November 19, 2019

Nestlé Has Been Stealing Water From California, Illegally Bottling Millions of Gallons During Drought

January 13, 2018 staff 0

The Swiss food giant has been bottling millions of gallons of water from Southern California mountains, despite lacking the rights to it, the state claims.

At Hong Kong university, a daring escape but fears of bloodshed November 18, 2019
Dozens of Hong Kong protesters staged a dramatic escape from a university campus sealed off by police on Monday by shimmying down plastic hosing from a bridge and fleeing on waiting motorbikes as the police fired projectiles.
Pompeo says U.S. concerned about Hong Kong violence, says China must honor freedoms November 18, 2019
The United States is gravely concerned about deepening political unrest and violence in Hong Kong, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, urging the city's government to take clear steps to address public concerns.
China parliament law committee says Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on constitutionality of face mask ban law: Xinhua November 18, 2019
China’s top legislature says Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on the constitutionality of the city’s legislation with regards to Basic Law, according to state media outlet Xinhua.
Trump says he will 'strongly consider' testifying in impeachment inquiry November 18, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said for the first time that he might be willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry over his dealings with Ukraine, even as Democrats questioned the truthfulness of his testimony in the Russia 2016 election interference probe.
Union raises money to help U.S. diplomats pay impeachment legal bills November 18, 2019
The union representing U.S. diplomats said on Monday it has raised tens of thousands of dollars in the last week alone to help defray the legal costs of foreign service officers who have testified in U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry.