Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 21, 2020

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8541689/Donald-Trump-REJECTS-Portland-mayors-demand-remove-federal-law-enforcement.html

The Chicago Tribune reported that 150 of the agents are heading to Chicago, under a plan being drawn up by officials at the Homeland Security Department. They are reportedly Homeland Security Investigations agents.
 
Local officials have complained that federal agents on the scene in tense situations are not as well trained in deescalating situations and dealing with protesters as are local police who interact with the community daily...      more

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Jul 17, 2020

‘No reason’ for President Trump to send federal troops to Detroit, Gov. Whitmer says

July 21 - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel on Monday released statements after President Donald Trump said he was considering sending federal law enforcement to cities including Detroit to address recent protests.

The death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis has sparked protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Michigan and nationally.

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 19, 2020

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Head of Russia's $10BILLION fund claims he and his big cat-loving wife have ALREADY been vaccinated with Putin's 'experimental' shot after Moscow 'tried to steal' Oxford research

Kirill Dmitriev, 45, the manager of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, claims he and wife Natalia Popova have been given an experimental coronavirus vaccine
He says they now have double the anitbodies of a regular coronavirus patient
Vaccine is about to enter Phase III trial and could be ready by September, he said
Announcement came just hours after UK accused Russian hackers of targeting its researchers, fuelling speculation they stole sensitive data

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8532903/Russian-billionaire-claims-wife-vaccinated-coronavirus.html

Russia Is Trying to Beat the West to a Covid-19 Vaccine

July 18 - (Bloomberg) -- A top Russian official said his country could roll out a vaccine against Covid-19 as soon as September, while denying accusations that hackers working for the country’s intelligence agency tried to steal sensitive data from rival researchers in the U.K., U.S. and Canada.
“Russia may be one of the first to produce a vaccine against the backdrop of the billions that are being invested in the U.S. and all the pharma companies working on it,” said Kirill Dmitriev, the chief executive of the government-backed Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is financing one of the the country’s efforts to devise a vaccine. “It's a little bit of a shocking story.”

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/russia-is-trying-to-beat-the-west-to-a-covid-19-vaccine-1.1467284

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 18, 2020

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8535159/Trump-stops-interview-demand-proof-Biden-wants-defund-police-doesnt-exist.html

'Let's go!' Donald Trump furiously orders aides to provide proof to Fox News' Chris Wallace that Joe Biden wants to defund the police - and his staff CAN'T provide any
President Trump halted an interview with 'Fox News Sunday's' Chris Wallace after the host told him Democrat Joe Biden didn't want to defund the police 

Wallace explained on Fox News' "Bill Hemmer Reports" that the president had his staff  retrieve highlights of the unity platform that found "a lot of things that he objected to that Biden has agreed to."
"But he couldn’t find any indication – because there isn’t any – that Joe Biden has sought to defund and abolish the police," the Fox News anchor said...     more

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/17/fox-news-chris-wallace-fact-checks-trump-bidens-stance-police/5461970002/

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 17, 2020

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/16/trumps-covid-19-denial-blows-up-his-face/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_opinions

Trump’s covid-19 denial blows up in his face
July - President Trump’s only real strategy for addressing the coronavirus pandemic has been denial. It will go away. States must reopen. Try hydroxychloroquine. Move the Republican National Convention to avoid guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Forget masks. Test less.
Without exception, each of these instances of magical thinking not only failed him but made things much worse, both politically and medically.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1310206/china-us-news-world-war-3-ww3-donald-trump-beijing-xi-jinping-china-news

China-US row escalates: Warning of 'real danger' of war issued as tensions explode
CHINA and the US could have reached a point of "real danger" of war escalating as tensions between Beijing and President Donald Trump continue to rise, former Obama official Danny Russell warned.

Charlie Brown (查理布朗) | July 16, 2020

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/trumps-executive-order-on-hong-kong-will-inflict-pain-on-chinese-regime-experts-say_3425926.html

Trump’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Will ‘Inflict Pain’ on Chinese Regime, Experts Say

July 15 - The United States’ actions in response to Beijing’s expanding control over Hong Kong will “inflict pain” on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, while dampening the city’s attractiveness as a financial hub, analysts said.

President Donald Trump on July 14 signed into law a bill that stipulates sanctions on officials and banks involved in eroding the city’s autonomy. He also signed an executive order ending Hong Kong’s preferential treatment by the United States.

Trump Signs Bill To Sanction China Over Treatment Of Hong Kong | NBC News
Jul 15, 2020

America is already losing the new cold war with ChinaJuly 15 - The relevant question about the prospect of a new Cold War between the United States and China is not whether it is likely to happen but whether the U.S. has both the internal cohesion and the diplomatic acumen to wage it successfully.