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So much for Spring Fever; it’s now spring allergies that have me all stuffed up and kept me inside, unable to enjoy the sunshine. In fact, we planned to go...

Venezuelan opposition figure Leopoldo López flees to Colombia
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Venezuelan opposition figure Leopoldo López flees to Colombia

Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo López speaks outside the Spanish Embassy in Caracas on May 2, after seeking refuge at the mission. (Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images) CARACAS — Prominent Venezuelan opposition activist…

  • Post author:Rachel Kennedy
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    10/25/2020
    Police raid Bolsonaro ally’s house, find dirty money hidden between his….between his….buttocks.
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    Police raid Bolsonaro ally’s house, find dirty money hidden between his….between his….buttocks.

    Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to portray himself as an anti-corruption crusader have suffered another blow after police reportedly seized a wad of banknotes from between the clenched buttocks of one of…

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    10/15/2020
    From a Miami condo to the Venezuelan coast
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    From a Miami condo to the Venezuelan coast

    Inside a glittering Miami high-rise, representatives of the Venezuelan opposition sat in a room adorned with samurai swords and listened to a pitch. Goudreau had been appointed by opposition leader…

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    05/10/2020
    U.S. ‘Mercenaries’ Captured in Failed Bid to Overthrow Venezuelan President
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    U.S. ‘Mercenaries’ Captured in Failed Bid to Overthrow Venezuelan President

    Venezuela claims to have captured two Americans involved in failed invasion Source: (CNN)Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says two American "mercenaries" have been apprehended after a failed coup attempt launched over the…

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    05/05/2020
    Bolsonaro outdoes Trump: Brazil’s top court approves investigation into his alleged interference with federal police investigations
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    Bolsonaro outdoes Trump: Brazil’s top court approves investigation into his alleged interference with federal police investigations

    “The president of the republic … is also subject to the laws, just like any other of the country’s citizens,” the supreme court judge Celso de Mello noted in his…

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    04/28/2020
    Like a double dose of Donnie: Jair Bolsonaro joins pro dictatorship protests in Brasilia
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    Like a double dose of Donnie: Jair Bolsonaro joins pro dictatorship protests in Brasilia

    Former presidents, politicians and newspaper editorial boards have lined up to denounce the “moronic” and “anti-democratic” behaviour of Brazil’s far-right leader after he hit the streets to egg on protesters…

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    04/20/2020
    Mass shooting in Nova Scotia takes the lives of 17 people, deadliest ever in Canada
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    Mass shooting in Nova Scotia takes the lives of 17 people, deadliest ever in Canada

    https://twitter.com/NatashaFatah/status/1252043034239406081 Source: A gunman disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that killed 16…

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    04/19/2020
    A Brief Look at the First Nations Protest Presently Rocking Parts of Canada
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    A Brief Look at the First Nations Protest Presently Rocking Parts of Canada

    It began in a remote community in northern British Columbia, when hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en nation declared their opposition to the construction of a C$6.6bn (US$5bn) pipeline through their…

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    03/02/2020
    Cartel violence has gotten so bad in an indigenous area of Guerrero, Mexico that locals have formed an armed militia with boys as young as 6
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    Cartel violence has gotten so bad in an indigenous area of Guerrero, Mexico that locals have formed an armed militia with boys as young as 6

    Mexican children take up arms in fight against drug gangs With baseball caps and scarves covering their faces, only their serious eyes are visible as a dozen children stand to…

  • Post author:Community
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    02/08/2020
    Report reveals that hundreds of Salvadorans deported by US were killed or abused
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    Report reveals that hundreds of Salvadorans deported by US were killed or abused

    At least 200 Salvadoran migrants and asylum seekers have been killed, raped or tortured after being deported back to El Salvador by the United States government which is turning a blind eye…

  • Post author:Community
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    02/05/2020
    People demand answers after Canada nuclear alert sent in error
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    People demand answers after Canada nuclear alert sent in error

    “A routine training exercise” is being blamed for a troubling emergency alert being erroneously sent out Sunday morning by the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, east of Toronto. And the province…

  • Post author:Community
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    01/13/2020
    A missing Chilean plane carrying 38 people to Antarctica is presumed crashed
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    A missing Chilean plane carrying 38 people to Antarctica is presumed crashed

    The Chilean military declared an alert and the Air Force activated a multidisciplinary search-and-rescue team Monday after officials lost radio contact with a C-130 Hercules aircraft at 6:13 p.m., the…

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    12/10/2019
    95 year-old Ex-Nazi death squad member loses fight for citizenship in Canada
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    95 year-old Ex-Nazi death squad member loses fight for citizenship in Canada

    Helmut Oberlander had his Canadian citizenship revoked for lying about his involvement in a Nazi killing squad. The 95-year-old has been fighting to stay in Canada since 1995.

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    12/06/2019
    Gunmen attacked a town hall in northern Mexico town near Texas border; at least 21 dead
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    Gunmen attacked a town hall in northern Mexico town near Texas border; at least 21 dead

    Gunmen attacked a town hall in northern Mexico, authorities said Sunday, triggering a series of clashes with security forces that left 21 dead — most of them suspected members of an…

  • Post author:Ms. G
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    12/01/2019
    Bolivia: The Right Wing Coup Our Corporate Media Will Not Talk About.
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    Bolivia: The Right Wing Coup Our Corporate Media Will Not Talk About.

    On Tuesday, the right-wing Bolivian politician Jeanine Áñez held an exceedingly large Bible in her hand and declared herself interim president of Bolivia. That same day, soldiers roamed the streets of…

  • Post author:Community
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    11/19/2019
    Bolivian President resigns and will receive asylum in Mexico
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    Bolivian President resigns and will receive asylum in Mexico

    The Wall Street Journal: Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, whose resignation amid allegations of fraud in October’s presidential election left his country without a leader and mired in growing chaos, accepted Mexico’s offer of asylum...A…

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    11/11/2019
    Calgary will open tiny modular home village for homeless veterans
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    Calgary will open tiny modular home village for homeless veterans

    Source: Fifteen neat little houses, with exteriors covered in wood and neutral paint, have sprung up in southeast Calgary. 15 veterans who have served terms as far back as the…

  • Post author:Community
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    10/29/2019
    Justin Trudeau re-elected as Canada’s Prime Minister
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    Justin Trudeau re-elected as Canada’s Prime Minister

    https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1186705024069582853 Canada is often viewed as a model of harmony. Monday’s election suggests the country’s regionalism is growing. On much of the east coast, the Conservative Party struggled. In the western…

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    10/22/2019
    The Canadian Federal Election is Today
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    The Canadian Federal Election is Today

    As Canadians head to the polls on Monday, Justin Trudeau is bracing for the possibility of an electoral loss, marking a stunning turn of fortunes for the charismatic Liberal leader who had…

  • Post author:Community
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    10/21/2019
    The Mexican Military Didn’t Just Lose a Gun Battle to a Drug Cartel, They Were Dominated
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    The Mexican Military Didn’t Just Lose a Gun Battle to a Drug Cartel, They Were Dominated

    How the Sinaloa Cartel Bested the Mexican Army Source: Cartel gunmen were everywhere. They openly drove in trucks with mounted machine guns, blockaded streets flashing their AKs and burned trucks…

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    10/19/2019
    Trudeau apologizes for  brownface and turban
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    Trudeau apologizes for brownface and turban

    OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau’s 2019 re-election campaign was rocked to its core Wednesday night with the stunning publication of a Time magazine news story and a photo showing the prime minister, then…

  • Post author:Community
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    09/19/2019
    Canada Tells Flood Victims: Live Someplace Else
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    Canada Tells Flood Victims: Live Someplace Else

    Source: GATINEAU, Quebec — Along the coast of the United States, people who lost homes to Hurricane Dorian are preparing to rebuild. But Canada — which has faced devastating flooding…

  • Post author:Community
  • 46 Comments
    09/10/2019
    Abandoned macaroni and cheese in downtown Kitchener turned into art installation; is then stolen
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    Abandoned macaroni and cheese in downtown Kitchener turned into art installation; is then stolen

    So, on Wednesday, someone left a half-eaten plate of mac and cheese on a sidewalk in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.  Then, this happened: A photo of the abandoned macaroni and cheese-turned-art…

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    08/29/2019
    Brazil’s Bolsonaro on the Environment, in His Own Words
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    Brazil’s Bolsonaro on the Environment, in His Own Words

    Facing an avalanche of criticism over the fires raging across the Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil pledged that his government would take a “zero tolerance” approach to environmental crimes

  • Post author:Rachel Kennedy
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    08/27/2019
    Recent Amazon fires could could strike a blow to fighting  climate change
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    Recent Amazon fires could could strike a blow to fighting climate change

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=wnUWCEhw7_k This year alone, Brazil has suffered "72,843 fires with more than half in the Amazon region,'the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said. That's more than an 80% increase…

  • Post author:Ms. G
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    08/22/2019
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