June 2022
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Members of the LGBTQ+ community are calling a new stamp featuring former first lady Nancy Reagan a “slap in the face,” as it was unveiled at the beginning of Pride month and because of the Reagan administration’s role in the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. “I think it just brings up just this overwhelming, underlying grief that…
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The House select committee on Jan. 6 holds its first hearing on Thursday, in prime time at 8 p.m. ET, promising to weave together a narrative from the findings of its year-long probe with “previously unseen material” about the attack on the Capitol. Some committee members have teased that there will be “bombshells” and that the…
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The fight for Sievierodonetsk in detail Ukrainian forces have pulled back to the outskirts of the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk amid a fierce Russian assault, the regional governor said, a decisive moment in one of the key battles of the conflict. Russian forces have been focused for weeks now on seizing the industrial city of…
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SUMMARY – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday revealed that he had inspected leading positions of the Ukrainian military in Lysychansk city in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk and Soledar in Donetsk, where fighting with Russian forces is intense. – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned Russia would strike new targets if the United States started supplying Ukraine with…
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Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that a United Nations plan to restart Ukrainian grain exports along a sea corridor was “reasonable” and requires more talks with Moscow and Kyiv to ensure ships would be safe. Turkey is ready to clear a path for Ukrainian grain, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday after…
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German former Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she tried hard when she was in office to prevent the situation in Ukraine from developing to the current state, adding that she does not blame herself for not trying hard enough. “It’s a great sadness that it didn’t work out, but I don’t blame myself…
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Liverpool reject bid worth £23.5m up front for striker Sadio Mane from Bayern Munich; additional £6.5m in add-ons would only be paid if Bayern won three Champions Leagues and Mane lifted Ballon d’Or three times Liverpool have rejected a second bid worth a potential £30m from Bayern Munich for Senegal forward Sadio Mane. The offer…
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Luther did not limit his comments to the university, as he believed the Bible ought to be central to all education. Luther knew the obligation Christian parents have to train their children in the faith, and this begins in the lower levels of education: Above all, the most important and most usual teaching, in both the…
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Ukraine denounced Israel on Tuesday for refusing to provide it with the Iron Dome anti-missile system to help protect civilians against Russian attacks, The Times of Israel reported. “While Russia slaughters our citizens, the Israeli government remains in its comfort zone and refrains from providing Ukraine with minimal defensive assistance,” said Yevgen Korniychuk, Ukrainian ambassador to Israel.…
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The leader of Moscow’s Jewish community fled Russia and is living in exile after refusing to support President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine. Moscow Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt was pressured by Russian authorities to publicly support the invasion of Ukraine but refused to do so, his daughter-in-law said Wednesday. “Can finally share that my…
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Midday listeners tuning in to Russian radio station Kommersant FM received a shock Wednesday when the station began broadcasting Ukrainian patriotic and anti-war songs. According to BBC Monitoring reporter Francis Scarr, a Kommersant news bulletin was unexpectedly cut off by the Ukrainian patriotic song, “Oh, red viburnum in the meadow.” The station was quickly pulled off the air…
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Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can’t take your time, answer all of them immediately. Let’s find out just how clever you really are…. First Question: You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? Answer: If you…
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Tesla CEO may terminate his $44 billion buyout because the social media giant is withholding data on fake accounts Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has warned Twitter’s board of directors that he may back out of a deal to buy the social media platform for $44 billion because the company hasn’t been forthcoming with information on…
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Following reports of rampant spam by some firms, Google has banned businesses from using RCS for promotion in India, the company’s largest market by users, in a setback for the standard that the company is hoping to help become the future of SMS messaging. According to TechCrunch, RCS stands for Rich Communication Services, and it…
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Beijing is looking to expand its influence in the Indo-Pacific by establishing a naval facility in Cambodia, the paper claims China is building a naval base for its military in Cambodia, with both Beijing and Phnom Penh going to great lengths to conceal the operation, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing Western officials. The…
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Hormonal contraceptives, such as the birth control pill, are amongst the most widely used pharmaceutical products. Recent research has linked hormonal contraceptives to an increased incidence of attempted suicide, raising questions about their safety. Now, a new study shows that rates of attempted suicides in women using hormonal contraception are actually lower than in women…
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