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Republican rebels try to stop Trump's Canada tariffs
Four Republican US senators have broken ranks and voted with the Democrats in an effort to block President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada. In a rare display of opposition to the president, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul and Susan Collins helped to vote through a resolution 51 to 48 to end Trump's emergency declaration on fentanyl trafficking that he has used to justify tariffs on Canadian imports.
#News #BBC #Trump #Canada #LisaMurkowski #MitchMcConnell #RandPaul #SusanCollins
Republican rebels vote with Democrats to scupper Trump's Canada tariffs
Four Republican senators vote with Democrats to try and end levies on imported Canadian goods, steel and aluminium.Adam Hale (BBC News)
'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies
The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105.
Mr Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before World War Two.
The pilot's squadron shot down 90 enemy aircraft during an 11-day period in May 1940, and provided fighter cover during the Battle of France.
During the war, Gp Capt Hemingway was shot down four times.
John Hemingway : Last Of The Few
John Hemingway: Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105
Mr Hemingway, who is originally from Dublin, joined the RAF as a teenager before World War Two.Jessica Lawrence (BBC News)
UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. Currently only the Apple account holder can access data stored in this way - the tech giant itself cannot view it. The demand has been served by the Home Office under the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), which compels firms to provide information to law enforcement agencies.
#News #UK #Apple #DataEncryption #PrivacyLaws #IPA #BigBrotherWatch #FascismRising #BBC
UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.Zoe Kleinman (BBC News)
Footage shows NY officers beating prisoner before death
Newly released bodycam footage appears to show New York corrections officers fatally beating a handcuffed inmate who died the following morning. The inmate, 43-year-old Robert Brooks, was pronounced dead on 10 December, the day after the incident took place at the Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York.Following an internal review, New York Governor Kathy Hochul ordered the firing of the 13 officers and a prison nurse who were involved in the assault. The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James has opened an investigation into Brooks' death, and the union that represents state prison workers called the video "incomprehensible".
NY Corrections Officers Caught On Film
This is a large scale Conspiracy Within the NY Corrections system.
#News #BBC #NY #CorrectionFacilityReform
Footage shows NY officers beating prisoner before death
The New York attorney general has opened an investigation after Robert Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead at a state prison facility.Bernd Debusmann Jr (BBC News)
FBI informant who lied about Biden 'bribes' pleads guilty
A former informant has pleaded guilty to lying to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about a fake bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.Alexander Smirnov, 44, also admitted tax evasion after not reporting more than $2m (£1.58m) in income.
His claims became the basis of an impeachment investigation in Congress which centred around the false claims that the Bidens made millions in bribes from Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company.
But Smirnov admitted he made the story up, and pleaded guilty in Los Angeles on Monday as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
Guess What? Another Criminal Buddy of Trump That Presented False Testimony
#News #TrumpCriminalOrganization #BBC #FBI #TrumpRoguesGallery #TrumpCrimeFamily
FBI informant who lied about Biden 'bribes' pleads guilty
Alexander Smirnov will likely spend four to six years in prison for making up a story which sparked impeachment hearings.Mike Wendling (BBC News)
Giuliani must turn over $6m NYC apartment to election workers
And He Has 7 Days to Hand Them Over....
#Giuliani #NY #MakeTheNastyManPay #ServeTrumpLoseItAll #News #BBC #Election2020 #ElectionFraud
Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment to Georgia election workers
He has a week to also hand over watches and sports memorabilia to two election Georgia workers who successfully sued him for defamation.Rachel Looker (BBC News)
Not one of these Bastard Companies are GREEN as they claim. It's All Greenwash Nonsense!
Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres
#BBC #BusinessArticle #DirtyAI #AIDoomsUsAll
Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres
The tech giant says it will use energy from small reactors to power its use of artificial intelligence.João da Silva (BBC News)
'Special' singer and actor Kris Kristofferson dies
#Obituary #KrisKristofferson #BBC #Actor #Singer #Songwriter
US country music star Kris Kristofferson dies, aged 88
Friends and co-stars including Barbra Streisand and Dolly Parton pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson.Hafsa Khalil (BBC News)
US accuses Russia of 2024 election interference
RT boss Margarita Simonyan was one of 10 people sanctioned for alleged attempts to harm "public trust in our institutions".
Attorney General Merrick Garland accused state broadcaster RT, formerly Russia Today, of paying a Tennessee firm $10m to "create and distribute content to US audiences with hidden Russian government messaging".
"Three things are certain in life: death, taxes and RT's interference in the US elections."
RT (Russian Times) Caught Red Handed With Lots of Green Money
#CurrentEvents #BBC #Putin #PropagandaMill #RT #AmericanMediaFirms #DomainsSeized
US accuses Russia of interfering with presidential election
US charges Russian media executives and alleges state broadcaster RT has paid Tennessee-based firm millions to pump out propaganda.Sam Cabral (BBC News)
A Bugatti car, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans
A network of Russia-based websites masquerading as local American newspapers is pumping out fake stories as part of an AI-powered operation that is increasingly targeting the US election, a BBC investigation can reveal. A former Florida police officer who relocated to Moscow is one of the key figures behind it.John Mark Dougan, a former US Marine who worked as a police officer in Florida and Maine in the 2000s.
The Villain Behind The Fake News
#Villain #FakeNewsCreator #Moscow #AmericanTraitor #RussianAgent #WebOfDeceipt #BBC
A Bugatti, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans
A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.Paul Myers, Olga Robinson, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Mike Wendling (BBC News)
Highly recommend the 2009 In Our Time episode on @BBCRadio4 for this topic:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b00kfqm6
#whales #bbc #radio4 #InOurTime
In Our Time - The Whale - A History - BBC Sounds
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolutionary history of the whale.BBC
Jason Momoa's 1929 Rolls-Royce converted to electric by Kidlington company
Here's Something You Don't See Every Day....
#ElectricCars #RollsRoyce #1929 #JasonMomoa #BBC
Jason Momoa's 1929 Rolls-Royce converted to electric by Kidlington company
The actor said Electrogenic, based in Kidlington, was the "perfect fit" to carry out the project.BBC News
Robert De Niro tells Gotham Awards his speech was edited without his knowledge
Apple Censored his Speech evidently they don't want to offend their Republican Masters...
#News #Apple #GothamAwards #Censorship #DeNiro #BBC #TakeBackTechnology #TakeBackArt #EndRepublicanMeddling
Robert De Niro tells Gotham Awards his speech was edited without his knowledge
The actor says the speech he was reading was edited, removing critical comments about Donald Trump.By Ian Youngs (BBC News)
#Bacteria: The Tiny Giants
3-part #BBC #radio series narrated by #TimHayward and featuring a dozen or so #microbiologists, including (among others) #LauraHug, #PaulTurner, #ValeriaSouza and yours truly (discussing the #LTEE).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qlzq
Microbial Cities and New Worlds
Tim Hayward enters the bacterial jungle and discovers a whole new world of possibilities.BBC
Some parts of the BBC have decided to join the Fediverse on their own instance https://social.bbc/about
"This is an experiment - we will run it for 6 months, and then look at how much value it has provided, how much work it requires to maintain and then decide whether and how to continue."
Accounts being created include:
And a few others.
Edit: confirmed https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub
BBC Mastodon
This is an experimental Mastodon instance run by BBC Research and Development.Mastodon hosted on social.bbc
Boris Johnson Partygate report: Key findings at a glance
A report by MPs into whether the former prime minister misled Parliament has finally been published.
Connecticut 'witches' exonerated by Senate lawmakers
Does It Really Matter? 370 Years To Achieve Justice....
#News #BBC #USA #WitchTrials #History #Connecticut
Connecticut 'witches' exonerated by Senate lawmakers
Eleven of the 12 were hanged after trials the state Senate acknowledges were a "miscarriage of justice".By Bernd Debusmann Jr (BBC News)
I'm sure it will start to grow quickly and get a headstart on the other big public broadcaster #ARD, which has labeled its first account a test (@NDR).
Of course it would also be a headstart on the big public broadcasters, that are arguing with #Twitter.
#NPR #PBS #TwitterTakeover #ElonMusk #SocialMedia #BBC
Let's see, if NPR and PBS find their way here. Oh and where is the #BBC?
#Twitter #TwitterTakeover #ElonMusk #SocialMedia
Ukraine: Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike
So the Truth Comes Out...
#News #BBC #Putin #Boris #UK #Russia #ThereWasNeverAChanceForPeace
Ukraine: Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike
Boris Johnson says he had an "extraordinary" call with President Putin before the Ukraine invasion.By James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, & William McLennan (BBC News)
Just happened to be walking back to work when Isaw this shot through the wall and had to take the shot!
#bbc #photography #wales #cymru
