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Zelo Street

• Nazanin Doesn’t Need To Be Grateful

  For the past 24 hours, the assembled ranks of the Gammonati have been incandescent with rage: how dare she

• Starmer’s Mandelson Weak Spot

  Some senior Labour figures made no secret of their dislike for him: John Prescott was just one of many

• Bozo Tone Deafness DECODED

  Delivered to a less than full venue yesterday afternoon, the keynote speech to the Tories’ spring

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Politics : NPR

• A radio station in Missouri continues broadcasting Kremlin-funded Radio

  A Missouri radio station is airing Russian state-funded broadcasts. In a rare move, the National

• Sen. Graham grilled Judge Jackson on day 2 of Supreme Court confirmation

  Judge Katanji Brown Jackson faced a marathon day of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee

• The Republican Senate primary is heating up as candidates tout pro-Trump

  Ohio's Republican Senate primary is shaping up as a fight between candidates touting their pro-Donald

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Discover: BreakingNews.ie

• Disgusting things you’re probably doing which might be making you ill

  Health experts reveal the unsafe behaviours that could increase the risk of gastrointestinal illness

• 4 spring fitness trends to get excited about as the weather brightens up

  From air bikes to pickleball, these new workout fads will help break you out of any rut

• Pomeranian dressed as Elton John stars at Oscar-themed dog pageant

  Dexter the Pomeranian was one of the stars of the Furbabies event in Leeds.

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Ireland: BreakingNews.ie

• Farmers warn urgent measures needed to avoid winter fodder crisis

  The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) says the availability of agri-diesel may

• Charles shows concern for prickly pal on Northern Ireland visit

  Felix the hedgehog is looking forward to returning to the wild after being nursed back to health by an

• Witness collapses while giving evidence at Central Criminal Court murder

  Garofita Selin was being cross-examined about statements she gave to gardaí on the behaviour of the accused

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memeorandum

• Echoing Conservative Grievances, Blackburn Miscasts Jackson's Views

  Charlie Savage / New York Times : Echoing Conservative Grievances, Blackburn Miscasts Jackson's

• Disney employees plan walkout to demand action against 'Don't Say

  Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News : Disney employees plan walkout to demand action against 'Don't Say

• Ukraine Must Win (Anne Applebaum/The Atlantic)

  Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic : Ukraine Must Win   —  Ukrainians and the world's

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The Hayride

• SADOW: Lawmakers Must Pick Protecting Kids Over Harming Them

  Louisiana legislators have a clear choice between two bills this session: one that protects children from

• What About Garret Graves For Governor?

  That’s a possibility Jeremy Alford raises in his latest Baton Rouge Business Report piece, which has

• APPEL: What’s The Real Lesson Of The “Katrina Kids?”

  In a very expensive full page essay in Sunday’s Times-Picayune a group called Voters Organized to Educate

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions

• Mission Critical: A just and equitable recovery

  The COVID-19 pandemic has put pressure on Canada's leaders to think boldly and act on addressing the

• 2022 Winnipeg's State of the Inner City Report!

  Read the report! Watch the report launch! View the new video!  

• BC’s wood pellet industry monopoly must be investigated

  With two unions and a conservation organization, we have asked the Competition Bureau of Canada to formally

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Times of India

• US President Biden calls India 'shaky' in Russia confrontation

  US President Joe Biden said Monday that India was an exception among Washington's allies with its "

• West Bengal: 8 burnt alive after murder of panchayat leader in Rampurhat

  At least eight people were burnt alive after Bhadu Sheikh, a deputy pradhan of Baguti village in Rampurhat,

• Petrol, diesel prices hiked after 137 days; LPG to cost Rs 50 more

  After a freeze of 137 days, petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday were hiked by 80 paise a litre each while

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

• Boy and girl cadets to be trained in ‘absolute gender neutral’ mode: NDA

  The National Defence Academy (NDA) said on Tuesday that a majority of military training activities of boy

• ED attaches Uddhav Thackeray kin’s assets; MVA cries vendetta

  The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached properties worth Rs 6.45 crore, including 11

• Pressure on India as Russia, West seek UN vote on Ukraine

  India’s position on the Ukraine crisis will be put under the microscope again by its Western partners later

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News24 Top Stories

• News24.com | No masks outdoors: Ramaphosa announces further easing of

  President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation following a meeting with the Presidential Command Council

• Businessinsider.co.za | No more PCR tests for the vaccinated to get into SA

  Regulations mooted for April and later have been moved forward to Wednesday.

• News24.com | FULL TEXT | We feel the fear and despair of the last two years

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced changes to Alert Level 1 during his address to the nation. Read his

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News24 Voices

• News24.com | ANALYSIS | Ukraine war: How Russian denial of civilian

  Russian actions in Syria suggest its military does little to to try to avoid harming civilians, and this

• News24.com | ANALYSIS | Knowledge is power: Real-time data on school

  Rahima Essop and Merle Mansfield explore the knowns and unknowns in dropout debates, describing what is

• News24.com | Cyril Ramaphosa | A massive digital leap forward for South

  The licensing of high demand spectrum for mobile telecommunications is expected to reduce the cost of

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News24 Africa

• News24.com | Africa's water security perilous - but data reveals

  Little of Africa's wastewater is treated, water for drinking and hand-washing is scarce for hundreds of

• News24.com | US lawmakers call on Foreign Office to closely follow DRC

  The US has pledged support for President Felix Tshisekedi's reform agenda and provides over R4.8

• News24.com | 20 million African children in line for a shot as 4-country

  The vaccination of more than 20 million children against polio in Malawi, Mozambique Tanzania, and Zambia,

• (The CIA's fake vaccination campaign has had severe lasting effects on the North West corner of Pakistan. Since 2012, at least 70 polio workers have been killed in Pakistan. Many of the attacks have been claimed by the Taliban, who forward claims that the vaccination campaigns are a facade for intelligence gathering.

  
  

  Polio in Pakistan - Wikipedia)
• This is interesting in light of claims polio has been eliminated. Vaccination has not.
  

  https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Polio_in_Pakistan

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World: BreakingNews.ie

• P&O offers over €43 million in compensation to sacked staff

  The company said payouts would be linked to the period of service, and in some cases exceed €200,000

• Babies and young children carried to safety as migrant Channel crossings

  Crossings have continued this week amid warm weather and calm seas

• Biden: Putin’s back is against the wall and he may be planning chemical

  President Joe Biden also warned that Russia could be preparing cyber attacks against the United States.

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WebMD Health

• Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During First Year of Pandemic: Study

  The number of Americans who died from alcohol-related causes increased dramatically during the first year

• Buying a Gun Linked to Depression During COVID-19 Pandemic

  The COVID-19 pandemic could be making the combination of these major risk factors for suicide more

• Protect Your Erection: 11 Tips to Help Prevent Erectile Dysfunction

  WebMD talks with experts about lifestyle habits that may help prevent erectile dysfunction (ED).

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Science Blog

• A simple diagnostic tool for gastrointestinal disorders

• Ride-hailing without the traffic snarls?

• NASA researcher finding ways to turn down the heat in cities

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Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism

• Mike Lindell goes berserk announcing more ‘evidence’ of fraud: ‘The biggest

  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell struggled to contain himself on Tuesday as he announced what he called "the

• Chemists cook up way to remove microplastics using okra

  Extracts of okra and other slimy plants commonly used in cooking can help remove dangerous microplastics

• Legal expert accuses GOP senator of citing argument against interracial

  Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) used two main cases from the 1800s to ask about same-sex marriage, which was

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Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

• Scientists Release Updated Summary Of NZ Groundwater Quality

  This World Water Day, New Zealand scientists are drawing attention to the precious resource of freshwater

• Severe Weather To Start The Week

  MetService is forecasting wet and windy weather across northern and central Aotearoa New Zealand this week

• Team Working On Superbug Vaccine

  A team of scientists is harnessing mRNA vaccine technology developed for Covid-19 to conquer a common

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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

• Arnold

  I hope everyone has seen this. I haven’t given a “Blog Hero Award” for a while, but…

• Going Nuclear (Video)

  If you hear about a single tactical nuclear strike, this is what happens next: Then…

• Goats Appear And Fade Away

  This is just about my favorite song, and then I came across this version. PS Explaining the title here

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The Slog

• UKRAINE UXB: GERMANY’S FUHRERPRINZIP PROBLEM

  Profiteers in politics do nothing to put the investment bankers in their place.

• SLOG SPECIAL: THE UXB IN THE UKRAINE CONFLICT

  Vlad the Lad has been sanctioned so we have the pesky bear right where we want him. Don't we?

• Days from Hell signal Dystopia to come

  We're all unwitting victims of 2-D internet soundbites that offer only simplistic presentations of

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Universe Today

• The Strange Swirls on the Lunar Surface are Somehow Related to Topography

  The Moon is the most studied object in space. But our nearest neighbour still holds a few mysteries. One of

• It's Confirmed. We now Know of More Than 5,000 Exoplanets

  There are now more than 5,000 known planets in the universe, and we're just getting started. The post

• Wondering how Dependant ISS is on Russia? NASA Gives the Details

  In response to growing concerns about the fate of the ISS, NASA has released an FAQ session that will put

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Whistleblower Network News

• Webinar on Tackling Corruption and Environmental Crime Features Leading

  On March 24, the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WTC) are

• As Judge Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings Begin, Advocates Demand Questions

  On March 21, the Senate Judiciary commenced confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Jackson Brown

• CFTC Whistleblower Nets $10 Million

  A whistleblower who provided the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission with “useful information

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Andy Worthington

• It’s Back! ‘Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster’ Blows Minds at Hackney

  My review of BAC Beatbox Academy's 'Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster', the top-rated show at

• How I Finally Met Former Guantánamo Prisoner Mohamedou Ould Salahi As A

  My reflections on meeting the author and former Guantánamo prisoner Mohamedou Ould Salahi for the very

• Torture Victim Mohammed Al-Qahtani Finally Released from Guantánamo, Sent

  Good news, as torture victim Mohammed al-Qahtani has finally been released from Guantánamo, where it was

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