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Don’t Believe The “Frontline” Update, “The Quake,” about Haiti

• April 27, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Class, Documentaries, Documentary, Exploration and Colonization, Film, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Television, Race, Television, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
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Gimme Shelter: An 8.8 Earthquake Jars Chile, But the Rains Are Closing In on Haiti

• March 1, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Black People, Class, Haiti, History, Hurricanes, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, The Clintons, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
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Ady Barkan Won’t Let Dying Stop His Activism September 20, 2019
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Ed Buck Faces Federal Drug Charge in Gemmel Moore’s Death September 19, 2019
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States Warn Residents About Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness That Has Killed 5 September 19, 2019
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Heavy Rains Drench Texas, Flooding Towns Devastated by Harvey September 20, 2019
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American Airlines Mechanic Accused of Plane Sabotage May Have Ties to Terrorists, U.S. Says September 19, 2019
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Pennsylvania State Senator Resigns After Arrest on Child Pornography Charges September 19, 2019
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The Guardian, UK

Trudeau scrambles to halt damage as third blackface incident emerges September 19, 2019
Video of Canadian PM with his face, arms and legs painted black surfaced less than five weeks before federal election • How will Justin Trudeau’s blackface photos affect Canada’s election?Justin Trudeau is scrambling to halt further damage to his re-election campaign after a string of racist images from his past put Canada’s image-conscious prime minister at […]
Whistleblower complaint involves 'multiple acts' by Trump, report says – live September 20, 2019
Reports say complaint involves ‘promise’ Trump made during a phone conversation with a foreign leader – get the latest liveSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 1.23am BST Ben Carson, Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), made a transphobic comment this week during a meeting with federal employees in San Francisco, the Was […]
Hong Kong police show 'alarming pattern' of violence in protests September 19, 2019
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Mosquito fumigation may have caused mystery 'Havana syndrome', study says September 19, 2019
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Judges urged to back MPs' recall if they rule against prorogation September 19, 2019
Final arguments at supreme court raise question of who has power to bring parliament backParliament should be allowed to reassemble next week, the supreme court has been urged, as the legal battle over Boris Johnson’s five-week suspension threatened to escalate into a constitutional crisis over who has authority to recall MPs and peers.At the end of the thir […]
'We live in a narco-state': murder of Dutch lawyer prompts fear and fury September 19, 2019
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Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’ September 19, 2019
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Netanyahu struggles to hold on to power as Gantz claims victory September 19, 2019
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The BBC

Canada's Justin Trudeau cannot say how often he wore blackface September 19, 2019
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau is dogged by revelations he wore blackface as he fights for a further term.
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Trump denies promise that led to formal complaint from US spy September 19, 2019
US media report that his comments to an unnamed foreign leader sparked a formal complaint.
Why Greeks question this role model's credentials September 19, 2019
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Amazon boosts climate action amid staff pressure September 19, 2019
The chief executive says Amazon will buy thousands of electric vehicles and become carbon neutral by 2040.
Ben Ali: Tunisia's ousted ex-president dies in exile aged 83 September 19, 2019
Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who led the country for 23 years before he was ousted in 2011, was 83.
Football Leaks: Suspected hacker charged in Portugal September 19, 2019
Rui Pinto is accused of illegally publishing confidential files belonging to leading football clubs.
Huawei Mate 30 phones launch without Google apps September 19, 2019
Handsets will offer Facebook's apps via Huawei's own store but are not pre-loaded with Google's.