Thursday, October 1, 2020

Stories To Start October - Part 1

On a cool Thursday to start October and the new fiscal year, here are some things going on:

From National Review, speaking of fiscal policy, President Trump signs a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open until December 11th.

From FrontpageMag, former Vice President Biden won't condemn the riots supported by BLM's leaders.

From Townhall, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany faults the media for apparently turning a blind eye toward ProFa.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congresscritter Harley Rouda (D-Cal), who now calls health care "a right for every American" cut employee health care benefits when he ran a real estate agency.

From the Washington Examiner, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) points out that in a chaotic outcome to the presidential election, she could become acting president.

From The Federalist, whether debate moderator Chris Wallace realizes it or not, white supremacists and right-wingers didn't cause violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

From American Thinker, Kyle Rittenhouse's lawyer hits back after Biden calls her client a white supremacist.

From CNS News, the Trump administration in fiscal year 2020 admitted the fewest number of refugees in over 40 years.

From LifeZette, some celebrities for once agree with other Americans.

From NewsBusters, USA Today gives an LGBT nonprofit group some space to panic about the SCOTUS nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

From Canada Free Press, this year's election battle lines are now "the average homefront".

From CBC News, Canadian Liberals revive a bill that would forbid forced LGBTQ conversion therapy.

From Global News, a Canadian human smuggler charged migrants between $28,000 to $65,000 to be transported to Canada.

From CTV News, when in Canada (or anywhere else, for that matter), please don't feed the bears.

From TeleSUR, another migrant caravan assembles in Honduras in hopes of traveling northward and reaching the U.S.  (See the story from the New York Post below.)

From Morocco World News, Morocco extends the coronavirus lockdown in Casablanca for two more weeks.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan accuses the "Minsk Group" of neglecting problems in the southern Caucasus region.

From Turkish MinuteHealth Minister Fahrettin Koca that Turkey has hidden its true coronavirus numbers.

From Rûdaw, the Turkish government removes references to Kurds in the new version of its official history book.

From ArmenPress, Armenia recalls its ambassador to Israel due to Israeli arms sales to Azerbaijan.

From In-Cyprus, Cyprus puts on an Independence Day military parade without spectators due to the coronavirus.

From The Syrian Observer, school starts in the Syrian region of Idleb amid coronavirus prevention measures.

From Arutz Sheva, the Israeli Knesset approves restrictions on prayers and demonstrations due to the coronavirus.

From The Times Of Israel, hundreds of small local protests against Prime Minister Netanyahu spring up in Israel.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel holds trials of a coronavirus test that detects antigens.

From YNetNews, the IDF plans to open two coronavirus wards for civilians.

From the Egypt Independent, Egypt's Saib Bank grants Orascom LE230 million to renovate and develop the Giza Plateau.

From Egypt Today, according to President Abdel El Sisi, Egypt has taken steps to achieve gender equality and to empower women.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, the Ethiopia Transport Ministry tries to find ways to encourage electric vehicle use.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture launches the "Tarjim" initiative, to promote cultural exchange between Arabic and other languages.

From The New Arab, Lebanon and Israel will hold indirect talks to discuss their border disputes.

From Radio Farda, despite sanctions, Iran is exporting more oil.

From IranWire, the desecration of Mandaean graves in Iran.

From Dawn, an accountability court in Islamabad, Pakistan orders authorities to seize the assets of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

From The Express Tribune, according to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Nawaz is targeting Pakistan's army at the behest of India.

From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz, Pakistan's government will collapse due to its conspiracies.  (She is the daughter of the former Prime Minister.)

From Khaama Press, Taliban terrorists reportedly damage Afghanistan's Kanadahar-Uruzgan highway.

From The Hans India, 271,000 people in seven districts in the Indian state of Assam are still hit by floods.

From the Hindustan Times, how the coronavirus has gripped India's major urban areas.

From ANI, police in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir prevent a young man from joining a terrorist group.

From India Today, India's Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully test fires a laser-guided anti-tank missile.

From the Dhaka Tribune, according to a study, 63 percent of Bangladeshis are part Neanderthal.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's Marine Environment Protection Authority will grant approval to tow the New Diamond farther away from the island once negotiations are complete.

From the Colombo Page, police in Sri Lanka's Western Province arrest 417 suspects on drug-related charges.

From Maldives Insider, the Sun Island Resort & Spa, part of Villa Hotels & Resorts, reopens in the Maldive Islands.

From The Jakarta Post, the Indonesian government will establish a joint team to investigate murders in the province of Papua.

From The Straits Times, jobs and the cost of living are on the minds of voters in Singapore.

From the Borneo Post, Malaysia's immigration department take proactive steps against the coronavirus.

From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian state of Sarawak will ban arrivals from the states of Sabah and Labuan.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam welcomes stances from other countries about the East Sea issue.

From The Mainichi, trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is halted due to a system glitch.

From Gatestone Institute, a victory over terrorists leads to a question about election reporting.

From The Stream, "who are the Proud Boys?"

From Space War, the U.S. Space Force doesn't yet know when it will send anyone into space.

From Fox News, New York City launches a coronavirus contact tracing app.

From The Daily Wire, Chelsea Clinton gives her opinion of President Trump.

From WPVI-TV, spending on this year's presidential and congressional is projected to reach a record $11 billion.

From the New York Post, over 1,000 Hondurans illegally enter Guatemala.  (See the story from TeleSUR above.)

And from Breaking Burgh, clowns are angry at former Vice President Biden for using the term "clown" during the first presidential debate".

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