skynewsus--2020-11-19--Anger over controversial Mike Pompeo tour of Israeli settlement

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has become the first representative of any American administration to tour an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank .
In a highly symbolic and controversial act , Mr Pompeo visited the Israeli-owned Psagot winery near the Palestinian town of Ramallah .
The visit comes a year since the Trump administration upended decades of US Middle East policy by announcing it no longer considered Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be contrary to international law .
The visit has further fuelled Palestinian anger towards the Trump administration and the government of Israeli Prime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the settlements which continue to be built on land they consider to be historically theirs for a future Palestinian state .
Speaking at a West Bank news conference , residents of the Palestinian town next to the Israeli settlement expressed their anger at the visit .
Muneef Traish , an Al-Bireh Municipality Council Member said : `` We urge you to pass this message to the American people , to the people all over the world because of what Mr Pompeo is trying to do , he is trying to get legitimacy to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against all rules and resolutions passed by the United Nations and by all international organisations . ''
And Sam Bahour , a Palestinian-American businessman , described Mr Pompeo 's visit as `` the act of a failed administration '' .
He said : `` This settlement is one of a hundred or so settlements throughout the West Bank - all of them are illegal no matter who visits them or who does not ... '' This is an illegal act , it is an act of a failed [ Trump ] administration , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is one month away from being a nobody . ''
Mr Pompeo arrived at the winery in a military helicopter and later flew north to the Golan Heights , captured by Israel from Syria in the 1967 war and later annexed in a move not recognised by the United Nations and most of the international community .
Under the Trump administration , major shifts in American policy in the Middle East have been pushed through to the delight of the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu .
Speaking at a news conference alongside Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thanks to President Trump , the US recognised Jerusalem as Israel 's capital and moved its embassy here .
`` Thanks to President Trump , the United States recognised Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights . ''
He continued : `` Thanks to President Trump , the US pulled out of the dangerous nuclear deal with Iran , placed crippling sanctions on the Iranian regime , and eliminated the mega-terrorist Qasem Soleimani .
`` Thanks to President Trump , the United States proposed the first truly realistic plan for peace between Israelis and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , Israel was able to forge peace with three Arab countries : the UAE , Bahrain , and Sudan . ''
The incoming administration of president-elect Joe Biden is not likely to reverse all the policy shifts , but is opposed to the continued settlement expansion .
Awkward confrontations between the Biden administration and the Israeli government are likely as settlement expansion continues .
Israel recently announced plans to build more than a thousand new homes in Givat Hamatos , a settlement between Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Bethlehem .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ made in settlements and sold in the United States can be labelled `` Made in Israel '' .
And in another policy shift he said the State Department will now regard the anti-occupation campaign known as BDS ( Boycott , Divestment and Sanctions ) as antisemitic and will stop government funding to groups supporting it .
This follows a longstanding Israeli government campaign to discredit the BDS movement as being fundamentally anti-Jewish .
BDS supporters say they are protesting against Israeli policy in the West Bank , including the presence of settlements , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish .
Omar Shakir , Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch , said : `` US Secretary of State Pompeo is undermining the fight against antisemitism by equating it with peaceful boycotts .
`` From Jim Crow South to apartheid South Africa , Americans have a long history of supporting boycotts .
The Trump admin has no business tarring groups who do so . ''

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has become the first representative of any American administration to tour an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
In a highly symbolic and controversial act, Mr Pompeo visited the Israeli-owned Psagot winery near the Palestinian town of Ramallah.
The visit comes a year since the Trump administration upended decades of US Middle East policy by announcing it no longer considered Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be contrary to international law.
The visit has further fuelled Palestinian anger towards the Trump administration and the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Palestinians deeply oppose the settlements which continue to be built on land they consider to be historically theirs for a future Palestinian state.
Speaking at a West Bank news conference, residents of the Palestinian town next to the Israeli settlement expressed their anger at the visit.
Muneef Traish, an Al-Bireh Municipality Council Member said: "We urge you to pass this message to the American people, to the people all over the world because of what Mr Pompeo is trying to do, he is trying to get legitimacy to the settlement activities in the West Bank against all rules and resolutions passed by the United Nations and by all international organisations."
And Sam Bahour, a Palestinian-American businessman, described Mr Pompeo's visit as "the act of a failed administration".
He said: "This settlement is one of a hundred or so settlements throughout the West Bank - all of them are illegal no matter who visits them or who does not...
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"This is an illegal act, it is an act of a failed [Trump] administration, trying to make himself relevant when he is one month away from being a nobody."
Mr Pompeo arrived at the winery in a military helicopter and later flew north to the Golan Heights, captured by Israel from Syria in the 1967 war and later annexed in a move not recognised by the United Nations and most of the international community.
Image: President Trump signs an order recognizing Golan Heights as Israeli territory in March 2019
Under the Trump administration, major shifts in American policy in the Middle East have been pushed through to the delight of the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Speaking at a news conference alongside Mike Pompeo, Mr Netanyahu said: "Thanks to President Trump, the US recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moved its embassy here.
"Thanks to President Trump, the United States recognised Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights."
He continued: "Thanks to President Trump, the US pulled out of the dangerous nuclear deal with Iran, placed crippling sanctions on the Iranian regime, and eliminated the mega-terrorist Qasem Soleimani.
"Thanks to President Trump, the United States proposed the first truly realistic plan for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Image: September: Mr Netanyahu meets with Mr Trump and the first lady to sign normalisation accords with the UAE
"And thanks to President Trump, Israel was able to forge peace with three Arab countries: the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan."
The incoming administration of president-elect Joe Biden is not likely to reverse all the policy shifts, but is opposed to the continued settlement expansion.
Awkward confrontations between the Biden administration and the Israeli government are likely as settlement expansion continues.
Israel recently announced plans to build more than a thousand new homes in Givat Hamatos, a settlement between Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
During his trip Mr Pompeo announced products made in settlements and sold in the United States can be labelled "Made in Israel".
And in another policy shift he said the State Department will now regard the anti-occupation campaign known as BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) as antisemitic and will stop government funding to groups supporting it.
This follows a longstanding Israeli government campaign to discredit the BDS movement as being fundamentally anti-Jewish.
BDS supporters say they are protesting against Israeli policy in the West Bank, including the presence of settlements, and seek to draw a distinction between being anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish.
Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, said: "US Secretary of State Pompeo is undermining the fight against antisemitism by equating it with peaceful boycotts.
"From Jim Crow South to apartheid South Africa, Americans have a long history of supporting boycotts. The Trump admin has no business tarring groups who do so."


skynewsus--2020-11-21--Joe Biden may have won - but damage of Trump's fraud claims will last for years

The White House has been eerily silent of late .
Normally home to the world 's biggest political megaphone , Mr Trump has started to look more like the silent squatter of late , dangling the prospect he might refuse to hand over the keys to the White House .
But on Friday he managed to pull himself away from the keyboard to brief about drug prices - one of his few public appearances since his election defeat .
Or as he would say ... since his election victory .
He told the room of reporters : `` We won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' before claiming without presenting any evidence , that Democrats `` found some ballots ... to deter us from doing what is right for the American people '' .
But , he did n't take questions .
He does n't seem to want an adversarial back and forth , just an uninterrupted platform that he 'll cling on to for as long as he can .
But he continues to be hit by the blunt sword of reality .
Lawsuits thrown out and states confirming exactly what they did many days ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Georgia was the latest , certifying its results after a hand recount .
It is a state that for decades has been reliably Republican .
But Mr Trump and his so-called Elite Force Team of lawyers will tell you none of the results that went against their man can be trusted .
In an extraordinary news conference this week , I watched as Rudy Giuliani made wild claims about a national conspiracy against the president as a strange dark liquid dripped down his face .
China , Venezuela , Joe Biden - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When I asked what evidence he had that the president-elect was part of some plot , another lawyer , Jennifer Ellis , jumped in to tell me : `` Your question is fundamentally flawed when you are asking where is the evidence . ''
There are cold , hard , difficult facts for the president 's legal team though .
Of 30 lawsuits launched by the team and various Republican interests , not one single court has found evidence of fraud .
The next big step in this ongoing saga is 14 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each state cast their ballots .
: : Subscribe to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker It should create certainty about who really won .
And yet , it feels like Mr Trump and his team have won one battle - sowing discord and doubt about America 's democracy .
That could have consequences for years to come .

The White House has been eerily silent of late.
Normally home to the world's biggest political megaphone, Mr Trump has started to look more like the silent squatter of late, dangling the prospect he might refuse to hand over the keys to the White House.
But on Friday he managed to pull himself away from the keyboard to brief about drug prices - one of his few public appearances since his election defeat.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 3:11 Trump repeats false claims he won the election
Or as he would say... since his election victory.
He told the room of reporters: "We won by the way - 70 million votes," before claiming without presenting any evidence, that Democrats "found some ballots... to deter us from doing what is right for the American people".
But, he didn't take questions.
He doesn't seem to want an adversarial back and forth, just an uninterrupted platform that he'll cling on to for as long as he can.
But he continues to be hit by the blunt sword of reality. Lawsuits thrown out and states confirming exactly what they did many days ago - that Joe Biden is the winner.
Georgia was the latest, certifying its results after a hand recount. It is a state that for decades has been reliably Republican.
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But Mr Trump and his so-called Elite Force Team of lawyers will tell you none of the results that went against their man can be trusted.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:33 Bad hair dye day for Trump's personal lawyer?
In an extraordinary news conference this week, I watched as Rudy Giuliani made wild claims about a national conspiracy against the president as a strange dark liquid dripped down his face.
China, Venezuela, Joe Biden - they were all in on it apparently.
When I asked what evidence he had that the president-elect was part of some plot, another lawyer, Jennifer Ellis, jumped in to tell me: "Your question is fundamentally flawed when you are asking where is the evidence."
There are cold, hard, difficult facts for the president's legal team though.
Of 30 lawsuits launched by the team and various Republican interests, not one single court has found evidence of fraud.
The next big step in this ongoing saga is 14 December. That's when electors in each state cast their ballots.
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It should create certainty about who really won. And yet, it feels like Mr Trump and his team have won one battle - sowing discord and doubt about America's democracy.
That could have consequences for years to come.


skynewsus--2020-11-20--Donald Trump Jr tests positive for coronavirus

Donald Trump Jr , the president 's eldest child , has tested positive for coronavirus .
A spokesman said : @ @ @ @ @ asymptomatic so far and is following all medically recommended COVID-19 guidelines . ''
The 42-year-old @ @ @ @ @ the president 's family to become infected with a virus that has killed more than @ @ @ @ @ 12 million others .
President-elect Joe Biden made the president 's response to the virus @ @ @ @ @ recently concluded race for the White House , though Mr Trump has yet to acknowledge @ @ @ @ @ , first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron have all recovered from their coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ president spent three days in a military hospital where he was treated with experimental drugs @ @ @ @ @ her illness at the White House .
Donald Trump Jr 's girlfriend , Kimberly Guilfoyle @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus in July .
Andrew Giuliani , the son of the president 's personal lawyer @ @ @ @ @ he tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday .

Donald Trump Jr, the president's eldest child, has tested positive for coronavirus.
A spokesman said: "He's been completely asymptomatic so far and is following all medically recommended COVID-19 guidelines."
The 42-year-old is the latest member of the president's family to become infected with a virus that has killed more than 250,000 Americans and infected nearly 12 million others.
President-elect Joe Biden made the president's response to the virus a top issue in the recently concluded race for the White House, though Mr Trump has yet to acknowledge the outcome.
President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron have all recovered from their coronavirus infections in October.
The president spent three days in a military hospital where he was treated with experimental drugs; the first lady weathered her illness at the White House.
Donald Trump Jr's girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, tested positive for the coronavirus in July.
Andrew Giuliani, the son of the president's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, also said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.


skynewsus--2020-11-20--Milwaukee shooting: Gunman on the run following incident at Wauwatosa mall

A gunman who shot a number of people at a mall in a suburb of Wisconsin is still on the run .
Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride said the victims were left with non-life threatening injuries following the incident at the Mayfair Mall .
Witesses told WISN-TV that they had heard what they believed to be eight to 12 gunshots .
WISN reported that at least five people were taken away from the mall on stretchers , at least two of whom were sitting upright and appeared to be conscious .
Some people remained in the mall while police searched for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in a statement they were `` disheartened and angered that our guests and tenants were subject to this violent incident today '' .
The Mayfair Mall was the site of a February shooting in which a city police officer , Joseph Mensah , shot and killed Alvin Cole , a black 17-year-old .
Officers said Cole was fleeing from police .
Mensah , who is also black , said he shot Cole because he pointed a gun at him .
The mall was the target of sporadic protests over several months in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Milwaukee County district attorney declined to file charges against Mensah , but the city this week agreed to a separation agreement in which he will be paid at least $ 130,000 to leave the force .

A gunman who shot a number of people at a mall in a suburb of Wisconsin is still on the run.
Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride said the victims were left with non-life threatening injuries following the incident at the Mayfair Mall.
Witesses told WISN-TV that they had heard what they believed to be eight to 12 gunshots.
WISN reported that at least five people were taken away from the mall on stretchers, at least two of whom were sitting upright and appeared to be conscious.
Some people remained in the mall while police searched for a suspect.
Mall operator Brookfield Properties said in a statement they were "disheartened and angered that our guests and tenants were subject to this violent incident today".
The Mayfair Mall was the site of a February shooting in which a city police officer, Joseph Mensah, shot and killed Alvin Cole, a black 17-year-old.
Officers said Cole was fleeing from police. Mensah, who is also black, said he shot Cole because he pointed a gun at him.
The mall was the target of sporadic protests over several months in the wake of the shooting.
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The Milwaukee County district attorney declined to file charges against Mensah, but the city this week agreed to a separation agreement in which he will be paid at least $130,000 to leave the force.


skynewsus--2020-11-20--Man charged after 'crashing drone into LA police helicopter' - in US legal first

A man has been arrested by FBI special agents in Los Angeles on charges of recklessly flying a drone that crashed into a police helicopter .
The case against Andrew Rene Hernandez is believed to be the first criminal prosecution ever in the US alleging the unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft .
The pilot of the Los Angeles police department helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing after being struck by the drone over Hollywood in September .
Officers had been responding to reports of a burglary at a pharmacy in the early hours of the morning when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helicopter approached the scene , the pilot spotted the drone and tried unsuccessfully to take evasive action .
The drone damaged the chopper 's nose , antenna and cowling - the covering of the engine - in the impact .
`` If the drone had struck the helicopter 's main rotor instead of the fuselage , it could have brought the helicopter down , '' according to the criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court .
Officers found parts of the drone on the ground , along with a vehicle damaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by reviewing the drone 's camera and memory card .
The 22-year-old told police he just wanted to `` see what was going on '' .
If convicted , he faces a statutory maximum sentence of one year in federal prison .
His arrest came during what is National Drone Safety Awareness Week sponsored by the US Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) .
Officials at Los Angeles International Airport promoted the campaign with the slogan `` Airports and drones do n't mix '' .
The FAA says reports of drone sightings near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two years with more than 100 being received on average every month .
Pilots of commercial airliners landing at airports have reported a number of incidents of near-misses with unmanned aircraft .
Last year , flights at Gatwick Airport were grounded after reports of drones in the area , causing the cancellation of 1,000 flights over three days .

A man has been arrested by FBI special agents in Los Angeles on charges of recklessly flying a drone that crashed into a police helicopter.
The case against Andrew Rene Hernandez is believed to be the first criminal prosecution ever in the US alleging the unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft.
The pilot of the Los Angeles police department helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing after being struck by the drone over Hollywood in September.
Officers had been responding to reports of a burglary at a pharmacy in the early hours of the morning when they requested air support.
Image: If convicted, Hernandez faces a statutory maximum sentence of one year in federal prison. Pic: US Attorney's Office
As the helicopter approached the scene, the pilot spotted the drone and tried unsuccessfully to take evasive action. The drone damaged the chopper's nose, antenna and cowling - the covering of the engine - in the impact.
"If the drone had struck the helicopter's main rotor instead of the fuselage, it could have brought the helicopter down," according to the criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court.
Officers found parts of the drone on the ground, along with a vehicle damaged by the debris, and identified Hernandez by reviewing the drone's camera and memory card.
The 22-year-old told police he just wanted to "see what was going on".
If convicted, he faces a statutory maximum sentence of one year in federal prison.
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His arrest came during what is National Drone Safety Awareness Week sponsored by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Officials at Los Angeles International Airport promoted the campaign with the slogan "Airports and drones don't mix".
Image: In 2019, flights at Gatwick Airport were grounded for days after reports of drones in the area
The FAA says reports of drone sightings near airports have increased dramatically over the last two years with more than 100 being received on average every month.
Pilots of commercial airliners landing at airports have reported a number of incidents of near-misses with unmanned aircraft.
Last year, flights at Gatwick Airport were grounded after reports of drones in the area, causing the cancellation of 1,000 flights over three days.


skynewsus--2020-11-20--'Tell my kids I love them': Man killed by lethal injection in eighth federal execution under Trump

A man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl before dousing her with petrol and burying her alive has been executed in the US .
Orlando Hall was the eighth person executed by the government this year since the Trump administration reinstated capital punishment at the federal level this summer , following a nearly two-decade hiatus .
He was pronounced dead at 11.47pm local time ( 4.37am UK time ) after being given a lethal injection of barbiturate pentobarbital at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute , Indiana .
In his final words , the 49-year-old thanked those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , saying : `` I 'm okay . ''
After a statement was read recounting his crimes , Hall took one last opportunity to look to his supporters and say : `` Take care of yourselves .
Tell my kids I love them . ''
The late-night execution came after the Supreme Court denied last-minute legal challenges from Hall 's attorneys , who had argued that racial bias played a role in his sentencing and also raised concerns about the execution protocol and other constitutional issues .
Hall was the second black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on federal death row in recent months .
He was convicted by an all-white jury for his role in the 1994 abduction , murder and rape of 16-year-old Lisa Rene - the sister of two Texas drug dealers Hall thought had stolen money from him .
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) legal defence and educational fund , which filed an amicus brief on Hall 's behalf , argued there was evidence that prosecutors had improperly failed to include black people in the jury based on racial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on federal death row , 26 people are black ( 46 % ) and 22 people ( 39 % ) are white - despite African-Americans compromising only 13 % of the US population .
Federal court documents said Hall was a cannabis trafficker in Pine Bluff , Arkansas , who would sometimes buy his drugs in the Dallas area .
He arrived in Dallas on September 24 , 1994 , met two men at a car wash and gave them $ 4,700 ( £3,541 ) with the expectation they would return later with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rene 's brothers .
Instead , the men claimed their car and the money were stolen in a robbery .
Hall and accomplices decided they were lying and were able to track down the address of the brothers ' apartment in Arlington , Texas .
When Hall and three other men arrived at the apartment , the brothers were not there , but Lisa Rene was home , alone .
The teenager was kidnapped , driven back to a motel room in Arkansas where she was tied up , raped , beaten up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and buried alive .
After Hall 's execution Lisa 's sister , Pearl Rene , said her family had reached `` the end of a very long and painful chapter in our lives .
`` The execution of Orlando Hall will never stop the suffering we continue to endure , '' she said .
`` Please pray for our family as well as his . ''
US Attorney General William Bar ended a 17-year hiatus of federal executions in July , after announcing the prison systems were switching to a new method for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's government resumed federal executions , only three inmates had been executed in the previous 56 years .
Two others prisoners are due to be executed in December , including Lisa M Montgomery , the only woman on federal death row .
Another death-row inmate , Brandon Bernard , is set to be executed on December 10 , and has asked the court to delay his date .
He was convicted of killing two youth ministers on a military reservation in 1999 .
It remains unclear whether the president-elect Joe Biden will continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @

A man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl before dousing her with petrol and burying her alive has been executed in the US.
Orlando Hall was the eighth person executed by the government this year since the Trump administration reinstated capital punishment at the federal level this summer, following a nearly two-decade hiatus.
He was pronounced dead at 11.47pm local time (4.37am UK time) after being given a lethal injection of barbiturate pentobarbital at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Image: Hall was executed by lethal injection at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana
In his final words, the 49-year-old thanked those who supported him and sought to reassure them, saying: "I'm okay."
After a statement was read recounting his crimes, Hall took one last opportunity to look to his supporters and say: "Take care of yourselves. Tell my kids I love them."
The late-night execution came after the Supreme Court denied last-minute legal challenges from Hall's attorneys, who had argued that racial bias played a role in his sentencing and also raised concerns about the execution protocol and other constitutional issues.
Hall was the second black man to be executed by lethal injection on federal death row in recent months.
Image: It is unclear whether federal executions will end following Donald Trump's election loss
He was convicted by an all-white jury for his role in the 1994 abduction, murder and rape of 16-year-old Lisa Rene - the sister of two Texas drug dealers Hall thought had stolen money from him.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) legal defence and educational fund, which filed an amicus brief on Hall's behalf, argued there was evidence that prosecutors had improperly failed to include black people in the jury based on racial motivations.
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Out of the 56 people on federal death row, 26 people are black (46%) and 22 people (39%) are white - despite African-Americans compromising only 13% of the US population.
Federal court documents said Hall was a cannabis trafficker in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who would sometimes buy his drugs in the Dallas area.
He arrived in Dallas on September 24, 1994, met two men at a car wash and gave them $4,700 (£3,541) with the expectation they would return later with the cannabis.
The two men were Rene's brothers.
Image: US Attorney General William Bar ended an almost two-decade hiatus of federal executions this summer
Instead, the men claimed their car and the money were stolen in a robbery.
Hall and accomplices decided they were lying and were able to track down the address of the brothers' apartment in Arlington, Texas.
When Hall and three other men arrived at the apartment, the brothers were not there, but Lisa Rene was home, alone.
The teenager was kidnapped, driven back to a motel room in Arkansas where she was tied up, raped, beaten up with a shovel, doused with petrol and buried alive.
After Hall's execution Lisa's sister, Pearl Rene, said her family had reached "the end of a very long and painful chapter in our lives.
"The execution of Orlando Hall will never stop the suffering we continue to endure," she said.
"Please pray for our family as well as his."
US Attorney General William Bar ended a 17-year hiatus of federal executions in July, after announcing the prison systems were switching to a new method for using lethal injections.
Before Donald Trump's government resumed federal executions, only three inmates had been executed in the previous 56 years.
Two others prisoners are due to be executed in December, including Lisa M Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row.
Another death-row inmate, Brandon Bernard, is set to be executed on December 10, and has asked the court to delay his date. He was convicted of killing two youth ministers on a military reservation in 1999.
It remains unclear whether the president-elect Joe Biden will continue the practice when he takes office.


skynewsus--2020-11-20--Donald Trump Jr self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus


skynewsus--2020-11-21--Thousands have died prematurely in US due to wildfire pollution, say scientists

Researchers say thousands of people have died prematurely as a result of the record-breaking wildfires that have swept America 's west this autumn .
An unprecedented number of major fires have burned millions of acres in California , Oregon and Washington this year , throwing up choking smoke and sending air pollution across the country and beyond .
At times , air quality readings have registered off the charts .
Researchers at Stanford University in California say spikes in the sort of particulate pollution caused by wood smoke are likely to have increased hospitalisations and deaths among vulnerable populations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3,000 excess deaths in California alone in one 40-day period in the late summer .
It confirms what many scientists around the world believe is the real and growing threat from intensifying wildfire seasons .
`` There 's a fair amount of evidence worldwide that air pollution is a significant risk factor for early death , '' said Ed Avol , a professor of clinical preventive medicine at the University of Southern California 's Keck School of Medicine .
`` So , the fact that we have these intense smoke episodes and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ edge is not surprising at all . ''
For him , the increasing number and intensity of wildfires is further evidence of the impact of climate change and the need for urgent action .
Selene Zazueta does not need science to tell her how bad the fires have been .
For her daughters , Emma and Isabella , their asthma and allergies have been almost unbearable this year .
`` It is like an oven and you really feel the dirty air , '' said Selene .
The family live in a part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already known as `` asthma alley '' .
The fires have made it worse : `` It has been overwhelming and very scary . ''
Selene said it was `` heartbreaking '' to see her children not be able to enjoy life , but added : `` Even children without asthma are suffering , this air quality is affecting every child . ''
This year 's fires have seen a wave of new air quality apps launched for the public to track the particulate count in their neighbourhoods .
Americans have also seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on wildfires , telling a meeting of emergency responders in October that `` I do n't think science knows actually '' .
His successor Joe Biden has promised an ambitious climate change agenda .
Perversely , the pandemic has probably eased the problems for many children by keeping them indoors and away from effects of the smoke .
Doctors say it will be short-term relief with a future of more toxins .
Paediatrician Dr Elisa Nicholas , who runs The Children 's Clinic and campaigns to highlight the risks of air pollution , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept the thought of having children exposed to more pollutants .
`` We have worked really hard on air quality and to have a new type of air pollution coming in is heartbreaking .
To me it is a backward step and that makes me sad . ''

Researchers say thousands of people have died prematurely as a result of the record-breaking wildfires that have swept America's west this autumn.
An unprecedented number of major fires have burned millions of acres in California, Oregon and Washington this year, throwing up choking smoke and sending air pollution across the country and beyond.
At times, air quality readings have registered off the charts.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:39 Oregon town covered in fire retardant
Researchers at Stanford University in California say spikes in the sort of particulate pollution caused by wood smoke are likely to have increased hospitalisations and deaths among vulnerable populations.
They estimate there were between 1,200 and 3,000 excess deaths in California alone in one 40-day period in the late summer.
It confirms what many scientists around the world believe is the real and growing threat from intensifying wildfire seasons.
"There's a fair amount of evidence worldwide that air pollution is a significant risk factor for early death," said Ed Avol, a professor of clinical preventive medicine at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine.
"So, the fact that we have these intense smoke episodes and that it pushes some susceptible people over the edge is not surprising at all."
For him, the increasing number and intensity of wildfires is further evidence of the impact of climate change and the need for urgent action.
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Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:48 San Francisco sky turned orange by wildfires
Selene Zazueta does not need science to tell her how bad the fires have been. For her daughters, Emma and Isabella, their asthma and allergies have been almost unbearable this year.
"It is like an oven and you really feel the dirty air," said Selene.
The family live in a part of Long Beach in California that was already known as "asthma alley". The fires have made it worse: "It has been overwhelming and very scary."
Selene said it was "heartbreaking" to see her children not be able to enjoy life, but added: "Even children without asthma are suffering, this air quality is affecting every child."
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This year's fires have seen a wave of new air quality apps launched for the public to track the particulate count in their neighbourhoods.
Americans have also seen their president continue to deny the science on wildfires, telling a meeting of emergency responders in October that "I don't think science knows actually". His successor Joe Biden has promised an ambitious climate change agenda.
Perversely, the pandemic has probably eased the problems for many children by keeping them indoors and away from effects of the smoke. Doctors say it will be short-term relief with a future of more toxins.
Paediatrician Dr Elisa Nicholas, who runs The Children's Clinic and campaigns to highlight the risks of air pollution, said: "It is hard to accept the thought of having children exposed to more pollutants.
"We have worked really hard on air quality and to have a new type of air pollution coming in is heartbreaking. To me it is a backward step and that makes me sad."


skynewsus--2020-10-29--Baywatch in 2020: Revisiting the '90s dream - and difficulties - with the stars

In the September of 1989 , a show about a group of lifeguards patrolling the beaches of Los Angeles first hit TV screens in America .
Sun , sea and ( ever-shrinking ) swimsuits , Baywatch was the series that would go on to become the biggest of its era , beaming the California dream into millions of living rooms around the world .
For more than a decade , we tuned in to follow the exploits of a group of impossibly gorgeous swimmers ; heroes who saved lives , dealt with often absurd but wildly entertaining personal dramas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Still spawning spin-offs some 30 years after it first aired - most recently the 2017 film starring The Rock and Zac Efron - it made huge stars of cast members such as David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson .
Now , Baywatch : The Documentary is set to be released , delving into what it was like to be part of a TV phenomenon .
`` As a kid growing up in the '90s , being in high school in the '90s , Baywatch was sort of an escapism for me , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A fan who grew up with the series , he now wants to tell its story , properly , he says , for the first time .
`` Baywatch was a show , but it was also ... it was selling an image , it was selling a lifestyle .
And it kind of was one of the first brands to do that , and now everyone is selling an image , everyone is selling a lifestyle , from TV to social media . ''
Speaking to Sky News on Zoom , Felker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who played Neely Capshaw , the woman who would become Mrs Mitch Buchannon , and Jeremy Jackson , who played Mitch 's son , Hobie .
Everyone 's favourite lifeguard mentor , Buchannon , of course , was played by Hasselhoff from the very first episode .
`` It changed my life , '' says Nolin , who joined the cast in 1995 , playing Capshaw for three years .
`` We 'd go to London or wherever , around the world , and people would literally be pulling at us , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was like this , just picturesque dream of slow-motion and beautiful women and men .
It was definitely a phenomenon . ''
The series transcended its TV slot .
Parodied in everything from The Simpsons to The Muppets , it was also a bonding point for Joey and Chandler in Friends , thanks to Chandler 's love of Yasmine Bleeth .
Any UK student of a certain age will have danced to theme song I 'm Always Here - `` Some people stand in the darkness '' an opening line guaranteed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And despite the fact the show he is best known for finished almost 20 years ago , Hasselhoff is still an instantly recognisable TV star .
Coping with fame - and losing it Jackson , who is open on social media about personal struggles and mental health problems , and has spent time in rehab and jail , says the fame - and seeing it disappear - was hard to cope with .
`` They say the higher you are , the further you have to fall , you know ?
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] fans waiting at the airport , ripping your clothes off , trying to cut your hair .
Number one albums and singles and opening up concerts , all this insane fame .
And then it 's over .
This time in the world , everybody had eyes on you , and then it 's over . ''
Jackson , who joined the cast as a child , says he does n't blame the show for his subsequent struggles .
`` I 'm not the way I am because of Baywatch , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am , '' he says .
`` I had already done over 60 commercials by the time I got Baywatch , from six years old to 10 years old .
I was very comfortable being on sets , very comfortable being around adults and showing up to do a good job ...
I lived and breathed it before I even knew it was a job .
`` So when the cool stuff started happening for me at that time , it was just… this is how I live .
What 's next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do it .
Autograph signings ?
No problem .
`` I wanted to have that Michael Jackson fame ... get off the aeroplane , if there was n't a thousand girls I was like , what 's wrong ?
What am I not doing good enough ?
If I did n't get the cover of the magazine and somebody else [ did ] , I was like , I better step my game up .
What do I need to do ?
Maybe I need to get some muscles or something , show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When the show stopped… I got pretty heavy into kind of ego and in my own world , always looking for more , the next big thing .
I got a little big for my britches , I turned down a lot of really big movie roles and separated myself from the industry , thinking that the offers would always come and I was too good for a lot of stuff .
`` I was sick of the tan beach boy .
You know , I wanted to get into some meatier stuff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from everybody wanting to take pictures with you to people saying , well , you take a picture and they 're handing you your camera and it 's for them and their friends… it 's a big paradigm shift . ''
Getting a `` normal '' job was difficult , he says .
`` Wondering if people were going to judge me or think I was a failure because now I 'm not on TV ... That 's a lot of weird stuff to deal with .
'Why are n't you driving a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rich ? '
'Why do you work here ? '
[ There 's ] a lot of humility that comes with that and a strange growth process that needed to be taken and taken very seriously because , you know , life is sink or swim , really , regardless of… if you 're on the number one TV show or you 've got to just pay your bills .
`` I went through a funky transition period that was n't exactly comfortable , we 'll put it that way .
But I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Still here . ''
In a separate Zoom call , Erika Eleniak , who starred as Shauni McClain from the first episode until 1992 - and was also a child star , having appeared in ET when she was younger - tells Sky News she found the fame , while `` par for the course '' , difficult to deal with .
`` I think there might be some people in this world that really love it and eat it up with a spoon ... '' It 's important [ to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ca n't stand when I see celebrities who are not kind to fans .
But it 's not comfortable .
I do n't think any attention ... you know , you could be at a birthday party , your own birthday party , and your family and friends are there , and when everyone 's singing Happy Birthday to you , you shrink a little .
`` I think that kind of attention all focused on one person is uncomfortable .
So then you just multiply that times a thousand . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ most insecure people on the planet' With Baywatch , there was the added pressure of being on camera , and scrutinised , wearing very little .
`` I never set out to be an actress , '' says Nolin .
`` When I moved to LA , I was going to college .
I got on a game show , The Price Is Right , and I was showing Tupperware and microwave ovens .
And then suddenly a casting director from Baywatch saw me in a bathing suit and before I know it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to face with David Hasselhoff . ''
She continues : `` I mean truly , when I say this , I did n't really know I was good-looking .
I self-doubted myself the entire time I was on the show .
And now looking back at almost 50 , I wish that I would have appreciated that time and really enjoyed the interaction I had with David [ more ] … '' It was a great time , but yet I 'd go home and I was so hard on myself .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I was n't pretty enough - and I was 22 years old . ''
Eleniak , who calls herself one of `` the OG '' Baywatchers , alongside Hasselhoff , was a teenager when she joined the cast for the first series .
The swimming costumes were less skimpy then , she says .
When the show became syndicated , `` the necklines plunged '' and the `` bums got smaller '' .
Despite her Baywatch-ready looks , she says she was always self-conscious .
`` I promise you , if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now and go out in front of a huge cast and crew , that 's exactly how I felt , '' she says .
`` Hundred percent , honestly , the same as you would feel .
It 's awkward .
You know , you 're super insecure .
For me , [ I was ] always worrying what 's showing , is anything hanging out ?
`` As an actor , you do n't want your mind on anything but the work at hand… the last thing I want to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is anything coming out of my bathing suit ?
Or if I walk five feet , the bum of my suit is going straight up… '' she laughs .
`` You know , those things .
So all of that was there , and not easy .
`` Actors are literally the most insecure people on the planet .
I mean , I 'm speaking for myself , but most that I know , and it 's because you 're constantly scrutinised .
I think there 's a misconception that people think , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out there , of course you must be a confident person .
It 's not that way , it really is n't . ''
Dealing with typecasting and ageism : 'How many people look the same as when they were 22 ? '
After Baywatch , many of the actors found themselves typecast .
`` To be slotted , you know , to look a certain way , and then when it 's over , to get another job , '' says Nolin .
`` You know , are they going to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I mean , is it over ?
You know , a lot of us were fortunate to go on to other shows .
But , I mean… it was difficult . ''
Eleniak says Baywatch hindered her career in the US , but helped it elsewhere .
`` Domestically , it was hard… What 's happening for me domestically is literally , I 'm going up for a role , I studied , I worked really hard , I got great opportunities , and often I would go in and they would ask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say Baywatch , and I would be asked to leave .
That 's no joke , I 'm being very serious .
`` I felt very caught between a rock and a hard place , because I love the show ... but I really wanted to spread my wings .
I did n't want to play Shauni McClain forever .
`` Internationally , have I made shows overseas or had the opportunities to go overseas and work ?
Yes , because of Baywatch .
One hundred percent ...
I lived in Canada for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that kind of notoriety a hundred percent helped me and afforded me the opportunity to go elsewhere and work .
`` So it 's a yes and no .
Domestically it made things very hard , but internationally it was wonderful . ''
Felker says he wants to show the depth to the programme 's stars and the series itself .
Many of the actors were victims of their time and the show 's aesthetic , he says .
`` I think now in television , a lot of these actors that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resurgences because there 's a lot more programming , they 're familiar faces , streamers take chances , '' he says .
`` Whereas the Baywatch generation , it 's like , 'oh they 're 45 , they 're done ' .
They 're not , you know .
A lot of these actors are still acting and some of them have totally moved on with their lives and are doing other things .
`` People assume if you 're not consistently on TV and not consistently working , that you 're like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But ] a lot of these people just said , ' I did this , I was super famous and I 'm done with this and I want to do other things ' .
`` People do n't realise how young these people were when they were on the show .
When you 're a kid , if the person 's 23 and you 're 16 , they seem real old , but they 're not .
These were kids .
Jeremy was a child on the show .
`` So these people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years old , you know , looking 22 years old , not having to really work on their appearance , are pretty much blessed with what they look like .
And if they take a hiatus , they come back in their late 40s and 50s , then people are like , 'oh , she looks like sh*t ' or 'he looks terrible ' or this or that .
`` Anyone in life - unless you 're Jennifer Lopez - how many people actually look the same as you did when you were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not reality .
People hold this bar for these people that is n't realistic .
People are like , 'poor , rich , famous person ' - I get it , but it 's still f***ed up . ''
Felker likens the impact of the show to that of Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Instagram stars today .
`` Baywatch is pretty much social media influencers before social media , '' he says .
`` It bookended the decade… and that 's an entire decade of a show that pretty much formulated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what was sexy , what was hot and what people loved . ''
Working with The Hoff : 'It was meant to be' Listening to the cast members speak , it sounds like Hasselhoff was very much a mentor figure on set .
`` David Hasselhoff is just fun , '' says Eleniak .
`` The energy when David was around was always super light-hearted , he was a big prankster so he used to do practical jokes on everyone all the time . ''
Nolin describes him as `` like my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who grew up watching Knightrider , being picked for the role by the Hoff himself was a dream come true .
`` I grew up without a dad so being able to spend summers with this guy who was the epitome of cool , was other-worldly , '' says Jackson .
`` He definitely altered the course of my life and shined very , very bright .
`` He was really more like a big brother on the set though .
So , you know , playing jokes , baring his bum when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get you to mess up . ''
Jackson says it is `` absolutely true '' that he beat stars including Leonardo DiCaprio to the role of Hobie .
`` I was actually back then a pretty heavy threat to those kids .
You know , I was getting a lot of jobs .
So [ Hasselhoff ] did pick me and , you know , I was very , very close to the role .
I grew up with a single parent , near the beach .
I already was body-boarding , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Plus , he says , he was small for his age , and Hasselhoff needed someone he could easily throw over his shoulders .
`` You know , it was meant to be , '' he says .
`` I lucked out in that way . ''
`` The word zeitgeist just keeps coming to my head , like this iconic , magical thing that happened that literally no one could predict , '' says Eleniak .
Baywatch was a show about beautiful people , yes , but also about a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are countless dramas about detectives and doctors , but Baywatch has never been replicated .
`` When I went into this show , it was for a serious look at lifeguarding , '' Eleniak says .
`` We 've had a lot of cop shows , a lot of ER dramas , you know , hospitals and doctor shows , lawyer shows .
There were no , and there 's still not , any lifeguard shows .
`` It was and it obviously is truly a very serious business .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are you responsible for on the beach ?
It 's not a joke , it 's very serious .
That 's what I feel like our first year getting established was about , and then the second year , which was our first year of syndication , everything started to change and shift . ''
Would Eleniak be up for a Baywatch return ?
`` I would , but I do n't think I 'd be wearing a red bathing suit again , '' she laughs .
`` Or a purple one , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It would depend on a lot of things , it would depend on the story , that would be huge .
The story and the writing would be huge .
It would have to make sense .
But , yeah . ''
If you want a marker of how big Baywatch still is , says Jackson , look to its famous fans .
`` Brad Pitt 's gone on record saying Baywatch was his favourite show . ''
What is it about the show that still appeals , decades later ?
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eleniak .
`` I think that appeals to us all the time , really .
Whether we slap a red bathing suit on or put something else on it these days , I think we like light-hearted and I think we need light-hearted .
I think that 's why it will always stand the test of time . ''
`` There is nothing like Baywatch , '' says Nolin .
`` And there 's a lot in this documentary that spills the beans . ''
Baywatch : The Documentary is due for release @ @

In the September of 1989, a show about a group of lifeguards patrolling the beaches of Los Angeles first hit TV screens in America.
Sun, sea and (ever-shrinking) swimsuits, Baywatch was the series that would go on to become the biggest of its era, beaming the California dream into millions of living rooms around the world.
For more than a decade, we tuned in to follow the exploits of a group of impossibly gorgeous swimmers; heroes who saved lives, dealt with often absurd but wildly entertaining personal dramas, and remained flawless as they did it.
Image: The Baywatch 'OGs': Erika Eleniak, Billy Warlock, Jeremy Jackson and David Hasselhoff in an early series of the show. Pic: Fremantle Media
Image: Baywatch made stars of (L-R) Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth and Gena Lee Nolin. Pic: Fremantle Media
Still spawning spin-offs some 30 years after it first aired - most recently the 2017 film starring The Rock and Zac Efron - it made huge stars of cast members such as David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.
Now, Baywatch: The Documentary is set to be released, delving into what it was like to be part of a TV phenomenon.
"As a kid growing up in the '90s, being in high school in the '90s, Baywatch was sort of an escapism for me," director Matt Felker tells Sky News.
A fan who grew up with the series, he now wants to tell its story, properly, he says, for the first time.
"Baywatch was a show, but it was also... it was selling an image, it was selling a lifestyle. And it kind of was one of the first brands to do that, and now everyone is selling an image, everyone is selling a lifestyle, from TV to social media."
Speaking to Sky News on Zoom, Felker is joined by Gena Lee Nolin, who played Neely Capshaw, the woman who would become Mrs Mitch Buchannon, and Jeremy Jackson, who played Mitch's son, Hobie. Everyone's favourite lifeguard mentor, Buchannon, of course, was played by Hasselhoff from the very first episode.
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"It changed my life," says Nolin, who joined the cast in 1995, playing Capshaw for three years. "We'd go to London or wherever, around the world, and people would literally be pulling at us, you know.
"It was alluring. It was like this, just picturesque dream of slow-motion and beautiful women and men. It was definitely a phenomenon."
The series transcended its TV slot. Parodied in everything from The Simpsons to The Muppets, it was also a bonding point for Joey and Chandler in Friends, thanks to Chandler's love of Yasmine Bleeth. Any UK student of a certain age will have danced to theme song I'm Always Here - "Some people stand in the darkness" an opening line guaranteed to fill the floor to close the night. And despite the fact the show he is best known for finished almost 20 years ago, Hasselhoff is still an instantly recognisable TV star.
Coping with fame - and losing it
Image: Jackson says his on-screen dad David Hasselhoff was a mentor on set
Jackson, who is open on social media about personal struggles and mental health problems, and has spent time in rehab and jail, says the fame - and seeing it disappear - was hard to cope with.
"They say the higher you are, the further you have to fall, you know? So the height of Baywatch [you had] fans waiting at the airport, ripping your clothes off, trying to cut your hair. Number one albums and singles and opening up concerts, all this insane fame. And then it's over. This time in the world, everybody had eyes on you, and then it's over."
Jackson, who joined the cast as a child, says he doesn't blame the show for his subsequent struggles.
"I'm not the way I am because of Baywatch, I was on Baywatch because of the way I am," he says.
"I had already done over 60 commercials by the time I got Baywatch, from six years old to 10 years old. I was very comfortable being on sets, very comfortable being around adults and showing up to do a good job... I lived and breathed it before I even knew it was a job.
"So when the cool stuff started happening for me at that time, it was just… this is how I live. What's next? Yeah! Music? Let's do it. Autograph signings? No problem.
"I wanted to have that Michael Jackson fame... get off the aeroplane, if there wasn't a thousand girls I was like, what's wrong? What am I not doing good enough? If I didn't get the cover of the magazine and somebody else [did], I was like, I better step my game up. What do I need to do? Maybe I need to get some muscles or something, show a little more skin."
"When the show stopped… I got pretty heavy into kind of ego and in my own world, always looking for more, the next big thing. I got a little big for my britches, I turned down a lot of really big movie roles and separated myself from the industry, thinking that the offers would always come and I was too good for a lot of stuff.
"I was sick of the tan beach boy. You know, I wanted to get into some meatier stuff. [But] when you go from everybody wanting to take pictures with you to people saying, well, you take a picture and they're handing you your camera and it's for them and their friends… it's a big paradigm shift."
Getting a "normal" job was difficult, he says. "Wondering if people were going to judge me or think I was a failure because now I'm not on TV... That's a lot of weird stuff to deal with. 'Why aren't you driving a Lamborghini?' 'Why aren't you rich?' 'Why do you work here?' [There's] a lot of humility that comes with that and a strange growth process that needed to be taken and taken very seriously because, you know, life is sink or swim, really, regardless of… if you're on the number one TV show or you've got to just pay your bills.
"I went through a funky transition period that wasn't exactly comfortable, we'll put it that way. But I found a way to make it work. Still here."
In a separate Zoom call, Erika Eleniak, who starred as Shauni McClain from the first episode until 1992 - and was also a child star, having appeared in ET when she was younger - tells Sky News she found the fame, while "par for the course", difficult to deal with.
"I think there might be some people in this world that really love it and eat it up with a spoon...
"It's important [to be] humble and grateful and kind. I can't stand when I see celebrities who are not kind to fans. But it's not comfortable. I don't think any attention... you know, you could be at a birthday party, your own birthday party, and your family and friends are there, and when everyone's singing Happy Birthday to you, you shrink a little.
"I think that kind of attention all focused on one person is uncomfortable. So then you just multiply that times a thousand."
Wardrobe worries: 'Actors are literally the most insecure people on the planet'
Image: Baywatch stars (L-R): Warlock, Eleniak, Parker Stevenson, Hasselhoff and Shawn Weatherly. Pic: Fremantle Media
With Baywatch, there was the added pressure of being on camera, and scrutinised, wearing very little.
"I never set out to be an actress," says Nolin. "When I moved to LA, I was going to college. I got on a game show, The Price Is Right, and I was showing Tupperware and microwave ovens. And then suddenly a casting director from Baywatch saw me in a bathing suit and before I know it, I mean, I was face to face with David Hasselhoff."
She continues: "I mean truly, when I say this, I didn't really know I was good-looking. I self-doubted myself the entire time I was on the show. And now looking back at almost 50, I wish that I would have appreciated that time and really enjoyed the interaction I had with David [more]…
"It was a great time, but yet I'd go home and I was so hard on myself. You know, I wasn't skinny enough, I wasn't pretty enough - and I was 22 years old."
Eleniak, who calls herself one of "the OG" Baywatchers, alongside Hasselhoff, was a teenager when she joined the cast for the first series. The swimming costumes were less skimpy then, she says. When the show became syndicated, "the necklines plunged" and the "bums got smaller".
Despite her Baywatch-ready looks, she says she was always self-conscious.
"I promise you, if you were to put on a bathing suit right now and go out in front of a huge cast and crew, that's exactly how I felt," she says. "Hundred percent, honestly, the same as you would feel. It's awkward. You know, you're super insecure. For me, [I was] always worrying what's showing, is anything hanging out?
"As an actor, you don't want your mind on anything but the work at hand… the last thing I want to be thinking about is, you know, is anything coming out of my bathing suit? Or if I walk five feet, the bum of my suit is going straight up…" she laughs. "You know, those things. So all of that was there, and not easy.
"Actors are literally the most insecure people on the planet. I mean, I'm speaking for myself, but most that I know, and it's because you're constantly scrutinised. I think there's a misconception that people think, yeah, because you're putting yourself out there, of course you must be a confident person. It's not that way, it really isn't."
Dealing with typecasting and ageism: 'How many people look the same as when they were 22?'
Image: The 'girls of Baywatch' in 1996 (L-R): Traci Bingham, Donna D'Errico, Bleeth, Nolin and Nancy Valen
After Baywatch, many of the actors found themselves typecast.
"To be slotted, you know, to look a certain way, and then when it's over, to get another job," says Nolin. "You know, are they going to take you seriously? Are you stereotyped? I mean, is it over? You know, a lot of us were fortunate to go on to other shows. But, I mean… it was difficult."
Eleniak says Baywatch hindered her career in the US, but helped it elsewhere.
"Domestically, it was hard… What's happening for me domestically is literally, I'm going up for a role, I studied, I worked really hard, I got great opportunities, and often I would go in and they would ask me my last job and I would say Baywatch, and I would be asked to leave. That's no joke, I'm being very serious.
"I felt very caught between a rock and a hard place, because I love the show... but I really wanted to spread my wings. I didn't want to play Shauni McClain forever.
"Internationally, have I made shows overseas or had the opportunities to go overseas and work? Yes, because of Baywatch. One hundred percent... I lived in Canada for a long time and so all of that kind of notoriety a hundred percent helped me and afforded me the opportunity to go elsewhere and work.
"So it's a yes and no. Domestically it made things very hard, but internationally it was wonderful."
Felker says he wants to show the depth to the programme's stars and the series itself. Many of the actors were victims of their time and the show's aesthetic, he says.
"I think now in television, a lot of these actors that are in their 40s and 50s are getting resurgences because there's a lot more programming, they're familiar faces, streamers take chances," he says. "Whereas the Baywatch generation, it's like, 'oh they're 45, they're done'. They're not, you know. A lot of these actors are still acting and some of them have totally moved on with their lives and are doing other things.
"People assume if you're not consistently on TV and not consistently working, that you're like some sort of failed entity. [But] a lot of these people just said, 'I did this, I was super famous and I'm done with this and I want to do other things'.
"People don't realise how young these people were when they were on the show. When you're a kid, if the person's 23 and you're 16, they seem real old, but they're not. These were kids. Jeremy was a child on the show.
"So these people are beamed into your television at 22 years old, you know, looking 22 years old, not having to really work on their appearance, are pretty much blessed with what they look like. And if they take a hiatus, they come back in their late 40s and 50s, then people are like, 'oh, she looks like sh*t' or 'he looks terrible' or this or that.
"Anyone in life - unless you're Jennifer Lopez - how many people actually look the same as you did when you were 22? I mean, it's not reality. People hold this bar for these people that isn't realistic. People are like, 'poor, rich, famous person' - I get it, but it's still f***ed up."
Felker likens the impact of the show to that of Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Instagram stars today.
"Baywatch is pretty much social media influencers before social media," he says. "It bookended the decade… and that's an entire decade of a show that pretty much formulated what the look was of that decade, what was sexy, what was hot and what people loved."
Working with The Hoff: 'It was meant to be'
Image: Nolin's character Neely Capshaw married Hasselhoff's Mitch Buchannon. Pic: Fremantle Media
Listening to the cast members speak, it sounds like Hasselhoff was very much a mentor figure on set.
"David Hasselhoff is just fun," says Eleniak. "The energy when David was around was always super light-hearted, he was a big prankster so he used to do practical jokes on everyone all the time."
Nolin describes him as "like my brother", while for Jackson, who grew up watching Knightrider, being picked for the role by the Hoff himself was a dream come true.
"I grew up without a dad so being able to spend summers with this guy who was the epitome of cool, was other-worldly," says Jackson. "He definitely altered the course of my life and shined very, very bright.
"He was really more like a big brother on the set though. So, you know, playing jokes, baring his bum when we were doing scenes, trying to get you to mess up."
Jackson says it is "absolutely true" that he beat stars including Leonardo DiCaprio to the role of Hobie.
"I was actually back then a pretty heavy threat to those kids. You know, I was getting a lot of jobs. So [Hasselhoff] did pick me and, you know, I was very, very close to the role. I grew up with a single parent, near the beach. I already was body-boarding, I was already very comfortable in the ocean."
Plus, he says, he was small for his age, and Hasselhoff needed someone he could easily throw over his shoulders.
"You know, it was meant to be," he says. "I lucked out in that way."
The legacy of Baywatch
Image: The series was turned into a film starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in 2017
"The word zeitgeist just keeps coming to my head, like this iconic, magical thing that happened that literally no one could predict," says Eleniak.
Baywatch was a show about beautiful people, yes, but also about a group of lifesavers, she points out. There are countless dramas about detectives and doctors, but Baywatch has never been replicated.
"When I went into this show, it was for a serious look at lifeguarding," Eleniak says. "We've had a lot of cop shows, a lot of ER dramas, you know, hospitals and doctor shows, lawyer shows. There were no, and there's still not, any lifeguard shows.
"It was and it obviously is truly a very serious business. You're talking about, how many lives are you responsible for on the beach? It's not a joke, it's very serious. That's what I feel like our first year getting established was about, and then the second year, which was our first year of syndication, everything started to change and shift."
Would Eleniak be up for a Baywatch return?
"I would, but I don't think I'd be wearing a red bathing suit again," she laughs. "Or a purple one, or any colour, quite frankly. It would depend on a lot of things, it would depend on the story, that would be huge. The story and the writing would be huge. It would have to make sense. But, yeah."
If you want a marker of how big Baywatch still is, says Jackson, look to its famous fans. "Brad Pitt's gone on record saying Baywatch was his favourite show."
Nolin nods: "I heard that."
(Brad, if you're reading this, how about adding those famous red shorts to that Oscar on your CV?)
What is it about the show that still appeals, decades later?
"It was light-hearted and fun," says Eleniak. "I think that appeals to us all the time, really. Whether we slap a red bathing suit on or put something else on it these days, I think we like light-hearted and I think we need light-hearted. I think that's why it will always stand the test of time."
"There is nothing like Baywatch," says Nolin. "And there's a lot in this documentary that spills the beans."
Baywatch: The Documentary is due for release in 2021


skynewsus--2020-11-20--Backstage With... Amy Adams, Glenn Close and Ron Howard

Amy Adams and Glenn Close are both actresses revered for being at the top of their game .
Between them the pair have 13 Oscar nominations , and Close even holds the dubious record as the actress who has received the most Oscar nods without winning .
Any cast would be bolstered by having just one of them on board , but new film Hillbilly Elegy - based on the best-selling memoir about an Appalachian family and the social problems they faced in Middletown , Ohio - sees them teaming up to play real mother-daughter pair `` Mamaw '' and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Backstage podcast that the other was a `` dream '' to work with .
`` Her attention to detail inside of her craft and getting to watch her develop the character - if you 're lucky you get to learn from the people you work with , and I learnt so much from her , '' Adams said of Close .
`` When you 're working with people who 've worked that hard and spent so much time on and detail to the character , you kind of get into this strange zone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real and what is n't .
`` And I felt that with Glenn , where you just , you feel like you 're able to go in any direction and they 'll be right there with you… She really is just a dream of a scene partner and a dream of a human being . ''
`` Technique and craft matter , I have a huge respect for the craft of acting , but I also love to not be aware of craft when I watch other people 's work , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the key , and Amy is just at the top of her craft , and it was a dream .
`` You just can fly because you 're with somebody who is the best of the best and it gives you wings . ''
Adams ' character Bev has addiction issues and , as the film is told through the eyes of her son J D , the audience quickly sees how this impacts her ability to be a good mother .
Adams said getting to know the woman behind the character helped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page , with the real life family .
`` I always want to honour the story and , you know , honour the writing that I 've been given , but always keeping in mind to find the humanity inside of the character , '' she said .
`` And Beverly is ... she is fun , she 's smart , she lights up a room - she 's one of those people that comes in the room and , you know she 's there .
`` And so I really enjoyed meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I also love that she 's doing so well now , and so that that really gave me - I felt like I had more permission to dive into her struggles because she 's doing great . ''
Close plays Bev 's mum - the no-nonsense , chain-smoking 'Mamaw ' who gets many of the movie 's best lines , but also has her own troubles .
`` I just loved her as a character , '' Close explained .
`` Mamaw was known for these incredible things that would come out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given , you know , wonderful , wonderful lines , it 's fun to have writing like that .
`` But it was also very true to the real Mamaw , she had this incredible , wicked sense of humour and loved to make people uncomfortable and was a very much larger than life person in this family , so there 's a lot to build her on . ''
: : Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker Director Ron Howard described the character @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on - as `` not to be missed '' .
`` We even played that woman down a little bit , believe it or not , '' he told Sky News ' Backstage podcast .
`` That was an outrageous lady , but she accomplished so much late in her life by finding this reservoir of strength to really to really help this boy . ''
Howard , who bought the rights to the book after reading it and speaking to author J D Vance , said he 's no stranger to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entertainment , based on real people 's lives .
`` You 're going to wind up having to look at those people , at least the ones who are still alive , and I 've had that experience a great deal , whether it was , you know , David Frost or Niki Lauda , the astronauts in Apollo 13 , so it 's something I 'm well aware of , '' he said .
`` Yet you also have to explain that this is a creative interpretation and people recognise that .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's an edgy , raw story , it 's full of trauma and abuse , and yet , I think because J D 's mother… she has evolved and grown as a person , she 's healthier , I think she feels that sharing her story is kind of an offering and that there 's something to be learnt . ''
Hillbilly Elegy is out on Netflix on the 24 November .
Listen to our review on this week 's episode of Backstage Podcast .

Amy Adams and Glenn Close are both actresses revered for being at the top of their game.
Between them the pair have 13 Oscar nominations, and Close even holds the dubious record as the actress who has received the most Oscar nods without winning.
Any cast would be bolstered by having just one of them on board, but new film Hillbilly Elegy - based on the best-selling memoir about an Appalachian family and the social problems they faced in Middletown, Ohio - sees them teaming up to play real mother-daughter pair "Mamaw" and Beverley.
Image: Adams plays a mother with addiction issues. Pic Netflix
Both told Sky News' Backstage podcast that the other was a "dream" to work with.
"Her attention to detail inside of her craft and getting to watch her develop the character - if you're lucky you get to learn from the people you work with, and I learnt so much from her," Adams said of Close.
"When you're working with people who've worked that hard and spent so much time on and detail to the character, you kind of get into this strange zone where you don't know what's real and what isn't.
"And I felt that with Glenn, where you just, you feel like you're able to go in any direction and they'll be right there with you… She really is just a dream of a scene partner and a dream of a human being."
Close was similarly complimentary about Adams.
Image: Close plays the the no-nonsense, chain-smoking 'Mamaw'. Pic Netflix
"Technique and craft matter, I have a huge respect for the craft of acting, but I also love to not be aware of craft when I watch other people's work," she said.
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"That's kind of the key, and Amy is just at the top of her craft, and it was a dream.
"You just can fly because you're with somebody who is the best of the best and it gives you wings."
Adams' character Bev has addiction issues and, as the film is told through the eyes of her son J D, the audience quickly sees how this impacts her ability to be a good mother.
Adams said getting to know the woman behind the character helped her to balance what was on the page, with the real life family.
"I always want to honour the story and, you know, honour the writing that I've been given, but always keeping in mind to find the humanity inside of the character," she said.
Image: Director Ron Howard on set of the film. Pic Netflix
"And Beverly is ... she is fun, she's smart, she lights up a room - she's one of those people that comes in the room and, you know she's there.
"And so I really enjoyed meeting her, I really liked her, and I also love that she's doing so well now, and so that that really gave me - I felt like I had more permission to dive into her struggles because she's doing great."
Close plays Bev's mum - the no-nonsense, chain-smoking 'Mamaw' who gets many of the movie's best lines, but also has her own troubles.
"I just loved her as a character," Close explained.
"Mamaw was known for these incredible things that would come out of her mouth, and I was given, you know, wonderful, wonderful lines, it's fun to have writing like that.
"But it was also very true to the real Mamaw, she had this incredible, wicked sense of humour and loved to make people uncomfortable and was a very much larger than life person in this family, so there's a lot to build her on."
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Director Ron Howard described the character - and the woman she's based on - as "not to be missed".
"We even played that woman down a little bit, believe it or not," he told Sky News' Backstage podcast.
"That was an outrageous lady, but she accomplished so much late in her life by finding this reservoir of strength to really to really help this boy."
Howard, who bought the rights to the book after reading it and speaking to author J D Vance, said he's no stranger to the balancing act of making a movie for entertainment, based on real people's lives.
"You're going to wind up having to look at those people, at least the ones who are still alive, and I've had that experience a great deal, whether it was, you know, David Frost or Niki Lauda, the astronauts in Apollo 13, so it's something I'm well aware of," he said.
"Yet you also have to explain that this is a creative interpretation and people recognise that.
"The Vance family was difficult because it's an edgy, raw story, it's full of trauma and abuse, and yet, I think because J D's mother… she has evolved and grown as a person, she's healthier, I think she feels that sharing her story is kind of an offering and that there's something to be learnt."
Hillbilly Elegy is out on Netflix on the 24 November. Listen to our review on this week's episode of Backstage Podcast.


skynewsus--2020-11-22--Judge rejects Trump's 'speculative' bid to stop Pennsylvania vote certification

Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes , a federal judge has ruled .
US district judge Matthew Brann in Williamsport turned down the request for an injunction by president Donald Trump 's campaign , spoiling the incumbent 's hopes of overturning the results of the presidential contest .
In his ruling , Mr Brann said the Trump campaign presented `` strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations ... unsupported by evidence '' .
`` In the United States of America , this can not justify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state .
`` Our people , laws , and institutions demand more . ''
Former federal prosecutor and New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani returned to court for the first time in decades to represent the Trump campaign on Tuesday .
He repeatedly contended in court that it was illegal for counties to help people vote .
Opposing lawyer Mark Aronchick suggested Mr Giuliani must not know the Pennsylvania election code .
Mr Trump had argued that the US Constitution 's guarantee of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Pennsylvania counties took different approaches to notifying voters before the election about technical problems with their submitted mail-in ballots .
Pennsylvania secretary of state Kathy Boockvar and the seven Biden-majority counties that the campaign sued had argued Mr Trump had previously raised similar claims and lost .
They told Mr Brann the remedy the Trump campaign sought , to throw out millions of votes over alleged isolated issues , was far too extreme , particularly after most of them have been tallied .
Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro , a Democrat , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying `` another one bites the dust '' .
`` These claims were meritless from the start and for an audience of one , '' he said in a statement .
`` The will of the people will prevail .
These baseless lawsuits need to end . ''
The state 's 20 electoral votes would not have been enough on their own to hand Mr Trump a second term .
Counties must certify their results to Ms Boockvar by Monday , after which she will make her own certification .
Democratic governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's electors they should appear to vote in the Capitol on 14 December .

Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge has ruled.
US district judge Matthew Brann in Williamsport turned down the request for an injunction by president Donald Trump's campaign, spoiling the incumbent's hopes of overturning the results of the presidential contest.
In his ruling, Mr Brann said the Trump campaign presented "strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations... unsupported by evidence".
"In the United States of America, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter, let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state.
"Our people, laws, and institutions demand more."
Former federal prosecutor and New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani returned to court for the first time in decades to represent the Trump campaign on Tuesday.
He repeatedly contended in court that it was illegal for counties to help people vote.
Opposing lawyer Mark Aronchick suggested Mr Giuliani must not know the Pennsylvania election code.
Mr Trump had argued that the US Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law was violated when Pennsylvania counties took different approaches to notifying voters before the election about technical problems with their submitted mail-in ballots.
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Pennsylvania secretary of state Kathy Boockvar and the seven Biden-majority counties that the campaign sued had argued Mr Trump had previously raised similar claims and lost.
They told Mr Brann the remedy the Trump campaign sought, to throw out millions of votes over alleged isolated issues, was far too extreme, particularly after most of them have been tallied.
Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, tweeted shortly after Mr Brann's ruling, saying "another one bites the dust".
Image: Rudy Giuliani's hastily arranged media briefing in the car park of Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia
"These claims were meritless from the start and for an audience of one," he said in a statement. "The will of the people will prevail. These baseless lawsuits need to end."
The state's 20 electoral votes would not have been enough on their own to hand Mr Trump a second term.
Counties must certify their results to Ms Boockvar by Monday, after which she will make her own certification.
Democratic governor Tom Wolf will notify the winning candidate's electors they should appear to vote in the Capitol on 14 December.


skynewsus--2020-11-22--Lukas Gage calls out 'unmuted' director for mocking his flat on Zoom audition

Euphoria star Lukas Gage has shared the awkward moment a director insulted his flat during a Zoom audition - without realising he was not muted .
Just before he is about to perform a scene , a male director heard telling someone else on the video call : `` These poor people live in these tiny apartments .
Like I 'm looking at his background , and he 's got his TV and you know ... '' The 25-year-old winces before pointing out : `` Yeah , unmuted . ''
He adds : `` I know , it 's a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me this job , so I can get a better one ! ''
When the director - whose identity is unknown - realises his mistake , he tells Gage : `` Oh my God , I 'm so , so sorry . ''
Gage posted the video to his Twitter and Instagram accounts with the note : `` psa : If youre a s**t talking director make sure to mute ur s**t on zoom mtgings . ''
He has so far declined to name the director , who spoke with an English accent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plays Tyler in the HBO series Euphoria , has received support from fellow professionals .
Among them is Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville who tweeted : `` Well done for handling that patronising British twerp with such good grace . ''

Euphoria star Lukas Gage has shared the awkward moment a director insulted his flat during a Zoom audition - without realising he was not muted.
Just before he is about to perform a scene, a male director heard telling someone else on the video call: "These poor people live in these tiny apartments. Like I'm looking at his background, and he's got his TV and you know..."
The 25-year-old winces before pointing out: "Yeah, unmuted."
He adds: "I know, it's a s***ty apartment. That's why give me this job, so I can get a better one!"
When the director - whose identity is unknown - realises his mistake, he tells Gage: "Oh my God, I'm so, so sorry."
Gage posted the video to his Twitter and Instagram accounts with the note: "psa: If youre a s**t talking director make sure to mute ur s**t on zoom mtgings."
He has so far declined to name the director, who spoke with an English accent.
Meanwhile, the actor, who plays Tyler in the HBO series Euphoria, has received support from fellow professionals.
Among them is Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville who tweeted: "Well done for handling that patronising British twerp with such good grace."


skynewsus--2020-11-22--Paris climate deal 'designed to kill US economy', Trump claims

Donald Trump has defended pulling out of the Paris climate change agreement , saying it was `` designed to kill the American economy '' and that he acted to save `` millions '' of jobs .
The US president announced his nation 's withdrawal from the accord in June 2017 , claiming it was `` punishing '' America 's coal industry and risking countless jobs .
The decision sparked dismay among many world leaders and climate change campaigners .
However , the withdrawal did not formally happen until earlier this month .
The 2015 landmark deal , struck under President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temperature increase this century to `` well below '' 2C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5C .
Speaking as part of the G20 meeting of world leaders - being hosted virtually by Saudi Arabia , Mr Trump said : `` To protect American workers , I withdrew the United States from the unfair and one-sided Paris climate accord - a very unfair act for the United States .
`` The Paris accord was not designed to save the environment , it was designed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I refused to surrender millions of American jobs and send trillions of Americans dollars to the world 's worst polluters and environmental offenders . ''
However , the president also said his administration had made `` environmental stewardship '' a `` sacred obligation '' .
He claimed the US had made significant progress in the last four years in ensuring the country has `` among the cleanest air and cleanest water on the planet '' .
Mr Trump 's actions and justification for quitting the deal have been rejected by US president-elect Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rejoin the deal as soon as he takes office .
The president is still leading the US for the next two months , until Mr Biden 's expected inauguration on 20 January .
His various legal challenges over the election result - where he claims foul play without providing evidence - have so far proved unsuccessful .
Video showed him golfing on Saturday while some of the world 's most powerful leaders took part in a G20 session on the global response to the coronavirus pandemic .
Mr Trump tweeted on Sunday that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and made a speech .
The president did attend the morning session , but was golfing in Sterling , Virginia , when the afternoon panel took place .

Donald Trump has defended pulling out of the Paris climate change agreement, saying it was "designed to kill the American economy" and that he acted to save "millions" of jobs.
The US president announced his nation's withdrawal from the accord in June 2017, claiming it was "punishing" America's coal industry and risking countless jobs.
The decision sparked dismay among many world leaders and climate change campaigners.
However, the withdrawal did not formally happen until earlier this month.
The 2015 landmark deal, struck under President Obama, aims to keep the global temperature increase this century to "well below" 2C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5C.
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Speaking as part of the G20 meeting of world leaders - being hosted virtually by Saudi Arabia, Mr Trump said: "To protect American workers, I withdrew the United States from the unfair and one-sided Paris climate accord - a very unfair act for the United States.
"The Paris accord was not designed to save the environment, it was designed to kill the American economy.
"I refused to surrender millions of American jobs and send trillions of Americans dollars to the world's worst polluters and environmental offenders."
However, the president also said his administration had made "environmental stewardship" a "sacred obligation".
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He claimed the US had made significant progress in the last four years in ensuring the country has "among the cleanest air and cleanest water on the planet".
Mr Trump's actions and justification for quitting the deal have been rejected by US president-elect Joe Biden, who has said he will rejoin the deal as soon as he takes office.
The president is still leading the US for the next two months, until Mr Biden's expected inauguration on 20 January.
His various legal challenges over the election result - where he claims foul play without providing evidence - have so far proved unsuccessful.
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Video showed him golfing on Saturday while some of the world's most powerful leaders took part in a G20 session on the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Trump tweeted on Sunday that he had attended yesterday's meeting early and made a speech.
The president did attend the morning session, but was golfing in Sterling, Virginia, when the afternoon panel took place.


skynewsus--2020-11-22--Experimental COVID drug used on Trump receives emergency approval

An experimental drug used by Donald Trump when he had COVID-19 has received emergency approval by US health authorities .
The antibody drug developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is administered in a single intravenous dose , and can be now used in coronavirus patients in the US even though studies examining how safe and effective it is are still ongoing .
Regeneron hopes the drug will be able to prevent COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms being hospitalised by boosting their immune system response .
The US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) is permitting the drug to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 and over , as long as they weigh at least 88 pounds ( 40kg ) , and are at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 .
According to Regeneron , initial doses will be available for roughly 300,000 patients through a federal government allocation program .
Although those patients wo n't be charged for the drug , they may have to pay part of the cost of giving the IV .
Demand for the drug is expected to vastly outweigh the initial supplies , with the US surging past 12 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 100,000 new cases have been reported every day since 4 November and health experts warn the country faces a challenging winter due to the uncontrolled spread of the virus .
It is impossible to know whether the Regeneron drug helped Mr Trump recover from COVID-19 as it was one treatment among a host that he received , and most patients recover on their own .
The FDA used its emergency powers to authorise the drug as the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the US passed 256,000 amid a lack of treatments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times the FDA required `` substantial evidence '' before approving a drug as safe and effective , but these standards have been lowered during the public health emergency .
Now the only requirement is that the experimental treatment 's potential benefits outweigh its risks .
As an emergency authorisation , the approval will only last for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic , and afterwards Regeneron will need to submit additional research to define how safe and effective it is .
The White House described the FDA 's decision as a victory for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cutting-edge treatments with highly promising results to protect the health and safety of the most vulnerable Americans '' .

An experimental drug used by Donald Trump when he had COVID-19 has received emergency approval by US health authorities.
The antibody drug developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is administered in a single intravenous dose, and can be now used in coronavirus patients in the US even though studies examining how safe and effective it is are still ongoing.
Regeneron hopes the drug will be able to prevent COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms being hospitalised by boosting their immune system response.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:10 Kicked into the long grass? Trump plays golf
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is permitting the drug to be used to treat adults and children aged 12 and over, as long as they weigh at least 88 pounds (40kg), and are at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
According to Regeneron, initial doses will be available for roughly 300,000 patients through a federal government allocation program. Although those patients won't be charged for the drug, they may have to pay part of the cost of giving the IV.
Demand for the drug is expected to vastly outweigh the initial supplies, with the US surging past 12 million reported cases in recent days.
More than 100,000 new cases have been reported every day since 4 November and health experts warn the country faces a challenging winter due to the uncontrolled spread of the virus.
It is impossible to know whether the Regeneron drug helped Mr Trump recover from COVID-19 as it was one treatment among a host that he received, and most patients recover on their own.
The FDA used its emergency powers to authorise the drug as the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the US passed 256,000 amid a lack of treatments for the novel disease.
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During non-emergency times the FDA required "substantial evidence" before approving a drug as safe and effective, but these standards have been lowered during the public health emergency.
Now the only requirement is that the experimental treatment's potential benefits outweigh its risks.
As an emergency authorisation, the approval will only last for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, and afterwards Regeneron will need to submit additional research to define how safe and effective it is.
The White House described the FDA's decision as a victory for Mr Trump's efforts "to deliver cutting-edge treatments with highly promising results to protect the health and safety of the most vulnerable Americans".