(2022-08-10). Pelosi Says Taiwan Trip 'Worth It' Despite Unprecedented Chinese Drills. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Leading up to her trip, China made clear that it would respond militarily, and the Biden administration warned it could spark a major crisis across the Taiwan Strait. "I think it was worth it," Pelosi said in her first interview since returning from Asia. | Pelosi pointed out that she received "overwhelmi…
(2022-08-09). Biden Says He's 'Proud' of US Support for Israel After Gaza Bombardment Kills 45, Including 16 Children. news.antiwar.com President Biden The bombing campaign started on Friday when Israel targeted a leader of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in Gaza. The initial strike killed an Islamic J…
(2022-08-08). Biden authorizes largest weapons assistance to Ukraine. ecns.cn The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced Monday that the United States will provide Ukraine with 1 billion U.S. dollars worth of additional security assistance, the largest one-time weapons package since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
(2022-08-09). Tampa community protests for rent control amidst housing crisis. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On August 7, Tampa organizers rallied at city hall to demand rent control be on the ballot for the upcoming November city election. The emergency protest was called after the city council voted on August 4 against putting the rent control demand on the ballot. | Rent in Tampa has been rising rapidly, with rents being 38% higher than January 2021. Since March 15, there have been 31,357 evictions filed in Tampa as many can't keep up with the rising rent rates. The city council voted six to one on July 28 to declare a housing state of emergency, and the vote against rent control being on the ballot came…
(2022-08-09). A New Third Party Just Launched — It's The Same Washington Rot With A Differentnewsauthor">. mintpressnews.com 
Finally, xenophobes and war hawks have a party where they can really express themselves. If only there had been other parties doing that before.
(2022-08-09). Biden administration approves $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the largest yet. wsws.org The latest US weapons delivery announcement comes after Amnesty International and the United Nations have confirmed that the Ukrainian military is using tactics that serve to drive up civilian casualties.
(2022-08-09). Biden Signs Documents Supporting Sweden and Finland Joining NATO. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Tuesday Since Sweden and Finland joining NATO makes them treaty partners of the US, their memberships needed the approval of the US Senate, where it was overwhelmingly approved
(2022-08-09). Kenya's General Elections Started Smoothly. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, millions of Kenyan citizens cast their ballots at about 46,229 polling stations across the country to elect their fifth president as well as members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors. | RELATED: | William Ruto, Kenya's sitting deputy president and a presidential candidate under the Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) Alliance, cast his ballot at 6 a.m. local time at a primary school located in his ancestral Sugoi villag…
(2022-08-09). Biden Signs $280 Billion CHIPS and Science Act Meant to Counter China. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Monday The bill includes nearly $53 billion in funds to subsidize the domestic production of semiconductors,
(2022-08-09). The Heat: CPAC, Donald Trump & the Inflation Reduction Act. america.cgtn.com U.S. President Joe Biden's legislative agenda gets a major boost…and is Donald Trump planning to run again in 2024?>
(2022-08-09). FBI raids Trump estate at Mar-a-Lago. wsws.org Some 30 agents executed a search based on a judicial warrant, alleging that they were seeking evidence of a crime—apparently linked to the cover-up of the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
(2022-08-09). In wake of Pelosi visit, US-China military standoff continues. wsws.org The American nuclear aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group have been ordered to remain in waters near Taiwan, as the Chinese military yesterday announced ongoing military drills.
(2022-08-08). One-China principle clearly violated by trip. ecns.cn It's natural for China to feel angry and oppose the recent visit to Taiwan by United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, because the trip openly violates the one-China principle and challenges China's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
(2022-08-09). Lo que se sabe del allanamiento de la mansión de Donald Trump por el FBI. cubadebate.cu Los Archivos Nacionales y Administración de Documentos de EE.UU. descubrieron en enero que, al final de su mandato, Donald Trump se había llevado a su casa en el complejo de Mar-a-Lago, 15 cajas de la Casa Blanca que contenían documentos gubernamentales, con información clasificada de seguridad nacional.
(2022-08-09). The Unbroken: Evo Morales. indybay.org Recent events give hope for a resurgence of the left on the continent. Morales points to recent electoral victories in Peru, Chile, Colombia, as well as Lula's soon expected return to the Brazilian presidency. "These times are coming again," he says. "We have to work to consolidate these democratic revolutions, for the benefit of humanity. I have a lot of hope."
(2022-08-09). Trump denuncia que agentes del FBI allanaron su residencia en Florida. cubadebate.cu Mar-a-Lago, la mansión que el expresidente estadounidense Donald Trump posee en Palm Beach, en el sureste de Florida, fue allanada este lunes por el FBI, según anunció el propio Trump en su sitio web, quien agregó que los agentes abrieron una caja fuerte. Las acciones representan una escalada en el escrutinio policial sobre Trump.
(2022-08-09). Michigan attorney general requests criminal charges against multiple Republican politicians, far-right sheriff for tampering with voting machines. wsws.org Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a petition requesting a special prosecutor criminally investigate Republican attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno, among others, for engaging in a "conspiracy" to break into voting machines.
(2022-08-09). Poyang Lake enters dry season at earliest recorded date. ecns.cn China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake, entered dry season on Saturday, the earliest date since records started in 1951, according to the local hydrological monitoring center.
(2022-08-09). Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in the US: What's that mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been over 6,600 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S., with all but two states, Montana and Wyoming, reporting at least one. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The declaration allows more flexibility to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the…
(2022-08-09). What's wrong with capitalism? The Supreme Court, for starters. cpusa.org 
Get out the trumpets. Roll out the drums. David Brooks has just announced that he was wrong about . . . capitalism! In an op-ed prompted by a New York Times "assignment" in which columnists were asked to write about what they were wrong about, Brooks said that he didn't see the "inequalities" being …
(2022-08-09). Biden ratifica "luz verde" de EEUU a la adhesión de Suecia y Finlandia a la OTAN. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, firmó este martes el documento que ratifica que el Congreso estadounidense está a favor de la adhesión de Suecia y Finlandia a la Alianza Atlántica. Estados Unidos se convirtió así en el país número 23 de los 30 países que ya han ratificado la entrada de los dos Estados nórdicos en la OTAN.
(2022-08-09). U.S. seeks regime change in Middle East, violates human rights: report. ecns.cn The United States has coercively promoted American values in the Middle East, pushing for regime change, forcibly transplanting "American democracy," and infringing upon others' sovereignty and human rights.
(2022-08-08). Ministry dismisses West's accusations over tensions. ecns.cn China will continue to lodge stern representations with the United States over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, urging Washington to refrain from conniving with and supporting "Taiwan independence" forces and to stop playing the "Taiwan card" to contain China.
(2022-08-09). FBI search Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) — Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was "raided" by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe.
(2022-08-08). Most of the "Fact-checking" Organizations Facebook Uses in Ukraine Are Directly Funded by Washington. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Mcleod — Aug 2, 2022 | Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the US government, either through the US Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED). | In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook's official name) announced it had
(2022-08-08). Anti-NATO Protest Held In Dublin, Ireland. southfront.org 
Written by Gavin O'Reilly | On Saturday the 6th of August, members of Ireland's Russian community held a protest in Dublin against the current trajectory that the 26 County State appears to be taking in regards to joining NATO. | Supported by Irish Republican groups, Republican Sinn Féin and the Irish Republican Socialist Party, the demonstration took place on O'Connell Street, Dublin's main thoroughfare, facing the General Post Office — the historic site where the Irish Republic…
(2022-08-08). U.S. Government: Warren Buffett's Mortgage Company Discriminated Against Black Homebuyers. moguldom.com According to the Department of Justice, billionaire Warren Buffett's mortgage company discriminated against Black homebuyers. Pennsylvania-based Berkshire Hathaway and Trident Mortgage Co., a division of Berkshire's HomeServices of America, have now reached an agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to set aside $20 million to make loans in underserved neighborhoods as part of …
(2022-08-08). Anti-Russian Hysteria Used By FBI To Target Black Organizers. popularresistance.org On July 29, the FBI conducted a surprise raid on the homes and offices of leaders of the African People's Socialist Party and Uhuru Solidarity Movement (APSP-Uhuru) in Florida and Missouri under the pretext that they were co-conspirators in an indictment of a Russian national, Alexander Ionov. In the raid, documents and electronic devices were stolen. The raid was coordinated with the Biden Administration. Clearing the FOG speaks with Chairman Omali Yeshitela of the APSP – Uhuru about the raid and the broader implications of it for activists in the United States. This raid is connected to the anti-Russian narrati…