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Cherokee Supreme Court removes all references to 'blood' from tribal laws and constitution
The move draws sharp criticism from tribal legislators who say the court exceeded its authority by changing the constitution itself without a vote of the Cherokee people.
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5 days agoExpression lostwonder
Violet Gibson - The Irish woman who shot Benito Mussolini
Efforts are being made to put up a plaque commemorating Violet Gibson in Dublin.
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6 days agoVideo/Audio lostwonder
Why Jakarta is sinking
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7 days agoAnalysis lostwonder
Biden’s Health Plan Shifts Even More Public Dollars Into Private Hands
Biden’s American Rescue Plan, like the Affordable Care Act, does not move us any closer toward a single-payer system.
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8 days agoDeal lostwonder
Nest Audio is more affordable than ever right now
The Nest Audio is only a few months old and is a more modern and better-sounding replacement for the original Google Home speaker. Last weekend, we shared
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8 days agoCurrent Event lostwonder
Belarus: Crackdown Escalates
Belarusian law enforcement officials carried out a nationwide wave of raids targeting human rights defenders and journalists on February 16, 2021, rounding up at least 40 people and searching their homes and offices, Human Rights Watch said today. Many of those targeted have documented or reported on ongoing mass protests or provided assistance to people in custody on politically motivated charges and to their families.
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10 days agoCurrent Event lostwonder
Mozambique expels British journalist covering insurgency
Tom Bowker tweets that he has been banned from country for 10 years over alleged irregularities
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12 days agoExpression lostwonder
Soldiers who fought in Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign are buried
The remains of over a hundred French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon's disastrous 1812 campaign were finally buried on Saturday.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event lostwonder
Hungarian radio station to go off the air after court ruling
One of Hungary’s last remaining independent radio stations will be forced off the airwaves and limited to online broadcasts after a court upheld a decision by media regulators not to extend its broadcasting license
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2 weeks agoAnalysis lostwonder
UN-sponsored talks produce interim government for Libya
Development prompts mixture of cynicism and hope Libya may be able to puts years of conflict behind it
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3 weeks agoExpression lostwonder
46 and Done: Why Joe Biden Should Be Our Last President
Parliamentary democracies give their citizens tuition-free college, state-subsidized child care, generous paid leave, socialized medicine. We get “Hail to the Chief.”
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event lostwonder
UK revokes Chinese state-owned TV channel of broadcast licence | ITV News
The TV regulator launched an investigation into China Global Television Network (CGTN) last year.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event lostwonder
NBC to shut down cable channel NBCSN by end of 2021
The network shows NHL and EPL games along with NASCAR races and other sporting events.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis lostwonder
From Bashkortostan to Crimea, freedom of expression in Russia’s stateless nations comes at a price
Bashkortostan is one of Russia’s 85 federal subjects, or units. Of these, 22 have the status of republic. Generally speaking, the republics take their name from a nation or people other than the Russian people.
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1 month agoAnalysis lostwonder
Is Australia the birthplace of astronomy?
The Wurdi Youang Aboriginal site could be 10,000 years old, making it the world’s first astronomical observatory.
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1 month agoCurrent Event lostwonder
Ukraine and Hungary pledge to ease tensions over Transcarpathia
The two countries have clashed over whether ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine should be allowed to use their native language.