Torey
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
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almost 5 years ago
Democrats Should Cut Off Alex Acosta's Paychecks, Along With Trump Staff Who Defy Congress
Democrats Should Cut Administration PaychecksAnother day, another act of contempt of Congress. From CNN.There are none of those, by the way, but it's a nice phrase. And brigades of lawyers are going to get rich arguing about it over the next several months, unless the Hou...continued
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Ross Perot, who shook up 90s U.S. presidential politics, dies at 89
Ross Perot, who shook up 90s U.S. presidential politics, dies at 89H. Ross Perot, the feisty Texas technology billionaire who rattled U.S. politics with two independent presidential campaigns in the 1990s that struck a chord with disgruntled voters, died on Tuesday at the...continued
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AT&T Invests Nearly $625 Million Over 3-Year Period to Boost Local Networks in Virginia
AT&T Invests Nearly $625 Million Over 3-Year Period to Boost Local Networks in VirginiaRICHMOND, Va., July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- At AT&T¹, we invested nearly $625 million in our Virginia wireless and wired networks during 2016-2018. These investments boost relia...continued
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Primark founder Arthur Ryan has died aged 83, company confirms
Primark founder Arthur Ryan dies aged 83, company confirmsThe founder of Primark, Arthur Ryan, has died aged 83, the company has confirmed.Ryan was born in Dublin, moving to London as a young man to work in tailoring.On his return to Ireland he continued to work in retail...continued
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An Overlooked Gem from the New Queer Cinema Wave Imagines John Lennon on Holiday
An Overlooked Gem from the New Queer Cinema Wave Imagines John Lennon on Holiday1991’s The Hours and Times, recently restored and now available to stream, is part of a tradition of queer films recontextualizing what we think we know about history.“Anyone who has been foll...continued
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On the Spot: Matthew Sweet
Why are you a historian of the Victorian era?I’m more a journalist who loves archives, but I became a Victorianist in 1989 after an epiphanic moment involving a paper knife and the Bodleian’s copy of Wilkie Collins’ Basil. My last book was about Vietnam deserters and the ...continued
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Pan Am Juniors: An Incomplete for the Course, An “A” for the Coursework
July 1, 2019 (by Steve Hopkins) Through Saturday evening, we were all following the results of the 2019 ITTF Pan American Junior Championships closely. But then, with little warning, the flow of information ceased. With the venue unavailable on Sunday and te...continued
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Ancient Peruvian Water-Harvesting System Could Lessen Modern Water Shortages
Ancient Peruvian Water-Harvesting System Could Lessen Modern Water ShortagesSometimes, modern problems require ancient solutions. A 1,400-year-old Peruvian water-diverting method could supply up to 40,000 Olympic-size swimming pools' worth of water to present-day Lima...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score, Over 36 to 40 Latest Cricket Score, Updates
Pakistan vs Afghanistan live score over Match 36 ODI 36 40 updatesSri Lanka Virtually Knocked Out, Yet Hopes To Stay Alive In The World Cup 2019Source: Ndtv.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Pakistan • Afghanistan • One Day International • Sri Lanka • Cricket World Cup •
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almost 5 years ago
How Jony Ive leaving Apple will affect the iPhone, MacBook and Apple TV
How Jony Ive leaving Apple will affect the iPhone, MacBook and Apple TVIt finally happened. One of the key drivers behind some of Apple’s most iconic designs and products, Jony Ive, has left the company.To non-tech fans this may not sound like a big deal, after all how im...continued
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Water woes
The Hindu BusinessLineThanks to Gully Boy, the Hindi heartland may have woken up to the raw energy of rap only now. Down south, a ...Source: Thehindubusinessline.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Hindu • Hindi •
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Supreme Court: Bad Day for Everyone, Especially Roberts
Supreme Court: Bad Day for Everyone, Especially RobertsToday the Supreme Court issued two major opinions with profound implications for American politics. It blocked, for now, adding a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census in Department of Commerce vs. New York. I...continued
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Instagram is bringing ads to Explore
Instagram is bringing ads to ExploreInstagram is bringing ads to more places on its platform, starting with its Explore page according to a report from The Verge. The firm will show ads when users scroll down discovery feeds on Explore posts and it will be starting with a...continued
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How the Worst Values of Sports Are Taking Over America
How the Worst Values of Sports Are Taking Over AmericaA half-century ago, the sporting Cassandras predicted that the worst values and sensibilities of our increasingly corrupted civic society would eventually affect our sacred games: football would become a gladiatorial m...continued
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Julian Castro’s 2020 presidential campaign and policies, explained
Julian Castro’s 2020 presidential campaign and policies, explainedFormer San Antonio mayor and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro is running for president.Building off the success of a pre-kindergarten program he introduced as mayor, Castro has promised...continued
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Masai Ujiri Says He's Committed to Raptors Amid Wizards Rumors: 'I Love It Here'
Masai Ujiri Says He's Committed to Raptors Amid Wizards Rumors: 'I Love It Here'Nearly two weeks after the Toronto Raptors won their first NBA championship, team president Masai Ujiri has confirmed he intends to remain with the organization. Ujiri made the announcement du...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Sanctioning Iran's Khamenei is an attack on the nation
Sanctioning Iran's Khamenei is an attack on the nationDear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being forc...continued
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Trump bashes 'stubborn child' Fed as economy shows signs of weakness
Trump bashes 'stubborn child' Fed as economy shows signs of weaknessWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday (Jun 24) lashed out at the Federal Reserve, accusing the central bank of standing in the way of major economic expansion by refusing to cut interest rates.T...continued
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Jordan Hicks Blew Out His Elbow, Likely Headed For Tommy John Surgery
Jordan Hicks Blew Out His Elbow, Likely Headed For Tommy John SurgeryJordan Hicks has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and the St. Louis Cardinals closer is almost certainly headed for Tommy John surgery.The 22-year-old right-hander ...continued
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Opus Bank Appoints Angelee Harris EVP, General Counsel
Opus Bank Appoints Angelee Harris EVP, General CounselIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opus Bank (“Opus”) (NASDAQ: OPB) announced today that Angelee J. Harris has joined Opus as EVP, General Counsel and has been appointed to Opus’ Executive Committee. Ms. Harris is respon...continued
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Your Phone Isn’t Actually Waterproof—But These Other Devices Are
Your Phone Isn’t Actually Waterproof—But These Other Devices AreWant to live on the edge? Go get a glass of water—or, if you’re feeling extra lucky, a beer or a Coke—and pour it on your phone.Wait! First of all, I, David Pierce, am not liable for any phones destroyed duri...continued
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Trump: We’re Doing A ‘Fantastic Job’ At The Southern Border
HuffPost is now a part of OathLooks like your cookies are disabled. Please enable and try again.Source: Huffpost.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:The Huffington Post •
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Lucid's ambitious outlook for all-island league
Lucid's ambitious outlook for all-island leagueAn all-island football league, merging the League of Ireland and the Irish League could be operational by May 2021.That is the belief of Irish entrepreneur Kieran Lucid, who has been working tirelessly on a self-confessed "la...continued
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About - Fallen Journalists
The mission of the Fallen Journalists Memorial (FJM) Foundation is to commemorate America’s commitment to a free press by honoring journalists who have sacrificed their lives in service to that cause.The FJM Foundation will work to enact legislation, raise funds and build...continued
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How things seem to have escalated so quickly between the US and Iran
On Thursday, Iran shot down a U.S. surveillance drone that it says was in its airspace. The U.S. military however, denied the claim, arguing that the drone was over international waters. And now, both sides are accusing the other of escalating tensions. Both Iranian and U...continued
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