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Head of Austrian Bioethics Commission: This is but the beginning of a glorious new era of mandatory vaccination.
The vaccinators will never stop vaccinating.
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French Bitcoin Donor Who Gave $500,000 to US Capitol Rioters Reportedly Commits Suicide
In his suicide note, Bachelier called himself as a “prisoner” of his own body who was “interested in what an autopsy will reveal.”
Video of Delhi police breaking CCTV cameras during Delhi riots viral as farmers’ protest - Alt News
On this year’s Republic Day, hundreds of farmers protesting against the centre’s new agricultural law took out a tractor rally in Delhi. The rally, however, turned violent after a few...
Kim Jong Un’s wife has been missing from the public eye for more than a year | NK News
The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been missing from the public eye for more than a year now, leading some analysts to wonder what happened to the country’s breakout first lady. Ri Sol Ju...
IG Group restricts trading on GameStop and AMC due to ‘extreme volatility’
Online trading platform IG Group Holdings Plc said on Saturday it will restrict any new positions on GameStop Corp and AMC Entertainment due to “extreme volatility” in the market.
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Biden faces pressure to oust federal student loan chief appointed by DeVos
Mark A. Brown was appointed by DeVos for a three-year term that expires in March 2022 with the option for an additional extension.
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31 guards suspended after female inmates reportedly beaten, sexually abused - TheGrio
Staff members at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility have been suspended amid an ongoing investigation into claims of abuse.
Turkey LGBT: Four students arrested over artwork
Officials say the artwork depicted rainbow symbols alongside the most sacred site in Islam.
Global tax on tech giants now ‘highly likely,’ German minister says after Yellen call
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen backed calls for a new global levy on tech giants during a Senate confirmation hearing last week.
Well, Janet Yellen Got $810,000 to Give Speeches at One of the Firms in the GameStop Mess
Why do the most visible figures in the party that’s supposed to be sticking up for the little guy keep doing this?
Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize
Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting “peaceful civil disobedience”.
Earth’s ice melt has sped up dramatically in past 30 years | CBC News
Earth’s ice is melting 60 per cent faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests.
Russian activist Navalny’s foundation calls on Biden to sanction Putin’s closest allies
Opposition leader Alexey Navalny appears via video link during a court hearing on January 28 of an appeal against his arrest.
‘I do not have a boyfriend’: Lunar New Year shut down nosy relatives
‘I do not have a boyfriend’: Lunar New Year face masks for nosy relatives
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This Might Be a Good Time for Democrats in Congress to Stop Trading Stocks
It should be illegal. Even if it isn’t, it’s politically stupid.
Amsterdam drugs: Tourists face ban from cannabis cafes
The mayor of Amsterdam has angered coffee shop owners, who fear that drug gangsters could step in.
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Texas can’t legally secede from the U.S., despite popular myth
Historical and legal precedents make it clear that Texas could not leave the Union — at least not legally.
Leak exposes CPF of 220 million Brazilians - Olhar Digital
Leak identified by PSafe exposed personal information of 220 million people, practically the entire population of Brazil
Yemeni Families File Petition Against US for ‘Unlawful’ Killing of Scores of Relatives
“It’s a life with constant fear,” one of the petitioners said. “You’re always afraid to leave the village because you think you might be mistaken and targeted.”
Hundreds protest Amazon expansion in France - France 24
Hundreds protest Amazon expansion in France
Police break up French warehouse orgy involving 100 people
French police raided the 100-person orgy at a warehouse in Collegien, a Paris suburb, on Friday night following reports of men and women meeting for the so-called ‘libertine’ party.
India blocks mobile internet at sites of farmers’ protest
Demonstrators begin hunger strike outside Delhi after week of clashes with police
Chinese millennials aren’t getting married, and the government is worried
A one-child policy billboard saying, “Have less children, have a better life” greets residents on the main street of Shuangwang in southern China in 2007.
Has this woman just invented the rocket that will take us to Mars?
Sky News is an unrivalled, world class breaking news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to news broadcasting. As the UK’s first dedicated 24-hour news channel, Sky News has built...
France’s Le Pen, at record high in polls, proposes hijab ban - France 24
France’s Le Pen, at record high in polls, proposes hijab ban
Elon Musk’s SpaceX violated its launch license in explosive Starship test, triggering an FAA probe
SpaceX’s Starship test launch in December 2020 violated the company’s Federal Aviation Administration license and triggered a mishap investigation, sources tell The Verge.
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The best way to hide the truth is make it absurd.
How Many House Republicans Believe the Jews Attacked California With a Space Laser?
We asked party leaders about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s theory.
Experts warn of China’s growing media influence in Africa | DW | 29.01.2021
China is rapidly accelerating its presence in Africa’s media landscape, with the state-run Xinhua News Agency boasting the largest correspondent network on the continent. Is Africa’s free press at ris...
US airstrike kills top Islamic State leader in Iraq
Iraqi officials said that the attack on an underground hideout avenged the deaths of the 32 Iraqis killed in the Islamic State attack on a Baghdad market last week. More than 100 others were wounded i...
International groups offer to help identify 19 migrants who were found shot, burned in Mexico
International groups have offered Mexico their aid in identifying the bodies of 19 migrants believed to be from Guatemala who were burned alive and shot last week.
Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in U.S.
Investigators are still unsure of when exactly the statue was torn down.
Japanese woman hid mother’s body in freezer for 10 years over fear of being evicted
The 48-year-old reportedly told police she was worried she would be forced to move out of the flat she shared with her mother
Chinese vessels detained by Vanuatu, accused of fishing illegally
Crew on two vessels face further investigation in Pacific nation, a month after similar incident in Palau
US plans to end fossil fuel finance overseas, threatens billions in support for oil and gas
Joe Biden has pledged to work to end public funding of ‘carbon-intensive’ fossil fuel projects - a wording campaigners fear leaves the door open to methane gas
Israel worried by US plans to lift ICC sanctions
Israel fears ICC will reopen probe into suspicions of Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in 2014 - Anadolu Agency
India fastest in world to reach 3 million vaccinations: Health ministry
The United States took 18 days to vaccinate 3 million beneficiaries.
Russian anti-Putin anger spreads: ‘We have to protest’
Russia is seeing some of the biggest demonstrations for a decade over the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny.
Poland: Thousands protest against abortion law for third straight night | DW | 30.01.2021
Thousands of people took to the streets to protest against Poland’s near-total abortion ban. Some were met with tear gas fired by the police.
REPORT: Google Deleted Nearly 100,000 Negative Ratings From Robinhood
Google reportedly deleted nearly 100,000 negative reviews from the investment app Robinhood on the Google Play store Thursday.
Cori Bush moving office away from Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘for team’s safety’
Pelosi condemns House GOP over Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments Cori Bush will move her congressional office away from Marjorie Taylor Greene’s after the Republican congresswoman and her staff “berat...
Catholic school sex education resource says men are ‘initiators’ and women are ‘receivers’
A Catholic relationship and sex education programme being used in UK schools says that contraception is “wrong” and suggests gay people should abstain from sex
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Republicans Can’t Believe Democrats Don’t Want to Work With Them Just Because of the Guns and the Death Threats and the Congresswoman Who Thinks Jews Started the California Wildfires With Space Lasers
Republicans Can’t Believe Democrats Don’t Want to Work With Them Just Because of the Guns and the Death Threats and the Crackpot Conspiracy Theories
What gives, honestly? Who wouldn’t want to work alongside such well-adjusted, not at all dangerous people?
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SEC to Review Brokers’ Restrictions on GameStop, AMC Trading
Securities regulators say they are on the lookout for potentially manipulative trading
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The best way to make a profit as an aerospace company is to fail
NASA is paying billions to reinforce a system of self-sabotage.
‘Absolutely horrific’: Trump preparing to roll back restrictions on US military use of landmines
“Trump’s policy rollback is a step toward the past, like many of his other decisions, and sends exactly the wrong message to those working to rid the world of the scourge of landmines.” President Dona...
‘Longest ever’ tunnel found on US-Mexico border
The tunnel had rail track, drainage and air ventilation systems, and stretched for 4,309ft (1,313m).
House of Representatives passes two measures limiting Trump’s ability to go to war with Iran
The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve two measures that will constrain President Donald Trump’s ability to go to war with Iran.
‘Put your flags away’: European Parliament speaker scolds Brexit MEPs as they wave Union Jacks
Nigel Farage gives final speech to European Parliament
Record Warm Water Measured Beneath Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ Glacier
Scientists have discovered record warm water beneath Antarctica’s “doomsday glacier” for the first time.
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Alan Dershowitz Wants to Save Donald Trump by Ending America
If Senate Republicans use his logic to acquit Trump, it will mark the end of the American system of government, and with it the American way of life as we have known it.
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How climate change poisons our food
There’s no cure for a mysterious type of food poisoning known as ciguatera. But as our planet warms, it’s likely to become much more common.
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Minnesota Men Who Joined al-Shabab Now Remorseful
More than a decade ago, some 20 young Somali-Americans shocked their families when they left behind jobs and schools and returned to their native Somalia to join jihadist group al-Shabab.
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New Section of Trump’s ‘Virtually Impenetrable’ Wall Blown Over by Wind
The windblown barrier joins other border wall setbacks, like the fact that it can be sawed through in minutes, or climbed with a pair of ladders.
Greta Thunberg seeks to trademark her name to stem misuse
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Instagram on Wednesday she has appl...
Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hack
GENEVA (AP) — Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. networks in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation that top officials at the world body kept largely quiet. The...
Scientists share highest resolution image of the sun’s surface
Scientists have released the first images captured by the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope -- the highest-resolution images of the sun’s surface yet to be captured.
Lungs ‘magically’ heal damage from smoking
The effect has even been seen in people who had smoked for 40 years.
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A mayor says he was banned from a Trump rally in his own town after asking the campaign to pay for the visit
New Jersey Mayor Pete Byron asked the Trump campaign to help pay for the costs for the rally in his town. Now, he says he isn’t welcome to the party.
Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side
Newly installed panels from the US border wall fell over in high winds Wednesday, landing on trees on the Mexican side of the border.
UN report warns ISIS is reasserting under new leader believed to be behind Yazidi genocide
ISIS has begun reasserting itself in Iraq and Syria under a new leader assessed to be an Iraqi operative who was a driving force behind the terror group’s genocide against the Yazidi people, according...
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Disabled People Are Tortured in Solitary Confinement, But Tides May Be Turning
As public outrage grows, even presidential candidates are weighing in on the issue.
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Congress proposes 500 million in funding for trails, sidewalks, bikeways and other infrastructure for pedestrians
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Statement on House Democrats’ Infrastructure Proposal: Transformative Change Is What America Needs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) releases the following statement in response to the “Moving Forward Framework,” the House Democrats’ $760 billion infrastruc...
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Michigan inmate serving 60-year sentence for selling weed requests clemency
Michael Thompson, 68, has been in prison since 1996 for selling weed to an informant. Guns were also found in his home after his arrest.
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Santa Cruz decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms
The Santa Cruz City Council voted to approve a psychedelic decriminalization measure.
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Reading the article you know two things: that this doctor is a very good person, and that the American Health System basically based on private medicine is quite nightmarish
Nebraska doctor lets patients pay for surgery by volunteering
NEBRASKA (CBS News) — With around 43 million Americans under 65 past-due on medical bills and yearly U.S. medical debt totaling $88 billion, one surgeon in Nebraska is offering to eliminate debt for h...
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FALQs: Measures to Control Infectious Diseases Under Chinese Law
An overview of Chinese measures to control and limit the spread of infectious diseases under Chinese Law
Scottish parliament votes to hold new independence referendum
Scotland’s parliament also voted to keep the European Union flag flying outside the parliament building after Brexit.
Key Trump impeachment figure unexpectedly arrives at Capitol Hill demanding to testify
Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas has shown up unexpectedly on Capitol Hill, where he is demanding to meet with senators to tell his side of the impeachment scandal story. Mr Parnas was spotted by
Trump’s peace plan has ‘elements of apartheid’, Palestinian official says
Saeb Erekat says the so-called “deal of the century” is a clear attempt to kill off the Oslo peace accords.
Chinese “student” studying in US is indicted for actually being a Chinese Army officer
(PLA Lieutenant Ye was charged in federal indictments Tuesday, along Dr. Charles Lieber (pictured in Wuhan in 2011), chairman of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University....
France to send warships to support Greece in Turkish standoff
Greek PM welcomes move as row with Ankara over energy reserves intensifies
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'Fuck ethics. Money is everything' FB employees react to scandal on gossip app
Facebook and Apple employees throw down on gossip app Blind
Facebook employees are fuming after Apple revoked the company's enterprise certificates.
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There Once Was a Cold War Between Meteorologists and “Weather Sharps” – Mother Jones
They used animals to predict frigid weather.
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Russia claims no knowledge of plane sent to Venezuela 'to extract 20 tonnes of gold' from national bank
Russia claims no knowledge of plane sent to Venezuela 'to extract 20 tonnes of gold' from national bank
Russian authorities have moved to quash suspicions that 20 tonnes of gold are about to be moved from the Venezuela’s national bank to Moscow.
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Apple says it’s banning Facebook’s research app that collects users’ personal information - Recode
Facebook will stop its "market research" program that was paying users in exchange for their mobile data.
Israeli Scientists Say They Will Have A Complete Cure For Cancer Within A Year
“We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer,” said Dan Aridor, chairman of the board of Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies ...
Nuns who protested Indian bishop accused of rape say church trying to silence them
A group of nuns who spoke out about alleged sexual abuse by a bishop in the southern Indian state of Kerala claim the church is ...
A Harvard activist detained in South Sudan "could be put to death"--and he still doesn't know why
“If charged and convicted of these crimes, he could be sentenced to death,” international human rights lawyer Jared Genser said of Peter Biar Ajak.
Venezuela's Supreme Court has banned opposition leader Juan Guaidó from leaving the country and frozen his bank accounts.
Juan Guaidó is locked in a struggle with the leftist government after declaring himself president.
Belorussian escort who claimed that she had information for Mueller about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election has said that she was ordered by Russian security services to stop talking about Kremlin-linked oligarch Oleg Deripa ...
The escort was deported from Thailand on January 17 and detained in Moscow on her way home.
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Scientists demand military sonar ban to end mass whale strandings | The Independent
Mammals often attempt to swim away from sound source, leading them to become disorientated and ascend too rapidly, causing decompression sickness
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U.S. spy chiefs break with Trump on many threats to the U.S. -- China and Russia pose the biggest risks to the United States, and are more aligned than they have been in decades as they target the 202... View More
U.S. spy chiefs break with Trump on many threats to the U.S. | Reuters
China and Russia pose the biggest risks to the United States, and are more align...
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Facebook Has Just Been Caught Spying On Users' Private Messages And Data -- Again
If anyone was holding out for a tangible reason to fear the data implications of Facebook integrating its messaging apps, then perhaps the news it has been caught paying teens and young adults for (al...
UK votes for Brexit renegotiation, Brussels says no
House of Commons backs amendment requiring the Irish backstop proposal to be replaced by ‘alternative arrangements.’
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Malaysia Goodson's death has drawn attention to chronic accessibility issues in New York City subway stations: Like roughly three-quarters of the city's stations, the one where she fell does not have ... View More
Woman Dies After Falling Down Subway Steps Carrying Stroller
Malaysia Goodson was 22 and traveling with her 1-year-old daughter.
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Russia Offered North Korea a Nuclear Power Plant to Interfere With Donald Trump's Negotiations With Kim Jong Un: Report
The deal would have allegedly seen Russia operate the plant and ship all nuclear waste back to Russia as a guarantee that the material couldn’t be used to make weapons.
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Stacey Abrams will give the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union speech
French sailor, 73, wins round-the-world solo-race without modern instruments
A 73-year-old French sailor has won an unusual, around-the-world yacht race after 212 days alone at sea without modern instruments, in what was his first ...
'The river is dying': the vast ecological cost of Brazil's mining disasters - Water resources are tapped with often reckless abandon and poor regulation. And it looks set to go on under new president
Water resources are tapped with often reckless abandon and poor regulation. And it looks set to go on under new president
No longer safe: New Zealand Researcher harassed by China in her own country after researching Chinese Military Bases in Antarctica
OPINION: New Zealand's government is more interested in maintaining a good relationship with China than protecting researcher Anne-Marie Brady.
Sea Of White: "Hundreds Of Thousands" Of Fish Dead In Australia
"Hundreds of thousands" of fish have died in drought-stricken Australia in the last few days and more mass deaths are likely to occur, the authorities ...
Russian passenger jet arrives in Venezuela, rumours swirl
The unusual arrival of a Russian passenger plane in Caracas has set social media abuzz with rumours about its mission.
Philippines House of Representatives approved a bill that would legalize and regulate the use of medical cannabis
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that would legalize and regulate the use of medical marijuana.
Iran is still abiding by the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal despite the US pullout from the multinational agreement, Central Intelligence chief Gina Haspel said
Iran still adhering to nuclear deal: CIA chief
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Borked bog forces flight carrying 83 plumbers to bug out back to base • The Register
The Morissette meter! It's off the scale!
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Spread awareness about the GOP plot to axe Rosenstein and the dire consequences for the Mueller probe if that happens! “American democracy is officially on red alert: this is what a budding constituti... View More
In Trump's Saturday Night Massacre, Rosenstein Will Get Axed (Not Mueller) | The Loyal Opposition
In the coming days or weeks, Donald Trump will fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. When he does, most of America will say, “Rod who?”
Congress attacked the Endangered Species Act every 6 days in 2017. Yes, we should be considered about it.
Analysis: Congress Attacked Endangered Species Act Every Six Days in 2017
Wolves, grouse and elephants were targeted the most.
Bannon's interview with #Mueller is tomorrow.
What Robert Mueller might want to ask Steve Bannon - Vox
Bannon was quoted saying many interesting things in Michael Wolff’s book Fire and Fury.
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Leaked documents reveal the Trump administration's plan to sell off our public lands
Leaked Documents Reveal the Trump Administration’s Plan to Sell off Our Public Lands – Mother Jones
Trump and Zinke have both said they are against transferring control to states.
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FEMA is officially ending its humanitarian aid mission in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Nearly a million Puerto Rican’s remain without power.
FEMA To End Food And Water Aid For Puerto Rico : The Two-Way : NPR
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has delivered millions of meals and gallons of water since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Four months later, it says that help is no longer needed.
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Ted Lieu on Twitter: "As a Member of the House Judiciary Committee, I read the partisan, classified Nunes House Intel memo. I can't talk about it. However, here's an analogy.<br /><br />Remember Geraldo Rivera and the infamous Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults? It's like that, but Geraldo Rivera has more integrity."
“As a Member of the House Judiciary Committee, I read the partisan, classified Nunes House Intel memo. I can't talk about it. However, here's an analogy.
Remember Geraldo Rivera and the infamous Myster...
Remember Geraldo Rivera and the infamous Myster...
BREAKING: Senate Republicans' effort to move forward a 20-week abortion ban just FAILED in the Senate! #NoAbortionBan
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Emily selected the one quote from her victim impact letter she wanted on a plaque to mark the location of her 2015 assault, perpetrated by Brock Turner. Stanford rejected it, and proposed they use the... View More
Stanford at Odds With Victim Over Plaque at Site Where Brock Turner Assaulted Her - The Chronicle of Higher Education
The university proposed using the quote “I’m OK, everything’s OK” instead of the victim’s suggestions for a plaque.