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Day: February 4, 2020

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Heres All The Creepy Stuff Youll Learn From Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer On Prime

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Emily Madriga Updated February 3, 2020 Emily Madriga Updated February 3, 2020 Like most true crime fans I still don’t have Ted Bundy fatigue. Even though we’ve seen a deluge of Bundy content, I’m still waiting for the thing that’s going to explain how convinced so many people he was just an ordinary person, and what made him so sick in the first place. At least two of the recent additions have been a turn down a new direction for fans of the genre — telling his story through the…

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Louis Tomlinson ‘to boycott’ BBC Breakfast

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The former One Direction singer was also quizzed about his time with the band – who went on hiatus in 2016 – and his reported feud with former band member Zayn Malik. The 28-year-old accused the hosts of “proper going in” on him. Skip Twitter post by @Louis_Tomlinson Defo wont be going on there again Haha! Love to all my fans for always having my back — Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) February 3, 2020 Replying to Tomlinson directly on Twitter, Walker wrote: “Sorry you feel like that. It was nice to…

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PM: ‘No need’ for UK to follow EU rules on trade

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPM: We want a Canada-style deal with the EU Boris Johnson has set out his vision for a trade deal with the EU, saying there is “no need” for the UK to follow Brussels’ rules. The PM called for a Canada-style free trade deal, saying the UK would return to the Withdrawal Agreement if such a deal was not reached. But the EU’s Michel Barnier said its “ambitious” trade deal offer required a “level playing field”. Labour said Mr Johnson’s “ideology had…

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White nationalist has long worked at conservative outlets under real name

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Guardian findings support watchdogs report that Paul Kersey, a prominent author and activist, is actually Michael J Thompson A new report has revealed that a prominent white nationalist author, activist and podcaster known as Paul Kersey has in fact worked for more than a decade at mainstream conservative institutions and media outlets under his real name. According to RWW investigation, published on Monday, reveals the work of Paul Kersey, whom it calls a barely underground member of the white nationalist movement and a fixture on the roster of racist media…

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Worlds Worst Measles Epidemic Reaches Death Toll Of More Than 6,000

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More than 6,000 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in what the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling the “world’s worst measles epidemic.” Area health officials are requesting “adequate finances” in order to “end the outbreak” and “lift the burden of this prolonged epidemic” from thousands of Congolese families. Already, $27.6 million USD has been mobilized but an additional $40 million USD is needed to reinforce on-the-ground outbreak responses and to implement a six-month plan to extend vaccinations to children between the ages of six and 14.…

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A climate activist swam under the Antarctic ice sheet to prove how fast glaciers are melting

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(CNN)50-year-old Lewis Pugh was terrified when he plunged into East Antarctic water in nothing but a speedo, swim cap, and goggles. He was even more terrified when he swam below the Antarctic ice sheet, through melting tunnels. The study explains that supraglacial water is concerning because it can pour into cracks, fracturing glaciers and speeding up glacier melt and sea level rise. This alarms Pugh, who says that climate change is already moving rapidly. He wants immediate action at this November’s climate change negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, which is why…

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The US has at least 11 confirmed cases of Wuhan coronavirus, which has killed more than 420 people in China

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(CNN)While the Wuhan coronavirus keeps spreading within the United States, health officials are trying to rush testing capabilities across the country. “The process is extremely expedited, and our colleagues at (the US Food and Drug Administration) have been working with us closely ever since we made the plan that we were going to do this in this way,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Her comments Monday came a day after officials confirmed three new cases of infection in California. That…

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