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    Declassified report: Putin ordered election interference to help Trump

    Declassified report: Putin ordered election interference to help Trump Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a widespread influence campaign intended to help elect Donald Trump, the Intelligence Community (IC) said in a declassified report released Friday afternoon. “Russia’s goals were to...
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    Trump asking Congress, not Mexico, to pay for border wall

    God bless this man. :lol: Trump asking Congress, not Mexico, to pay for border wall Washington (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has signaled to congressional Republican leaders that his preference is to fund the border wall through the appropriations process as soon as...
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    How Australia learned to stop worrying about debt

    'Good debt': how the Coalition learned to stop worrying and love the deficit The treasurer, Scott Morrison, is hitting the airwaves to sell the benefits of debt as a vital source of capital – marking a further departure from Abbott-Turnbull government rhetoric casting debt as a disaster, an...
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    Canada has best year of job creation in 2016

    But let's worry about debt instead because that's 'real' lol More than 200,000 jobs created in 2016 as a whole, official figures show Canada added more than 50,000 jobs in December, bringing the total for 2016 to 214,000. The total for last month was 54,000, according to Statistics Canada...
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    US identifies agents behind Russian hack

    US identifies agents behind Russian hack The US has identified the Russian agents behind the hacking ahead of the presidential election won by Donald Trump in November, reports say. Vice-President Joe Biden lambasted the president-elect on Thursday for attacking the intelligence community over...
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    Climate change ‘pause’ does not exist, scientists show, in wounding blow for deniers

    Climate change ‘pause’ does not exist, scientists show, in wounding blow for global warming denialists Claims that global warming is on “pause” are wrong, new research has found. Many researchers have long thought that there had been a slowdown in the rate of global warming in recent years. It...
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    Russia hacking: US intelligence chief hits back at Trump 'disparagement' of findings

    Me Grimlock no like Intelligent Officials! GRRRRR Russia hacking: US intelligence chief hits back at Trump 'disparagement' of findings The departing head of US intelligence has publicly defended his analysts against attacks by Donald Trump following their conclusion that Russia interfered...
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    Trudeau hails Canada-U.S. trade in video welcome to Congress

    USA! USA! USA! Trudeau hails Canada-U.S. trade in video welcome to Congress Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stressed his country's existing strong relationship with the U.S. in a welcome message to Congress amid questions about North American trade ties under the administration of Donald...
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    Rates of violence continue to go down

    Be happy. The annual data on war death figures have come out from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, and it is down for 2015 compared to 2014. The same is true for killings of unarmed civilians. The rate is still higher than it was a decade ago — mostly due to the Syrian civil war —...
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    Fox Anchor with brain cells joins NBC

    Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly jumps ship to NBC Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, who famously drew U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's ire during the election campaign, is going to a rival network. Kelly, one of the conservative cable news network's marquee figures, is leaving for an expanded role...
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    Conservative campaign manager gloats about spreading misinformation

    Have to resort to lying....sounds like Locutus and Eaglesmack. Leitch campaign manager gloats about spreading false info Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch’s campaign manager, Nick Kouvalis, admitted Monday night to sharing false information on Twitter, saying he did so to get...
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    Ford: Electric cars will soon overtake Gas

    Canada's prepared. Are you? Ford says electric vehicles will overtake gas in 15 years, announces all-electric 300-mile SUV, hybrid F-150, Mustang, and more Ford is making a big announcement in electrification today. CEO Mark Field confirmed several new models will receive electric...
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    With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office

    You don't even have to try to indict these guys. :lol: With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office WASHINGTON — House Republicans, overriding their top leaders, voted on Monday to significantly curtail the power of an independent ethics office set up in 2008 in...
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    After Trump's win, more U.S. students consider university in Canada

    They obviously want a better education. Canada > America After Trump's win, more U.S. students consider university in Canada For some college-bound students distressed by the U.S. election of Donald Trump, Canadian universities are calling. Universities from Quebec to British Columbia say...
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    Carbon pricing pushes gas prices higher in Ontario, Alberta

    Well at least we are doing some good in Canada. They should be higher though. Carbon pricing pushes gas prices higher in Ontario, Alberta Drivers in Ontario and Alberta rang in the new year with higher gas prices, as provincial carbon pricing schemes came into effect. In Calgary, the...
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    Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont

    There was no hack. :roll: Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S...
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    'Intentional' house explosion ruled a double suicide

    Catholic Jihadists. "They were apologizing for what they were about to do and [said] 'dear Jesus please forgive me,'" said Rhonda, who found a shopping bag full of letters in her yard. She would only give her first name. 'Intentional' house explosion ruled a double suicide The home explosion...
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    Real Scientists: 2016’s super warm Arctic winter ‘extremely unlikely’ without AGW

    AGW is real. 2016’s super warm Arctic winter ‘extremely unlikely’ without human-induced climate change, scientists say The Arctic continues to amaze. Hit by a second bout of extremely warm winter temperatures in recent days, the seasonal growth of floating sea ice has flattened out, just...
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    Conservative Columnist killed after gun he was showing teen goes off

    If only he could have had another gun to defend himself. Columnist killed after gun he was showing teen goes off A conservative newspaper columnist known for his support of guns rights died after the pistol he was showing a teenager suddenly fired. Michael D. Harmon, who wrote weekly for the...
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    Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data as it might vanish under Trump

    Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data as it might vanish under Trump Alarmed that decades of crucial climate measurements could vanish under a hostile Trump administration, scientists have begun a feverish attempt to copy reams of government data onto independent servers in hopes...