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BJP went back on Sixth Schedule promise, will continue movement till demands are met: Sonam Wangchuk

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk led a 21-day fast in sub-zero temperatures in March this year, seeking autonomy for Ladakh. The protesters, who were inspired by actor Aamir Khan's character Rancho in Bollywood blockbuster "3 Idiots," argued that the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution should protect the mountains, glaciers, and ecology of Ladakh. Wangchuk said that locals are concerned that without safeguards, their lands will be taken over by corporates and outsiders who may not respect the environment... Читать дальше...

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Station 19 Season 7 Episode 8 Review: Ushers of the New World

It's hard to point it out, but the end is most definitely in sight.

While Station 19 Season 7 Episode 8 had many enjoyable elements, it unquestionably set things up for the series finale and laid the foundation for what we can expect from some characters.

And Jinny's statement about being one and family at the close of the hour? It felt every bit as much about Station 19 as a series, with a wonderful cast and crew and devoted, passionate fans, as it was about the firehouse. Читать дальше...

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Daniel Perry: Texas pardons US soldier who shot Black Lives Matter protester - BBC.com

  1. Daniel Perry: Texas pardons US soldier who shot Black Lives Matter protester  BBC.com
  2. Former US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting  CNN
  3. Texas Gov. Abbott issues full pardon for Army sergeant who killed BLM protester  Fox News
  4. Texas Governor Pardons Daniel Perry in 2020 Black Lives Matter Protest Shooting  The New York Times
  5. Texas Democrat accuses Abbott of ‘alliance with white... Читать дальше...

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Friedman, Biden and US Weapons Sales to Israel

In a long oped on Sunday titled “Biden’s Error in Pausing Military Aid,” Thomas Friedman buys into Israeli propaganda that describes Iran as an “existential threat,” and harshly denigrates President Joe Biden for announcing a pause in U.S. weapons sales to Israel. Friedman is critical of Biden for announcing the pause in the transfer of 3,500 bombs to Israel in an “off-the-cuff-exchange with CNN’s Erin Burnett during a campaign stop in Wisconsin. More

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Anett Kontaveit to become a mother

Former tennis start Anett Kontaveit, who retired from the professional game last summer, is expecting her first child.

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Thinking Clearly About The Protesters

“Do you think ‘sit-ins’ at lunch counters, ‘Freedom Buses’ and other demonstrations by Negroes will hurt or help the Negro’s chances of being integrated in the South?” This question was posed by Gallup, a leading polling organization, back in 1961, during the heyday of the Civil Rights Movement. A majority of Americans at the time, More

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A Brutal Punishment: The Sentencing of David McBride

Sometimes, it’s best not to leave the issue of justice to the judges.  They do what they must: consult the statutes, test the rivers of power, and hope that their ruling will not be subject to appeal.  David McBride, the man who revealed that Australia’s special forces in Afghanistan had dimmed and muddied before exhaustion, More

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