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Zelo Street

• Priti Patel - Stop Taking Dictation, Hacks

  It seems that the taking of dictation on behalf of Priti Patel, who has inexplicably been made Home

• Bozo Gets Miliband + Corbyn Treatment

  While Ed Miliband was Labour leader, the Daily Mail , under the less than benign editorship of the

• Top Six - October 4

  So what’s hot, and what’s not, in the past week’s blogging? Here are the six most popular posts on Zelo

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Politics : NPR

• California Eases Off Legal Threats Over GOP Unauthorized Ballot Drop Boxes

  The California Republican Party has made some concessions following a cease-and-desist letter from the

• Targeting Grandparents, Trump Tries Out New Compassionate COVID-19 Message

  As the campaign heads into the homestretch, Trump is testing out a new coronavirus message aimed at seniors

• Don't Censor! Stop The Hoaxes! Facebook, Twitter Face A Catch-22

  While Republicans accuse Facebook and Twitter of censoring free speech, one expert says the platforms

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Discover: BreakingNews.ie

• International Vodka Day: Six unexpected uses for vodka

  Vodka has many virtues beyond a V&T, says Sam Wylie-Harris.

• Sir David Attenborough reveals favourite animal to royal children

  Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis asked the much-loved naturalist questions about animals

• Eight of the most extraordinary bridges from around the world

  Do look down.

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Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Kieran Mulvey reappointed as Sport Ireland chairman for next two years

  His contract has been extended until September 30th, 2022

• Fast-tracking of proposed legislation on mother and baby home records

  The Bill is being fast-tracked through the Oireachtas before the Mother and Baby Homes Commission publishes

• Student nurses exploited without pay in Covid-19 pandemic, INMO says

  The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said students are asked to work without pay while facing Covid

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memeorandum

• Trump administration rejects, then approves, emergency aid for California

  Washington Post : Trump administration rejects, then approves, emergency aid for California fires

• Democratic Senate candidates have an unprecedented financial advantage

  Karl Evers-Hillstrom / OpenSecrets.org : Democratic Senate candidates have an unprecedented financial

• AP source: FBI probing if emails part of influence operation (Eric Tucker

  Eric Tucker / Associated Press : AP source: FBI probing if emails part of influence operation  

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The Hayride

• GURVICH: Thoughts On Our First Million

  It was years in the making but it’s done, and the Republican Party is now on our way to becoming the

• MARSH MAN MASSON: This Is The KEY To Catching Specks Right Now

  There’s an axiom in fishing that you never leave fish to find fish. You’d think national television show

• SADOW: LSU Is One Of The Worst Universities In America For Free Speech

  It’s bad enough that, overall, the most popular universities in America don’t fare well on their commitment

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions

• 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

• Skyrocketing Billionaire Wealth

  While millions of Canadians continue to struggle due to the impacts of  COVID-19, the 20 wealthiest

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Times of India

• India's defence interests were compromised, Modi's swipe at

• Hathras sealed, Sec 144 put in place for a month to curb protests

• Farm laws to be consigned to wastepaper basket the day Congress forms govt

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

• Nadda hits out at Rahul, Chidambaram, says 'Divide India' dirty

  "Since Congress has no good governance agenda to talk about, they are back to their 'Divide India&

• India's active Covid-19 caseload drops below 8 lakh after one-and-half

• Bihar tops heartland states in tapwater reach

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News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | 'Brutal and inhumane' - mayor on murder of Sedibeng

  Sedibeng mayor Busisiwe Modisakeng says the loss of municipal manager Stanley Khanyile has “left a

• News24.com | Jessie Duarte's brother, Igshaan Dangor, dies of Covid-19

  ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte's brother Igshaan Dangor has died due to Covid-19

• News24.com | Cape Town tremors: You can help locate the epicentre

  The Council for GeoSciences says that the two tremors that occurred in Cape Town is nothing new and it is a

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News24 Voices

• News24.com | OPINION | Exposing the emptiness of KwaSizabantu's '

  On Wednesday, KwaSizabantu leader Ruth Combrink asked victims of abuse at the mission in KwaZulu-Natal to

• News24.com | OPINION | Steinhoff debacle: Power failure in ethical

  The Steinhoff debacle showcased the state of moral failure in business leadership and its implications for

• News24.com | OPINION | Lana Marks assassination plot: The US must stop

  Muhammad Khalid Sayed questions why the US made cloak and dagger allegations that there was a plot to

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News24 Africa

• News24.com | Wood market in Senegal's capital burnt to the ground

  A historic wood market in Senegal's capital Dakar went up in flames on Saturday night, with

• News24.com | Nigeria to reopen federal government schools from 12 Oct

  Nigeria will allow federal government schools to reopen from 12 October, while schools run by states and

• News24.com | Madagascar launches 'Covid-Organics' capsules

  Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has launched a capsule version of a herbal drink he touts as a

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World: BreakingNews.ie

• Researchers looking at whether common cold offers some protection from

  A study has found rhinovirus could jump-start the body’s antiviral defences, providing protection against

• Medieval latrines shed light on gut health of 15th-century Europeans

  The findings could also help in understanding more about the microbial gut health of present-day humans.

• Trump waves to supporters from car on brief departure from hospital

  Donald Trump’s doctor said he could be discharged as early as Monday.

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WebMD Health

• FDA Warns of Painkiller Risk During Pregnancy

  The FDA warned on Thursday that taking widely used painkillers called NSAIDS -- which include Advil, Motrin

• Patients Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies

  Many Americans who get recommended colon cancer screening may end up with  "surprise" medical

• No Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Before Election

  Even though Pfizer could have preliminary data about the vaccine's effectiveness by the end of October,

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WhoWhatWhy

• The Lone Ballot Box State

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the distance to the drop-off ballot

• The Cost of the Coronavirus for African Animals

  Reading Time: 12 minutes A specialist explores the detrimental influence the coronavirus is having on

• COVID Karma

  Reading Time: < 1 minute It is what it is. The post COVID Karma appeared first on WhoWhatWhy .

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Science Blog

• Ultrafast Camera Films 3-D Movies at 100 Billion Frames Per Second

  In his quest to bring ever-faster cameras to the world, Caltech’s Lihong Wang has developed technology that

• Digital giants don’t need your data to predict your behavior

  Shopping online. Searching the internet. Posting to social media. These ordinary activities allow Amazon

• Mathematical Tools Measure If Wave-Energy Devices Will Stay Afloat

  Ocean waves represent an abundant source of renewable energy. But to best use this natural resource, wave

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Raw Story

• Trump admin warned scheme to mail seniors $200 cards could be illegal — and

  President Donald Trump’s efforts to shore up his support with seniors by mailing out gift cards could

• Tootsie’s strip club can defy Miami-Dade COVID curfew after judge rules it

  The court victory by a strip club in Florida could change how the state approaches the COVID-19 pandemic. &

• Joe Biden blasts CBS reporter for asking about NY Post report on Hunter

  Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday night was asked about the highly controversial report by the NY

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Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

• Dunedin-Shanghai MoU Supports Significant Parkinson’s Disease Research

   A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Enterprise Dunedin, the University of Otago and

• ‘Lab In A Pocket’ Alerts Young Minds To The World Around Them, By Making

  Researchers at the ABI have create a low cost, ‘lab in the pocket’ for schoolchildren, a technology to

• Introducing Rhondair - New Dental Aerosol Capture System Provides Post

  Rhondium Dental Labs is excited to introduce Rhondair – an Aerosol Capture System designed in New Zealand

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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

• THE WEEK AHEAD: FOCUS ON LIBERTY

  This is a vital week for all those who value the fundamental freedoms upon which real liberal democracy is

• How the World got to here: Part II

  David Cameron won the 2015 General Election for various reasons, but the two most important ones were first

• WHY IS THE WORLD THE WAY IT IS?

  From One Nation to Several élites, 1974-2015

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Top Documentary Films

• The Story of Information

• Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

• Public Trust: The Fight for America's Public Lands

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Universe Today

• Impatient? A Spacecraft Could Get to Titan in Only 2 Years Using a Direct

  Fusion power is the technology that is thirty years away, and always will be – according to skeptics

• InSight’s ‘Mole’ is Now Completely buried!

  It’s been a long road for InSight’s Mole. InSight landed on Mars almost two years ago, in

• Operating a Rover in Real-time From a Distance

  There are instances other than pandemics when it is necessary to work remotely. Spacecraft operators are

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Front Line Whistleblower News

• The Most Effective Whistleblower Reward System You’ve Never Heard Of

  The US’ many whistleblower reward programs are very well known, even outside legal and anti-corruption

• Georgia Rep. Beth Moore Creates Whistleblower Email For Reporting Unsafe

  Rep. Beth Moore (D-Peachtree Corners) of the Georgia House of Representatives tweeted on August 7 that she

• Methane Transportation Act With Whistleblower Provisions Passes Unanimously

  On August 6, the Senate unanimously passed the Pipes Act 2020 with an amendment to strengthen pipeline

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Andy Worthington

• Judge Upholds Ruling Ordering Independent Medical Review for Tortured

  Good news as a US judge upholds a ruling from March requiring the US government to allow a US doctor and

• Uighurs Freed from Guantánamo Are Still Deprived of Fundamental Rights As

  An update on a long-running story of obstruction by the Canadian government, which is refusing to allow

• COVID-19: Institutional Inertia, the Need for Vision, and the Collapse of

  Drawing on an excellent article about COVID-19 and American exceptionalism by the anthropologist Wade Davis

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