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€˜Moral crisis:Gates, Buffett & Bezos richer than poorest half of America combined
The three richest people in the United States – Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett – have a total wealth that exceeds the savings of America’s poorest 160 million, a new study shows. The three billionaires are sitting on a combined $248.5 b ...[Read more]
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GOP eyes post-tax-cut changes to welfare, Medicare and Social Security
High-ranking Republicans are hinting that, after their tax overhaul, the party intends to look at cutting spending on welfare, entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, and other parts of the social safety net. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan ...[Read more]
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Tragedy of unknown homeless man found ‘frozen to death’ in city centre on coldest night of the year
The body of a homeless man was found tragically 'frozen to death' in Birmingham's city centre on the coldest night of the year. Police were called to a car park entrance in Station Road at 11.30pm Wednesday after a local drinking in the nearby boozer disc ...[Read more]
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$21 trillion of unauthorized spending by US govt discovered by economics professor
The US government may have misspent $21 trillion, a professor at Michigan State University has found. Papers supporting the study briefly went missing just as an audit was announced. Two departments of the US federal government may have spent as much as $ ...[Read more]
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Green Party Candidates Arrested, Shackled to Chairs For 8 Hours After Trying to Enter Hofstra Debate
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and vice-presidential candidate Cheri Honkala were arrested Tuesday as they attempted to enter the grounds of the presidential debate site at Hofstra University. Like other third-party candidates, Stein was bloc ...[Read more]
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The Panama Chronicles: How America’s enemies were targeted
“The problem with Panama Papers is that the initial release targeted the enemies of the United States,” Bradley Birkenfeld, an American banker and whistleblower, said. “This is the way the CIA operates – they operate in a scheme in which they try ...[Read more]
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US Senate Warns Russia of Sanctions if S-400 Sold to Any Foreign Nations
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A group of US lawmakers led by Senator Bob Menendez told the State Department in a letter that any sale of Russian S-400 air defense system should lead to new punitive measures as stipulated in the Countering America’s Adversaries ...[Read more]
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How did we let neoliberalism win? Rafael Correa interviews Cristina Kirchner on RT
Two signature figures of Latin America's Pink Tide, former Ecuador President Rafael Correa and Argentina's ex-leader, Christina Kirchner, speak about their time in government, and analyze why the right was able to make a comeback. ...[Read more]
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Pentagon Confirms It’s Seeking 100,000 Body Bags in Virus Crisis
The Pentagon confirmed that it’s seeking to provide as many as 100,000 military-style body bags for potential civilian use as the U.S. warns that deaths could soar in the coming weeks from the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Emergency Management Agenc ...[Read more]
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Trump Muses About Light as Remedy, but Also Disinfectant, Which Is Dangerous
“Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light,” Mr. Trump said. “And I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but we’re going to test it?” he added, turning to Mr. Bryan, who had retu ...[Read more]
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Iran Issues Red Notice Demand for Interpol to Arrest Trump, 47 US Officials for Soleimani Assassination
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is very seriously following up on pursuing and punishing those who ordered and executed this crime." ...[Read more]
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