Wednesday, June 05, 2019

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  • The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is more than $21 trillion, dwarfing the economies of most other countries in the world. China’s GDP hovers over $14 trillion; Japan’s over...

  • Heavy rain to hit Southeast Texas through Thursday, flash flood warnings

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  • The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that Houston and surrounding areas would have heavy rains through Thursday, roughly 4-6 inches. Hazards include “flash flooding, potential...

  • All-LGBT Campus Radical Group Calls For Return Of Guillotine For ‘Traitors’

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    • A radical cell on a college campus with historic ties to groups that have called for the deaths of tens of millions is now messaging about the return of the guillotine for all “traitors.”...

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  • Get Out of That Stuffy Room if You Want to Have an Effective Meeting

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  • We humans breathe in oxygen—you probably knew this—and we breathe out carbon dioxide. In an enclosed space, it’s possible for carbon dioxide to build up in the air. Some research...

  • How to Ask for a Raise and Actually Get It

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    • If you’ve been in your job for a while and feel it’s time to make more money, it can be tough to get that conversation started.Read more...

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  • A new report shows Syngenta makes a lot of money selling dangerous pesticides, with low to middle income countries bearing the brunt of the hazards. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex...

  • EPA takes Monsanto’s side on glyphosate

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  • The EPA plans to keep glyphosate on the market, despite the third consecutive court victory against Monsanto’s flagship herbicide Roundup. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex...

  • Study finds farm pesticides on Italy's playgrounds

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    • In a new study in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe, researchers documented the presence of pesticides on playgrounds near agricultural fields in South Tyrol, Italy. Learn...

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  • New teachers can't afford median rent almost anywhere. Our city-by-city analysis validates a theme in teacher strikes. But that's not the full story        ...

  • How can you still go to Cuba despite new U.S. travel restrictions?

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  • Here's what we know so far about the restrictions and how you can still get to Cuba.      

  • Bette Midler thanks those who defended her after Trump called her a 'washed up psycho'

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    • After the president referred to Bette Midler as a "washed up psycho" on Tuesday, the actress is thanking those who defended her.      

      World news | The Guardian



  • Leo Varadkar tells US president Ireland wishes to avoid border or wall after BrexitD-day veterans and world leaders take part in emotional ceremonyDonald Trump has started his visit...

  • Sudan paramilitaries threw dead protesters into Nile, doctors say

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  • Death toll from attack on pro-democracy camp reaches 100 as details of tactics emergeParamilitaries in Khartoum threw dozens of bodies into the Nile to try to hide the number of casualties...

  • D-day veterans and world leaders take part in emotional ceremony

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    • Queen and Donald Trump among those marking 75 years since Normandy landingsLive coverage of the D-day commemorationsD-day: key facts on the largest military operation ever attemptedThere...

      Techdirt.



  • While there are countless news outlets that justifiably criticize the President, Trump has long been particularly fixated on CNN. So fixated, in fact, that it's believed this disdain...

  • As Germany Floats The Idea Of Encryption Backdoors, Facebook May Already Be Planning To Undermine Its Own Encryption

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  • The German government's desire to mandate backdoors in encrypted communications had barely been expressed when it was discovered Facebook might be willing to let them do exactly...

  • Daily Deal: The 2019 Data Scientist Architect Bundle

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    • Whether you're involved in business, IT, or finance, the big data revolution will forever change the way virtually every industry operates. Featuring 130 hours of training in data...

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  • Florida Man facing first-degree murder charges mistakenly released from jail, as jail and court officials begin playing the Musical Chairs of Blame game [Florida]

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  • Florida man arrested after attempting to cleanse Walmart of evil spirits by pouring salt on the floor, instead of just drinking all the Jagermeister like a normal person [Florida]

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  • World leaders, including the US president, mark the 75th anniversary of history's largest combined land, air and naval operation.

  • Sudan crisis: 40 bodies pulled from Nile, opposition says

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  • The opposition says 100 people have been killed by a paramilitary unit, with 40 found dumped in the river.

  • Trump says 'climate change goes both ways'

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    • The president's views appeared unchanged after meeting environmentalist Prince Charles.



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  • John Hudson / Washington Post: Exclusive: Pompeo opens up about Venezuelan opposition, says keeping it united ‘has proven devilishly difficult’  —  Secretary of State...

  • YouTube Punishes Steven Crowder for Homophobic Attacks on Gay Journalist (Kelly Weill/The Daily Beast)

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  • Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast: YouTube Punishes Steven Crowder for Homophobic Attacks on Gay Journalist  —  Right-wing performer gay-bashed Vox reporter for years and the company...

  • Border Arrests Surge to Seven-Year High as Mexico Tries to Head Off Tariffs (New York Times)

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    • New York Times: Border Arrests Surge to Seven-Year High as Mexico Tries to Head Off Tariffs  —  WASHINGTON — Central American migrants surged across the United States border...


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  • Assured exec stumbles when probed over sales screwups Autonomy Trial Fresh from regretfully admitting she wanted to throw HP’s former CEO “under the bus,” Meg Whitman today...

  • Finally, people who actually understand global trade to probe Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods

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  • WTO appoints three-bod panel to rule if levies break its rules The World Trade Organization has appointed the three-person team whose job it will be to determine if the tariffs levied...

  • Heavyweight notorious for aggressive licensing practices hooks its cloud up to Oracle's

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    • Microsoft's Azure brought in to plug gaps in Big Red's product Microsoft got together with Oracle today to fling interoperability at users of Azure and the latter's less-loved Cloud.…...


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  • The company said it would begin flying packages to customers soon - though has not yet said where.

  • YouTube says anti-gay slurs don't break its rules

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  • The video-sharing site faces a row over homophobic insults, while it claims to support LGBT rights.

  • Zuckerberg classmate launches attack in front of MPs

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    • A long-term critic of Facebook appears before UK MPs to talk about the social network's origins.


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  • A turtle was reportedly stomped and kicked to death in a disturbing viral video. No animal deserves to suffer such a torturous and cruel fate. Demand justice for this innocent reptile...

  • Cut Ties with Trophy Hunting Group

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  • An organization that is intended to protect endangered species from trade has instead partnered with an organization that promotes trophy hunting and the importation of endangered...

  • Stop Funding the Soy Industry’s Deforestation

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    • Major Chinese banks are irresponsibly funding the corporations behind the Amazon's deforestation. Demand an immediate change.


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  • Learning about threats is essential for survival. During threat learning, an innocuous sensory percept such as a tone acquires an emotional meaning when paired with an aversive...

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  • In the United States, there are almost as many believers in intelligent alien life as there are believers in God. Professor Diana Pasulka of the Unive...

  • It's official - six fingers are better than five

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  • Individuals born with six fingers on each hand are able to perform tasks that usually require two hands. In a recent study, an international team of s...

  • Young blood can help to rejuvenate the brain

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    • New research has added further credence to the idea that young blood can make older people healthier. It's an idea that has been at the center of some...


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  • Leo Varadkar tells US president Ireland wishes to avoid border or wall after BrexitD-day veterans and world leaders take part in emotional ceremonyDonald Trump has started his visit...

  • Ford planning to close Bridgend plant, putting 1,700 jobs at risk

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  • Carmaker to meet workers’ representatives while company plans steep cost-cuttingFord is planning to close its Bridgend engine plant, with the likely loss of about 1,700 jobs...

  • Corbyn as PM would be 'west's first antisemitic leader since WWII'

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    • Health secretary Matt Hancock warns Tory MPs of risks of not choosing right leaderThe health secretary, Matt Hancock, has claimed that if Jeremy Corbyn won a general election he would...


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  • NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on its way to another close encounter with the sun, where investigators hope the spacecraft will solve a long-standing solar mystery...

  • 1st 'Ad Astra' Trailer Hints at Interplanetary Action with Brad Pitt

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  • A stunning first trailer for Brad Pitt's otherworldly adventure "Ad Astra" has finally been released, teasing a frantic race through the depths of space...

  • China Aces Its 1st Rocket Launch at Sea, Puts 7 Satellites in Orbit (Video)

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    • China launched a rocket from a pad at sea for the first time today (June 5), making it the third nation to successfully demonstrate the ability to launch satellites into orbit from a...


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  • Azercosmos OJSC and the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry joint report titled "Illegal Activities in the Territories of Azerbaijan under Armenia’s Occupation: Evidence from Satellite...

  • Putin, Xi Jinping sign agreements on Russian-Chinese partnership

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have signed two mutual statements on the outcomes of the talks held in Kremlin on Wednesday...

  • At least 20 people injured in explosion in Italy's Sicily town

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    • At least 20 people were injured in Italy's Sicily on Wednesday, following the explosion of a gas cylinder in a street market


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  • An increasing body of research finds people's beliefs about climate change can be changed by big disasters, like the current flooding across America's heartland...

  • Trump Administration Orders Halt To Cruises To Cuba And 'People-To-People' Exchanges

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  • The Trump administration has ordered a halt to cruises to Cuba. This is part of a broader effort by the administration to roll back Obama-era openings to the Communist island...

  • American Bar Association Says Immigration Courts Are 'On The Brink Of Collapse'

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    • The American Bar Association says the nation's immigration courts are so overloaded they're "on the brink of collapse." Now new data show the backlog has grown to almost 900,000 cases...



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  • Two young children had to be rescued from a sinking car when their drunken father parked on a slipway beside the River Lee to listen to music and stepped out without putting on the handbrake...

  • Murder detectives launch CCTV appeal over man’s disappearance

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  • Police believe 55-year-old William McCormick, known as Pat, from Comber, Co Down, was murdered.

  • 'He was supposed to care for me': Man who raped daughter 'any time he had a chance' jailed for 11 years

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    • A man who began raping his daughter when she was nine and later claimed she had initiated the sex has been jailed for 11 years.



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  • This blog post originated in the 2017 Science Mission Directorate Technology Highlights Report (33 MB PDF). Technology Development Accurate measurement of soil moisture...

  • Media Briefing Highlights NASA Tech on Next SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch

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  • Portal origin URL: Media Briefing Highlights NASA Tech on Next SpaceX Falcon Heavy LaunchPortal origin nid: 446368Published: Monday, June 3, 2019 - 10:43Featured (stick...

  • NASA Mission to Study Earth’s Atmosphere by Forming Artificial Night-time Clouds over Marshall Islands

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    • Portal origin URL: NASA Mission to Study Earth’s Atmosphere by Forming Artificial Night-time Clouds over Marshall IslandsPortal origin nid: 446127Published: Thursday...



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  • This wikiHow teaches you how to record a video or audio call on Skype on both your computer and your mobile items. If you use Skype a lot, chances are you’ve had some conversations that...

  • How to Get a Traveling Job

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  • If you don't want to work a normal 9-5 job where you're stuck behind a desk all day, consider getting a job that allows you to travel. There are a variety of ways you can travel for work...

  • How to Get Acrylic Paint Out of Jeans

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    • Acrylic paint can be a tough stain to get out! Luckily, jeans are pretty durable, so they can take some abuse while you try to get the stain out. The best way to remove the stain is to wash...



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  • by Pouya Alimagham On June 2, 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that the United States would be willing to engage with Iran as long as “the Iranians…behave like a normal...

  • Beware Iran’s Ideological Power

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  • by Ali Rizk As tensions flare up between the Trump administration and Iran, many observers have been quick to point out that Iran is no Iraq and that war with Iran will have far more devastating...

  • The Real Plight of Idlib’s Civilians

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    • by Helena Cobban In the northwest Syrian province of Idlib, three million civilians find themselves at the vortex of large-scale battles as the Syrian government and its allies seek...



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  • The body of 26-year-old Chynal Lindsey was recovered Saturday from a lake in Northeast Dallas. Police said they are investigating her death as a homicide. Chynal is the third transgender...

  • Trans Activist: ICE Must Be Held Accountable for Trans Salvadoran Asylum Seeker's Death

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  • Johana Medina, a 25-year-old transgender asylum seeker from El Salvador, died at an El Paso, Texas, hospital this weekend after spending seven weeks in immigration jail, according...

  • Republicans Clash with Trump over Proposed Tariffs of Up to 25% on All Mexican Imports

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    • Mexican officials are meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today in Washington, D.C., to discuss President Trump's plan to impose a 5% tariff...



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  • National Institutes of Health research "that requires new acquisition of fetal tissue from elective abortions will not be conducted," the Department of Health and Human Services...

  • Deadly Shooting Shocks Australia, Known For Tough Gun Control Laws

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  • Four people were fatally shot in the city of Darwin. Police said they believe the suspect used a shotgun that was stolen as far back as 1997. The country enacted strict gun laws after...

  • Top Democrat 'Confident' Mueller Will Testify 'Soon.' Here's What Congress Might Ask

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    • Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn't closed the door to a hearing but has said his report includes everything he'd have to say. Lawmakers could play by those rules and still learn...



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  • Giving some patients preventive antibiotics also created risks for them that outweighed the benefits, one researcher said.

  • Many Dietary Supplements Dangerous for Teens

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  • Weight-loss, muscle-building and energy supplements were linked with an almost three times greater risk of severe medical problems compared with vitamins, the findings showed...

  • Music Education Can Make Students' Test Scores Sing

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    • Want to give your child an edge in math and English? Enroll them in music lessons.
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    Ocasio-Cortez’s Tornado Tweet Versus Scientific Facts

    Ocasio-Cortez wrote in her tweet, “we DO know that tornadoes HAVE been changing. They are no longer being limited to the Great Plains, and are shifting to other regions of the country.”
    If Ocasio-Cortez knew American history, she would know that tornadoes have never been “limited to the Great Plains.” If she knew her American history, she would have known that a tornado that touched down as part of an intense storm in 1814 prevented the British from doing worse damage to our Washington DC when the redcoats sacked our nation’s capital during the War of 1812. An excellent historical narrative published by The Vintage News observes…
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    CO2 Exonerated

    Almost every environmental policy now makes reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the only way to “go green.” Advocates have even persuaded school children to strike against fossil fuels.
    But as a climate scientist, I’ve researched the pros and cons of CO2. What have I found? That our CO2 emissions will actually benefit the planet, not harm…
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    Regressive Renewables: Chaotically Intermittent Wind & Solar Deliberately Designed to Destroy Wealth & Prosperity

    Australia’s Renewable Energy Target reads like a National suicide note, but the land of Oz is no orphan in that regard. If the enemies of state were looking for insidious, all-pervasive policy perfectly designed to wreck an economy from within (while barely raising a murmur amongst the proles), they need look no further than ratcheting up subsidies, mandates and targets for intermittent and unreliable wind and solar.
    Australia’s wind and solar capital, South Australia set and met its very own 50% RET: it pays the world’s highest power prices, as a result
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    Huge Blue Cloud Circles the North Pole

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    May 31, 2019: A huge blue cloud of frosted meteor smoke is pinwheeling around the Arctic Circle. NASA’s AIM spacecraft spotted its formation on May 20th, and it has since circled the North Pole one and a half times, expanding in size more than 200-fold.
    “These are noctilucent clouds,” says Cora Randall of the AIM science team at the University of Colorado. “And they are going strong.”

    Solving the sun’s super-heating mystery with Parker Solar Probe

    It’s one of the greatest and longest-running mysteries surrounding, quite literally, our sun—why is its outer atmosphere hotter than its fiery surface?

    Rare snowfall blankets parts of Australia for first time in years

    Full report here.


      Niskanen Center



  • Atop Democratic primary polls, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are re-igniting a debate about whether moderates are more electable. Are voters pushing the candidates to the extremes...

  • Upcoming Event: Recruiting, Retaining, and Capitalizing on Foreign Students at U.S. Universities

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  • Commercial Republicanism: A New Center-Right Governing Philosophy

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    • Rebuilding a center-right political party requires a repudiation of Trump’s ethno-nationalist populism of walls and “purity,” but it also means rethinking some of the small-government...

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  • The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today launched a new video , “Carbon Tax Scheme Explained,” outlining various ways increased costs generated by a carbon tax will...

  • CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Foreign Reference Pricing Legislation

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  • View Full Document as PDF Dear Member of Congress: We write in opposition to proposals that import foreign price controls on medicines into the U.S. through international reference...

  • Antitrust Action Will Sacrifice 2 Years of Trump Deregulatory Gains, Harm Consumers

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    • House Democrats launched antitrust investigations into prominent technology companies, including Facebook, Google and potentially others. Separately, reports said...

      Opinion | The Guardian



  • The D-day commemorations have never felt so uneasy. Trump and Brexit are tearing apart the bonds forged after 1945They are saying that Thursday – the 75th anniversary – will be...

  • Farewell to Change UK – we hardly knew your name | James Felton

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  • The ultimate splitters have split up: let’s count the ways it all went wrongAfter just three months, the party that was supposed to be Britain’s answer to Emmanuel Macron’s...

  • Madonna’s age isn’t relevant. Her music is | Fiona Sturges

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    • Like many female artists, the singer has to put up with constant references to how old she is. It’s a double standardWhen the carping over Madonna’s age began in earnest, the focus...

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  • New research suggests North Americans eat, drink and inhale tens of thousands of tiny plastic particles every year.

  • Sentencing decision for Calgary couple convicted in toddler's infection death

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  • A Calgary mother and father convicted in the death of their 14-month-old son are to learn their sentences today.

  • China's ambassador to Canada reassigned to Paris

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    • China’s ambassador to Canada has been reassigned to Europe, leaving both countries without their respective diplomats.


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  • The old logic of caste equations may not hold, and Mayawati may be trying to test that theory.

  • The mystery of Mallika Sherawat at Cannes, and is it a 'gown festival'?

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  • No Indian films at Cannes this year, but our stars were there for sure.

  • We must not ignore the Hindu connection in the 2019 Lok Sabha election

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    • India is not just rising in power, but also in terms of self-confidence in its Dharmic civilisation.


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  • You can explore the tournament table, stats, and upcoming matches right in Google Search by searching ICC Cricket World Cup in English, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, or Urdu...

  • Google Maps introduces live train status, live traffic update for bus travel in India

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  • These features include Bus travel times from live traffic in 10 of the largest cities in India, live train status for Indian Railways trains, and mixed-mode commute suggestions that...

  • How are you, Tim Apple? Indian student asks Cook

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    • Before Tim Cook could answer that, the floor burst into laughter.


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  • The theme for 2019 is “Air pollution”. Every year a different country hosts the event where the official celebrations take place.

  • New York sees 'extraordinary leap' in whale sightings

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  • The sightings, almost all of the humpbacks, have been logged by members of the group, Gotham Whale, the Guardian reported on Monday.

  • 14 turtles die in dried-up pond in Gujarat

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    • Forest officials said that they rushed to the pond in Gagodar village in Rapar taluka (tehsil) on Thursday evening and rescued 15 other turtles while recovering the 14 carcasses...


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  • At the very local level, people who critique CPEC are often labelled as terrorists, said researcher Shamila Chaudhary, who served in the previous Obama Administration...

  • Pakistan: 8 dead, 25 injured near Data Darbar in Lahore

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  • The nature of the explosion is yet to be ascertained.

  • PM Narendra Modi calls President Maithripala Sirisena, offers full help after deadly blasts leave over 200 dead in Sri Lanka

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    • A series of deadly explosions on Sunday killed over 200 dead in Sri Lanka.


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  • Sixteen countries attended the commemorations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand...

  • Russian Sukhoi Su-35C fighter intercepts US P-8A Poseidon aircraft thrice in 3 hours

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  • While the US has claimed its P-8A Poseidon aircraft was operating consistent with international law and did not provoke the Su-35C, the Russian Defence Ministry has rejected the...

  • Bravery and sacrifice: World leaders gather in south England to remember D-Day

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    • French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and leaders and senior...


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  • IAF`s Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs to take on French Air Force`s Rafale jets during Garuda VI air exercise

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  • The Garuda VI air exercise in July 2019 will see IAF's frontline fighter Sukhoi Su-30 MKI taking on the Rafale multirole jets of the Armée de l'Air (French Air Force)...

  • NEET result 2019: NTA announces NEET results at ntaneet.nic.in

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    • The National Testing Agency is slated to release the NEET 2019 results today.


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  • SANNERVILLE, France: Two British war veterans in their mid-nineties parachuted over the fields of Normandy, northern France, on Wednesday (Jun 5), 75 years after they jumped behind...

  • US preparing to sell over US$2b in weapons to Taiwan

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  • WASHINGTON: The United States is pursuing the sale of more than US$2 billion worth of tanks and weapons to Taiwan, four people familiar with the negotiations said, in a move likely...

  • British art dealer unveils pioneering robot artist

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    • OXFORD: Billed as "one of the most exciting artists of our time", Ai-Da differs from generations of past masters in one inescapable way: she is a robot. Ai-Da is the brainchild of Aidan...


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  • WASHINGTON: The United States is pursuing the sale of more than US$2 billion worth of tanks and weapons to Taiwan, four people familiar with the negotiations said, in a move likely...

  • How Thailand's coup leader kept power through election

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  • BANGKOK: When Thailand's former army chief, General Prayut Chan-ocha, was confirmed as prime minister by parliament on Wednesday (Jun 5), he completed his transition from coup...

  • Uighur leader urges pressure on China as he receives US award

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    • WASHINGTON: An exiled Uighur leader called for more concerted international pressure on China to end its mass detention of the ethnic group as he received a US award. The National...


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  • The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it would review two consent decrees reached with music licensing groups ASCAP and BMI in 1941, a decision that could upend the business...

  • British veterans parachute over Normandy, 75 years after making D-Day jump

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  • SANNERVILLE, France: Two British war veterans in their mid-nineties parachuted over the fields of Normandy, northern France, on Wednesday (Jun 5), 75 years after they jumped behind...

  • Kelkoo ready to take Google complaint to US antitrust regulators - CEO

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    • British price comparison site Kelkoo is willing to take its complaint about Google to U.S. antitrust regulators because EU efforts to ensure a level playing field are inadequate...
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  • The Prime Minister says he is "absolutely committed to freedom of the press" and insists ministers were not behind the raids.

  • Duchess Meghan 'was nasty to me, and that’s okay', Trump says in new interview

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  • US President Donald Trump accused the media of misinterpreting his earlier remarks about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

  • Florida deputy charged for inaction during Parkland shooting

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    • Scot Peterson, 56, was the only armed guard on campus at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School but retreated to a position of safety during the attack.

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  • Rohit Sharma curbed his natural flair for greater good as his gritty hundred complemented a superb bowling effort in India's resounding six-wicket victory over a hapless South Africa...

  • PM forms high-level panels to boost growth, jobs

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  • In a bid to spur investment and create new employment opportunities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday set up two Cabinet committees to deal with the two crucial issues. Government...

  • Missing AN-32: Search ops by choppers called off

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  • The search and rescue operations by helicopters to locate the missing An-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was called off on Wednesday evening due to bad weather...

  • 10% drop in H-1B visa approvals in 2018

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  • The US Citizenship and Immigration Services approved 335,000 H-1B visas, which included both new and renewable, in the fiscal year 2018. This was 10% less from 373,400 in the previous...

  • WATCH: De Kock's stunner sends Kohli packing

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    • South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock took a sensational catch to remove India's Virat Kohli for 18 in their World Cup match in Southampton on Wednesday...

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  • In a rare confrontation, Republican senators declared deep opposition Tuesday to President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on all goods coming into the U.S. from Mexico. All...

  • 'It's been a pleasure': Virginia Beach mass shooter's resignation email written hours before attack revealed

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  • Ex-deputy charged for not responding to Florida school shooting remains in jail: judge

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  • Queen and Donald Trump among those marking 75 years since Normandy landingsLive coverage of the D-day commemorationsD-day: key facts on the largest military operation ever attemptedD-day...

  • Officials failed toddlers killed by violent men, inquiry finds

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  • Social workers and police had chances to help Dylan Tiffin-Brown and Evelyn-Rose MuggletonChild protection workers, police and other professionals missed crucial opportunities...

  • Donald Trump tells Prince Charles US has 'clean climate'

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    • President blames other countries for environmental crisis, in long talk with princePrince Charles spent 75 minutes longer than scheduled trying to convince Donald Trump of the...
    ( Feel some sympathy for the Don....listening to the babbling of an idiot for that long )


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  • Trumps officially bound for Ireland after UK state visit

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