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Zelo Street

• Nigel Farage Afghan Lies BUSTED

  As is his wont - and that of the right-leaning part of our free and fearless press - former Brexit Party

• Spectator Pushes Replacement Theory

  Fraser Nelson, editor of the increasingly alt-right Spectator magazine, has in the past affirmed his

• Michael Gove - We Have To Talk

  The absence from public gaze of Cabinet Office minister Michael “ Oiky ” Gove had been accompanied by a

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Politics : NPR

• 2 Years Since Call With Trump, Ukrainian President Met With Biden At The

  At the White House, there was a meeting in the Oval Office that's been years in the making. It all

• The Kabul Airlift Was A Feat Of Logistics And Stamina, Marred By Chaos And

  The evacuation of Kabul, over 120,000 people in two weeks, is one of the biggest airlifts in history. It

• With The Eviction Ban Over, Here's How One City Is Hustling To Help

  There's new urgency to get billions of dollars in federal rental assistance to tenants and landlords

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Discover: BreakingNews.ie

• IKEA announce 24-hour festival 'celebrating life at home'

  Events will be held at Ikea's Ballymun store from September 16th-19th.

• Five new books to read this week

  This week’s bookcase includes reviews of A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins and The Women Of Troy by Pat

• Photo exhibition highlights ‘planet under pressure’

  The overall winners, including the Grand Title winner, will be announced in October via a virtual awards

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Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Electric Picnic organisers ‘have no choice’ but to cancel festival

  Organisers have confirmed the festival will not go ahead this year, despite the planned easing of Covid-19

• Zappone asked Varadkar about envoy position 11 days before proposal to

  Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said he accepts he should have made Micheál Martin and Eamon Ryan aware of the

• All pregnant women will be offered vaccines following updated Niac advice

  The previous public health advice had recommended that pregnant women be offered mRNA Covid-19 vaccination

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memeorandum

• US extends ban on American passports for travel to NKorea (Matthew Lee

  Matthew Lee / Associated Press : US extends ban on American passports for travel to NKorea  

• Majority of Interpreters, Other U.S. Visa Applicants Were Left Behind in

  Jessica Donati / Wall Street Journal : Majority of Interpreters, Other U.S. Visa Applicants Were Left

• Raskin writing memoir about Jan. 6, son's suicide (Scott Wong/The Hill)

  Scott Wong / The Hill : Raskin writing memoir about Jan. 6, son's suicide   —  Rep.

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The Hayride

• VIDEO: More Ida Damage In Grand Isle, Fourchon And Leeville

  Hurricane Ida’s wrath on the small communities along Louisiana’s southeast coast where it

• New Orleans’ Politicians Are The Last People Who’ll Turn The Lights On

  Overnight there was some good news for a sliver of the population of New Orleans, as electricity was

• 666 Bills Go Into Effect Today In Texas (But It’s Not All Bad News — Far

  In a fundraising email, Texas Republican Chairman Matt Rinaldi hailed Sept. 1 “is a huge day for

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions

• Feds still cover almost all COVID-19 spending

  Compared to the beginning of this year, provincial governments have kicked in more money to combat the

• Skyrocketing Canadian executive pay during the 2020 pandemic

  Despite a devastating pandemic and ensuing financial crisis, Canadian CEOs enjoyed ever-healthier

• An Insecure Future

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

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Times of India

• GDP means rise in prices of gas, diesel & petrol: Rahul's dig at Centre

• As world focuses on Afghanistan, Pakistan tries to step up terror

• Cow should be made national animal, its protection Hindus' fundamental

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

• ‘Intermeddlers have no business' in Rakesh Asthana case: Solicitor

  During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, opposed both the petitions, arguing that “intermeddlers

• Difficult to hold 2022 assembly polls if EVMs not freed for re-use: EC to

  As per the statute, EVMs are to be kept untouched and safe for 45 days from the declaration of results

• Qaida cheers Afghanistan ‘victory’, says Kashmir next target

  Exulting over the "victory" of the Taliban over America, the global terror group called for

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News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | SA says it is unable to take in Afghan refugees amid Taliban

  The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says it will be unable to take in Afghan refugees

• News24.com | Iconic heritage site Liliesleaf to close its doors

  One of South Africa's foremost national heritage sites, Liliesleaf, in Rivonia has announced it is

• News24.com | Bloemfontein acting magistrate not considered for vacancy

  Richard Lawrence, who has been an acting magistrate in Bloemfontein since 2015, was not shortlisted for a

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News24 Voices

• News24.com | OPINION | Delani Majola: Empowering women and the tough

  Around the world, women face a multitude of issues. Delani Majola reflects on three generations of women

• News24.com | OPINION | Mike Morris: Repairing our economy from knock of

  Covid-19 has permeated all aspects of our social and economic life. Mike Morris writes that we need sharp,

• News24.com | Omphemetse Sibanda | Should SA varsities consider mandatory

  Mandatory Covid-19 vaccination of staff and students at universities will allow safe repatriation of

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News24 Africa

• News24.com | Many children feared abducted from school in northwest Nigeria

  A large group of children were feared to have been kidnapped from a school in the north western Nigerian

• News24.com | Nigeria's Buhari sacks power and farming ministers

  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the ministers for power and agriculture in a rare cabinet

• News24.com | Rwandan president removes justice minister amid 'Hotel

  Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has removed the justice minister but made him ambassador to Britain amid

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World: BreakingNews.ie

• US may need to liaise with Taliban on strikes against IS, says military

  Army General Mark Milley said the Taliban remain a ‘ruthless’ group.

• LOL. Says a prominent member of the Ladies' Sewing Circle - NOT

• Food stocks in Afghanistan ‘will run out at end of month without extra

  About a third of the country’s population of 38 million were facing ’emergency’ or ‘crisis’ levels of food

• US extends ban on American passports for travel to North Korea

  The ban was first imposed by former secretary of state Rex Tillerson in 2017 after the death of American

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WebMD Health

• How to Stop Feeling Anxious Right Now

  Wondering how to feel less anxious? Learn ways to ease anxiety naturally.

• Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screenings

  New research shows many parts of the U.S. saw a significant drop in breast cancer screening of older low

• As Delta Surges, Contact Tracing Re-Takes COVID Center Stage

  It's also time, some experts say, to do contact tracing smarter. That means merging it with testing and

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WhoWhatWhy

• What Is the COP15 Biodiversity Summit, and Why Is It So Important?

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

• Saving the Ozone Layer Prevented Even More Intense Global Warming

  The Montreal Protocol, a 1987 agreement to stop using ozone-depleting chemicals, helped combat climate

• Who Can Bend Light for Cheaper Internet?

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

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Science Blog

• Comparing seniors who relocate long-distance shows where you live affects

  Would you like to live longer? It turns out that where you live, not just how you live, can make a big

• Making the case for hydrogen in a zero-carbon economy

  As the United States races to achieve its goal of zero-carbon electricity generation by 2035, energy

• The flower clock: How a small protein helps flowers to develop right and on

  How flowers form properly within a limited time frame has been a mystery, at least until now. Researchers

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Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

• ’Stupid primate!’ Beloved health official reveals the torrent of racist

  A prominent Black health official in Maryland has revealed some of the racist and anti-gay threats he

• Conservative issues a dire warning: Violence-obsessed Republicans ‘are

  Writing in The Bulwark this Wednesday, Mona Charen says that she hopes the "increasing fascination

• Legal expert warns of a ‘death spiral’ that could end with the US becoming

  Some experts on U.S. election law have been warning that the most dangerous part of Republican voter

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Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

• NEC Launches Simulated Annealing Service Utilizing Vector Supercomputers

  Educational services also provided for learning the basics and applications of quantum computers TOKYO

• Study Confirms Wastewater Provides Critical, Early Warning, For Community

  A unique study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) with Watercare and the

• Two weeks since lockdown began – Expert Reaction

  The Ministry of Health has announced 75 new Covid cases in New Zealand, a rise on the previous two days

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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

• We Need Rule Of Law To Remain A Democracy

  If you are considering whether the US will be another “democracy” to fall to authoritarian rule

• This Is What Fascism Looks Like

  A mix of authoritarianism, pro-wrestling, “stab-in-the-back” mythology (“they” sold

• 1969 – I Was There

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

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The Slog

• EXPENDABLE NWO WEAPONS? BIDEN, COVID & CLIMATE CHANGE….

  There is an old saying, in the unprepossessing circles I frequent, that goes, “When things get tricky

• THE SATURDAY ESSAY: believing the State will damage your health and your

  Why the Resistance to compulsion needs a Plan B to combat the Big Switch-off Some readers may have […

• THE CRISIS OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMONWEALTH

  We hear a lot about the tandem unfolding of false danger in the US, UK and EU. But […]

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Universe Today

• Dusty Snow on Mars Could be Melting Just Below the Surface

  Dust on Mars gets everywhere – including on top of ice deposited during one of Mars’ previous ice

• Brown Dwarfs are Probably Much More Common in the Milky Way Than Previously

  An accidental discovery suggests that brown dwarfs are more common than we thought, and may solve the

• China Wants to Build a Spaceship That’s Kilometers Long

  China is considering building spacecraft in orbit that would measure a few kilometers long and ensure they

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Whistleblower Network News

• “They will line up behind the abusers every time” – an Interview with FBI

  In this episode, Jane talks with Rosemary Dew, one of the first hundred women to join the FBI. Dew

• Daniel Hale Receives 45-Month Prison Sentence; Rep. Ilhan Omar Calls on

  On July 27, Daniel Hale received a prison sentence of 45 months “followed by three years of supervised

• SEC Whistleblower Program Rewards 200th Whistleblower

  On August 27, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued whistleblower awards totaling

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Andy Worthington

• The Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Mustn’t Prevent the Closure of

  As the right-wing media and Republicans focus on two former Guantánamo prisoners who hold leadership

• How the Disaster of Guantánamo Foretold US Defeat in Afghanistan

  Reflecting on the US defeat in Afghanistan, as the Taliban once more control the country, I look at how, in

• Quarterly Fundraiser for My Photo-Journalism Project ‘The State of London’

  The latest fundraiser for my photo-journalism project 'The State of London', a labour of love for

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