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    Homeland security report: Illegal immigration is not a problem

    The Department of Homeland Security has concluded that citizenship is an “unlikely indicator” of whether an individual poses a terror threat to the US, according to a draft report obtained by the Associated Press. US president Donald Trump had ordered an intelligence report to justify his...
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    Meanwhile, in George W. Bush...

    Even Bush is cashing in on looking credible compared to Trump. ‘We all need answers’ on Trump team’s Russia contacts: George W. Bush Former President George W. Bush said Monday "we all need answers" on the extent of contact between President Donald Trump's team and the Russian government...
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    Confederate Flag Group Charged For Threats Made At Black Child's Party

    Confederate Flag Group Charged For Threats Made At Black Child's Party A group of white Confederate flag-supporters that interrupted a black child's birthday party in Douglasville, Georgia in July was charged with making "terroristic threats," and participating in criminal gang activity as The...
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    Climate change predicted to transform Vancouver into San Diego, but at a heavy cost

    You guys should watch Before the Flood with Leo DiCaprio. It's really good! Climate change predicted to transform Vancouver into San Diego, but at a heavy cost Goodbye Vancouver, hello San Diego. A major climate-change study predicts temperatures in Metro Vancouver will exceed those of...
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    Without changing course, the Conservatives will split

    Without changing course, the Conservatives will split The annual Conservative pow-wow, this year’s Manning Centre Conference, has been as good an indication as any of just how far adrift the party really is. However, its eponymous chieftain and keynote speaker, Preston Manning, the former...
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    Muhammad Ali Jr., detained at Florida airport, asked, 'Are you Muslim?'

    Muhammad Ali Jr., detained at Florida airport, asked, 'Are you Muslim?' Muhammad Ali Jr, son of the legendary boxer, was detained by immigration officials at an airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., according to a lawyer and family friend. Chris Mancini told CBC news that the 44-year-old and his...
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    Conservatives: Lego Batman is too gay for kids

    The sequel will hopefully be just the right amount of gay for them. LEGO Batman Movie Too Gay for Kids, Claim Conservative Pundits Everything is not awesome with “The LEGO Batman Movie,” at least according to a pair of right-wing websites. As reported by The Advocate, America’s leading LGBT...
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    Conan Announces Made in Mexico

    Conan O’Brien’s 'Made in Mexico' U.S. TV host Conan O’Brien is set to embark on his new travel show, set to air March 1 and titled “Conan Without Borders: Made in Mexico.” RELATED: US Comedian Conan O'Brien Hosts Show in Cuba O’Brien will travel to Mexico for the series and will employ a...
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    Chief removes Punisher emblem, ‘Blue Lives Matter’ from police cars

    Chief removes Punisher emblem, ‘Blue Lives Matter’ from police cars after public reacts An Eastern Kentucky police chief has removed large decals with the Punisher skull and “Blue Lives Matter” from eight police cars after a backlash following the publication of a Herald-Leader story. The...
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    The new world order: China is now Germany’s largest trading partner

    The new world order: China is now Germany’s largest trading partner As China steps into the role of globalization’s biggest supporter—a position vacated by the US since Donald Trump was elected on an “America First” platform—Europe is shifting its focus east. Last year, China unseated the US as...
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    Alberta moving out of recession into modest recovery: quarterly update

    Alberta moving out of recession into modest recovery: quarterly update The Alberta government had some good news to report with its latest quarterly update — real GDP is expected to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2017, meaning the province may be finally moving out of recession and into a modest...
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    Racist American Unloads on Indians at a Bar

    When did Loc last post? Kansas man accused of shouting 'get out of my country' and shooting dead Indian engineer A man who reportedly shouted racial slurs at two people he thought were Middle Eastern, is accused of shooting one of them dead at a bar in Kansas. The incident took place at...
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    FBI refused White House request to knock down recent Trump-Russia stories

    FBI refused White House request to knock down recent Trump-Russia stories Washington (CNN)The FBI rejected a recent White House request to publicly knock down media reports about communications between Donald Trump's associates and Russians known to US intelligence during the 2016 presidential...
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    Canada Is Surging Ahead In Clean Technologies

    Canada > America Canada Is Surging Ahead In Clean Technologies Clean technologies are increasingly being viewed as a future driver for the Canadian economy, creating well-paid jobs and export revenues. The recently released Global Cleantech 100, a rigorously researched list of the world’s...
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    $5 TRILLION Dollars

    President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on undocumented immigrants will strain an already tight U.S. job market, with one study suggesting that removing all of them would cost the economy as much as $5 trillion over 10 years. That represents the contribution of the millions of unauthorized...
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    Nasa's 'holy grail': Entire solar system that could support alien life discovered

    We need to find out what their refugee policy is like. Nasa's 'holy grail': Entire solar system that could support alien life discovered Scientists have found a new solar system filled with planets that look like Earth and could support life, Nasa has announced. At least three of the seven...
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    Trump presidency has lead to Chinese New World Order

    Thanks Trump. Chinese president Xi Jinping has vowed to lead the “new world order” Chinese president Xi Jinping has vowed for the first time that China should take the lead in shaping the “new world order” and safeguarding international security, one of the latest moves putting him in stark...
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    Liberals unveil resettlement plan for 1,200 Yazidis

    Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen announced today that nearly 400 survivors have already arrived in Canada in the last four months since the House of Commons unanimously supported a Conservative motion that called on the government to provide asylum to an unspecified number of Yazidi women and...
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    Bodies of 74 migrants wash up on Libyan shore

    Bodies of 74 migrants wash up on Libyan shore The bodies of at least 74 migrants have been found washed up on the shore in western Libya after the engine of their inflatable boat was stolen, coastguard and aid officials said on Tuesday. Red Crescent spokesman Mohamed al-Misrati said the...
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    Liberal decline reverses in wake of Trudeau’s Trump visit – 5 point lead widens to 9

    I hereby declare Eaglesmack is silly. Canada > America Liberal decline reverses in wake of Trudeau’s Trump visit – 5 point lead widens to 9 in a week Ballot – Support for federal parties stands at 39.3 per cent for the Liberals, 29.6 per cent for the Conservatives, 16.9 per cent for the...