Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 10 July 2020

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, Despite every news report pumping viral fear, we’ve got a few other matters to discuss.  One is that Tehran has experienced its third major explosion in as many weeks.  The latest is said to have blown up … Read More

US Supreme Court rules much of Oklahoma is Native American land

The U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision Thursday in the case of McGirt v. Oklahoma, ruling in favour of Jimcy McGirt in a 5-4 decision. [Kjetil Ree/Wikimedia Commons] The US Supreme Court said this week that a large swath of … Read More

Trump commutes Roger Stone’s sentence, days before prison term set to begin

Roger Stone told Fox News he is ‘praying’ for Trump to intervene ahead of his prison sentence. The White House announced Friday that President Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency commuting the “unjust sentence” of Roger Stone, just days … Read More

Tariff-free Brexit deal ‘essential’ to avoid price rises, warns BRC

The British Retail Consortium has piled pressured on the UK government to agree a Brexit trade deal that does not lead to price increases in shops. In May, the government published the UK Global Tariff – the new tariff schedule that will apply … Read More

Channel migrants ‘should be returned to France’

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Migrants intercepted by Border Force are usually bought to Dover where they can apply for asylum – PA Media Migrants who cross the Channel in small boats should be returned to France before they can apply for asylum, the former … Read More

Germany has taken nearly 10,000 migrants under EU-Turkey deal since 2016, report

Some of the Syrians who have received subsidiary protection in Germany| Photo: picture-alliance /dpa / H. Schmidt The German newspaper Die Welt reported that Germany accepted almost 10,000 migrants and asylum seekers between 2016 and March 2020 under the EU-Turkey … Read More

California couple charged with a hate crime for painting over Black Lives Matter mural

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A viral video showed the couple in the act. See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwoM8Vmrb0U A couple captured on cellphone video painting over a Black Lives Matter street mural installation has been charged with a hate crime over the incident. Black … Read More

Sick With Covid, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Defends His Virus Approach

BRASILIA, BRAZIL – JUNE 23: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during ceremony to inaugurate the Main Spacial Operations Center (COPE-P) amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the Comando de Operações Aeroespaciais on June 23, 2020 in Brasilia. Brazil has … Read More

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