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Lorde called a bigot in Washington Post ad over cancelled Israel concert

We know who the bigot is and it is not Lorde

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Advert placed by ‘America’s rabbi’ Shmuley Boteach also accuses singer’s native New Zealand of prejudice against Israel

A full-page advert has been placed in the Washington Post calling Lorde a bigot, a week after the New Zealand-born singer cancelled a concert in Israel.

Related: Lorde cancels Israel concert after pro-Palestinian campaign

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Australian air force put on alert after Russian long-range bombers headed south

ROTFLMAO

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Russia thought to be extending its Pacific influence after nuclear-capable aircraft carry out military exercises in Indonesia

An Australian air force base was put on alert while Russian strategic bombers conducted exercises in neutral waters off Indonesia, a move experts said showed Moscow was looking to extend its influence in the Pacific.

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Andrew Adonis quits as Theresa May’s infrastructure tsar over Brexit

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Labour peer says prime minister has become ‘voice of Ukip’ as he resigns as chair of National Infrastructure Commission

Andrew Adonis, the former Labour minister, has resigned as chair of the government-backed National Infrastructure Commission in protest at Theresa May’s management of Brexit, describing the process as “a dangerous populist and nationalist spasm worthy of Donald Trump”.

The former transport secretary headed the body that makes recommendations to the government on projects such as the high-speed rail link HS2. Most recently he recommended that 1m new homes be built in the “brain belt” spanning Oxford, Cambridge and Milton Keynes.

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Trump tax cuts offer big savings for business jet buyers that could lift the industry

Can I get three – lol 170806photo-most-delivered-in-1h2017*100The Republican tax bill signed by President Donald Trump could provide “additional stimulus” for the recovering corporate jet and business aviation sectors, a leading aerospace analyst says.

Cowen aerospace analyst Cai von Rumohr offered that assessment in a brief research note he shared recently with the independent investment firm’s clients.

The number of pre-owned business jets for sale as a percent of the fleet dropped in December, the fourth straight month of decline and the lowest level…

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