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Utopia – you are standing in it!

• Why spies never discover anything useful

  Originally posted on John Quiggin: I’ve long maintained the view that spies never discover anything useful about a country’s foreign enemies, though they are very useful in suppressing domestic opponents. This is a straightforward...

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• No Mystery: Calm Weather & Sunset Root Cause of Power Pricing & Supply Calamity

  Originally posted on STOP THESE THINGS: The relationship between weather-dependent wind/sunshine dependent solar and rocketing power prices is crystal clear, so too the post ‘transition’ phenomenon of power rationing caused by...

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• Documentary Review — “John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection”

  Originally posted on Movie Nation: When the actor Thomas Hulce was preparing to play the film role that defined him, “Amadeus,” he read about Mozart, but he truly studied the tennis star of the day, John McEnroe. Who better to model a precocious...

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TARPLEY.net

• Alito draft ending Roe v. Wade declares war on all rights in US, but backlash builds!

  Supreme Court leak reveals GOP’s creeping coup to overthrow democracy; Mass mobilization, not ultra-left sectarian fratricide, needed to decimate Republicans in Congress, end filibuster, pass Roe as a statute, and add new justices...

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• 40 nations meeting at Ramstein AFB to assist Ukraine defense

  Over 40 nations meeting monthly at Ramstein AFB to assist Ukraine defense are the world’s alternative to Putin’s cutthroat anarchy; Dictator threatens Blitzkrieg attack on nations sending arms to Ukraine; Russians fire 5 missiles...

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• Speak softly and carry a big 155 mm howitzer!

  Acting out of weakness, fear of massive casualties, and domestic backlash, Putin gives up on conquest of Azovstal complex in Manriupol; He covers backdown with rocket rattling against NATO and testing a new ICBM; Putin’s incessant escalation...

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Sustainable Pulse

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  Human Activities Have Degraded 40% of Land on Earth – UN Report

  Human activities are damaging and degrading the lands of the Earth to the point where up to 40% of global terrain has been devalued, according to a new and comprehensive UN report. Source: Earth.Org By Olivia Lai The second edition of the Global...

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  Another Legal Blow to Bayer in Roundup Case as US Solicitor General Weighs In

  The U.S. Solicitor General on Tuesday dealt a blow to Monsanto owner Bayer AG, advising the U.S. Supreme Court that it should deny the company’s request for a review of a key Roundup cancer trial loss, Carey Gillam on UnSpun reported. Source...

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  Florida Approves Release of Billions of GMO Mosquitoes

  Overlooking potential public health risks, lingering scientific questions, and deficient public data, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) approved the extension of Oxitec’s two-year field trial on...

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  Drought? What about the Dustbowl?

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• Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 100 – 2022

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• Eagles Die

  https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-firm-fined-8m-after-150-eagles-die-its-wind-farms-1699331

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Stagecraft and Statecraft

• European scramble for energy comes at Asia’s expense

  EU moves to wean itself off Russian oil and gas is creating a self-defeating trap Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asia The era of cheap oil and gas is over. In an increasingly risky and turbulent world, geopolitics more than supply chain … Continue...

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• The Quad at a Crossroads

  The Indo-Pacific’s four leading democracies can hold as many leaders’ summits as they want, but without a clear strategic vision – and an agenda to match – they will have little impact. The group’s purpose is to act as a … Continue...

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• Why sanctions against Russia may not work

  BY BRAHMA CHELLANEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR, THE HILL The unprecedented U.S.-led Western sanctions against Russia have been likened to economic weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) that would ultimately destroy the Russian economy...

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Ramani's blog

• Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Lectures

  Lectures on Sri Vishnu Sahasranama with word by word meaning and philosophical analysis. Series of Lectures, Eight in a week. Premium .

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• Lalitha Sahasranama Class Online

  https://www.teacheron.com/tutor-profile/4S7i?r=4S7i

  15 days ago

• Difference Between Namaz And Hindu Prayers.

  I was curious to know about what is being prayed in Mosques,Five times a day? Namaz is considered to be one of the five fundamental duties of Islam.So, what is recited five times a day must be the essence of Islam .It would be appropriate that we...

  19 days ago

Diane Ravitch's blog

• Is Elon Musk Reconsidering His Plan to Buy Twitter?

  Timothy L. O’Brien, who has written critically about Trump’s claims to be a multi billionaire, wonders whether Elon Musk is having buyer’s remorse about his offer of $44 billion for Twitter. Musk tweeted on Friday morning that his offer...

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• Heather Cox Richardson on John McCain, Paul Manafort, and Putin

  Historian Heather Cox Richardson wrote a fascinating column about Steve Schmidt’s recent revelations about important political figures. Like the good historian she is, she connects the dots. At home, a big story broke over the weekend...

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• Tom Ultican Reports on the Highlights of the #NPE2022 Conference in Philly

  Tom Ultican, retired teacher of advanced mathematics and physics in California, is now a significant chronicler of the Destroy Public Education movement. He attended the recent national conference of the Network for Public Education in...

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NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

• Texas Power Grid Pushed To The Limit Again

  By Paul Homewood    h/t Joe Public   It’s hot in Texas!       HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — ERCOT, the embattled power grid operator for most of Texas, is urging customers to conserve energy for a five-hour peak period on Saturday and Sunday...

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• Rowlatt Labelled As Campaigner By BBC Colleagues

  By Paul Homewood Too left wing by BBC standards! Crikey!   From The Times:     The BBC’s climate editor has been labelled a “campaigner” by colleagues after he was found in breach of editorial rules for the second time in less than six...

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• New Statesman Condones BBC Fake News

  By Paul Homewood   The New Statesman objects that attention has been drawn to Justin Rowlatt’s misreporting!     https://www.newstatesman.com/quickfire/2022/05/is-the-bbc-misrepresenting-climate-change  According to...

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NoTricksZone

• “Russia Exporting More Oil Than Before War”…India, China Snapping Up Tankers Of Oil At Large Discounts

  Meanwhile western countries are getting pummeled by inflation, shaky supply chains, economic pain.  German energy site Blackout News here reports that Russia’s oil exports remain unfazed despite the embargos by western countries...

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• New Study: Half The 2000-2019 Global Ocean Warming Has Been From Internal Fluxes, Not Surface Forcing

  Since 2000 there has been a natural reduction in net air-sea fluxes at the same time there has been rapid warming in the Indian Ocean. This affirms anthropogenic surface forcing cannot explain the recent warming in at least half the global ocean...

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• A “Weakening Warming Trend Of The Last 40 Years Is Apparent”, Says German Expert

  Fritz Vahrenholt: The transition to green energies and the missing warming By Kalte Sonne Dear ladies and gentlemen, During the energy crisis that has become visible in Germany and Europe over the past few months, things have gotten quieter...

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NEPC Blog Post of the Day

• Alfie Kohn: Last Time, the Religious Right Told Us Not Only What We Can Teach but How to Teach It

  Alfie Kohn: Last Time, the Religious Right Told Us Not Only What We Can Teach but How to Teach It Christian conservatives are banning books and censoring school curricula — and not for the first time. Materials dealing with sexuality and sexual...

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• Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Bloomberg Donates $200 Million to Success Academy and Promise Academy

  Gary Rubinstein's Blog: Bloomberg Donates $200 Million to Success Academy and Promise Academy Two charter school networks that were featured in the 2010 propaganda film ‘Waiting For Superman’ have just received $100 million each from...

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  School Finance 101: When Evidence Based Isn’t: Informing State School Finance Formulas to Provide Equal Educational Opportunity for All

  School Finance 101: When Evidence Based Isn’t: Informing State School Finance Formulas to Provide Equal Educational Opportunity for All First, a bit of review: Goals of state school finance systems The goal of state school finance systems...

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The Moderate Voice

• Israeli police beat mourners at funeral of slain Palestinian journalist

  Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli police officers charged at Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, before thousands led her casket through Jerusalem’s Old City...

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• Editorial: Protesting for Roe at justices’ homes is self-defeating and wrong

  Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch The apparently pending Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is an affront to women’s rights to biological self-determination and to all Americans’ rights to privacy. This is why wide majorities...

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• Will Bunch: Who is Kathy Barnette, and can Pa. figure it out before she wins the GOP Senate nod?

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer For about an hour Wednesday night, the crunchy green artificial turf of the big indoor practice field at Newtown Athletic Club in Bucks County offered a kind of a safe space for Kathy Barnette to revel...

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Marginal REVOLUTION

• Saturday assorted links

  1. Thomas Schelling 1963-64 syllabus and final exam. 2. On Srinivasan and sex. 3. Transitioning to post-quantum cryptography? 4. Do insects have culture? 5. There are fewer Karens. 6. “The FDA won’t allow European formulas to be sold...

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• What I’ve been reading

  1. Paul Strathern, The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo.  It is not just Dante and Galileo, there is also Boccaccio, Petrarch, Machiavelli, Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Fra Filippo Lippi, Michelangelo, Ghiberti, Brunelleschi, and...

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• What should I ask Vaughn Smith?

  I will be doing a Conversation with him so what should I ask?  He is a carpet cleaner.  And there is this: “So, how many languages do you speak?” “Oh, goodness,” Vaughn says. “Eight, fluently.” “Eight?” Kelly marvels. “Eight,”...

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Lloyd Lofthouse

• The Real Purpose of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

  Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law has two ostensible purposes. One is to bring national attention to Governor Ron DeSantis as the heir to Donald Trump’s MAGA base. The other is to humiliate...

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• “The tree of liberty must be refreshed … with the blood of patriots & tyrants.”

  The title of this post was taken from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote in Paris, on Nov. 13. 1787. He sent that letter to William Smith. Those words do not appear in the Declaration of Independence. Those words do not … Continue reading →...

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• Living with PTSD One Day at a Time – a book review

  If combat or abuse of any kind, mental or physical, has traumatized you, I’m suggesting you read this memoir, even if it is the only one you real in your life. If you hate to read, then listen to the … Continue reading →...

  3 months ago

MintPress News

• Cambridge Analytica Reborn? Private Spy Agency Weaponizes Facebook Again

  For all the public outcry, official probes and hearings, financial penalties, apologies and proposed regulations, Facebook remains the world’s foremost surveillance tool – weaponized in all manner of malevolent ways by any number...

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• As the Midterms Approach, AIPAC Throws Its Weight – and Money – Around Washington

  Flush with cash, AIPAC appears to be a heavyweight in this year’s midterm elections as it goes after progressives and floods its preferred candidates with millions.  The post As the Midterms Approach, AIPAC Throws Its Weight – and Money...

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• Chris Hedges: Jesus, Endless War, and the Rise of American Fascism

  The Democratic Party is hoping to thwart an election rout by running against the expected Supreme Court decision on abortion. This is depressingly all that is left of its political capital. The post Chris Hedges: Jesus, Endless War, and the...

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www.gurukalehuru.com

• The Future of Sci-Fi

  I’ve seen the first couple of episodes of Picard, which was largely the justification for subscribing to Amazon Prime, and I’ll watch more, it’s not a complete train wreck, although I am enjoying Lower Decks more, and that’s just a...

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• Depp v. Heard

  I’m not following the case of Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard closely but, since it’s the biggest controversy since Smith v. Rock, I suppose I’ll write a blog about it.Actually, my opinion in the Depp case (because it really is … Continue...

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• Crossing the Line

  Of course trans people are people and, as such, should be treated as individuals, with the same amount of respect you’d give to anybody else. Of course I am not attacking transgender people as a group.But holy fucking shit, this … Continue...

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Chicago Boyz

• Of Agriculture and Ideology

  In Arthur Koestler’s 1940 novel Darkness at Noon, the protagonist is an Old Bolshevik who has himself been arrested by the Stalinist regime for political deviations and is facing likely execution.  During his imprisonment, he muses about...

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• Worthwhile Reading and Viewing

  Much political anger is based on attributing to opponents views that they don’t actually hold, according to this study, summarized and discussed on twitter here. Paul Graham, who himself writes some interesting essays, says: No one who...

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• The Invasion of Safe Spaces

  The most disgusting post on Twitter – among a whole library of disgusting posts created by the largely insane freaks who inhabit that archipelago of the Internet – was a picture of a hulking guy in a dress, boasting of his achievement as a...

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Centinel2012

• Global COVID Summit Declaration IV

  A Joint Statement, representing 17,000 Physicians and Medical Scientists to End the National Emergency, Restore Scientific Integrity, and Address Crimes Against Humanity Robert W Malone MD, MS22 hr ago 1,516104 The time is now. As most...

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• Loose Tweets Destroy Fleets

  Armstrong Economics Blog/War Re-Posted May 13, 2022 by Martin Armstrong The Office of War Information (OWI) was created under Franklin D. Roosevelt to act as a propaganda machine for World War II. Americans were wary of the agency until the...

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• Australia Launches Booster Shot Marketing Campaign

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Vaccine Re-Posted May 13, 2022 by Martin Armstrong The Australian government is spending millions on an ad campaign to encourage citizens to take a third COVID vaccine. Their method of marketing is quite surprising...

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The BRAD BLOG

• Seeking Accountability for Attempted Stolen Election, Stolen Documents, and Yes, Murder: 'BradCast' 5/12/2022

  It's another one of those BradCasts where our disgraced former President casts a very long shadow. We've got way too much breaking news, as one accountability story after another broke today. Theoretically, that's a good thing. But you may...

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• 'Green News Report' - May 12, 2022

  IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Australia's Great Barrier Reef hit with another mass coral bleaching event; Global warming a key factor in the emergence of new diseases, study confirms; Interior Dept. cancels offshore oil and gas lease sales; PLUS...

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• It Ain't the Supply Chain or War. It's the Greed: 'BradCast' 5/11/2022

  Today on The BradCast: Sure, the supply chain was, and occasionally still is, a problem. So is Russia's war on Ukraine, obviously. But it's the greed of billionaires and the cowardice (or corruption) of public officials to do anything about...

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bluebird of bitterness

• Friday chuckles — zoological edition

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• Friday happy dance

  In honor of the birthday of Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), here’s a lively song-and-dance number from The Pirates of Penzance.

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• Find the heart!

  A heart lurks among the flowers. See if you can find it. The solution will appear in the comments section later today.

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BlackListed News

• Baby Formula Shortages? Bill Gates Supported “BIOMILQ” Under Development

  A North Carolina startup called BIOMILQ may have whipped up a nutritionally comparable alternative to human breast milk — except this milk isn’t produced in a mammary gland, but in a bioreactor.

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• Mark Middleton Dead at 59 – Bill Clinton’s Special Advisor ‘Who Let Epstein Into White House 7 Times’ Dies

  PRESIDENT Bill Clinton’s former special advisor, Mark Middleton passed away Saturday at the age of 59 as confirmed by his family.

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• ADL Defames Ruby Ridge’s Randy Weaver Less than 24 Hours After his Death

  Even after you die, these people will continue to defame you.

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Research Digest

• Episode 30: The psychology of superstitions

  Why do we have superstitions? Where do they come from? And are they helpful or harmful? Find out in the latest episode of PsychCrunch.

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• A religious upbringing strengthens children’s belief in divine miracles, but not magic

  By Emily Reynolds. Religious exposure has a "domain specific" effect on kids' understanding of the world

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• Here’s how actors differ in their ability to read their own bodily signals

  By Emma Young. Actors are no better than the rest of us at reading their own internal signals - but they are better at knowing whether or not these judgements are accurate.

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Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places

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  Native Societies Harvested Billions of Oysters Sustainably

  Mound Key, an uninhabited island off the coast of southwest Florida, rises more than 30 feet above the shallow waters of Estero Bay. Save for the occasional tourists who paddle out here, relatively few people visit its thickly forested shores...

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  An Ancient Roman Cult's Rituals Included Feasting, Fire, and Floor Cleaning

  Inside the chamber it is dark, and the flickers of torchlight play across the features of the men gathered. The meal over, they sit relaxed on long stone benches that face each other in the narrow nave. Their god has left them for the time being...

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  In Japan, School ‘Intruder’ Drills Are Full-Contact and Unpredictable

  “A man with a knife will come to the school today.” It’s not exactly the greeting one expects upon showing up to work. But this is what the vice-principal said on my arrival at the junior high school where I taught in rural Gunma Prefecture...

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Accidental Deliberations

• Musical interlude

  Arcade Fire - Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)

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• Friday Morning Links

  Assorted content to end your week.- Phil Tank offers a reminder that Saskatchewan's citizens shouldn't follow the lead of its government in wrongly pretending the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Sumathi Reddy writes about the growing recognition...

  18 hours ago

• Thursday Morning Links

  This and that for your Thursday reading.- Danny Halpin reports on new research showing that people who have suffered from long COVID are at far greater risk of blood clots, while Mary van Beusekom discusses how COVID-19 and other severe respiratory...

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14 May - iG Tab - 7 - MSM News

 

WIRED

• A ‘Radical’ Ruling Lets Texas Ban Social Media Moderation

  The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated a law that says that a user can’t be censored based on their “viewpoint.”

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• A World Without iPods

  Plus: An interview with Steve Jobs, keeping up with early MIT hackers, and a relatable collapse.

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• 25 Amazingly Addictive Couch Co-Op Games

  Settle in for some bonding time. These are some of the best cooperative titles for two to eight players, all playable on a single TV.

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NYT > Home Page

• Alabama’s Transgender Youth Can Use Medicine to Transition, Judge Rules

  A federal judge temporarily halted part of a new law that prevents doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapies to transgender youth. He upheld a ban on sex-altering operations.

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• North Korea Says Its Covid Outbreak Is Spreading Fast

  State media reported 21 new deaths and a huge jump in suspected cases on Saturday, but it was unclear how many had been definitively linked to the coronavirus.

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• Police Fatally Shoot a Man in the Bronx, Officials Say

  The death came just days after officers in the borough killed a 25-year-old man who officials said had fired first during a chase.

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India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti

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  Govt slashes wheat allocation for 10 states to tide over any crisis

  The government on Friday reduced the wheat allocation by nearly 40% for 10 states under the food security scheme, NFSA, amid concerns over fall in wheat stock with Food Corporation of India (FCI). This comes in less than a week after it slashed...

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  Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar quits party

  Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday announced his decision to quit the party. He has wished the party luck in a live session on Facebook. "Good luck and goodbye Congress," he said.

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  'Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued soon; sharing details voluntary'

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BBC News - UK

• Boris Johnson: Fifty migrants told they will be sent to Rwanda

  Boris Johnson says the government will "dig in for the fight" against any legal bids to block their removal.

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• Junk food: Ministers to delay ban on multi-buy deals

  But health groups criticise the move to pause the ban on unhealthy food offers and some advertising.

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• Photos of 1900s Herefordshire life discovered hidden in cupboard

  Richard Jenkins took the photos and his family found the negatives in a concealed cupboard.

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