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Global helmsman Xi Jinping steps up with charm offensive
In a wide-ranging speech that went from global angst to China’s new normal, Xi sounded all the right notes that global capital needed to hear; protectionism is like “locking oneself in a dark room,” and “no one is a winner in a trade war.” His s ...[Read more]
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How Fake Outrage Fuels the Corrupt Center Left
In spite of the fact that this behavior lost them the White House and both houses of Congress, the center left of the Democratic Party continues to rely on manufactured outrage based on misleading claims in order to distract the public from its corruption ...[Read more]
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US watched ISIS rise in Syria and hoped to ‘manage’ it — Kerry on leaked tape
The rise of extremists had led to Russia’s intervention. Kerry said (at minute 26) that when Daesh, or ISIS, started to grow, the US watched and thought we could “manage” the ISIS situation, because it might push Assad to negotiate, but instead Puti ...[Read more]
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Newborn baby dies in frigid cold after being found with his homeless mother at Portland bus stop
Portland, Oregon, is reeling after a newborn baby birthed by a homeless woman died the morning after a punishing ice storm tore through the city. ...[Read more]
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Noam Chomsky on the Long History of US Meddling in Foreign Elections
US has a long criminal history of meddling into the political affairs of other nations -- a history that spans at least a century and, since the end of World War II, extends into all regions of the globe, including western parliamentary polities. This int ...[Read more]
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America urged Saddam to attack Assad in Syria
America urged Saddam Hussein to attack Hafez al-Assad's Syria because of the closure of Iraq's oil pipeline, a secret 1983 intelligence report has revealed. A report, by former senior CIA official Graham Fuller, said the US should consider 'urging Iraq to ...[Read more]
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Monsanto, EPA Seek to Keep Talks Secret on Glyphosate Cancer Review
Monsanto Co. and officials within the Environmental Protection Agency are fighting legal efforts aimed at exploring Monsanto's influence over regulatory assessments of the key chemical in the company's Roundup herbicide, new federal court filings show. Th ...[Read more]
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In First Conflict With China, Trump & Xi Clash Over Embassy Move To Jerusalem
Following the first statement by the new White House press secretary that the move of the US embassy to Jerusalem was “coming soon,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that East Jerusalem should be the official capital of a Palestinian state. ...[Read more]
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Cancer-causing ingredient found in toothpaste and chewing gum
A dangerous ingredient that may trigger the development of cancer has been found in toothpaste and certain food products, a recent study, published in Scientific Reports said. It goes about food coloring known as E171 (titanium dioxide). The substance is ...[Read more]
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Meet the New Boss: Bracing for Trump’s Anti-Worker, Corporate Agenda
Trump's ascension to the presidency has ended his inside-out shtick. Much like Barack Obama in 2008, Trump's anti-establishment marketing assault has culminated into an uber-establishment cabinet. Within six weeks of his election victory, Trump has procee ...[Read more]
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Wikileaks reveals video showing US air crew shooting down Iraqi civilians
A secret video showing US air crew falsely claiming to have encountered a firefight in Baghdad and then laughing at the dead after launching an air strike that killed a dozen people, including two Iraqis working for Reuters news agency, was revealed by Wi ...[Read more]
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