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☆ Fascism: People are calling Trump a fascist. What does that mean?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Fascism is a dirty word in US politics, so when former President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, says Trump fits the definition of “fascist,” it’s news. Barr would later leave Trump’s administration after the 2020 election after refusing to support Trump’s unsupported election interference conspiracy theories. I delved into the definition of fascism and how it applied to Trump back in June, when he was using the term. Video Ad Feedback Trump calls US a 'fascist state.' Now, as Democrats get anxious about losing to Trump, the threat of fascism has returned to the fore.

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Michael Flynn speaking at a ReAwaken America Tour event in Manheim, Pennsylvania on October 21, 2022. But he is suing the ReAwaken America Tour and The America Project as part of separate defamation lawsuits. Funding a sham 2020 election auditFlynn’s efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results were only getting started when Trump left office. Clay Clark on stage at the final stop of the ReAwaken America Tour event 17 days before the 2024 election. ‘Don’t just finish on Election Day’Consequences have mounted for others who echoed Trump election lies during and after the election.

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CNN —Armed assailants launched a deadly “terror” attack on Turkey’s state-run aerospace company near the capital Ankara on Wednesday, government officials said. At least five people were killed and 22 injured in the “terrorist attack” on the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) headquarters in the outskirts of Ankara, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. The attack occurred while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in the Russian city of Kazan to attend the annual BRICS summit. Turkish Aerospace IndustriesTurkey is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. “An attack on a major Turkish defense contractor, a public company, but also the crown jewel of Turkey’s defense industry, is going to be a huge trauma,” she said.

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☆ Gun YouTube creators are leaving the platform as the company cracks down on firearm videos
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

At least four large YouTube channels devoted to firearms have announced they’re quitting the platform and moving to rival services with looser rules. YouTube, which is owned by Google, has for years imposed rules on gun videos. YouTube says gun videos are only one part of its enormous app. Responsible firearms content is just one part of this vibrant mix of communities,” the company said in a statement. A successful YouTube gun channel can make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in ad revenue and sponsorships, Bloomberg News reported this year.

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In Michigan, Trade Policies and the Water Crisis Loom Large for VotersGenesee County, Mich., home to Flint and the birthplace of General Motors, has been loyal to the Democratic Party for decades. In and around Flint, voters from both parties described feeling let down by corporations, especially auto companies, and by their political leaders. But interviews with more than 20 people across Genesee County also showed that voters still had doubts about Ms. Harris. I think that she is more so focused I think that she is more so focused on being a personality. Scroll to play video Muted Charles H. Knox Sr. Charles H. Knox Sr.

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The prosecution also plans to call witnesses who said they saw Allen at the trail. Allen, 52, dressed in a long-sleeve button-down shirt and khakis, shook his head at times during McLeland's opening statement. One key piece of evidence — video retrieved from Libby's cellphone that was found underneath Abby's body — showed the apparent suspect. As the trial opened this week, the defense lawyers withdrew a request for jurors to be able to visit the crime scene, which prosecutors had opposed. Defense lawyers, however, may still get to argue during the trial why certain evidence is admissible.

Persons: Richard Allen, Abigail, Abby, Williams, Libby, Nick McLeland, McLeland, Abigail Williams, Allen, Andrew Baldwin, Baldwin, Alex Martin, Frances Gull, —, Gull Organizations: Liberty, NBC Chicago, FBI, Courthouse, Courier, USA, Police, Prosecutors, Defense Locations: Delphi , Indiana, Carroll County, Allen, Carroll, Allen County, Delphi

☆ Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Kara Fox | Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be one of the architects of the militant group’s October 7, 2023, terror attack and Israel’s most wanted man, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military. He was also viewed as a pragmatic political leader by some: In 2017, Hamas elected Sinwar as the political chief of its main decision-making body, the Politburo, in Gaza. At one of the protests, Sinwar applauded those facing “the enemy who besieges us.”As the group’s political leader, Sinwar focused on the group’s foreign relationships, forging important ties with regional Arab powers. Yahya Sinwar, center, with the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, left, take part in the funeral of senior militant Mazen Fuqaha in Gaza City on March 25, 2017. The talks involved senior figures from Israel, Hamas, the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Sinwar, ”, Khan Younis, bunkering, Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas ’, Majdal –, Ashraf Amra, Shutterstock Sinwar, Gilad Shalit, “, –, Mazen, Mohammed Salem, Mohammed al, Masri, Mohammed Deif, Al, Marwan Issa Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Islamic University, Open University, European Council, Foreign Relations, Israel, Brigades, US Department of State, European Union Locations: Gaza, Tehran, Al, Ashkelon –, Aqsa, Palestine, Gaza City, Israel, Israeli, Italian, Islam, Iran, United States, Qatar, Egypt, United Kingdom, France

☆ Russian troops are crashing into their own anti-tank barriers and dying, pro-Putin hardliners say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian troops are crashing into anti-tank barriers in Kursk, Russia. AdvertisementRussian commanders are misplacing anti-tank barriers, which their own troops and civilians are crashing into, according to several Russian hardliners. The Russian military bloggers, who've long been an important source of independent information about the Russian military, complained that "dozens" of military personnel and civilians had lost their lives crashing into the barriers, according to the ISW. AdvertisementRussian commanders have, throughout the war, faced criticism from Russia's military bloggers for what they say are inept decisions that have hampered Russia's campaign in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces occupy around 386 square miles of territory in Kursk, while Russian forces have continued to make incremental advances in east Ukraine.

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After jury selection this week in the Allen County seat of Fort Wayne, the trial will continue in Carroll County and could last about a month as jurors are sequestered. Gull has prohibited video or audio from inside the courtroom and banned the use of electronics. Allen, who has remained incarcerated while awaiting trial, faces two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder in the teens’ deaths. Doug Carter of the Indiana State Police provides an update on the Delphi murders investigation on April 22, 2019, in Delphi, Ind. Going there would help in “observing and feeling the unique topography of the land; something that cannot be understood from photographs and video,” defense lawyers wrote in their motion.

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“The overall trend is unmistakable: The far right is gaining ground,” said Matthijs Rooduijn, a politics professor at the University of Amsterdam. But recent elections have seen the far right increasingly usurp centrist conservatives as the main right-wing force. “But that potential upper limit just keeps increasing.”The far right is “no longer second fiddle to the main right-wing party. Centrists can sometimes cobble together coalitions to keep out the far right — even if those parties are smaller individually. Whereas in France, Le Pen was kept from victory in June-July parliamentary elections by an intricate network of tactical voting between erstwhile rivals.

Persons: Donald Trump, remigrate, Geert Wilders, ”, Matthijs Rooduijn, ” Wilders, “, Le Pen, Wilders ’, Le, ” It’s, Björn Höcke, Jens Schlueter, Nadia Urbinati, Markus Wagner, ” Wagner, Jordan Bardella, Benjamin Girette, Herbert Kickl Organizations: U.S, Austria’s Freedom Party, NBC News, France’s National, Marine, University of Amsterdam, University of Georgia, London, Dutch Party for Freedom, France “, jihadists, NBC, Germany, Nazi, Ukraine —, Columbia University, Labour Party, ”, University of Vienna, France’s Rassemblement National, Bloomberg, Getty, Austrian People’s Party Locations: Germany, European, Europe, East, North Africa, France, Britain, “, Austria

☆ Voting in the UK and French elections taught me a concerning lesson that Americans should heed when heading to the polls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Benjamin Chadwick | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Benjamin Chadwick — a dual citizen of France and the UK — voted in two national elections this year. Emmanuel Macron ran with a centrist campaign, while Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, campaigned on anti-immigration and nationalist ideals. Related storiesLe Pen became leader of France's right-wing populist "National Front" party in 2011 and renamed it "National Rally" in 2018. AdvertisementIn the lead-up to the UK election on July 4, opinion polls predicted a huge majority for the center-left Labour Party. In France, I feared the National Rally would capitalize on their European victory and take control of the Assembly.

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☆ China is menacing Taiwan with a drone swarm attack — and the US is playing catch-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Creating a 'Hellscape'Drones could be deployed by China to swarm over Taiwan and guide high-precision missile strikes, experts told Business Insider. Numbers countBut countering China's drone capability is in part a numbers game, and this is where Taiwan and the US currently fall short. When combined with other Chinese drone companies, that share goes up to well above 80%, it said. AdvertisementThis method would be vital for tracking and disabling some of the smaller drones China might use in an attack on Taiwan, said Pettyjohn. Advertisement"Currently the US and Taiwan do not have sufficient air defenses and CUAS [counter drone] systems to deal with the Chinese drone threat," she said.

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☆ ‘Impossible’ for Communist China to be our motherland as we’re older, Taiwan’s president says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —It is “absolutely impossible” for Communist China to become Taiwan’s motherland because the island’s government is older, Taiwan’s president has said in a carefully timed speech that underscores the intense historical rivalry between the two. Despite having never controlled Taiwan, China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “reunify” with the self-governing democracy, by force if necessary. But many people on the island view themselves as distinctly Taiwanese and have no desire to be part of the People’s Republic of China. In Beijing, the CCP took power and founded the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on October 1, 1949. They later joined Taiwan’s evolution into a democracy and have made significant ideological transformations, including favoring closer ties with Communist China.

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☆ A year on from October 7, the Middle East is facing its greatest upheaval in a half-century
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Propelled by US incentives, Saudi Arabia and Israel seemed closer than ever to a historic normalization of relations. It was October 10, and Major General Itai Veruv of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was leading the first international press access to see the devastation of Hamas’ attacks. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unwilling to be a partner in a deal that would resow Middle East relations. Nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, many by US bombs and bullets in Israel’s hands, authorities in Gaza say. Tehran’s Shia proxies in Iraq have also answered its calls and begun escalating drone attacks on Israel.

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☆ Sweden told people to open their hearts to immigrants 10 years ago. Its U-turn has been dramatic
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Sweden registered 81,301 asylum seekers in 2014, data shows. Jonas Ekstromer | Afp | Getty Images"It pains me that Sweden is no longer capable of receiving asylum seekers at the high level we do today. Since then, Sweden's immigration policy has been on a one-way street. A decade ago, all member states of the European Union were encouraged to welcome asylum seekers and refugees fleeing conflict zones in the Middle East, notably Syria but also Iraq and Afghanistan. This year, Sweden is expected to have its lowest number of asylum seekers since 1997.

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☆ Black man details alleged beating at the hands of a white supremacist group in Boston
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Black teacher and musician told a federal court Thursday that members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through downtown Boston two years ago. Charles Murrell III, of Boston, was in federal court Thursday to testify in his lawsuit asking for an undisclosed amount of money from the group’s leader, Thomas Rousseau. “I thought I was going to die,” Murrell said, according to The Boston Globe. The newspaper said that U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani last year found the group and Rousseau, of Grapevine, Texas, liable for the attack after Rousseau didn’t respond to a civil lawsuit Murrell filed. The march in Boston by about 100 members of the Texas-based Patriot Front was one of its so-called flash demonstrations it holds around the country.

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☆ Mark Cuban and other business titans are trying to woo conservative-leaning swing voters to support Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A group of founders and CEOs are launching "Business Leaders for Harris." It includes several business titans, including Mark Cuban, who've already been backing Harris. AdvertisementA group of CEO and founders are launching a new initiative on Friday called "Business Leader for Harris" — aiming to woo business-minded, conservative-leaning swing voters to support Vice President Kamala Harris. The initiative is led by a group of business titans that includes LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, billionaire investor Mark Cuban, and Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings. Advertisement"When it comes to true business, doing business, she is completely open-minded, right?

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His supporters have dubbed Marwan Barghouti the “Palestinian Nelson Mandela” in the hope that after more than two decades behind bars, he can emulate the late South African leader and make the journey from prisoner to national unifier. At that time, Palestinian militants carried out deadly suicide bombings and shootings inside both Israel and the Palestinian territories, targeting buses, restaurants and hotels. “He’s someone who creates something out of nothing, and he believes in education for the Palestinian people,” Arab Barghouti added. Palestinian protesters wave flags and placards bearing portraits of Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in 2015. “Ami Ayalon and others have said Marwan Barghouti may be the one leader who can be an effective partner for peace,” he said.

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☆ Penn Law suspends professor for one year over comments on race
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania law school says it is imposing a one-year suspension at half-pay and other sanctions along with a public reprimand on a tenured professor over her comments about race in recent years. The university said Professor Amy Wax — who has questioned the academic performance of Black students, invited a white nationalist to speak to her class and suggested the country would be better off with less Asian immigration — will also lose her named chair and summer pay in perpetuity and must note in public appearances that she speaks for herself, not as a university or law school member. The suspension is to begin in the 2025-2026 academic year. The university has not, however, fired her or stripped her of tenure. Wax’s lawyer, David Shapiro, told the campus newspaper, the Daily Pennsylvanian, in November that officials targeted Wax over her public comments and some elements of her class on conservative thought, including having a white nationalist figure speak.

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☆ Biden approved Taiwan's biggest security package yet. China says the military aid won't deter it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden on Sunday approved $567 million in defense aid for Taiwan. It is the largest aid package that US has ever sent to Taiwan. AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden on Sunday said the US will send Taiwan its largest-ever security package amid rising tensions with China. Spotting Chinese attackThe scale of Chinese military activity around Taiwan is believed to be getting larger, as previously reported by Business Insider. Rather than Biden has repeatedly suggested the US would respond militarily if China declared war on Taiwan.

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☆ Trump threatened John Deere. It’s just his latest attempt to bully a legendary American company
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Trump, more so than any American president in modern history, has directly targeted individual US businesses, threatening them with everything from boycotts and canceled federal contracts to unthinkably high tariffs. Deere, the farm equipment maker founded nearly 200 years ago, became just the latest storied brand to get singled out by Trump. Bigger picture, the attack on Deere fits a broader pattern of Trump bullying companies when it suits him. “John Deere is an outstanding company. “Ultimately, it would lead to fewer sales, less revenue, less growth and fewer employees for John Deere,” said McDaniel, now a senior research fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center.

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☆ Japan's new prime minister could try to shake up the country's military pact with the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Hannah Abraham | Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shigeru Ishiba is set to be appointed Japan's prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba has previously suggested that Japan's military pact with the US should be overhauled. AdvertisementShigeru Ishiba, a former defense and agriculture minister, is set to become Japan's next prime minister. AdvertisementHis leadership is likely to transform Japan's military alliance with the US, as well as have wider implications for the region's security. However, Japan's military is beset by recruiting challenges and is experiencing manpower shortages.

Persons: Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's, Ishiba, —, Fumio Kishida Organizations: Liberal Democratic Party, Service, LDP, Reuters, Wall Street, Washington, Foreign Relations, NATO, Guardian, Japan's Yomiuri Locations: Japan, Taiwan, China

☆ ‘Education of hatred’: Killing of Japanese boy sparks soul searching in China over rising nationalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It was the second knife attack on Japanese children and third assault on foreigners in China in recent months. “As a Chinese, I feel heartbroken, outraged and ashamed,” said a Shenzhen resident who laid a white rose outside the Japanese school following the boy’s death last Thursday. The killing has shaken the Japanese community in China, with some of Japan’s biggest companies offering to repatriate staff members and their families. Generations of Chinese grew up learning about the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers in school textbooks and on state television. “There is no so-called Japan-hating education in China,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Monday.

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☆ Fact check: Trump won’t stop telling a lie that there were no terror attacks during his presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —During his presidency, Donald Trump talked repeatedly about the terrorist attacks that occurred in the United States on his watch. Now, though, he keeps saying he presided over no terror attacks at all. Throughout his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump has lied that there were zero terror attacks during his presidency. There were numerous terror attacks during his presidency, including high-profile jihadist attacks in his hometown of New York City. Other terror attacks under TrumpThere were a variety of other terrorist attacks during Trump’s presidency.

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☆ Foreign leaders jostle for meetings with Trump and Harris, even as Biden ramps up his diplomacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Trump may hold meetings with world leaders that his campaign does not announce in advance, explained sources close to the campaign. “While President Biden will be there, he will be there as a lame duck. Since leaving office, Trump has held regular conversations with foreign leaders. Foreign leaders are among the most ardent consumers of American political news, looking for clues of what the future may hold through polls, private conversations and diplomatic information gathering. It’s not unprecedented for presidential candidates to line up meetings with foreign leaders ahead of an election.

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