Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Tuesday that the purpose of his upcoming visit to Washington, D.C. is to do “everything I can” to prevent a nuclear deal between global powers and Iran—an admission that critics say reveals he is pushing for military escalation and potentially war. Click Here: camisetas de futbol baratas “This agreement, if indeed it is signed, will allow Iran to become a nuclear threshold state,” Netanyahu declared in a statement released Tuesday, according to media reports. “It is my obligation as prime minister to do everything that I can to prevent this agreement.” “Therefore,” he continued, “I will go to Washington… because the American Congress is…

The federal government on Thursday issued an updated assessment on fossil fuel activity in the Chukchi Sea that conservation groups fear paves the way for an Arctic disaster. In January of 2013, conservationists claimed a “victory for the Arctic” when a federal appeals court ruled in favor of groups who had challenged the U.S. government’s opening in 2008 of millions of acres in the Chukchi Sea to oil companies, called Lease Sale 193. The court found that the Bush administration hadn’t adequately assessed environmental impacts of the sale. In response to that court order, the Department of the Interior just issued its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for the…

An unknown quantity of dangerous chemicals spilled into the Houston Ship Channel on Monday after two 600-foot ships collided in foggy conditions, raising alarm among nearby residents who have suffered repeated hazards in this highly industrialized area. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey One of the ships involved in the collision was carrying hundreds of thousands of gallons of MBTE (Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether), a highly-flammable gasoline additive with a strong odor, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that MTBE is a potential carcinogen for humans. “This is not a cargo chemical that is easy to clean up,” said Brian Penoyer, commander of the Houston-Galveston Coast Guard…

Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer says “flu-like” symptoms convinced Lance Stroll to pull out of the Eifel GP weekend, but the Canadian has not displayed any signs of COVID-19. Stroll had not been feeling well since the Russian GP at Sochi two ago, said Szafnauer. But multiple COVID-19 tests in the run-up to this weekend’s round at the Nürburgring returned negative results. “Since we left Russia he hasn’t been that great, I think he had a bit of a cold,” commented the Racing Point team boss. “At first we thought well, we were in Russia, we better get tested for the virus. We’ve tested him multiple times, including the…

In what were described by one media outlet as “the most promising” comments to date regarding the chances of world powers reaching an agreement with Iran over its civilian nuclear program, top Iranian officials expressed optimism over progress made in Switzerland on Tuesday even as some “technical issues” on a final deal still remain. As Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif concluded a second day of high-level talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Swiss town of Lausanne, Iran’s top nuclear official Ali Akhbar Salehi, also present at the talks, indicated important progress was made on each of the major issues and expressed hope that settling the…

International aid organizations as well as the United Nations are sounding the alarm over “disturbing” reports of civilian casualties in Yemen as a Saudi-led coalition continued its bombing campaign for a sixth day. A reported 93 civilians have been killed since the start of the airstrikes, which are allegedly targeting locations held by Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi rebels. An additional 364 Yemenis have been injured in the cities of Sana’a, Sa’da, Dhale, Hudayda, and Lahj, the UN reports. Overnight, strikes reportedly targeting a Houthi checkpoint and fuel supplies killed 14 individuals, including four children and two women. At least 31 others were hospitalized with burns and shrapnel wounds.  In a statement,…

Saudi Arabia has rebuffed Iranian calls to end its bombing assault on Yemen, instead accusing Tehran of regional meddling and in turn leading experts to warn of deepening tensions between the two countries. According to NBC News: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went even further on Monday, urging the formation of a new Yemeni government and offering to assist in a political transition, Reuters reports. Click Here: Cardiff Blues Store SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT “I had the privilege of participating in the Bonn Conference when we created the Afghan government,” Zarif reportedly said in a speech during a two-day visit to Kazakhstan. “Actually we didn’t do it, the…

Activist artists who surreptitiously installed a 100-pound bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden atop a war memorial in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park last month have been ticketed but not criminally charged, their lawyer said Wednesday. The activists, identified by the Associated Press as Jeff Greenspan and Andrew Tider, will pay $50 fines apiece for being in the park after-hours, a non-criminal offense.  Click Here: NRL Telstra Premiership “We’re extremely grateful that the city has reconfirmed its commitment to the arts, even those that are unusual and offbeat,” said their attorney, Ronald Kuby, adding that the statue has been collected from the NYPD—which had seized the sculpture just hours after it…

With a progressive vision that includes breaking up the biggest banks, political transparency, free college education, environmental action, and equity for working and middle class Americans, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday officially launched his bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. Speaking at a rally at Waterfront Park in Burlington, the socialist-Democrat kicked off his campaign like any Vermonter would: with free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and live Zydeco music. In remarks prepared for delivery, Sanders said: “Today, with your support and the support of millions of people throughout this country, we begin a political revolution to transform our country economically, politically, socially and environmentally. Today,…

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has reportedly admitted that media figures claiming Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM) still owed 26.7 million pounds to Bangladesh suppliers were incorrect. Earlier this week, EWM Group chairman John Herring wrote to BGMEA president Rubana Huq urging the organisation to “correct falsehoods” circulating in the media about how much EWM owed its suppliers. Click Here: camiseta river plate He warned the lack of clarification risked jeopardising “critical” relationships with credit insurers and threatened legal action if the figures weren’t addressed. In a letter response to EWM, Huq admitted the figures were incorrect and that EWM has paid its suppliers to a “considerable…