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Top Republicans offer conflicting messages about Trump’s loss while campaigning in Georgia
2020-12-18T15:58:00+03:00
www.washingtonpost.com
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-georgia-conflicting-messages/2020/12/17/a1038b80-409a-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_politics
These very different messages highlight the conflict within the Republican Party about the best way to win an election that will determine control of the Senate. While Trump and his supporters continue to push baseless claims of voter fraud, McConnell's allies have warned that Democrats would run rampant if they gain c...
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Aide: Biden won't talk about son Hunter with AG candidates
2020-12-20T23:37:48+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/aide-biden-talk-son-hunter-ag-candidates-74831846
Share to FacebookEmail this articleWASHINGTON -- President-elect Joe Biden's incoming press secretary said Sunday that Biden would not discuss the investigation of his son with any prospective candidates for attorney general. A federal investigation into the finances of Biden's son, Hunter, will likely be a major point...
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US airport traffic rising despite holiday travel warnings
2020-12-20T22:57:00+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory/us-airport-traffic-rising-holiday-travel-warnings-74832028
Share to FacebookEmail this articleSAN RAMON, Calif. -- More than 1 million people have passed through U.S. airport security checkpoints in each of the past two days in a sign that public health pleas to avoid holiday travel are being ignored, despite an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases. It marks the first time U.S. ai...
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Iraqi army: 8 rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad
2020-12-20T23:06:01+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraqi-officials-rockets-target-us-embassy-baghdad-74831850
Share to FacebookEmail this articleBAGHDAD -- Eight rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone late Sunday, Iraq's military and Iraqi officials said, sparking fears of renewed unrest as next month's anniversary of the U.S. slaying of an Iranian general draws near. An Iraqi military stat...
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Will Biden wage a confirmation battle over AG? Some current DOJ insiders hope so
2020-12-20T15:31:38+03:00
abcnews.go.com
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-wage-confirmation-battle-attorney-general-current-doj/story?id=74817763
As Joe Biden nears a much-anticipated decision over his choice for attorney general, several current officials inside the Justice Department have told ABC News they want the president-elect to launch a contentious confirmation battle against Republican lawmakers if that's what it will take to put the right person in pl...
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Germany ponders limiting UK flights due to virus
2020-12-21T03:57:19+03:00
abcnews.go.com
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/latest-belgians-dutch-halt-uk-flights-fearing-variant-74827785
TORONTO — Canada is banning passenger flights from the UK in a bid to block a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England. A person familiar with the matter confirmed the development on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly ahead of an announcement. France, Germany, Italy, ...
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Cross-country Christmas storm likely to have severe impact on East Coast
2020-12-20T20:30:26+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/cross-country-christmas-storm-severe-impact-east-coast/story?id=74827871
The potential of a cross-country Christmas week storm hitting the U.S. is increasing. The storm could cause numerous hazards, especially as it arrives on the East Coast on Christmas Eve. Its sharp cold front could bring Arctic blasts for Christmas. After a blast of cold air hit the eastern U.S. on Saturday, much of the...
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Fiji cyclone death toll rises to 4 with 1 missing
2020-12-20T12:57:07+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fiji-cyclone-death-toll-rises-missing-74827046
Share to FacebookEmail this articleSUVA, Fiji -- The death toll from a powerful cyclone that battered the Pacific island nation of Fiji last week has risen to four with one missing, an official said Sunday. While Cyclone Yasa on Thursday spared the capital city, Suva, and the major tourist hub of Nadi on Fiji's largest...
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More students abducted in Nigeria but are quickly rescued
2020-12-20T17:30:15+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/students-abducted-nigeria-quickly-rescued-74827650
Share to FacebookEmail this articleMAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- Gunmen in Nigeria abducted more than 80 Islamic school students in northwestern Katsina state Saturday night, but the pupils were quickly rescued by security forces after a fierce gun battle, police announced Sunday. The foiled abduction comes less than two days ...
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Billionaire Ray Dalio confirms son's car crash death: 'My family and I are mourning'
2020-12-19T13:27:35+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/billionaire-ray-dalio-confirms-sons-car-crash-death/story?id=74816699
Billionaire Ray Dalio confirms son's car crash death: 'My family and I are mourning'A car drove into a Connecticut store and burst into flames, police said. Share to FacebookEmail this articleBillionaire hedge fund founder Ray Dalio has confirmed the news of son Devon Dalio's death. "It is with great pain that I am sha...
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Palestinian foreign minister urges Israel to return to talks
2020-12-20T01:23:24+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/palestinian-foreign-minister-urges-israel-return-talks-74819756
CAIRO -- The Palestinian foreign minister on Saturday urged Israel to return to talks based on a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ahead of the transition to a new U.S. administration. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki's comments came in a joint statement with Egypt's Foreign Minister S...
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State senator dies from COVID-19 complications
2020-12-19T19:46:09+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/minnesota-state-sen-jerry-relph-dies-covid-19/story?id=74816583
State senator dies from COVID-19 complicationsHe became infected at a Republicans Caucus meeting. Share to FacebookEmail this articleMinnesota State Republican Sen. Jerry Relph has died due to complications from COVID-19. The 76-year-old began serving in the Minnesota Senate in 2017 and represented the 14th district th...
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German court upholds tree-felling ban at Tesla plant site
2020-12-20T01:20:39+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/german-court-upholds-tree-felling-ban-tesla-plant-74820029
Share to FacebookEmail this articleBERLIN -- A German court ruled Saturday that automaker Tesla has to stop clearing trees on some parts of the site outside Berlin where it is building the company's first electric car factory in Europe. The top administrative court in the Berlin-Brandenburg region upheld an earlier tem...
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After 9 months, Congress reaches COVID-19 compromise deal
2020-12-21T02:33:48+03:00
abcnews.go.com
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lawmakers-reach-covid-19-relief-deal/story?id=74803613
Top congressional lawmakers announced a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill on Sunday, just hours ahead of a government shutdown deadline -- a deal nearly nine months in the making. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer informed the caucus that they will vote on a one-day stopgap funding bill Sunday night in order ...
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Police sergeant put on leave over bodycam footage of George Floyd protests
2020-12-21T01:26:13+03:00
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-police-sergeant-put-leave-bodycam-footage-george/story?id=74828575
Boston police sergeant put on leave over bodycam footage of George Floyd protestsThe police commissioner ordered an investigation into the officers' actions. Share to FacebookEmail this articleA Boston police sergeant has been placed on administrative leave, and an investigation is underway after body camera footage wa...
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Birx traveled to Delaware vacation property with family after warning of holiday gatherings
2020-12-20T23:03:38+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/M1pe55kJjm4/birx-delaware-property-delaware-coronavirus-thanksgiving-holiday
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. For many Americans that guidance has been difficult to abide, including for Birx herself. The day after Thanksgiving, she traveled to one of her vacation properties on Fenwick Island in Delaware. She was accompanied by three generations of...
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Trump campaign takes fight over Penn. election, ballot laws to Supreme Court
2020-12-20T22:53:38+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/6G5W6w_nVrk/trump-campaign-election-fight-supreme-court
President Trump's campaign team on Sunday filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to reverse several cases by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to change the state's mail ballot law before and after the 2020 presidential election. The president's campaign alleged in a statement that the Pennsylvania State Supr...
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McConnell: Coronavirus relief deal reached, final package expected in 'matter of hours'
2020-12-20T22:00:59+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/L-N4NVstGu4/mcconnell-coronavirus-relief-today-stimulus-compromise
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday evening said lawmakers have reached a long-awaited coronavirus relief bill, though it will be hours before the full details are made public, Fox News has learned. After days of negotiations,...
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McCarthy after FBI briefing: 'No way' Swalwell should serve on intel committee
2020-12-20T21:51:22+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/9Dh_d7nt6ko/mccarthy-swalwell-fbi-briefing-house-intel-committee
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., discusses FBI briefing details on Rep. Eric Swalwell's Chinese relations. The classified briefing on Friday included only McCarthy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Since House leaders have the authority to choose which representatives serve on committees, McCarthy said he's going ...
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Coronavirus mutation not vaccine-resistant, current, future surgeon generals believe
2020-12-20T21:41:17+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/PMw37kNk4R0/coronavirus-mutation-not-vaccine-resistant-current-future-surgeon-generals-believe
The current and potential surgeons general of the United States have assured they see no potential danger posed by the new coronavirus strain reported in Britain. News of a more virulent strain of COVID-19 found in the U.K. has unsettled world leaders and citizens alike, seeming to arise just as global distribution of ...
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Murthy believes 'realistic' timeline sees public vaccinations starting midsummer
2020-12-20T21:31:42+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/LZ6_bQF5yjE/murthy-believes-realistic-timeline-sees-public-vaccinations-starting-mid-summer
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for surgeon general believes that a more "realistic" timeline will see the coronavirus vaccine distributed to the public starting midsummer 2021. Dr. Vivek Murthy cautioned that the Trump administration's timeline, which would see general public access to the vaccine as early as Apri...
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Nunes calls for new criminal referral over Peter Stzrok texts
2020-12-20T20:56:10+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/mXGrHbfWXO4/nunes-new-criminal-referral-peter-stzrok-texts
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., argues Durham's investigation into origins of Russia probe should continue, calls for special prosecutor to investigate Biden family's business ties to China. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., is calling for a criminal referral to investigate why the FBI and Department of Justice failed to previou...
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Romney: Trump continuing to dispute election results is 'really sad' and 'embarrassing'
2020-12-20T20:03:09+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/rpDWxhjlcAs/mitt-romney-trump-election-republican-party
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, called President Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election "really sad" and "embarrassing" on Sunday. "He could be going out championing this extraordinary success, and instead he's leaving Washington with conspiracy theories and things so nutty and loopy that people are shaking their head ...
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Rep.-elect Nancy Mace still recovering from June coronavirus bout: 'I was really, really sick'
2020-12-20T19:52:34+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/6VvOYeUs6E0/rep-elect-nancy-mace-coronavirus-recovery-june
Nancy Mace, the first GOP woman elected to Congress in South Carolina, joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss her election and campaign. Rep.-elect Nancy Mace, the first woman to graduate from The Citadel military college, still suffers lingering effects from a serious bout of coronavirus this summer and caut...
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Sen. Barrasso on coronavirus relief bill: 'This gets done today'
2020-12-20T19:19:09+03:00
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http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/M0i6TWtKKg4/barrasso-coronavirus-relief-bill
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chair of the Senate Republican Conference, vowed that lawmakers will have a bill to provide additional relief from the coronavirus pandemic by the end of the weekend. In a conversation with "Fox News Sunday," Barrasso blamed Democrats for delaying the relief, while expressing confidence that...
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Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly used to hack phones of dozens of Al Jazeera journalists in large-scale attack - report
2020-12-21T03:52:08+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/news/510275-pegasus-spyware-aljazeera-hack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
The personal phones of some 36 Al Jazeera journalists have been hacked by "government operatives" who used a controversial spying tool by Israel's infamous NSO Group to snoop on them, a report by a Canadian research lab claims. The report, released on Sunday by Citizen Lab, a research unit at the University of Toronto ...
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Saudi Arabia shuts down international air, see & land travel over new fast-spreading Covid-19 strain
2020-12-21T01:33:31+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/news/510274-saudi-travel-ban-mutant-strain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Riyadh has sealed its borders for all passenger travel for at least a week, suspending international flights as well as entry to sea and land ports over a mutant Covid-19 variant that was first discovered in the UK. With a growing number of European countries locking out travel from the UK, Saudi Arabia has pulled all ...
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‘Let us in!’ Students swarm Charlie Kirk-headlined Turning Point USA conference for 2nd day after HUNDREDS locked out on 1st night
2020-12-21T01:08:35+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/usa/510272-kirk-trump-carlson-florida-tpusa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Turning Point USA's Student Action Conference is underway in Palm Beach, Florida. Footage shows hundreds attending the event, despite last minute capacity changes that led to chaotic first night. "Students once again attempt to get into @TPUSA Student Action Summit after many of them were blocked by police from enterin...
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Trump campaign take election battle to Supreme Court, seeking Pennsylvania rulings to be overturned
2020-12-21T00:57:07+03:00
www.rt.com
https://www.rt.com/usa/510273-trump-pennsylvania-supreme-court/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
President Donald Trump's legal team filed an appeal to the US Supreme Court on Sunday, requesting multiple rulings out of Pennsylvania be overturned in their latest attempt to overturn election results over alleged voter fraud. The appeal follows numerous legal battles in key swing states like Pennsylvania and Georgia....
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Rockets ‘targeting US embassy’ rain on Baghdad’s Green Zone – VIDEOS show fiery intercepts
2020-12-21T00:03:31+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/news/510271-rockets-us-embassy-baghdad-iraq/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Multiple rockets have targeted the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday evening. The US embassy's C-RAM air defense systems were engaged to intercept the missile attack, which it said resulted in no casualties. Most if not all of the rockets were apparently destroyed mid-air, and the US Embassy in Ira...
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Covid mutation behind UK travel bans FOUND IN ITALY, health ministry says
2020-12-20T23:53:53+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/news/510270-covid-strain-uk-found-italy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
The mutant ‘British' Covid-19 strain that prompted a number of European nations to shut down travel to and from the UK, and is thought to be highly contagious, has also been discovered in Italy, after it imposed its travel ban. The very same new coronavirus strain behind the current scare in Europe has been isolated in...
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Cyber-war on Israel? ‘Iran-linked’ hacker group claims to have breached Israel Aerospace Industries’ servers
2020-12-20T23:41:41+03:00
www.rt.com
https://www.rt.com/news/510269-israel-cyber-attack-iran-hackers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
The relatively "new" hacker group Pay2Key claimed on Sunday they had hacked into the systems of various Israeli defense industry corporations, including Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). "I thought so too, but sometimes something changes... Stay alert!" the group's Twitter account posted afterwards. Pay2Key later post...
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‘Are we the baddies?’ Brits not amused as Ireland & France join EU states in locking out travel from UK over mutant Covid strain
2020-12-20T22:45:14+03:00
www.rt.com
https://www.rt.com/uk/510268-brits-react-ireland-france-travel-bans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Dublin and Paris have imposed restrictions on travel from Britain for at least 48 hours. It comes as a slew of European countries mull travel bans over the new coronavirus strain the UK government has warned Brits about. The Irish government says the measures, banning private travel between the UK and Ireland, will tak...
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Trump’s China tweet ‘destructive & deceitful’ as there isn’t ‘ANY QUESTION’ Russia behind latest hacking scare, Adam Schiff claims
2020-12-20T22:24:20+03:00
www.rt.com
https://www.rt.com/usa/510267-schiff-blasts-trump-questioning-russia-hacking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has joined Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in blaming Russia for a recent massive cyber attack. He also slammed President Donald Trump for the inconvenient suggestion China could have been the culprit. "Based on what I've seen, I don't think there's any question that it was Russia," Schiff, w...
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The joy of six: Football starlet seals FASTEST-EVER Serie A goal after just SIX SECONDS in stunning start for pace-setters (VIDEO)
2020-12-20T21:06:21+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/sport/510265-rafael-leao-fastest-goal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Anyone who tuned in late to AC Milan's 2-1 win against Sassuolo on Sunday will have missed a little bit of Serie A history after Portuguese forward Rafael Leao etched his name into the record books with a lightning-quick strike. Leao struck just 6.2 seconds after kick-off when his canny run from the left flank was foun...
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‘It will end by spring’: Covid-19 crisis may be over in Russia in early 2021, health watchdog chief claims amid Sputnik V rollout
2020-12-20T21:03:34+03:00
www.rt.com
https://www.rt.com/russia/510266-covid-end-spring-vaccination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
With mass vaccinations against Covid-19 already having started in Russia this month, the head of its consumer health watchdog believes that the worst could be over in just a few months — though not all officials are optimistic. The short and seemingly upbeat comment from the health watchdog boss, Anna Popova, came on S...
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Argentina football icon Maradona ‘could be dug up, embalmed & displayed like Soviet founding father Lenin to meet his dying wish’
2020-12-20T20:48:45+03:00
www.rt.com
https://www.rt.com/sport/510261-diego-maradona-death-body/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Late Argentina striker Diego Maradona ordered his body to be embalmed and put on public show as part of a letter written a month before his death, according to a report claiming he was inspired by ex-Russian leader Vladimir Lenin. Colorful World Cup winner Maradona, who died from heart failure at the age of 60 last mon...
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‘Racist troll’: Republican congressional hopeful makes waves after targeting ‘CHINESE WIVES’ of McConnell & Zuckerberg on Twitter
2020-12-20T20:24:33+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/usa/510260-kimberly-klacik-chinese-wives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
"Mark Zuckerberg's wife is Chinese. I just post facts," Klacik tweeted on Saturday evening. Other "facts" she pointed out to her 500,000-plus followers included that "Mitch McConnell's wife is Chinese,""the coronavirus is from China," and a promise that she will run for Congress again in 2022. Klacik, who became popula...
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Germany to restrict entry from UK over new, fast-spreading coronavirus variant
2020-12-20T19:58:50+03:00
www.rt.com
https://www.rt.com/news/510264-germany-restrict-entry-uk-mutation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Germany has become the latest European nation to reveal its plans to restrict entry after the UK announced that a variant of Covid-19 is rapidly spreading. German government spokeswoman Martina Fietz announced on Sunday that the country intends to join Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, and Belgium in restricting UK flig...
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Imagine the HORROR! Bristol students who had to spend week without working lighting due to Covid-19 quarantine whine to the press
2020-12-20T18:33:32+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/uk/510258-bristol-university-independent-lighting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
A story most blood-chilling comes exclusively from the Independent. A bunch of students at the University of Bristol had to spend a week unable to use the main lighting in their flat after one of them tested positive for Covid-19. The Covid-19 pandemic is the source of so many stories, some tragic and heartbreaking, so...
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‘We must not let anything slide’: French govt ministers outraged by slew of anti-Semitic comments about Miss France contestant
2020-12-20T17:57:33+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/news/510254-miss-france-hate-comments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
The French interior minister has said that police resources were "mobilized" in reaction to a torrent of anti-Semitic comment directed at the runner-up in the Miss France beauty pageant. "#MissFrance2021 is not an anti-Semitic competition," Citizenship Minister Marlene Schiappa tweeted, sending her support to April Ben...
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‘Disconnect from reality’: Brits seethe as ‘one of richest UK men’ Chancellor Sunak claims people ‘BUILT UP SAVINGS’ under Covid
2020-12-20T17:50:51+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/uk/510257-sunak-brits-savings-spending-spree/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Rishi Sunak, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, was called out by Brits on Sunday after he claimed people had been "building up savings" during the coronavirus and were ready to go on a spending spree when the lockdown ends. Some pointed out that Sunak – who is married to an Indian billionaire's daughter who is repo...
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Elon Musk discloses his bitcoin kink and messes with crypto-enthusiasts via cheeky tweets
2020-12-20T17:32:51+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/business/510250-musk-bitcoin-mess-twitter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Shaking up a calm weekend in his inimitable style, billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk has dropped another bitcoin bomb in an ongoing series of provocative tweets targeted at cryptocurrencies. Musk has tweeted in the past about bitcoin, dogecoin and the like, often in a joking manner. This time around, however, the Tesla a...
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Ukraine's Zelensky warns he cannot justify rejecting Russia's Sputnik V unless West supplies Kiev with other Covid-19 vaccines
2020-12-20T17:01:36+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/russia/510251-ukraine-zelensky-coronavirus-vaccine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed his frustration with the US' coronavirus vaccine export ban, claiming that it is "impossible" for his government to justify refusing help from Moscow if the West stands idly by. In an interview with the New York Times, Zelensky's exasperation at Washington was clear, ...
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Former Miss Belarus released from jail after 42 days behind bars for protesting against government
2020-12-20T17:01:16+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/russia/510252-former-miss-belarus-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Belarusian beauty queen Olga Khizhinkova has been released from prison after spending six weeks locked up for taking part in unauthorized rallies against embattled president Alexander Lukashenko. Khizhinkova was arrested on November 8, and had her original 12-day sentence extended twice after evidence linked her to bei...
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Tokyo bikers club in Santa outfits ride through city to raise awareness of violence against children (PHOTOS)
2020-12-20T16:59:51+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/news/510248-tokyo-bikers-santa-claus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Bikers from the ‘Harley Santa Club' rode their motorcycles in the Japanese capital to raise awareness of child abuse and deliver toys to orphans. This year the usually large event was reduced to about 100 participants, many wearing masks, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The parade was followed by a toy run to donate toys...
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No laughing matter: Jockey SMILES while showing off horrendously broken arm after violent fall (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
2020-12-20T16:23:15+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/sport/510249-jockey-badly-broken-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Koby Jennings required invasive surgery to repair a double forearm fracture after a nasty fall at Australia's Goulburn racecourse, but you wouldn't know he was too concerned about it judging by photographs taken afterwards. Jennings, 25, has a metal plate and "a lot of screws" inserted into his left forearm after break...
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Moscow refuses Christmas Covid-19 lockdown: Festivities to go ahead with curfews & tests as mayor says end to pandemic in sight
2020-12-20T16:00:56+03:00
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https://www.rt.com/russia/510244-moscow-christmas-covid-festivities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
Although cases of coronavirus are continuing to rise in Russia, the mayor of Moscow has said there is light at the end of the tunnel, as the city prepares to celebrate a socially-distanced Christmas and New Year. Sergey Sobyanin told Rossiya 1 news channel on Saturday that he believes "we'll fight Covid-19 for a long t...
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'Looks like he was hit with an axe': Former Conor McGregor sparring partner Van Heerden suffers GROTESQUE cut in ring (VIDEO)
2020-12-20T15:45:43+03:00
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South African boxer Chris van Heerden, a former sparring partner of UFC star Conor McGregor, saw his fight with Jaron Ennis ABANDONED in the first round after a clash of heads opened up a massive gash on his forehead on Saturday. Van Heerden, undefeated since a 2015 loss to the highly-rated Errol Spence Jr., was paired...
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'Congratulations on your historic record, Lionel': Pele praises Messi for tying his all-time single club goalscoring tally
2020-12-20T15:36:53+03:00
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Football icon Pele has paid tribute to Lionel Messi after the Argentine ace drew level with the Brazilian's all-time record of 643 goals for a single club with a strike during Barcelona's 2-2 draw with Valencia. Messi stooped to head a first-half injury time goal from a rebound after he saw his spot kick saved by Jaume...
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'Like the karate version of Muhammad Ali!': Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson overpowers Geoff Neal in UFC Vegas 17 headliner
2020-12-20T15:27:49+03:00
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Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson served notice that he remains among the most high caliber strikers in the UFC's welterweight division as he blitzed Geoff Neal in a conclusive five-round main event in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Former two-time title challenger Thompson was on the front foot throughout the fight, beating ...
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'Masterclass': Faultless Canelo Alvarez dominates Callum Smith, calls for Golovkin trilogy fight
2020-12-20T15:21:08+03:00
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Canelo Alvarez underlined his status as boxing's pound-for-pound best as he dominated England's Callum Smith to win a clear-cut unanimous decision, afterwards calling for a trilogy fight with fellow P4P great Gennady Golovkin. Despite an almost comical seven-inch size advantage, the previously undefeated Smith was unab...
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Govt aware latest lockdown could have ‘severe’ impact on British economy — UK health minister
2020-12-20T15:19:18+03:00
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The economic impact of fresh restrictions introduced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid a rapidly spreading new coronavirus strain are expected to be very severe, admits British Health Minister Matt Hancock. Hancock suggested that the tighter measures in several parts of the UK could stay in place for some time, a...
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EU countries shutting down travel to and from UK amid new highly infectious Covid-19 strain scare
2020-12-20T15:08:03+03:00
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Belgium, Italy, and other European nations are following the Netherlands' lead and closing their borders for all travel to and from the UK, due to a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 that is spreading in southern England. The string of travel bans announced on Sunday was started by Belgium. Its restrictions come into force at m...
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New Zealand declared ‘main Zealand’ by Twitter after offering to share its oversized vaccine stockpile with neighboring islands
2020-12-20T14:48:01+03:00
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It has enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to immunize its population three times over, so New Zealand's giving some to its neighbors. Twitter reacted with adulation, but some think the Kiwis simply had it too easy with the infection. This week, the government of New Zealand announced it has pre-purchased additional quantiti...
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Approval of Catholic Church in Poland dips to nearly 30yr low amid pedophilia scandal & protests over new abortion restrictions
2020-12-20T14:42:45+03:00
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Public opinion of the Catholic Church in Poland is the lowest it has been since the early 1990s, a new poll shows. The clergy's reputation was damaged by recent sexual abuse allegations and protests over restrictive abortion laws. The results of the CBOS poll published by Polish media earlier this week showed that 47 p...
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China Daily chief calls Nigel Farage ‘a big joke’ & ‘Trump’s puppet’ after Brexit leader says China cancelled Christmas
2020-12-20T14:22:26+03:00
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Chen Weihua tore into Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage after the former, parroting the talking points of anti-China activists who claim the country purposely spread Covid-19 to the West, accused Beijing of cancelling Christmas. Following UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision on Saturday to prohibit households in L...
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Bitcoin surges towards $25,000 as Coinbase signals its intent to go public. RT’s Boom Bust examines the moves in cryptocurrency
2020-12-20T13:45:26+03:00
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Bitcoin set its new all-time high, breaking past $24,000 as the world's number one cryptocurrency continues its rally on the weekend before Christmas. The cryptocurrency capped out at $24,122 on Saturday before retreating to around $23,978, up nearly 5.5 percent on the day, according to the CoinDesk index. The surge pu...
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Toyota says electric vehicles are overhyped
2020-12-20T13:12:48+03:00
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There is too much hype surrounding electric vehicles (EVs), one of the world's top automakers, Japan's Toyota, says, noting that the electricity needed to charge electric cars would strain grids and increase carbon emissions. If all cars in Japan were electric, the country would be short of electricity in the summer, w...
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Bullet time: UFC knockout Valentina Shevchenko poses with cannons and visits aquarium in series of sultry snaps in New Orleans
2020-12-20T12:53:41+03:00
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While UFC women's flyweight champ Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko has appeared invincible in the cage in recent outings, she has also shown off her softer side by posing for snaps during a relaxing tour of New Orleans. Shevchenko last defended her title against Jennifer Maia last month, securing her sixth successive win ...
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Trump lashes out at ‘dumbest’ ex-adviser Bolton after CNN interview about ‘appalling’ idea to rerun election under martial law
2020-12-20T12:26:39+03:00
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"Martial law = Fake News," Donald Trump tweeted, before targeting Bolton, a former member of his administration who became a vocal critic of the incumbent president after parting ways with Trump in September last year. Trump reminded his Twitter followers how, in 2018, then-advisor Bolton threw a wrench into the talks ...
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Road rage at clinic: Doctors flee in horror as angry driver repeatedly rams pickup truck into hospital in India (VIDEO)
2020-12-20T10:25:52+03:00
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A driver has gone on the rampage and repeatedly crashed his truck into a hospital, forcing staff to run for their lives. The attack was reportedly prompted by an argument over the treatment of the perpetrator's relatives. The incident took place on Friday. Security camera footage, published by ANI. shows a white truck ...
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UK defence chief says he wants to beat Russia & China ‘at their own game’ with focus on ‘сyber escalation’ below war threshold
2020-12-20T10:06:00+03:00
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The UK needs to "beat" Russia and China "at their own game", General Sir Nick Carter, Britain's defence chief, told the Times newspaper after outlining an ‘up-to-date' strategy that appears to be rooted in Cold War mentality. Cyber attacks, asymmetric conflicts and digital surveillance – the list of "threats" and "chal...
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China’s share of global luxury spending doubles amid coronavirus lockdown
2020-12-20T10:05:17+03:00
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China's luxury goods market has nearly doubled this year, as consumers had to spend cash inside the country due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The market is set to expand further to become the largest in the world. Despite a rocky start to the year, during which the Chinese government had to impose a strict lockdown to cont...
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Sarah Palin joins calls to pardon Assange, condemns previous comments on WikiLeaks founder: ‘I made a mistake’
2020-12-20T06:40:45+03:00
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Former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has joined the chorus of voices calling for a pardon for Julian Assange, despite condemning the "bad guy" in the past. As rumors swirl of a possible pardon for Assange from outgoing President Donald Trump, more and more advocates have thrown ...
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Virginia law professor raises eyebrows with suggestion to achieve racial ‘equality’: DOUBLE-COUNTING the votes of black people
2020-12-20T05:27:33+03:00
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A law professor at Virginia's Washington and Lee University has devised a creative solution to help create a "racially just" society: double-count the votes of black people to undo America's "structurally racist" political system. He graciously suggested that so-called "vote reparations" should also be extended to Nati...
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Netherlands bans air travel from Britain till NEXT YEAR over new Covid-19 strain similar to fast-spreading variant in the UK
2020-12-20T03:58:36+03:00
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The Dutch government has imposed a ban on commercial flights from the UK to the Netherlands after it reported a first case of the new, fast-spreading Covid-19 strain. The ban will be in effect until at least January. The travel restrictions will apply to all passenger flights from the UK bound to the Netherlands starti...
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BoJo’s latest lockdown order spurs mass exodus to provinces, setting off ‘first evacuation of London since 1939’ (VIDEO)
2020-12-20T03:06:22+03:00
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Londoners took PM Boris Johnson's announcement of a Covid-19 lockdown for the Christmas holiday as their cue to flee London, in doing so, perhaps achieving exactly the opposite of the latest efforts to contain the virus. Videos posted on social media showed large crowds at rail stations queuing to escape the area desig...
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Are we ‘following the science’? Fauci tells kids he flew to North Pole and VACCINATED SANTA in Covid-19 advisory on Sesame Street
2020-12-20T01:27:11+03:00
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Dr. Anthony Fauci has been known to change his expert opinions on Covid-19 topics, such as whether to wear a mask, but his statements on Santa's readiness for a pandemic Christmas took a head-scratching, jarring turn on Saturday. Appearing on CNN's ‘Sesame Street Special', the mainstream media's favorite Covid-19 autho...
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Netanyahu calls Covid-19 vaccine ‘giant step for health’ as he becomes first Israeli to get Pfizer jab
2020-12-20T01:19:22+03:00
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Hoping to lead by example, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a jab of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine in an event broadcast live, as the polls showed a high level of mistrust to the immunization drive among Israelis. The ceremonial injection took place at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv on Saturday, wit...
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‘If you compare risks, you’ll take a vaccine’: Renowned US physician says Covid-19 jabs are ‘quite safe’ (VIDEO)
2020-12-20T01:12:19+03:00
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While "nothing is 100 percent safe," the chances of side effects from vaccination are hundreds of thousands of times lower than those of contracting Covid-19 by staying unvaccinated, prominent immunologist Stanley Plotkin told RT. With an increasing number of Covid-19 jabs approved by regulators, nations across the wor...
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EVEN TRUMP dumps on BoJo for stealing Christmas from millions of Brits as #Tier4 gets memed into oblivion
2020-12-20T00:51:39+03:00
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's fresh coronavirus restrictions have earned the Conservative PM the scorn of commentators online. Even US President Donald Trump is holding up his lockdown as an example of what not to do. "It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot continue with Christmas as planned,"...
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Soros-funded Los Angeles DA stokes more outrage by calling family of murder victim too uneducated to ‘KEEP THEIR MOUTH SHUT’
2020-12-19T23:58:31+03:00
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"It's unfortunate that we have people that do not have enough education to keep their mouth shut for once so we can talk," District Attorney George Gascon said Friday, outside a courthouse in Pomona, California. The 65-year-old prosecutor, who was born in Cuba and was previously San Francisco's DA, took office in Los A...
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CNN & Dems call to unleash HELL on Tucker Carlson for ‘trying to kill people’ with vaccine SKEPTICISM as his Covid rant goes viral
2020-12-19T23:50:52+03:00
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"How many people did Tucker Carlson try and kill tonight?" Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) tweeted on Friday. While such a message might seem extreme, it's just one of many reactions to a recent vaccine critique from Carlson. In a segment on his show, Carlson, one of the president's more vocal supporters, targeted th...
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If only they’d listened to Greta: World Economic Forum mocked for comparing CLIMATE CHANGE ON VENUS with that on Earth
2020-12-19T23:48:14+03:00
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When it comes to the fight against climate change, the boffins at the World Economic Forum think we can learn from the planet Venus, which had its oceans and milder climate wrecked. All that, and nobody on Venus ever drove a car. "We can learn a lot about climate change from Venus, our sister planet," read an article o...
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Covid-19 pandemic causes minor damage to corporate India, but takes heavy toll on the poor, Credit Suisse says
2020-12-19T23:01:10+03:00
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The cost of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Indian economy is smaller than was projected, as the corporate sector managed to bring down costs and bolster balance sheets, according to Credit Suisse's top equity strategist for India. Previous analysis carried out by the Zurich-based financial institution predicted India's e...
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Wokestradamus? Parody Twitter account ‘Titania McGrath’ perfectly predicted the latest social justice battles
2020-12-19T22:27:43+03:00
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‘Titania McGrath' doesn't exist, and is a creation of Spiked columnist Andrew Doyle. Yet her Twitter account, which parodies and ridicules modern society's obsession with political correctness, has fooled the unaware before, even earning a ban from Twitter after a biting send-up of critical theory in which she argued d...
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History made: Lionel Messi on the brink of breaking another record after drawing level with football icon Pele in club scorer list
2020-12-19T21:48:43+03:00
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Lionel Messi has etched his name into the history books once more after scoring his 643rd Barcelona goal on Saturday, drawing the Argentina icon level with Pele for the most goals scored by a player for a single club. Messi, 33, scored the historic goal just before half-time with a diving header, reacting quickest afte...
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Dead dogs hung from trees along Siberian highway as hunter takes grisly revenge on pack of strays (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
2020-12-19T21:45:02+03:00
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An investigation has been launched in the remote Russian region of Kemerovo, after viral footage showed the dead bodies of half a dozen dogs strung up in trees along the roadside. However, when no neighbours came forward to identify their pets, local authorities concluded that they were strays. The circumstances are no...
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American analysts downbeat as Washington chooses to withdraw its diplomatic presence in Siberia & Russia’s remote Far East
2020-12-19T21:35:29+03:00
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As Russia moves to liberalize its Visa system for most Western visitors, the US has said it will close its last consulates outside Moscow. This step is certain to reduce person-to-person contacts between Americans and Russians. The decision, which has echoes of the Cold War. albeit with roles reversed in terms of the p...
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Trump lashes out at media for blaming ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ for hacking, says it ‘may be China’
2020-12-19T21:16:14+03:00
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President Donald Trump has broken with the media and his own Secretary of State, brushing aside allegations that Russia was behind a massive computer hack. Trump instead claimed that the real culprit could be Beijing. As well as hitting out at the "Lamestream" media for blaming Russia, Trump also suggested that there m...
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Cosmonauts to intensify search for leak on ageing International Space Station amid concerns over DEPLETING oxygen reserves
2020-12-19T21:08:24+03:00
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Mission control has asked cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to find the source of a leak from Russia's Zvezda module on the facility, warning that the craft has been losing its reserve supply of oxygen. "Practically, we don't understand in what part of the intermediate chamber we currently have an...
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‘I have nothing to declare but my genius’: UFC’s Conor McGregor looks shredded as he returns from Portugal training camp (PHOTOS)
2020-12-19T20:48:57+03:00
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Irish UFC star Conor McGregor looked in outstanding shape after several weeks spent training in the Algarve ahead of his pivotal January rematch with lightweight title rival Dustin Poirier, channeling Oscar Wilde upon his return. The "Notorious", 32, will set foot in the UFC cage for the first time in almost exactly a ...
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Fluent in goals: Suarez ‘appears in Italian citizenship cheating hearing’ - then is branded a ‘b*stard’ by Costa after scoring two
2020-12-19T20:36:12+03:00
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An eventful week for Luis Suarez has ended with the Uruguay star reportedly testifying before investigators in a case about his Italian citizenship test, scoring for Atletico Madrid and being scorned by strike partner Diego Costa. Police launched an investigation earlier this month after discovering that Suarez, whose ...
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FDA investigating allergic reactions to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine after multiple incidents
2020-12-19T20:10:03+03:00
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to find the "culprit" behind reports of allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, announced on Friday that at ...
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‘Can’t have Christmas as planned’: BoJo tells London, Southeast & Peterborough to STAY HOME over rapid spread of new Covid strain
2020-12-19T19:25:02+03:00
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UK PM Boris Johnson has effectively cancelled Christmas for London, the Southeast and the city of Peterborough, banning Brits from meeting family and friends from other households, due to a fast-spreading new coronavirus variant. "It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot continue with Christmas as p...
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Legal battle begins after Maricopa County REFUSES to conduct forensic audit of Dominion voting machines ordered by Arizona senate
2020-12-19T18:37:19+03:00
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Arizona's Republican Party has accused Democrats of undermining efforts at election transparency after Maricopa County announced it would challenge ballot and voting machine audits ordered by the state senate. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has refused to comply with two subpoenas issued by the state's Senate...
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‘On a different tier’: Klopp fires title warning after Liverpool’s magnificent seven demolishes Crystal Palace in Premier League
2020-12-19T18:32:28+03:00
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Liverpool registered their largest top-flight away victory in more than 30 years after Jurgen Klopp's sensational Reds fired seven goals past Crystal Palace in a performance that served significant notice to their title rivals. These are unusually testing times at Anfield in which injury has deprived Klopp of two of hi...
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Bugs for the poor, lab steaks for the rich? Vat-grown chicken meat makes debut in first-ever sale at posh Singapore restaurant
2020-12-19T18:18:08+03:00
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Commercial cultured meat has made its global market debut after climate-conscious teens got served premium-priced nuggets made from vat-grown chicken meat at a luxurious Singapore restaurant. On Saturday evening, the 1880 restaurant in Robertson Quay, a posh entertainment district in Singapore, began serving a special ...
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Democrat Senator wants govt. to investigate Amazon’s ‘invasive’ fitness tracker, which records user and asks for NUDES
2020-12-19T18:09:00+03:00
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An unassuming-looking gray wristband, Amazon's Halo collects such intimate personal data that it "just cries out for some kind of rules and regulations in place," Klobuchar told TechCrunch in an interview published on Friday. "Between the HHS Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Trade Commission, the...
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Men & women in Panama obliged to do Christmas shopping ON DIFFERENT DAYS, officials announce, amid complaints over trans rights
2020-12-19T17:45:56+03:00
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Panama is about to reinstate nationwide movement restrictions by ordering men and women to do Christmas shopping on different days, in an attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the health minister announced. "As of Monday 21, with the aim of reducing mobility, purchases will be made by gender," Luis Sucre, Pana...
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Pompeo labels Putin ‘enemy’ of freedom as Trump era ends in war of words with Russia
2020-12-19T17:33:44+03:00
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Any hopes Moscow may have that relations with the US could improve during Donald Trump's final month in office are likely fading, as Mike Pompeo claimed Russia is an "enemy" of the US amid a growing spat between the two nations. A number of bilateral agreements between Russia and the US, aimed at reducing the prospect ...
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Less than 25% of Israelis prepared to take Covid-19 jab immediately, poll shows, as country heads for mass-vaccination campaign
2020-12-19T17:25:16+03:00
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Israeli citizens have demonstrated great mistrust towards the immunization campaign against coronavirus, scheduled to kick off this weekend, a just-released poll shows, with only a fourth prepared to get vaccinated immediately. Some 25 percent of Israelis have expressed their readiness to receive a coronavirus jab off ...
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Cuff luck! Russian Police officer dodges death when drug dealer opens fire, with bullet lodging in cop’s handcuffs (VIDEO)
2020-12-19T17:21:55+03:00
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They're designed to stop people from getting away, but one Russian policeman owes his lucky escape to a pair of handcuffs, after they stopped a bullet heading for his chest during an attempt to arrest a suspect. In shocking footage, captured by CCTV, the man can be seen turning to face an approaching officer, before ra...
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‘It’s all about the money’: Canelo issues sparring invite to YouTube brothers the Pauls and claims they ‘lack respect for boxing’
2020-12-19T17:16:19+03:00
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Pound-for-pound great Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez says he has no interest in a money-spinning showdown with YouTube sensations the Paul brothers, although he says he would happily put either through their paces in a training session. Canelo has his hands full when he takes on undefeated Englishman Callum Smith in Texas on Sa...
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Stay home for Christmas despite your FOMO, as ‘few more months of sacrifice’ lie ahead, WHO’s top official in Europe urges
2020-12-19T17:03:24+03:00
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The World Health Organization's director for Europe has asked people to avoid large gatherings during the holidays, despite the depression and anxieties caused by "social exclusion" amid the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a difference between "what you are being permitted to do by your authorities and what you should do,"...
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Pop idol: Russian long jump star Klishina poses in swimsuit as she pledges ‘delight in uncertain times’ with music debut (VIDEO)
2020-12-19T16:55:51+03:00
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Russian world silver medalist long jumper Daria Klishina has offered fans "positive vibes" with her first foray into music, wiggling her behind, chomping a strawberry and strolling on a beach as part of a new video she stars in. The two-time European Indoor champion is the catalyst for a new dance song by WDP 365, appe...
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UK coronavirus lead Chris Whitty has become a popular Christmas-gift icon, outselling Britney Spears
2020-12-19T16:42:11+03:00
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Novelty items featuring one of the most prominent faces of the UK's Covid response, Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty, are reportedly more popular than those depicting some of the world's biggest celebrities. According to a report by the BBC, Whitty and his deputy, Jonathan Van-Tam, have become "two unlike...
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‘We support free press, but…’: Conservatives mutiny after neocon Heritage Foundation says Assange is ‘US enemy’ unworthy of pardon
2020-12-19T15:58:37+03:00
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Right-leaning pundits and social media users are sharpening their pitchforks after the Heritage Foundation, a conservative US think tank, insisted that Julian Assange is not a member of the press and should not receive clemency. The Washington, DC-headquartered public policy institute on Friday expressed its displeasur...
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‘The case is meritless’: Lawyer for NBA ace says $1 million lawsuit claimant from alleged parking lot spat was ‘unstable and rude’
2020-12-19T15:44:48+03:00
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Atlanta Hawks guard Rajon Rondo and his girlfriend are facing a $1 million lawsuit after a woman filed a suit alleging that they "cussed out and beat" her in a "heated parking lot dispute", calling her a "b*tch" during an assault. Toktam Jorshari is taking legal action against what she claims was "assault and battery, ...