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Trump reportedly calls John Bolton a ‘traitor’ and wants to block his book

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President reportedly told aides and media figures book shouldnt be published before Novembers election John Bolton is a traitor and his reportedly told aides and media figures. The presidents views on news of a book deal for fired in September last year. He offered to testify in the Senate but Republicans voted not to call witnesses during a trial which duly ended in Trumps acquittal, despite leaks from Boltons book manuscript seeming to show The Room Where It Happened was slated for publication in March but it has been held…

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Firefighters rescue four from cars in floods

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North Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed three adults and a child were pulled to safety from the trapped cars in Dolgellau. The road has now re-opened in the town. However, flooding on the A470 has forced highway officials to close the road further north between Betws-y-Coed and Bodnant in Conwy. Image caption Clean-up work and repairs are still being carried out at Clwb y Bont, Pontypridd Prince Charles met flood victims and their rescuers during a visit to the town on Friday. The storm affected more than 1,000 homes…

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A Long List Of Love Stories

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Sara Fitzgerald Updated February 22, 2020 By Devon Devine The Sunday after Valentine’s Day, The New York Times Book Review ran an article, “50 States of Love,” that we could argue over until next Valentine’s Day. The graphic highlights a novel from each state that represents “unforgettable fiction that explores matters of the heart.” The newspaper’s definition allowed it to cast a wide net, and the list includes some great fiction that I would not characterize as “a romance.” But the list is an interesting one, and since it was…

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Here’s Another Chance to Weigh In on the FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal

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The Federal Communications Commission is once again seeking comment on its repeal of its Obama-era net neutrality rules. But the new comment period isn't focused on the usual issues that underpin the net neutrality debate, such as blocking or throttling content. Instead, it will focus on less-noticed aspects of the agency's decision with regards to public safety and the agency's oversight of broadband internet providers. In 2015 the Obama-era FCC reclassified broadband service providers as "common carriers" like traditional telephone companies, giving the agency broader authority to regulate broadband providers.…

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Everything we wanted: the race to find the next Billie Eilish

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The search for the new Billie is undoubtedly under way. But how will record labels attempt to replicate her success? Last week, No Time to Die a huge swoop of a song that wants to bottle a feeling of timelessness. It ratchets up what has already been quite the year already for her, as last month she became the youngest person to win best record, best song and album of the year (as well as best new artist) Sheeran and Ocean Eyes online in 2015 and signing to A&R hothouse…

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Settle in with these weekend reads

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(CNN)Marches against femicide. A costly French con. Citizens assisting NASA. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in. Here’s what you might have missed during a busy news week. Christina Figueres has plenty of reasons to be worried about climate change. Yet the Costa Rican diplomat still feels upbeat about fighting the crisis at hand. What’s spreading faster than the coronavirus Ignorance and misinformation about the novel coronavirus, experts say, are leading to more racist assaults and ignorant attacks against Asians in the United States. A multi-million dollar French scam…

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‘My business was flooded twice in two days’

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Image copyright Chris Harrison Image caption The Dale End Cafe was flooded twice in less than two days It’s a familiar story to business owner Mark Davies. He runs Darwin’s Townhouse bed and breakfast in Shrewsbury – on the banks of the River Severn. “I was away for a business meeting when the river started rising, and I got back to complete devastation,” he says. Mark says that the damage has taken two rooms out of action in the basement of the “main house”, an 18th Century property. “All our…

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Mercury Retrograde Is HereAre You Going To Let Your Toxic Ex Back In?

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Emily Heron Updated February 21, 2020 Alejandro Sotillet Emily Heron Updated February 21, 2020 Alejandro Sotillet Mercury went into retrograde on February 17th and will remain so until March 10th. This means that Mercury will appear to be moving backwards as we view it from the Earth. There will be issues with communication and technology, as always with a Mercury retrograde, as Mercury is in charge of these realms. You might notice that your WIFI is acting up or that text messages are coming in slowly. Since Mercury appears to…

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23 People Who Knew A Killer Before They Killed

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Emily Madriga Updated February 21, 2020 By Warren Wong *** A few years ago I hired a father-son handyman team to help me get my house ready to put on the market. Among other things, my outside doorknobs were in bad shape so they installed new ones. The dad seemed pretty nice, even did a little bit for free. On their 3rd and last day at my house, he was pretty fired up about a big job they were starting the next day. Three days later he killed his new…

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Trump’s Oscars rant? He just wants Hollywood to see he’s a star

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The US presidents tirade against Parasites best picture Oscar, preferring Sunset Boulevard and Gone With the Wind, masks his own frustration at being cold-shouldered by Tinseltown The only real surprise was what took him so long. Nearly two weeks after Parasite became the first foreign-language film to win the Oscar for best picture, hadnt actually seen Parasite: Was it good? I dont know. Clearly he is less concerned about the movies quality than its provenance. Here he is, trying to make America great again, and a foreign movie takes Hollywoods…

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