Monthly Archives: November 2016

Large metal cylinder crashes to earth in Myanmar

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 12, 2016

Strong possibility that 4.5m-long object which landed in northern mining area was part of Chinese satellite A large metal cylinder thought to be part of a Chinese rocket has crashed in a jade mining area in Myanmar. State media published images of the 4.5m-long (15ft) drum resting in mud on property owned by a mining […]


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Facebook To Crack Down On Some Race-Based Advertising Techniques

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 12, 2016

Facebook is scaling back a tool that could have allowed advertisers to exclude viewers based on their race.  The social media giant announced Friday that its marketing tool allowing exclusion of viewers by “ethnic affinity,” which attracted heavy criticism after a ProPublica investigation in late October, would no longer be available for advertisers who promote industries […]


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Trump supporters cry foul over street protests

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 12, 2016

(CNN)The strong reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory has led to a backlash of another kind — this one among his supporters. In the weeks leading up to his stunning win, Trump repeatedly warned the election would be “rigged.” JUST WATCHED Replay More Videos … MUST WATCH


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Democrats begin fight against Trump: his election ‘does not feel like America’

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 12, 2016

Harry Reid issues blistering statement decrying president-elects forces of hate and bigotry as Elizabeth Warren urges voters to put in the work to resist Trump Leading Democrats have begun their fightback against President-elect Donald Trump, accusing him of unleashing the forces of hate and bigotry and warning that Americas enemies were exultant at his election […]


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‘We were dealt a body blow’: Democratic leaders on the future of their party

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 12, 2016

Theres an urgent need for the party to clean up house and change direction to avert more electoral disasters Bakari T Sellers: We have to make a positive case to voters of color The Democratic party was dealt a body blow in this election. Non-college educated and non-suburban white voters especially in places along the […]


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‘Anarchy on Sunset Strip’: 50 years on from the ‘hippie riots’

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 12, 2016

In November 1966, the birthplace of the hippie movement was shaken by a confrontation that was an early salvo in the culture wars to come Fifty years ago this week, a riot took place on Los Angeless famous Sunset Boulevard. Bemused reports appeared in the days that followed with headlines like Long Hair Nightmare: Juvenile […]


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‘Million Women March’ To Storm D.C. For Trump Inauguration

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 12, 2016

NEW YORK  – Women anxious that a Donald Trump presidency in the United States could set back or destroy many of their rights are planning a massive march in Washington one day after he is sworn in, organizers said on Friday. On Facebook, where the “Million Women March” is being organized, some 35,000 people said […]


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Can Trump build a wall without Congress’ approval?

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 12, 2016

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump’s advisers have suggested the incoming president could just build a wall along the border with Mexico without congressional approval. Are they right?


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Spartanburg, South Carolina, ‘creeped out’ by killings

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 11, 2016

Spartanburg, South Carolina (CNN)Daren Owens recalls how Todd Kohlhepp sold three homes for him, including one on the day it listed. Kohlhepp was an attentive real estate agent, calling Owens “boss” and “sir” in text messages. He was chatty, not threatening, Owens said. He applied to take his real estate exam in South Carolina in […]


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Donald Trump: property magnate, TV star, demagogue and now president

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 11, 2016

His maverick campaign and inflammatory rhetoric led supporters to hail him as a blue-collar billionaire but to others Trump is a dangerous sociopath When Donald Trump takes the oath of office on 20 January, the fact he will be the oldest person to do so in Americas 240-year history will be something of an afterthought. […]


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