Israeli explosives cargo on German ship draws fire of Amnesty International Human rights group Amnesty International is calling on Montenegro not to allow a German multipurpose ship to unload a cargo of explosives allegedly destined for Israel. The Portugal-flagged 8,000-dwt ... 10/3/2024 - 12:35 am | View Link
Pheu Thai hits the brakes on Amnesty push Pheu Thai Party has put the brakes on its push for an Amnesty Bill, aware that it could spark a political storm. 10/2/2024 - 11:51 pm | View Link
France must fully probe Azerbaijani dissident's killing: Amnesty French authorities must consider all the possible motives for the killing of an Azerbaijani dissident stabbed to death at his home in eastern France and better protect such exiles, Amnesty ... 10/2/2024 - 10:37 pm | View Link
China and Hong Kong: Amnesty International recognizes three activists as prisoners of conscience Amnesty International has designated three prominent human rights defenders from Hong Kong and mainland China as prisoners of conscience. Human rights lawyers Chow Hang-tung and Ding Jiaxi, along with ... 10/2/2024 - 10:32 pm | View Link
Amnesty International urges Kyrgyzstan to drop charges against journalists ahead of sentencing Amnesty International urged Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday to drop unsubstantiated, politically motivated charges against independent journalists. Journalists from several independent local media outlets, ... 10/2/2024 - 7:16 pm | View Link
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“One year ago today, the House voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, triggering the end of his political career and beginning an especially embarrassing period for the House GOP,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign alongside Liz Cheney, the most prominent Republican to cross party lines and endorse her, on Thursday in Wisconsin at a symbolic location: the birthplace of the Republican Party,” the New York Times reports.
“Ms. Harris and Ms. Cheney plan to appear together in a joint appeal to the sort of Republican voters who may retain conservative positions but are repelled by former President Donald Trump and his politics.
“In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which may be better known as the Trump tax cuts. Due to the way fiscal policy works in the United States, a large component of the bill was temporary,” Bloomberg reports.
“And starting in 2026, millions of households are due to see higher taxes if the bill isn’t extended or a new one is passed.”
“Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would revoke Temporary Protected Status for the Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and deport them if he is reelected in November,” CNN reports.
Said Trump: “You have to remove the people, and you have to bring them back to their own country. They are, in my opinion, it’s not legal.”
New York Times: “Now, just over a month from an election that could make Mr. Trump, 78, the oldest person ever to serve as president (82 years, 7 months and 6 days when his term would end in January 2029), he is refusing to release even the most basic information about his health.”
“If he wins, Mr.
New York Times: “Both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have embraced tariffs, but their plans differ significantly. Ms. Harris’s campaign has said she would use tariffs in a “targeted” fashion — possibly mirroring the approach of President Biden, who recently imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, silicon chips and solar panels.