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Zelo Street

• Who Is Jonathan Stafford?

• The Legalballs Fund

  I made a mistake.

• Katie Hopkins And A Vanishing Twitter Feed

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Politics : NPR

• Assault Weapons Ban Fails In Democratic-Controlled Virginia Senate

  Virginia's Senate has blocked a ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines with the

• Behind The Ransomware Attack On Palm Beach County Elections In 2016

  The security of voting systems is a central focus this year, especially following reports like one out of

• Bureau Of Land Management Defends Move To Oil-And-Gas Town In Colorado

  The acting head of the Bureau of Land Management is defending the controversial relocation of the massive

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Discover: BreakingNews.ie

• I couldn’t believe it, says waitress who got $2,000 tip

  Leena ran into the car park to thank the customer when she realised the size of the tip, but he had already

• Flybe plane hit by lightning travelling to Jersey

  The plane was carrying 64 passengers when it was hit — shortly after takeoff.

• Dramatic video shows Storm Ciara spinning building site crane like a top

  Sussex Police said they have received several reports about the whirling crane but confirmed there is no

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Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Online Lotto player scoops €89,000 prize

  Players from Sligo are being urged to check their National Lottery accounts following the result.

• 26% want 'grand coalition' involving Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and

  A new poll has found that just 15% of voters want a second election.

• Gardaí appeal for witnesses after man hurt in brawl following Dublin derby

  Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 40s was hurt in a brawl after the Dublin derby

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memeorandum

• Chesterfield Sen. Amanda Chase announces run for governor (Justin Mattingly

  Justin Mattingly / Richmond Times-Dispatch : Chesterfield Sen. Amanda Chase announces run for governor

• Pete Buttigieg's next test: Winning over minority voters (Thomas

  Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press : Pete Buttigieg's next test: Winning over minority voters  

• Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting after DOJ

  Kevin Johnson / USA Today : Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting after DOJ

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The Hayride

• Quote Of The Day, February 10, 2020

  “I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant

• BORN WINNER: Tebow’s Foundation Hosts Special Night for Special People

  Tim Tebow has always been known as a winner, not only in the sports arena, but more importantly in life in

• WOW: Former LSU Star is Now a World Record Holder at 20

  He brought college basketball’s one-and-done approach to the track and field arena, and it sure seems

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions

• Ongoing CCPA analysis of Ontario education funding

  CCPA's Ontario office is closely following ongoing changes to education funding in the province. The

• Peace River Frack-Up

  After reviewing hundreds of documents, obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, which raise

• Planning for a Build-Out of Affordable Rental Housing in Metro Vancouver

  To fully address Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis, an ambitious build-out program of 10,000 new units

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Times of India

• Those communalising government steps like CAA exposed: PM Narendra Modi

• SC grants bail to 14 convicts serving life terms for Gujarat riots

• Ace badminton player Saina Nehwal joins BJP

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India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India

• Faith vs rights: SC spells out batting order of lawyers

• With praise for Bapu, RSS chief criticises recent stir

• Cleric booked for remarks against PM Modi & Shah

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News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | DA leadership race: Steenhuisen 'in it to win it'

  DA interim leader John Steenhuisen has launched his campaign to lead the official opposition party

• News24.com | SACC calls on de Klerk to retract and apologise for his

  The South African Council of Churches has also called on FW d Klerk to retract and apologise over his

• News24.com | Mpumalanga taxi association accuses police of gunning down 4

  A taxi association is Secunda is seeking justice after four of its members were shot and killed, allegedly

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News24 Voices

• News24.com | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Expropriation: Less emotion, more

  For an expropriation without compensation mechanism to pass constitutional muster, it must have in-built

• News24.com | OPINION: Patrice should not have apologised for telling Trump

  The apology was a setback for both freedom of expression and for freedom of thought. The message that we

• News24.com | Melanie Verwoerd: Taxpayers can’t be the only ones to tighten

  Parliamentarians are entitled to a good salary and sufficient pension benefits, but these kinds of luxuries

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News24 Africa

• News24.com | Nigeria court orders halt to Lagos waterfront evictions

  A court in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos has ordered the military to halt forced evictions of

• News24.com | Libya: UN envoy slams violations of pledge to end foreign

  A UN envoy has charged that foreign actors continue to meddle in Libya's conflict, resupplying the

• News24.com | African bid for 'solutions' in Libyan crisis

  African leaders on Thursday began a diplomatic push in the Congolese capital Brazzaville aimed at

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World: BreakingNews.ie

• Travel disrupted and schools shut as hurricane-force winds pound northern

  The fierce winds knocked out electricity in northern France

• Deluge in Australia drenches fires and eases three-year drought

  Australia’s wildfires have killed at least 33 people and destroyed more than 3,000 homes.

• Lift off: Solar Orbiter on its way to the Sun

  The shuttle carrying the satellite launched into space in the early hours of Monday morning.

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TASS

• Aeroflot to cut flights to China

  The Russian air carrier will reduce flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong by the end of

• Putin congratulates speed skaters Kulizhnikov, Voronina on gold of World

  The Russian national team of speed skaters won twelve medals at the championship in Salt Lake City, Utah

• Putin lauds Loginov for gold medal in men’s sprint at 2020 IBU World

  In addition to the gold in 10-km sprint, Loginov also took the bronze of this world championship in Italy

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WebMD Health

• A Simple Fix for Nearsightedness

  What's the best thing parents can tell their children to help prevent myopia, or nearsightedness? "

• Cholesterol Drugs Might Help Curb Prostate Cancers

  The study couldn't prove cause and effect, but it found that statins, taken alone or with metformin

• Rethinking Milk: Science Takes On the Dairy Dilemma

  Dairy products are rich in calcium and protein, and they have long been promoted as important for helping

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WhoWhatWhy

• Trump’s Chilling Effect on Whistleblowers

  Reading Time: 3 minutes Coordinated attacks from the president and administration-friendly media have

• Ring Doorbell ‘Gives Facebook and Google User Data’

  Reading Time: 2 minutes Eco-Fascist Terror Group Linked to Swedish Arson ; The 10,000-Year Clock Is a

• Like a Fox — How a TV Channel Is Tearing America Apart

  Reading Time: 7 minutes For two decades, Fox News has made piles of money from creating a fictional

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Science Blog

• Fight against endometrial cancer boosted with new molecular road map

  A new study that reveals the dozens of molecular changes that bring about endometrial cancer offers insight

• Inflammation may spur abnormal tau tangles, new mouse study shows

  Circumventing the activation of an immune system complex that drives inflammation, which is known as the

• To help wildlife move, researchers map both natural and legal boundaries

  Wildlife need to move to survive: to find food, reproduce and escape wildfires and other hazards. Yet as

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Raw Story

• John Bolton cryptically says ‘we’ll see what comes out of censorship’

  Former National Security Advisor John Bolton criticized President Donald Trump’s foreign policy on

• GOP lawmakers owe Lt. Col. Vindman ‘a public apology’ for sitting by in

  On Monday, Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson penned a scathing indictment of the GOP for turning

• Federal Judges Association calls emergency meeting to discuss AG Barr as

  The independent Federal Judges Association will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss Attorney

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Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

• Recycling breakthrough set to save environment from acid

  An industrial prototype to recycle acid waste from Christchurch’s galvanised steel industries is just the

• Hotspot Watch

  The latest Hotspot Watch is attached. A huge Hotspot now covers Northland, Waikato, Auckland and Coromandel

• Research For Life invites researchers to apply for grants

  Research For Life (RFL) invites Wellington-based medical researchers to apply for research and travel

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The Science of Doom

• Opinions and Perspectives – 9 – Pattern Effects

  The IPCC 5th Assessment Report (AR5) from 2013 shows the range of results that climate models produce for

• Opinions and Perspectives – 8 – Pattern Effects Primer

  For people with maths, physics and chemistry (and biology) backgrounds non-linear processes are familiar

• Opinions and Perspectives – 7 – Global Temperature Change from Doubling CO2

  How much will global temperature rise if we double CO2 from pre-industrial levels? Based on current

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The Slog

• CORONOVIRUS: more likely to damage your wealth than your health

  The provenance of media reports on this virus is just as complex as its provenance of mutation  

• THE WEEKEND ESSAY: Does Western Man have another think coming?

  The Western think tank is running on empty, and Artificial Intelligence isn’t going to help   &#

• KIRK DOUGLAS & NATALIE WOOD: deconstructing the lie

  The Slog conducts a reasoned demolition of what is (and should remain) almost certainly an ugly rumour

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Top Documentary Films

• Secrets of the Stone Age

  A beautifully produced two-part

• The Plastic Problem

  Over 9 billion metric tons of plastic

• Ghost Ships

  A growing number of fishing boats

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Universe Today

• Carnival of Space #651

  This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to

• War of the Worlds: Watch the Moon Occult Mars Tuesday Morning

  Happen to have clear skies tomorrow morning and live in the western part of the United States? Then you may

• Betelgeuse Is Still Dimming! And We Have the Pictures to Prove It

  Near the end of 2019, astronomers watching the red giant Betelgeuse noted how much the star had dimmed

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Whistleblower Protection Blog

• Oversight hearing: Congress needs to clarify rules on confidentiality for

  Wednesday’s Congressional hearing on whistleblower protection for federal employees went a little off track

• Snowden: Greenwald charges represent pushback against whistleblowers

  Edward Snowden, the noted NSA whistleblower, last night spoke up in defense of his partner in…crime?

• Whistleblower news round-up: DOD, SEC and all the way to Africa

  Securities and Exchange Commission In announcing its first two whistleblower awards of the year, the

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Andy Worthington

• Radio: Unauthorized Disclosure – I Discuss Guantánamo and Julian Assange

  A link to - and my report about - my recent interview with Kevin Gosztola and Rania Khalek for their "

• Radio: I Discuss Guantánamo on the Project Censored Show with Mickey Huff,

  A round-up of the radio interviews I undertook during my recent US visit to call for the closure of the

• Video: Attorney Shelby Sullivan-Bennis and I Bring the Sorrow, Injustice

  My report about - and link to the video of - my speaking event about Guantánamo at Revolution Books in New

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