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2 days ago
Current Event weekendhoboRussia's embassy took a major swipe at France and Britain's WWII effort
As director Christopher Nolan’s war epic Dunkirk premiered last Thursday, Russia’s Embassy in the U.K. shared its thoughts on Britain and France’s contribution to the war effort over Twitter. Things escalated quickly. “Dunkirk was caused by the appeasement, opposed by (Winston) Churchill,” the embassy tweeted, referring to the British wartime prime minister. The “phony war was its last stage,” it added, referring to the first months following Britain and France’s declaration of w...
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2 weeks ago
Current Event weekendhobo
A city scraps its HOV lanes. Disaster ensues.
A new study from MIT researchers, published Thursday in Science, showed the impact on a city's traffic when high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes were removed. The average speed of Jakarta drivers during the evening rush hour plummeted from 13 mph to 7 mph. In the morning, speeds fell from 18 mph to 12 mph. The impacts weren't felt solely in the HOV lanes, but across the city.
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2 weeks ago
Analysis weekendhobo
We knew Japan's sex problem was bad. But not this bad
Nearly half of Japanese people are entering their 30s without any sexual experience, according to new research. The country is facing a steep population decline as a growing number of youngsters abstain from sex and avoid romantic relationships. Some men claimed they "find women scary" as a poll found that 43 per cent of people aged 18 to 34 from the island nation say they are virgins.
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3 weeks ago
Current Event weekendhobo
Trump: US patience with the North Korean regime 'is over'
President Donald Trump, speaking alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in, declared Friday US patience with the North Korean regime "is over." "The era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed," Trump said in a statement from the Rose Garden. "And, frankly, that patience is over."
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3 weeks ago
Current Event weekendhobo
A man helped a lost toddler find her parents, police say. He was smeared online as a predator
A man trying to help a lost toddler find her parents was misidentified as a kidnapper on social media over the weekend, according to police in Lakeland, Florida, prompting him to leave town in fear for his safety and the safety of his family.
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3 weeks ago
Current Event weekendhobo
Most Americans would stop drinking alcohol to see Trump impeached
It is no secret giving up alcohol is trying. There is even a whole charity industry – Sober October and Dry January – which has sprung up in recent years to monopolise on people’s struggle to relinquish booze. This makes it all the more significant and telling that increasing numbers of Americans are willing to give up drinking if it means President Donald Trump was to be impeached.
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1 month ago
Current Event weekendhobo
The owner of Burger King is cracking down on its use of antibiotics in meat
The parent of Burger King and Canadian fast food chain Tim Hortons on Thursday vowed to cut the use of antibiotics in its chicken supply, joining other major fast-food chain operators in the battle against the rise of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as superbugs.
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1 month ago
Comment weekendhobo
Fuck the Kim regime
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1 month ago
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1 month ago
How-to weekendhobo
How To Trade Stocks For Profit When The Market Opens
In this video, learn how to trade stocks for profit. I discuss how you can make a profit when the stock market opens. The rules are slightly different since there is more volatility in the morning when the Market bell rings.
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1 month ago
Current Event weekendhobo
Palestinians dispute IS claim for deadly attack on Israel
Palestinian militants disputed an Islamic State claim Saturday that it was behind a deadly attack against Israel, saying it was their people who killed a female police officer on duty near Jerusalem's Old City. Family members of the attackers said they were deeply religious men who acted on their own.
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1 month ago
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1 month ago
Current Event weekendhobo
US Navy ship collides with merchant ship off Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A U.S. Navy destroyer has collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the U.S. military said, and there have been injuries.
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1 month ago
Current Event weekendhobo
Trump's personal lawyer hires attorney: report
President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has hired his own attorney as the special counsel investigation into Russian election interference progresses, NBC News reported Friday.
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1 month ago
Analysis weekendhobo
Bill Cosby: the downfall of ‘America’s dad’
As a new documentary on the US funnyman’s rise and fall airs, we speak to two of his accusers to examine how that public persona may yet lead to his ruin
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1 month ago
Current Event weekendhobo
Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas to Reunite as McKenzie Brothers
The pair, who played beer-loving Canadian bumpkins in an imaginary talk show, will perform at a benefit concert next month alongside Martin Short, Dan Aykroyd and Eugene Levy. Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, who played SCTV's and SNL's beer-loving McKenzie brothers during the 1980s, are reuniting for a July 18 benefit concert in Toronto.
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1 month ago
Current Event weekendhobo
'Trump's aid budget is breathtakingly cruel – cuts like these will kill people'
President Trump’s new budget plans take particular aim at foreign aid spending, proposing an overall cut of 32% to all civilian foreign affairs spending. Facing extensive criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike for the budget’s draconian vision, Trump’s budget chief Mick Mulvaney defended the proposal by arguing it should be judged not “by how much money we spend, but by how many people we actually help.”
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1 month ago
Current Event weekendhobo
Cleveland officer involved in Tamir Rice shooting terminated; Other officer suspended
City officials announced discipline for two officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice Tuesday morning. Mayor Frank Jackson, Chief Calvin Williams, Deputy Chief Wayne Drummond and Safety Director Michael McGrath spoke at the news conference at Cleveland Public Hall. “There’s a 12-year-old kid dead. I mean, you know, people on both sides are going to say it wasn’t enough, it was too much. We have to go through our process, we have to be fair and objective to everyone ...
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1 month ago
Current Event weekendhobo
Denver Post writer out after racially-charged tweet
"I am very uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day weekend." That's the message Denver Post sportswriter Terry Frei tweeted Sunday. Now, attempting to recover from public backlash, Frei says he "fouled up" by posting the message. The Denver Post apologized as well, saying on Twitter that Frei's words do "not reflect the standards and values of our organization."
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1 month ago
Comment weekendhobo
Lock him up and throw away the key.
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1 month ago
Video weekendhobo
125 Days: Donald Trump Makes One Last Try To Patch Things Up With Comey