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from BBC News (UK)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS
Scotland is to start exporting haggis to Canada for the first time in 46 years, it has been announced. Canada lifted a ban on imports of red meat from Europe in 2015 but still does not allow imports of offal. This has left Scottish producers, including Macsween of Edinburgh, working on new haggis recipes to meet local regulations there and in the US.
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from The Guardian (UK)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, daily newspaper
Danielle Darrieux obituary
There are few actors who embodied many people’s idea of a French woman of the world more than Danielle Darrieux, who has died aged 100. Starting as an ingenue in the 1930s, she grew into a sophisticate in the 40s and 50s, and retained a dignified and magical presence in films into the new century.
Danielle Darrieux obituary
There are few actors who embodied many people’s idea of a French woman of the world more than Danielle Darrieux, who has died aged 100. Starting as an ingenue in the 1930s, she grew into a sophisticate in the 40s and 50s, and retained a dignified and magical presence in films into the new century.
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from The Heritage Foundation
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, think tank in Washington, D.C
Our Outdated Nuclear Policy Puts Security At Risk. Here’s How Trump Can Improve It.
Reports have begun to swirl over what the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review will hold. The Pentagon will likely release the review in the first half of 2018. In the process, the administration can take several steps to put U.S. nuclear weapons policy on a sounder footing. The United States must maintain a modernized nuclear arsenal capable of deterring our nation’s adversaries. The security of over 30 countries around the world depends on it.
Sessions Faces Tough Questions on Civil Forfeiture, a Practice That Needs Sweeping Reform
Amid headline-grabbing exchanges on Russia and sanctuary cities, Attorney General Jeff Sessions faced tough questions on civil asset forfeiture at Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., both voiced their concerns over abusive forfeiture practices and Sessions’ July order reinvigorating the highly controversial adoptive forfeiture program, which undercuts state forfeiture efforts by encouraging police and sheriffs to circumvent restrictive state forfeiture laws.
Guidelines for a Better—and Necessary—Round of BRAC
President Trump’s 2018 budget request asked Congress to authorize a new round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). Six years in a row, Congress denied that authorization. Despite Congress’s intransigence, the need for base closures and realignment is not going away. The Department of Defense has approximately 20 percent excess infrastructure, and the best way to reduce this excess capacity is through a new round of BRAC. This Backgrounder details BRAC successes, and what can be done better in the next round. Congress should authorize BRAC to improve the DOD’s real estate management and reduce its 20 percent excess infrastructure. Rejecting it will only perpetuate waste. BRAC is the best way to reduce the DOD’s excess infrastructure while increasing readiness for the future. Congress should reform the legislation and authorize it. Congress and the DOD can work together to improve the shortcomings of previous rounds of BRAC. It starts with authorizing a new round.
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Our Outdated Nuclear Policy Puts Security At Risk. Here’s How Trump Can Improve It.
Reports have begun to swirl over what the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review will hold. The Pentagon will likely release the review in the first half of 2018. In the process, the administration can take several steps to put U.S. nuclear weapons policy on a sounder footing. The United States must maintain a modernized nuclear arsenal capable of deterring our nation’s adversaries. The security of over 30 countries around the world depends on it.
Sessions Faces Tough Questions on Civil Forfeiture, a Practice That Needs Sweeping Reform
Amid headline-grabbing exchanges on Russia and sanctuary cities, Attorney General Jeff Sessions faced tough questions on civil asset forfeiture at Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., both voiced their concerns over abusive forfeiture practices and Sessions’ July order reinvigorating the highly controversial adoptive forfeiture program, which undercuts state forfeiture efforts by encouraging police and sheriffs to circumvent restrictive state forfeiture laws.
Guidelines for a Better—and Necessary—Round of BRAC
President Trump’s 2018 budget request asked Congress to authorize a new round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). Six years in a row, Congress denied that authorization. Despite Congress’s intransigence, the need for base closures and realignment is not going away. The Department of Defense has approximately 20 percent excess infrastructure, and the best way to reduce this excess capacity is through a new round of BRAC. This Backgrounder details BRAC successes, and what can be done better in the next round. Congress should authorize BRAC to improve the DOD’s real estate management and reduce its 20 percent excess infrastructure. Rejecting it will only perpetuate waste. BRAC is the best way to reduce the DOD’s excess infrastructure while increasing readiness for the future. Congress should reform the legislation and authorize it. Congress and the DOD can work together to improve the shortcomings of previous rounds of BRAC. It starts with authorizing a new round.
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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)
Media/News Company in Washington, D. C.‘Brokenhearted’ Kelly Issues Stunning Rebuke to Frederica Wilson
The White House chief of staff calls the Democrat an 'empty barrel' and demands an end to political carping.
George W. Bush Comes Out of Retirement to Bash Trump
Former President George W. Bush made a rare public address on Thursday, and this time he used the opportunity to not-so-subtly bash current President Donald Trump.
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from Orthodox Christianity
According to Greek Orthodox hierarch Metropolitan Ambrose of Kalavyrta, the Greek Minister of Justice recently admitted that the nation’s parliament passed the highly-controversial new law on gender changes due to pressure stemming from international commitments, reports Romfea. “With surprise,” the metropolitan writes, “we learned that Minister of Justice Kontonis visited the Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens a few days ago to inform him about the issue of the gender identity law.”
When we love someone, we must remember that we have to live in harmony with them. That is, “I love” does not mean I will agree with you in everything. In the same way, if I don’t agree, it doesn’t mean I don’t love you and I’m going to raise a fuss or fight every time. But, although we sometimes have friction and I don’t always agree with you, I love you. I have a different opinion, but that doesn’t mean I don’t tolerate yours. We must be willing to accept contradictory opinions and hold discussions, otherwise we will have discord, because people do not have the same view on every question.
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from The Spokesman-Review
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from The Washington Post
Spam heists in Hawaii prompt retailers to put the wildly popular ‘mystery meat’ in locked cases
These Spam snatchers are not hungry people desperate for Spam, said Tina Yamaki, president of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii. They are most likely part of a Spam black market that’s taking off in a state where the demand for Spam knows no bounds.
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