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‘Cultural schizophrenia’: Media shift to feelings over facts tearing US apart Over the past several decades, US news media have shifted towards advocacy and emotional appeals, according to a RAND Corporation study. This is sowing discord in American society, award-winning journalist Chris Hedges tells RT. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Alabama governor signs draconian abortion ban punishing doctors with up to 99 years in prison Alabama governor Kay Ivey has signed the US’ strictest abortion law into effect, criminalizing the procedure even in cases of rape or incest and slapping abortion providers with a possible life sentence. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

US adds Chinese telecom Huawei to trade blacklist Huawei Technologies and 70 of its affiliates have been placed on a trade blacklist, the US Department of Commerce has confirmed, after President Donald Trump declared an emergency targeting telecoms owned by “adversaries.” Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Washington orders suspension of all flights between US & Venezuela Washington has suspended all US-based cargo and passenger air services between the US and Venezuela, citing “safety and security” conditions in the Latin American country amid attempts to oust the government in Caracas. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Firecrackers, scuffles & arrests: Church construction protesters face off with riot police (VIDEOS) Dozens of arrests and occasional scuffles with riot police marked the third day of protests against the erection of a new church in Russia's Ekaterinburg, as the city apparently persists with a park construction plan. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

‘National emergency’: Trump signs executive order clearing way to ban Huawei from US telecoms US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over technology designed or produced by ‘foreign adversaries,’ an act widely understood to target China’s ZTE and Huawei in an effort to freeze them out of 5G market. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

‘No do-overs’: White House will not cooperate with further Trump investigations The White House said it would not comply with a number of requests from lawmakers seeking to open new investigations into the president, asking that they ‘discontinue’ the effort. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Jeremy Kyle did not kill anyone & poor people can decide for themselves if they want to go on TV The cancellation of The Jeremy Kyle Show is a typical British middle-class moral panic that treats working-class people as children – too stupid to even be allowed to participate in (or watch!) a daytime TV program. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

‘Putin smiles’: Russophobic media is having none of Pompeo’s diplomacy trip US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent trip to Sochi to meet with the Russian president and foreign minister has heads exploding. Many in the media, it seems, will not tolerate a shred of diplomacy with Russia. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Simple precautions or plan to attack? What’s behind US & Germany’s recent moves in Mideast Germany and the Netherlands halted training of Iraqi troops hours after the US said it will partially evacuate its Baghdad embassy. Amid growing tensions with Iran, analysts offered differing views on the reasons behind the moves. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF