Ebonics 101 course https://www.rt.com/op-ed/499788-america-english-black-language/
RT
Y’all show some respeck now! America gives up on teaching ‘standard English’ in favour of ‘Black language’ instead
After scholars decried English as ‘anti-black linguistic racism’, the nation’s leading academic language association acceded to the demand that black students no longer have to think about proper English, let alone use it.
BBC News - Portland suspect shot dead by police during arrest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54023227
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54023227
BBC News
Portland suspect shot dead by police during arrest
The suspect was being investigated over the shooting of a pro-Trump activist at a protest.
Syria repels Israeli attack on Aleppo as missiles shot down before reaching their targets – state media https://www.rt.com/news/500423-missile-strike-aleppo-shot-down/
RT International
Syria repels Israeli attack on Aleppo as missiles shot down before reaching their targets – state media — RT World News
Syria’s air defenses thwarted an Israeli attack on Aleppo city early Friday morning, as multiple missiles were intercepted before reaching their targets, Syrian state-run television reported.
BBC News - Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54124996
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54124996
BBC News
Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel
The US president helps broker a landmark deal as Bahrain agrees to recognise the state of Israel.
Novel & untested: Head of Russian vaccine-funding team reacts to AstraZeneca resuming trial, says Sputnik V won’t carry same risks https://www.rt.com/russia/500567-astrazeneca-oxford-trial-resumes-reaction/
RT International
Head of Russia's Sovereign Wealth Fund says its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine carries fewer risks than rival British formula — RT…
The pause in trials of Britain's Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after an adverse reaction in a participant shows how risky the technology is, and why the developers of Russia's Sputnik V have chosen another platform.
Almost 11% of US millennials & Gen Z think the Jews caused the Holocaust, disturbing new survey shows https://www.rt.com/news/500812-millennials-think-jews-caused-holocaust/
RT International
Almost 11% of US millennials & Gen Z think the Jews caused the Holocaust, disturbing new survey shows — RT USA News
A new US survey brought unexpected results as nearly 11 percent of young pollsters believe the Jews were responsible for the Holocaust, amid a wider trend of shocking ignorance about the Nazi genocide.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/17/senate-democrat-unveil-hawkish-strategy-counter-china-biden-trump-election/
Dems are now pushing anti-china legislation that would “put in place harsher trade enforcement measures & build up US industrial capacity to challenge China.”
Democrats also want to:
- punish Beijing for Xinjiang policy
- authorize $125mil in military spending for Indo-Pacific region
- start/fund program to “train journalists on investigative techniques necessary to ensure public accountability re: Chinese influence operations abroad”
Dems are now pushing anti-china legislation that would “put in place harsher trade enforcement measures & build up US industrial capacity to challenge China.”
Democrats also want to:
- punish Beijing for Xinjiang policy
- authorize $125mil in military spending for Indo-Pacific region
- start/fund program to “train journalists on investigative techniques necessary to ensure public accountability re: Chinese influence operations abroad”
Foreign Policy
U.S. Democrats Unveil Hawkish Strategy to Counter China
The U.S. approach to its great power rival might not change significantly if Democrats take the White House in November.