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World's ugliest dog, Zsa Zsa, dies weeks after winning contest
She was purchased by a rescue group after spending the first five years of her life in a Missouri puppy mill. A sad day in the world of dogs. "I'm still in shock", she said. Brainard named the sweet, lovable pup after the Hollywood legend Zsa Zsa Gabor, because the pretty pooch enjoyed lounging on the couch "like a attractive model". [Full Article...]
Live proceedings of court need of the hour, says Supreme Court
During the pendency of the curative petitions, the plea was made that an open court hearing should be granted and after the apex court agreed to it, several fresh writ petitions were filed seeking to decriminalise of Section 377. The apex court yesterday refused to delay today's hearing after the Centre requested for more time to file its response to the petitions. He explained the impact of the... [Full Article...]
Germany ‘totally controlled by Russia,’ Trump tells North Atlantic Treaty Organisation chief
In recent weeks, various European leaders have also threatened to retaliate against US tariffs and filed complaints to the World Trade Organization. Trump is reportedly considering imposing sanctions on the five European countries involved in the pipeline project. [Full Article...]
Facebook Is Getting Its First Big Fine Over the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Cambridge Analytica , a London firm financed by wealthy Republican donors, worked for the 2016 Trump campaign and for a while employed Steve Bannon, the Trump campaign CEO and later a White House adviser. Despite the proposed fine being a record for the watchdog, campaigners said it was "unacceptable", as under new data laws the penalty could have totalled more than £450 million. [Full Article...]
Pence Says He Wants Abortion Outlawed, But It's Not His Call
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States would be free to act because, without Roe , the constitutional right to access abortion would be gone. Many analysts also agree that even with the Supreme Court's likely philosophical shift, Roe v. "They want ... voting rights and gay rights and other rights to be not only preserved, but also enhanced". As they've put together a campaign against the president's nominee, Democratic gr... [Full Article...]
Freedom for detained dissident’s widow after long battle with China
I'm grateful for those who cared about her and helped her all these years. "I want to marry that enemy of the state!" she said shortly before the pair Wednesday in 1996 during Liu Xiaobo's stay at a labour camp, according to a biography of the dissident by Yu Jie. [Full Article...]
Facebook faces United Kingdom fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
In an accompanying report, Elizabeth Denham, the United Kingdom information commissioner, expressed unease with the "significant shortfall in transparency" from tech companies, political parties and others that harness sensitive bits of information online. [Full Article...]
Turkey swears in President Erdogan
Presidential aide Ibrahim Kalin said Erdogan would visit the mausoleum of Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, following the swearing-in ceremony. The Turkish lira lost 3.5 percent in value on the news to trade at 4.73 lira to the dollar. The lira currency, which has been battered this year by concerns about President Tayyip Erdogan's drive for greater control over monetary policy, dec... [Full Article...]