During a Tuesday news conference on Chauvin's conviction, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took a moment to look up at the sky and thank George Floyd...for his death.
"Thank you George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice," she said on Tuesday, as lawmakers around her nodded in agreement.
The bizarre statement caused her to trend on social media almost immediately with netizens giving her the side-eye.
"Thank you George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice," she said on Tuesday, as lawmakers around her nodded in agreement.
The bizarre statement caused her to trend on social media almost immediately with netizens giving her the side-eye.
🤨 The Las Vegas Raiders football team received a backlash after its official Twitter account posted a picture, saying “I can breathe” just hours after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd
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Netizens Slam Las Vegas Raiders For Posting 'I Can Breathe' After Chauvin’s Trial
Derek Chauvin was convicted by juries on all charges on 20 April following a long trial for the murder of George Floyd. Floyd’s brother said after the court hearing...
🚀 Russia may transfer responsibility for its ISS segment to the United States after 2025; the negotiations have already started, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said
#URGENT | Moscow calls on Kiev, NATO to refrain from actions that could lead to further escalation in Donbass
#BREAKING | Russia will find a way to protect its interests if other countries refuse dialogue, Putin says.
The president's remarks come amid a new round of tensions between Russia and the West, including fresh sanctions against Moscow by Washington.
The president's remarks come amid a new round of tensions between Russia and the West, including fresh sanctions against Moscow by Washington.
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#BREAKING | Russia will find a way to protect its interests if other countries refuse dialogue, Putin says. The president's remarks come amid a new round of tensions between Russia and the West, including fresh sanctions against Moscow by Washington.
UPDATE | Moscow will find "asymmetric," speedy and tough ways to defend its national interests if other nations refuse dialogue, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said
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UPDATE | Moscow will find "asymmetric," speedy and tough ways to defend its national interests if other nations refuse dialogue, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said
MORE | "Russia will have the patience and professionalism for any retaliatory measures," the president said.
He warned all countries against crossing red lines in relations with Russia.
"The organisers of any provocations against Russia will regret it, as they have not regretted anything for a long time," Putin added.
He warned all countries against crossing red lines in relations with Russia.
"The organisers of any provocations against Russia will regret it, as they have not regretted anything for a long time," Putin added.
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▪️ Former President Bush blasts GOP under Trump as ‘nativist’, urges ‘let’s open up the borders’
▪️ US House of Representatives votes to reject resolution to censure Maxine Waters
▪️Two hurt, one seriously, in ‘aviation mishap’ at US Army’s helicopter training base
▪️ Simon & Schuster decides to carry on with publishing Mike Pence's book despite staff pushback
▪️ Arizona Governor Doug Ducey deploys National Guard to southern border
▪️ Former President Bush blasts GOP under Trump as ‘nativist’, urges ‘let’s open up the borders’
▪️ US House of Representatives votes to reject resolution to censure Maxine Waters
▪️Two hurt, one seriously, in ‘aviation mishap’ at US Army’s helicopter training base
▪️ Simon & Schuster decides to carry on with publishing Mike Pence's book despite staff pushback
▪️ Arizona Governor Doug Ducey deploys National Guard to southern border
🛫 Russia handed over to Bart Gorman, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Moscow, a note declaring 10 embassy's employees personae non gratae, they must leave Russia by the end of the day on 21 May, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that this measure is a mirror response to "the hostile actions of the US side against a number of employees of the Russian Embassy in Washington and the Russian Consulate General in New York, who were unfoundedly declared personae non gratae."
The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that this measure is a mirror response to "the hostile actions of the US side against a number of employees of the Russian Embassy in Washington and the Russian Consulate General in New York, who were unfoundedly declared personae non gratae."
🏛 House Democrats have proposed legislation to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court. Given the Democrats' control of the White House and Senate, the move could allow the party to supersede the court's current conservative majority by "packing" it with liberal justices.
Sputnik spoke with Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard law professor emeritus and Trump impeachment-defence veteran, on the Supreme Court’s status and the potential consequences of the reform for the two-party system in the US.
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Sputnik spoke with Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard law professor emeritus and Trump impeachment-defence veteran, on the Supreme Court’s status and the potential consequences of the reform for the two-party system in the US.
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👨⚖️ Alan Dershowitz, the veteran celebrity lawyer who defended former President Donald Trump during his impeachment trials, and famously assisted the defence team in the 1995 OJ Simpson murder trial, has lashed out against California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, accusing her of using tactics from the Ku Klux Klan playbook to try to “intimidate” the Chauvin jury.
“The judge should have granted the motion for a mistrial based on the efforts of Congresswoman Waters to influence the jury. Her message was clearly intended to get to the jury. ‘If you acquit, or if you find the charge less than murder, we will burn down your buildings, we will burn down your businesses,’” Dershowitz said, speaking to conservative television network Newsmax TV.
“It’s borrowed precisely from the Ku Klux Klan of the 1930s and the 1920s, when the Klan would march outside of courthouses and threaten all kinds of reprisals if the jury ever dared convict a white person or acquit a black person,” Dershowitz alleged
“The judge should have granted the motion for a mistrial based on the efforts of Congresswoman Waters to influence the jury. Her message was clearly intended to get to the jury. ‘If you acquit, or if you find the charge less than murder, we will burn down your buildings, we will burn down your businesses,’” Dershowitz said, speaking to conservative television network Newsmax TV.
“It’s borrowed precisely from the Ku Klux Klan of the 1930s and the 1920s, when the Klan would march outside of courthouses and threaten all kinds of reprisals if the jury ever dared convict a white person or acquit a black person,” Dershowitz alleged
❗️ URGENT | Blinken: White House working with Congress to provide $300mln in civilian aid to Afghanistan.
As the US prepares to withdraw the last of its troops from the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the Biden administration would work with Congress to send the Central Asian country additional financial aid
As the US prepares to withdraw the last of its troops from the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the Biden administration would work with Congress to send the Central Asian country additional financial aid
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❗️ URGENT | Blinken: White House working with Congress to provide $300mln in civilian aid to Afghanistan. As the US prepares to withdraw the last of its troops from the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday…
UPDATE | That amount would double the foreign aid pledged to Afghanistan by the US this year, and comes after a November 2020 conference that organized another $12 billion to the war-torn country over the next four years. At that conference, US diplomats said another $300 million could be added to its present pledge if the peace deal with the Taliban held.
However, that amount is significantly less than the roughly $800 million per year in civilian aid the US has supplied in the past. In addition to civilian aid, the US also pays the salaries of the Afghan Armed Forces and provides Kabul's military with funding to purchase more American equipment. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said last week Washington will continue to do so, although he did not say for how long.
However, that amount is significantly less than the roughly $800 million per year in civilian aid the US has supplied in the past. In addition to civilian aid, the US also pays the salaries of the Afghan Armed Forces and provides Kabul's military with funding to purchase more American equipment. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said last week Washington will continue to do so, although he did not say for how long.
📰 The organisers of the Golden Globe Awards – the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) – has fired its president Philip Berk after he shared a controversial anti-Black Lives Matter (BLM) article that called the movement a “racist hate group,” wrote The Hollywood Reporter.
“Effective immediately, Phil Berk is no longer a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,” said a brief statement by the HFPA.
Earlier, Berk’s expulsion was demanded by NBC, the TV network that broadcasts and finances the Golden Globes.
“NBC strongly condemns Phil Berk’s actions … [and] swift action on this front is an essential element for NBC to move forward with the HFPA and the Golden Globes,” stated NBC
“Effective immediately, Phil Berk is no longer a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,” said a brief statement by the HFPA.
Earlier, Berk’s expulsion was demanded by NBC, the TV network that broadcasts and finances the Golden Globes.
“NBC strongly condemns Phil Berk’s actions … [and] swift action on this front is an essential element for NBC to move forward with the HFPA and the Golden Globes,” stated NBC
🚓 Welcoming the three guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin, US President Joe Biden said: "We can't stop here" and pointed to the need for police reform.
In the wake of Floyd’s death last year, many Black Lives Matter activists called for police to be “defunded”.
In reality, however, few Democrats support police defunding, as their only desire is to reform the police, removing institutional racism and overly aggressive officers.
What would a police reform bill actually look like?
While the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, passed by the House of Representatives, was rejected by the Senate, the Biden administration may still try to resurrect it or, more likely, get Republicans on board with a more moderate police reform bill.
In the wake of Floyd’s death last year, many Black Lives Matter activists called for police to be “defunded”.
In reality, however, few Democrats support police defunding, as their only desire is to reform the police, removing institutional racism and overly aggressive officers.
What would a police reform bill actually look like?
While the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, passed by the House of Representatives, was rejected by the Senate, the Biden administration may still try to resurrect it or, more likely, get Republicans on board with a more moderate police reform bill.
🇺🇸🇷🇺 When asked if the US administration thinks sanctions against Russia are working, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that it was never expected that one set of sanctions would be able to change the Kremlin’s behaviour.
While the US imposed new sanctions on 32 Russian entities and individuals as part of a new round of sanctions for Moscow's alleged cyber-attacks and other hostile acts against US interests, Russia, in response, banned eight US citizens from entering the country.
While the US imposed new sanctions on 32 Russian entities and individuals as part of a new round of sanctions for Moscow's alleged cyber-attacks and other hostile acts against US interests, Russia, in response, banned eight US citizens from entering the country.
🇮🇷 Has the White House finally decided that it is enough for Iran?
The Biden administration has sent signals to Iran indicating its willingness to reduce punitive sanctions, especially in the crucial financial and oil sectors, to advance the revived talks on Iran's nuclear program, the report said.
However, difficult negotiations still lie ahead in Vienna before the United States can make a deal with Iran about reentering the nuclear agreement, according to senior diplomats.
Stay tuned!
The Biden administration has sent signals to Iran indicating its willingness to reduce punitive sanctions, especially in the crucial financial and oil sectors, to advance the revived talks on Iran's nuclear program, the report said.
However, difficult negotiations still lie ahead in Vienna before the United States can make a deal with Iran about reentering the nuclear agreement, according to senior diplomats.
Stay tuned!
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🇮🇷 Has the White House finally decided that it is enough for Iran? The Biden administration has sent signals to Iran indicating its willingness to reduce punitive sanctions, especially in the crucial financial and oil sectors, to advance the revived talks…
UPDATE | The US will quickly remove its sanctions on Iran if a deal is reached, but will not rush the talks at the expense of a solid agreement, a senior State Department official told reporters.
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UPDATE | The US will quickly remove its sanctions on Iran if a deal is reached, but will not rush the talks at the expense of a solid agreement, a senior State Department official told reporters.
UPDATE | The Vienna talks will clarify what the US and Iran must do to return to full compliance in the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, although significant disagreements remain, a senior State Department official said in a telephone briefing.
💵 Southern cartels are reportedly offering money to American teenagers via social media apps to smuggle illegal immigrants across the US border.
About $3,000 for a “quest” to pass checkpoints in a vehicle loaded with migrants and drop them off at a pre-specified location, from where the immigrants are purportedly taken by a cartel member to hiding places.
Is it a “crisis” yet?
About $3,000 for a “quest” to pass checkpoints in a vehicle loaded with migrants and drop them off at a pre-specified location, from where the immigrants are purportedly taken by a cartel member to hiding places.
Is it a “crisis” yet?