An inquiry into air travel by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin found he broke no laws but lamented the loose justification provided to substantiate costly flights.
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Radioactive boar shot dead in Sweden – 31 years after Chernobyl disaster
????? A wild boar with radiation levels more than ten times the safe limit has been shot in central Sweden.
House Passes Bill Banning Abortions At 20 Weeks
Their enslaving of women knows no depths – they want to run back to when women were property!
The House of Representatives has approved a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks, which is halfway through a woman’s pregnancy. The bill would also jail abortion providers for up to 5 years, or impose steep fines on them, should they violate the ban. [ more › ]
Reichsbürger and neo-Nazis infiltrating Thuringia gun clubs
More and more Reichsbürger and neo-Nazis are getting legal access to firearms at shooting clubs, according to Thuringia’s state intelligence agency. The state is thought to be home to about 1,000 Reichsbürger.
How fake news spread in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting
Soon after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, conspiracy theories began circulating online that spread much faster than legitimate news reports. The business of fake news appears to be booming.
Bombardier dispute risks Northern Irish peace, Ireland to tell U.S.
He does not care or know what Ireland is about – unless you want a Trump Resort there. DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s foreign minister will raise Dublin’s concerns over the impact a trade dispute between the United States and Canada’s Bombardier could have on Northern Ireland’s peace process when he meets Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross this week.
Tens of thousands take to streets of Catalonia on day of general strike
Two days after Catalonia held a banned independence referendum, the region was operating at half speed on Tuesday due to a general strike called by small unions. The two large Spanish general workers’ unions, UGT and CC OO, have encouraged people to demonstrate in a “paro de país” (country stoppage) to protest the police violence on Sunday, but underscored that they are not participating in the call for a general strike.
Dalit man beaten to death at Hindu festival in India
Caste and Hindi Uber-Nationalism both to blame
A man from the Dalit, the lower caste in Indian Hindu society, has died after being attacked while attending a celebration of the Hindu festival of Navratri. Eight men have been detained and charged with murder.
Facebook says 10 million US users saw Russia-linked ads
Facebook has handed over copies of some 3,000 ads linked to a Russian agency to US lawmakers, as part of Congress’ probe into alleged election meddling. The ads reportedly focused on divisive social and political issues.
Psychiatric patients in Norway given electro therapy without consent: report
Who’s watching them? At least 40 patients at Norwegian psychiatric treatment units have been treated with electric therapy over the last three years without giving consent, a report has revealed.
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