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AMY GOODMAN: On Monday, over 2,300 people packed into the historic Riverside Church in New York City to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Democracy Now! It was a momentous occasion, in part because it marked the first time Noam Chomsky and Harry Belafonte appeared on stage together in conversation. |
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Last week, conservative pastors gathered on Capitol Hill, where they joined dozens of members of Congress for a “ Congressional-Clergy Town Hall ” organized by Wallbuilders and the Jefferson Gathering. Wallbuilders is a right-wing organization run by GOP operative and pseudo-historian David Barton.... |
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The First and Deputy First Ministers released a joint statement, noting they had hosted a reception for Mr Murphy in Stormont Castle in June "to acknowledge his contribution to sport and community relations". Political parties of all shades paid tributes, and his death was noted in the House of Commons. |
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Cape Town – While the suspect charged with murdering Noluvo Swelindawo has been remanded until December 21, gender rights organisation Triangle Project has offered counselling for Swelindawo’s shaken partner Nqabisa Mkatali. Sigcine Mdani, 24, appeared for the first time since his arrest on Monday. |
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“I ended up falling in love with the Music Industry Communication program,” she said. “I met Jimmy Cantrell at Calhoun. One day, he came into a practice room where I was working on a song. He said, ‘you do not sing and play like that.’ ”
She said after that, Cantrell “made her” do an open audition.... |
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More and more people in Nepal are turning to Christianity ever since the predominantly Hindu nation in South Asia went secular in 2008. Nepal has over one million Christian converts at present, with the number still rising, the Nikkei Asian Review reported, adding that the country also hosts more than 8,000 Christian churches. |
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. Today is Thursday, Dec. 8, the 343rd day of 2016. There are 23 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
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. Today is Thursday, Dec. 8, the 343rd day of 2016. There are 23 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
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Pakistan International Airline's flight PK-661 crashed in the village of Bodlain in the province of Havelian on Wednesday, Dunya News reported. "PIA's ATR-42 aircraft operating as PK-661, carrying around 40 persons lost its contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad a short.... |
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The Chimney Tops 2 fire is still smoldering in the park, burning 17,006 acres so far, but it is now 85% contained. A second fire, called the Cobby Nob fire which started the night of the fires in Gatlinburg, covers 803 acres and is 53 percent contained. |
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Christmas, for many people, begins at exactly 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve. It’s the moment when everything stops, frantic present-wrapping, mince-pie making and tree-decorating ceases and calm briefly takes hold. The reason? A single boy treble whose voice, clear and fragile as glass, pierces through.... |
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