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After nearly starting a trade war with Mexico, President Trump has pulled back his threat of tariffs.Independence Day Presidential Traditions
President Trump plans to deliver a public address at the Lincoln Memorial on July 4. NPR's MichelNew U.S.-Mexico Border Agreement
Henry Cuellar, a Democratic Congressman from Texas, maintained contact with Mexico's leaders as they
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Secrets for sale as magician’s historic tricks go to auction
The collection – including fire-eating and escapology routines – belonged to a former MagicPhotos: See the crowds stream into Cork for Ireland's largest maritime
Ireland's biggest maritime festival has been taking Cork city by storm this weekend.In Pictures: Rise and shine – bed racers take the plunge
Teams of six carried their passengers over three kilometres.
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Think America can ditch Trump in 2020? The world says otherwise (Jon
Jon Gabriel / Arizona Republic : Think America can ditch Trump in 2020? The world says otherwiseButtigieg's big accomplishment that he never mentions on the campaign
Adam Edelman / NBC News : Buttigieg's big accomplishment that he never mentions on the campaignWarren, Booker stand out on chaotic Iowa stage (Natasha Korecki/Politico)
Natasha Korecki / Politico : Warren, Booker stand out on chaotic Iowa stage — CEDAR
The Hayride
Closed for Business, Morganza Spillway Not Opening Anytime Soon
In what may feel as yet another letdown to many, the Morganza Spillway will not be opened this Sunday. TheSADOW: Hollywood, Please Don’t Fling Louisiana In That Briar Patch
Please Hollywood, please, don’t fling Louisiana in that briar patch. In the Uncle Remus story “The Tar-BabyBAYHAM: D-Day Was The Definition Of American Greatness
When I hear leftists glower aloud about how America was never great, or “that great,” I always
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - research • analysis • solutions
A critical look at BC’s new tax breaks and subsidies for LNG
The BC government has offered much more to the LNG industry than the previous government. Read the reportThe 2019 living wage for Metro Vancouver
The 2019 living wage for Metro Vancouver is $19.50/hour. This is the amount needed for a family of fourTime to regulate gas prices in BC and stop industry gouging
Drivers in Metro Vancouver are reeling from record high gas prices, and many commentators are blaming taxes
Times of India
India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India
Crowd shouts 'chor chor' as Vijay Mallya leaves Oval after India
As Mallya left the stadium on Sunday night, he, his ex-Kingfisher air hostess girlfriend Pinky Lalwani and
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Eight City of Johannesburg employees have been dismissed after being found guilty of manipulating a bid
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We avoid biting the bullet of personal responsibility in almost every policy arena – from Aids rightNews24.com | On elections near and far, and on partnerships across the
Europe is not only Africa's direct neighbour and ally. It also is its biggest trading partner andNews24.com | Clear and Present Danger – Ramaphosa, Bosasa and the Mkhwebane
As we watch ANC reserve bank policy battles between Ramaphosa and his secretary general Ace Magashule
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Sudanese film maker Hajooj Kuka lay on the dusty street as blood gushed from a head wound inflicted by aNews24.com | 'Overwhelming' stats: 22 underaged children get
The first-ever estimate on child grooms brings global child marriage figures to 765 million, says Unicef.Traveller24.com | Treading lightly on Zambian soil
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Jon Rappoport's Blog
Exit From The Matrix: unlimited power of imagination
by Jon Rappoport May 11, 2019 One way or another, 99.99999999% of the world’s “spiritual systems” getThe lure of a stimulus-response world
Shrinking-freedom is a Spiritual covert op by Jon Rappoport May 10, 2019 (To join our email list, clickThe stone cold conservative socialist
by Jon Rappoport May 9, 2019 (To join our email list, click here.) “Is he a meth goony bird? He seems to be
World: BreakingNews.ie
Documents reveal plaque snub for pioneering IVF nurse
Reproductive biologist Robert Edwards, gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe and embryologist Jean Purdy developedAccused IS hostage keepers will have to face me in court – victim’s
Bethany Haines’ father David was beheaded in 2014 after being taken hostage in Syria while workingTrump continues to dangle tariff threat over Mexico
Donald Trump says Mexico must do more to secure its border with the US.
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Third death on Cork streets highlights plight of homeless
The Government has been accused of ignoring the homeless after a third man died in Cork city centre withinNearly 100 people survived cocaine overdoses last year
Janet Robinson from the Blanchardstown Drugs and Alcohol Task Force says dealers are now running a deliveryBereavement exemptions should be extended to Junior Cert, TD insists
John Brassil is calling on the Education Minister to extend exemptions to Junior Cert pupils as currently,
Times of India
Science News - Times of India
Curiosity rover finds clay cache on Mars: Nasa
Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover has found the highest amounts of clay minerals ever found during itsStrength training may cut diabetes risk in obese people
Strength training over a short time period may be a fast and effective strategy for reducing the risk of
U.S. NRC Blog
NRC Continues to Respond to Irma
Update (Sept. 12, 2017 4:15 p.m. EST): Late Monday afternoon, Hurricane Irma had diminished to the pointUpdate: The NRC Readies for Hurricane Irma
UPDATE (9/10/2017 – 10 a.m. EST): The NRC activated the Region II Incident Response Center in AtlantaAn Open Forum Now Available
The NRC welcomes comments on the topics we’re blogging about. But we realize there are other topics you
TASS
Russian-Japanese cooperation plan starts producing results, minister says
Trade between the two countries had grown by 17% in 2018Russian PM may discuss Ukraine issue in Geneva - government official
The Ukrainian crisis may be addressed at the events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the World LaborWorld Bank expects Russia’s GDP to stand at 1.2% in 2019 - report
In 2020 the Russia's economic growth is supposed to reach 1.8%
WebMD Health
Having an Extra Finger Might Be A Good Thing
Having an additional finger significantly boosts a person's ability to manipulate objects, so much soCould You Afford Home Health Care? Maybe Not
Only two out of five older adults with significant disabilities have the assets on hand to pay for at leastWhole Foods Recalling Two Pesto Products
The recall is limited to 41 Whole Foods stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
WhoWhatWhy
Mueller Is No Match for Trump’s Shamelessness and Indecency
Reading Time: 4 minutes President Donald Trump’s complete lack of shame and total disregard for the truthLand Restoration Pioneer Sets a Shining Example
Reading Time: 1 minute Half a century ago, a former industry tycoon rolled up his sleeves and began toNational Gun Violence Awareness Day: Should Be Every Day
Reading Time: 7 minutes On National Gun Violence Day, we present seven stories that illustrate the US’s
World: BreakingNews.ie
Documents reveal plaque snub for pioneering IVF nurse
Reproductive biologist Robert Edwards, gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe and embryologist Jean Purdy developedAccused IS hostage keepers will have to face me in court – victim’s
Bethany Haines’ father David was beheaded in 2014 after being taken hostage in Syria while workingTrump continues to dangle tariff threat over Mexico
Donald Trump says Mexico must do more to secure its border with the US.
Ireland: BreakingNews.ie
Third death on Cork streets highlights plight of homeless
The Government has been accused of ignoring the homeless after a third man died in Cork city centre withinNearly 100 people survived cocaine overdoses last year
Janet Robinson from the Blanchardstown Drugs and Alcohol Task Force says dealers are now running a deliveryBereavement exemptions should be extended to Junior Cert, TD insists
John Brassil is calling on the Education Minister to extend exemptions to Junior Cert pupils as currently,
Times of India
Science News - Times of India
Curiosity rover finds clay cache on Mars: Nasa
Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover has found the highest amounts of clay minerals ever found during itsStrength training may cut diabetes risk in obese people
Strength training over a short time period may be a fast and effective strategy for reducing the risk of
U.S. NRC Blog
NRC Continues to Respond to Irma
Update (Sept. 12, 2017 4:15 p.m. EST): Late Monday afternoon, Hurricane Irma had diminished to the pointUpdate: The NRC Readies for Hurricane Irma
UPDATE (9/10/2017 – 10 a.m. EST): The NRC activated the Region II Incident Response Center in AtlantaAn Open Forum Now Available
The NRC welcomes comments on the topics we’re blogging about. But we realize there are other topics you
TASS
Russian-Japanese cooperation plan starts producing results, minister says
Trade between the two countries had grown by 17% in 2018Russian PM may discuss Ukraine issue in Geneva - government official
The Ukrainian crisis may be addressed at the events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the World LaborWorld Bank expects Russia’s GDP to stand at 1.2% in 2019 - report
In 2020 the Russia's economic growth is supposed to reach 1.8%
WebMD Health
Having an Extra Finger Might Be A Good Thing
Having an additional finger significantly boosts a person's ability to manipulate objects, so much soCould You Afford Home Health Care? Maybe Not
Only two out of five older adults with significant disabilities have the assets on hand to pay for at leastWhole Foods Recalling Two Pesto Products
The recall is limited to 41 Whole Foods stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
WhoWhatWhy
Mueller Is No Match for Trump’s Shamelessness and Indecency
Reading Time: 4 minutes President Donald Trump’s complete lack of shame and total disregard for the truthLand Restoration Pioneer Sets a Shining Example
Reading Time: 1 minute Half a century ago, a former industry tycoon rolled up his sleeves and began toNational Gun Violence Awareness Day: Should Be Every Day
Reading Time: 7 minutes On National Gun Violence Day, we present seven stories that illustrate the US’s
Science Blog
Long-acting contraception after childbirth could help teens avoid short
Medicaid reimbursement practices that make it easier for hospitals to provide long-acting, reversibleRare gut bacteria may be linked to restless legs syndrome
Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) may be more prevalent among patients with restless legsResearchers discover meat-eating plant in Ontario, Canada
Call it the “Little Bog of Horrors.” In what is believed to be a first for North America
Raw Story
Mueller could have gone after Trump’s lawyer for being ‘involved in
According to one former federal prosecutor, if special counsel Robert Mueller wanted to go after PresidentHere’s what you should expect from next week’s Mueller report hearings
Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance will be one of several legal experts called to answer questions byImpeachment won’t hurt the Democratic Party: CNN analyst
CNN analyst Ron Brownstein told Democrats to wake up and look beyond the 1998 election as an example for
Scoop NZ - Sci-tech
New approach for a successful transition program.
With winter now well underway, dairy cows are fast approaching the most stressful period of the yearWaning Winter Weather for a While
It has been over a week since the start of winter and the arrival of the wintery weather. With this shift,Fieldays Weather 2019: a mix of rain, sun, fog, and fun
If you’re planning a visit to the National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek this week, here’s what
The Science of Doom
Opinions and Perspectives – 9 – Pattern Effects
The IPCC 5th Assessment Report (AR5) from 2013 shows the range of results that climate models produce forOpinions and Perspectives – 8 – Pattern Effects Primer
For people with maths, physics and chemistry (and biology) backgrounds non-linear processes are familiarOpinions and Perspectives – 7 – Global Temperature Change from Doubling CO2
How much will global temperature rise if we double CO2 from pre-industrial levels? Based on current
Seeing the Forest
Voting Systems
How did we move from a voting system where you could be sure who won to voting systems where you have toShare Everywhere Please #GreenNewDeal
A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “What if we actually pulled off a Green NewSen. Mike Gravel’s Great Ad
“Sen. Mike Gravel is running for president – not to win, but to qualify for the debates to push
The Slog.
SETTLED SCIENCE: Censorious ideology and the climate of fear.
Whether it be Wall Street insisting that the World will end without an immediate injection of $780billion,The Twattering Classes
I hope you will welcome this return of an old Slog favourite. It is merely one more attempt to hammer homePETERBOROUGH & TBP: Will the lessons be learned?
It’s hard to see much in the way of disguised blessings in the aftermath of last night’s by
Socio-Economics History Blog
Gregory Mannarino: Gold & Silver Greatest Trades on Earth
Gregory Mannarino: Gold & Silver Greatest Trades on Earth by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com MarketMSM Networks Go Nuts Over Venezuela Without Facts
RT America Published on Apr 30, 2019 RT America’s John Huddy joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the skewedTop CIA Analyst: Israel Partisans Push US to War
If Americans Knew Published on Apr 30, 2019 Ray McGovern served as a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the
Things I grab, motley collection
A photo storage app used customers’ private snaps to train facial
A photo storage app that offers users “free, unlimited private backup of all your life’s memories” has beenWill Artificial Intelligence Enhance or Hack Humanity? | WIRED
what’s happening now is that the philosophical framework of the modern world that was established inHow Algorithms Know What You’ll Type Next – pudding.cool
If you have ever typed something on a smartphone, you have likely seen it attempt to predict what you’ll
This Can't Be Happening!
Americans’ Extinction Denial Syndrome
I was talking yesterday with a woman at HealthGuard, a water testing firm we’ve used in the past to testThe most dangerous country
The most dangerous country in the world Has no clue that it gives people nightmares. It doesn’t know thatWhat did the moth want?
Industrial sea Meets industrial river’s edge Things forever trapped in things Carbon footprint Industrial
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The Enemy in Brussels
In recent years, right-wing populismEminem: Behind the Lyrics
What makes an artist? In the case ofTrump's Trade War (PBS)
The long-standing tensions between
The Truth is Where?
This snooper’s charter makes George Orwell look lacking in vision.
By Heather Brooke – Sunday 8th November 2015. Find Article Here:- When the Home Office andBy inflating Islamic extremism, David Cameron has lost sight of what really
By George Monbiot Tuesday 21st July 2015. Find Article Here:- The real ‘struggle of our generation’ is notSunscreen contributing to decline of coral reefs, study shows.
Posted Wednesday 21st October 2015. Find Article Here:- UV filtering chemical is killing off baby coral
Universe Today
Black hole simulation solves a mystery about their accretion disks
A new study by an international team of astrophysicists have validated an age-old theory about howYou Can Use a Live Webcam to Watch NASA Build the Mars 2020 Rover
NASA’s next mission to the surface of Mars is called the 2020 rover (in case you didn’t knowThe Japanese asteroid-hunter had another photo opportunity when it dropped
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft just launched its second target marker to the surface of the asteroid
War Is Boring
U.S. and European allies conducting air & missile defense testing in Italy
Norman Llamas Stars and Stripes The U.S. military and several European allies this week conducted the firstPentagon closes investigation into 2017 Niger ambush, no further
Caitlin M. Kenney Stars and Stripes Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will not pursue additional90,000 Blue Water Navy vets set to receive extra VA benefits after DOJ
Nikki Wentling Stars and Stripes After months of uncertainty, the Department of Justice decided not to
Washington's Blog
Anyone who’d rather not be shot should read this book
Thom Hartmann has long written and spoken on the topic of guns in the United States, along with many otherIs the Tech Bubble Bursting?
Is the decade-long tech bubble finally popping? Tech bulls are overlooking the fundamental reality that theA Quiet Revolution Is Brewing
I recently read a fascinating history of the social, political and economic context of the American
Whistleblower Protection Blog
House and Senate Introduce Resolutions Declaring National Whistleblower
By Maya Efrati In a show of bicameral bipartisanship, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.SFWS whistleblower: “I felt the public should know that some shenanigans had
Steve Spangle hopes one of the rulings he made as reviewer for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will beA whistleblower exposed illegal dumping by Princess Cruise Lines. The DOJ
Princess Cruises “depends on the oceans. We are committed to environmental practices that set a high
Andy Worthington
13 Years Ago, Three Men Died at Guantánamo, Victims of a Brutal Regime of
On the 13th anniversary of three deaths at Guantánamo, contentiously described by the US authorities asThe Long Persecution of John Walker Lindh, the “American Taliban”
My thoughts on the release from a US prison of John Walker Lindh, the "American Taliban", after34 Years On from the Battle of the Beanfield, Is Widespread Environmental
It's 34 years since a truly disgraceful event in modern British history - the Battle of the Beanfield,