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California Democrats Propose ‘Wealth Tax’ To Combat Massive Deficit
The state government of California is in a $50 billion hole thanks to the coronavirus pandemic — and a few other spending measures like giving free medical benefits and “stimulus checks” to illegal aliens. The state’s budget deficit is probably far steeper than it should be, all things considered. So Democrats will tax the rich …
China Welcomes Russia’s Proposed Video Summit On Iran Nuclear Deal
China welcomes Russia’s Friday proposal of a video summit with the United States and the remaining parties to the nuclear deal – China, Britain, France, Germany and Iran – to try to avoid further “confrontation and escalation” at the United Nations over Iran, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Asked by reporters on the video summit …
Business Owner Threatens To Sue Chicago
Chicago businessman says he’s going to sue the city after police failed to respond when his convenience store was looted for the second time since May. Walid Mouhammad’s store was destroyed Monday, when the city experienced widespread looting. He said he watched the looters in real time on surveillance cameras as they ripped out the …
Husband Punches Shark To Save Wife In Australian Shark Attack
A man jumped onto a great white shark and punched it to save his wife when it attacked her on Saturday at a beach in Port Macquarie in the Australian state of New South Wales, media and officials said. The Sydney Morning Herald said that Chantelle Doyle, 35, was attacked by the 2 to 3 …
Alabama High Schools Limiting Fan Attendance For Football
Alabama high schools are severely limiting attendance at football games this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, and at least one canceled sports after deciding it wasn’t worth the risk to play. Opelika High School said it will cap attendance at about 30% of the stadium’s normal capacity of 8,000 so fans can maintain proper social distancing, …
Algeria Reopens Mosques, Beaches After 5-month Lockdown
Algeria started reopening its mosques, cafes, beaches and parks Saturday for the first time in five months, gradually relaxing one of the world’s longer virus confinement periods.Curfews remain in place in more than half the country, and masks are required outdoors as Algeria tries to keep virus infections down. But authorities decided to start reopening …
Kamala Harris’ Family In India Proud Of Her Upwards Trajectory
Dr Gopalan Balachandran last met his niece Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee, when she was sworn in as a senator three years ago. She had invited her maternal uncle, two aunts and a cousin to the ceremony from India and Canada, and also introduced them to then vice president Joe Biden, now the Democratic …
Belarus Leader Puts In Call To Putin As Protests Grow
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko put in a call to his neighbor and fellow autocrat Vladimir Putin as protests in the Eastern European nation continue to grow. “There is a need to contact Russian President Vladimir Putin so that I can talk to him now, because it is not a threat to just Belarus anymore,” Belerusian state media …
British Tourists Scramble Home After UK Adds France To Quarantine List
Hundreds of thousands of British tourists scrambled to return home after the British government imposed a surprise quarantine deadline amid a spike of coronavirus cases in France. The British government made the decision Thursday after France reported 2,846 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours. It gave British tourists in the country until 4 a.m. Saturday …
UN Fails To Approve Iran Arms Embargo Extension
The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a U.S. resolution to extend arms embargo on Iran which will expire in October. The United States vowed to take action to extend the embargo to prevent Iran from purchasing and selling weapons to terrorist organizations across the Middle East. The U.N. Security Council met on Thursday …
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