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Zelo Street

• Darren Grimes - Not The Crafty One

  Poor Darren Grimes. He was officially too useless to fill in a form correctly. Then he couldn’t make it in

• Stephen Lawrence And Daily Mail Vanity

  Actor and campaigner Steve Coogan has the lead role, that of DCI Clive Driscoll, in a three part drama to

• Bozo Plays Taliban Trick Or Treat

  While those seeking to leave Afghanistan form a less than orderly queue at Kabul Airport, with some deaths

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Politics : NPR

• Here's What The Historic Increase In Food Stamp Benefits Could Mean For

  The average SNAP benefit will increase by $36.24 per person, per month, starting in October.

• Biden Says He Doesn't Regret His Decision To Withdraw Troops From

  President Biden is facing criticism, even from members of his own party, over how chaotic the U.S. exit

• Death Threats And Conspiracy Theories: Why 2020 Won't End For Election

  Voting officials, who used to operate in relative anonymity, are facing threats and intense pressure as a

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Discover: BreakingNews.ie

• Marian Keyes announces sequel to Rachel’s Holiday

  The Irish author said Again, Rachel will be published next year – 25 years after the original.

• 4 simple ways to boost your money confidence

  Having your finances in order can be one of the biggest factors affecting self-confidence, research

• Seven reasons to have more booze-free days each week

  Limiting your alcohol intake has more benefits than you may think.

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Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Ireland to provide 150 humanitarian visas to Afghan refugees

  Minister for Children and Equality Roderic O'Gorman said people identified for the visas will not have

• Ireland must take ‘appropriate’ share of Afghan refugees, says Sinn Féin

  Eoin Ó Broin said that the Irish government needs to work with the UN to avert a catastrophe in the country

• Covid booster programme to begin next month as Niac authorises vaccine

  The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) has advised that the rollout of the booster shots

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memeorandum

• As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles (

  Tim Kelly / Reuters : As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles  

• 'We could have done more' - frustration grows in Washington over

  Reuters : ‘We could have done more’ - frustration grows in Washington over Biden's

• A Taliban official's TV interview with a female presenter is part of a

  Dan Bilefsky / New York Times : A Taliban official's TV interview with a female presenter is part

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The Hayride

• BLANCO: Joe Biden’s Speech For The Ages

  Editor’s Note: a guest post by Louisiana conservative blogger Jeff Blanco. Joe Biden gave a mighty

• SADOW: Louisiana Census Data Advantages Legislative GOP

  More specific, parish-wide census data for 2020 are in, and from this the contours have become set for

• Quote Of The Day, August 17, 2021

  “In our world, there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph, and self-abasement. The sex instinct

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions

• Education Property Tax Cuts Worsen Income Inequality in Manitoba

  The Education Property Tax Reduction Act will increase income inequality in Manitoba and will not help

• An Insecure Future

  As the impacts of the climate crisis intensify so do calls for concrete action. However, instead of

• National child care plan would add up to tens of thousands in savings for

  With federal plans to create a national child care plan that would see fees drop to $10-a-day by 2026

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Times of India

• PM Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech: Key points

• Kabul falls to Taliban: Joe Biden, Donald Trump trade blame amid American

• Biden says he stands 'squarely behind' Afghanistan decision

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

• SC to hear Mamata govt plea against HC sanctioning CBI probe in illegal

• ICMR projects export of 62 crore Covid-19 testing kits between July and

• Not advisable and feasible to have national level security force for judges

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News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | EXPLAINER | How the Taliban engineered 'political collapse

  It took just a few days for the Taliban to sweep across Afghanistan and seize territory they did not

• News24.com | ConCourt allows parties to oppose or support IEC application

  The Constitutional Court will allow an application by seven political parties to oppose or support the IEC&

• News24.com | Glenvista High School fire: Lesufi explains why the education

  Parts of the school were torched, allegedly by pupils who refused to write an assessment test.

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News24 Voices

• News24.com | RIGHT OF REPLY | Abel Tau responds to Randall Williamson on

  ActionSA Tshwane mayor-elect Abel Tau responds to an op-ed written by current Tshwane mayor Randall

• News24.com | ANALYSIS | Tony Walker: What does Afghanistan's fall mean

  The situation in Afghanistan is concerning because so much of the Middle East is at risk of descending into

• News24.com | EXPLAINER | How did the Taliban take over Afghanistan so

  Washington and Kabul were confident the Afghan military would put up a strong fight against the Taliban, as

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News24 Africa

• News24.com | Suspected second case of Ebola in Ivory Coast

  The UN health agency said Tuesday that a second suspected case of infection by the deadly Ebola virus has

• News24.com | 'Change is here' - Zambia president-elect Hakainde

  Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema has slammed the southern African country's outgoing '

• News24.com | Covid-19: US donates nearly 500 000 vaccine doses to Rwanda

  The United States is sending nearly half a million doses of Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine to Rwanda.

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World: BreakingNews.ie

• Taliban vow to respect women’s rights within norms of Islamic law

  Leaders of the militants moved to address concerns that the movement would revert to policies they enacted

• Women will live 'within framework of Islam', Taliban say in first

  The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul since the shock seizure of the city

• Afghanistan’s vice-president claims he is caretaker president

  Amrullah Saleh made the claim on Twitter and said he was reaching out to all leaders.

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WebMD Health

• Eczema on Your Scrotum: What You Need to Know

  Here’s what you need to know about eczema on the scrotum, including things that can trigger it, symptoms

• Minnesota Mom Gets Vaccinated for Son’s Birthday

  Minnesota resident Sheletta Brundidge , 49, expected her son to ask for an Xbox or a pair of LeBron James

• Death of Spouse Could Raise Odds for Prostate Cancer

  New research suggests widowers have a higher risk for advanced prostate cancer than men who are married or

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WhoWhatWhy

• ‘Ten Years Ago, This Was Science Fiction:’ The Rise of Weedkilling Robots

  PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are

• This Week in Government Integrity: Mandates and Mismanagement

  Welcome to WhoWhatWhy’s inaugural Government Integrity roundup. In this edition, we recap recent coverage

• Protesters Attempt Raid on Lebanon PM’s Residence Amid Dire Conditions

  While the world watched the stunning collapse in Afghanistan, the political crisis in Lebanon intensified

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Science Blog

• Engineers Grow 3D Bioprinted Blood Vessel

  Vascular diseases such as aneurysms, peripheral artery disease and clots inside blood vessels account for

• Magnetic Field May Provide New Ways of Dating Ancient Archaeological

  Archaeologists traditionally rely on finding organic remains for radiocarbon dating to pinpoint new finds

• Saturn Makes Waves in its Own Rings

  In the same way that earthquakes cause our planet to rumble, oscillations in the interior of Saturn make

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Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

• There 'will never be' a US military solution in Afghanistan: Rep

  Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee—who cast the sole vote against the 2001 Authorization for the Use of

• Most notable cases of voter fraud have been perpetrated by Trump supporters

  In the wake of almost a year of voter fraud conspiracy theories emanating from Donald Trump and his allies,

• Minnesota Home Depot threatened workers for supporting Black Lives Matter:

  On Tuesday, the Huffington Post reported that the National Labor Relations Board alleges management at a

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Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

• Statutory review of space law starts

  The scheduled three-year review of the operation and effectiveness of the Outer Space and High-altitude

• Insects’ sense of smell gives insight into better repellent

  Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have studied a core element of the insect olfactory system to see

• Time flies when you’re having fun

  People say time flies when you retire, but Otago Museum’s Honorary Curator of Entomology, Associate

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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

• 1969 – I Was There

  Sigh… I actually worked at it. I used to have a pay stub from “Food for Love, Inc.” Don&#

• Afghanistan Was An “Afterthought.” Iraq’s Oil Was Always The Goal.

  There was never a plan to “win” in Afghanistan because Afghanistan was never the point. From

• Congress Should Declare This Barbara Lee Day

  Rep. Barbara Lee was the only vote against the Authorization to Use Military Force in Afghanistan. Congress

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The Slog

• GLOBAL POWER GRAB: taking turns at means, ends, tactics & distractions

  As suggested here three days ago, the Covid narrative has been put onto the backburner in favour of […

• ANALYSIS: new Social Contracts not tired totalitarians

  Not Left, Right or Centre: just ground up in preference to top down.

• At the End of the Day

  All I submit is that we need to put a stop to what one might call "Full ahead Both into the iceberg

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Universe Today

• Astronomy Jargon 101: Hertzsprung–Russell (HR) diagram

  In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll soon have a

• A new Assessment of the World’s Climate is out. The News Isn’t Good

  According to the recently released IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, climate change is going to get

• Can you Last a Year on Mars? NASA is Recruiting Crew for a Year-Long Analog

  Want to try living on Mars, but not sure you want to experience the nine-month flight time to get there

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Whistleblower Network News

• Leading Whistleblower Attorney Analyzes Infrastructure Investment and Jobs

  In an August 16 article for The National Law Review, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn

• Whistleblower Advocates Call for Action to Protect False Claims Act

  As first reported by Whistleblower Network News (WNN), pharmaceutical lobbyists were recently successful in

• Policy Developments in Transnational Protections for Environmental

  Whistleblowers and Wildlife Trafficking Countering wildlife trafficking and enabling protection for

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Andy Worthington

• 75 House Representatives Urge President Biden to Close the Prison at

  Publicizing an important letter to President Biden from 75 members of the House of Representatives, led by

• 2021 is the Year of Catastrophic Climate Change, But Capitalism Doesn’t

  In the year of unprecedented wildfires and flash flooding, we seem to be at a tipping point when it comes

• URGENT ACTION REQUIRED for Six Former Guantánamo Prisoners Repatriated to

  My report about disturbing news regarding six former Guantánamo prisoners who have been repatriated to

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