Friday,  Sept.  25th, 2020

Russia reports 7,212 cases, their highest since June 23. (Deccan Herald)

Israel tightens restrictions one week after a second lockdown came into effect. Effective this afternoon, all businesses not officially considered essential are ordered closed for the next two weeks, with the possibility of being extended, and travel is restricted to 1 kilometer from people’s homes. Other planned rules which would affect protesters and synagogue-goers are not yet approved by parliament. (France 24)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issues an apology to South Korea over the “unfortunate” shooting death of a South Korean official in disputed border waters on Tuesday. (AP)

 

Police in Hong Kong ban a rally planned by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) to protest the arrest of 12 Hong Kong citizens on grounds of COVID-19 prevention and “violent acts”. The organization said they would appeal the decision. (Hong Kong Free Press)

A police officer is shot dead at the Croydon Custody Centre in London, England. The suspect was also shot and is in critical condition. (BBC)

 

Google and YouTube announce that after the polls close on November 3 for the Presidential election, they will stop allowing political ads even if there is confusion or civil unrest while votes are counted. (NBC News)

 

Thousands of protesters block roads and railways in India to protest legislation that would remove government-guaranteed grain prices. (Reuters)

Trump doubles down, refusing to commit to accepting election loss President Trump on Thursday repeated his baseless claim that the presidential election may not be “honest,” again refusing to commit to accepting the election’s results if they aren’t in his favor. Asked whether he would consider the November election results legitimate only if he wins, Trump said “we want to make sure that the election is honest and I’m not sure that it can be.” On Wednesday, Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he’s not re-elected this fall, and alleged without evidence Democrats are running a “scam” to steal the election. White House Press Secretary Kaleigh McEnany sought to walk back his comments, saying “the president will accept the results of a free and fair election,” but similarly pushing the idea that Democrats are trying to conspire to prevent him from winning. Source: C-SPAN

Biden leads in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada Fox News surveyed likely voters in the battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Nevada, and found that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Trump in all three. The polls released on Thursday show there are few undecided voters, and Biden’s support is at 50 percent or better in each state. In Nevada, Biden has a 52-41 percent lead over Trump, while in Ohio, he’s ahead 50-45 percent. In Pennsylvania, a state Trump narrowly won in 2016 by less than 1 percentage point, Biden leads 51-44 percent. That poll found that 8 percent of people who voted for Trump in 2016 are Biden supporters today. Each state has a margin sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Source: Fox News

Protests continue in Louisville after no police charged for killing Breonna Taylor Protests continued in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday for a second night in a row, one day after a grand jury indicted one of the three Louisville police officers involved in the March 13 shooting of Breonna Taylor, but not directly for her death. The officers shot Taylor while executing a search warrant in her apartment, related to an investigation involving a former boyfriend. The only officer to face charges was indicted on three counts of wanton endangerment for shooting into the apartment next door. During Thursday night’s protests, anti-racism and anti-police brutality demonstrators encountered about a dozen armed counter-protesters, who claimed they were protecting property. Police said they arrested at least 24 people over the course of the night, with charges including unlawful assembly and failing to disperse. One of the two Louisville police officers shot on Wednesday night amid the protests was released from the hospital on Thursday; the other is still recovering. A suspect in the shooting has been arrested. Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

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