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Why American Cruelty Doesn’t Deter Migrants

We told Hondurans of harsh U.S. asylum policies. They said it was still better than facing poverty and death threats at home.

Greta Thunberg to sail across Atlantic for UN climate summits

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Teenage activist to travel to US on racing yacht to cut environmental impact of travel

Greta Thunberg is to sail across the Atlantic in a high-speed racing yacht next month to attend UN climate summits in the US and Chile as part of a sabbatical year the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist will spend in the US.

“Good news! I’ll be joining the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, COP25 in Santiago … I’ve been offered a ride on the 60ft racing boat Malizia II. We’ll be sailing across the Atlantic Ocean from the UK to NYC in mid August,” Greta tweeted. The journey will take two weeks.

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Putin’s treatment of protesters and rivals shows weakness, not strength | Simon Tisdall

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The shocking treatment of Alexei Navalny and the arrest of hundreds of protesters expose the dark underside of the presidency

Vladimir Putin is no ordinary two-faced politician. For Russia’s Janus-like president, double-speak, disingenuousness and duplicity are a way of life. For 20 years, he has shown himself the master of having it both ways. But is he about to be found out? As riots shake Moscow, with the promise of more to come, is an end to the long, dark night of the Putin supremacy a dawning possibility?

On the infrequent occasions when Putin openly presents himself to the Russian public, he cultivates the persona of a caring, fatherly figure, not unlike a tsar, valiant in the cause of people and nation. Kremlin publicists project images of a bare-chested, no-nonsense tough guy and stern, stalwart patriot, as was the case on Sunday when he was pictured reviewing a St Petersburg naval parade.

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‘Dangerous’ UK government intent on forcing no deal, says Sturgeon

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Scotland’s first minister criticises Boris Johnson’s ‘hardline position’ on Brexit

Boris Johnson has been accused by Nicola Sturgeon of intentionally pushing the UK towards a no-deal Brexit, despite his “bluff and bluster” about wanting an agreement with EU leaders.

After meeting Johnson face-to-face in Edinburgh, the Scottish first minister said she believed he was pursuing a “dangerous” hardline strategy with EU leaders, with the likely outcome of no-deal Brexit.

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Lovely Photos of Henry Fonda and His Daughter Jane Fonda in New York City in 1960

Born 1905 in Grand Island, Nebraska, American actor Henry Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He made his Hollywood debut in 1935, and his career gained momentum after his Academy Award-nominated performance as Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath in 1940.

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Fonda had a career spanning five decades. He cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in such classics as The Ox-Bow Incident, Mister Roberts, and 12 Angry Men. Later, Fonda moved both toward darker epics such as Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West and lighter roles in family comedies such as Yours, Mine and Ours with Lucille Ball, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 54th Academy Awards for the movie On Golden Pond, his final film role.

Fonda was the patriarch of a family of famous actors, including daughter Jane Fonda, son Peter Fonda, granddaughter Bridget Fonda, and grandson Troy Garity. His family and close friends called him “Hank”.

Fonda died at his Los Angeles home on August 12, 1982, from heart disease, aged 77. In 1999 he was named the sixth-Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.

These lovely photos of Henry Fonda and his daughter Jane Fonda were taken by Leonard McCombe in New York City in 1960.

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