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Gillette advert prompts furious conservatives to throw away razors in protest at effort to tackle ...
The Independent 16 Jan 2019
First they burned their Nike trainers. Now conservatives are taking their rage out on razors. Gillette has been bombarded with footage of angry men throwing away their shavers in response to an advert warning about toxic masculinity ... Join Independent Minds ... Get the best of The Independent ... Get the best of The Independent ... Comedian Tony Posnanski added ... ....
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Classified As A ‘Flawed Democracy,’ The U.S. Could Learn A Lot From Uruguay
WorldNews.com 16 Jan 2019
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As if things can’t get any precipitously worse for the United States, now comes news it didn’t even make the top 20 on the Global Democracy Index. In fact, the new 2018 index, which measures such democratic standards like civil liberties, employment and longevity, classified the U.S ... And though the U.S ... ....
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British Prime Minister May Survives No-Confidence Vote
WorldNews.com 16 Jan 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government narrowly won the no-confidence vote on Wednesday, with the final tally standing at 325 to 306, according to The Guardian ... She also said they needed to find solutions to "find a way forward." ... “Brexit is like a black hole that devours all light,” Labour’s Angela Eagle said ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Trump 'might actually leave Nato', former US ambassador says
The Independent 16 Jan 2019
Donald Trump may force the US to leave Nato, triggering “open season” for Russia in eastern and central Europe, a former American ambassador has said. ... “We all know that withdrawing the US from Nato is the mother of all bats*** crazy ideas,” Mr Shapiro said, before adding....
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[UDPATE]: U.S. Service Members On Routine Patrol Killed By Manbij Suicide Bomb
WorldNews.com 16 Jan 2019
Islamic State militants operating in Manbij Syria claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide blast that killed U.S. service members conducting a routine patrol in the city, issuing a statement on the group’s unofficial news agency, Amaq, The Washington Post reported. The attack is the first such violence since U.S ... official” saying four U.S ... ....
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China has some of world's most advanced weapon systems, Pentagon warns
The Guardian 16 Jan 2019photo: AP / Amr Nabil
Massive Sandstorm Hits Egyptian Cities, Ports
WorldNews.com 16 Jan 2019
The Egyptian capital of Cairo and several key port cities were shut down on Wednesday after a severe sandstorm hit the area, bringing strong winds and heavy orange dust across the region, according to Reuters. Egyptians were told to stay home and avoid exposure to the heavy storm, which was at its peak on Wednesday ... “The color of the air is changing....
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Crocodile mauls woman to death in Indonesia
The News International 16 Jan 2019
Minahasa, Indonesia -An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a huge pet crocodile on the island of Sulawesi, officials said Wednesday. Deasy Tuwo, the head of a laboratory at a pearl farm in Minahasa in North Sulawesi, was killed by the 4.4-metre (14-foot) reptile last Thursday, authorities said ... ....
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Pelosi asks Trump to delay State of Union speech
The Nashville Ledger 16 Jan 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked President Donald Trump to postpone his State of the Union address to the nation — set for Jan. 29 — until the government reopens ... .......
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Opposition Activist Pastor Arrested In Zimbabwe Amid Violent Protest Crackdown
WorldNews.com 16 Jan 2019
Police in Zimbabwe arrested Pastor Evan Mawarire as protests continued to rage across the country for a third day on Wednesday, according to BBC News. Opposition activist and Pastor Mawarire was taken from his home and charged with inciting violence ... Mawarire was cleared of charges in 2017 of attempting to violently overthrow the government ... ... ....
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‘Hottest year ever’ in oceans as warming equals five nuclear bombs a second
Metro UK 16 Jan 2019
One of the best ways to measure the overall effect of global warming is to look at the heat of the oceans – and last year’s readings are very, very alarming. Last year was the hottest on record, followed by 2017, then 2016, then 2015 and 2014. The vast majority – more than 90 per cent – of global warming heat is deposited in the world’s oceans ... More ... ....
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Ends Hunger Strike In Iranian Jail
Huffington Post 16 Jan 2019
Jailed British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has ended her hunger strike after three days, her husband said. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2016, told her family during a visit that Wednesday would be her final day refusing food ... “The past few days have been really stressful. I never thought three days could....
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Spain: DNA sample confirms 2-year-old fell into borehole
The Telegraph Macon 16 Jan 2019
Spanish rescuers working against the clock to find a 2-year-old boy who's been missing for three days say they have found DNA samples of the boy confirming his parents' account that he had fallen into a narrow borehole more than 100 meters (328 feet) deep ... SIGN UP. Digital Access For Only $0.99 ... SUBSCRIBE NOW. #ReadLocal ... Comments. Videos. ....
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Trump's Pick For Appeals Court Under Fire For College Op-Eds On 'Hysteria Over Date Rape'
WorldNews.com 16 Jan 2019
The woman President Donald Trump has picked to fill the seat on the U.S ... Rao has been nominated to fill the seat left vacant by Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he joined the Supreme Court.Buzzfeed News first reported on the Rao's op-eds, which she wrote in college and shortly after her graduation ... Rao has not previously served as a judge....
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Iran state TV's English channel says anchorwoman held in US
The Oklahoman 16 Jan 2019
Advertisement. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television's English-language service has been arrested after flying into the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday. U.S. law enforcement agencies did not immediately respond to requests for comment ... Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday ... Rebecca Wu, St ... ___ ... ....
