November 11, 2019 / By mobanmarket
The international press freedom group Reporters Without Borders detailed an “unprecedented” level of violence and hostility toward journalists around the world in 2018, with the number of reporters killed and detained while working—or in retaliation for their work—shooting up from the previous year. Eighty journalists around the world were killed due to their reporting work […]
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Eating even “moderate” amounts of red and processed meat increases the risk of colon cancer, according to a new study of nearly half a million adults in the United Kingdom. “Our results strongly suggest that people who eat red and processed meat four or more times a week have a higher risk of developing bowel […]
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Bella Hadid’s sophomore strut in the Victoria’s Secret Show was no less special than the first—in part because she’s feeling “so much stronger in so many ways.” The 21-year-old model reflected on her experience on Instagram, sharing with fans why it was so special. “What a dream come true … This year felt like my […]
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Troubled by the rise of a number of autocratic, nationalist male politicians who have convinced voters that they aim to return their nations to a glorified past, more than two dozen female world leaders signed an open letter Thursday, calling for a global fight against what one signer calls “macho-type strongmen” and their so-called “populist” […]
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Even in the immediate pandemonium surrounding their engagement news, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry weren’t able to dodge everybody’s favorite follow-up question. In a joint interview with the BBC on Monday—the couple’s first since announcing their engagement—they were asked if they have plans to start a family soon. “Not currently, no,” Harry replied, garnering a laugh from Markle. “Of course, […]
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The point was less to actually build “the wall” than to constantly announce the building of the wall. “We started building our wall. I’m so proud of it,” Donald Trump tweeted. “What a thing of beauty.” In fact, no wall, or certainly not the “big, fat, beautiful” one promised by Trump, is being built. True, […]
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Tiffany Haddish hosted Saturday Night Live in November and while the Girls Trip star had numerous memorable moments on camera—she made a hilarious joke about rewearing her $4,000 Alexander McQueen dress—it’s her friendship with Taylor Swift that’s making waves. The pop star was the musical guest for Haddish’s episode, and since their encounter, Haddish has […]
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Two Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday threatened to subpoena the Pentagon for documents related to taxpayer money spent at President Donald Trump’s Scotland golf resort after the New York Times reported that Trump cut a deal with a local airport to help funnel flight crews to his hotel. “We’re challenging Trump’s laughably […]
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I was 19. We were quite young in those days because of the war. We had lived such sheltered lives. We were all working. I worked for my mother’s ceramics business. One of the others was a musician—she played piano. At the time, people seemed quite interested in all that, but it was a long, […]
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round the world, coups are normally international events. Short of war they have been a preferred mechanism to achieve what has become known as ‘regime change’. And the last time there was a successful coup in this country in 1688 that too was an international affair, with Mary and William of Orange being installed as […]
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