Thursday, May 09, 2019

Sen. Ron Wyden has demanded information from Department of Homeland Security and LookingGlass Cyber in the wake of an Intercept report that revealed that private intelligence firm shared information about family separation protests with the law enforcement agency.
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Homeland Security distributed information about protests collected by spies for hire. An influential senator on surveillance issues wants to know why.

Parents in Germany would be fined and their children removed from kindergarten if they don't get vaccinations, according to a draft law put forward by Health Minister Jens Spahn.
There was no electricity in the Indian village of Ulana until a local school set up solar panels. Now, they're using this power to provide light for evening classes to help raise people out of poverty
An un-bee-lievable app may help farmers struggling with disappearing pollinators
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Did you know that the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex evolved from a small 3-foot dinosaur? 🦖
DW News Research has also shown that the T. rex couldn't run very fast: https://p.dw.com/p/2gm7x
T. rex was no Usain Bolt, say scientists | DW | 19.07.2017
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T. rex was no Usain Bolt, say scientists | DW | 19.07.2017
A lack of health funding in Gaza means 1,700 people shot by Israeli security forces may have to have amputations in the next two years, Jamie McGoldrick, the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for occupied Palestinian territory, told reporters on Wednesday.

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GlaxoSmithKline's deal to buy Pfizer's consumer healthcare business will not lesson competition in Australia, the country's anti-trust regulator said on Thursday as it approved the deal.
FIRST GERMANY NOW GREENLAND THIS SECRETARY OF STATE IS CLUELESS
WORSE THAN TILLERSON BUT AFTER ALL HE IS JUST A STAND IN
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed his visit to Greenland because he needs to return to Washington, the State Department said on Thursday.

OMG!
The baby's name was announced two days after he was born in Windsor


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The baby's name was announced two days after he was born in Windsor

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their son's name on Wednesday

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their son's name on Wednesday

With no practical prospect of ascending to the throne, experts confirm that the new lump of royal genes could simply remain in a totally motionless state, in the exact same location he is currently in, until his natural death 80 plus years hence, and he would still meet all requirements imposed upon him by his family and society.
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LONDON – Swiftly following the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first child, Buckingham Palace spokespeople confirmed that he has already achieved all goals, objectives, and purposes expected of him for the rest of his life.