Accidentally (not), the first practical lesson I received in Journalism in Lebanon in 2000, was not to use the word “accidentally” without enough evidence.
It was about a story a on local fire. “No such thing as accidentally or coincidentally” my first boss said.
Here we are
UPDATE:
• Virginia Voter Registration back up
• 5 hour disruption due to cable cut
• Texas & Georgia see record early Voting despite glitches
• 11.8 Million Americans have already voted in #Election2020thenational.ae/world/the-amer…
11.8 Million is ~ 9 times what this number was at around this time in 2016.
Trump heads to Georgia today, a historically red state, but where voter turnout is very high & polls give statistical tie with Biden.
Never a dull moment
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Kamala Harris, the Senator from California, holds an edge as a national figure who ran her own campaign and has held elected office, a source in contact with the campaign told @TheNationalUAE on Tuesday.
• 2 explosions in last 15 min
• One at Port, one inside Beirut
• Reports it’s near ex PM Hariri residence in city center
• Second very loud, shook city, houses
• This week is International Tribunal verdict into killing of Rafik Hariri
While Lebanon is going through economic crisis, Beirut has not seen such explosions in last 5 years.
Moment that the second explosion hit #Beirut Lebanon. Many houses damaged, injuries reported.