September 9, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• The battleground: These states will determine the 2020 election (Politico)
• Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’ (Atlantic)
• NSA mass surveillance program exposed by Edward Snowden was illegal, U.S. court rules (National Post)
• Far-right 'Boogaloo Bois' suspects charged in terror case; sought roles as 'mercenaries' for Hamas (USAS Today)
• A Black man shot in the back, a teenage shooting suspect, a city in flames: The week that shook Kenosha and the country (CNN)
• Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Portland Right-Wing Protester Killed By Law Enforcement (NPR)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger Offers to Pay to Reopen Closed Polling Places Across the South
• Trump creates more election confusion with double-voting suggestion (Politico)
• Trump pivots to narrow coronavirus testing strategy as election looms (Politico)
• Appeals court temporarily halts protections for journalists, legal observers in Portland (ABC)
• Biden picks up endorsements from nearly 100 Republicans (The Hill)

WORLD

• Mexico has world's most health worker deaths from pandemic, Amnesty International says (Reuters)
• Moria migrants: Fire destroys Greek camp leaving 13,000 without shelter (BBC)
• United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq (Reuters)
• How Russia duped writers in disinformation campaign  (Reuters)

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August 13, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Trump says he opposes funding USPS because of to mail-in voting  (CNN)
• Supreme Court won’t intervene in last stages of border-wall construction MSN)
• Judge denies Trump administration request to delay deadline to release migrants from ICE detention centers (The Hill)
• Mail Delays Fuel Fear Trump Is Undercutting Postal System Before Vote (NY Times)
• Donald Trump’s campaign got suspended on Twitter (RawStory)
• New York AG seeks to shut down NRA in lawsuit alleging financial crimes (CBS)
  
  Portland protesters set police building on fire and clash with authorities (Guardian)
• Addressing the other COVID crisis: corruption (Brookings)

WORLD

• Beirut blast: Lebanon in mourning after massive explosion (BBC)
• E.U. Adopts Groundbreaking Stimulus to Fight Coronavirus Recession (New York Times)
• Foreigners in Mexico on tourist visas can get an extension—if they know how (Mexico News Daily)
• Mexico’s new virus cases total 8,458, the most in a single day; death toll world’s 3rd highest (Mexico News Daily)

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July 16, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Supreme Court Rules That About Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land (NPR)
• Disappearance of covid-19 data from CDC website spurs outcry (Washington Post)
• Biden pledges New Deal-like economic agenda to counter Trump (AP)
• 'Historic corruption': 2 Republican senators denounce Trump's commutation of Stone (Politico)
• U.S. Congress needs compromise to extend COVID-19 unemployment payments, Pelosi says  (Reuters)
• Despite Supreme Court ruling, Trump administration rejects new DACA applications (Los Angeles Times)
• Blue Lives Matter Rallies See Peaceful Counterprotests and Clashes (Newsweek)
• Partially blinded by police: Video evidence undermines official accounts of injuries at protests (Washington Post)

WORLD

• Israeli Data Show School Openings Were a Disaster That Wiped Out Lockdown Gains (Daily Beast)
• Coronavirus deaths make Sweden example of how not to deal with COVID-19 (CBS)
• Russia Nuclear Treaty Lapse to Degrade U.S. Influence: Ex-Military Leaders (Newsweek)
• Defying U.S., China and Iran Near Trade and Military Partnership (New York Times)
• Neo-Nazis Want to 'Infect' Jews and Muslims with COVID-19, Report Warns (Newsweek)
• Saudi Arabia rules in favor of woman living independently without permission (Al Alarabiya)

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July 1, 2020 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Outrage mounts over report Russia offered bounties to Afghanistan militants for killing US soldiers (Guardian)
• 'Window is closing' for US to get coronavirus under control, Trump's HHS secretary warns (CNN)
• Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Strikes Down Administration’s Asylum Restrictions (Reuters)
• After weeks of protests, meaningful police reform appears unlikely (CNN)
• Trump signs order seeking to allow churches to engage in more political activity (Washington Post)
• Workers removed thousands of social distancing stickers before Trump’s Tulsa rally (Washington Post)

WORLD

• Mexico registers 3,805 new coronavirus cases, 473 more deaths (Reuters)
• Referendum In Russia Passes, Allowing Putin To Remain President Until 2036  (NPR)
• New Security Law Gives China Sweeping Powers Over Hong Kong (New York)
• Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China (BBC)
• France's Macron takes drubbing in local elections, Greens surge  (Reuters)
• Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws  (Reuters).
• As the US rolls out new sanctions on Assad, Syria braces for economic devastation (CNN)

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June 18, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Police violence/George Floyd protests

• George Floyd death: Al-Qaeda tries to exploit US unrest (BBC)
• Report: FBI found weapons, booby traps after arrest of 3 men (AP)
• Trump campaign touts Trump’s executive order on police reform (The Hill)
• Police say projectile launchers are safer than other ‘less lethal’ alternatives. Injured protesters disagree (Los Angeles Times)
• Video Shows Law Enforcement Officers Slashing Tires at Minneapolis Protests (Slate)
• Arrest warrant: Suspect shown on social media setting fire to Minneapolis police station; appears before judge in Denver (KDVR)
• Former Atlanta officer faces murder charge in Rayshard Brooks killing (Washington Post)

Other National News

• Judge Orders Trump Administration To Give Tribes Their COVID-19 Relief Funds (Huffington Post)
• Gay spouses entitled to Social Security survivors benefits, court rules (NBC)
• MLBPA Rejects MLB's Recent 72-Game Season Offer, Will Not Counter (Bleacher Report)
• Poll: 80 percent of voters say things are out of control in the U.S. (NBC)
• People are sawing through and climbing over Trump’s border wall. Now contractors are being asked for ideas to make it less vulnerable. (Washington Post)
• Bush, Romney won't support Trump reelection: NYT (The Hill)
• Colin Powell 'cannot in any way support' Trump, will vote for Biden (The Hill)
• Justice Dept. seeks emergency order to block publication of Bolton’s book (Washington Post) 

WORLD

• Rio cartels go from running drugs to pushing medications (CNN)
• Trump signs bill pressuring China over Uighur Muslim crackdown (Reuters)
• President of Honduras says he and his wife have coronavirus (CNN)
• Brother of George Floyd urges U.N. probe into U.S. racism, violence  (Reuters)
• Johnson condemns 'thuggery' after far-right protests in London (Reuters)

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May 25, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Poll: 1 in 5 teachers say they're unlikely to return to schools if they reopen in fall (10 News)
• From Camping To Dining Out: Here’s How Experts Rate The Risks Of 14 Summer Activities (NPR)
• How the coronavirus spreads in those everyday places we visit (Salt Lake City Tribune)
• Hairstylist with coronavirus worked while symptomatic, exposing as many as 91 people (CBS)
• Trump just declared houses of worship essential. Mounting evidence shows they're super-spreader hotspots. (Yahoo News)
• Trump Ousts State Department Watchdog (Time)
• Navajo Nation surpasses New York state for highest COVID-19 infection rate in U.S. (CNN)
• How arts and crafts can help keep the mind active during coronavirus lockdown (CNBC)
• Here are the newsroom layoffs, furloughs and closures caused by the coronavirus (Poynter)
• Starving The Watchdogs: Who Foots The Bill When Newspapers Disappear? (NPR)
• Saudi pilot who killed US Navy sailors on FL base was Al Qaeda terrorist and spent years planning (American Military News)

WORLD

• Mexico City has emitted 8,072 more death certificates this year than it did during the average of the previous four years. (Bloomberg)
• From pandemic to famine: Can world meet food crisis fast enough? (Christian Science Monitor)
• In the developing world, the coronavirus is killing far more young people (Washington Post)
• After three elections, Israel swears in new government (Washington Post)
• China has been trying to avoid fallout from coronavirus. Now 100 countries are pushing for an investigation (CNN)
• Coronavirus: How masks are becoming fashionable (BBC)

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April 16, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• President announces plan to reopen economy, small biz stimulus fund goes bust - but optimism from New York (USA Today)
• Trump’s Claim of Total Authority in Crisis Is Rejected Across Ideological Lines (New York Times)
• The Tornadoes That Rocked the South Show How Much More Dangerous Natural Disasters Will Be in the Coronavirus Era (Time)
• Getting Bored? Here's A List Of Free Things That Weren't Free Before Coronavirus (NPR)
• 5 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home (Playbill)
• Hospitals say feds are seizing masks and other coronavirus supplies without a word (Los Angeles Times)
• How a stockpile of 39 million masks was exposed as fake (Los Angeles Times)
• Trump removes inspector general overseeing $2.3 trillion coronavirus response (Reuters)
• Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for president (New York Times)
• Checkpoints, curfews, airlifts: virus rips through Navajo nation (New York Times)
•  Joe Biden rolls out new policies in effort to court Sanders supporters (Axios)
• Evidence Casts Doubt on Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegations of Joe Biden (Medium)

WORLD

• The attraction of peace to end COVID-19 (Christian Science Monitor)
• UN urges religious leaders to work for peace, fight virus (ABC News)
• New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa (NBC)
• With Coronavirus Lockdown, India's Cities See Clear Blue Skies As Air Pollution Drops (NPR)
• Saudi Arabia declares cease fire in Yemen over coronavirus (CNN)
• China signals end to dog meat consumption by humans (Guardian)

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March 30, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Coronavirus

• Pentagon orders 60-day freeze movement for U.S. troops overseas (10 News)
• As Trump changed course, both public health and politics played a role (Washington Post)
• Trump Considers Easing Social-Distancing Guidelines to Boost Economy  (Wall Street Journal)
• House panel warns coronavirus could destroy Postal Service by June (Politico)
• CDC is considering recommending that people wear face coverings in public (Washington Post)
• New York, New Orleans hospitals reel as U.S. leads world in coronavirus cases  (Reuters)
• Here's who’s hiring as millions of Americans lose jobs amid the coronavirus outbreak (Yahoo)
• A choir decided to go ahead with rehearsal. Now dozens of members have covid-19 and two are dead (Los Angeles Times)
• Extremist groups encourage members to spread coronavirus to police, Jews: FBI alert (ABC)
• The small government case for giving everyone a big check (The Week)
• Fed's Bullard: Coronavirus shutdown not a recession but an investment in survival (Reuters) 

Other national news

• Commission requires women be registered for the draft (UPI)
• The Trump Administration is proposing auctioning off nearly all US coastal waters for offshore drilling (Business Insider)

WORLD

• Western supply chains buckle as coronavirus lockdowns spread  (Reuters)
• Japan, International Olympic Committee agree to postpone Tokyo Games (Washington Post)
• U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Coronavirus (Time)
• Prince Charles' coronavirus diagnosis is a huge deal for Brits, the monarchy. Here's why. (USA Today)
• Coronavirus: Spanish army finds care home residents 'dead and abandoned'  (BBC)

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February 6, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Impeachment

• Impeachment: Senate rejects witnesses, paving way for Trump acquittal  (CBS)
• Trump Acquitted (Time)
• Full Transcript: Mitt Romney’s Speech Announcing Vote to Convict Trump (New York Times)
• Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says (New York Times)

Presidential race

• 96% of Iowa precincts are reported, but there's still no caucus winner; Buttigieg, Sanders neck and neck (USA Today)
• DNC chair calls for a recanvass in Iowa as chaos ensues (CNN)

Other national news

• Trump administration expands travel ban to include six new countries (CNN)
• AP fact check: Trump’s exaggerated ‘great American comeback’ (AP)
• Trump administration declares health emergency over coronavirus  (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Coronavirus: United cancels flights from SFO and other airports to China  (San Francisco Chronicle)

WORLD

• Brexit: UK leaves the European union (BBC)
• Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (New York Post)
• Trump shifts to authorize wider U.S. military use of land mines (10 News)
• Feds: Alleged leader of al-Qaida terrorist group arrested in Phoenix (USA Today)

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January 24, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Impeachment trial

• Let them speak: Most Americans want witnesses in Trump impeachment trial - Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)
• Trump Administration Warned GOP Senators ‘Your Head Will Be On A Pike’ If They Vote Against Him, ‘CBS’ Reports (Inquisitr)
• Trump shows anxiety as Democrats lay out case against him in Senate impeachment trial (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Other national news

• 34 US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iranian missile strike (CNN)
• The great dismantling of America’s national parks is under way (Guardian)
• DOT proposes new rules for emotional support animals aboard planes (ABC News)
• More pizza, fewer vegetables: Trump administration further undercuts Obama school-lunch rules (Washington Post)

WORLD

• Taal volcano eruption in Philippines poses deadly dilemma for people living in its shadow (CNN)
• UK's Harry and Meghan to drop titles and retire as working royals (Reuters)
• U.N. ties alleged phone hacking of Bezos to Post’s coverage of Saudi Arabia (Washington Post)

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January 7, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Iran Fires at U.S. Military Base in Western Iraq  (New York Times)
• Americans increasingly critical of Trump's record on Iran, most expect war: Reuters/Ipsos poll  (Reuters)
• Iraq calls for an end to foreign troops after U.S. killing of Iranian commander (Reuters)
• U.S. Kills Top Iran General (Time)
• Multiple victims reportedly stabbed at Rabbi’s New York Home (NBC)
• Poverty Grew In One-Third Of U.S. Counties Despite Strong National Economy (Huffington Post)
• Democrat Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Trump administration shuts down pollution-tracking map (The Hill)
• 'It's killing us': midwestern workers savaged by Trump's trade wars (Guardian)
• Trump blasts evangelical magazine after it calls him 'profoundly immoral,' seeks his removal (NBC)

WORLD

• Nearly 500 million animals killed in Australian brush fires, experts fear (UK Standard)
• Southern California Marines first to respond to Baghdad embassy attack (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• U.N. peacekeepers fathered, then abandoned, hundreds of children in Haiti, report says
• Saudi Arabia sentences five to death over Khashoggi murder, U.N. official decries 'mockery' (Reuters)
• Gunman attacks Russian security service HQ in Moscow, kills employee (Reuters)

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November 14, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Impeaching Hearings

• Diplomats detail Ukraine pressure campaign at first open impeachment hearing  (CBS)
• New testimony ties Trump more directly to Ukraine pressure (Washington  Post)
• Pelosi calls Trump’s actions ‘bribery’ as Democrats sharpen impeachment case (Washington Post)
• How Republican defenses of Trump impeachment have shifted over time (Time Magazine)

Other national news

• Turkish forces launch attacks on Syrian Christian communities as Trump welcomes Erdogan to the White House (RawStory)
• Judge orders Trump to pay $2 million for misusing his foundation (NBC 7)
• Michael Bloomberg Actively Prepares to Enter 2020 Presidential Race (New York Times)
• Uber fined $649 million for saying drivers aren’t employees (New York Times)
• Stone Trial Links Trump More Closely to 2016 Effort to Obtain Stolen Emails (New York Times)
• Supreme Court refuses to block lawsuit against gun manufacturer brought by Sandy Hook families (USA Today)

WORLD

• Indonesia plans to relocate 10 million people from the sinking city of Jakarta (Yahoo News)
• Australia bushfires: Three dead and thousands forced from homes (BBC)
• After a quiet night, a barrage of rockets strikes Israel (Jerusalem Post)
• Venice Expects More Flooding from High Tides; Prime Minister to Declare Emergency (Weather.com)
• All new rooftops must be covered in plants or solar panels in France( Return to Now)
• The Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago. But an invisible barrier still divides Germany (CNN)
• Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns Amid Widespread Protests  (NPR)

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October 30, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Key House panel sends impeachment resolution to the floor ahead of Thursday’s vote (CNN)
• Why the Economy Might Not Sway 2020 Voters (New York Times)
• John Conyers Jr., long-serving congressman who co-founded Congressional Black Caucus, dies at 90 (Washington Post)
• Vindman offers a firsthand account of critical episodes in alleged quid pro quo (San Francisco Chronicle)
• U.S. releases Baghdadi raid video, warns of likely retribution attack (Reuters)

WORLD

• Britain spins toward Christmas election in bid to break Brexit deadlock (Reuters) 
• Quebec to put immigrants seeking residency through 'values' test (Reuters)
• Turkey 'Condemns' U.S. House Vote on Syria Sanctions (Times)

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October 11, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Impeachment inquiry

• Two men connected to Giuliani's Ukraine efforts arrested on campaign finance charges (CNN)
• Whistleblower’s attorney says team now represents ‘multiple’ officials  (Washington Post)
• FEC chairwoman confirms accepting ‘opposition research’ from  foreign national is illegal (The Hill)
• CNN Fact check:  Why Trump's sudden fixation on 'investigating corruption' doesn't add up (CNN)
• House Democrats seek documents from Mike Pence for impeachment inquiry (CNN)

Other national news

• US unemployment rate falls to five-decade low of 3.5% (New York Post)
• Republican anger at Trump grows as Turkey launches 'sickening' attack on US allies (CNN)
• New Supreme Court term will decide on ‘Dreamers,’ LGTBQ workplace rights and abortion (Los Angeles Times)
• With little FAA direction, vaping devices add to fire dangers on planes (Washington Post)
• Dick's CEO says company destroyed $5M worth of assault rifles (The Hill)
• Republicans Changing Delegate Rules to Prevent Discord at Convention (New York Times)
• Trump Ordered to Turn Over 8 Years of Tax Returns to the Manhattan D.A. (New York Times)
• Ex-Marine Who Claimed Sexual Involvement with Elizabeth Warren Lied about Military Service, Corps Says (Newsweek)

WORLD

• Turkey launches military offensive in Syria, days after Trump announced pullback of US troops (CNN)
• Notre-Dame: How an underwater forest in Ghana could help rebuild a Paris icon (BBC)
• 19 people have been  murdered in Mexico by cartels fighting over avocado trade (Newsweek)
• Thousands rally in Kiev to protest autonomy plan for eastern Ukraine (Reuters)
• Iraqi police fire on protesters in new unrest, death toll passes 100 (Reuters)
• Japanese Court Acquits Former Utility Executives Over 2011 Fukushima Disaster  (NPR)
• Ecuador's Government Departs Capital Amid Deepening Violence And Unrest (NPR)
• After Saudi attacks, Russia makes its regional presence felt (Reuters)
• At a German synagogue, lives were likely saved because a gunman couldn't break down the door (CNN)
• Special Report: China quietly doubles troop levels in Hong Kong, envoys say (Reuters)

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September 27, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Trump Attacks Whistle-Blower’s Sources and Alludes to Punishment for Spies (New York Times)
• Harris: Trump 'sounds like a criminal' with comments about whistleblower (The Hill)
• 'Gleefully Defiant' Trump Is Ready to Fight Impeachment, but Will His Playbook Fail Him? (Newsweek)
• U.S. to send additional troops to Saudi Arabia after attacks on oil facilities (Washington Post)
• House approves marijuana banking bill in historic vote (Marijuana Moment)
• North America Has Lost More Than 1 in 4 Birds in Last 50 Years, New Study Says (Audobon)
• Elizabeth Warren leads Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders (USA Today)
• Walmart to stop selling electronic cigarettes at its stores (Associated Press)
• Revealed: Trump’s Wildlife Service pick has ties to anti-animal protection groups (Guardian)
• FBI’s Sweeping Investigation into Politicians, Bribes, and Cannabis (Candid Chronicle)
• U.S. Orders Duke and U.N.C. to Recast Tone in Mideast Studies (New York Times)

WORLD

• Global climate strikes: Protests begin around the world (Los Angeles Times)
• Greta Thunberg had one question at the U.N. climate summit: ‘How dare you?’ (Washington Post)
• Netanyahu’s Amazing Reversal: Election Loser to Presumptive Premier   (New York Times)
• Canada's Trudeau pushes on with campaign after severe blow from blackface photos (Reuters)

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