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Elise Stefanik, newest star of Trumpworld, has turned impeachment into a fundraising boon Volodymyr Zelensky

Elise Stefanik, newest star of Trumpworld, has turned impeachment into a fundraising boon

WASHINGTON — As she rose to stand in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 6, the eyes of the nation were upon Elise Stefanik. President Trump was celebrating his acquittal in the impeachment trial the day before with a freewheeling address that excoriated his critics and praised…
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February 27, 2020
I flew on 2 back-to-back Malaysia Airlines flights, and now I’m rooting for the struggling airline to survive Pikachu

I flew on 2 back-to-back Malaysia Airlines flights, and now I’m rooting for the struggling airline to survive

Malaysian Airlines is struggling to survive. Kate Taylor/Business Insider Malaysia Airlines is bleeding money, as it struggles to compete with low-cost airlines and recover from a disastrous 2014 when one flight was shot down and another disappeared. I recently flew on two Malaysia Airlines flights, one international and one domestic. While they…
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February 27, 2020
China should ban the eating of dogs completely to ‘salvage its international image’, scholar urges Animal Protection

China should ban the eating of dogs completely to ‘salvage its international image’, scholar urges

China should ban the eating of dogs and cats completely to 'restore its international image', a scholar has urged.The news came after a Chinese city drafted a law to forbid the consumption of the pets to improve food safety in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.Guo Changgang, an academic from…
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February 27, 2020
Key Words: Pelosi: Stock market’s plunge is ‘disturbing’; Trump ‘silly’ to pin fall on Democratic debate Nancy Pelosi

Key Words: Pelosi: Stock market’s plunge is ‘disturbing’; Trump ‘silly’ to pin fall on Democratic debate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday expressed concern about the stock market’s coronavirus-driven selloff, as the California Democrat also criticized President Donald Trump’s analysis of the market’s action. She offered the following take when asked at her weekly news conference about the drop: “ ‘The market drop – now it’s…
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February 27, 2020
Socioemotional “Thought Crimes” in American Schools: Tracking Student SEL Data for Precrime China's Social Credit System

Socioemotional “Thought Crimes” in American Schools: Tracking Student SEL Data for Precrime

By John Klyczek As a result of federal initiatives to “get tough on crime,” such as the Reagan Administration’s War on Drugs and the Clinton Administration’s “Three Strikes” laws, the total number of incarcerated Americans more than quadrupled from roughly 500,000 inmates in 1980 to 2.2 million inmates in 2015.…
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February 27, 2020
Thirty years on Doping in Cycling

Thirty years on

On Feb 27 1990, Dutch cyclist Johannes Draaijer passed away in his sleep. While the cause of death was not specified on the autopsy, it was assumed to be Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome. However, following on from the death of another Dutch cyclist, Bert Oosterbosch, six months earlier, doubts over…
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February 27, 2020
Thirty years on Doping in Cycling

Thirty years on

On Feb 27 1990, Dutch cyclist Johannes Draaijer passed away in his sleep. While the cause of death was not specified on the autopsy, it was assumed to be Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome. However, following on from the death of another Dutch cyclist, Bert Oosterbosch, six months earlier, doubts over…
bubmag
February 27, 2020