Tennis superstar Serena Williams said Friday night all athletes should be “completely grateful” to former San Francisco 49ers teammates Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid for their roles in starting the protests during the United States national anthem to oppose social injustice.
Serena Williams: Athletes Should Be ‘Grateful’ to Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid Bleacher Report
On Friday, August 31st, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Russia has handed to the OPCW (Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons), and to the U.N., “proof” that the U.S. Government has been working with Al Qaeda to set up a chemical incident in Syria. The U.S. and its allies will then use that incident as a supposed justification for invading Syria as a ‘humanitarian’ response to a chemical attack allegedly by Syria’s Government, but actually done by U.S.-backed forces.
Russia Squelches Trump’s New Plan to Invade Syria OffGuardian
During the second set of Serena Williams’ 6-1, 6-2 win over her sister Venus in the U.S. Open third round Friday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the large screen in the stadium flashed a shot of Colin Kaepernick watching the match from a luxury suite.
That drew the loudest ovation of the night, which was a significant sign of the kind of public support the former 49ers quarterback has in his fight for social justice.
Kaepernick gets lots of love from Serena and US Open crowd NY Post
The joint military exercises known as Unitas will take place in Colombia raising concern in neighboring Venezuela.
In Colombia, 13 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Canada, and England will participate this Thursday in the 58th edition of the United States Southern Command-sponsored joint military exercises known as “Unitas.”
US Southern Command Begins Joint Military Exercises in Colombia Telesur
Russia on Tuesday again accused Syrian rebels of preparing a chemical attack which Moscow says will be used to justify a Western strike against Syrian troops.
Russia Again Claims Syrian Rebels Preparing Chemical Attack, West Will Use as Cause for Strike Haaretz
On 24 August 2018, a military parade on the central street of Kyiv was held to mark Ukraine’s 27th Independence Day said to be the largest yet. … Soldiers from 10 NATO member countries marched down vul. Khreschatyk alongside their Ukrainian colleagues.
Units from ten NATO countries and Javelins in military parade on Ukraine’s 27th Independence Day Euromaidan Press
Sixty-two percent of Americans approve of labor unions today, which is consistent with the 61% who approved last year and up from 56% in 2016. Before 2017, public support for unions hadn’t exceeded 60% since 2003, when 65% approved.
A modernization program focused on naval and missile forces has shifted the balance of power in the Pacific in ways the United States and its allies are only beginning to digest.
While China lags in projecting firepower on a global scale, it can now challenge American military supremacy in the places that matter most to it: the waters around Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea.
With Ships and Missiles, China Is Ready to Challenge U.S. Navy in Pacific NY Times
Four in 10 Americans are struggling to pay for their basic needs such as groceries or housing, a problem even middle-class households confront, according to a new study from the Urban Institute.
Almost half of Americans can’t pay for their basic needs CBS
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