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Zelo Street

• Rachel Riley’s Court Case Conundrum

  Last January, Countdown numbers person Rachel Riley told her followers “ Two years following some extremely

• Petulant Press’ Sussex Giveaway

  Our free and fearless press not only treats its own rather differently to the way it portrays its targets -

• Dazzer v Teaboy - Seconds Out

  Nothing better illustrates the gulf between those who have made it - deservedly or otherwise - and those

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Politics : NPR

• Blinken To Head North On Arctic Trip

  Secretary of State Antony Blinken's latest trip is focused on U.S. interests in the Arctic. He will

• Saudi Arabia, Iran Meet In Effort To Reduce Middle East Tensions

  Saudi Arabia and Iran have been holding talks in the Middle East. Both sides say there are many contentious

• Week In Politics: How The U.S. Is Responding To The Conflict Between Israel

  We take a look at Congressional response the conflict in Israel and Gaza as well as President Biden's

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Discover: BreakingNews.ie

• 11 things you’ll understand if you’re a consistent plant killer

  It’s not your fault you can’t keep anything alive

• Satellites playing vital role in detecting climate change

  The near-instantaneous data generated is being used to monitor and assess the pace of climate change and

• Is video gaming harmful for young people?

  A psychiatry researcher who’s studied video gaming in young boys says its benefits can outweigh potential

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Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Five states removed from Ireland’s hotel quarantine list

  All arrivals into the country must continue to observe a period of mandatory 'home' quarantine

• HSE cyberattack: Disruptions in your local area

• No daily Covid figures amid HSE cyberattack

  Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has meanwhile urged anyone with a vaccine appointment to attend

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memeorandum

• Cuomo Accusers Are Subpoenaed as State Inquiry Enters a Critical Phase (New

  New York Times : Cuomo Accusers Are Subpoenaed as State Inquiry Enters a Critical Phase   —&

• Stolen election myth rattles key GOP race (Marc Caputo/Politico)

  Marc Caputo / Politico : Stolen election myth rattles key GOP race   —  To get an idea

• How Marjorie Taylor Greene became the Voldemort of Congress. Few lawmakers

  Kimberly Leonard / Insider : How Marjorie Taylor Greene became the Voldemort of Congress.  Few

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The Hayride

• Safety Or Censorship? Facebook’s Sweat Shops Continue Blocking

  Two-thirds of content flagged for review by Facebook’s contractors is conservative content, an exposé

• What Do We Think Of John Schroder As A Gubernatorial Candidate?

  All of the attention so far surrounding the early-stage maneuvering for the 2023 Louisiana governor’s

• Liz Cheney Has Absolutely Lost Her Mind (Not Really)

  Liz Cheney isn’t the chair of the House GOP conference anymore, which is a good thing. Earlier this

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions

• Fossilized Finance

  Not only have Canada’s “big five” banks continued to finance the fossil fuel sector since Canada committed

• 2021 Federal Budget Analysis

  Watch this space for response and analysis of the federal budget from CCPA staff and our  Alternative

• Canadian billionaire wealth up by $78 billion

  There's the super rich and there's the rest of us. The wealth of Canada’s billionaires has

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Times of India

• We are facing invisible enemy; fighting it on war-footing mode, says PM

• Israel flattens Gaza building hosting AP, Jazeera in air strike

• Dr Reddy's rolls out Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India at around Rs

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

• 'Tauktae' to make landfall near Dwarka on Tuesday, PM reviews

• Govt opens up import of pulses to boost availability & check price

• Second wave slowing down? India's Covid-19 situation in 5 charts

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News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | Israeli air strike: Dirco hotline ready to assist those who

  The latest casualty of an Israeli air strike was the building which houses the Al Jazeera and Associated

• News24.com | Retired Eastern Cape police commander killed during house

  Brigadier Joseph Jongile died after sustaining two gunshot wounds during a struggle with one of five armed

• News24.com | Kaizer Chiefs put four past Simba SC to put one foot in CAF

  Kaizer Chiefs aggressively put one foot in the CAF Champions League semi-finals with a comprehensive 4-0

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News24 Voices

• News24.com | OPINION | We need to build better, more resilient and

  With the global population expected to reach nine billion people in 2050 under limited resources and rising

• News24.com | OPINION | One way to help citizens during State of Disaster –

  There is provision for municipalities to reduce the rates they charge property owners or to exempt them

• News24.com | OPINION | The City of Cape Town must take accountability for

  Saya Pierce-Jones writes that the City of Cape Town's persistent refusal to take accountability for

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News24 Africa

• News24.com | 30 sentenced to death over anti-police clashes in DR Congo

  Thirty people have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their role in anti

• News24.com | Ethiopia defers polls indefinitely over logistical issues

  The head of Ethiopia's election board said it would be impossible to hold a planned 5 June vote due to

• News24.com | Zimbabwe's high court rules against chief justice's

  Zimbabwe's High Court has ruled that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to extend the tenure

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World: BreakingNews.ie

• Israeli air strike destroys media offices in Gaza City

  A building housing The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and other outlets was levelled in the incident.

• Portugal to allow EU and UK tourists with a negative coronavirus test

  Portugal currently only allows essential flights for professional, study, family reunion, health or

• Israeli air strike on Gaza City kills 10 as unrest spreads to West Bank

  The victims were mostly children.

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WebMD Health

• Bike-Linked Head Injuries Decline for Kids, But Not Adults

  Increased helmet use and construction of dedicated bike lanes in cities have helped reduce cases of serious

• Despite CDC COVID Guidance, Some Still Require Masks

  New CDC guidance says fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks indoors, but many businesses like

• Can Some Movies Change Your Life? Maybe

  A new study finds watching certain movies may help you navigate difficult times in your own life.

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WhoWhatWhy

• How the Moderna Vaccine Got Us Talking About Periods

  Reading Time: 10 minutes As worries grew about claims of menstrual changes caused by the Moderna vaccine,

• Netanyahu and Hamas: Fanning the Flames for Political Gain

  Reading Time: < 1 minute As conflict escalates, Benjamin Netanyahu may be rising again from the

• DC Police Victim of Massive Data Leak by Ransomware Gang

  Reading Time: 3 minutes Does Absentee Voting Increase Turnout? ; Weird-Looking Deep-Sea Fish Washes Ashore

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Science Blog

• New immunotherapy ‘highly effective’ against hepatitis B

  Scientists at UCL have identified a new immunotherapy to combat the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the most

• Living in redlined areas associated with lower lung function in those with

  Individuals with asthma who live in redlined neighborhoods have worse lung function than those in locales

• Virtual reality warps your sense of time

  Grayson Mullen was playing a virtual reality game at a friend’s house when, suddenly, he noticed that

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Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

• South Carolina GOP panicked pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood's loss will

  Far-right, pro-QAnon attorney Lin Wood, who struck out trying to prove voter fraud in the 2020 election and

• 'Horrified' Arizona Republicans fear Trump ballot audit has done

  According to a report from Politico, the continuing audit of 2020 presidential votes from Arizona's

• Boebert, Cawthorn, Greene on list of 101 ‘pro-life’ and ‘pro-family’ GOPers

  The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a bill to protect the

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Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

• Better Memristors For Brain-like Computing

  Researchers are developing computer hardware for artificial intelligence that allows for more random and

• NZ Scientists Warned About Danger Of GE Viruses And Microbes

  New Zealand scientists interviewed on Newshub [1] calling for loosening regulatory controls on Genetic

• Therapy On Ecstasy Could Treat Severe PTSD – Expert Reaction

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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

• Innocence

  Arkansas really wanted someone dead, their supply of death drugs was running out. I was hiking in Muir

• How Do You Argue With This?

  I mean it as a question. How do you argue with this? From a trumper I know: Your friends seem to have all

• Today’s Housing Bubble Commercial Real Estate Bubble Post

  In the years leading up to the 2008 crash I was posting a series called “Today’s Housing Bubble

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The Slog

• COVID INQUIRY: was the core Number Ten team deliberately infected, & was

  Were Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and Dominic Cummings deliberately infected with Covid19 at a meeting on

• ET IMPERATOR BORIS, A QUEEN’S SPEECH & OUR POLITICISED JUDICIARY

  the struggle to protect localism, mutuality, morality and freedom from the encroaching centralisation of

• ANALYSIS: Cutting power down to size

  The best way to dilute potentially dictatorial power is to scale it down.

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Universe Today

• Astronomers Measure the Background Brightness of the Night sky Across the

  Being able to look up at a clear, dark sky is becoming more and more rare in the rich world.  Authors

• Massive Stars Mix Hydrogen in Their Cores, Causing Them to Pulse Every few

  Blue giant stars have a convective core that allows them to shine much longer. The post Massive Stars Mix

• Older Stars Rotate Faster Than Expected

  Older stars should slow down, but new observations reveal that they have just as much of a spring in their

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Whistleblower Network News

• Appellate Court Sides with VA Whistleblower in Overruling MSPB Decision

  On May 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by a Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB

• Hard Wires: The Neuropsychology of Speaking Up

  Now that whistleblowing has become an everyday happening, more attention is turning to figuring out why

• SEC Whistleblower Granted $3.6 Million Award

  On May 12, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an approximately $3.6 million

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Andy Worthington

• Lee Wolosky, Former Envoy for Guantánamo Closure, Calls on President Biden

  A cross-post, with my own introduction, of a New York Times op-ed calling for the closure of Guantánamo by

• Fundraiser Marking the 9th Anniversary of My Photo-Journalism Project ‘The

  A fundraiser marking nine years since I first began photographing London's 120 postcodes by bike for my

• Abu Zubaydah Files Complaint About Torture and Ongoing Imprisonment at

  News of an important complaint filed with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, on behalf of Abu

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