Category: News


Fact check: Trump campaign posts another dishonestly snipped Biden quote to make him sound confused


There is a pattern: President Donald Trump’s campaign and its allies keep dishonestly snipping, editing or describing video clips of former Vice President Joe Biden to try to make the Democratic presidential nominee seem confused or senile.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/22/politics/fact-check-biden-pledge-of-allegiance/index.html?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial


Louisville protesters grab signs, shields other supplies from U-Haul truck: video


Protesters in Louisville, Ky., grabbed signs, shields, water and other supplies from a U-Haul truck that pulled up near Breonna Taylor protests Wednesday, according to video and reports.


Donald Trump seems to think he has already won the Nobel Peace Prize


At a campaign rally in Ohio on Monday night, President Donald Trump went on an extended attack of the media for not adequately covering the fact that he has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/22/politics/donald-trump-nobel-peace-prize-ohio/index.html?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial


Breonna Taylor: Two officers shot during Louisville protests


Two policemen have been shot amid protests in the US over a decision not to charge any officers over the killing of Breonna Taylor.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54275346

Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power after Election Day


President Donald Trump on Wednesday would not commit to providing a peaceful transition of power after Election Day, lending further fuel to concerns he may not relinquish his office should he lose in November.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/23/politics/trump-election-day-peaceful-transition/index.html


Trump’s plan to replace Ginsburg an abuse of power, says Biden


Donald Trump’s move to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the presidential election is an “abuse of power”, his Democratic rival Joe Biden says.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54227286

Xinjiang government confirms huge birth rate drop but denies forced sterilization of women


Chinese officials have officially acknowledged birth rates in Xinjiang dropped by almost a third in 2018, compared to the previous year, in a letter to CNN in which they also denied reports of forced sterilization and genocide by authorities in the far western region.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/21/asia/xinjiang-china-response-sterilization-intl-hnk/index.html