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Where Statues Go to Retire

Where Statues Go to Retire


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  6 Comments  •  7 years ago

Humans have been building statues and taking them down for a very long time. The ongoing controversy over Confederate statues, which has seen these monuments removed from public spaces in more...
U.S. Cracks Down on China Trade Dumping

U.S. Cracks Down on China Trade Dumping


Via: vic-eldred  •  World News  •  16 Comments  •  7 years ago

by  Brendan Kirby  |  Updated  18 Aug 2017 at 8:48 PM   Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials this week moved to collect millions of dollars in unpaid anti-dumping...
Charlottesville : «Samedi dernier, les armes d'assaut avaient droit de cité»

Charlottesville : «Samedi dernier, les armes d'assaut avaient droit de cité»


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

"Charlottesville: Last Saturday, Assault Rifles Were On Display" Des suprémacistes blancs en tenue de combat, samedi à Charlottesville Photo Chip Somodevilla. Getty Images. AFP Nota...
Can Anyone Stop Iran From Taking Over Iraq?

Can Anyone Stop Iran From Taking Over Iraq?


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Mosul is back in the Iraqi government’s hands and the war against the Islamic State seems to finally be approaching its end. This is the good news. But one of the byproducts of the campaign is...
 GREAT ASS Fifteen teens treated for rabies after GANG RAPING a donkey… as cops urge others who ‘admired’ the beast to come forward

GREAT ASS Fifteen teens treated for rabies after GANG RAPING a donkey… as cops urge others who ‘admired’ the beast to come forward


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  20 Comments  •  7 years ago

 GREAT ASS Fifteen teens treated for rabies after GANG RAPING a donkey… as cops urge others who ‘admired’ the beast to come forward The stricken youths spent a week in a Moroccan hospital...
China surpasses Japan as US' biggest creditor

China surpasses Japan as US' biggest creditor


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  7 years ago

China surpasses Japan as US' biggest creditor chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-08-16 A $100 banknote is placed next to 100 yuan banknotes in this October 16, 2010 file picture illustration...
Biggest amateur-built sub sinks—owner is suspected of killing passenger

Biggest amateur-built sub sinks—owner is suspected of killing passenger


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

The UV3 Nautilus in early sea trials in 2008. Frumperino Reporter missing after "minor problem with ballast" caused near-instant sinking. Believe it or not, there's a crowdsourced,...
N Korea Plans To Make Trump Back Down

N Korea Plans To Make Trump Back Down


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  14 Comments  •  7 years ago

The fear is that N Korea will hit Guam with 4 nuclear weapons. The Guam government is passing out fliers telling the population how to deal with radioactive contamination....
The Alternative to Nuclear War Is a Revolution

The Alternative to Nuclear War Is a Revolution


Via: harryh  •  World News  •  15 Comments  •  7 years ago

The most depressing aspect of the current North Korean crisis is that even if Donald Trump wins, he loses. Despite doubling down on his rhetoric of "fire and fury" and deriding his predecessors...
‘Why Did Nobody Notice It?’

‘Why Did Nobody Notice It?’


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

First, consider the question posed by Queen Elizabeth, who, on visiting the London School of Economics after the housing bubble and market crash that ushered in the Great Recession, asked “Why...
Jews ask Poland's leader to denounce rising anti-Semitism

Jews ask Poland's leader to denounce rising anti-Semitism


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The leaders of Poland's Jewish community have written to the country's most powerful politician, urging him to denounce rising anti-Semitism which they say is leaving them...
Australian Leader Says Gay Marriage Could Be Law This Year

Australian Leader Says Gay Marriage Could Be Law This Year


Via: gordy327  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

By Associated press CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's prime minister said Tuesday that Parliament could legalize gay marriage this year if the nation's voters endorse it in a rare nonbinding...
Charity FGM debacle raises more sinister issue

Charity FGM debacle raises more sinister issue


Via: kpr37  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

The UK’s largest children’s charity Barnardo’s caused controversy this week while attempting to raise awareness of the barbaric act of female genital mutilation (FGM). For those who missed the...
NETANYAHU'S GIFT TO HAMAS

NETANYAHU'S GIFT TO HAMAS


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  8 Comments  •  7 years ago

NETANYAHU'S GIFT TO HAMAS                     ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU responds to a disgusting gesture with  complete class....
POPULARITY OF FRANCE'S UPSTART NEW PRESIDENT FADING FAST

POPULARITY OF FRANCE'S UPSTART NEW PRESIDENT FADING FAST


Via: harryh  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  7 years ago

Emmanuel Macron's honeymoon didn't last long. Less than three months after his election, France's energetic and image-conscious president has seen his popularity drop after announcing budget...
Gad Saad, interviews Imam Mohammad Tawhidi (Islamic reformer)

Gad Saad, interviews Imam Mohammad Tawhidi (Islamic reformer)


Via: kpr37  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

Gad Saad, the Canadian evolutionary behavioral scientist, conducts an interview with Imam Mohammad Tawhidi. (Islamic reformer) His views or interpretations of Islam, are shared by a tiny...
Israeli Authorities Arrest Antiquities Dealers In Connection With Hobby Lobby Scandal

Israeli Authorities Arrest Antiquities Dealers In Connection With Hobby Lobby Scandal


Via: larry-hampton  •  World News  •  13 Comments  •  7 years ago

At 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Israeli police say, authorities arrested five Palestinian antiquities dealers in Jerusalem and confiscated items dating back thousands of years from their homes and...
China officially opens its first overseas military base in Djibouti

China officially opens its first overseas military base in Djibouti


Via: larry-hampton  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

With a ceremony on Tuesday, China officially  opened  its  first overseas military base  -- though it would prefer that you not call it that. Instead, the base, located on the coast of...
The Last Hope for Venezuela Is Also a Frightening One

The Last Hope for Venezuela Is Also a Frightening One


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  7 years ago

https://newrepublic.com/article/144160/last-hope-venezuela-also-frightening-one   Thinking back to Hugo Chávez’s glory years, it’s amazing how severely the revolutionary sheen of Chavismo has...
Jordan king visits slain embassy stabber’s family, vows justice

Jordan king visits slain embassy stabber’s family, vows justice


Via: another-fine-mess  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

From the Times of Israel article "Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed justice over the death of a teenager who was killed by an Israeli security guard after being stabbed by him with a...
British Newspaper Fires Columnist After Outrageous Anti-Semitic, Anti-Female Story

British Newspaper Fires Columnist After Outrageous Anti-Semitic, Anti-Female Story


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  6 Comments  •  7 years ago

The Sunday Times of London  fired controversial columnist Kevin Myers  on Sunday and  removed  his latest piece from its website amid outrage over the column’s blatant anti-Semitic and sexist...
Australia airport security stays heighted over terror plot

Australia airport security stays heighted over terror plot


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Australia airport security stays heighted over terror plot By ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press, July 30 2017 © The Associated Press Australian Federal Police and NSW Police...
Palestinians: The Metal Detector Scam

Palestinians: The Metal Detector Scam


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

Palestinians: The Metal Detector Scam by Khadija Khan, Gatestone Institute, July 29, 2017 Palestinians near Jerusalem's Old City protest Israel's installation of metal detectors at entrances to...
South Korea considers a nuclear arsenal to counter the North

South Korea considers a nuclear arsenal to counter the North


Via: harryh  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

The full article from McClatchy . Commentary: Frankly, this should have taken place long ago. If South Korea does move in this direction and that is most likely, can Japan be far behind?...
What restores peace for Jerusalem’s Old City

What restores peace for Jerusalem’s Old City


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  8 Comments  •  7 years ago

csmonitor.com What restores peace for Jerusalem’s Old City The Christian Science Monitor July 25, 2017 — In most religions, sacred shrines are meant to remind the faithful of...
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