Новости за 05.10.2020

California lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have adopted a law requiring corporate boards to discriminate by fulfilling quotes based on race, enthnicity, sexual preference and transgender status. Now, government watchdog Judicial Watch on Monday announced it is suing the state in Superior Court in Los Angeles over Assembly Bill 979. Judicial Watch noted a…

(RECLAIM THE NET) During lockdowns, teachers have repeatedly been worried that virtual learning will now provide a way for parents to see what, and how, their kids are being taught. A middle-school teacher in Tacoma has gone on a rant about President Trump to sixth-grade students during an online learning session after one of them…

An attempt by CNN to have a former White House physician condemn President Donald Trump's Sunday drive-by to thank his supporters for their prayers crashed and burned when Dr. William Lang said there was nothing to criticize. Trump, who was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday after being diagnosed with the…

Told you so. That, in effect, was the message from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after the eight-member high court declined to review a lawsuit against Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 was jailed for refusing to process marriage licences after the Supreme Court created a right to same-sex marriage. Thomas…

By Mary Rose Corkery Daily Caller News Foundation Leading rabbis in Israel and the U.S. ambassador to Israel prayed for President Donald Trump’s recovery from COVID-19 during a ceremony Monday amid an increase in coronavirus cases, Reuters reported. The rabbis gathered Monday and prayed for the president during a ceremony at the Western Wall, the…

"Cops," the legendary law enforcement reality series, was pulled from airwaves in June after protests against alleged police brutality swept the nation. The show, which ran for 33 seasons and attracted millions of fans with action-packed scenes of the work of real law enforcement officers, has now resumed production. Unfortunately for American audiences, there's a…

(SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER) San Francisco suffered the worst drop in sales taxes in California this year even after businesses began reopening and may have also suffered a drop in its population, The City’s chief economist said Thursday. The City experienced a 43 percent drop in sales taxes from April to June compared to the same…

(NEW YORK POST) A former top Catholic cardinal is suspected of using Vatican funds to bribe witnesses in the sex-abuse trial of his rival, Cardinal George Pell, whose conviction was recently overturned. Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 72, the Holy See’s former secretariat of state who was forced to resign on Sept. 24, is accused in…

(NEW YORK POST) A Portland man bashed the window of a police car and pepper-sprayed an officer who was sitting inside on Sunday morning, authorities said. John Russell, 41, is accused of busting one of the windows to the squad car at about 9:40 a.m. in order to hit the officer with the spray, Portland…

(BBC NEWS) Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced into the wild in mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years. Conservation groups released 26 of the mammals into a large sanctuary in Barrington Tops, north of Sydney. It's thought that packs of dingoes helped eradicate them on the mainland. There are still some on the…

In a gesture that combined a Trump-sized "thank you" to his loyal supporters and a defiant gesture to his carping critics, President Donald Trump on Sunday waved to his fans outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center from the back of an SUV as he slowly cruised past the throngs praying for him. Trump wore…

(CAMPUS REFORM) The University of South Carolina-Aiken will take “appropriate personnel action” after head baseball coach Kenny Thomas criticized Black Lives Matter. According to the Post and Courier, Thomas commented on a picture of a Black Lives Matter sticker on a Clemson University football helmet: “It is 100% shameful, I promise you will never see…

(POST MILLENNIAL) The Mathematical Association of America released a statement Friday claiming both that mathematicians should engage in “uncomfortable conversations” about race, and that policies of the Trump administration, like the lack of a mask mandate in the United States, are somehow an affront to mathematics. The group concludes with a call for a “pursuit…

An anti-Trump group is under attack after releasing a so-called "deepfake" video featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un telling viewers to "save the election." The video, which was supposed to air in the nation's capital, shows the two leaders discussing how important voting and democracy are -- ironic, given…

An effort by the city of Los Angeles to punish the National Rifle Association blew up in the city's face Tuesday when it was forced to pay $144,234.29 over an anti-NRA law that was struck down. In 2019, Los Angeles passed an ordinance that required anyone seeking to do business with the city to disclose…

A new video by researcher Trevor Loudon presents evidence that Black Lives Matter is tied to foreign communist and terrorist organizations through its three co-founders. Patrisse Cullors has boasted in an interview of being a "trained Marxist," along with Alicia Garza. The third co-founder, Opel Tometi, is a known supporter of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.…

(CNN) The Proud Boys hashtag, which members of the far-right group have been using, was trending Sunday after gay men on Twitter hijacked it and flooded the feed with photos of their loved ones and families and with memes. The Proud Boys recently made headlines by celebrating President Trump's reply at last week's debate, when…

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) California’s tarnished Republican Party is hoping to rebound in a handful of U.S. House races but its candidates must overcome widespread loathing for President Donald Trump and voting trends that have made the nation’s most populous state an exemplar of Democratic strength. The presidential contest is essentially over in California — Trump lost…

(BREITBART) Rioters in Seattle were arrested Saturday night after breaking glass and allegedly throwing an explosive at police officers. Q13 reports that the would-be rioters “gathered around Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill around 9 p.m.,” then things escalated and they began destroying property. Fox News reports that the rioters broke the window of a…

(INDIA TIMES) It is no secret that life is challenging for individuals dealing with blindness. For those of us who can see, we don't fully understand just how important is the gift of sight. Researchers around the world have been working to cure this with various bionic solutions but none of them has yet been…