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Is India Headed for an Anti-Muslim Genocide?

Indian leaders love to talk up Mahatma Gandhi when they travel abroad. It plays well to the popular notion of India as a land of peace and love, and boosts its moral authority as a responsible democracy on the world

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Fiona Hill explores why it’s tough to get ahead in ‘There Is Nothing For You Here’

Fiona Hill had a star turn in front of Congress during Trump’s first impeachment inquiry. Now she examines why opportunities are fleeting and how it affects the country’s social and political fabric. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Former MK Hanin Zoabi, 12 others convicted in Balad party fraud scandal

Defendants, including party officials, admit to charges as part of plea bargain; will get suspended sentences, fines and community service

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A new Facebook whistleblower is renewing scrutiny of the social media giant – NPR

A new Facebook whistleblower is renewing scrutiny of the social media giant  NPR Facebook whistleblower revealed on ’60 Minutes,’ says the company prioritized profit over public good  CNN Ex-Facebook manager alleges social network fed Capitol riot  Yahoo News Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The

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Swedish artist threatened over Prophet Mohammed cartoon killed in car crash

Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who lived under police protection after his 2007 depiction of the Prophet Mohammed prompted death threats, died Sunday in a car accident. The 75-year-old and two police officers were killed in a collision with an oncoming

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Americans Julius and Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – American scientists won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch, the award-giving body said on Monday. Their groundbreaking discoveries “have allowed us to understand how heat, cold

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Jordan says Pandora Papers claims ‘distorted’, security threat

Jordan’s royal court Monday rejected as “distorted” claims made in the “Pandora Papers” that King Abdullah II created a network of offshore companies to build a $100 million overseas property empire. It said that the reports “included inaccuracies and distorted

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen speaks publicly ahead of congressional testimony – New York Post

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen speaks publicly ahead of congressional testimony  New York Post Facebook whistleblower revealed on ’60 Minutes,’ says the company prioritized profit over public good  CNN Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen revealed as ‘whistleblower’ behind leaked documents that plunged the

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Insider filmed saying top binary options platform rigged, boosting victims’ suit

Detectives obtain rare footage of former executive alleging SpotOption software was tilted against investors; clip to be used as evidence in class-action lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv

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At Dubai Expo, infomercial-like pavilions can’t quite gloss over world problems

Over 190 countries are participating in multi-billion dollar extravaganza where war, famine, and political and economic turmoil are kept out of sight

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