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Zelo Street

• Brexit Deal - Enter A Spinning Patsy

  The success of any trade deal is usually in inverse proportion to the amount of lame spin applied in

• Gibraltar Moves Closer To The EU

  Their vote in the 2016 EU referendum could not have been much more decisive: the British Overseas Territory

• Dan, Dan The Peerage Hypocrisy Man

  As if there had not been enough questionable peerages handed out by alleged Prime Minister Alexander Boris

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Politics : NPR

• Trump's Threat To Veto Latest Pandemic Relief Bill Leaves Congress In

  President Trump called a new relief bill a "disgrace" and left Washington, D.C. If he doesn't

• Mueller Investigation's Lead Prosecutor On Trump's Pardons

  NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Andrew Weissmann, a former lead prosecutor in special counsel Robert

• 'All Is Not Calm': Congress Scrambles After Trump Blasts COVID-19

  Democrats and Republicans separately took the president up on two of his suggestions: increasing direct

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Discover: BreakingNews.ie

• Santa is Covid free and gets the all-clear for Christmas Eve

• 10 of the best films to watch when you need a good cry

  Where cinemas remain closed, here is our guide to 10 of the best films to give you the perfect excuse to

• Seven weird and wonderful things you didn’t know about snow

  Did you know an American town once tried to outlaw snow?

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Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Trump refusing to concede election 'very disappointing', says

• Many Irish hauliers leave Dover but other drivers left stranded for

  The British government said the army would be brought in to help with the situation in Kent

• Santa Claus Anonymous: Irish mothers' lockdown project delivers toys to

  A 'lockdown project' to deliver toys to local families has now put presents beneath the tree around

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memeorandum

• Covid: France rewards frontline immigrant workers with citizenship (BBC)

  BBC : Covid: France rewards frontline immigrant workers with citizenship   —  Hundreds

• Trump harmed national security by cutting refugee admissions to US - Biden

  Elizabeth Neumann / Fox News : Trump harmed national security by cutting refugee admissions to US

• President Trump and Melania praise inspiring 'courage' of the

  Carly Ortiz-Lytle / Washington Examiner : President Trump and Melania praise inspiring ‘courage

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The Hayride

• UNEBELIEVABLE: Billy Morvant Sat On His Ruling For More Than Two Weeks

  Our readers will surely remember that on November 12, there was a Zoom hearing emanating from the courtroom

• This Is The Most Disgusting Political Mailer We’ve Ever Seen

  We’ve heard a bunch of names thrown around as potentially responsible for the attack mailer that went

• SADOW: JBE’s Pretty Close To Finished As A Political Force In Louisiana

  Hammer another nail into the political coffin of Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards, of the self-inflicted

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions

• Introducing the new Director of the Ottawa Office, Erika Shaker

  Many of you know me already. And over my years at the CCPA I’ve been so lucky to have gotten to know so

• 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

• Despite India's warning, Canadian PM once again comments on farmers'

• Farmers up ante, call for Bharat bandh on December 8

• Government seeks time till Wednesday for concrete proposals; Tuesday bandh

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

• Rahul Gandhi extends Christmas greetings

  President Ram Nath Kovind also greeted citizens of the nation on Christmas and expressed hope that the

• PM Modi to pay floral tributes, release book on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's

• PM Modi greets people on Christmas

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News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | ANALYSIS | SA, India took a stand for Covid-19 patients. Here

  Developing nations have the capacity to scale up their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic but they're

• News24.com | Durban super-spreader events could cause cluster outbreaks

  Mkhize confirmed that the Department of Health had identified a number of Covid-19 confirmed cases arising

• News24.com | LIVE | Covid-19 in SA: Death toll now at 22 206, with 814 565

  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 | ANALYSIS | SA, India took a stand for Covid-19 patients. Here

  Developing nations have the capacity to scale up their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic but they're

• News24.com | Joel Netshitenzhe | Can South Africa's civilisation

  Joel Netshitenzhe examined the question of whether South Africa’s civilisation of national democracy could

• News24.com | OPINION | NDP implementation: Slow pace, delays and lack of

  After 26 years of democracy, we ought to work more expeditiously to achieve our goals as set out in the

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News24 Africa

• News24.com | Zimbabwe’s Hopewell Chin’ono vows to keep exposing wrongdoing:

  Before latest court appearance, journalist and anti-corruption campaigner

• News24.com | Gbagbo's top aide says set to return to Ivory Coast with

  The right-hand man of Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo indicated Sunday that he would be returning home

• News24.com | Cameroon holds first ever regional elections, separatists vow

  Cameroon holds its first ever regional election on Sunday, which the government says hands more power to

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World: BreakingNews.ie

• Trump lawyer Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus

  Rudy Giuliani has been attempted to challenge Donald Trump’s defeat in the US presidential election.

• Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth

  It will be the first time lunar surface samples have been sent to Earth in almost 45 years.

• Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth

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WebMD Health

• A Day in the Life of Someone With Rheumatoid Arthritis

  Here’s a first-person look at what it’s like to live with RA every day.

• State-by-State Guide to COVID Vaccine Information

  While most people can't get a COVID-19 vaccine yet, they can find more information about it on state

• 6 Ways to Improve Your Back Pain

  Everyone gets back pain at some time. Here are six ways to help you improve your back pain.

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WhoWhatWhy

• Georgia Runoffs: Voters Take Stock of Their GOP Senators

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Georgia’s Republican senators have been wheeling and dealing on Wall Street

• Jungle Jabbah and the Fight Against War Crimes Impunity

  Reading Time: 14 minutes A Philadelphia court’s recent upholding of the conviction of Liberian war

• Trump’s Pardon Party is Just Getting Started

  Reading Time: < 1 minute President Trump is a sore loser, but he’s already made winners of Michael

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 Science Blog

• Preventing Nurse Suicides

  In a new study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health researchers

• Hormone metabolites found in poop give researchers new insight into whale

  Poop samples are an effective, non-invasive tool for monitoring gray whale reproduction, stress and other

• Primate Orphans Have it Tough Even Before Mother Dies

  It’s no surprise that losing your mother is bad for you. What is surprising is that the troubles start even

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Raw Story - Celebrating 16 Years of Independent Journalism

• Trump rants that Twitter is turning America into a communist country

  According to President Donald Trump, Twitter putting fact-checks on his tweets that he lost the election is

• NORAD Santa tracker turns 65 -- after being started due to a typo

  The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) celebrates the 65th year of the Santa Tracker, which

• Trump tells Pence he doesn't understand why the VP can't overturn

  President Donald Trump approached his vice president this week demanding to know why he can't be the

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Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

• PCE Report On Environmental Research Timely And Insightful

  The Review of the Funding and Prioritisation of Environmental Research by Simon Upton, Parliamentary

• Festive Scientific Fun with UCOL and Te Manawa’s Laboratree

  It’s not often that you see a Christmas tree decorated with COVID-testing equipment. But that’s just what

• Seequent Introduces Next-generation Digital Twin Technologies For

  Seequent builds stronger digital twin solutions to deliver a faster, clearer picture for civil

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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

• Protectionism, Trade and Democracy

  This post originated at Imagine Democracy “Protectionism” literally means we, as a nation

• Take What Happened Very, Very Seriously

  This post originally appeared at Imagine Democracy. — People don’t want to say that Republicans

• Right Before Our Eyes

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

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The Slog

• IVERMECTIN: THE EVIL EMPIRE FIGHTS BACK

  The Slog looks in more detail at the disinformation as Ivermectin joins HCQ on the Naughty Step….and

• Nobby Dee’s Diary

  Today marks the debut of guest contributor Nobby Dee, the voice of the rebellious 21st Century Sans

• ANALYSIS: Covid19, the Democratic Party, Big Pharma cure-repression & the

  To the left here is Dr Pierre Kory, President of the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), who

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Top Documentary Films

• Journey to the Pale Red Dot

• The Living Universe: Cosmos as Organism

• High-speed Internet from Outer Space

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Universe Today

• Astronomy 2021: Top Events for the Coming Year

  Eclipses, meteor showers, occultations and more. The post Astronomy 2021: Top Events for the Coming Year

• A Very Interesting Radio Signal was Just Detected Coming from Proxima

  There’s a powerful scene in the movie “Contact” (one of my favs) where lead character Ellie Arroway is

• If a Planet Has a Lot of Methane in its Atmosphere, Life is the Most Likely

  The ultra-powerful James Webb Space Telescope will launch soon. Once it’s deployed, and in position

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Whistleblower Network News

• House of Representatives Passes Bill Establishing Protections for Antitrust

  On December 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, which

• Whistleblower Network News Hosts FOIA Webinar

  On December 14, 2020, Whistleblower Network News (WNN) will host a free webinar on how whistleblowers and

• Border Wall Construction Company Allegedly Hired Armed Mexican Nationals To

  On December 4, a federal judge unsealed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Sullivan Land Services Co

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Andy Worthington

• Radio: My One-Hour Interview With Peter B. Collins About Closing Guantánamo

  A link to, and discussion of my recent one-hour interview with Peter B. Collins, as part of his 'Last

• Quarterly Fundraiser: Seeking $2500 (£2000) For My Work Campaigning to Get

  My call for donations to support my work over the next three months as a reader-funded journalist and

• “A Big Black Stain That Provides No Benefit Whatsoever”: Lawyers Urge Joe

  Following up on a recent Associated Press article, in which Ben Fox spoke to attorneys for some of the 40

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