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Zelo Street

• Teaboy Tom’s Contemporaneous Trashing

  The TV bookers keep on inviting him on, and the welter of severely adverse comment follows his appearance

• Sarah Vine Fails GCSE History

  After the Daily Mail had reacted with customary curtain-twitching horror to events in Bristol at the

• The Media’s Nick Ferrari Problem

  This morning, Gammon Emeritus Nick Ferrari has turned up for his LBC show as if nothing were untoward

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Politics : NPR

• Trump Executive Order To Focus On Tracking Misconduct, Nonviolent

  Following the killing of George Floyd by police last month, Trump is expected on Tuesday to sign an

• Russian Court Convicts An American Of Spying

  A Russian court has convicted an American, Paul Whelan, Monday of spying and sentenced him to 16 years of

• How The Supreme Court's Ruling May Affect The Trump Administration'

  The Supreme Court's Monday ruling may have an immediate effect on actions taken by the Trump

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Discover: BreakingNews.ie

• Gucci selling GAA-inspired shorts for €550 after Paul Mescal starts fashion

  Irish sportswear company O'Neill's is not surprised that high-end brands are starting to sell GAA

• Dusty kitten rescued through roof after getting trapped in cavity wall

  The RSPCA had to remove some roof tiles to reach the wayward animal.

• 9 things you’ll know if you’ve become a cyclist during lockdown

  You’ll never go back to your old commute.

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Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Green Party's parliamentary members give 'hesitant endorsement'

  The Green Party parliamentary members have voted nine in favour with three abstentions to take the

• Poll shows rise in Fine Gael support while satisfaction with Leo Varadkar

  Support for Fine Gael has soared 17 points in the latest opinion poll.

• 'I wanted to get rid of Fine Gael' - Fianna Fáil councillors to

  A group representing 50 Fianna Fáil councillors and a thousand grassroots members has said it will

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memeorandum

• A Pro-ICE Bastion in Virginia Will Decide Whether to Keep Partnering With

  Felipe De La Hoz / The Appeal : A Pro-ICE Bastion in Virginia Will Decide Whether to Keep Partnering

• How America's Hospitals Survived the First Wave of the Coronavirus

  Charles Ornstein / ProPublica : How America's Hospitals Survived the First Wave of the Coronavirus

• NOAA Chief Violated Ethics Code in Furor Over Trump Tweet, Agency Says

  Christopher Flavelle / New York Times : NOAA Chief Violated Ethics Code in Furor Over Trump Tweet

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The Hayride

• PERRICONE: Seattle Descends Into Communist Revolution

  Here is a little history about Seattle and the infiltration of the Communist Party there and other places

• Trump Campaign Releases Two New 2020 Campaign Ads (VIDEO)

  Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. has released two new 30-second campaign ads ahead of the 2020

• WHO: Asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 ‘very rare’

  Asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus appears to be “very rare,” a World Health

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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

• Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Anti-Racism, Anti-Poverty

  We write this statement as members of the Campaign 2000 steering committee, authors, and publisher of the

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Times of India

• Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh talk tough, say India won’t bow to China’s muscle-

• Covid-19: LG overrules Arvind Kejriwal's order on hospitals for Delhi

• Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal unwell, to undergo Covid-19 test

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

• Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K's Kupwara

• India says UNHRC's UPR mechanism a visible instrument for rights

• Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits J&K, third in three days

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News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | Life Healthcare Group apologises for denying MPs, MEC entry to

  Life Healthcare Group has apologised to government leaders after a parliamentary oversight committee

• News24.com | Cigarette ban is both legal and supported by science, state

  The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association says that Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma overstepped her

• News24.com | LIVE | Gauteng education dept head offices closed after 2

  Stay up to date with the latest news, views and analysis as the number of coronavirus cases in SA increases

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News24 Voices

• News24.com | OPINION | Are we meeting the WHO yardsticks in easing the

  Was moving to Level Three the right move for the country, according to the World Health Organisations

• News24.com | OPINION | When segregated ghettos of the mind threaten our

  News24’s public editor George Claassen’s inbox has been flooded with complaints about a column published

• News24.com | Melanie Verwoerd | My dad

  Melanie Verwoerd’s dad died this past week. She says goodbye to him in this moving tribute.

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News24 Africa

• News24.com | Nobel winner Mukwege quits local DR Congo virus team over

  Nobel winner Denis Mukwege on Wednesday said he had resigned as head of a coronavirus taskforce in an

• News24.com | 3 civilians killed, 2 injured in crossfire of AU firefight

  The African Union has said that three civilians were killed and two others injured during a firefight

• News24.com | Coronavirus pandemic risks aggravating Africa's '

  The new coronavirus pandemic risks aggravating the woes of people already suffering from the world's

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World: BreakingNews.ie

• Foreigners allowed into Ukraine to collect surrogate-born babies

  Some 31 couples have arrived in the country and been united with their children.

• 'Tearing down statues doesn't help black people' - Racial

  Racial justice activists in England have marched in the pouring rain through central London urging Black

• Covid-19 deaths in UK stayed above 1,000 a day for 22 consecutive days in

  At least 1,000 deaths involving Covid-19 took place in the UK for 22 days in a row in April, new analysis

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WebMD Health

• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?

  Calorie labeling requirements for menus in U.S. restaurant chains could save tens of thousands of lives and

• How to Cope When COVID Steals Loving Touch, Hugs

  Understanding the reason why we can’t hug and touch those we love during this pandemic is one thing

• Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans

  As COVID-19 closed gyms and forced people to hunker down at home, "Quarantine-15" jokes flooded

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WhoWhatWhy

• Has Trump Backer and Education Czar Betsy DeVos Gone Too Far?

  Reading Time: 5 minutes Wealthy private schools receive stimulus funds, leaving public schools that serve

• Voters in Georgia Frustrated by Long Lines and Broken Equipment

  Reading Time: 5 minutes Many Peach State residents had to wait hours to vote on Tuesday, as what had been

• Blue-Sky Thinking: How Cities Can Keep Air Clean After Coronavirus

  Reading Time: 2 minutes Have We Normalized the COVID-19 Death Toll? ; What ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Can Do to

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Science Blog

• Ancient crocodiles walked on two legs like dinosaurs

  An international research team has been stunned to discover that some species of ancient crocodiles walked

• Applying lessons from Ancient Rome to address human trafficking today

  When Jenny Vo-Phamhi was researching a paper for Professor Richard Saller’s seminar about the

• Making coal from food waste, garden cuttings – and even human sewage

  Food waste, garden cuttings, manure, and even human sewage can be turned into solid biocoal for energy

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Raw Story

• Lara Trump defends the president after worries about his health: The ramp ‘

  There was widespread speculation over the weekend about President Donald Trump’s health after he

• Tennessee GOP Speaker declares the capitol closed because of coronavirus —

  On Monday Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Cameron Sexton and Tennessee state troopers

• ‘Call me a snitch’: Minneapolis 911 dispatcher warned supervisor of

  On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that a 911 dispatcher in Minneapolis notified her superior of what she

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Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

• NZ Blackcurrant Extract Could ‘turn Back The Clock Ten Years’ For Arterial

  Internationally praised for its numerous health and fitness benefits, from performance to immunity, studies

• LIC HoofPrint™ Important Step Towards Helping Farmers Reduce Environmental

  New Zealand agritech cooperative LIC has launched a new tool to help dairy farmers keep step with

• Antarctic Science Shrunk For COVID-19 - Expert Reaction

  Antarctica New Zealand is limiting its activities in the world's only COVID-19-free continent, in an

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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

• Flag of Treason

• You’re Dead

  Hear the unloved weeping like rain Guard your sleep from the sound of their pain 1966, Norma Tanega –

• Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs

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The Slog

• At the End of the Day

  The penny has finally dropped. Now at last am I released from my previous blindness about such things

• ECONOMIC OPINION: it is not possible to sustain overvalued bourses and

    The bill for Coronavirus opportunism is in the post, and we can’t pay it.   “

• MEDIA COMMENT: Lies have a million sponsors and a thousand agendas. Hidden

  None of us really want to watch, read and hear news from the starting point of disbelief. But […]

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Top Documentary Films

• The Church: Code of Silence

• Criminal Doctors: Auschwitz

• Human Zoos

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Universe Today

• Space Dust Delivered Water to Vesta, Could it Have Done the Same for Earth?

  One of the most enduring questions about Earth regards the origins of its water. Where did it come from

• Hilarious Supercut of Astronauts Falling on the Moon

  The Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon, yes. But they also hopped, bounded, and shuffled. And sometimes

• Scientists are much better at predicting when the Sun is going to become

  The sun constantly cycles between periods of activity and periods of inactivity, and a new technique allows

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Front Line Whistleblower News

• SEC Whistleblower Office Pays Largest Reward in Program History

  The SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) announced a historic whistleblower award on June 4,  2020.  A

• FCA Whistleblower Awarded $2.3 Million for Revealing Scheme to Defraud FEMA

  It is no surprise that fraudsters would exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to cheat the federal government out

• Sen. Grassley Refuses to Consider Trump Nominees Without Explanation for

  Oversight should have no political bias. That was the message sent yesterday by Republican Senator Chuck

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Andy Worthington

• Lockdown Fundraiser: Seeking $2500 (£2000) to Support My Guantánamo Work

  Every three months, I ask you, if you can, to make a donation to support my work on Guantánamo, which I

• Elizabeth Warren and 14 Other Senators Ask Pentagon About Coronavirus

  Promoting a letter to defense secretary Mark Esper, initiated by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and also signed by

• It’s 35 Years Since the Battle of the Beanfield; Where Do We Go Now?

  It's 35 years since 1,400 police, on the instructions of Margaret Thatcher, violently crushed a convoy

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