'I’ve been saying for years that climate change is our most important crisis. You’re one of the only ones who‘s been willing to be decisive on it'

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's story of why a Trump voter now supports her is inspiring

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has posted a Twitter thread in which she describes a conversation with a Trump voter who came to her office to share his support for the Democ...

PRINCIPLES, ETHICS AND MORALITY SOME FOLKS HAVE IT AND SOME FOLKS TOSS IT AWAY 

Right-wingers are apparently more likely to spread what they know to be fake, while people on the left are more likely to try to correct it

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Nearly half of social media users who share articles have 'passed on fake news'

Right-wingers are apparently more likely to spread what they know to be fake, while left-wingers are more likely to try to correct it

In 2001, a smugglers’ yacht washed up in the Azores and disgorged its contents. The island of São Miguel was quickly flooded with high-grade cocaine – and nearly 20 years on, it is still feeling the effects.

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Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life of an island

The long read: In 2001, a smugglers’ yacht washed up in the Azores and disgorged its contents. The island of São Miguel was quickly flooded with high-grade cocaine – a...

“His presence at an anti-feminist, anti-gay and anti-abortion congress was unacceptable. We could not stand by and watch as Salvini and his supporters tried to drag Italy back into the middle ages.”

HE LIKE ALL RIGHT WINGERS IS AN OLD FASHIONED GUY LIKE TORGUEMADA 

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We made ourselves heard: same-sex selfie kiss kickstarts Salvini protest

Far-right Italian deputy Matteo Salvini is hounded by photobombers after image goes viral

Shapiro did not react well to being questioned on his abortion stance. US states have recently passed laws that would stop victims of child rape from getting an abortion, and potentially put women who suffer a miscarriage in jail.

THIS IS REAL HARDBALL NOT MSNBC HARDBALL

Ben Shapiro admits being 'destroyed' in interview with BBC's Andrew Neil - video

Shapiro said he was ‘destroyed’ by Neil during a debate on Politics Live in which he accused the veteran broadcaster of being a ‘lefty’ before abruptly ending the inte...

Shapiro called Neil a 'lefty' after the BBC presenter questioned Shapiro's support for US abortion laws that could jail women who suffer a miscarriage, or underage rape victims.

Things went rapidly downhill from there.

HOISTED BY HIS OWN PETARD

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Ben Shapiro apologises to Andrew Neil after being 'destroyed' in BBC interview

US pundit says he was not prepared for segment, which went viral after he cut it short

A cursory Google investigation into the life and works of Ben Shapiro reveals a Game of Thrones-style existence

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Dear Ben Shapiro, this is what absolute destruction feels like | Tom Peck

The conservative YouTube sensation’s interview with the BBC broadcaster may be the only one he never claims victory, and with good reason

“Equal pay for equal work is hardly a controversial idea, so why are we discriminating against young people?”

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Labour unveils plan to axe lower minimum wage for under-18s

Hourly pay of workers aged 16 and 17 would more than double under Labour plan

It’s staggeringly big business in Spain, where demand is being met by traffickers. Can a groundbreaking team turn the tide?

ARE THESE TWO STORIES CONNECTED

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'Prostitution is seen as a leisure activity here': tackling Spain's sex traffickers | Annie Kelly

It’s staggeringly big business in Spain, where demand is being met by traffickers. Can a groundbreaking team turn the tide?

The researchers suggest an intriguing reason why

(via Quartz)

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After men in Spain got paternity leave, they wanted fewer kids

Leave makes fathers more involved—and less likely to want bigger families.

FINALLY SOMEBODY WHO IS BRUTALLY HONEST

'My motive was never money, I was power-hungry'

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Fake heiress jailed for scamming New York's richest says 'I’d be lying to you if I said I was sorry'

Conwoman says she would do it all again - and hopes to move to London after her release

"Unless you are Bob Dylan in the 60s, or Bret Easton Ellis in the 90s, it is very hard to capture the zeitgeist when you are still living through it. But while I have yet to write my The Times They Are A-Changin’ or American Psycho, I’m going to describe this era as the age of the scam. Everywhere you look, there are people who have figured out ways to game our shoddy system, from politics to pop culture, and who are making inordinate amounts of money out of nothing or worse. Nothing feels entirely true; everything feels calculated to manipulate. Authenticity, instead of being a descriptor, has become a marketing concept."

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From New York’s fake heiress to Donald Trump, we’re living in the age of the scam | Hadley Freeman

Everywhere you look, there are people who have figured out ways to game our shoddy system

HE IS AS POOR AS A CHURCH MOUSE, HIS VALUE IS ALL ON PAPER 

His numbers just didn't add up

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Trump has been dropped from the Forbes rich list

As we learned from The New York Times this week, Donald Trump lost $1.17bn (£897m) between 1985 and 1994 on failed business ventures, more than any other American taxp...