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Bankrupt Alex Jones spends nearly $100,000 a month
Read MoreThe Infowars host has nearly $10m in assets, and his outgoings include childcare, alimony and home upkeep.The Infowars host has nearly $10m in assets, and his outgoings include childcare, alimony and home upkeep.
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Amid U.S. TikTok bans, a few balk at writing its name in law
Read MoreBanning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a few Democratic legislators in Kansas object to expanding a ban imposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly because they don’t want a state law to target a company by nameBanning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a…
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Spy balloons have the spotlight, but Chinese digital espionage has gone on for years
Read More While a fleet of alleged Chinese spy balloons have gotten a lot of attention, hackers for the People’s Republic of China have been stealing vast quantities of data through cyberattacks for decades. While a fleet of alleged Chinese spy balloons have gotten a lot of attention, hackers for the People’s Republic of China…
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ECW High-Level Financing Conference Raises More than 826 Million USD to Keep Crisis-Impacted Children in School
Read More GENEVA & NAIROBI, Feb 16 (IPS) – As an unparalleled, unprecedented global education crisis unfolds, an estimated 222 million crisis-impacted children are desperate to learn. As barriers to accessing education increase, darkness beckons, and education is their last hope. Read the full story, “ECW High-Level Financing Conference Raises More than 826 Million USD…
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Venezuela: The End of Civil Society as We Know It?
Read More MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb 16 (IPS) – In late January, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, finished an official visit to Venezuela. He said he’d found a fragmented society in great need of bridging its divides and encouraged the government to take the lead in listening to civil society concerns and…
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Australia news live: Albanese says he has confidence in Philip Lowe, Perrottet backs ban on gay conversion practices
Read More Reserve Bank chief will be quizzed by MPs amid more signs of housing market gloom. Follow the day’s news, live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marles says Australia able to track balloons The defence minister, Richard Marles, says government would have capability to track a…
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Biden comments on UFOs that US shot down
Read More The president has confirmed that the objects weren’t surveillance vehicles for China or any other country Although US officials still haven’t determined the origin of three UFOs that military jets shot down over North America in recent days, President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday that his administration doesn’t suspect the objects were spying…
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‘Give me a break, man’: Biden refuses to take questions over China after balloon statement
Read More Biden calls reporter after remarks to ‘answer questions that he could not hear because other reporters were shouting’ Biden calls reporter after remarks to ‘answer questions that he could not hear because other reporters were shouting’
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Proud Boys lawyers demand Trump come and testify at their Jan 6 sedition trial
Read More Former president is unlikely to testify Former president is unlikely to testify
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UN launches $1bn appeal for earthquake aid operations in Turkey
Read MoreAfter launching a $400m appeal for Syrians, the UN has now appealed for funds for the Turkish relief operation.After launching a $400m appeal for Syrians, the UN has now appealed for funds for the Turkish relief operation.
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Peru’s ‘racist bias’ drove lethal police response to protests, Amnesty says
Read More In a damning report, human rights group says state permitted ‘excessive and lethal use of force’ against Indigenous groups Peru used “excessive and lethal force” driven by “marked racist bias” against a largely indigenous and campesino population, Amnesty International has concluded, following an investigation into more than two months of anti-government protests which…
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Ukraine conflict will likely have no military winner – top US general
Read More Mark Milley talked to FT after traveling to Brussels to coordinate NATO efforts on shoring up Kiev’s firepower The Ukraine conflict can only end through a negotiated peace deal because neither side is likely to achieve its goals on the battlefield, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said in…
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Moldovan parliament approves pro-western PM amid ‘Russian meddling’
Read More Tensions high as inflation hits 30% and Zelenskiy says Kyiv ‘intercepted Russian plan for destruction of Moldova’ Moldova’s parliament has approved a pro-western government led by the new prime inister, Dorin Recean, amid continuing economic turmoil and allegations of Russian meddling. Recean, 48, was nominated by President Maia Sandu to replace Natalia Gavrilita…
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after nine years
Read More One of Google’s earliest employees, she rented out her garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they founded the company The CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, will be stepping down after nine years at the helm of the world’s largest online video platform, she said in a blog post on Thursday. YouTube’s…
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Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in giant slalom at the world championships
Read More The victory makes Shiffrin only the fourth female skier to win world titles in four different disciplines. Last month, she broke Lindsey Vonn’s women’s record of 82 World Cup wins. (Image credit: Alessandro Trovati/AP) The victory makes Shiffrin only the fourth female skier to win world titles in four different disciplines. Last month,…
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Balloons, ‘objects’ – what’s in the sky above the US?
Read MoreUS airspace is increasingly crowded, not all regulated, and with so much up there, it’s not easy to track it all.US airspace is increasingly crowded, not all regulated, and with so much up there, it’s not easy to track it all.
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Tens of thousands of Afghans at risk of losing U.S. deportation protections
Read MoreJust 4,775 of the 77,000 Afghans resettled in the U.S. under a special legal process have secured permanent legal status for themselves and their families.Just 4,775 of the 77,000 Afghans resettled in the U.S. under a special legal process have secured permanent legal status for themselves and their families.
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Tesla fires Buffalo factory employees a day after they announced a union drive
Read More Employees say the firings were ‘retaliation’ for their organising efforts Employees say the firings were ‘retaliation’ for their organising efforts
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Man dies after being dragged down platform by dog leash caught in train door
Read More Metro Transit Police said that the train operator performed two safe-door checks before moving the doors Metro Transit Police said that the train operator performed two safe-door checks before moving the doors
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Belarus says it is ready to ‘wage war’ alongside Russia in Ukraine if attacked
Read More ‘If Ukraine commit aggression against Belarus… the war will take on a completely different nature,’ says President Alexander Lukashenko ‘If Ukraine commit aggression against Belarus… the war will take on a completely different nature,’ says President Alexander Lukashenko
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Trump election probe: Some witnesses may have lied, panel finds
Read MoreSpecial grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s push to overturn 2020 vote in Georgia says there was no election fraud.Special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s push to overturn 2020 vote in Georgia says there was no election fraud.
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Trump repeats claim of ‘perfect’ call with Georgia officials after Fulton County grand jury report partially released
Read More A spokesperson claims Mr Trump ‘did absolutely nothing wrong’ A spokesperson claims Mr Trump ‘did absolutely nothing wrong’
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Alex Murdaugh trial – live: Judge makes u-turn allowing jurors to hear evidence of botched hitman plot
Read More Fourth week of testimony underway in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina Fourth week of testimony underway in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina
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Trump news – live: Trump responds to Georgia grand jury report as it seeks charges against unnamed witnesses
Read More Follow all the latest developments in Trumpworld Follow all the latest developments in Trumpworld
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One Year Later: The Impact of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict on Africa
Read More UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16 (IPS) – In today’s interconnected world, shots fired in one corner of the globe create ripple effects in other, seemingly far, places. One year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, African countries, although physically miles away, have not been spared its aftershocks. Read the full story, “One Year Later:…
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Judge releases parts of Trump grand jury report
Read MoreA Georgia judge unseals parts of a report into Mr Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 US election.A Georgia judge unseals parts of a report into Mr Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 US election.
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Ohio train derailment: Senator Sherrod Brown calls for state of emergency to be declared in East Palestine
Read More “A man-made disaster of this scale, scope, and significance necessitates a response and deployment of resources that are commensurate in scale and scope,” the senator said this week “A man-made disaster of this scale, scope, and significance necessitates a response and deployment of resources that are commensurate in scale and scope,” the senator said this…
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Spain gives final approval to law making it easier to legally change gender
Read MoreIt will now be easier for people 16 and over in Spain to change gender on government documents.It will now be easier for people 16 and over in Spain to change gender on government documents.
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Georgia grand jury recommends perjury indictments for Trump allies who lied in 2020 election probe
Read More ‘We find by unanimous vote that no widespread fraud took place in the Georgia 2020 presidential election that could result in overturning that election,’ report states ‘We find by unanimous vote that no widespread fraud took place in the Georgia 2020 presidential election that could result in overturning that election,’ report states
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Shot down over Kyiv, the Russian spy balloons becoming Putin’s new line of attack
Read More On the outskirts of the capital, Kim Sengupta watches the military shoot down two of the ballloons. Their mission, Ukraine suspects, is to gather intelligence – and impede Ukrainian defences and warplanes ahead of a feared air offensive On the outskirts of the capital, Kim Sengupta watches the military shoot down two of…
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Oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible up for auction
Read MoreThe Codex Sassoon will go up for auction in New York City in May and is expected to become the most valuable historical document ever sold at auction.The Codex Sassoon will go up for auction in New York City in May and is expected to become the most valuable historical document ever sold at…
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Why Adam Frisch thinks he can beat ‘angertainment artist’ Lauren Boebert in a 2024 election rematch
Read More EXCLUSIVE: After launching his 2024 campaign this week, Adam Frisch tells Sheila Flynn why he thinks Lauren Boebert’s ‘dereliction of duty’ will take her down next election EXCLUSIVE: After launching his 2024 campaign this week, Adam Frisch tells Sheila Flynn why he thinks Lauren Boebert’s ‘dereliction of duty’ will take her down next…
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Nearly 630,000 fentanyl pills seized in Mexico’s largest synthetic drug lab bust
Read MoreThe army said the outdoor lab was discovered in the capital of Sinaloa, which is home to the drug cartel of the same name.The army said the outdoor lab was discovered in the capital of Sinaloa, which is home to the drug cartel of the same name.
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Olaplex products cause hair loss, lawsuit claims
Read MoreTwenty-eight women are suing the haircare company, saying its products ruined their hair.Twenty-eight women are suing the haircare company, saying its products ruined their hair.
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Nicola Bulley’s family ask public to stop speculating and focus on search
Read More Missing woman’s relatives say ‘focus has become distracted’ as police criticised for disclosing health issues The family of Nicola Bulley have said the speculation about her private life “needs to stop” and that the focus should be on finding the missing woman. Bulley was classed as a high-risk missing person when she disappeared…
