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Meet the $4 Billion Dollar Network Funding America’s Anti-Trump Protests
From Trenton to Seaside Heights. From Newark to Cape May, the recent protests against President Donald J. Trump appear to be a well-financed and coordinated national effort backed by a billion-dollar network.…
California truckers halt ‘gig-worker’ law protests over weekend as port activity slows
By RachnaManojkumar Dhanrajani and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Independent truckers who have been protesting at California’s busy Oakland seaport over the past week against a new state law known as the “gig-worker”…
China Ramps Up Censorship As Protests Break Out Across The Nation
China Ramps Up Censorship As Protests Break Out Across The Nation John Hugh DeMastri on July 21, 2022 Chinese censors are removing videos, posts and hashtags related to protests over mortgage payments…
Trucker protests halt cargo movement at California’s No. 3 seaport
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES -Protesting truckers stopped traffic on Wednesday at a Northern California port, one of the busiest in the United States, as they demonstrated against a new state labor…
Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil war victor brought down by protests
By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of Tamil Tiger guerrillas to end a long-running civil war and went on to become president, had been…
Protests Rage As Chinese Banks Won’t Let People Withdraw Their Funds
Protests Rage As Chinese Banks Won’t Let People Withdraw Their Funds Jack McEvoy on July 11, 2022 Crowds of Chinese bank customers demonstrated outside a bank on Sunday over bank accounts that…
Ecuador affirms deficit target of 2% of GDP despite protests -minister
QUITO – Ecuador is holding firm to its fiscal deficit target for the year of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP), economy minister Pablo Arosemena said on Monday, despite losses to oil…
Sri Lankan Prime Minister To Resign After Protests Over Collapsed Economy
Sri Lankan Prime Minister To Resign After Protests Over Collapsed Economy Micaela Burrow on July 9, 2022 Sri Lanka’s prime minister has agreed to step down after mass protests over the dire…
In exile or prison, Cuban activism gutted one year after mass protests
By Dave Sherwood and Marc Frank HAVANA – On July 11 last year, Cuba appeared poised for political change. Protests – the largest since the late Fidel Castro took power in 1959…
High school on fire: violent protests by kids rock Chile
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO – As Chilean school kids start winter vacation, they leave behind a semester marked by violence. Several high schools around Santiago were taken over by students;…
Pro-Chinese Agents Conducted Fake Social Media Protests To Halt US Mining
Pro-Chinese operatives pretended to be legitimate protestors on social media to create controversy surrounding the opening of rare earth mineral mines in the US, Mandiant Corporation reported Tuesday. Fake Twitter and Facebook…
Ottawa police call in Canada Day reinforcements for ‘freedom’ protests
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Ottawa officials said on Monday they are closing roads and calling in reinforcements to keep anti-government “freedom” protesters from disrupting Canada Day festivities, which are being held…
Ecuador government, indigenous leaders hold first talks amid protests
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO -Ecuador’s government and indigenous leaders met on Saturday for the first formal talks since mass protests began two weeks ago, and President Guillermo Lasso eased security measures. The…
Ecuador indigenous protests carry on despite small concession
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO – Ecuador’s government on Thursday acquiesced to a demand of indigenous demonstrators who have held 11 days of protests, giving them access to a cultural center, but violent…
Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Unregistered Destructive Devices During Portland Protests
PORTLAND, Ore.—An Indiana man was sentenced to federal prison today for repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging others to commit violence during protests that…
Peru expects lower economic growth on impact of mine protests
LIMA – Peru’s economic growth will likely be slightly lower this year, according to a new central bank forecast on Friday following disruptions to major mining projects in the Andean nation, the…
SpaceX protests Viasat-Inmarsat merger plans to U.S. FCC
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON – SpaceX’s satellite unit on Monday protested Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), alleging the rival satellite operator had violated commission rules…
Indian Muslim groups urge followers to shun protests over anti-Islam comments
By Rupam Jain MUMBAI – Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad…
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Shooting a Gun on Federal Property During the May 2020 Protests
INDIANAPOLIS – Tyrone Ross, 30, Indianapolis, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ross is prohibited from possessing firearms due to multiple…
Gun Control Activist Wants To ‘Hold America Hostage,’ Calls For Mass Protests
Gun Control Activist Wants To ‘Hold America Hostage,’ Calls For Mass Protests Harold Hutchison on June 2, 2022 Dave Cullen, a guest on MSNBC’s “Deadline” called for protests to “hold America hostage”…
Israeli forces injure dozens in West Bank protests, Palestinian medics say
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Israeli forces injured almost 90 people in protests in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. At least one Palestinian was shot in…
TotalEnergies investors back company’s climate plan despite protests
By Benjamin Mallet PARIS -TotalEnergies’ shareholders on Wednesday voted in favour of the French oil and gas company’s climate strategy at an annual meeting as protesters outside denounced the group’s environmental toll…
Peru economy grows 3.79% in March, weighed down by mining protests
LIMA – Peru’s economy grew 3.79% in March compared with a year earlier, the country’s statistics agency said on Sunday, with most sectors of the economy showing improvement, while the key mining…
‘I’m outraged’: voices from abortion rights protests across the U.S
(Reuters) – Thousands of abortion rights supporters are protesting across the United States on Saturday, starting what organizers said would be “a summer of rage” if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the…
POLL: Vast Majority Of Americans Say SCOTUS Home Protests Are ‘Unacceptable’
POLL: Vast Majority Of Americans Say SCOTUS Home Protests Are ‘Unacceptable’ Laurel Duggan on May 10, 2022 A majority of voters believed publishing Supreme Court justices’ addresses and showing up at their…
Analysis-Peru’s Castillo hardens stance on mining protests as economy stumbles
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA – Peru’s leftist President Pedro Castillo has signaled a tougher stance on protests against mining companies that are roiling the Andean nation, the world’s second largest copper producer,…
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