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‘Russian troll firm’ says it has a $50bn grudge to settle with US after indictment dropped by DoJ by aletho RT | March 17, 2020 A Russian firm that the DoJ failed to prosecute for “sowing discord” during the 2016 election aims to take its pound of flesh – or at least a hefty compensation for its tarnished reputation. The February 2018 indictment of Concord Management & Consulting LLC, one of several issued by the team of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, was praised by the Russiagate crowds as a crucial step in uncovering the holy grail of Trump-Russia collusion. The case was dropped just weeks before going to trial, with prosecutors claiming that the firm’s defense strategy – demanding evidence that the company had waged ‘information warfare’ against America – posed a threat to US national security. Concord had been “eager and aggressive in using the judicial system to gather information about how the United States detects and prevents foreign election interference,” the mot

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) steps off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on Monday. (Alex Brandon/AP) Incoming White House chief of staff Mark Meadows among lawmakers sidelined by coronavirus concerns By  Mike DeBonis  March 10, 2020 at 4:16 a.m. GMT+3 The incoming White House chief of staff, Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, was among three Republican congressmen who said Monday that they were quarantining themselves because of suspected contact with a confirmed carrier of the coronavirus. A spokesman, Ben Williamson, said that Meadows learned this weekend that he “may have come in contact” with the individual who attended the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban Washington late last month. Meadows tested negative for the virus and is not displaying symptoms but is remaining home in self-quarantine until Wednesday, Williamson said in a statement. Trump named Meadows his chief of staff on Friday evening, replacing Mick Mulvaney. Williamson’s statement d

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden talk during a break in a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP) Michael Bloomberg ends presidential campaign and endorses Joe Biden after poor Super Tuesday showing  DAVE GOLDINER NEW YORK DAILY NEWS  Michael Bloomberg abruptly ended his free-spending presidential campaign Wednesday and endorsed Joe Biden after an epic collapse on Super Tuesday. The billionaire former New York mayor ― who spent about 300 bucks for every vote and had his only victory in the tiny territory of American Samoa, a place few even knew was voting — said he would drop out because Biden has proven he is the best one to take on President Trump. "Defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it. After yesterday’s vote, it is clear that candidate is ... Joe Biden,” Bloomberg added in a statement. Bloomberg spent about $600 mi

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures during a campaign event at Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, N.C. (Gerry Broome/AP Photo) Joe Biden wins landslide in South Carolina primary powered by black voters as Super Tuesday looms By DAVE GOLDINER NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Joe Biden’s “firewall” held firm in South Carolina on Saturday as the former vice president won a sweeping landslide victory powered by overwhelming support from black voters. A resurgent Biden was proclaimed the winner by networks seconds after polls closed in the Palmetto State. With 100% of precincts reporting, the former vice president crushed the field with 48% of the vote, compared to 20% for Sanders. “Thanks to you, the heart of the Democratic party, we won and we won big!” Biden told an ecstatic crowd in Columbia, the state capital. “Join us, Democrats!” The ex-vice president’s campaign hopes the huge win will give Biden a race-changing surge of popularity as 14 s

South Sudan President Silva Kiir asks forgiveness from the opposition leader During the performance of the opposition leader in South Sudan, Rick Machar sworn in as vice-president Silva Kiir in the capital, Juba, and the two sides agreed to form a government of national unity, Kiir said that he pardoned his opponents, as he called him to forgive him, calling on the people of the country to forgive. Silva Kiir said: "I have pardoned my brother Dr. Riek Machar, Senior Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan, and I also ask him to forgive me, and I invite all people in South Sudan to forgive one another." The priority of security and human rights In international reactions, a statement by the European Union indicated that there are major challenges and obstacles that must be overcome, especially the transitional security arrangements. For his part, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, declared that millions of southern Sudanese, includin

US and Taliban Are Close to Long-Term Peace Deal  With November presidential elections looming, Donald Trump may have found himself in a hurry to reach any sort of a peace deal with the Taliban and pave the way for intra-Afghan negotiations. Previous attempts by US administrations – including the current one – have been riddled with halts and changes of heart. There has been word of the United States finally bringing its on-and-off efforts to kick-start an Afghan peace process beyond merely pompous talk. Last Friday, the US and the Taliban agreed to a week-long reduction of violence – effectively a beta test of the group’s ability to maintain a lasting peace, to be followed by a phased drawdown of most of the nearly 13,000 troops the United States still deploys in Afghanistan. The Taliban said on Monday that it expects to sign a peace deal with the United States by the end of the month – the first step to end the 18-year war – to be accompanied by an exchange of thousands of deta

Via Rail cancels most trains across the country as CN shuts down rails in eastern Canada BY MARYAM SHAH  Most Via Rail train services in Canada are cancelled as CN announced a shutdown of its eastern Canada network over blockades. The only exceptions to the cancellations are the following routes: Sudbury-White River, which uses CP Rail infrasturcture, and Churchill-The Pas, using the Hudson Bay Railway. “Following a notice from the infrastructure owner, CN Rail, that they are no longer in a position to fulfill their obligations under the Train Service Agreement between VIA Rail and CN Rail, VIA Rail has no other option but to cancel all of its services on the network with the exception of Sudbury-White River (CP Rail) and Churchill-The Pas (Hudson Bay Railway), until further notice,” said an updated statement on Via Rail’s website. VIA_Rail 1/2 FEBRUARY 13, 2020, 6:08 PM Following an advisory from the infrastructure owner that they are unable to support our operations across th

Huawei, Meng Wanzhou hit with new racketeering, corporate espionage charges in U.S. BY AMANDA CONNOLLY GLOBAL NEWS The U.S. Department of Justice is adding new charges to its criminal case against Chinese technology giant Huawei. In a statement issued on Thursday afternoon, the Justice Department said it is adding racketeering charges to the series of counts filed against Huawei last year. It is also now facing further allegations of conspiring to steal corporate secrets. The new details came in the form of a 16-count superseding indictment filed in a New York federal court which replaced the 13-count indictment previously filed against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, Huawei and its subsidiaries. Those original charges include conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, violating the act, money laundering conspiracy and conspirac

Comment by the Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations and head of the Sudan Mission in New York: about the request of the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk  Clarification from His Excellency Ambassador Omar Mohamed Ahmed Seddik, Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations and Head of the Sudan Mission in New York: 1) The Sudan Mission to the United Nations sent the Prime Minister's letter to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, the speech of the Prime Minister, which was the same as the one that spread on social media. . 2) There is a misunderstanding that has spread on social media about the content of the Prime Minister's speech. 3) Everyone knows that the peace talks now under way in Juba are concerned with achieving peace throughout Sudan. It is a peace protected by the political will of the government and the armed parties. 4) In preparation for the period of peace, the Prime Minister addressed the Secre

Trump to Tout Economy’s ‘Great American Comeback’ in State of the Union Address By Andrew Soergel, Senior Writer, Economics Economic successes are expected to feature heavily in Trump’s Tuesday address, despite questions about how much credit the administration deserves. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP is expected to lean heavily on America's record-setting run of economic growth on Tuesday night, as he addresses a divided Congress and a divided nation during his annual State of the Union address. White House officials have said Trump plans to highlight a "Great American Comeback" that will claim credit for the better aspects of a complicated economic landscape in which stocks have soared and unemployment has fallen to lows unseen since the 1960s. But analysts have long quibbled with Trump's suggestions that he's signed the biggest trade deals in history, that the economy is as strong now as it's ever been and that he, ultimately, is the one to thank for a run o