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From 'Civilization Will Die' To Two-Week Truce: Trump Announces Deal With Iran From 'Civilization Will Die' To Two-Week Truce: Trump Announces Deal With Iran
From 'Civilization Will Die' To Two-Week Truce: Trump Announces Deal With Iran Hours after warning that "a whole civilization will die," President Donald Trump made a stunning about-face, announcing a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The dramatic reversal came on Tuesday, April 7, capping a day that had pushed the US and Iran to the brink. Trump described the agreement as "double-sided" and said it is designed to allow time for a long-term peace deal to be finalized. The ceasefire carries one non-negotiable condition: Iran must allow the "COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING" of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which a significant share of the world's…
Caterpillar Dumped By World's Largest Sovereign Fund Over Israeli Military Ties Caterpillar Dumped By World's Largest Sovereign Fund Over Israeli Military Ties
Caterpillar Dumped By World's Largest Sovereign Fund Over Israeli Military Ties The world's largest sovereign wealth fund has dropped construction equipment company Caterpillar over Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which many groups are calling a "genocide." Norway's Government Pension Fund Global announced it was divesting from Caterpillar and five Israeli banks on Monday, Aug. 25. The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has more than $1.7 trillion in assets, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. The fund's Council on Ethics said that Caterpillar bulldozers have aided Israel in "the widespread unlawful destruction of Palestinian property." "There is n…
Dave Chappelle: Fans, Critics Discuss Fall Out From Boston Show Walk-Outs, Backlash Dave Chappelle: Fans, Critics Discuss Fall Out From Boston Show Walk-Outs, Backlash
Dave Chappelle: Fans, Critics Discuss Fall Out From Boston Show Walk-Outs, Backlash A stand-up show from one of the controversial and beloved comedians ended earlier for some people who decided to walk out when he brought up the topic of the Israeli-Hamas, reports said. Some called his comments  political "tirade," while others said he was preaching peace.  Chapelle made the remarks during a TD Garden show on Thursday. According to The Wall Street Journal, the comic commended Hamas' attack on Israel but also condemned Israel for what he considered war crimes, which drew boos and shouts from the audience, posted Andrew Margolie, who was at the show, on Facebook.&nb…