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How Social Media Is Shaping Our Fears of — and Response to — the Coronavirus
A traveler in a face mask uses a laptop computer at the Sheremetyevo International Airport. –Valery Sharifulin/TASS As many school districts across the nation close to prevent the spread of COVID-19, social media groups and comments sections are becoming ground zero for intense arguments over whether such measures are warranted. “Classic overreaction,” wrote one Facebook user, remarking…
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Trump: Up to 10 countries set for peace with Israel, ‘largely after’ elections
President claims there are 5 Middle East ‘definites’ and a similar number who are ‘pretty much’ ready to open diplomatic relations. US President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a day of campaign rallies in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nebraska, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, October 27, 2020. (Evan Vucci/AP)…
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Israeli pro-Trump caravan drives from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Trump campaign office in Israel organizes motor vehicle caravan from Tel Aviv to the capital, symbolizing relocation of US embassy. A motorized caravan of Trump supporters in Israel set out from Tel Aviv Tuesday morning, making their way to Jerusalem in a sign of support for the US president a week before the 2020 election….
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National Guard deployed to Philadelphia
Gov. Tom Wolf ordered soldiers to the city in anticipation of a second night of violent riots over deadly cop shooting The Pennsylvania National Guard was deployed to Philadelphia Tuesday as the city braces for a second night of violent riots after tense confrontations between angry demonstrators and police hours after two officers shot and killed a Black man. Several hundred guardsmen will assist…
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Trump’s list of accomplishments lengthy
The following is a brief summary of the many accomplishments of President Trump and his administration. This record was achieved in spite of four years of constant baseless attacks by the Democrats and their friends in the media. International recognition President Trump received three separate nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize Economy Prior to the…
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5.9-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia’s West Java
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest of Pangandaran district in Indonesia’s West Java province on October 25 morning. Jakarta (VNA) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest of Pangandaran district in Indonesia’s West Java province on October 25 morning. The epicenter of the quake was located about 90 km away from Pangandaran district, and at a depth of 10 km,…
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Germany needs to step up to Europe’s defense
Order from Chaos Germany has had a lot of nasty geopolitical surprises in recent years. But the worst by far — what strategy wonks call a black swan — wasn’t Russian aggression on Europe’s doorstep, China’s quest for global dominance or Turkey stoking conflict in the eastern Mediterranean. It was the election of Donald Trump as…
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Japan will not join U.N. nuclear ban treaty, says government spokesman
Japan will not join a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons, the government’s top spokesman said Monday, reiterating a stance that puts it in lockstep with the United States but could be seen as contradicting its anti-nuclear position. “We believe, given the increasingly difficult security environment surrounding Japan, it is appropriate to make steady and realistic…
