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Australian Food News

• Expert guide on boosting employee health and safety when their ‘workplace’ is the road

  The boom in ridesharing, food delivery and parcel delivery services has seen more cars on the road for work purposes. In 2020, online retail sales were up 63 per cent, and food delivery services rose 12 per cent. Combined with the 12 per cent...

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• Doshii signs up three new POS partners

  Australian middleware cloud platform and hospitality marketplace provider Doshii has signed on three new Point of Sale (POS) partners, giving more venues the opportunity to cut through the app chaos and streamline their operating systems...

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• Edmonson Park Welcomes Max Brenner

  The internationally acclaimed chocolate brand, Max Brenner, will officially open its doors at Ed Square Shopping Centre, Edmonson Park on Saturday 1st May 2021. To celebrate the launch of the official opening of its 23rd Chocolate Bar in...

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The American Dream

• Major U.S. Cities Race To “Re-Fund The Police” As Utter Lawlessness Reigns From Coast To Coast

  The great liberal experiment of “defunding the police” turned out to be a completely and utter disaster.  In major cities all over the United States, hundreds of millions of dollars of funding were stripped away from police departments...

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• Homelessness Is Becoming A Crisis Of Epic Proportions In The United States

  Can you imagine what it would be like to not have a home?  For many Americans, this is not something that they need to imagine because it is a daily reality.  Nobody knows for sure how many homeless individuals there are in this country, but recent...

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• A North Korean Defector Says That The Brainwashing In U.S. Schools Is Similar To The Brainwashing In North Korean Schools

  A long time ago, the left decided that one of the best ways to transform U.S. society would be to take over the education system, and that conquest is now complete.  From the very top to the very bottom, the left completely and utterly dominates...

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CNET

• House Judiciary Committee debates antitrust legislation to rein in Big Tech - CNET

  The bills are designed to curb the power of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and other tech giants.

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• The best Amazon Prime Day deals still available - CNET

  Officially, Amazon's annual shopping holiday is over. But worthwhile bargains remain for AirPods, Rokus and more.

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• Waiting on your IRS tax refund? Check the status of your money and see why there's a delay - CNET

  With ongoing IRS delays, you may have to wait more than 21 days to get your tax refund. You can check the status of your money and see common reasons for delays. Here's what we know so far.

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Dandelion Salad

• US Information Warfare’s New Front, by Finian Cunningham

  by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad Ireland Crossposted from Sputnik June 23, 2021 The shutting down of dozens of Iranian news channels by the US government this week is a daring new offensive against free speech that is only one part...

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• Abby Martin: CIA Stories: The CIA is Born

  Dandelion Salad with Abby Martin Empire Files on Jun 20, 2021 Abby Martin introduces the first installment of a new Empire Files series about the CIA explaining why the agency was created, and how it became the most nefarious criminal organization...

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• Remember to Forget the Alamo, by David Swanson

  by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy June 21, 2021 Mexico once had a problem with a local provincial government promoting illegal immigration from the United States into Mexico in order to engage in the illegal slavery...

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The Economic Collapse

• Why Are Large Numbers Of Birds Suddenly Dropping Dead In Multiple U.S. States?

  As if we didn’t have enough weird things going on, now birds are suddenly dropping dead in large numbers all across the eastern half of the country.  Before they die, a lot of these birds are exhibiting very strange symptoms.  Experts are...

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• On The Mean Streets Of America, The Gun Battles Never Seem To End…

  Did you know that 296 mass shootings have happened in the United States this year?  Needless to say, the vast majority of the mass shootings are taking place in our core urban areas, and at this point many of our largest cities are becoming...

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• On The Verge Of The Unthinkable

  Over the past couple of years we have become accustomed to expecting the unexpected, but soon we many have to start anticipating the unthinkable.  In this article, I am going to be discussing a couple of potential scenarios that would have...

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Eurasia Review

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  Will Southeast Asia Test Run China’s New ‘Credible, Lovable And Respectable Image’ – Analysis

  China recently hinted at a change in how it would conduct its diplomacy going forward, and Southeast Asia may be its first pilot test. Amid turbulent relations with the West, China wants to “expand its circle of friends” and this may compel...

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  Pakistan Consolidating Conventional Deterrence Through Military Exercises – OpEd

  The guarantor of peace has always been a country’s prepared military, with dynamic and vigorous training, exotic vigilance, and wholehearted preparedness. This concocts the military for the impulsive circumstances, and whatsoever...

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  The Profit Incentives Driving The American Police State – OpEd

  As with most things, if you want to know the real motives behind any government program, follow the money trail. By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead If there is an absolute maxim by which the American government seems to operate, it is that...

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Geoengineering Watch

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, June 19, 2021, #306

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org From the weather, to the behavior of societies, to unfolding controller agendas, all is rapidly becoming more extreme and all is connected. The gravity and immediacy of what is unfolding is still...

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, June 12, 2021, #305

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Unprecedented climate and temperature whiplash scenarios are wreaking havoc on agricultural production all over the world. How long till the grocery store shelves are empty? Though countless...

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, June 5, 2021, #304

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Official narratives on some of the dire issues we face are beginning to unravel, but others remain unaddressed. What will it take to break down the official denial of the ongoing global climate engineering...

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intelNews.org

• Afghans who spied for CIA say they fear retaliation once US forces withdraw

  AFGHAN CIVILIANS WHO WERE recruited by the United States Central Intelligence Agency as local assets say they fear retaliation by a resurgent Taliban once American forces withdraw from Afghanistan in September...

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• Germany arrests Russian PhD student on suspicion of spying for Moscow

  A RUSSIAN DOCTORAL STUDENT in mechanical engineering, who is studying in a Bavarian university, has been arrested by German police on suspicion of spying for Moscow, according to official statements and reports in the German media...

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• No prison for Australian former spy who disclosed controversial espionage operation

  A FORMER AUSTRALIAN SPY, who prompted international outcry by revealing a controversial espionage operation by Canberra against the impoverished nation of East Timor, has been given a suspended prison sentence...

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Joniopolis

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  Brain Pills

             So I tell my doctor I’m having hot flashes and brain fog. She says it’s from the Arimistat I take, now that I’ve recovered from breast cancer. It blocks estrogen and has both those side affects.          But there are...

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  Hey, You Skinny Thing!

           Have you gained your Covid 19 yet? If not, there’s still time to gobble up all the ice cream, pizza, and pastries you can find. But even if you ate all day long (whaddaya mean if?) you will never catch up to the earth.          Yes...

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  Worst Game in the Universe

            What were you doing at 2:30 in the morning last night? Sleeping? Gee, that must be nice.           I WAS UP TRYING TO CATCH THE STUPID LIVE MOUSE OUR CAT BROUGHT IN.          Yes, Simon still thinks he’s training...

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Niqnaq

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  Putin, Azerbaijan’s Aliyev discuss Nagorno-Karabakh situation — Kremlin Rick Rozoff, AntiBellum, Jun 23 2021 The presidents reaffirmed their mutual intention to continue boosting the Russian-Azerbaijani strategic partnership...

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• nearer and nearer

  BBC journalist on British ship HMS Defender says vessel made ‘deliberate’ move in passing through Russian waters ‘to make a point’ Jonny Tickle, RT.com, Jun 23 2021 A BBC journalist on board the British ship HMS Defender has revealed...

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• the empire of lies, hypocrisy and murder

  ‘Rules-Based International Order’ Means Washington-Based International Order Caitlin Johnstone, Jun 23 2021 The US government has shut down multiple news media websites based in the Middle East, including Iran’s state-owned...

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Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service

• 130 Countries Promise to Protect and Invest in Health Care Workers

  The countries signed a statement in support of the 2021 International Year of Health and Care Workers. The statement was launched at an informal meeting of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

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• Water Harvesting Strengthens Food Security in Central America

  At the school in El Guarumal, a remote village in eastern El Salvador, the children no longer have to walk several kilometers along winding paths to fetch water from wells; they now “harvest” it from the rain that falls on the roofs of their...

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• Maldives’ UN General Assembly Presidency Renews Hope for Small Island Developing States

  Earlier this month, Abdulla Shahid, the Maldives’ foreign minister, was elected President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which commences in September. This is the sixth time a candidate from a Small...

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The Moderate Voice

• The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer

  Has the GOP reached a point yet where they accept that climate change is real and that America and all nations must do something about it before we are all baked in place. Temperatures above 100 degrees have become the norm intermittently in much...

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• Nobody grifts quite like the U.N.

  Nobody grifts quite like the U.N. From The Guardian, 20 June 2021: “The head of climate change at the UN has warned that world leaders are still ‘far away’ from securing a deal to limit the disastrous effects of global heating, with less...

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• Senate Republicans block Democrats’ sweeping voting rights measure

  Washington (AFP) – US Senate Republicans on Tuesday torpedoed a Democratic effort to protect voting rights and expand ballot access for all Americans, a flashpoint issue months after an election marred by Donald Trump’s baseless allegations...

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Mother Jones

• Michigan Republicans Confirm the Obvious: Trump Lost Fair and Square

  Following a months-long investigation into a litany of dubious election fraud claims made by former President Donald Trump and his allies, a GOP-controlled Michigan Senate panel concluded Wednesday not only that the state’s 2020...

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• India Walton, Socialist and Former Nurse, Is Set to Become Buffalo’s First Female Mayor

  In what’s shaping up to be a stunning upset, India Walton, a socialist candidate running her first political campaign in Buffalo, New York, appears set to defeat four-term incumbent Byron Brown in the city’s Democratic mayoral primary...

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• Facebook Doesn’t Want to Talk About Fake Users Created by the Pentagon

  On a press call a few years ago, I asked Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, if the company would treat a misinformation campaign orchestrated by the US government the same as it would as one from a foreign adversary...

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The Watchers - Editor's Picks

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  60 percent of banana crops in Colima wiped out by Tropical Storm "Dolores"

  Tropical Storm "Dolores" -- the 4th named storm of the 2021 Pacific hurricane season -- made landfall just northwest of the town of Punda San Telmo, near the border of the Mexican states of Colima and Michoacán, on June 19, 2021, with maximum...

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  Claudette regains tropical storm strength over Carolinas after killing 13 in Alabama, U.S.

  Claudette regained its tropical storm status on Monday morning, June 21, 2021, as it neared the coast of the Carolinas. This was after the storm left at least 13 people dead in Alabama; widespread damage and flooding in the neighboring states...

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  Intense dust storms affecting Kuwait

  Intense dust storms are affecting Kuwait since June 10, 2021, significantly reducing visibility and causing severe traffic chaos. The meteorological department said strong winds, dust storms, and heat can be expected at least until June...

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WebMD Health

• ‘Jeopardy!’ Apologizes After ‘Grinch’ Clue for Medical Disorder

  Jeopardy! has apologized for using the word "Grinch" in a clue for a question about a serious medical condition.

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• Varied COVID Vaccination Rates May Lead to 'Two Americas'

  Will disparities in vaccination rates lead to a divided America? Also, new research reveals how much vaccinated populations might protect the unvaccinated.

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• COVID, Storms and Cravings Spur Chicken Wing Shortage

  Low supply and high prices are forcing some to look for other alternatives. But that's not necessarily a bad thing for your health.

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WhoWhatWhy

• Bishops Make Biden Pawn in Culture War

  Conservative US bishops, defying the Vatican, aim to punish President Joe Biden politically for supporting abortion rights.

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• Costly AZ Election Audit Could Do Lasting Damage to System

  As the Arizona election audit wraps up more than a month behind schedule, it leaves questions about the partisan nature of our politics. But which side is right?

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• How Big Tech Created a Data ‘Treasure Trove’ for Police

  PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please...

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