familiar with the trade talks told Reuters

Climate Strike: SF Bay Area Youth Strike in Oakland
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
Young people show the way to avoid the apocalypse…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18830001.php

Over 4 Million People Join March Against US Presence in Iraq. 24 January 2020
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-25
At least four million people Thursday demanded the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq with a march in Baghdad, which was convened by cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr three weeks after the murder of Iran\'s General Qasem Soleimani. | . | At the country\'s | …
globalresearch.ca/over-4-million-people-join-march-against-us-presence-in-iraq-24-january-2020/5701679

FBI, King and the tremors of history
Robert Koehler | zcomm.org | 2020-01-25
That the FBI

World\'s super rich meet in Davos to discuss the climate change problem they created
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
Research has shown that the people most responsible for a warming planet were disproportionately the same people attending the summit and an increasing number of observers see climate change, inequality and capitalism as bound together. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/25/worlds-super-rich-meet-in-davos-to-discuss-the-climate-change-problem-they-created/

India and Brazil sign over a DOZEN trade treaties as Bolsonaro makes first visit to New Delhi
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro\'s first meeting with India\'s Narendra Modi appears to have boosted economic ties between the two emerging powers, which signed a trove of trade and investment agreements on Saturday. | President Bolsonaro, who became the first Brazilian head of state to visit India, had a seemingly productive one-on-one with Prime Minister Modi earlier in the day. The two leaders exchanged pleasantries and warm words before proceeding with talks

Pacifica Bylaws Hearing & The Corporatization of Pacifica
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
At a hearing on new bylaws held at Alameda Superior Court Pacifica General Counsel Arthur J. Schwartz talks about the case and also the shutdown of WBAI by a faction of Pacifica that also want new bylaws that would corporatize the Foundation.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830055.php

A Climate Time Bomb With Trump\'s Name Inscribed
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-25
Thwaites, in West Antarctica, is the world\'s most dangerous glacier. As of January 15th, scientists have labeled it: \"A Climate Time Bomb.\" Thwaites is crumbling apart on the underneath side where warm ocean currents circulate, which is clear evidence that global warming is really, truly hitting its stride even as America, obeying President Trump\'s orders, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/a-climate-time-bomb-with-trumps-name-inscribed/

War Commentary Issue #1
War Commentary | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
An anarchist news-sheet dedicated to chronicling the emerging conflict between the forces of greed and the forces of liberation…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18830022.php

For Corporate Media, Bernie Sanders Is Bigger Threat Than Donald Trump
Julie Hollar | commondreams.org | 2020-01-25
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, pumps his fist in the air toward supporters as he arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Civic Center Park on September 9, 2019 in Denver. (Photo: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump-sanders-equivalence.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/01/25/corporate-media-bernie-sanders-bigger-threat-donald-trump?cd-origin=rss

The New Cold War on China
Michael Wong | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue (at Fulton), room 210, San Francisco, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830066.php

Unseen-Before Swarms of Voracious Locusts to Hit East Africa, Mideast, Leaving Behind Barren Earth
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
A real plague of pests has been forecast for the region that saw unprecedented rainfall over the last three months of 2019, with the scale of it reaching well beyond the Horn of Africa, where it all started.
sputniknews.com/africa/202001251078135275-unseen-before-swarms-of-voracious-locusts-to-hit-east-africa-mideast-leaving-behind-barren-earth/

XR: the case for deliberative democracy
Alex Bradbury | zcomm.org | 2020-01-25
Climate Assembly UK begins this weekend. It\'s a good start, but does not meet XR\'s third demand for a Government-commissioned Citizens\' Assembly…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/xr-the-case-for-deliberative-democracy/

Fascistic New Zealand soldier charged with disclosing military information
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
The soldier was a leading member of the Dominion Movement, which espoused the same fascist ideology as the Christchurch terrorist who killed 51 people in March 2019.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/fasc-j25.html

Adam Schiff Roasted for \'Senators\' Heads on the Pike\' Reference Over Trump Impeachment Trial
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff, proceeded to ponder about alleged pressure on Republicans to stay with POTUS throughout the impeachment trial, turning a blind eye to more than audible blowback from the trial attending Republicans and even potential Dem swing votes.
sputniknews.com/us/202001251078133985-adam-schiff-roasted-for-senators-heads-on-the-pike-reference-over-trump-impeachment-trial/

One of China\'s Most Popular Holiday Destinations Shuts Down Tourist Sites Amid Spread of Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
Following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in China, a number of the country\'s cities have been put on lockdown, while other towns are closing popular tourist destinations to prevent the spread of the virus.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001251078135108-one-of-chinas-most-popular-holiday-destinations-shuts-down-tourist-sites-amid-spread-of-coronavirus/

China\'s Virus-Hit City of Wuhan to Get Goods Supplies Via 24/7 \'Green Corridors\' – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
BEIJING (Sputnik) – China\'s Commerce Ministry has created a special mechanism of \"green corridors\" to ensure direct supplies of basic goods to the central city of Wuhan, which has been on lockdown over a deadly coronavirus outbreak, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001251078134103-chinas-virus-hit-city-of-wuhan-to-get-goods-supplies-via-247-green-corridors—reports/

China\'s New Coronavirus: An Examination of the Facts
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-25
The Western mass media have discussed the new corona virus that began in the city of Wuhan in Central China but, apart from repetitive small details and the inevitable China-bashing, not much light has been shed on the circumstances. My …
globalresearch.ca/chinas-new-coronavirus-an-examination-of-the-facts/5701662

Reflections on Home Opening Reception
Oakland Asian Cultural Center | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
OACC is located on the 2nd floor of Pacific Renaissance Plaza building in Oakland Chinatown.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830061.php

Why the coronavirus is a real threat to China\'s economy
rt.com | 2020-01-25
The deadly new coronavirus has started spreading across China and beyond and has infected hundreds of people. The outbreak has already started to take a toll on the nation\'s economy right ahead of the Chinese New Year. | As the death toll and the number of confirmed cases is rapidly rising, China has put on lockdown cities in Hubei province, including Wuhan, from where the outbreak is believed to have originated. | Also on rt.com | | McDonald\'s shuts down restaurants in five Chinese cities as coronavirus spreads | The virus is set to disrup…
rt.com/business/478978-china-coronavirus-economy-aftermath/

Playing Defensive? Pentagon Splashes $13 Million to Intercept Russian, Chinese Hypersonic Weapons
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
Right now Russia is the leading developer and producer of hypersonic weapons, having already deployed its first hypersonic gliders, Avangard. At the same time, China, another country deemed a \"near-peer adversary\" by the US, has also been heavily investing in the development of such missiles.
sputniknews.com/military/202001251078135795-playing-defensive-pentagon-splashes-13-million-to-intercept-russian-chinese-hypersonic-weapons/

Second case of coronavirus confirmed in the US
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
Since the virus was first identified, more than 1,000 people have now been infected worldwide, and in the latest report the death toll has climbed to 41, all having died in mainland China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/coro-j25.html

Sun Yet-sen\'s Happy New Year proposal for China: the walking tour
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason St. | San Francisco | (meet in the lobby)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18830021.php

Chinese New Year celebrations subdued amid a national lockdown to contain coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-25
China\'s most festive holiday has got underway in the shadow of the outbreak of coronavirus, as the death toll surpassed 40.An unprecedented national lockdown that has kept people from travelling was expanded to more than 50 million residents, and authorities cancelled a host of Lunar New Year events.The National Health Commission reported a jump in the number of infected people to 1,287, with 41 deaths.The latest tally comes from 29 provinces and cities across China and includes 237 patients in serious condition.People wearing face masks walk under a canopy decorated for the Lunar New Year (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)A…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/25/chinese-new-year-celebrations-subdued-amid-a-national-lockdown-to-contain-coronavirus/

38 infected coronavirus patients CURED in China as epidemic rages on
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Saturday has brought some good news from China, where the nationwide battle against coronavirus is underway

Starbucks shutters shops in China\'s Hubei Province amid coronavirus outbreak
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Starbucks has shut down all shops and halted delivery services in China\'s Hubei Province, as health officials scramble to contain a deadly coronavirus that originated from the provincial capital, Wuhan. | The coffee chain\'s decision to suspend operations for the duration of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday was prompted by \"health concerns\" for its customers and employees, the company said in a social media post. | The move comes shortly after McDonald\'s announced that it will halt operations in five cities in the province. The fast-food giant said the temporary closures were for \"for employee and customer…
rt.com/business/479147-starbucks-coronavirus-china-closes-wuhan/

Indian women\'s college bans burqas as part of dress code crackdown
rt.com | 2020-01-25
A women\'s college in northeast India has prohibited students from wearing burqas in the classroom, arguing that the full-body garment violates the institution\'s dress code. The rule will be enforced with fines. | JD?Women\'s College of Patna issued a notice to its student body stating that the face- and body-covering garb, worn by women in some Islamic traditions, would no longer be tolerated on campus. | \"All students have to come to college in the prescribed dress code… Students are prohibited from wearing \'burqa\' in college,\" the statement read, according to local media. | Those who violate the rule…
rt.com/news/479152-muslim-college-burqa-ban/