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news Democrats fear Netanyahu may have undermined Biden's image among voters
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For interactive map, go here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13275073/Average-*****-sizes-world-revealed-interactive-map.html For full list, go here: https://www.worlddata.info/average-penissize.php
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news 7 month pregnant woman murdered by boyfriend for 'honor killing'
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Terrible terrible terrible. Religion is such a menace to society. RIP to her & her baby they deserved so much better. Somalian, 22, 'strangles heavily pregnant girlfriend, 20, to death - also killing their unborn child' - in suspected honour killing in Sweden 'because his mother wouldn't approve of him dating a "white" girl from a different culture' Article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13271287/pregnant-woman-murdered-sweden-suspected-honour-killing.html -
Developing story: This is rich coming from Ecuador considering how in 2012 it granted political asylum to Julian Assange in their London embassy… and neither the US or the UK invaded their embassy.
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news Biden to make second attempt at large-scale student loan forgiveness
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The Biden administration is poised to issue a proposal aimed at reducing or eliminating student loan balances for millions of borrowers, according to people familiar with the matter, marking President Biden's second attempt at large-scale loan forgiveness. The regulations, which are set to be issued as soon as next week, come after the Supreme Court last year overturned the administration's first debt cancellation plan, which would have wiped away up to $20,000 in student debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 a year. Biden is planning to outline the broad strokes of the new proposal during a speech on Monday in Madison, Wis., where he is expected to tout his administration's wide-ranging efforts to chip away at the student debt burden facing more than 40 million Americans, the people said. A White House spokesman declined to comment. Administration officials expect that the final rule will be challenged in court, but they think they are on solid legal footing. The new approach, they argue, is more tailored because it outlines specific conditions for debt cancellation, a contrast with the more sweeping plan that was overturned by the Supreme Court. The administration used the Heroes Act to underpin Biden's first loan-forgiveness program. But the Supreme Court ruled that the administration had overstepped its authority by using the law, which allows the education secretary to modify student aid programs to respond to emergencies, to forgive loans for tens of millions of Americans. Source -
did y'all feel that omg?
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news Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) does PR for Israeli regime after the murder of US citizen
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news Black tradesman 'told he does not look like an electrician' in racist Police search
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Black tradesman 'told he does not look like an electrician' during 'traumatic' Met Police search A black tradesman has claimed that Metropolitan Police officers told him he "does not look like an electrician" during a stop and search on his way home from work. Josh King, 23, and his colleagues were returning from a job in Guildford when they were stopped by officers in a police van parked by the side of the road as they drove through Clapham on September 13, 2023. This week, a video went viral on social media showing King and three coworkers, all in company uniforms, being forcibly removed from their vehicle and handcuffed by police during the tense search, leading to the arrest of one person for possessing an electrician's knife. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) later ruled that no further action should be taken against him. Mr King, from Peckham, claims he was racially profiled and that his colleague was arrested despite explaining the knife was a work tool. He added that officers appeared to dismiss his colleague's explanation that the tool had been inadvertently left in his cargo trousers. The electrician, who owns KK Electrical Contractor Limited, claims that his business lost a client as a result of the incident. He told the Standard: "We're going home from work in my person car as I don't have a van. I'm with the lads and we pass a police vehicle which is parked up in Clapham – I wasn't speeding, my car's insured – and I said 'why have we been stopped? What's the reason?’” "And immediately they dragged us out the car and started antagonising us. We were put in handcuffs for about 90 minutes on the side of the road and they told us we don't look like electricians. "It makes you think, what does an electrician even look like? What does a plumber look like? What does a doctor look like? "It was a very concerning thing to say but they didn't realise the severity of what they said until afterwards.” He added: "In that whole time period we were in handcuffs, they mistreated us. It was totally unnecessary…it wasn't professional at all. As somebody who has never previously been stopped by police in my life, it was quite a traumatic experience for me. Regarding the lost client, he said: "We were working on a project and the police emailed the client. I was offered that job and then lost it. We deal with quite high-end contracts so it's nothing we take lightly but it did happen. "Police asked them if we are who we say we are, which was unnecessary.” Mr King is planning to lodge an official complaint against the Met following the "traumatic" incident. He says his colleagues have been left shaken by the ordeal and that morale at his business is low. A Met spokesperson said: "The men were searched after a passenger in the car was seen attempting to hide a lock knife in a door compartment following a traffic stop. "Possession a lock knife is illegal and officers thought the man's attempt to hide it was suspicious. He was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of an offensive weapon. "The man claimed he was using the knife for work, however the group's other tools were found in the boot, rather than the passenger compartment. "Ultimately the Crown Prosecution Service decided the man should face no further action, but we regularly see the devastation knives cause and officers will do all they can to remove them from the streets of London.” Last month, Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley criticised the "army of armchair commentators" who, in his view, record and scrutinise the actions of officers. The Met said the searches were carried out after "a passenger in the car was seen attempting to hide a lock knife in a door compartment following a traffic stop". Commander Claire Smart, from the Metropolitan Police, said: "The men were searched after a passenger in the car was seen attempting to hide a lock knife in a door compartment following a traffic stop. "Possession of a lock knife can be illegal and officers thought the man's attempt to hide it was suspicious. He was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of an offensive weapon. "Ultimately the Crown Prosecution Service decided the man should face no further action. "When done right, stop and search is an effective tool and officers take 4,000 dangerous weapons off our streets every year as a result of this tactic. "We know nonetheless stop and search has a significant impact on our communities which we are keen to better understand. "There has been no formal complaint about this incident, however I would welcome the opportunity to meet with the man to discuss this further and to hear his concerns." -
news Girl in France was beaten into coma by classmates for wearing "un-Islamic" clothing
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news Jill Biden urges husband Joe Biden to "stop the war in Gaza now"
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news Israel-Palestine Conflict 2023/ 2024 Mega Thread
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Grindr currently has a market cap of $1.9 billion and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GRND. Simply Wall Street noted a few days ago that the stock is up 63% in the last year.
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https://newsroom.heart.org/news/8-hour-time-restricted-eating-linked-to-a-91-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-death Hmmm, I wouldn't be surprised if this is caused by people eating heavy Americanized meals in a short time frame to get calories that is high in saturated fat. Not that it in itself is unhealthy.
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news California Republicans join activists supporting rent control to block new housing
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Political provocateur Michael Weinstein has the unlikeliest of allies in his quest to remove statewide limits on rent control: Republicans in Huntington Beach. Weinstein, a nonprofit executive who's poured upward of $100 million into political fights in California, is trying to repeal a law that bars cities from rent-controlling newer apartments — a restriction that's ferociously guarded by developers and real estate investors. Opponents of his November ballot measure — his third such attempt — say it would have such a chilling effect on development that it could essentially allow local governments to skirt state laws requiring them to allow more housing. "On paper, it would be legal to build new homes. But it would be illegal, largely speaking, to make money doing so,” said Louis Mirante, vice president of public policy at the Bay Area Council, a pro-business advocacy group that opposes the measure. That's where Weinstein's effort has apparently found a friend in Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland, a Republican who's attempting to organize his colleagues behind a measure backed by liberal activists. He has led the city's efforts to fight Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta in court as the state tries to force the city to comply with housing mandates. Strickland said Weinstein's rent control measure would block "the state's ability to sue our city" because Huntington Beach could slap steep affordability requirements on new, multi-unit apartment projects that are now exempt from rent control. Such requirements, he argued, could stop development that would "destroy the fabric" of the town's quaint "Surf City" vibe. Pro-housing advocates who have long clashed with Weinstein argue affluent cities have already tried to use the guise of affordability requirements to try to prevent new construction — and that this measure would make it easier for them to do so. Soon after California passed a law requiring cities to allow duplexes and lot splits in neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes, several coastal enclaves, including Dana Point and Camarillo, tried to impose stringent rules for such units, requiring below-market rents. Those cities largely backed down after the state threatened legal action. But some pro-housing leaders and Newsom allies say the rent-control ballot measure appears to be similarly motivated. A person close to the governor, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly, said: "They're all patches in the same quilt, which is that there are people in this state who just don't want to see more housing. Source -
news Poll: 25% of WI Dems say Biden's handling of Gaza could impact their vote in November
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news Hillary Clinton on election: "Get over yourself, those are the 2 choices"
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Possible mammal to mammal transmission does not mean well for the future- cow to human transmission under investigation CDC issues statements one man infected "mild symptoms" 52% mortality rate since 2022
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news Rep. Josh Gottheimer calls pro-Palestine Democrats a cancer in the caucus
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news Scotland's new hate crime law could result in JK Rowling being arrested
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JK Rowling has challenged Scotland's new hate crime law in a series of social media posts - inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 creates a new crime of "stirring up hatred" relating to age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex. Ms Rowling, who has long been a critic of some trans activism, posted on X on the day the new legislation came into force. Ms Rowling said: "I'm currently out of the country, but if what I've written here qualifies as an offence under the terms of the new act, I look forward to being arrested when I return to the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment." Police Scotland said it had not received any complaints over the posts. The maximum penalty under the new act in Scotland is a jail sentence of seven years. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51j64lk2l8o.amp LOCK HER UP!! -
news Update - Niger cite threats, disrespect for its decision to kick out the US military
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