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Survey uncovers rampant sexual harassment at UN

New York Post 

A third of United Nations employees reported experiencing sexual harassment at the agency within the last two years, according to an explosive survey released on Tuesday. According to the findings, some 33 percent of respondents reported at least one instance of sexual harassment in that time, but the figure rose to nearly 40 percent when...

Desperate for Grealish return.

Avillafan 

Jack Grealish suffered a nasty knock to his shin in the 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion and hasn’t been seen since. It has become more clear with every passing game just how important Grealish is to us. Without Jack, it is clear to see that we are not half as threatening when in an […]

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EPA Nominee Wheeler Defends Rollbacks While Pressed on Climate

Yahoo! News 

Wheeler, a former energy lobbyist who has served as acting administrator for six months, did not mention global warming in his opening remarks to the Environment and Public Works Committee, instead touting agency deregulatory efforts he said would spare businesses some $1.8 billion in compliance costs. “How does it happen that the nominee to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency does not mention the words climate change at a time when the scientific community thinks climate change is... Читать дальше...

Kansas library asked to move transgender children books

TheRepublic.com 

ANDOVER, Kan. — Members of a Kansas public library board are considering a request to move books that include transgender characters out of the children’s section. Andover resident Marci Laffen said in a written request that the books “George,” ”Lily and Dunkin,” and “I am Jazz” should be moved to the library’s adult section, or

Across DC, the Yes Men distribute newspaper announcing Trump's abdication

Boing Boing 

Political pranksters extrodinaire the Yes Men (previously) have printed a satirical edition of the Washington Post announcing that Donald Trump has abdicated and volunteers have fanned out across DC (where Trump is universally loathed) to distribute copies to all and sundry: you can follow their adventures at the #ByeBye45 hashtag. Read the rest

Constitutional court to review Tabtabaei objection next week

Kuwait Times 

KUWAIT: The constitutional court set next Monday to review an objection filed by MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei regarding the implementation of a ruling by the court declaring a key article of the National Assembly’s internal charter as unconstitutional. The court last month ruled that article 16 of the Assembly charter was unconstitutional, which means that the […]

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Gay rights group takes issue with Karen Pence’s new employer

The Seattle Times 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Karen Pence’s return to teaching at a Virginia school that lists “homosexual or lesbian sexual activity” as among the disqualifying criteria for employees is drawing criticism from the nation’s largest gay rights advocacy group. The office of the vice president’s wife said it was “absurd” to attack both her decision to resume […]

Rostelecom mulling acquisition of DataLine

Telecompaper.com 

(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom is mulling the acquisition of hosting service provider DataLine, reports Kommersant.ru citing sources in the telecom market...


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