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Day: January 9, 2020

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Congress Finally Agrees to Cover Sonic Attack Victims Medical Bills

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Over 40 U.S. government officials and family members who suffered mysterious brain injuries during their service overseas will finally receive guaranteed, long-term medical care thanks to a deal included in Congress year-end spending bill. In 2018, U.S. officials serving at embassies in Cuba and China began to report strange sensations of sound and pressure, causing symptoms consistent with traumatic brain injury. Who or what caused the sickness remains unconfirmed, despite efforts from the CIA, FBI, and other branches of the Trump administration to figure it out. The governments of those…

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5 Celebrities Who Don’t Photoshop The Sh*t Out Of Themselves | Betches

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Okay, let’s be real, everyone probably Photoshops or clean up backgrounds, for example, or when my eyebrow hairs are completely out of control. There are ways to use photo editing for good, instead of evil. But I am not for celebs who pretend they have Photoshop Fail series, I really like seeing celebs who don’t give in to the bullsh*t and post real photos. It’s impossible to know for sure that they don’t edit (if Photoshop is done correctly you should not be able to tell), but at least it’s…

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Saudis Put Khashoggis Murder Behind Them With Death Sentences and a Three-Day Rave

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PARISIt looks like heads will roll in Saudi Arabia, literally, for the murder last year of journalist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the mercurial and malign monarch-in-waiting beloved of the Trump clan. Never mind the CIAs belief that the elaborately choreographed and gruesomely executed murder of The Washington Post columnist could not have been carried out unless MBS authorized it. Conveniently, the two top aides who would have connected the crown prince to the crime reportedly were cleared. The court statementMonday announcing the sentence named none of the five…

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To Stay In Or Go Out? Weekend Horoscopes January 3-5 | Betches

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yearly-horoscope.com, “2020 will be a year when all the zodiac signs will be able to take advantage of a new beginning, both in their personal life and financially.” Lol, could this be a little less specific? Can’t wait for what’s to come! Aries From both the and my Taurus friends, I’ve learned that Tauruses “enjoy relaxing in serene, bucolic environments surrounded by soft sounds, soothing aromas, and succulent flavors.” Wow, deep. Anyway, even though Tauruses are described like literal babies, they’re nothing if not down for whatever, so take a…

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33 Hilarious Adult Jokes Snuck Into Your Favorite Disney Movies

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By Bryan Papazov Ask Reddit pointed out some moments in Disney movies you might have missed. By Bryan Papazov 1. In , when they’re chasing Fear Tech’s mascot through the frat house, there’s a background character that looks like a potato sitting on a chair looking high as fuck. It was a baked potato. 2. In , the Critic says he doesn’t swallow unless he’s in love. Kills me every time. 3. In the movie , the trolls are confused by what sarcasm was, so one of them goes, “I…

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Dear Charismatic Christians

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ShareTweetPin I was lying in my dorm room bed at Moody Bible Institute a few months after arriving there, listening to a sermon from Timothy Keller. He had long been one of my favorite preachers, but one thing that’s true of humans everywhere is this: you don’t realize what you disagree with them on until it comes up. “I’d consider myself an 80% cessationist,” Keller said at one point in the message. (A cessationist is someone who believes the spiritual gifts have ceased.) “I believe that about 20% of what people…

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Villagers ‘furious’ over road closed since 1997

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe road linking two villages has been closed since 1997 Residents of a village have said they are “furious” a mining firm has “betrayed” their trust by refusing to restore a road it closed. The road from Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taff, to Cwmgwrach, Neath Port Talbot, closed in 1997 when a controversial opencast mine was opened. A condition of Celtic Energy’s initial planning permission was to restore it. Neath Port Talbot Council and Celtic Energy said “opinions differ” about re-opening the old…

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Villagers ‘furious’ over road closed since 1997

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe road linking two villages has been closed since 1997 Residents of a village have said they are “furious” a mining firm has “betrayed” their trust by refusing to restore a road it closed. The road from Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taff, to Cwmgwrach, Neath Port Talbot, closed in 1997 when a controversial opencast mine was opened. A condition of Celtic Energy’s initial planning permission was to restore it. Neath Port Talbot Council and Celtic Energy said “opinions differ” about re-opening the old…

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More than 500 earthquakes have rattled the Puerto Rico region in 10 days. There may be more to come

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(CNN)A 6.4 magnitude earthquake that killed one person in Puerto Rico on Tuesday is one of hundreds of tremors that have rattled the island for more than a week. And experts say the shaking is not over yet. “Over the past several weeks, hundreds of small earthquakes have occurred in this same region, beginning in earnest with a magnitude 4.7 earthquake late on December 28 and a magnitude 5.0 event a few hours later,” the USGS said. “With the exception of the latest two earthquakes … none are likely to…

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