Sunday 31 January 2021

Trump announces new attorneys to lead impeachment defense days before Senate trial

Former President Donald Trump announced two new attorneys who will lead his impeachment defense team: David Schoen and Bruce Castor

      


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Jared Goff on trade to Lions: 'Excited to be somewhere that I know wants me and appreciates me'

New Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff told NFL.com he is "excited to be somewhere I know wants me" after his trade from the Los Angeles Rams.

      


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'Misha and the Wolves' is a stranger-than-fiction documentary about a woman's Holocaust story

Sundance documentary "Misha and the Wolves" tells the sensational tale of a woman who says she survived the Holocaust and was adopted by wolves.

      


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Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears


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Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era

After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What a blind man's death reveals

Asmelash Woldeselassie has given his eyesight, left arm and now his life to a succession of wars in Tigray.

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Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico's transgender women

In Mexico, the second most dangerous country to be transgender, trans women fight to be protected.

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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.

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Now and then: Iceland's vanishing glaciers

See how much Iceland's Skaftafellsjokull glacier has retreated over the past 30 years.

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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January


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Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats


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If Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn’t Beyond the Pale, Who Is?


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77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election


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Black Power: Now or Never


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Captain Tom raised millions for Britain’s coronavirus response. Now he is hospitalized with Covid-19.


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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says

It comes amid tensions between the civilian government and the military, stoking fears of a coup.

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Saba Sahar: 'I survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban'

Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings.

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Life in a Day 2020: Kevin Macdonald says documentary 'reinforces everyone's similarities'

British director Kevin Macdonald's new documentary of personal videos from around the world giving a snapshot on 25 July 2020.

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Have US police departments become too militarised?

President Biden is reportedly looking to restrict local police from receiving surplus military gear.

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Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'

An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.

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From skinning an animal to directing in the snow, Robin Wright went all in on 'Land'

In "Land," Robin Wright plays a woman who sequesters herself in a remote Wyoming cabin. She had to learn to shoot game and skin an animal.

      


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Tiffany Haddish's steamy TikTok silhouette challenge with Common is so hot she lost her wig

Tiffany Haddish and Common made a TikTok silhouette challenge video that was so hot, Haddish literally lost her wig in the makeout session.

      


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Saturday 30 January 2021

Trump Parts Ways With Lead Impeachment Lawyer


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Savor a Performance Series and Homemade Pizza


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Quotation of the Day: Attacked by a ‘Superspreader’ of Online Smears


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Biden must sanction 'the cronies and wallets of Putin,' says key ally of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny was arrested on Jan. 17 after returning to Russia from Germany, where doctors helped him recover from a nerve-agent poisoning.

      


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