Sunday, May 14, 2017

A Cynical media or a biased tit for tat?


Early this morning I looked for the latest news on the Google search engine, and unintentionally I found news stories regarding the United States.  Boy, was I amazed by the cynicism, but not surprised.
This is what I found:



Salon

WATCH: What you need to know to survive in “the United States of Russia”

Salon - ‎11 hours ago‎


Authors Vicky Kuperman and Isabella Patrick, who wrote the recently released humor book “How to Spy On Your Neighbor: Your Survival Guide for the United States of Russia,” suggest that since last November 8, America has started on a new path towards ...



Parade
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Photos: Meet the 2017 Miss United States Contestants

Parade - ‎May 12, 2017‎



The 2017 MISS USA® pageant is taking place this Sunday live from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas with women from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia competing for the title.
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AlterNet
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Donald Trump's America Is Showing the Telltale Signs of a Failing State

AlterNet - ‎May 11, 2017‎


 Only if a thorough investigation takes place that includes an examination of Trump family ties in Russia (and elsewhere) and how these may have compromised the United States will the message be sent that America is the nation that has for so long been ...

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The American Conservative
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Why Is North Korea the United States' Problem?

The American Conservative - ‎May 10, 2017‎


Nukes would be useful in an offensive campaign against South Korea, though not so long as the latter is defended by America. Nuclear weapons offer prestige; otherwise no one else on earth would much care about the status of the poor, isolated state.

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NPR

'The United States Of Absurdity' Looks At Our Dark (And Hilarious) History

NPR - ‎May 9, 2017‎


It's been three-months-and-change of unprecedented tumult
, from the halls of Washington, D.C. to the Sea of Japan. The United States of Absurdity, a new book from the hosts of the American history podcast The Dollop, couldn't have picked a better time ...




Express.co.uk

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North Korea v USA LIVE: Updates and latest news as Kim Jong-un threatens war with Trump

Express.co.uk - ‎May 12, 2017


His advocacy of engagement with North Korea contrasts with the approach of the United States, South Korea's main ally, which is seeking to step up pressure on Pyongyang through further isolation and sanctions.

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The United States Should Listen to South Korea—or It Will Reap the Whirlwind

The Nation. - ‎May 5, 2017‎

Pointing to the escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, he told The Washington Post that South Korea must “take the lead on matters on the Korean Peninsula.

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The Atlantic

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Rex Tillerson Doesn't Understand America

The Atlantic - ‎May 5, 2017

You could cut down the forest or dry up the river and the country would be infinitely the poorer for it, but it would still be the United States of America. If Americans jettison the Bill of Rights and the ideas enshrined in it, they become a different ...

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Islamophobia in the USA

Aljazeera.com - ‎May 3, 2017‎


Islamophobia in the USA is an investigation by Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Abdullah Elshamy into what and who is behind the rise of anti-Islamic feeling in the United States - what they think, how they operate and where their funding comes from.

Daily Beast
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Europe is bracing for a laptop ban on flights to America

CNNMoney - ‎May 11, 2017‎


 In the United States, a Capitol Hill source and a Homeland Security source told CNN on Thursday that it was increasingly likely the ban would be expanded soon.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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50 fascinating things you (probably) didn't know about the Statue of Liberty

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎May 3, 2017‎

Despite the positive meaning of the statue - American independence and the abolition of slavery - African Americans saw the statue as an ironic image of America; professing to be a country of freedom and justice for everyone regardless of race, despite ...

Council on Foreign Relations

Impatient and Distracted: The United States and NATO Under Trump

Council on Foreign Relations - ‎May 5, 2017‎


 In particular, Trump's idea of allied reciprocity—that the United States would only defend allies if they increased their military spending—and other conditions under which the United States would act in defense of a NATO ally sent shivers down ...



Telegraph.co.uk

Which really is America's most boring state?

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎May 3, 2017‎

Nevada is America's most fun state, according to a new survey. With about a gazillion way to throw away your money in Vegas, as the only state with legalised prostitution and, um, plenty of ghost towns to drive through, what's not to like?! All ...



New York Times

First Night in America

New York Times - ‎May 2, 2017‎


IOM agents continue to greet refugees landing at our multiple ports of entry, but the number of refugees accepted to the United States is adjusted each year by the executive branch. As our nation determines its future role in this process, we hope that ...



NPR

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Chinese Chicken Is Headed To America, But It's Really All About The Beef

NPR - ‎May 12, 2017‎


 Many people long had seen China's refusal to lift its ban on U.S. beef imports as a negotiating tactic, a tit for tat aimed at allowing Chinese chicken imports into the United States. The negotiations that led to the new trade deal have been going back ...
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