âThe Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appear to have increasingly abused emergency authorities to justify the use of force against Americans exercising their right to peaceful assembly,â wrote House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.).
Daily Archives: 20. Juli 2020
Adevinta wins auction to buy eBay‘s classified ads unit for nearly $9 billion
Norwayâs Adevinta has won the auction to buy the bulk of eBayâs classified ads unit for nearly $9 billion, with the U.S. e-commerce firm planning to keep a minority stake, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
Vodacom to launch Alipay fintech âsuper appâ in South Africa
Ant Financial Services, which was formerly known as Alipay â also the name of its biggest product â is an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. The Vodacom deal is the first time it has licensed the Alipay technology platform to a third party without taking an equity stake in the venture, said Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits the U.K. â here is what to look out for
Mike Pompeo arrived in the U.K. on Monday for a two-day visit that will also see the U.S. Secretary of State stop in Denmark.
U.K. Orders 90 Million Vaccine Doses from Pfizer and Valneva
âItâs the right thing to be doing to be at the absolute front of the queue to make sure weâre in a position to get those vaccines first when they become available,â Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told the BBC during the governmentâs media round on Monday.
Oxford coronavirus vaccine is safe and induces immune reaction, findings suggest
Initial trials on 1,077 British adults found that the vaccine induced strong antibody and T-cell responses, which may improve further after a booster jab, as reported by the Telegraph.
There were found to be no serious adverse events, and minor side effects could be controlled by paracetamol, two papers in The Lancet reported.
Coronavirus: ‚There may never be a COVID-19 vaccine‘
The chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce says there may never be a vaccine for coronavirus.
Kate Bingham told Kay Burley @Breakfast if a vaccine was found, it may not prevent people from getting the virus but will reduce symptoms.
Generalbundesanwalt nicht zustÀndig?
Die Ermittler sprechen im Fall der Drohschreiben von einem „sehr dynamischen Geschehen“. Es sei aber noch lange nicht geklĂ€rt, ob es sich um denselben Absender handele, sagte ein Sprecher der Staatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt am Main. Die Schreiben anhand eines Sprachduktus einem Verfasser allein zuzuordnen, sei sehr schwierig.
Ecuador: Rafael Correaâs Party Barred From Running in Elections
The legal representatives of the four political organizations suspended will have ten days to present their discharges.
Stimmen zum Gipfel in BrĂŒssel – „Eindruck, EU teilt sich in vier Teile auf“
Auch wenn es beim Hauptkonflikt – der Frage nach der Höhe der ZuschĂŒsse fĂŒr KrisenlĂ€nder vor allem im SĂŒden – eine AnnĂ€herung gibt, bleiben noch jede Menge weiterer Streitpunkte, wie ZDF-Korrespondent Stefan Leifert berichtet:
Strittig ist nach wie vor auch eine Kopplung der Auszahlung von EU-Geldern an rechtsstaatliche Standards – dies vor dem Hintergrund problematischer Entwicklungen etwa in Polen und Ungarn.
Brasilien: Regierung erwartet Eskalationen in der Region und Àndert MilitÀrdoktrin
Hingegen baute er die Partnerschafft mit den USA aus, die Brasilien im August 2019 zu einem der „wichtigsten MilitĂ€r-Partner“ auĂerhalb der NATO ernannten, was den Verkauf sensibler RĂŒstungsgĂŒter ermöglicht.
No need to Mind the Gap: Astrophysicists fill in 11 billion years of our universeâs expansion history
This map represents the combined effort of more than 20 years of mapping the Universe using the Sloan Foundation telescope. The cosmic history that has been revealed in this map shows that about six billion years ago, the expansion of the Universe began to accelerate, and has continued to get faster and faster ever since. This accelerated expansion seems to be due to a mysterious invisible component of the Universe called âdark energy,â consistent with Einsteinâs General Theory of Relativity but extremely difficult to reconcile with our current understanding of particle physics.
Millionen Galaxien und Quasare analysiert: Forschende schaffen bisher grösste 3D-Karte des Universums
Im Projekt forschte das Team bis zu elf Milliarden Jahre zurĂŒck in die Vergangenheit. Dazu benutzten sie sogenannte Quasare – der aktive Kern einer Galaxie, deren supermassenreiches Schwarzes Loch in ihrem Zentrum durch die darin eingeschlossene Materie extrem hell wird.
Die Karte zeigt, dass sich die Expansion des Universums an einem bestimmten Punkt beschleunigt hat und seither anhĂ€lt. Die Forschenden machen dafĂŒr dunkle Energie verantwortlich.
Berliner Polizei: Mehr als 130 Datenbanken und fast 100.000 personengebundene Hinweise gespeichert
âBei fast allen personengebundenen Hinweisen (PHW/EHW) ist der Rechtsschutz fĂŒr die Betroffenen höchst problematisch. Sie mĂŒssen aktiv gegen die Speicherung vorgehen, ohne zu wissen, dass Informationen ĂŒber sie gespeichert sind.â
Lux kritisiert vor allem die Hinweise âBetĂ€ubungsmittelkonsumentâ, âPsychische Verhaltensstörungâ und âAnsteckungsgefahrâ, weil diese Eigenschaften in einer kurzen Lebensphase auftauchen könnten, aber sehr lange bei der Polizei gespeichert wĂŒrden. âEine Lösung wĂ€re, die Betroffenen bestimmter PHW grundsĂ€tzlich zu informieren, die ĂberprĂŒfungsfristen zu verkĂŒrzen und sich vor allem auf Gewalt und echte Gefahren fĂŒr Körper und Gesundheit der Polizisten im Einsatz zu konzentrieren.â
House Democrats ask watchdogs to probe federal crackdown on protests
âThe Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appear to have increasingly abused emergency authorities to justify the use of force against Americans exercising their right to peaceful assembly,â wrote House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.).
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: Federal Officers Are ‚Adding Gasoline To A Fire‘
MARTIN: First of all, would you just give us an update on the situation in Portland today?
BROWN: Obviously, things are very challenging right now. I was very, very clear with the Trump administration and the head of the Homeland Security to take their federal troops off the streets of Portland. The Trump administration needs to stop playing politics with people‘s lives. We don‘t have a secret police in this country. This is not a dictatorship. And Trump needs to get his officers off the streets.
We are trying to help Portland, not hurt it. Their leadership has, for months, lost control of the anarchists and agitators. They are missing in action. We must protect Federal property, AND OUR PEOPLE. These were not merely protesters, these are the real deal!
This morning, @jaketapper @CNNSotu asked if I believed the President was breaking the law. Not only do I believe he is breaking the law, but he is also endangering the lives of Portlanders. His actions are unconstitutional.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on federal troops descending upon the unrest in his city: „Their presence here is actually leading to more violence and more vandalism. And it‘s not helping the situation at all. They‘re not wanted here“
A Navy veteran says he was beaten and pepper sprayed by authorities while attending his first protest in Portland
When contacted by CNN, a spokesperson for the Portland Police Bureau said that their officers were not involved in the incident.
Customs and Border Protection also told CNN that their officers were not involved.
CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security and US Marshals for a comment but has not yet heard back.
Einsatz der Bundespolizei in Portland: „Wir wollen, dass sie gehen“
Die Kritik seitens der Demokraten lieĂ nicht lange auf sich warten. Die Vorsitzende des ReprĂ€sentantenhauses, Nancy Pelosi, sagte in einem Statement, man lebe in einer Demokratie, nicht in einer Bananenrepublik. Sie halte die Entsendung der Truppen fĂŒr einen „eklatanten Machtmissbrauch“.
Unmarked Vehicle, unmarked agents, in the dark. This is not an abduction scene in a movie about a totalitarian regime. It‘s real happening in Portland, Oregon, USA.
(17.06.2020)
‚Secret police force‘: Feds reportedly pull Portland protesters into unmarked vehicles, stirring outrage
(17.06.2020)
Federal law enforcement officers have used unmarked vehicles to detain protesters in Portland, according to news reports and at least one protester who spoke to USA TODAY.
Videos shared online show officers driving up to people, detaining them without explanation, then driving off, Oregon Public Broadcasting first reported. The ACLU filed a lawsuit Friday evening to try and end what it called „lawlessness“ on the streets of Portland.
EU-Gipfel: Kurz „sehr zufrieden“ mit Ergebnis
Beim EU-Gipfel zum 1,8 Billionen Euro schweren Finanzpaket in BrĂŒssel haben sich die Staats- und Regierungschefs am MontagfrĂŒh nach Angaben von Diplomaten auf einen wichtigen Aspekt des Aufbaufonds geeinigt. Es bestehe eine Einigung, dass der Fonds 390 Milliarden Euro an ZuschĂŒssen enthalten sollte, hieĂ es in Ratskreisen.
EU-Gipfel: Einigung auf 390 Mrd. Euro ZuschĂŒsse
Beim EU-Gipfel zum 1,8 Billionen Euro schweren Finanzpaket in BrĂŒssel haben sich die Staats- und Regierungschefs am MontagfrĂŒh nach Angaben von Diplomaten auf einen wichtigen Aspekt des Aufbaufonds geeinigt.
EU-Gipfel geht in den vierten Tag
Am Morgen wurde der Gipfel nach kurzer Zusammenkunft in groĂer Runde erneut unterbrochen. Die GesprĂ€che sollen am Nachmittag um 16.00 Uhr weitergehen, wie der Sprecher von EU-RatsprĂ€sident Charles Michel auf Twitter mitteilte.