Brooklyn U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan said safety restrictions and guidelines may even “turn New York City into a very different, even desolate, place compared to how it was before the pandemic,” but he declined to grant a preliminary injunction against rules that prohibit restaurants from serving food after midnight. Indoor dining is also restricted to 25% capacity as of Sept. 30.
Daily Archives: 17. Oktober 2020
Judge Refuses to Block Cuomo‘s COVID Restrictions After Brooklyn Catholic Diocese Files Lawsuit
Ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis said in an order Friday that even though the rules harm religious groups, it is not in the public interest to block them if they are helping prevent a wave of new infections.
With help from the Becket Fund, New York’s Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam school for Jewish girls just filed a lawsuit against the recent coronavirus lockdown orders imposed by NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Groundbreaking number of demonstrators against PM Netanyahu in Jerusalem tonight, across the street from his house. It is an anti corruption demonstration as he is defendant in bribery, breach of trust trial.
Israel gets top marks for combating international bribery
For the second successive year, Transparency International ranks Israel in its highest category for enforcement against bribery of foreign officials.
Anti-Netanyahu Protests Resume in Jerusalem, Across Israel, in Shadow of Right-wing Violence
Following the expiration of movement restrictions, tens of thousands of protesters gathered across Israel Saturday night, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down in light of his criminal indictments, and many faced violence at the hands of both police and right-wing groups.
Bergkarabach: Neuer Anlauf für Waffenruhe
Am Abend telefonierte Russlands Außenminister Sergej Lawrow mit seinen Kollegen in Armenien und Aserbaidschan. Er appellierte eindringlich, dass sich beide Länder an die Waffenruhe halten.
Parlamentswahlen in Neuseeland – Arderns Labour-Partei holt absolute Mehrheit
Wegen ihres Umgangs mit den Attentaten von Christchurch, bei denen ein Rechtsextremist aus Australien im vergangenen Jahr in zwei Moscheen 51 Muslime erschossen hatte, und ihres erfolgreichen Kampfes gegen die Corona-Pandemie hat Ardern auch international viel Anerkennung gefunden.
So much for the Welsh ‚travel ban‘: Traffic flows freely between England and Wales on first day of ‚unenforcable‘ ban on travelers from English coronavirus hotspots like Liverpool
It was described as ‚unenforceable‘ by the Police Federation earlier this week and there is still no sign of any high-visibility patrols or roadblocks to deter travel from Merseyside – despite Liverpool being in Tier 3.
Those who ignore the restrictions will be breaking the law and could face fixed penalty notices starting at £50 – but there have so far been no reports of drivers being stopped.
Britain is at boiling point: JOHN HUMPHRYS rails at fear replacing reason, ministers who have lost control… and why the public is rising up against the hysterical response to Covid‘s second wave
Look, I know it‘s easy to find fault with officialdom.
There have always been bossy bureaucrats who justify their existence by making our lives difficult. Always will be.
And if that‘s all we have to complain about in this, the nation‘s greatest crisis . . . well, we can live with that. Except that it‘s not all we have to complain about. And, crucially, this is not the nation‘s greatest crisis. Not by a mile.
Jeremy Corbyn‘s brother Piers leads new demonstration against Covid lockdown rules as Londoners begin life under new Tier 2 restrictions
Regulations in the second level of lockdown means people must not socialise with anybody outside of their household or support bubble in any indoor setting nor socialise in a group of more than six outside – including in a garden.
Turkey violated US legislation by using F-16s in Azerbaijan, says expert on American studies
Turkey has violated the US legislation by using the American-made F-16 fighter jets in the territory of Azerbaijan during the war against Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), Expert on American studies Suren Sargsyan told Armenpress, adding that the F-16s could be deployed in Azerbaijan’s territory only by the permission of the US President, which, however, didn’t take place.
„Apartments in ruins“ – 3 civilians wounded in latest Azeri bombardment of Stepanakert City
Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender Artak Beglaryan released a video on his social media account showing the consequences of the night bombing. “This is the consequences of Azerbaijan’s deliberate strikes with 6 heavy missiles at the peaceful settlements of Stepanakert,” he said, posting the images of the ruins.
URGENT – According to unconfirmed data, Azerbaijani Armed Forces destroyed another S-300 anti-aircraft missile system of the Armenian Armed Forces, today. #Turkey tested today its new S-400 Air Defense systems (likely useful against Armenia)
CONFIRMED – A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 UAV/drone by the Azerbaijan armed forces captured the moments when the Armenian S-300 Air Defense System was destroyed.
Azerbaijan-Georgia overhead power line damaged due to Armenian missile attack on Ganja
However, the missiles aimed at the power plants in Mingachevir were destroyed in the air, the strike in the direction of Ganja resulted in an accident on the Samukh-Gardabani 500-kilovolt overhead power line of international importance.
Legitimate military targets located in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja
Legitimate military targets located in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja:
Aserbaidschan: Zwölf Tote bei Raketenangriff auf Wohngebiet
Bei einem Raketenangriff auf die aserbaidschanische Stadt Gandscha sind zwölf Zivilisten und Zivilistinnen getötet und mehr als 40 weitere Menschen verletzt worden. Mehrere Häuserreihen in einem Wohnviertel der 300.000 Einwohner zählenden Stadt seien bei dem Angriff heute zerstört worden, teilte die aserbaidschanische Generalstaatsanwaltschaft mit.
MV streicht die Quarantänepflicht für innerdeutsche Urlauber
(17.10.2020)
Nach wochenlangem Streit und wenige Tage vor einem dazu erwarteten Gerichtsurteil einigten sich Landesregierung und Tourismusbranche am Sonnabend auf einen Kompromiss. Für Urlauber im Nordosten reicht von kommendem Mittwoch an ein negativer Corona-Test aus, der nicht älter als 48 Stunden ist. Die bislang zusätzlich geforderte Quarantäne von mindestens fünf Tagen und ein folgender zweiter Test entfallen
Gericht entscheidet nächste Woche über Reisebeschränkungen
(17.10.2020)
Im Streit um die Quarantänevorschriften in MV entscheidet das Oberverwaltungsgericht erst in der kommenden Woche, ob die Beschränkungen für Reisende aus Corona-Hotspots rechtens ist.
Damit legte das Gericht nach eigenen Angaben den Termin für einen Richterspruch fest, der bereits am Freitag erwartet worden war.
Chile to Mark the First Anniversary of its Social Outbreak
On Sunday, a massive rally is expected in „The Dignity Square,“ which has been the epicenter of demonstrations in Santiago City.
„In the last year, over a million Chileans have taken to the streets to demand their rights. They do not deserve repression,“ CUP activists Fuad Chahin said.
Wahl in Bolivien: Drohung von Gewalt, keine Wahl für Bolivianer im Ausland?
Kurz vor den morgigen Parlaments- und Präsidentschaftswahlen steigt die Anspannung bei Wählern in Bolivien, bei im Ausland lebenden Bolivianern sowie bei internationalen Wahlbeobachtern.
Honduras: EU-Abgeordnete reagieren auf erneuten Mord an Umweltschützer
Familienangehörige der Gefangenen und die Menschenrechtsverteidiger aus Guapinol berichten in Gesprächen mit solidarischen Organisationen bereits seit mehreren Monaten, dass eine Gruppe Bewaffneter sich im Ort etabliere und immer wieder drohend ihre Macht zur Schau stelle.
What if the laptop was stolen from Hunter Biden (not a claim I have heard though). What would that mean from a legal perspective?
6. Then things get very weird. The shop owner says, before turning over the computer to the feds, they made a copy of the contents of the computer and gave them to Rudy Giuliani‘s lawyer
Mmmmhmmmm
Hunter Biden email story: Computer repair store owner describes handing over laptop to FBI
The man, John Paul Mac Isaac, said he ‚can‘t be 100% sure‘ it was Hunter Biden who dropped off the computer for repair.
Electoral College: Verteilung (2012–2020)
Bundesstaat:
Wahlleute:
New Poll of 2,289 Voters In 4 Battleground States: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, And Wisconsin
– Michigan (543 respondents): 52% Biden, 43% Trump, 4% other, 2% unsure
– Ohio (586): 50% Trump, 47% Biden, 3% other, 1% unsure
– Pennsylvania (600): 52% Biden, 45% Trump, 2% other, 1% unsure
– Wisconsin (560): 53% Biden, 45% Trump, 2% other, 1% unsure
Exclusive poll: Trump and Biden deadlocked in Florida
The poll shows both Biden and Trump garnering 48 percent of support among likely voters in the Sunshine State, while another 4 percent are unsure of how they will vote.
New Quinnipiac poll shows President Trump and Joe Biden in virtual tie in Ohio
(14.10.2020)
According to a new Quinnipiac University poll, Biden and Trump are essentially tied in the Buckeye State. The survey of more than 1,100 likely voters in Ohio shows Biden at 48% and Trump at 47%. Four percent are undecided.
Atomvertrag: USA lehnen Putins Vorschlag ab
Vier Monate vor dem Auslaufen des letzten großen atomaren Abrüstungsvertrags hat die US-Regierung einen Vorschlag von Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin zur Verlängerung abgelehnt.
S-400-System: Türkei testet wohl russische Raketenabwehr
Ersten Berichten zufolge hat die Türkei eine Übung mit dem russischen S-400-Raketenabwehrsystem abgehalten. Der Deal mit Moskau belastet die Beziehungen zur NATO schwer. Die USA drohen mit „ernsten Folgen“.