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Whats Behind Trumps Baffling New Power Grab

Two days after claiming he hadTrump said during Wednesdays coronavirus task force briefing, in a move reminiscent of propaganda outlet, the service has maintained its promoted Chinese propaganda. "If you heard what's coming out of the Voice of America, it's disgustingwhat things they say are disgusting toward our country," Trump said on Wednesday. Regardless of his motives, Trumps latest threat illustrates how, in a crisis, an executive can unilaterally act (or threaten to act) while everyone else has to react. Even if successful, these appointees would serve under a considerable…

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Mystery bird illness investigated after German blue tit deaths

More than 11,000 cases of dead and sick birds reported in past fortnight Thousands of blue tits have been found sick or dead in Germany, prompting an investigation by conservation groups and scientists. More than 11,000 cases of dead and sick birds, mostly blue tits, have been can be spotted all year round in the UK, with the exception of some Scottish islands. According to NABU, symptoms of the diseased birds include breathing problems, no longer taking food and making no attempt to escape when approached by people. The group…

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1 killed after tornadoes were spotted in Oklahoma

(CNN)One person was killed Wednesday after severe storms ripped through southern Oklahoma, Marshall County emergency officials said. “There would have been a lot more death,” Chaney said, adding the sirens and county system alerted residents of the danger. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for several southeast Oklahoma counties on Wednesday. A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado and golf ball-sized hail was reported just before 5 p.m. and was moving east at 40 mph, the weather service said. Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/us/oklahoma-storms-tornadoes/index.html

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MyBuddy.ai, a virtual tutor for kids learning English, raises $1M seed round

MyBuddy.ai, a startup that develops virtual tools to help kids learn English, announced today that it has raised $1 million in seed funding from LETA Capital. The capital will be used to expand into new markets and develop new features including mini-classes about health. The San Francisco-based company’s app features a AI-based virtual tutor called Buddy who coaches kids through a series of exercises. According to MyBuddy.ai, there are 500 million children around the world who want to learn English, but don’t have someone to practice the language with. It…

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Tiger King Star Rick Kirkham Reveals HORRIBLE Details The Show Didn’t Air About Joe Exotic! – Perez Hilton

You have to assume the behind-the-scenes stories coming out of Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness are only going to get crazier at this point, right? Yet another person featured in the Netflix show is Kirkham spoke to Justin Sylvester of E!‘s Daily Pop and claimed that the docuseries “is extremely accurate, but it didn’t go near as far as what it could’ve gone.” He admitted: “There was a whole lot more to talk about; a whole lot more that could’ve been shown about Joe Exotic and just how wild and crazy…

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Three churches challenge NY countys ban on drive-in services

His Tabernacle Family Church in upstate New York is asking the county to reverse a ban on drive-in services. (First Liberty Institute) First Liberty Institute, a conservative legal nonprofit, sent a letter asking Moss to withdraw the policy on behalf of three local churches that had been holding drive-in services for weeks in compliance with the county: His Tabernacle, Journey Church and Pine Creek Christian Center. LOUISIANA PASTOR WHO FLOUTED CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS ARRESTED FOR BACKING UP BUS TOWARD PROTESTER “The Constitution forbids the government from singling out churches for restrictions that are not imposed…

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Former Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly Dead At 33 – Perez Hilton

Former Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly has died. Mattingly was found unresponsive at her home in Austin, Texas on Friday afternoon, hours after a friend called the city’s police department and asked them to do a welfare check on the woman after not hearing from her for several days. She was just 33 years old. According to TMZ, who spoke with Ashley’s sister Christy and her twin brother Billy, the model and former Playmate died by suicide on Wednesday of last week; a cause of death has not yet been announced. There was also apparently a…

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