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Vladimir Putin’s popularity among Russians may not be what it once was, but despite a slowing economy he still enjoys unchallenged popular support . Why, then, do his security forces deem it necessary to crack down on the most obscure instances of perceived dissidence? Why accuse a little-known.... |
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It was a cool, but not cold, day in Washington DC, so initially nobody paid much attention to a man wearing a trench coat, standing outside the high fence of the White House. Few noticed how intently he had been watching, for well over an hour, waiting for something. |
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Judy Trask can barely sleep at night — curled up in a tent hidden in the bushes of a Victoria, B.C., park, worried that rats will attack, or worse, that she'll be raped. The 65-year-old ended up homeless, she says, after she was given two hours to pack what she could carry and get out of an.... |
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When I learned that a date had been set for the launch of my bookNovember 26, at Manila Golf and Country Club, courtesy of House Majority Leader Martin RomualdezI had mixed feelings. These questions came to mind: Whom will I invite? Will the greats and near-greats I mentioned all come? I hope they will accept my invitation. |
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In this July 28, 2017, photo, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., is surrounded by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**
Oregon Rep. Greg Walden , the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced his plans to retire Monday. |
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"Based on recent polling, strong fundraising, and the backing of my wife and family, I am confident I could earn the support of 2nd District voters for another term. I’m also optimistic that a path exists for Republicans to recapture a majority in the House, and that I could return for two more.... |
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Former US representative John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of the US Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in Detroit, despite several scandals, has died. He was 90. |
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FILE PHOTO: Land evictions. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of detectives from the Land Protection Unit at the Criminal Investigations Department-CID headquarters Kibuli has pitched camp in Hoima district to investigate the violent eviction of over 2,000 people from their homes in Katerega parish in Buhanika sub-county in Hoima district. |
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St Cedma’s Church, Larne, will host a special evening of ‘Songs of Praise’ this Saturday (November 2) at 7pm. Borrowing its title and format from the long-running television series, the event will be an opportunity to join in singing favourite hymns under the baton of Richard Yarr, presenter of BBC Radio Ulster’s ‘Sounds Sacred’. |
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The Episcopal Church of South Sudan is calling on parties to the revitalized peace agreement to suspend the formation of a unity government until they reach consensus over outstanding issues. Archbishop and Primate Justin Badi Arama told Radio Tamazuj on Monday that the church demands an inclusive.... |
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A college student featured in a new film about free speech at colleges called “No Safe Spaces” said Monday that she was kicked out of campus organizations for refusing to affirm LGBTQ identities.
UC Berkeley graduate Isabelle Chow told “Fox & Friends” that when she served as a member of the student.... |
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