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This is Your Mind on Drugs: Richard Pryor in Full Sail, Circa 1980

• July 25, 2010 • 1 Comment

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Oh-Oh. Ike Turner’s FBI File Has Been Declassified and Released

• January 28, 2010 • Comments Off

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How Republicans Are Weaponizing Critical Race Theory Ahead of Midterms October 22, 2021
Republicans hope that concerns about critical race theory can help them in the midterm elections. The issue has torn apart one Wisconsin suburb.
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Mohamed Noor Receives Shorter Sentence in Fatal Shooting of Justine Ruszczyk October 21, 2021
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Ashley M. Jones Is Named Poet Laureate in Alabama October 21, 2021
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The Snake Capital of the Suburbs October 27, 2021
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Nor’easter Brings Hurricane-Force Winds to Massachusetts October 27, 2021
After battering the New York area, the storm knocked out electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers across New England on Wednesday.

The Guardian, UK

Indian supreme court orders inquiry into state’s use of Pegasus spyware October 27, 2021
Judges criticise Modi government’s refusal to divulge what software was used for and whyIndia’s supreme court has ordered an independent inquiry into whether the government used the surveillance software Pegasus to spy illegally on journalists, activists and political opponents.The decision on Wednesday to create an independent committee to investigate wheth […]
Biden’s $500m Saudi deal contradicts policy on ‘offensive’ weapons, critics say October 27, 2021
Arms contract will allow Saudi Arabia to maintain attack helicopters despite previous use against Houthis in YemenThe Biden administration’s new $500m military contract with Saudi Arabia contradicts the spirit of the White House’s public policy to bar all “offensive” weapons sales to the kingdom for use against the Houthis in Yemen, critics of the deal have […]
Budget 2021 live: Sunak reduces universal credit taper and cuts air passenger, fuel and alcohol duties October 27, 2021
Latest updates: chancellor says universal credit taper rate cut to 55% from 63% as he sets out tax and spending plansBudget 2021: key points at a glanceLabour leader Keir Starmer tests positive for CovidTreasury minister Simon Clarke skips photo citing agoraphobiaRishi Sunak is also expected to unveil new fiscal rules, after suspending restrictions on govern […]
Freight traffic between Great Britain and Dublin drops by a fifth October 27, 2021
Dublin Port trade with EU has leapt by more than a third since Brexit as new sea routes to continent bypass Great Britain entirelyFreight traffic from Great Britain to Dublin Port has dropped by a fifth since Brexit while business with the EU has leapt by more than a third, a report shows.Exporters and importers in Ireland have been avoiding the Holyhead-Dov […]
Northern Ireland Office may directly instruct trusts to offer abortion services October 27, 2021
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Luxembourg leader’s university thesis was ‘mostly plagiarised’ October 27, 2021
Prime minister Xavier Bettel admits postgraduate dissertation ‘should have been done differently’Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, has admitted his university thesis “should have been done differently” after a media investigation concluded that only two of the work’s 56 pages had not been plagiarised.A local news outlet, reporter.lu, said on Wednes […]
Poland fined €1m a day over controversial judicial system changes October 27, 2021
Warsaw calls European court of justice move blackmail and says penalties ‘not the right road’Poland has been fined €1m (£845,000) a day by the European court of justice for ignoring a ruling that it must suspend its controversial judicial system changes.The inflammatory move, which runs contrary to recent words of caution from the German chancellor, Angela M […]
Southern Italy braced for rare Mediterranean hurricane October 27, 2021
‘Medicane’ storm with winds of 100km/h expected in Sicily, where two have died in floodingSouthern Italy was braced on Wednesday for the arrival of what forecasters have described as a Medicane – a rare Mediterranean hurricane bringing winds of more than 100kmh and producing 5-metre waves.Fierce storms have battered Sicily for days, leaving roads submerged i […]

The BBC

Poland told to pay €1m a day in legal row with EU October 27, 2021
The ruling is the latest step in an escalating dispute over Poland's legal reforms.
Iran blames foreign country for cyberattack on petrol stations October 27, 2021
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Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro over Covid handling October 27, 2021
Senators in Brazil vote to recommend charging the president over his handling of the pandemic.
Wikileaks: US begins legal appeal to extradite Assange October 27, 2021
Lawyers for the US say a judge who blocked Julian Assange's extradition was misled by a psychiatrist.
Sunao Tsuboi: Campaigning Hiroshima survivor dies aged 96 October 27, 2021
Sunao Tsuboi met Barack Obama on his historic visit to the site of the world's first nuclear attack.
Spain grants joint custody of dog in rare ruling October 27, 2021
A lawyer calls the ruling pioneering as her client could declare herself as a "co-carer".
Huma Abedin: Clinton aide details sex assault by US senator October 27, 2021
In a new book, Huma Abedin says she was assaulted after a senator invited her into his home.
Hong Kong passes new film censorship law October 27, 2021
Authorities will have the power to ban films deemed to violate China's national security interests.