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- Baptism Is Getting Wild: Horse Troughs, Hot Tubs and Hashtags November 29, 2021In some evangelical churches, a once-staid ritual is returning to its informal roots — and things sometimes get “a little rowdy” along the way.
- As Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Begins, Epstein’s Shadow Looms Large November 29, 2021Ms. Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in Manhattan, which starts on Monday, is widely seen as a proxy for the courtroom reckoning that her longtime partner never received.
- U.S. Governors Respond to Omicron Variant November 29, 2021No cases of the new coronavirus variant have been confirmed in the U.S., but leaders said they were using existing safeguards and watching closely.
- The Woman on the Bridge November 29, 2021Police and prosecutors spent five years chasing a domestic violence case. Would it be enough?
- What Californias Should Know about Omicron November 29, 2021California officials are watching for evidence of the new coronavirus variant and increasing testing at airports.
- Taliban and 9/11 Families Fight for Billions in Frozen Afghan Funds November 29, 2021The White House must figure out what to do with the Afghan central bank’s account at the Federal Reserve, now blocked under U.S. law.
- A Public Flagpole, a Christian Flag and the First Amendment November 29, 2021The Supreme Court will decide whether Boston, which allows many kinds of groups to raise flags outside its City Hall, can reject one bearing the Latin cross.
- Matthew McConaughey Says He Will Not Run for Texas Governor November 29, 2021With about two weeks before the candidate filing deadline for the Texas primary, the actor said a run for office is “a path that I’m choosing not to take at this moment.”
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- Covid live news: WHO says ‘very high’ global risk from Omicron; Poland announces new restrictions November 29, 2021WHO briefing says mutations ‘concerning for potential impact on pandemic trajectory’; Poland introduces new measures to protect against OmicronUK Covid live: more cases of Omicron expected in EnglandOmicron Covid variant poses very high global risk, says WHOOmicron: G7 to hold emergency meeting as Japan closes bordersDutch police arrest couple trying to flee […]
- Bosnian Serb leader: Putin and China will help if west imposes sanctions November 29, 2021Exclusive: Milorad Dodik dismisses fears Serb separatists are planning breakup of Bosnia-HerzegovinaThe Bosnian Serb leader accused of risking war by pursuing the breakup of Bosnia-Herzegovina has dismissed the threat of western sanctions and hinted at an imminent summit with Vladimir Putin, saying: “I was not elected to be a coward”.In an interview with the […]
- Claim Prince Charles speculated on grandchildren’s skin colour ‘is fiction’ November 29, 2021Clarence House denies claim in new book that Charles asked about ‘complexion’ of Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s future childrenThe private office of the Prince of Wales has dismissed as “fiction” claims in a new book that Prince Charles was the royal who speculated on the skin colour of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s future children.The American journalist a […]
- Huge star atop Sagrada Família rekindles residents’ complaints November 29, 2021Locals in Barcelona accuse religious foundation in charge of Gaudí‘s masterpiece of highhandednessA gigantic 12-pointed star was installed on Monday on one of the main towers of the basilica of the Sagrada Família, Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece that has been a work in progress since 1882.But the star is unlikely to brighten the mood of local residents whose liv […]
- Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial expected to go before jury November 29, 2021Maxwell charged with six counts related to her alleged involvement in financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teen girlsGhislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan is finally expected to go before a jury on Monday, as opening statements follow finalization of the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates. Maxwell, 59, has pleaded not guilty on six […]
- Victims of sexual violence let down by UK asylum system, report says November 29, 2021Study calls on Home Office to integrate gender and trauma sensitivity into asylum systemVictims of sexual violence face further abuse and trauma as a result of the UK asylum process and are systematically let down by authorities, according to a report.The research found that gender-insensitive and sometimes inhumane asylum interviews, sexual harassment in un […]
- Ban MPs from working as paid consultants, watchdog suggests November 29, 2021Commons standards committee’s anti-sleaze proposals also include written contracts for outside work MPs should face a complete ban on working as paid consultants and ministers should be more open about any potential conflicts of interest, parliament’s internal standards watchdog has proposed among a series of new anti-sleaze rules.Other recommendations in th […]
- Disney+ channel launches in Hong Kong, without the Simpsons Tiananmen Square episode November 29, 2021Streaming channel went live this month, but without an episode in which the family visit ChinaAn episode of the Simpsons in which the cartoon American family visit Tiananmen Square is absent from Disney’s streaming channel in Hong Kong, at a time when authorities are clamping down on dissent.The missing episode adds to concerns that mainland-style censorship […]
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- Covid: South Africa's president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans November 29, 2021Cyril Ramaphosa says the action by countries including the UK and US is discriminatory and unnecessary.
- Magdalena Andersson: Sweden's first female PM returns after resignation November 29, 2021Magdalena Andersson is backed by MPs again, despite standing down last week hours into the job.
- Covid: Dutch police arrest quarantine hotel escapees November 29, 2021Police say the arrests were made on a plane in Amsterdam's airport before take-off to Spain on Sunday.
- China: North Korea fugitive captured after 40-day manhunt November 29, 2021The defector had been on the run after staging a daring escape from a Chinese prison.
- Oscar Pistorius set to meet victim Reeva Steenkamp's parents November 29, 2021The ex-Paralympian is moved to a prison closer to the parents of the woman he killed, Reeva Steenkamp.
- Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial to begin in New York City November 29, 2021The UK socialite denies grooming girls for convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.
- Honduras election: Opposition candidate Castro in the lead November 29, 2021Early results give the left-wing opposition a strong lead, but the governing party has not conceded.
- US and Iran seek to break impasse at talks on reviving nuclear deal November 29, 2021Iran's nuclear advances adds air of urgency as sides meet in Vienna after months-long pause.
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Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at Hulu
• December 13, 2011 • Comments Off on Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at HuluPosted in African American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Black Surfers, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, Weather, Women
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