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Has America Plunged Into Agnotology – A Culture That Creates Ignorance And Stupidity?
WorldNews.com 20 Mar 2019
And then there’s Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump ... Culturally Constructing StupidityIf a person is judged by the company they keep, it’s clear many Americans may have already plunged into what one history professor called agnotology – the study of culturally constructed ignorance and stupidity ... He makes a good point ... And it’s here to stay....
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Fake Pathologist For Germanwings Air Crash Victims On Trial In Netherlands
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New Zealand FM Will Visit Turkey To Confront Erdogan Over Shooting Comments
WorldNews.com 20 Mar 2019
Erdogan is seeking to increase support for his Islamist-rooted AK Party before the local elections scheduled at the end of the month. Ardern said Peters would seek urgent clarification during his visit to Turkey ... Peters already condemned the airing of footage from the shooting, which he said could endanger New Zealander's abroad around the world....
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Amsterdam Will Ban 'Disrespectful' Tours of Red-Light District To Curb Rude Tourists
WorldNews.com 21 Mar 2019
The popular destination city of Amsterdam is preparing to ban guided tours of its red-light district in order to decrease the density of tourists in its historic city center on Wednesday, according to The Guardian ... ... Amsterdam has been hit by explosive tourist interest in recent years ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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More Democratic 2020 Candidates Consider Abolishing The Electoral College
WorldNews.com 20 Mar 2019
Democratic presidential hopefuls are including more and more progressive ideas in their platforms, including the plan to scrap the electoral college, the method used to elect U.S. presidents, according to National Public Radio ... The system was established by the U.S ... And the way we can make that happen is that we can have national voting....
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New Zealand Bans Sale Of All Military-Style Weapons
WorldNews.com 21 Mar 2019
Six days after more than 50 people were killed in a white supremacist terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday morning her government would be banning all military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles, according to Radio New Zealand. Ardern also said ... “These aren’t simple areas of law ... ....
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Trump Says 'Ridiculous' Mueller Report Should Be Released
WorldNews.com 20 Mar 2019
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes special counsel Robert Mueller's report should be released to the public, even as he disparaged its very existence as "ridiculous," The Associated Press reports."Let it come out, let people see it," Trump told reporters as he left the White House on Wednesday for a trip to Ohio ... ... ....
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Brazilian Prosecutor Says Mining Giant Vale Dismissed Dam Safety Efforts Before Disaster
WorldNews.com 21 Mar 2019
William Garcia, a prosecutor in Minas Gerais where the January disaster occurred, told G1 on Wednesday he filed subpoenas with the world's largest iron ore miner last June to review the safety documents regarding the dam, but the company's lawyers said they received positive reviews of the dam ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Battle For Islamic State's Last Enclave In Syria Nears Its End
WorldNews.com 20 Mar 2019
The group was also forced into retreat by numerous other local and foreign forces roused by its public displays of bloodletting and the attacks it plotted abroad.WN.com, Jim Berrie....
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Senate Panel Calls FAA, Boeing Officials To Testify Over 737 MAX Plane Crashes Next Week
WorldNews.com 20 Mar 2019
Boeing has faced growing pressure to testify this week as the world's largest planemaker tries to overcome questions about its recently grounded fleet ... The aviation industry around the world has been shaken after the recent Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air crashes which killed 346 people in total....
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U.S. Concerned About Continuing India-Pakistan Tensions
WorldNews.com 20 Mar 2019
The United States remains concerned about India-Pakistan tensions as the nuclear-armed countries’ militaries remain on alert nearly three weeks after their most dangerous confrontation in decades, a senior U.S ... officials charge is harbored by Pakistan. Islamabad denies the allegation.On Feb ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
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Millions watched her kids on YouTube. Off-screen, she was beating and starving them.
Democratic Underground 20 Mar 2019
They cast spells and engage in Nerf wars. They go on a cookie capture mission, suspending themselves over a granite countertop in a handsome suburban kitchen to swipe their sisters baked goods ... Its color evoked a green room, almost like a staging area for their performances. They were being pepper-sprayed and beaten with belts, brushes and hangers....
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Trump Says China Tariffs Could Remain In Place Indefinitely
WorldNews.com 20 Mar 2019
The president’s comments come amid conflicting reports about how close the world’s two largest economies are to reaching a deal and just what China is willing to concede in talks. Negotiations will restart next week when U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin travel to Beijing ... Major U.S ... products....
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Ortega Will Release All Political Prisoners Arrested During Nicaraguan Protests Last Year
WorldNews.com 21 Mar 2019
The Nicaraguan government said within 90 days from Wednesday it would release all those arrested during the protests held last year against President Daniel Ortega to try and restart talks with opposition groups, according to Reuters ... The move comes less than a week after more than 100 people were arrested in Managua, the capital city on Saturday....
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Canadian Lawmaker Quits Trudeau's Liberal Party Caucus
WorldNews.com 21 Mar 2019
7 over allegations top officials working for him leaned on former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to ensure construction firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc avoided a corruption trial.The political crisis threatens the government's chances of re-election in a vote scheduled for October this year ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
