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‘#YouTubeIsOver’: Why users and creators are threatening to delete their accounts
Metro UK 12 Dec 2019
People are furious about new rules forbidding ‘harassment’ which they fear will shut down freedom of expression (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images). YouTubers are threatening to close their accounts today after the video site made another controversial policy change ... On Twitter, YouTube wrote ... Advertisement ... Advertisement ... ....
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From Clinton To Trump: Afghanistan Papers Mirror False AND Faulty Intelligence
WorldNews.com 13 Dec 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingNo wonder lawmakers, veterans and experts expressed shock over the recent release of the Afghanistan Papers. Not only did they reveal 18 years of false intelligence-a parade of falsehoods, lies and gross distortions by U.S ... It was backed by two forces at play. an obsessiveness with U.S ... 11, 2001 ... 83.....
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Julian Assange ‘blocked from seeing evidence’ over extradition to US, court told
The Independent 13 Dec 2019
Julian Assange has been blocked from seeing evidence in his extradition case as he battles against being sent to the US, a court has heard. Lawyers representing the WikiLeaks founder told a hearing they were not being given sufficient access to their client in prison ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... Show all 9 ... Getty....
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Trump Impeachment Advances as Historic Vote Sends Case to House
Canada Dot Com 13 Dec 2019
(Bloomberg) — The House Judiciary Committee recommended the impeachment of Donald Trump in a party-line vote Friday that reflected bitter partisan disagreement over whether the ultimate constitutional punishment fits the nature of the president’s alleged misconduct ... history to be impeached ... No Choice ... Senate Trial ... . Bloomberg.com ....
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The West turned Aung San Suu Kyi into a saint. She was always going to disappoint
CNN 14 Dec 2019
Hong Kong (CNN)Few people have risen so high in the international imagination only to fall as dramatically as Aung San Suu Kyi ... Two years later, as she celebrated victory for her National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar's first free elections in decades, the moment seemed to solidify her place in history as Asia's Nelson Mandela ... Read More ... ....
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China says trade deal agreed, U.S. to roll back tariffs in stages
Canada Dot Com 13 Dec 2019photo: Creative Commons / Kevin Gill
This Is the Best Spot for Humans to Land on Mars Yet, NASA Says
Vice 13 Dec 2019
This article originally appeared on VICE US. Humans have been dreaming about landing on Mars for more than a century, and NASA aims to finally achieve this vision in the coming decades. The question now is. Where should astronauts take the very first steps on Mars? ... Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and Mars Odyssey orbiter ... Image. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU....
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Erdogan: The revolutionary enigma who holds the West in sway
Middle East Monitor 13 Dec 2019
There are few political enigmas these days – strongmen, yes, but not enigmas ... Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, however, is an exception ... .......
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Michelle Obama sent Greta Thunberg a public message of solidarity following Trump's vitriolic attack on her
The Times of India 13 Dec 2019
Michelle Obama sent Greta Thunberg a public message of solidarity on Friday following a vitriolic attack on the teenager by US President Donald Trump."Don't let anyone dim your light," Obama tweeted. "You have so much to offer us all ... "Don't let anyone dim your light ... "So ridiculous ... It was captioned ... "Not a speck of truth here." ... So nice to see!" ... {{}}. ....
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Airbus beats Boeing as Qantas’ preferred supplier for world’s longest flights
Russia Today 13 Dec 2019
Australia’s Qantas Airways has chosen Airbus’ A350-1000 planes for its planned non-stop Sydney to London service, which would be the world’s longest commercial flight ... The flights are expected to begin in the first half of 2023. Just a couple of Roos, having a great time hanging out together. Tag your travel buddy ✈♥✈....
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Pregnant schoolgirls no longer banned from school in Sierra Leone
The Independent 13 Dec 2019
The government of Sierra Leone has been ordered to lift a policy banning pregnant students from attending schools, as a court rules it as unlawful. The “landmark” ruling found the policy to be unlawful and in breach of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ rights and international law ... Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Show all 50 ... EPA ... EPA ... ....
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Spike in Ebola cases alarms health officials in DRC
The Guardian 13 Dec 2019
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One dead and 11 injured in German apartment block blast
Belfast Telegraph 13 Dec 2019photo: GFDL / KGH
Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades
Wtop 13 Dec 2019
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developing breast cancer nearly two decades after they stop taking the pills, long-term results from a big federal study suggest ... “The message is probably not clear” that even short-term use may have lasting effects, said Dr ... C ... __....
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Danny Aiello, Oscar-nominated star of 'Do the Right Thing,' dies at 86
ABC7 13 Dec 2019
Danny Aiello, who starred in "Do the Right Thing" among dozens of other films over a career that spanned nearly 50 years, has died, his family confirmed Friday. He was 86 years old ... "The family asks for privacy at this time." ... He was nominated for an Oscar ... ....
