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Trump’s Coronavirus Infection Upends Presidential Campaign
The coronavirus pandemic has again upended the U.S. presidential campaign with President Donald Trump’s announcement early Friday morning that he and first lady Melania Trump have contracted the potentially deadly virus.Both the president and the first lady placed themselves in quarantine, and Trump was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in late afternoon following reports that he developed a fever. White House officials emphasized the president is not incapacitated and would continue to work from the hospital.Trump’s battle with the coronavirus could rally public support for him, as often happens in a time of crisis. But it could also conflict with his campaign message that everything is getting back to normal.“It’s very unpredictable at this time,” said John Fortier, a political analyst with the Bipartisan Policy Center.The second presidential debate, scheduled for October 15, could be postponed or canceled if Trump is too ill to participate or remains in quarantine to prevent the spread of infection. The debate, which was to be a town hall-style event with a live audience in Miami, could also be changed to a virtual format with participation via video conferencing.With the November election just weeks away, Fortier said, both presidential candidates are making their “primary argument” to win over undecided voters and generate enthusiasm among supporters.Pandemic focusTrump had been holding mass rallies where he has downplayed the seriousness of the virus and many supporters have not worn masks. At an event in New Jersey on Thursday, the president said the development of a vaccine was imminent and that ”the end of the pandemic is in sight.”Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can
download this video to view it offline.Download File360p | 7 MB480p | 10 MB540p | 12 MB720p | 25 MB1080p | 50 MBOriginal | 176 MB Embed” />Copy Download AudioThe president falling ill could conflict with his campaign message “that everything is turning around, we’re past this, and things are getting back to normal,” said Todd Belt, a professor of politics at George Washington University.The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. has topped 208,000, and the infection rates in many states have recently been rising, according to Johns Hopkins University data.The president has defended his administration’s response to the health and economic crises caused by the pandemic, saying the death toll would have reached into the millions had he not moved quickly to suspend travel from China where the outbreak originated and provided extensive medical support to states.Public reactionBelt said many people will be hard pressed to feel sympathy for Trump after his mocking of Democratic candidate Joe Biden and others for wearing masks, and after the president continued to hold events that violate social distancing guidance from health officials.With the electorate already intensely divided over Trump, Fortier with the Bipartisan Policy Center said he can “imagine both sides feeling strongly that this is related to their feelings” and reinforce their political views about the coronavirus and the campaign.Public opinion could also turn against Biden if his campaign is seen as mocking or ridiculing Trump for contracting the virus, Fortier said.“I think it could be dangerous politically for Biden and really backfire on him,” he said.Because of the pandemic, Biden had already cut back significantly on travel and instead waged a mostly virtual campaign with few in-person events and with mandatory masks and social distancing enforced.During a speech Friday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Biden said he sent “my prayers for the health and safety of the first lady and the President of the United States.”“We can get this pandemic under control so we can get our economy working for everyone,” Biden said. “But this cannot be a partisan moment. It must be an American moment.”Biden has made what he has described as Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic a major focus of his campaign, contrasting his plans to implement a national strategy to bring down the infection rate with the president’s downplaying of the virus.Extreme scenarioWhile the White House says the president is experiencing only mild symptoms, there are risks that his condition could get significantly worse and even be life threatening. Trump, at age 74 and somewhat overweight, is in a high-risk category for complications from COVID-19 that can cause significant damage to the lungs and heart.If the president were to become incapacitated, Vice President Mike Pence would assume the role of the acting head of the federal government and commander in chief.Pence on Friday tested negative for the coronavirus. The White House is conducting widespread testing of officials who may have come in contact with the president and his senior aide Hope Hicks, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.Biden, his wife, Jill, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris all tested negative for the coronavirus Friday.Regarding the presidential campaign and November election, the Republican Party could replace Trump as the party nominee if he is unable to continue.Voters backing the party would still cast their ballots for the Trump-Pence ticket. But because the U.S. Electoral College system uses the popular vote to pick electors pledged to the winning party, those electors affiliated with the Republican party could then vote for the new party nominee.
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By Polityk | 10/03/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Trump, Diagnosed With COVID-19, to Work From Hospital
U.S. President Donald Trump, suffering from the coronavirus, was taken by helicopter from the White House to a nearby military hospital Friday afternoon, where he was expected to remain for at least several days.The president, with a wave and a thumbs-up gesture to reporters, boarded Marine One on the White House South Lawn and flew to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, which has a suite that allows presidents to work from the hospital.Maine One with President Donald Trump aboard leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington.After the helicopter landed at the hospital, Trump walked to a vehicle for the short drive to the main building’s entrance.“Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the president will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement.There was no immediate transfer of power from the hospitalized 74-year-old president to Vice President Mike Pence, who was at his official residence, the U.S. Naval Observatory, according to White House officials.pic.twitter.com/B4H105KVSs— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020Trump “remains in good spirits, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day,” according to the press secretary.Less than 24 hours after he and first lady Melania Trump were diagnosed with COVID-19, the president was given, at the White House, a yet-to-be approved, unproven but promising treatment.Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can
A memorandum from the White House physician, Sean Conley, released by the White House, provides an update on President Donald Trump’s medical condition after the announcement that the president had tested positive for the coronavirus, Oct. 2, 2020.Conley added in his statement that the first lady “remains well with only a mild cough and headache, and the remainder of the first family are well and tested negative” for the coronavirus.“It is a very moderate case” of the coronavirus that has infected the president, according to his economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, who spoke to a group of White House reporters. “The president is going to get healthy soon.”The president’s illness comes a month before the November election. His opponent, Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden, said on Friday that he was sending “prayers for the health and safety of the first lady and the president of the United States.”Biden added that the president’s positive test for COVID-19 was a “bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously.”Trump and Biden were about 4 meters apart on a debate stage Tuesday evening in Cleveland, Ohio. Biden’s campaign said the former vice president on Friday tested negative for the coronavirus.Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden arrives to speak at United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 951 in Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 2, 2020.Speaking Friday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Biden, wearing a surgical mask, called again for a national mask mandate, asserting that it could save 100,000 lives in 100 days.The coronavirus has killed more than 208,000 people in the United States and infected 7.3 million across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University data.Trump’s campaign Friday put on hold all previously announced events involving the president’s participation.“Vice President Mike Pence, who has tested negative for COVID-19, plans on resuming his scheduled campaign events,” said the campaign’s manager, Bill Stepien, in a statement.In the early morning hours of Friday, Trump tweeted: “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!”Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020Minutes later, the White House released a memorandum from the president’s physician, Conley, confirming the positive tests for the Trumps.Melania Trump later tweeted, “As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.”As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together.— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 2, 2020In another tweet, the first lady acknowledged she also had “mild symptoms but overall feeling good.”Thank you for the love you are sending our way. I have mild symptoms but overall feeling good. I am looking forward to a speedy recovery.— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 2, 2020Trump, who for months has played down the seriousness of the coronavirus, on Thursday evening confirmed during a telephone interview on the Fox News Channel that he and the first lady had been tested after one of his closest aides, Hope Hicks, was confirmed to have been infected.Hicks, counselor to the president, traveled with Trump to Pennsylvania for a campaign rally on Saturday, then to Cleveland for the presidential debate on Tuesday and to Minnesota for campaign events the following day.Hicks was showing symptoms at a political rally Wednesday evening in Duluth, Minnesota, and tested positive Thursday morning, according to officials who spoke on condition of not being named.Fundraiser in New JerseyTrump, however, flew Thursday with some top officials to New Jersey for a political fundraising event, where he was in close contact with dozens of people.During the telephone interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, the president suggested Hicks could have contracted the virus from members of the military or law enforcement.”It is very, very hard when you are with people from the military, or from law enforcement, and they come over to you, and they want to hug you, and they want to kiss you, because we really have done a good job for them,” Trump said. “You get close, and things happen. I was surprised to hear with Hope, but she is a very warm person with them. She knows there’s a risk, but she is young.”The president, in his 70s and overweight, is in a high-risk category for the coronavirus, but until Friday he was otherwise believed to be in good health.Pence and his wife, Karen, tested negative for COVID-19 early Friday, according to spokesman Devin O’Malley. The spokesman said the vice president “remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery.”As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day. This morning, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19. Vice President Pence remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery.— Devin O’Malley (@VPPressSec) October 2, 2020U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that he and his wife, Susan, had also tested negative.Pompeo said he and his wife were examined on an airplane 20 minutes before landing in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The country’s top diplomat told reporters upon arrival that he last saw Trump on September 15 at the White House and said, “We are praying for the president and first lady that they’ll have a speedy recovery.”
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By Polityk | 10/03/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Top US Health Official: COVID-19 Response Not Compromised by Politics
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told a congressional panel Friday he is confident that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not compromising its approval standards in a push to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine.Azar made his appearance before Congress hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he and first lady Melania Trump had both tested positive for COVID-19.The health and human services secretary was asked to appear at the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as the committee staff released a report saying the Trump administration “engaged in a persistent pattern of political interference” into efforts by public health officials to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) listens to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar at a hearing before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis in the Rayburn Building in Washington, Oct. 2, 2020.The committee’s report argued the president and his staff repeatedly injected partisan politics into public health decisions, overruling and sidelining the country’s top scientists.In his comments, Azar insisted that all actions coming out of his department’s agencies — the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health — “are grounded in science and evidence.” He said that standard also applies to authorization or approval of any COVID-19 vaccine.He also added that, as of Friday, the United States has four candidate vaccines in Phase 3 clinical trials.Trump has said on several occasions the U.S. is very close to developing a vaccine, which he said could be ready before the end of the year. Most public health officials have said it is more likely a vaccine would not be readily available before well into 2021.Some scientists, public health officials and lawmakers have expressed concern that the Trump administration will pressure the FDA to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine in advance of the November 3 presidential election, even if data from clinical trials do not support its widespread use.Azar also said that “out of an abundance of caution,” he had been tested for COVID-19 earlier Friday and the results were negative.
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By Polityk | 10/03/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Trump’s Positive COVID Test Throws Election Into Disarray
President Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 test has thrown an already contentious election into further disarray and raised the possibility of a national security crisis over the continuity of government. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has the story.
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By Polityk | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Biden Says He’ll Continue to Pray for Health, Safety of Trump and Family
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday said he and his wife Jill are sending their thoughts to President Donald Trump, his opponent in the November election, and Trump’s wife Melania, who both tested positive for COVID-19.”Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family,” Biden wrote in a tweet.
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By Polityk | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
World Leaders Send Support After Trump COVID Diagnosis
Leaders and prominent figures from around the world Friday sent their best wishes to U.S. President Donald Trump and his family after he announced that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus.The president revealed his diagnosis on Twitter early Friday, with leaders across the globe sending their well wishes. The head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, tweeted his wish that Trump and his wife have “a full and speedy recovery.” My best wishes to President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS for a full and speedy recovery. https://t.co/6OUZT20huK
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 2, 2020
The WHO declared the virus a global pandemic in March. Since then, more than 34 million people have tested positive worldwide, according to WHO figures. Of those, more than 1 million have died. The U.S. carries the world’s heaviest viral burden, according to WHO data, with more than 7.1 million confirmed cases and more than 205,000 deaths. India’s prime minister and close Trump ally Narendra Modi was one of the first heads of state to send a message of support. India, a nation of more than 1.3 billion people, reports the world’s second heaviest coronavirus burden, with just under 6.4 million confirmed cases and more than 99,000 deaths. Wishing my friend @POTUS@realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a quick recovery and good health. https://t.co/f3AOOHLpaQ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2020In a message posted on his official web page, Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Trump well, saying: “I am sure that your inherent vitality, good spirits and optimism will help you cope with the dangerous virus.” Russia has reported just under 1.2 million confirmed cases, and slightly less than 21,000 deaths. And German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a statement through a spokesman Friday, saying: “I send Donald and Melania Trump all my best wishes. I hope they will recover well from their coronavirus infection and will soon be completely recovered.” Germany has reported more than 291,000 cases and at least 9,500 deaths. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who himself contracted the virus in late March, at the height of his country’s pandemic, also sent well wishes. In early April, Johnson was rushed to a London hospital and put in an intensive care unit. At the time, the 55-year-old leader said his condition “could have gone either way.” Britain has reported 453,000 cases and more than 42,000 deaths, according to the WHO. The island nation appears to be currently experiencing a second wave of infections. My best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady. Hope they both have a speedy recovery from coronavirus.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) October 2, 2020Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who met with Trump in Washington in mid-September to sign the Abraham Accords peace agreement, along with leaders of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, also sent wishes for Trump’s recovery. Israel has reported more than 238,000 cases and just over 1,500 deaths. Like millions of Israelis, Sara and I are thinking of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump and wish our friends a full and speedy recovery. https://t.co/UcxQpsxBLE
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) October 2, 2020
And Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani sent best wishes to Trump from his official presidential account. Afghanistan has reported more than 39,000 cases and more than 1,400 deaths. The President of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is saddened and expressed concern over the news of Covid-19 positive tests for the U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. First Lady. He conveys his best wishes and prayers for the well-being of them both.
— ارگ (@ARG_AFG) October 2, 2020Other leaders have yet to issue statements. North Korea’s reclusive leader, Kim Jong Un, did not release a public reaction, according to a group that closely monitors his pronouncements on state-controlled media. Global health officials have no viral data on North Korea, and the government has yet to report a single case of the highly contagious virus, which originated in neighboring China. Chinese President Xi Jinping also did not immediately react to the news on any known public platform. The virus first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, and officials reported more than 91,000 cases and 4,700 deaths before the virus appeared to subside in April. But state-run Chinese daily Global Times issued a critical statement, saying, “it may also negatively affect his re-election.” President Trump and the first lady have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19. The news shows the severity of the US’ pandemic situation. It will impose a negative impact on the image of Trump and the US, and may also negatively affect his reelection.
— Hu Xijin 胡锡进 (@HuXijin_GT) October 2, 2020
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By Polityk | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Female Supreme Court Justices Can Change the Conversation
A day after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at age 87 of pancreatic cancer, President Donald Trump promised attendees at a rally in North Carolina that his nominee to fill her seat would be a woman.A week later, he announced her: Amy Coney Barrett, a 48-year-old conservative and circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.Ginsburg wanted more women on the Supreme Court. In a talk at Georgetown University in 2015, she said she was sometimes asked how many female justices would be enough to satisfy her.“When there are nine,” she replied, which would have meant an all-female Supreme Court. In explanation, she noted that no one questioned it when nine men were on the court.Her famous answer has become a call to arms, emblazoned across T-shirts and scrawled onto the sidewalk in front of the Supreme Court in an impromptu tribute after her death.Impact on the courtWhy is it important to have women on the Supreme Court?Legal scholars cite two reasons. First, because women bring a different perspective to the table. This is something acknowledged long before a woman was named to the court.The book Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court by Renee Knake Jefferson, professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center, and Hannah Brenner Johnson, associate professor of law at California Western School of Law, notes that a woman was first considered for the Supreme Court in 1930. Over the years, nine women — all prominent in their field — appeared on presidential short lists of Supreme Court contenders without being nominated.It was not until 1981 that Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Supreme Court justice. She was the lone woman for more than a decade before Ginsburg joined her in 1993. The two women had to lobby for simple conveniences like a bathroom near their chambers.“Women have been graduating from law school in equal numbers to men for the past several decades. That we have seen only four women serve on the court in the history of this country is deeply problematic,” Johnson said in an email this week. She said women bring a different perspective to the court — and not a uniform one.Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can
download this video to view it offline.Download File360p | 13 MB480p | 18 MB540p | 22 MB720p | 44 MB1080p | 92 MBOriginal | 115 MB Embed” />Copy Download Audio“We need a diversity of female voices on the bench, as it is impossible for one woman to represent the perspectives of all women,” Johnson said.Christina Boyd, associate professor of political science at the University of Georgia, has done multiple studies testing the influence of women on the courts, including how they influence their fellow judges in panel decisions.“Group decision-making is better when you have diverse voices and perspectives involved, and women bring a unique set of experiences, backgrounds and worldviews to deliberation,” Boyd said in an interview this week.Jefferson cited an example — a case heard by the Supreme Court in which a 13-year-old girl was forced to undergo a strip search (Safford Unified School District v. Redding, 2009).“Women on the court can make a difference in how justices view issues,” Jefferson said. “For example, Justice Ginsburg explained to her male colleagues the particular sensitivities for a teenage girl who was strip-searched.”At the time, Ginsburg was the lone woman on the court, which ruled that the school officials who conducted the strip-search violated the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting unreasonable searches and seizures.The second reason is to have a court that is representative of the people it serves, which engenders trust in the court system.“Having a judiciary that represents society is essential for people to trust and believe in the courts,” Boyd said.Recent studies have shown that sex discrimination cases are really the only area where having women on a panel of judges can influence the outcome in a statistically significant way. In all other cases, ideologies rule the day.“Women and men aren’t that different,” said Meghan Leonard, associate professor of politics and government at Illinois State University. “A conservative woman will vote more like a conservative man than a liberal woman.”Leonard studies state-level supreme courts and published a paper recently on the way women affect a high court’s decisions. Her research shows that while women, like men, are driven by ideology in most cases, panels with female judges on them tend to reach consensus more often, form larger coalitions and reduce the number of dissents.“Women tend to be more democratic decision-makers,” Leonard said. “They have this consensus view of decision-making. … They get people to agree.”Unequal scrutiny“Women face scrutiny into areas of their life that have nothing to do with personal qualifications,” Jefferson said. “When justices Sotomayor and Kagan were nominated, the media focused on their lack of romantic partners and children. With the nomination of Barrett, we’re already seeing lots of focus on her abilities as a mother of seven.”Johnson said age is another area where women are subject to more scrutiny than men.“Young women are often seen as lacking the requisite experience to step into a role, and older women are sometimes viewed as past their prime or too ‘grandmotherly’ to be taken serious. With both of these examples, men are not subjected to the same impossible set of conditions,” she said.DissentIt can also be difficult for a woman to make her voice heard, even in the highest court in the nation.Tonja Jacobi, professor of law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, examines Supreme Court oral arguments, transcripts of which are available to the public online. She finds that during oral arguments, women are often interrupted — not just by other justices, but sometimes by male advocates making their cases to the court.Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can
download this video to view it offline.Download File360p | 5 MB480p | 7 MB540p | 9 MB720p | 16 MB1080p | 34 MBOriginal | 44 MB Embed” />Copy Download Audio“Often, women’s voices are cut off,” Jacobi said. “They don’t get to ask their question, or they have to come in later in the argument to ask their question.”Now that the court is hearing oral arguments by telephone because of the pandemic, she said the problem has gotten worse because Chief Justice John Roberts, who Jacobi said habitually interrupts Sotomayor, controls who speaks and for how long.Female Supreme Court justices have been known to make good use of a particular tool that amplifies their voices — dissent.Ginsburg, or “Notorious RBG,” as she was popularly known, earned her notoriety with bold and eloquent dissents that made their way around the internet as soon as they were issued.Dissent is a powerful tool, said Jacobi.“One thing that they do is bring public attention to the issue,” she said. “They talk about things that the majority is maybe sweeping under the carpet.”Jacobi also noted that a powerful dissent can make a secondary issue the focus of future cases.If Barrett’s nomination to the court is confirmed, the court will again consist of six men and three women. When asked in 2009 what it would be like to work on a court with a majority of women, Ginsburg had a ready opinion.“The work would not be any easier,” she said. “Some of the amenities might improve.”
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By Polityk | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
How Politicians Worldwide Reacted to Trump COVID-19 Infection
A little more than a month before the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump announced early Friday via Twitter that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus and have begun quarantining themselves. In response, Vice President Mike Pence tweeted: “Karen and I send our love and prayers to our dear friends President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS Melania Trump. We join millions across America praying for their full and swift recovery. God bless you President Trump & our wonderful First Lady Melania.”Karen and I send our love and prayers to our dear friends President A woman walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. U.S. stock futures and Asian shares have fallen after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump…Global markets fell following the news of Trump’s diagnosis.Naoya Oshikubo, a senior economist with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management in Tokyo, told Reuters he was worried that Trump would “become even more aggressive against China” after contracting the virus. Oshikubo added, “I got the impression that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has become more anti-China after he had COVID-19.” The coronavirus first emerged in China late last year. Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro of Texas expressed concern, tweeting: “It’s not just a matter of the President’s personal health; it’s a matter of national security. This virus has claimed over 200k American lives in 6 months.”If @realdonaldtrump tests positive for COVID-19, the White House needs to be honest with the American people. It’s not just a matter of the President’s personal health; it’s a matter of national security. This virus has claimed over 200k American lives in 6 months.— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) October 2, 2020More than 7.2 million people in the U.S. have contracted COVID-19.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first foreign leaders to send well wishes to the Trumps. Modi said on Twitter, “Wishing my friend @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a quick recovery and good health.”
Wishing my friend @POTUS@realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a quick recovery and good health. https://t.co/f3AOOHLpaQ— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2020That sentiment was echoed by some of the president’s fiercest critics.“We sincerely pray the President& the First Lady do not have the worst of this disease,” American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said on Twitter. “We must all pray for the full recovery of the President& his wife. For whatever religious or political persuasion you may be, we must all pray as millions of people are affected by this disease.”We sincerely pray the President& the First Lady do not have the worst of this disease.We must all pray for the full recovery of the President& his wife.For whatever religious or political persuasion you may be, we must all pray as millions of people are affected by this disease.— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) October 2, 2020More Reaction from World LeadersI wish a speedy recovery to U.S. President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS Melania Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19.I sincerely hope that they will overcome the quarantine period without problems and regain their health as soon as possible.— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) October 2, 2020From IsraelLike millions of Israelis, Sara and I are thinking of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump and wish our friends a full and speedy recovery. https://t.co/UcxQpsxBLE— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) October 2, 2020From WHO chief My best wishes to President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS for a full and speedy recovery. https://t.co/6OUZT20huK— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 2, 2020
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By Polityk | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Звіт «кварталівської» кінокомпанії в Росії: збитки скоротили, хочуть збільшити продажі – «Схеми»
Російська компанія «Грин Филмс», співзасновником якої до весни 2019 року був Володимир Зеленський, а станом на цей час досі є перший помічник президента Сергій Шефір, прозвітувала про свій бухгалтерський баланс і фінансові показники за 2019 рік.
У компанії зазначили, що «не ухвалювали рішення про припинення або скорочення діяльності», скоротили збитки на 32% і пояснили, чому прокат фільмів приносить менше доходів.
Журналісти програми «Схеми» (проєкт Радіо Свобода та телеканалу UA:Перший) проаналізували дані бухгалтерського балансу та «Пояснення до бухгалтерського балансу і звіту про фінансові результати за 2019 рік», які компанія опублікувала на російському Державному інформаційному ресурсі бухгалтерської (фінансової) звітності.
Керівник «Грин Филмс» зазначає у поданих документах, що товариство «не ухвалювало рішень про припинення чи скорочення діяльності», а навпаки «вживає заходів для збільшення об’ємів продажів і зниження собівартості».
У «Поясненні» йдеться про те, що компанія вже кілька років поспіль працює собі в збиток, витрачаючи більше, ніж заробляє. Але в 2019 році, попри майже 50% скорочення доходів в цілому, та зокрема, й від надання прав на використання кінофільмів, «Грин Филмс» вдалося зменшити збитки на третину порівняно з минулим роком, до майже 5 мільйонів рублів (близько 1,7 мільйона гривень).
У звіті зменшення доходів пояснюють так: «Зниження виручки обумовлено тим, що основна частина прав на використання АВП (аудіовізуальної продукції – прим.ред.) припадає на перші місяці прокату фільму в кінотеатрах, а в наступні періоди дохід від використання фільмів знижується».
У той же час, зі звітності випливає, що зменшити збитки компанії здебільшого вдалося через скорочення адміністративних витрат – зокрема, оплати праці й видатків на оренду приміщень.
Також у «Грин Филмс» прозвітували про зменшення боргового навантаження за 2019 рік на 12%, до понад 170 мільйонів рублів (або майже 58 мільйонів гривень). Це може свідчити про те, що у компанії не збираються згортати діяльність, а навпаки, дотримуються обіцянок перед кредиторами, щоб продовжувати роботу.
У документі зазначено, що «Грин Филмс» володіє нематеріальними активами, вартість яких станом на грудень 2019 року склала майже 137,2 мільйона рублів (майже 47 мільйонів гривень). Це права на аудіовізуальні твори: «8 новых свиданий», «8 первых свиданий», «8 лучших свиданий», «Мамочки», «Между нами девочками», «Папаши», «Петля Нестерова», «Ржевский против Наполеона», «Служебный роман. Наше время», «Я буду рядом» та сценарій «The Replacement».
Також у «Поясненні» прозвітували, що повернули Міністерству культури Росії 35 мільйонів рублів (майже 12 мільйонів гривень) на виробництво фільму «Вниз», а також відсотки за користування коштами федерального бюджету.
Сергій Шефір на прохання «Схем» прокоментувати плани російської фірми, де він є співзасновником через кіпрську компанію, не відповів. Натомість зазначив: «Функції засновника в комерційних компаніях можуть не збігатися з виконавчими посадами в цих же компаніях. Я не обіймаю жодних посад в органах управління кіпрської компанії, не відповідаю за операційну діяльність, не веду бухгалтерський облік і навіть не провітрюю приміщення офісу».
На початку 2019 року «Схеми» з’ясували, що Володимир Зеленський і його бізнес-партнери мають компанії у Росії, попри запевнення тоді ще кандидата у президенти, що закрили бізнес у 2014 році. Журналісти знайшли три російські фірми, які займаються виробництвом кінофільмів і телевізійних програм: «Вайсберг Пикчерс», «Платинумфильм» і «Грин Филмс».
Засновник усіх трьох компаній – зареєстрована на Кіпрі Green Family Ltd, кінцевим бенефіціаром якої був вказаний Володимир Зеленський і його партнери по «Кварталу 95».
Володимир Зеленський спочатку заперечував цей факт, але потім визнав і вибачився перед журналістами.
Тоді з’ясувалося, що компанія «Грин Филмс» не лише працює в Москві, але й успішно пройшла відбір у конкурсі на отримання державного фінансування з бюджету Росії та отримала 35 мільйонів рублів (майже 12 мільйонів гривень) на фінансування фільму-трилера «Вниз».
У березні «Схеми» повідомляли, що Володимир Зеленський позбувся частки у російському кінобізнесі на користь Андрія Яковлєва – автора «Студії Квартал-95».
Він вийшов із кіпрської компанії-засновниці ООО «Грин Филмс» Green Family LTD. Після цього частки у Green Family LTD розподілилися так: Андрій Яковлєв – 20%, Борис Шефір – 15%, Сергій Шефір – 15%, Appex International LTD Тімура Міндіча – 50%.
Андрій Яковлєв, Борис і Сергій Шефіри – давні бізнес-партнери Зеленського по «Кварталу 95». Тімур Міндіч – соратник Ігоря Коломойського і бізнесмен, що має частку в наближених до олігарха медіаструктурах.
21 травня 2019 року Сергій Шефір був призначений першим помічником президента Володимира Зеленського. Син Сергія Шефіра працює помічником народного депутата від «Слуги народу» Юрія Кісєля.
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By Gromada | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Шмигаль назвав суми допомоги постраждалим від пожеж на Луганщині
Уряд готовий виплатити допомогу постраждалим внаслідок пожеж у Луганській області, щойно отримає дані про їхню кількість, заявив прем’єр-міністр України Денис Шмигаль. Про це він сказав на брифінгу 2 жовтня.
За словами голови уряду, стратегія держави лишається аналогічною тій, що була під час попередніх масштабних пожеж.
«Сума коштів з резервного фонду держави буде виділена безпосередньо, як тільки буде змога підрахувати збитки – 300 тисяч гривень за зруйнований, повністю спалений будинок, 200 тисяч гривень – це виплата родинам людей, які загинули внаслідок пожежі, 50 тисяч гривень – це якщо будинок частково зруйнований і постраждав, 20 тисяч гривень – якщо постраждало господарство, є втрати, на родину», – сказав Шмигаль.
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Він додав, що Луганська область також готова виплачувати допомогу зі свого резервного фонду.
Пожежі на Луганщині вдруге за місяць спалахнули 30 вересня. Поліція відкрила сім кримінальних проваджень за статтею «порушення встановлених законодавством вимог пожежної безпеки».
Слідство розглядає чотири основні версії виникнення масштабних пожеж на Луганщині, повідомила пресслужба Офісу генерального прокурора. Це: обстріли незаконними збройними формуваннями з непідконтрольної органам державної влади території Луганської області, умисний підпал, самозагоряння трави та лісу внаслідок погодних умов, необережне поводження з вогнем.
Державна служба з надзвичайних ситуацій повідомляє про дев’ятьох загиблих і 17 госпіталізованих через пожежі.
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By Gromada | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims Could Spark Electoral College Controversy
During Tuesday’s raucous presidential debate, President Donald Trump warned that he “won’t go along with” an election result based on mail-in ballots he alleges are fraudulent. To prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus, some states have expanded voting by mail, and polling indicates significantly more Democrats than Republicans are relying on this method to cast their ballots. In addition to the likely possibility Trump will challenge the election results in court if he loses, VOA’s Brian Padden reports there are growing concerns his campaign will also try to persuade the Electoral College to overturn the popular vote in states where Democratic candidate Joe Biden is deemed the winner.
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By Polityk | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Trump Supreme Court Nominee’s Impact on American Life Expected to be Profound
U.S. lawmakers have been meeting this week with President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who would fill the seat left empty by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. If confirmed as expected, Barrett will have a critical impact on court decisions on a range of issues impacting life in the United States, from abortion to health care to this November’s presidential election. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports.
Camera: Henry Hernandez
Produced by: Katherine Gypson
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By Polityk | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Революція на граніті 1990 року. 35 архівних фото
30 років тому в центрі Києва протягом 16 днів (2–17 жовтня) відбулися події, які увійшли в історію України як Революція на граніті
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By Gromada | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Trump Signals Opposition to Debate Rule Changes
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he was opposed to changing the rules for his second and third debates against Democratic challenger Joe Biden, claiming he “easily” won their contentious, chaotic first debate earlier this week.Both candidates frequently interrupted each other’s remarks at Tuesday’s 90-plus minute debate, but Trump more so than Biden.FILE – President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.More than an hour into the debate, moderator Chris Wallace, a Fox News journalist, admonished the president for ignoring the agreed-upon rules allowing both candidates to answer his questions unimpeded by the other.But the interruptions continued to the end, leaving numerous journalists and U.S. political analysts to conclude that it was the worst presidential debate ever. Despite Trump’s claim, post-debate polls showed voters thought Biden won the faceoff.But the chaos of the night led the independent Commission on Presidential Debates, which oversees the quadrennial debates, to say Wednesday that it would soon announce tightened rules for the scheduled Trump-Biden debates on October 15 and 22 to give the events “additional structure … to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues.”But Trump said on Twitter, “Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?”Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) FILE – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.Some critics said the moderators at the next two debates should be able to silence the microphone of each candidate while the other is speaking. But Wallace told The New York Times he was opposed to the idea, saying it would not succeed at reducing the disruptions. Other analysts said any interruptions could still likely be picked up on the live microphone or heard by those in the debate hall.Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel told Fox News that the commission should not make any changes to the rules without the support of both campaigns “in the middle of the campaign,” after both sides had agreed to specific provisions.Two-minute limitEach candidate was supposed to have two minutes to answer Wallace’s queries before the other had the same amount of time to respond. But the interruptions quickly threw that restriction off-kilter, turning the debate into a mix of crosstalk and claims and counterclaims on a range of issues, such as Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, his appointment of a new Supreme Court justice and his tax returns and Biden’s stances on health care, climate change and increasing taxes on businesses and wealthy taxpayers.McDaniel claimed that any rule changes would be aimed at protecting Biden “from answering to the American people,” although both candidates answered numerous questions from Wallace.”I don’t think you should be changing the rules that they have agreed to, and I do not think this commission has the right to just arbitrarily change rules without talking to both candidates and getting agreement and input from both sides,” McDaniel said.FILE – Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News speaks on stage before the start of the first presidential debate, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.In his post-mortem on the debate, Wallace said the debate was “a terrible missed opportunity” for American voters to learn about the two candidates’ views.“I never dreamt that it would go off the tracks the way it did,” he said.“I’ve read some of the reviews,” he told the Times. “I know people think, well, gee, I didn’t jump in soon enough.”“I guess I didn’t realize – and there was no way you could, hindsight being 20/20 – that this was going to be the president’s strategy, not just for the beginning of the debate but the entire debate,” to interrupt Biden’s remarks.
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By Polityk | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
House Democrats Pass Partisan COVID Bill; Relief Talks Drag
Democrats controlling the House narrowly passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Thursday night, a move that came as top-level talks on a smaller, potentially bipartisan measure dragged on toward an uncertain finish. An air of pessimism has largely taken over the Capitol.The Democratic bill passed after a partisan debate by a 214-207 vote without any Republicans in support. The move puts lawmakers no closer to delivering aid such as more generous weekly unemployment payments, extended help for small businesses and especially troubled economic sectors such as restaurants and airlines, and another round of $1,200 direct payments to most Americans.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin makes a brief comment as he leaves the Capitol, Sept. 30, 2020, in Washington. Mnuchin earlier met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California.Passage of the $2.2 trillion plan came after a burst of negotiations this week between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The Trump administration delivered concessions Wednesday, including a $400 per week pandemic jobless benefit and a markedly higher overall price tag of $1.6 trillion, but that failed to win over Pelosi.”This isn’t half a loaf, this is the heel of the loaf,” Pelosi said in a televised interview Thursday. Pelosi spoke after the White House attacked her as “not being serious.”The ramped-up negotiations come as challenging economic news continues to confront policymakers. The airlines are furloughing about 30,000 workers with the expiration of aid passed earlier this year, and a report Thursday showed 837,000 people claiming jobless benefits for the first time last week. Most of the economic benefits of an immediate round of COVID relief could accrue under the next administration, and failure now could mean no significant help for struggling families and businesses until February.The vote was advertised as a way to demonstrate Democrats were making a good faith offer on coronavirus relief, but 18 Democrats abandoned the party and sentiment remains among more moderate Democrats to make more concessions and guarantee an agreement before Election Day. Republicans controlling the Senate remained divided.Talks between Mnuchin and Pelosi were closely held and the Speaker told reporters that no deal would come Thursday. Mnuchin’s offer of a $400 per week jobless benefit put him in the same ballpark as Democrats backing a $600 benefit. Mnuchin’s price tag of $1.6 trillion or more could drive many Republicans away, however, even as it failed to satisfy Pelosi.”We raised our offer to $1.6 trillion,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Thursday. “It’s one that she is not interested in.”Mnuchin and Pelosi spoke by phone Thursday, but the speaker was publicly dismissive of the latest White House plan. Discussions are continuing, Pelosi said.The White House plan, offered Wednesday, gave ground with a $250 billion proposal on funding for state and local governments and backed $20 billion in help for the struggling airline industry.Details on the White House offer were confirmed by congressional aides, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss closed-door discussions.As the talks dragged on, House leaders announced a Thursday evening vote on their scaled-back “HEROES Act,” which started out as a $3.4 trillion bill in May but is now down to $2.2 trillion after Pelosi cut back her demands for aiding state and local governments. The legislation came after party moderates openly criticized her stance.White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows waits in his seat for the start of the first presidential debate, Sept. 29, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio.White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has drawn a line in the sand and warns that Trump won’t approve legislation that approaches a $2 trillion threshold. But there’s plenty of wiggle room in numbers so large, and the revenue picture for many states is not as alarming as feared when Democrats passed more than $900 billion for state and local governments in May.Pelosi said Thursday that the administration is still far short on aid to state and local governments and in other areas.”Some of you have asked, ‘Isn’t something better than nothing?’ No,” Pelosi told reporters, citing the “opportunity cost” for provisions sought by Democrats but potentially lost in any rush to agreement.At issue is a long-delayed package that would extend another round of $1,200 direct stimulus payments, restore bonus pandemic jobless benefits, speed aid to schools and extend assistance to airlines, restaurants and other struggling businesses. A landmark $2 trillion relief bill in March passed with sweeping support and is credited with helping the economy through the spring and summer, but worries are mounting that the recovery may sputter without additional relief.Pelosi has largely assumed a hard line so far. But she’s never had a reputation for leaving large sums of money on the table and her tactical position — facing a White House and Senate controlled by Republicans — is not as strong as her demands might indicate.The White House also seems far more eager for a deal than Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Any compromise that could pass both the House and Senate is sure to alienate a large chunk of the Senate GOP. McConnell expressed support for the talks and another bill but isn’t leaning into the effort. But some of his members appear worried that the deadlock is harming their reelection bids.”I’d like to see another rescue package. We’ve been trying for months to get there,” McConnell told reporters Thursday. “I wish them well.”Even if Pelosi and Mnuchin were able to reach a tentative agreement on “top line” spending levels, dozens of details would need to be worked out. A particularly difficult issue, Pelosi told her colleagues earlier in the day, remains McConnell’s insistence on a liability shield for businesses fearing COVID-related lawsuits after they reopen their doors.The latest Democratic bill would revive a $600-per-week pandemic jobless benefit and send a second round of direct payments to most individuals. It would scale back an aid package to state and local governments to a still-huge $436 billion, send $225 billion to colleges and universities and deliver another round of subsidies to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program. Airlines would get another $25 billion in aid to prevent a wave of layoffs.
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By Polityk | 10/02/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Фани повертаються на трибуни, на міжнародні матчі продаватимуть третину квитків – Павелко
Президент української асоціації футболу Андрій Павелко ввечері 1 жовтня повідомив, що виконком УЄФА дозволив уболівальникам частково відвідувати міжнародні футбольні матчі.
«Матчі національної збірної України проти Німеччини та Іспанії на НСК «Олімпійський», як і інші матчі Ліги націй, зможуть відвідати глядачі. Також з глядачами будуть проходити і поєдинки Ліги чемпіонів та Ліги Європи. Відповідне рішення ухвалили сьогодні разом з колегами з виконкому УЄФА. Дозволяється реалізація до 30% квитків від загальної кількості місць на стадіоні. Надзвичайно важливе рішення УЄФА, яке повертає всім нам неймовірні футбольні емоції і можливість підтримати нашу збірну і наші клуби в єврокубках», – написав Павелко у фейсбуці.
На сторінці УЄФА, тим часом уточнили, що «уболівальників допустять на матчі УЄФА з наступного тижня, за погодженням із місцевою владою».
На початку вересня у Міністерстві охорони здоров’я України підтвердили можливість проведення міжнародних клубних матчів та поєдинків національних збірних з уболівальниками з урахуванням епідемічної ситуації.
Раніше сьогодні у штаб-квартирі УЄФА в швейцарському Ньйоні відбулося жеребкування групової стадії найпрестижнішого клубного турніру Європи – Ліги чемпіонів. Про своїх суперників на цій стадії дізналися перша і друга команди України – донецький «Шахтар» і київське «Динамо».
Збірна України у Лізі націй зіграє проти Німеччини 10 жовтня на НСК «Олімпійський», гра запланована на 21:45.
your ad hereBy Gromada | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Голова партії «Слуга народу» повідомив, що захворів на COVID-19
Голова владної партії «Слуга народу» Олександр Корнієнко повідомив, що у нього підтвердили COVID-19.
«Так як вже почали ширитись чутки, поспішаю повідомити колег, виборців і суспільство особисто: на жаль, коронавірусна інфекція не оминула і мене», – повідомив Корнієнко у фейсбуці.
Він зазначив, що після двох тестів з негативним результатом, йому лише сьогодні поставили діагноз COVID-19.
«Стан у мене стабільний, отримую необхідне лікування, показань до госпіталізації немає», – додав депутат.
29 вересня також стало відомо, народний депутат, п’ятий президент України, лідер партії «Європейська солідарність» Петро Порошенко підхопив коронавірусну інфекцію.
Того ж дня і заступник голови комітету Верховної Ради з питань молоді та спорту, чемпіон світу з греко-римської боротьби Жан Беленюк (фракція «Слуга народу») повідомив, що захворів на COVID-19.
Напередодні і народна депутатка з партії «Європейська солідарність», медик-волонтер Яна Зінкевич повідомила, що у неї підтверджено COVID-19.
Спікер Верховної Ради Дмитро Разумков раніше заявив журналістам, що через значну кількість нових випадків COVID-19 у парламенті керівники депутатських груп і фракцій вирішили скасувати засідання 1-2 жовтня.
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By Gromada | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
How American Voters in Israel Could Affect US Election Outcome
An estimated nine million Americans live abroad – half a million of them in Israel where observers expect an unprecedented number will cast absentee ballots in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Jerusalem.Camera: Ricki Rosen Produced by: Marcus Harton
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By Polityk | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Український ПЕН розкритикував МОН через зміну підходу до ЗНО з української мови і літератури
Нівелювання ролі літератури в умовах війни з боку Росії, стає загрозою для державної безпеки України – заява
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By Gromada | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Trump Administration Proposes Limiting Refugee Admissions to 15,000
The Trump administration said late Wednesday it wants to cut the number of refugees admitting into the United States to 15,000 in fiscal year 2021, which begins Thursday.The figure represents the latest in a series of annual cuts since President Donald Trump took office in 2017.In 2020, the administration put the cap at 18,000, and the United States allowed 10,892 refugees into the country before putting the program on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.That was the fewest since the modern refugee program was approved by Congress in 1980. The annual cap during the administration of President Barack Obama was between 70,000 and 85,000.The State Department said Trump’s 2021 proposal “reaffirms America’s enduring commitment to assist the world’s most vulnerable people while fulfilling our first duty to protect and serve the American people.”Krish Vignarajah, president of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, a federally funded agency charged with resettling refugees in the United States, said the decision to further limit the number of refugee admissions “is a complete abdication of our moral duty and all that we stand for as a nation.”
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By Polityk | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Уряд затвердив додаткові вихідні і відпрацювання у 2021 році
Кабінет міністрів України ухвалив рішення про перенесення робочих днів у 2021 році.
Керівники підприємств, установ й організацій, у яких встановлено п’ятиденний робочий тиждень із двома вихідними днями в суботу та неділю, зможуть перенести робочі дні з:
п’ятниці 8 січня на суботу 16 січня;
понеділка 23 серпня на суботу 28 серпня;
п’ятниці 15 жовтня на суботу 23 жовтня.
Рішення уряд ухвалив на засіданні 30 вересня.
Як повідомили у Кабміні, «таке перенесення сприятиме раціональному використанню робочих днів і завчасному плануванню працівниками свого відпочинку і дозвілля, а також створить сприятливі умови для святкування у 2021 році 7 січня — Різдва Христового, 24 серпня — Дня незалежності України та 14 жовтня — Дня захисника України».
В уряді додали, що це не призведе до зменшення тривалості робочого часу впродовж року і не спричинить змін щодо фонду заробітної плати, обсягів виробництва і надходжень до бюджету.
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Democrats Say Republicans Rushing Barrett Supreme Court Nomination
Democrats on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said Republicans are rushing the Supreme Court confirmation process for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and reiterated calls for postponing the review of her nomination until after the presidential inauguration in January.In a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham released late Wednesday, Democrats said the timeline Graham has set does not allow for a thorough FBI background investigation, review of her entire judicial record or for Barrett to answer senators’ questions.“This timeline is a sharp departure from past practice,” the Democrats wrote. “Even more, it undercuts the Senate’s ability to fulfill its advice and consent role and deprives the American people of a meaningful opportunity to gauge the nominee and her record for themselves.”Graham, a South Carolina Republican, met with Barrett on Tuesday. He described her as highly qualified and has said he is “committed to ensuring that the nominee gets a challenging, fair, and respectful hearing.”President Donald Trump nominated Barrett, a conservative jurist he previously tapped for the federal bench in 2017, to fill the seat of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the court’s best-known liberal who died September 18 at the age of 87.Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, and it appears Barrett has enough Republican support to be confirmed, despite fierce opposition from Democrats.The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin three to four days of formal confirmation hearings on October 12. A vote in the full Senate could come by the end of the month.Democrats have argued the next justice should be named by the winner of the November presidential election, a view Republicans championed when there was a Supreme Court vacancy in 2016. In that year, former President Barack Obama, a Democrat, put forth a nominee to replace the late justice Antonin Scalia, an arch conservative.A public opinion poll by The New York Times and Siena College released Sunday showed 56% of voters indicated the seat should not be filled until after the election, while 41% said Trump should make the choice.Barrett has been meeting with other Republican senators, including talks Wednesday with Senators Mitt Romney of Utah and Todd Young of Indiana. She is scheduled to meet Thursday with Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. So far, no Democrat has agreed to meet with her.Democrats have also argued that if Barrett joins the court, she should recuse herself from any potential cases that may arise from the November election due to potential conflicts of interest.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected that view Wednesday, calling it “ridiculous” and saying Democrats “are grasping at straws.”
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By Polityk | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Notorious Hate Group Proud Boys Celebrates Trump’s Debate Comments
The Proud Boys are fired up.The notorious hate group has been celebrating since President Donald Trump refused to directly disavow them and other white supremacists during Tuesday night’s presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio.Trump, who has been criticized for never explicitly denouncing right-wing extremism, was asked by debate moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News if he would condemn white supremacy.“Who would you like me to condemn?” Trump asked before Democratic challenger Joe Biden mentioned the Proud Boys, a pro-Trump right-wing group. “The Proud Boys? Stand back and stand by,” Trump responded cryptically.“But I’ll tell you what, I’ll tell you what,” Trump continued. ”Somebody’s gotta do something about antifa and the left, because this is not a right-wing problem, this is a left-wing problem.”Prominent leaders of the Proud Boys, who frequently appear at Trump rallies, took that as a ringing endorsement of their fight against anti-fascist activists known as antifa.On Instagram, Enrique Tarrio, a well-known Proud Boys leader, wrote that he was “excited about the mention on the debate stage.”“Him telling the ProudBoys to stand back and standby is what we have ALWAYS done,” Tarrio wrote.Joe Biggs, another Proud Boys organizer, went further.”Trump basically said to go [expletive] them up!” Biggs wrote. “This makes me so happy.”Members of the Proud Boys cheer on stage as they and other right-wing demonstrators rally, Sept. 26, 2020, in Portland, Ore.Apparent shiftIn the wake of widespread criticism of his refusal to denounce white supremacy, Trump on Wednesday appeared to shift his stance.”I don’t know who the Proud Boys are,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “Whoever they are, they need to stand down.”Asked if he denounced white supremacy, Trump said, “I’ve always denounced any form, any form of any of that you have to denounce.”Among Proud Boys, the apparent reversal in Trump’s position was anticipated and is unlikely to diminish their enthusiasm.”Don’t be surprised if he makes a statement on us in the upcoming days to appease the masses,” Biggs wrote Tuesday night. “But he knows we are the good guys.”Biden was highly critical of Trump’s debate performance. Asked by a reporter in Ohio whether he had any advice for the Proud Boys, the former vice president responded, “Cease and desist.”The controversy comes as Trump continues to blame the violence at racial justice protests around the country almost exclusively on antifa, contradicting his own FBI director’s assessment that violent white supremacy remains the biggest domestic national security threat.Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, said far-right white supremacists are thrilled with what they see as Trump’s endorsement of the Proud Boys — who are making money off Trump’s comment by selling T-shirts.“And all the talk in those sectors is about how great this is, how they’re ready to support the president,” Beirich said. “President Trump basically gave the Proud Boys a new slogan.”Members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators rally, Sept. 26, 2020, in Portland, Ore.Who are the Proud Boys?The Proud Boys describe themselves as a drinking club of “Western chauvinists.” But extremism watchdogs say that’s just a guise for what is at its core a misogynistic, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant group. Although the group has never advocated a white ethnostate championed by white nationalists, its bigotry is just as extreme, Beirich said.”The organization itself says it stands for Western chauvinism, sometimes Western civilization, which are code words for the white supremacist movement,” Beirich said.In an FILE – Members of a group wearing shirts with the logo of the far-right Proud Boys group argue with counterprotesters during a small protest against Washington state’s stay-at-home orders, May 1, 2020, in downtown Seattle.InterminglingJason Kessler, a former member of Proud Boys, was the main organizer of the 2017 far-right “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The rally, which brought together neo-Nazis, anti-government militiamen and members of the Klan, ended in the death of a counterprotester. Conversely, in recent years, far-right nationalist groups have attended rallies organized by Proud Boys.“We believe that there are streams of white supremacy and white nationalism that run deep through what they do,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.Last year, a Connecticut police officer was forced to retire after the Lawyers Committee exposed him as a Proud Boys member, Clarke said.While Proud Boys publicly disavow violence, their members have engaged in violent acts over the years.FBI Director Christopher Wray testified on Capitol Hill last week that white supremacists and anti-government extremists have been responsible for most of the recent deadly attacks by extremist groups within the United States.Last year, two Proud Boys were convicted of assault and riot charges in connection with beating up antifa activists in New York City in 2018.This year, members of the Proud Boys have taken part in violent clashes between right-wing and left-wing activists in Portland, Oregon, and several other cities. On August 22, Proud Boys fought with left-wing counterprotesters in Portland, engaging in multiple acts of violence, according to ADL.
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By Polityk | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Republican Lawmakers Grill Comey on Leadership of Russia Probe
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday confronted former FBI Director James Comey about his oversight of the Trump-Russia investigation during a politically charged hearing that focused attention on problems with the probe that have become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump’s supporters.Comey, making his first appearance before Congress since a harshly critical inspector general report on the investigation, acknowledged under questioning that the FBI’s process for conducting surveillance on a former Trump campaign adviser was “sloppy” and “embarrassing.” He said he would not have certified the surveillance had he known then what he knows now about applications the FBI submitted in 2016 and 2017 to eavesdrop on the aide, Carter Page.The questioning of Comey, conducted with the election just weeks away, underscores the extent to which the FBI’s investigation four years ago into potential coordination between Trump’s campaign and Russia remains front and center in the minds of Republican lawmakers, who see an opening to rally support for the president and cast him as the victim of biased law enforcement. The hearing was part of a review of the Russia probe by the GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee.Just a part of investigationThough Comey acknowledged the FBI’s shortcomings in the surveillance of Page, he also described that aspect of the probe as a “slice” of the broader Russia investigation, which he defended as legitimate and valid.But those answers, including Comey’s repeated assertions that he had been unaware at the time of the extent of problems, frustrated Republicans who point to the surveillance flaws to try to discredit the overall Russia investigation.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., asks questions to former FBI Director James Comey, during an oversight hearing to examine the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation, Sept. 30, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.A Justice Department inspector general report identified errors and omissions in each of the four applications that the FBI submitted to obtain warrants to surveil Page, who was never charged with any wrongdoing. The FBI relied in part on Democratic-funded research in applying for those warrants. The inspector general report and documents released in recent months have raised questions about the reliability of that research.The FBI relied on that documentation “over and over and over” again, even though it was “fundamentally unsound,” said the Judiciary Committee chairman, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.’That’s the way it goes'”What do we do? We just say, ‘Well, that was bad, that’s the way it goes’? Does anybody get fired? Does anybody go to jail?” Graham said. “To my Democratic friends, if it happened to us, it can happen to you.”Comey was fired by Trump in May 2017 but has remained a prominent and complicated character for Republicans and Democrats alike. Republicans have joined Trump in heaping scorn on Comey, but Democrats have not embraced him either, angered by his public statements made during the Hillary Clinton email case that they believe contributed to her loss.Democrats lamented the backward-looking nature of Wednesday’s hearing, saying the FBI had good reason to investigate contacts between Trump associates and Russia and that the committee’s time could be better spent on other matters.Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 30, 2020, to examine the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation.”Most people think we should be talking about other things, except maybe President Trump,” said Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.Comey defended the investigation, which was opened after a campaign adviser boasted that he had heard Russia had damaging information about Clinton. The probe examined multiple contacts between Russians and Trump associates during the 2016 campaign. Comey noted that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation resulted in criminal charges against dozens of people.”In the main, it was done by the book. It was appropriate, and it was essential that it be done,” Comey said.He later added: “The overall investigation was very important. The Page slice of it? Far less, given the scope.”But Comey, the latest high-profile former official from the FBI or Justice Department to testify in Graham’s investigation, acknowledged “embarrassing” problems in the handling of surveillance applications. He said had he known then about the problems, he would not have certified the surveillance “without a much fuller discussion” within the FBI.”I’m not looking to shirk responsibility,” Comey said. “The director is responsible.”Legitimate probeA Justice Department inspector general report did not find evidence of partisan bias and concluded the investigation was opened for a legitimate reason. But Republican lawmakers have seized on the critical aspects of the watchdog report to cast broader doubt on the Russia investigation. They have also released documents they say support the conclusion that the probe was flawed.On Tuesday, Graham revealed that he had received declassified information on the probe from national intelligence Director John Ratcliffe, a Trump loyalist, even though Ratcliffe has said he does not know if it is true.In a letter to Graham made public Tuesday, Ratcliffe said that in late July 2016, U.S. intelligence agencies obtained “insight” into Russian spycraft alleging that Clinton had “approved a campaign plan to stir up a scandal against” Trump.But Ratcliffe added that American intelligence agencies do “not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication.”Comey brushed aside questions about that document, saying, “I don’t understand Mr. Ratcliffe’s letter well enough to comment on it. It’s confusing.”The Senate panel has already heard from Rod Rosenstein and Sally Yates, both former deputy attorneys general, and has scheduled testimony from ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
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By Polityk | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Політика
Волейбол: «Хімік» пробився до наступного раунду Ліги чемпіонів
У Южному Одеської області завершився другий матч першого раунду волейбольної Ліги чемпіонів, де зустрілися два українські клуби – «Хімік» та «Прометей» (м. Кам’янське).
Господарки впевнено зіграли у першому сеті, який завершили перевагою у п’ять очок – 25:20. Наступні два сети теж відбулися за сценарієм команди з Южного. Як результат, 3:0 (25:20, 25:19, 25:19).
Перша зустріч українських команд також завершилася перемогою «Хіміка» (3:1), який і виходить до другого кваліфікаційного раунду Ліги чемпіонів.
Наступним суперником українок стане команда «Савіно Дель Бене» з Флоренції.
Матчі відбудуться 6-8 жовтня в Італії та 13-15 жовтня – в Южному.
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By Gromada | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Гандбол: «Мотор» зазнав третьої поразки у Лізі чемпіонів
Запорізький клуб «Мотор» попри гру на рівних, 30 вересня не зміг вдома впоратися із угорським «Веспремом». Зустріч завершилася із рахунком 34:37 на користь гостей.
Це вже третя поразка запорізького гандбольного клубу у новому сезоні Ліги чемпіонів. Раніше «Мотор» поступився данському «Ольборгу» (29:38) та «Барселоні» (25:30).
За три тури українці не набрали жодного очка, у турнірній таблиці групи «Мотор» посідає останню сходинку. У чвертьфінал вийдуть дві найкращі команди з групи. Клуби, що посіли в таблиці місця з третього по шосте, зіграють в додатковому раунді плей-офф.
У наступному турі, який відбудеться 14 жовтня, «Мотор» на виїзді зіграє із німецьким «Кілем».
Для запорізького клубу це восьма участь у гандбольній Лізі чемпіонів. Минулого сезону «Мотор» посів останнє місце в груповому етапі, маючи лише одну перемогу в 14 матчах.
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By Gromada | 10/01/2020 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
