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    It's Time for Twitter To Ban Donald Trump

    It's Time for Twitter To Ban Donald Trump He's the commander-in-chief of trolls, an angry toddler who uses Twitter to exact petty revenge on his enemies and who can send the United States into a tailspin in 140 characters. It's time to shut his primary mode of communication down for good. Two...
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    Canada well on its way to a renewable-energy future

    Canada well on its way to a renewable-energy future In 2016, renewable energy surpassed coal as the largest source of installed power capacity in the world. China's carbon emissions peaked. The German upper house, the Bundesrat, voted to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2030. Vancouver chose to...
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    Donald Trump sued by former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos

    #fewsnake Donald Trump sued by former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos A FORMER contestant of reality show The Apprentice, who last year accused Donald Trump of sexual assault, is suing the President-elect for defamation. Just two days before Trump will be sworn in the 45th president of...
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    China threatens WAR with USA

    After Tillerson’s Talk About South China Sea, Beijing Threatens ‘War’ Beijing on Friday—the 13th no less—threatened the United States with “large-scale war.” “Prepare for a military clash” said the Global Times in an editorial. Beijing was hitting back hard against remarks made by Rex...
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    Apple’s UK App Store prices will rise 25 percent following Brexit currency

    Apple’s UK App Store prices will rise 25 percent following Brexit currency fluctuations Prices in the UK’s App Store are set to rise 25 percent as the pound continues to lose value after Brexit. According to a letter sent to Apple developers reported by 9to5Mac and confirmed by The Verge, the...
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    Canada Will Cash In On Clean Tech Boom

    China has been battling some of the worst urban air pollution in its modern history. High levels of smog in more than 20 cities recently forced many to stay indoors and off roads. With local industries ordered to slow down or halt operations, the economic impacts are very real. It’s no...
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    Ticket Scalpers Losing Profit Trying to Sell Tickets to Trump’s Inauguration

    Ticket Scalpers Losing Profit Trying to Sell Tickets to Trump’s Inauguration Donald Trump may want you to believe that D.C. has sold out of dresses because of his big day, but the truth is that even the lowest of the low in performance and spectacle – ticket scalpers – are seeing that demand...
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    Trump enters office with historically LOWEST RECORDED RATINGS

    Trump enters office with historically low approval rating President-elect Donald Trump has the lowest recorded approval rating heading into his final days before taking office, a new poll has found. A Gallup poll conducted two weeks prior to the inauguration found that more than half of...
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    Trump promises health insurance for all

    So Hilary did win after all. :lol: Trump promises health insurance for all President-elect Donald Trump says his plan to replace the nation's health care law will include "insurance for everybody." Trump made the comment in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday. The...
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    Trump attacks civil rights icon before Martin Luther King Jr. day

    Trump attacks civil rights icon before Martin Luther King Jr. day Donald Trump tore into civil rights legend John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy of the Republican billionaire's White House victory, intensifying a feud with the black congressman days before the national holiday honouring...
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    Trudeau's 'phase out' oilsands comments spark outrage in Alberta

    Not nice news but he's just telling it like it is. Trudeau's 'phase out' oilsands comments spark outrage in Alberta Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked immediate anger among Alberta politicians on Friday by suggesting Canada should "phase out" the oilsands. Speaking at a town hall in...
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    Ontario experiencing explosive economic growth

    Ontario economy growing at 2.6 per cent The low Canadian dollar is leading to high fives at cash-strapped Queen’s Park. Ontario’s economy grew 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of last year outpacing growth in the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy, Germany, and France, according to data released...
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    US Economy does worse when denying climate change

    630 Companies Tell Trump To Stop Denying Climate Change As is well known, Trump loves to go on about how good he is with business. At the time of writing, he’s giving his first press conference in several months, and once again he said he’ll be the “best job creator”. As referenced by a new...
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    Conservatives propose 9% hike to GST

    Trumpest Leftards. Conservative leadership candidate Rick Peterson is proposing to reverse one of the party's central policies from the last decade and raise the GST. Peterson, who filed his papers and joined the federal Conservative leadership race in time for the party's second debate in...
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    Trudeau stands up to Trump

    #RealNews Asked about Trump, Trudeau promises to stand for feminism and diversity While maintaining that his priority in dealing with the Donald Trump administration will be the Canadian economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday night he would never shy away from proclaiming himself...
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    Ode to Obama

    Ode to Obama The dark clouds of the coming administration rolled in this week with a fury, producing a flood of strange and worrisome news. There was the utterly terrifying confirmation hearing of Jeff Sessions as our next attorney general, at which he signaled in no uncertain terms his...
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    FBI: Russians also hacked Republicans

    FBI's Comey: Republicans also hacked by Russia Washington (CNN)Top intelligence officials indicated on Tuesday that the GOP was also a Russian hacking target but that none of the information obtained was leaked. FBI director James Comey told a Senate panel that there was "penetration on the...
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    Trump accepts findings that Russian hackers meddled with US Election

    :lol: Trump accepts findings that Russia tried to meddle in U.S. election, incoming chief of staff says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia tried to interfere in the presidential election, his incoming White House chief of staff...
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    Forbes: China transitions to Clean Energy while Trump waffles

    Leggo my Eggo China Is Going All In On Clean Energy As The U.S. Waffles. How Is That Making America Great Again? For months, the clean energy discussion in the U.S. has been dominated by two questions: First, will the new administration really turn its back on the climate and clean energy...
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    GM defies Trump order to produce in the US

    :lol: General Motors CEO won’t change production plans despite Trump tweet DETROIT—General Motors has no plans to change where it produces small cars because of criticism from President-elect Donald Trump, the company’s top executive said Sunday night. CEO Mary Barra said the auto business...