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Zelo Street

BBC Salaries - Red Rag To The Press

• It’s that time of the year again. No, not the return of Parliament. Nor the onset of autumn. Nor, indeed

Priti Patel Demands Action Against Herself

• Doing the studio rounds this morning, and in the process showing just how shallow the Tory talent pool

Tories Say Shoot The Barbie

• The Rule of Six. Disappointment for all those wanting to hold birthday, wedding, anniversary, graduation

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Politics : NPR

• What Nomination Of Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court May Mean For

  President Trump is expected to announce federal judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee for the Supreme

• What To Know About Those $200 Drug Cards President Trump Promised

  Health policy researchers say Trump may not be able to pay for the cards, which fall short of lasting

• Trump May Announce Amy Coney Barrett As His Nominee To Supreme Court

  A source told NPR Republicans are expecting President Trump to announce he is nominating Judge Amy Coney

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Discover: BreakingNews.ie

• World’s first hydrogen-fuelled flight takes off

  The six-seater Piper Malibu plane completed the 20-minute flight from Cranfield Airport in Bedfordshire

• Mural of Micheal D Higgins' dog Síoda appears in Dublin

  The mural popped up on a legal wall near Ringsend over the past few days

• 5 tips for losing belly weight, as excess waist fat is linked to early

  Before you get your hopes up, there’s no ‘quick fix'

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Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Accountant jailed in case of “extreme domestic violence” faces more time

  Co Meath man accountant must serve 16 months for stabbing partner after successful DPP appeal for undue

• Entry for Leaving cert written exams will open next Monday

  Entries will be accepted over five days, closing at 5pm next Friday.

• Six arrested after €730,000 cannabis and cash haul

  Gardai discovered cannabis worth €600,000 in a suitcase and €130,000 in cash during searches in

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memeorandum

• Trump poised to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to fill Ginsburg's seat

  Politico : Trump poised to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to fill Ginsburg's seat   — 

• Op-Ed: Don't fall for claims of voter fraud. Political operatives want

  Richard L. Hasen / Los Angeles Times : Op-Ed: Don't fall for claims of voter fraud.  Political

• 'Help me': Graham begs for cash in tighter-than-expected race

  Steven Shepard / Politico : ‘Help me’: Graham begs for cash in tighter-than-expected race &

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The Hayride

• Parish presidents who oppose coastal lawsuits argue oil and gas industry

  Coastal lawsuits solely aimed at oil and gas companies in Louisiana do more to harm the state’s and

• Senate investigation: Hunter Biden received millions from Moscow oligarch,

  The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the U.S. Committee on Finance

• First Circuit upholds NLRB ruling protecting private sector workers from

  The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has ruled that private sector workers who have refrained from

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions

• Strong majority of British Columbians —regardless of party affiliation

  A strong majority of British Columbians across the political spectrum—and throughout the province—support

• Statement from the CCPA on systemic state violence and anti-Black racism

  The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is angered and outraged by ongoing police violence and

• A message to our supporters from Erika Shaker, CCPA National Office

  The past few weeks have been overwhelming and, like many of you, I’m struggling to process our new and

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Times of India

• China refuses to budge, continues infrastructure build-up along LAC

• Six J&K parties take pledge to restore Article 370; 'daydream'

• Congress, govt in war of words after reports claimed CAG 'dropped'

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

• Over 76,000 police personnel test positive across country

  Police personnel across the country have been at the forefront of the Covid-19 containment efforts. They

• At almost 15L, testing touches another record

• Covid past its peak? New cases flat despite increase in testing

  In another indication that the Covid-19 pandemic in India may be past its peak, at least for now, fresh

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News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | Andile Lungisa decides to remain in prison despite being

  In contradiction of maintaining his innocence and his reasons for approaching the Constitutional Court

• News24.com | Mkhize disbands Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19

  Members of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 were caught by surprise after a letter advised

• News24.com | Joburg drug smuggler sentenced to over 5 years in prison in

  Edwin Anyaoku, 54, was arrested in Fourways, Johannesburg in July 2018.

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News24 Voices

• News24.com | Cyril Ramaphosa | The ANC is 'accused number one' for

  We must acknowledge that our movement, the African National Congress, remains deeply implicated in South

• News24.com | Have you met News24's columnists? Here they are... plus

  When readers want a more in-depth look at what is happening in the news, they go to News24's opinion

• News24.com | Malegapuru William Makgoba | Black scientists matter

  The scientific enterprise is in denial about its inherent racism leaving many black scientists

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News24 Africa

• News24.com | Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa discusses exhuming victims of

  Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has held talks with civil society leaders about exhuming the

• News24.com | DEVELOPING | Crisis unfolding in Zimbabwe amid government

  A number of Zimbabwean journalists and activists have been arrested as President Emmerson Mnangagwa cracks

• News24.com | West African leaders add to pressure on Mali after coup

  West African leaders arrived in Mali on Saturday to try to push for a speedy return to civilian rule after

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World: BreakingNews.ie

• Seoul: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un apologises over death of official

  It is extremely unusual for a North Korean leader to apologise to South Korea.

• Zero-Covid strategy should be considered by governments, experts say

  But other scientists argue only time will tell whether unilateral elimination of Covid-19 in one country is
• ( Too many of these experts meet the daffynishun : spurt is a squirt of water under pressure; x denotes an unknown, therefore an X-spurt is an unknown jerk under pressure )

• Half of key workers with self-reported Covid-19 symptoms ‘did not have

  According to researchers, the finding suggest the symptoms were due to other conditions.

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WebMD Health

• Report: Trump Picks Amy Coney Barrett for Court

  Amy Coney Barrett, 48, a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago since

• Is Key Safety Data at Risk in Race for COVID Vaccine?

  Public health experts worry that ending a COVID vaccine trial early and giving it swift approval under an

• FDA Warns of Danger From 'Benadryl Challenge'

  The new internet dare, broadcast widely on teen-friendly TikTok, urges kids to overdose on the over-the

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WhoWhatWhy

• The Daring Plan to Save Arctic Ice With Glass

  Reading Time: 2 minutes Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’ Phones in Portland ; Berkeley to Ban Junk Food

• America Decides, 2020: The Electoral College, Explained

  Reading Time: 5 minutes In two of the last five presidential elections the winner lost the popular vote

• As Concerns About Climate Change Rise, More Developers Choose Wood

  Reading Time: 2 minutes Census Could Look ‘Manipulated’ If Cut Short ; Why Obeying Orders Can Make Us Do

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Science Blog

• World Lung Day 2020: In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, no better time

  The below Sept. 25, 2020 press release is from the American College of Chest Physicians. Today, on World

• Coronavirus recovery: Europe needs investment on a ‘wartime footing’

  European governments need to provide investment on a ‘wartime footing’ to stimulate a post-coronavirus

• Wild Offerings

  Torn from the skywe clipped your wingsto buy safe passage;broken bodieslovingly preservedwith a

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Raw Story

• Trump official removed after illegally serving 424 days as head of the

  Yet another Donald Trump official has found himself in trouble with the law for running a federal agency

• Dennis Quaid to star in Trump’s $300 million ad campaign against COVID

  Americans should expect to see more of actor Dennis Quaid during television commercial breaks, according to

• Lincoln Project likens Lindsey Graham to an abused dog for being ‘violently

  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is facing a huge fundraising shortage — despite being an incumbent

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Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

• Novel Kiwi Technology Could Make Mars Attainable

• Early Signs Of Success At Mussel ‘restoration Stations’

  Commercial mussel lines are great at catching mussel spat, but are predominantly made of plastic. The Awhi

• Sir Ray Calls For Urgent Covid Quarantine Enquiry

  Sir Ray Avery is calling for an urgent independent Governmental enquiry into the management of New

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The Science of Doom

• Models and Rainfall – VII – Australia CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI RCP4.5

  In VI – Australia CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI compared vs history we looked at how each model thought

• Models and Rainfall – VI – Australia CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI compared

  In V – CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI compared we compared four models among themselves for two future

• Models and Rainfall – V – CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI compared

  In the last article we looked at a comparison between Miroc (Japanese climate mode) and MPI (German climate

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Seeing the Forest

• Right Before Our Eyes

  Storm troopers in the cities? A Trumpian takeover of democracy? The question isn’t if this is what

• Trade and Jobs and A Better Life

  Breitbart used some of my stuff about trade in 2016, quoting it out of context, and got it wrong. Trumpers

• MMT Explains What Governments Can Do. It Is Not A Proposal.

  This post originally appeared at We CAN Have Nice Things. At Business Insider, Jim Edwards and Theron

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The Slog

• APPEAL COURT REJECTS BACKTO60/WASPI APPEAL

  almost every worthwhile reform in Britain during the last 188 years has been achieved by making the

• Freedom focus Day 2: SPA appeal decision within the hour.

  Breaking 

• At the End of the Day

  In 2020, everyone agrees that there is intelligent life on Earth. I wonder what the accepted view will be
• ( Guess the quip attributed to Capt Kirk does not resonate."Beam me up, Scotty. There's no intelligent life here !" )

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Top Documentary Films

• K2 and the Invisible Footmen

• The Dead Sea Scrolls

• Right to Fail

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Universe Today

• NASA Releases a New Poster for the Europa Clipper Mission

  In anticipation of this upcoming mission, NASA has released a stunning poster for the Europa Clipper

• See a 360 Degree Juno-Eye View of Jupiter During an Io Eclipse

  Yesterday, we posted some incredible photos from the Juno Probe’s 29th flyby of Jupiter. Juno is in a

• Hayabusa2’s Mission isn’t Over. It has a New Asteroid Target to Visit: 1998

  In an expected move, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced a mission extension for

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Whistleblower News Network

• Leading Whistleblower Attorney Argues Against Proposed “Soft Cap” to SEC

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) postponed its vote on controversial changes to the highly

• Insurer Drops Coverage for Attorney Who Represented Ukraine Whistleblower

  Whistleblower attorney Mark S. Zaid, who represented the government whistleblower whose complaint led to

• “It is never wrong to do the right thing.” Whistleblower of the Week: Blake

  Blake Percival knows what it is like to have it all and lose it. He knows what happens when you stand on

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Andy Worthington

• Quarterly Fundraiser: Seeking $2500 (£2000) for my Guantánamo Work and

  Every three months I ask you, if you can, to make a donation to support my ongoing work as a reader-funded

• Video: Moazzam Begg and I Discuss Guantánamo, Torture and Endless War on

  A link to, and description of "Unpacking 9/11 19 Years Later," a one-hour show on Salaamedia in

• 9/11 at 19: Endless Wars, Guantánamo and 37 Million People Displaced

  To mark the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I reflect on its long and bitter legacy, via the US's

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